Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,242 
79 
59 
80 
138 
170 
$1,000 
37,456 
27,669 
2,694 
2,036 
1,909 
960 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,310 
- 
- 
2 
13 
45 
$1,000 to $4,999 
531 
3 
6 
18 
48 
64 
$5,000 to $24,999 
265 
21 
33 
38 
53 
56 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
18 
7 
10 
14 
4 
$50,000 or more 
73 
37 
13 
12 
10 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,487 
18 
9 
18 
51 
64 
$1,000 
6,536 
1,487 
169 
764 
485 
763 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,225 
4 
4 
7 
31 
37 
$5,000 to $24,999 
222 
7 
4 
3 
16 
14 
$25,000 to $99,999 
29 
3 
- 
3 
3 
13 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
1 
1 
5 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
527 
9 
6 
7 
29 
20 
$1,000 
1,583 
181 
(D) 
(D) 
253 
99 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,190 
13 
4 
11 
27 
51 
$1,000 
4,953 
1,306 
(D) 
(D) 
231 
664 
Feed purchased 
farms 
3,617 
39 
24 
44 
95 
109 
$1,000 
66,754 
33,103 
3,596 
3,510 
3,245 
1,417 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,280 
2 
- 
5 
22 
56 
$5,000 to $24,999 
967 
1 
1 
7 
29 
33 
$25,000 to $99,999 
289 
1 
7 
13 
38 
20 
$100,000 to $249,999 
51 
8 
13 
19 
6 
- 
$250,000 or more 
30 
27 
3 
" 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
5,617 
92 
69 
102 
194 
241 
$1,000 
37,338 
18,369 
3,132 
2,610 
2,586 
1,735 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,798 
2 
7 
10 
67 
135 
$5,000 to $24,999 
587 
5 
18 
49 
100 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
18 
26 
36 
19 
13 
$50,000 or more 
109 
67 
18 
7 
8 
2 
Utilities 
farms 
3,613 
92 
69 
103 
184 
194 
$1,000 
15,898 
6,470 
1,124 
1,081 
1,391 
779 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,686 
1 
3 
2 
12 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,369 
3 
9 
26 
81 
109 
$5,000 to $24,999 
456 
25 
46 
67 
83 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
22 
8 
7 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
50 
41 
3 
1 
4 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
4,590 
92 
69 
102 
185 
217 
$1,000 
45,733 
23,981 
2,808 
2,429 
4,119 
1,995 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,705 
2 
4 
21 
59 
107 
$5,000 to $24,999 
609 
5 
27 
41 
83 
90 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
8 
19 
27 
29 
15 
$50,000 or more 
149 
77 
19 
13 
14 
5 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,704 
92 
69 
95 
159 
144 
$1,000 
177,047 
103,735 
16,801 
11,143 
11,546 
4,388 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
544 
- 
- 
1 
11 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
472 
1 
3 
8 
50 
59 
$25,000 to $99,999 
408 
4 
21 
51 
70 
46 
$100,000 to $249,999 
173 
21 
31 
26 
18 
5 
$250,000 or more 
107 
66 
14 
9 
10 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
407 
17 
14 
9 
33 
24 
$1,000 
6,030 
1,723 
369 
343 
649 
467 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
74 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
134 
1 
3 
1 
4 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
137 
4 
5 
2 
19 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
5 
4 
3 
6 
7 
$50,000 or more 
20 
7 
2 
3 
2 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
437 
32 
14 
23 
31 
35 
$1,000 
4,131 
2,331 
457 
350 
187 
161 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
161 
- 
- 
- 
6 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
170 
2 
1 
7 
15 
21 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
6 
4 
12 
9 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
9 
5 
3 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
23 
15 
4 
1 
1 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
756 
56 
46 
62 
96 
67 
$1,000 
9,636 
4,902 
1,113 
808 
688 
299 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
479 
5 
6 
17 
54 
51 
$5,000 to $9,999 
110 
2 
13 
20 
20 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
92 
16 
13 
15 
17 
5 
$25,000 or more 
75 
33 
14 
10 
5 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
