Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,242 
1,229 
9 
52 
83 
209 
392 
484 
$1,000 
37,456 
35,977 
39 
1,215 
2,447 
8,824 
15,271 
8,181 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,310 
537 
3 
14 
24 
84 
156 
256 
$1,000 to $4,999 
531 
356 
- 
29 
30 
56 
115 
126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
265 
209 
6 
2 
18 
47 
67 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
57 
- 
5 
5 
11 
18 
18 
$50,000 or more 
73 
70 
2 
6 
11 
36 
15 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,487 
694 
8 
50 
58 
179 
191 
208 
$1,000 
6,536 
5,046 
35 
470 
435 
1,123 
1,672 
1,311 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,225 
509 
1 
29 
36 
125 
143 
175 
$5,000 to $24,999 
222 
147 
7 
14 
18 
48 
40 
20 
$25,000 to $99,999 
29 
27 
- 
7 
4 
1 
4 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
1 
$250,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
527 
233 
7 
19 
28 
50 
62 
67 
$1,000 
1,583 
1,083 
(D) 
(D) 
200 
129 
368 
282 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,190 
563 
1 
44 
48 
150 
156 
164 
$1,000 
4,953 
3,963 
(D) 
(D) 
235 
995 
1,304 
1,029 
Feed purchased 
farms 
3,617 
1,678 
14 
82 
137 
391 
466 
588 
$1,000 
66,754 
54,356 
721 
1,328 
2,931 
6,482 
23,099 
19,793 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,280 
896 
1 
30 
43 
190 
257 
375 
$5,000 to $24,999 
967 
491 
- 
33 
59 
121 
141 
137 
$25,000 to $99,999 
289 
217 
13 
17 
31 
70 
32 
54 
$100,000 to $249,999 
51 
46 
- 
2 
2 
8 
19 
15 
$250,000 or more 
30 
28 
- 
- 
2 
2 
17 
7 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
5,617 
2,686 
14 
113 
182 
564 
753 
1,060 
$1,000 
37,338 
31,878 
150 
592 
3,055 
8,682 
10,604 
8,795 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,798 
2,043 
1 
93 
111 
396 
556 
886 
$5,000 to $24,999 
587 
427 
13 
19 
44 
116 
123 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
115 
- 
- 
18 
25 
36 
36 
$50,000 or more 
109 
101 
- 
1 
9 
27 
38 
26 
Utilities 
farms 
3,613 
1,989 
13 
80 
146 
438 
550 
762 
$1,000 
15,898 
13,021 
57 
457 
1,333 
2,980 
4,551 
3,643 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,686 
732 
- 
26 
36 
139 
186 
345 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,369 
777 
7 
30 
57 
166 
224 
293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
456 
389 
6 
23 
46 
112 
104 
98 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
46 
- 
- 
3 
11 
16 
16 
$50,000 or more 
50 
45 
- 
1 
4 
10 
20 
10 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
4,590 
2,312 
16 
111 
160 
483 
659 
883 
$1,000 
45,733 
38,181 
187 
1,010 
3,026 
7,284 
14,922 
1 1 ,752 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,705 
1,618 
9 
82 
101 
315 
451 
660 
$5,000 to $24,999 
609 
459 
1 
20 
42 
124 
129 
143 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
109 
6 
- 
8 
20 
29 
46 
$50,000 or more 
149 
126 
" 
9 
9 
24 
50 
34 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,704 
1,098 
3 
47 
99 
241 
336 
372 
$1,000 
177,047 
151,825 
125 
2,796 
13,186 
42,860 
58,910 
33,948 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
544 
288 
1 
16 
9 
53 
88 
121 
$5,000 to $24,999 
472 
285 
- 
17 
39 
53 
74 
102 
$25,000 to $99,999 
408 
278 
2 
11 
25 
62 
90 
88 
$100,000 to $249,999 
173 
153 
- 
2 
16 
52 
48 
35 
$250,000 or more 
107 
94 
- 
1 
10 
21 
36 
26 
Contract labor 
farms 
407 
249 
1 
10 
12 
61 
82 
83 
$1,000 
6,030 
4,360 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,146 
1,206 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
74 
38 
1 
- 
- 
12 
5 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
134 
74 
- 
1 
2 
10 
29 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
137 
91 
- 
3 
4 
25 
38 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
33 
- 
6 
3 
11 
5 
8 
$50,000 or more 
20 
13 
- 
3 
3 
5 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
437 
241 
_ 
6 
25 
47 
67 
96 
$1,000 
4,131 
3,644 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
602 
1,015 
1,221 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
161 
62 
- 
- 
15 
8 
22 
17 
$1,000 to $4,999 
170 
95 
- 
4 
6 
21 
20 
44 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
45 
- 
1 
2 
12 
11 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
17 
- 
- 
2 
3 
6 
6 
$50,000 or more 
23 
22 
- 
1 
- 
3 
8 
10 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
756 
547 
7 
25 
46 
118 
187 
164 
$1,000 
9,636 
8,369 
60 
79 
951 
2,961 
2,636 
1,682 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
479 
308 
- 
19 
24 
66 
94 
105 
$5,000 to $9,999 
110 
92 
6 
3 
6 
12 
41 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
92 
82 
1 
3 
8 
24 
30 
16 
$25,000 or more 
75 
65 
- 
- 
8 
16 
22 
19 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Connecticut 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
