Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
7 
162,000 
13 
404,332 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Layers 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Flogs and pigs 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Replacement dairy heifers 
2 
(□) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
1 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
" 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1,000) 
12 
862 
17 
1,267 
Payments received (see text) ($1,000) 
12 
123 
17 
210 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
5,977 
(X) 
4,916 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,837,637 
(X) 
5,137,872 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
809,375 
(X) 
1,045,133 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
11,082 
(X) 
12,667 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
331 
6,554 
276 
5,633 
$50,000 to $99,999 
315 
21,970 
222 
15,186 
$100,000 to $199,999 
657 
93,455 
377 
52,719 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,178 
695,855 
1,511 
489,090 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,429 
954,724 
1,256 
849,202 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
621 
807,908 
738 
950,076 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
339 
943,712 
403 
1,184,042 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
72 
461,185 
81 
519,434 
$10,000,000 or more 
35 
852,275 
52 
1,072,491 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
5,977 
352,391 
4,915 
315,000 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
58,958 
(X) 
64,090 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
896 
2,123 
512 
1,189 
$5,000 to $9,999 
568 
3,773 
503 
3,386 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,144 
14,936 
837 
11,266 
$20,000 to $29,999 
755 
17,147 
672 
15,562 
$30,000 to $49,999 
816 
29,868 
758 
27,647 
$50,000 to $69,999 
552 
30,294 
514 
28,511 
$70,000 to $99,999 
392 
31,675 
346 
28,235 
$100,000 to $199,999 
501 
63,893 
441 
54,321 
$200,000 to $499,999 
276 
78,644 
267 
76,440 
$500,000 to $999,999 
49 
31,748 
42 
27,047 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
28 
48,291 
23 
41,397 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
4,101 
8,053 
833 
1,128 
3,662 
6,925 
3,808 
7,711 
1,270 
1,714 
Tractors 
4,608 
1 1 ,243 
809 
1,084 
4,232 
10,159 
4,037 
10,721 
894 
1,282 
2 or 3 
1,498 
3,565 
123 
286 
1,385 
3,285 
1,660 
3,914 
167 
374 
4 or more 
905 
5,473 
20 
132 
813 
4,840 
844 
5,274 
28 
209 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
3,390 
5,961 
426 
514 
3,101 
5,447 
2,897 
5,358 
479 
592 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
2,491 
4,392 
416 
493 
2,251 
3,899 
2,353 
4,439 
464 
618 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
570 
890 
67 
77 
524 
813 
560 
924 
60 
72 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
40 
40 
5 
5 
35 
35 
31 
32 
2 
(D) 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
107 
138 
16 
16 
98 
122 
101 
107 
7 
7 
Flay balers 
1,357 
1,652 
116 
125 
1,278 
1,527 
1,507 
1,740 
148 
154 
36 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
