Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
490 
147 
199 
43 
38 
23 
$1,000 
6,049 
375 
1,146 
484 
228 
43 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3,744 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
490 
147 
199 
43 
38 
23 
$1,000 
6,049 
375 
1,146 
484 
228 
43 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3,744 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,453 
117 
535 
160 
180 
132 
$1,000 
15,492 
179 
1,491 
695 
1,187 
1,278 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
7,145 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
160 
36 
56 
23 
8 
14 
$1,000 
571 
(D) 
140 
68 
(D) 
58 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
" 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
774 
97 
246 
63 
93 
61 
$1,000 
9,751 
182 
904 
307 
346 
386 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5,380 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
149 
- 
14 
4 
11 
4 
$1,000 
69,843 
- 
301 
455 
1,309 
845 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
127 
- 
2 
3 
10 
4 
$1,000 
69,492 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
845 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
335 
74 
130 
32 
39 
19 
$1,000 
1,259 
88 
844 
(D) 
(D) 
21 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
5 
- 
$1,000 
466 
- 
466 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
420 
127 
193 
32 
25 
16 
$1,000 
1,435 
279 
716 
61 
54 
156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
689 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
445 
117 
229 
38 
23 
7 
$1,000 
8,089 
1,279 
3,590 
924 
(D) 
169 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
3 
13 
6 
- 
$1,000 
4,015 
547 
1,598 
(D) 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
777 
234 
320 
56 
42 
44 
$1,000 
48,859 
857 
1,065 
(D) 
275 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
3 
4 
1 
1 
5 
$1,000 
47,730 
653 
680 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
44 
12 
6 
3 
1 
2 
$1,000 
19,665 
219 
913 
78 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
1 
2 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
19,301 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
482 
204 
186 
19 
32 
7 
$1,000 
2,583 
731 
1,216 
169 
(D) 
12 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
1 
3 
2 
- 
$1,000 
1,021 
(D) 
610 
(D) 
- 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
519 
60 
97 
32 
64 
50 
$1,000 
4,841 
310 
636 
296 
559 
504 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
53 
8 
6 
- 
10 
9 
$1,000 
206 
11 
18 
- 
16 
16 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,420 
467 
486 
112 
105 
87 
$1,000 
30,439 
1,632 
5,510 
3,333 
1,559 
2,383 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
5,977 
1,768 
2,403 
460 
389 
279 
$1,000 
586,466 
49,776 
104,453 
48,395 
38,112 
37,273 
Average per farm 
dollars 
98,120 
28,154 
43,468 
105,206 
97,975 
133,596 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,577 
617 
946 
218 
215 
171 
$1,000 
22,350 
1,339 
1,739 
2,117 
979 
1,776 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,163 
597 
885 
187 
172 
129 
$5,000 to $24,999 
282 
18 
51 
26 
34 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
- 
7 
2 
7 
1 
$50,000 or more 
69 
2 
3 
3 
2 
4 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,987 
538 
689 
157 
148 
110 
$1,000 
15,783 
2,158 
988 
1,231 
423 
3,107 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,743 
526 
650 
141 
124 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
180 
11 
34 
14 
20 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
- 
2 
- 
3 
4 
$50,000 or more 
36 
1 
3 
2 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
