Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
146 
171 
$1,000 
37,456 
27,669 
2,694 
2,036 
1,972 
919 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,310 
- 
- 
2 
13 
48 
$1,000 to $4,999 
531 
3 
6 
18 
53 
65 
$5,000 to $24,999 
265 
21 
33 
38 
56 
53 
$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 
52 
69 
$1,000 
6,536 
1,487 
169 
764 
487 
825 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,225 
4 
4 
7 
32 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
222 
7 
4 
3 
16 
18 
$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 
22 
$1,000 
1,583 
181 
(D) 
(D) 
253 
101 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,190 
13 
4 
11 
28 
55 
$1,000 
4,953 
1,306 
(D) 
(D) 
234 
724 
Feed purchased 
farms 
3,617 
39 
24 
44 
97 
115 
$1,000 
66,754 
33,103 
3,596 
3,510 
3,261 
1,474 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,280 
2 
- 
5 
23 
57 
$5,000 to $24,999 
967 
1 
1 
7 
30 
38 
$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 
202 
247 
$1,000 
37,338 
18,369 
3,132 
2,610 
2,644 
1,747 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,798 
2 
7 
10 
67 
143 
$5,000 to $24,999 
587 
5 
18 
49 
108 
89 
$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 
192 
198 
$1,000 
15,898 
6,470 
1,124 
1,081 
1,406 
793 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,686 
1 
3 
2 
14 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,369 
3 
9 
26 
87 
113 
$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 
193 
223 
$1,000 
45,733 
23,981 
2,808 
2,429 
4,183 
2,036 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,705 
2 
4 
21 
60 
109 
$5,000 to $24,999 
609 
5 
27 
41 
90 
94 
$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 
167 
142 
$1,000 
177,047 
103,735 
16,801 
11,143 
11,784 
4,192 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
544 
- 
- 
1 
11 
34 
$5,000 to $24,999 
472 
1 
3 
8 
51 
62 
$25,000 to $99,999 
408 
4 
21 
51 
77 
39 
$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 
37 
21 
$1,000 
6,030 
1,723 
369 
343 
749 
375 
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 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
5 
4 
3 
10 
3 
$50,000 or more 
20 
7 
2 
3 
2 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
437 
32 
14 
23 
32 
36 
$1,000 
4,131 
2,331 
457 
350 
198 
155 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
161 
- 
- 
- 
6 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
170 
2 
1 
7 
15 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
6 
4 
12 
10 
5 
$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 
102 
65 
$1,000 
9,636 
4,902 
1,113 
808 
742 
258 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
479 
5 
6 
17 
59 
50 
$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 
6 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 Connecticut 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
