Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
5,977 
3 
8 
29 
126 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.1 
0.5 
2.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
436,539 
1,175 
(D) 
19,391 
107,302 
Average size of farm 
acres 
73 
392 
(D) 
669 
852 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
5,977 
3 
8 
29 
126 
$1,000 
4,837,637 
(D) 
(D) 
166,034 
955,298 
Average per farm 
dollars 
809,375 
(D) 
(D) 
5,725,296 
7,581,733 
Average per acre 
dollars 
11,082 
(D) 
(D) 
8,562 
8,903 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
352,391 
4,470 
14,642 
32,141 
76,034 
percent 
100.0 
1.3 
4.2 
9.1 
21.6 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
151,144 
(D) 
1,498 
14,982 
44,208 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
126,835 
(D) 
(D) 
14,097 
39,872 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
50,937 
- 
(D) 
284 
4,047 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
550,620 
73,917 
146,403 
276,359 
413,550 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,123 
24,638,950 
18,300,421 
9,529,605 
3,282,146 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
261 
- 
- 
5 
42 
$1,000 
15,216 
- 
- 
4,508 
9,800 
Tobacco 
farms 
49 
- 
1 
2 
12 
$1,000 
35,722 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
30,546 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
952 
1 
1 
3 
37 
$1,000 
36,386 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
15,670 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
556 
- 
- 
1 
18 
$1,000 
27,349 
- 
- 
(D) 
14,555 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
314 
- 
- 
1 
11 
$1,000 
21,629 
- 
- 
(D) 
12,614 
Berries 
farms 
371 
- 
- 
12 
$1,000 
5,720 
- 
- 
- 
1,941 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
880 
2 
5 
18 
55 
$1,000 
252,923 
(D) 
94,545 
180,961 
218,781 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
490 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
6,049 
- 
- 
- 
2,216 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
490 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
6,049 
- 
- 
- 
2,216 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,453 
- 
- 
5 
41 
$1,000 
15,492 
- 
- 
1,362 
4,419 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
160 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
571 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
774 
- 
- 
5 
39 
$1,000 
9,751 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,311 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
149 
- 
- 
5 
38 
$1,000 
69,843 
- 
- 
18,347 
50,954 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
335 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,259 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
420 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,435 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
445 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
8,089 
- 
- 
- 
1,317 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
777 
1 
2 
3 
6 
$1,000 
48,859 
(D) 
(D) 
45,669 
45,691 
Aquaculture 
farms 
44 
- 
7 
$1,000 
19,665 
- 
- 
- 
15,097 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
482 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
2,583 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
104 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,984 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
53 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
206 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
5,977 
3 
8 
29 
126 
$1,000 
586,466 
72,583 
127,138 
232,823 
349,864 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,577 
2 
6 
26 
114 
$1,000 
22,350 
(D) 
4,020 
10,097 
15,186 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,987 
2 
6 
26 
116 
$1,000 
15,783 
(D) 
6,800 
10,524 
12,682 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,487 
1 
2 
3 
22 
$1,000 
6,536 
(D) 
(D) 
847 
1,506 
Feed purchased 
farms 
3,617 
1 
2 
8 
49 
$1,000 
66,754 
(D) 
(D) 
22,526 
34,723 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
5,617 
3 
8 
29 
126 
$1,000 
37,338 
1,900 
4,839 
12,814 
20,094 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
3,613 
3 
8 
29 
126 
$1,000 
15,898 
631 
1,465 
4,121 
7,177 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,704 
3 
8 
29 
126 
$1,000 
177,047 
20,997 
39,250 
71,645 
116,220 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,290 
3 
8 
21 
91 
$1,000 
20,412 
607 
2,690 
4,544 
7,692 
Government payments 
farms 
519 
- 
1 
6 
61 
$1,000 
4,841 
- 
(D) 
353 
1,520 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,452 
- 
- 
5 
39 
number 
48,278 
- 
- 
8,503 
23,465 
Milk cows 
farms 
242 
- 
- 
5 
38 
number 
17,740 
- 
- 
4,207 
11,708 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
318 
- 
- 
- 
1 
number 
4,737 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Connecticut 35 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
