Table 8. Land: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
LAND USE 
LAND USE - Con. 
Farms 
.number 
5,977 
100.0 
4,916 
Total cropland - Con. 
Land in farms 
.... acres 
436,539 
100.0 
405,616 
Other cropland - Con. 
Total cropland 
....farms 
4,011 
67.1 
3,884 
Cropland in cultivated 
acres 
151,144 
34.6 
163,686 
summer fallow 
farms 
150 
2.5 
97 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
3,781 
63.3 
3,517 
acres 
1,082 
0.2 
727 
acres 
126,835 
29.1 
136,833 
Farms by acres harvested: 
Total woodland 
farms 
3,427 
57.3 
2,807 
1 to 49 acres 
3,239 
54.2 
2,874 
acres 
144,391 
33.1 
124,875 
1 to 9 acres 
1,982 
33.2 
1,492 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,056 
17.7 
919 
1 0 to 1 9 acres 
645 
10.8 
623 
acres 
21,081 
4.8 
16,953 
20 to 29 acres 
338 
5.7 
381 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,839 
47.5 
2,357 
30 to 49 acres 
274 
4.6 
378 
acres 
123,310 
28.2 
107,922 
50 to 99 acres 
284 
4.8 
353 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
100 to 199 acres 
121 
2.0 
161 
other than cropland and woodland 
200 to 499 acres 
107 
1.8 
99 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
2,970 
49.7 
2,090 
500 to 999 acres 
21 
0.4 
22 
acres 
39,806 
9.1 
32,823 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
7 
0.1 
7 
2,000 acres or more 
2 
(Z) 
1 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, 
Other pasture and grazing land that 
roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
4,320 
72.3 
3,097 
could have been used for crops without 
acres 
101,198 
23.2 
84,232 
additional improvement (see text)... 
....farms 
381 
6.4 
836 
acres 
11,131 
2.5 
12,514 
CONSERVATION AND CROP 
INSURANCE 
Other cropland 
....farms 
790 
13.2 
737 
acres 
13,178 
3.0 
14,339 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands 
Cropland idle or used for 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
cover crops or soil-improvement 
Programs 
farms 
14 
(X) 
38 
but not harvested and not 
acres 
465 
(X) 
911 
pastured or grazed 
....farms 
535 
9.0 
566 
acres 
10,258 
2.3 
12,597 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
programs 
farms 
243 
(X) 
261 
or were abandoned 
....farms 
240 
4.0 
139 
acres 
29,198 
(X) 
28,044 
acres 
1,838 
0.4 
1,015 
16 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
