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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,096 
62 
46 
62 
102 
140 
acres 
30,727 
13,318 
5,329 
3,774 
2,945 
1,623 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,398 
80 
62 
84 
124 
154 
acres 
54,508 
24,299 
8,859 
6,420 
4,902 
2,787 
Nematodes 
farms 
203 
21 
14 
15 
20 
28 
acres 
5,657 
2,386 
1,474 
574 
376 
204 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
609 
35 
32 
32 
66 
85 
acres 
13,448 
6,300 
2,451 
1,169 
1,013 
826 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
173 
16 
21 
8 
20 
25 
acres on which used 
4,107 
1,357 
1,176 
328 
309 
389 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
170 
14 
10 
10 
10 
18 
acres 
2,634 
772 
580 
167 
100 
140 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
290 
5 
11 
12 
15 
11 
acres 
4,000 
745 
425 
283 
471 
194 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
412 
6 
3 
6 
31 
16 
acres 
19,398 
1,066 
228 
650 
2,496 
745 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
310 
31 
9 
16 
20 
18 
acres 
11,818 
8,694 
698 
751 
248 
307 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
298 
21 
12 
12 
23 
28 
acres 
9,396 
4,310 
1,839 
1,343 
532 
422 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,019 
52 
45 
64 
86 
98 
acres 
25,804 
7,391 
4,425 
4,061 
3,404 
1,726 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
617 
32 
31 
46 
64 
83 
acres 
20,453 
9,372 
2,667 
2,410 
2,061 
1,323 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
279 
7 
1 
2 
10 
10 
Solar panels 
farms 
221 
3 
1 
1 
8 
10 
Wind turbines 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
34 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
13 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
4,589 
29 
18 
36 
82 
142 
Part owners 
farms 
980 
53 
47 
50 
78 
76 
Tenants 
farms 
408 
10 
4 
17 
34 
25 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,575 
82 
65 
86 
161 
218 
acres 
309,693 
42,561 
14,219 
10,899 
16,993 
15,020 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,569 
82 
65 
86 
160 
218 
acres 
298,196 
42,485 
14,172 
10,694 
15,795 
14,711 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,389 
63 
51 
67 
112 
102 
acres 
138,861 
53,659 
7,568 
15,724 
15,204 
7,383 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,388 
63 
51 
67 
112 
101 
acres 
138,343 
53,659 
7,551 
15,487 
15,179 
7,310 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
440 
5 
4 
9 
16 
18 
acres 
12,015 
76 
64 
442 
1,223 
382 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
9,880 
227 
133 
200 
352 
403 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,916 
27 
25 
43 
78 
114 
2 operators 
2,510 
32 
31 
41 
86 
103 
3 operators 
384 
17 
7 
13 
22 
21 
4 operators 
99 
7 
5 
3 
4 
5 
5 or more operators 
68 
9 
1 
3 
4 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
3,864 
39 
30 
48 
127 
141 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,986 
21 
20 
39 
95 
110 
2 operators 
331 
6 
5 
3 
10 
14 
3 operators 
52 
2 
- 
1 
4 
1 
4 operators 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
" 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,472 
86 
66 
92 
165 
206 
Female 
1,505 
6 
3 
11 
29 
37 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,766 
88 
64 
92 
157 
186 
Other 
3,211 
4 
5 
11 
37 
57 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
92 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
