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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
244 
168 
8 
2 
15 
36 
50 
57 
$1,000 
5,621 
5,479 
(D) 
(D) 
896 
1,497 
1,909 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
80 
54 
2 
- 
1 
6 
17 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
93 
51 
6 
1 
7 
11 
15 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
42 
- 
- 
5 
11 
12 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
$50,000 or more 
15 
15 
- 
1 
2 
7 
5 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,290 
737 
_ 
29 
54 
156 
233 
265 
$1,000 
20,412 
15,455 
- 
1,720 
1,412 
4,547 
4,685 
3,092 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
642 
326 
- 
5 
21 
46 
108 
146 
$5,000 to $24,999 
488 
296 
- 
22 
15 
75 
84 
100 
$25,000 to $99,999 
126 
83 
- 
1 
15 
20 
32 
15 
$100,000 or more 
34 
32 
- 
1 
3 
15 
9 
4 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
965 
536 
_ 
27 
43 
126 
173 
167 
$1,000 
16,880 
12,503 
- 
1,677 
1,225 
3,335 
3,700 
2,565 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
107 
52 
- 
- 
1 
9 
15 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
291 
136 
- 
3 
13 
28 
54 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
435 
254 
- 
22 
16 
60 
68 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
44 
- 
1 
3 
14 
21 
5 
$50,000 or more 
61 
50 
1 
10 
15 
15 
9 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
682 
437 
_ 
20 
24 
94 
132 
167 
$1,000 
3,532 
2,952 
- 
43 
186 
1,211 
985 
527 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
191 
107 
- 
6 
1 
12 
34 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
361 
231 
- 
14 
19 
40 
65 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
109 
78 
- 
- 
3 
32 
27 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
13 
- 
- 
- 
6 
3 
4 
$50,000 or more 
8 
8 
" 
- 
1 
4 
3 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,643 
2,599 
8 
90 
170 
556 
725 
1,050 
$1,000 
29,547 
16,265 
23 
517 
1,231 
3,382 
4,973 
6,139 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,502 
1,478 
8 
44 
74 
319 
407 
626 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
709 
- 
32 
59 
156 
197 
265 
$10,000 to $24,999 
573 
333 
- 
13 
31 
67 
93 
129 
$25,000 or more 
105 
79 
1 
6 
14 
28 
30 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,244 
1,723 
12 
66 
134 
371 
497 
643 
$1,000 
86,195 
77,497 
160 
675 
3,270 
12,534 
40,844 
20,016 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,130 
919 
6 
31 
51 
180 
267 
384 
$5,000 to $24,999 
715 
473 
6 
31 
46 
94 
130 
166 
$25,000 to $49,999 
200 
145 
- 
1 
22 
39 
45 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
96 
90 
- 
2 
10 
30 
23 
25 
$100,000 or more 
103 
96 
- 
1 
5 
28 
32 
30 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
58 
38 
- 
- 
7 
10 
4 
17 
$1,000 
347 
304 
- 
- 
64 
(D) 
50 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,181 
1,248 
1 
23 
81 
276 
373 
494 
$1,000 
41,018 
33,942 
(D) 
(D) 
4,238 
8,709 
10,986 
8,623 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
5,977 
2,766 
16 
113 
184 
588 
779 
1,086 
$1,000 
25,568 
55,430 
162 
5,959 
14,661 
3,272 
23,073 
8,302 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,278 
20,040 
10,155 
52,738 
79,678 
5,565 
29,619 
7,645 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,928 
1,129 
13 
39 
89 
271 
314 
403 
Average net gain 
dollars 
78,404 
119,417 
24,528 
193,927 
221,494 
82,893 
150,477 
93,084 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
210 
104 
6 
5 
7 
31 
25 
30 
$1,000 to $4,999 
476 
167 
- 
1 
4 
32 
55 
75 
$5,000 to $9,999 
239 
111 
- 
- 
10 
34 
21 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
378 
237 
1 
15 
6 
55 
68 
92 
$25,000 to $49,999 
245 
185 
6 
10 
26 
47 
29 
67 
$50,000 or more 
380 
325 
- 
8 
36 
72 
116 
93 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,049 
1,637 
3 
74 
95 
317 
465 
683 
Average net loss 
dollars 
31,019 
48,498 
52,129 
21,673 
53,182 
60,542 
51,993 
42,768 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
250 
85 
- 
6 
11 
16 
19 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
857 
273 
- 
7 
5 
34 
73 
154 
$5,000 to $9,999 
899 
295 
- 
14 
17 
47 
69 
148 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,234 
507 
- 
32 
10 
87 
183 
195 
$25,000 to $49,999 
356 
168 
1 
5 
29 
31 
37 
65 
$50,000 or more 
453 
309 
2 
10 
23 
102 
84 
88 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
5,977 
2,766 
16 
113 
184 
588 
779 
1,086 
$1,000 
25,511 
55,450 
162 
5,958 
14,724 
3,399 
23,079 
8,127 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,268 
20,047 
10,155 
52,727 
80,022 
5,781 
29,627 
7,483 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,923 
1,127 
13 
39 
89 
271 
314 
401 
Average net gain 
dollars 
78,529 
119,529 
24,528 
193,927 
221,720 
82,829 
150,492 
93,250 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
