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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
1,096 
287 
401 
90 
79 
57 
acres 
30,727 
614 
3,041 
1,476 
1,811 
1,488 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
1,398 
268 
508 
116 
110 
84 
acres 
54,508 
651 
3,618 
1,651 
2,603 
1,989 
Nematodes 
... farms 
203 
38 
81 
13 
16 
11 
acres 
5,657 
82 
604 
195 
339 
204 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
609 
136 
248 
56 
31 
37 
acres 
13,448 
303 
1,634 
656 
513 
780 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
173 
26 
58 
27 
11 
8 
acres on which used 
4,107 
(D) 
404 
196 
245 
400 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
170 
26 
61 
10 
11 
9 
acres 
2,634 
33 
372 
82 
172 
163 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
290 
57 
117 
36 
15 
13 
acres 
4,000 
153 
702 
454 
219 
232 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
412 
59 
142 
52 
46 
34 
acres 
19,398 
(D) 
2,089 
2,201 
2,563 
2,693 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
310 
83 
98 
7 
9 
26 
acres 
11,818 
124 
480 
20 
140 
403 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
298 
78 
94 
19 
28 
7 
acres 
9,396 
131 
290 
185 
460 
106 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
1,019 
230 
377 
59 
77 
51 
acres 
25,804 
527 
2,251 
829 
2,028 
1,300 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
617 
116 
180 
49 
51 
58 
acres 
20,453 
(D) 
1,285 
451 
1,004 
1,354 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
279 
76 
118 
27 
19 
17 
Solar panels 
... farms 
221 
56 
103 
22 
15 
12 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
11 
7 
2 
- 
1 
- 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
34 
11 
10 
3 
3 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
13 
3 
5 
- 
2 
3 
Ethanol 
... farms 
6 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
... farms 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
4,589 
1,568 
1,931 
322 
260 
165 
Part owners 
... farms 
980 
70 
325 
95 
108 
97 
Tenants 
... farms 
408 
130 
147 
43 
21 
17 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
5,575 
1,643 
2,257 
417 
368 
262 
acres 
309,693 
8,464 
51,740 
22,417 
26,639 
26,364 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
5,569 
1,638 
2,256 
417 
368 
262 
acres 
298,196 
7,190 
48,924 
21,181 
25,934 
25,796 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
1,389 
200 
473 
138 
129 
114 
acres 
138,861 
656 
7,931 
5,030 
6,041 
6,425 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
1,388 
200 
472 
138 
129 
114 
acres 
138,343 
656 
7,656 
5,025 
5,995 
6,418 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
440 
75 
160 
44 
34 
23 
acres 
12,015 
1,274 
3,091 
1,241 
751 
575 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
9,880 
2,896 
3,845 
802 
693 
443 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,916 
846 
1,217 
224 
172 
152 
2 operators 
2,510 
788 
995 
189 
162 
103 
3 operators 
384 
93 
150 
27 
31 
16 
4 operators 
99 
23 
26 
4 
16 
7 
5 or more operators 
68 
18 
15 
16 
8 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
3,864 
1,263 
1,534 
316 
251 
154 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,986 
1,009 
1,245 
205 
158 
109 
2 operators 
331 
104 
113 
27 
42 
12 
3 operators 
52 
10 
21 
7 
3 
7 
4 operators 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
" 
6 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,472 
1,175 
1,800 
354 
324 
234 
Female 
1,505 
593 
603 
106 
65 
45 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,766 
684 
1,060 
216 
203 
144 
Other 
3,211 
1,084 
1,343 
244 
186 
135 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
66 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
