Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
5,977 
4,663 
612 
529 
percent 
100.0 
78.0 
10.2 
8.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
436,539 
258,511 
69,996 
56,582 
Average size of farm 
acres 
73 
55 
114 
107 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
5,977 
4,663 
612 
529 
$1,000 
555,461 
128,406 
95,712 
83,676 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,933 
27,537 
156,392 
158,178 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,841 
1,523 
132 
111 
$1,000 to $2,499 
746 
655 
42 
35 
$2,500 to $4,999 
833 
707 
82 
65 
$5,000 to $9,999 
723 
571 
64 
56 
$10,000 to $24,999 
760 
571 
87 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
359 
270 
56 
52 
$50,000 to $99,999 
249 
166 
42 
35 
$100,000 to $249,999 
202 
109 
46 
42 
$250,000 to $499,999 
103 
47 
26 
23 
$500,000 to $999,999 
69 
25 
16 
15 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
92 
19 
19 
16 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
54 
16 
12 
10 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
14 
2 
3 
3 
$5,000,000 or more 
24 
1 
4 
3 
Total sales 
farms 
5,977 
4,663 
612 
529 
$1,000 
550,620 
126,171 
94,173 
82,477 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
261 
165 
52 
40 
$1,000 
15,216 
4,811 
5,915 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
24 
19 
16 
$1,000 
12,776 
(D) 
5,278 
4,801 
Corn 
farms 
239 
153 
51 
39 
$1,000 
14,907 
4,565 
5,897 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
23 
19 
16 
$1,000 
12,575 
3,238 
5,278 
4,801 
Wheat 
farms 
13 
4 
1 
1 
$1,000 
62 
40 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
8 
5 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
27 
21 
2 
1 
$1,000 
110 
79 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
49 
28 
9 
8 
$1,000 
35,722 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
15 
6 
6 
$1,000 
35,359 
(D) 
17,887 
17,887 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
952 
749 
87 
81 
$1,000 
36,386 
17,666 
4,363 
4,316 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
116 
61 
19 
19 
$1,000 
28,116 
11,053 
3,505 
3,505 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
556 
403 
78 
71 
$1,000 
27,349 
6,945 
5,030 
4,893 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
75 
31 
21 
20 
$1,000 
23,821 
4,598 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
314 
218 
50 
46 
$1,000 
21,629 
4,622 
4,540 
4,407 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
22 
19 
18 
$1,000 
19,185 
3,161 
3,973 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
371 
281 
43 
40 
$1,000 
5,720 
2,322 
490 
486 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
5 
1 
1 
$1,000 
3,697 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
880 
589 
91 
87 
$1,000 
252,923 
37,495 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
224 
106 
28 
28 
$1,000 
245,921 
32,622 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
132 Connecticut 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
