Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
2,242 
1,676 
265 
234 
$1,000 
37,456 
(D) 
2,964 
2,609 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,310 
1,103 
104 
82 
$1,000 to $4,999 
531 
381 
77 
74 
$5,000 to $24,999 
265 
142 
65 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
29 
14 
12 
$50,000 or more 
73 
21 
5 
4 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
1,487 
1,169 
179 
147 
$1,000 
6,536 
2,980 
(D) 
(□) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,225 
1,013 
115 
92 
$5,000 to $24,999 
222 
149 
47 
45 
$25,000 to $99,999 
29 
4 
12 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
3 
5 
5 
$250,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
527 
428 
57 
49 
$1,000 
1,583 
995 
350 
331 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
1,190 
940 
136 
110 
$1,000 
4,953 
1,984 
(D) 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms 
3,617 
2,856 
363 
312 
$1,000 
66,754 
21,586 
13,635 
12,084 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,280 
1,961 
180 
153 
$5,000 to $24,999 
967 
741 
80 
63 
$25,000 to $99,999 
289 
126 
76 
74 
$100,000 to $249,999 
51 
24 
15 
13 
$250,000 or more 
30 
4 
12 
9 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
5,617 
4,368 
582 
506 
$1,000 
37,338 
11,907 
6,110 
5,322 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,798 
3,967 
410 
354 
$5,000 to $24,999 
587 
328 
123 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
49 
27 
25 
$50,000 or more 
109 
24 
22 
19 
Utilities farms 
3,613 
2,666 
420 
369 
$1,000 
15,898 
5,523 
3,092 
2,686 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,686 
1,443 
107 
85 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,369 
981 
187 
169 
$5,000 to $24,999 
456 
222 
100 
92 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
15 
17 
16 
$50,000 or more 
50 
5 
9 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
4,590 
3,506 
491 
424 
$1,000 
45,733 
14,186 
10,304 
8,803 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,705 
3,018 
329 
280 
$5,000 to $24,999 
609 
387 
87 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
55 
32 
29 
$50,000 or more 
149 
46 
43 
39 
Hired farm labor farms 
1,704 
990 
279 
251 
$1,000 
177,047 
34,854 
35,773 
33,899 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
544 
421 
58 
51 
$5,000 to $24,999 
472 
300 
88 
77 
$25,000 to $99,999 
408 
195 
76 
71 
$100,000 to $249,999 
173 
56 
39 
35 
$250,000 or more 
107 
18 
18 
17 
Contract labor farms 
407 
255 
77 
71 
$1,000 
6,030 
1,897 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
74 
69 
3 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
134 
86 
29 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
137 
76 
29 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
20 
8 
8 
$50,000 or more 
20 
4 
8 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
437 
333 
51 
48 
$1,000 
4,131 
1,560 
773 
738 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
161 
146 
12 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
170 
137 
12 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
37 
16 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
6 
6 
6 
$50,000 or more 
23 
7 
5 
5 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
756 
499 
109 
98 
$1,000 
9,636 
3,180 
1,857 
1,563 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
479 
354 
54 
49 
$5,000 to $9,999 
110 
71 
20 
18 
$10,000 to $24,999 
92 
50 
18 
16 
$25,000 or more 
75 
24 
17 
15 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Connecticut 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
