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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
212 
106 
6 
5 
7 
31 
26 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
473 
165 
- 
1 
4 
32 
54 
74 
$5,000 to $9,999 
238 
111 
- 
- 
10 
34 
21 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
377 
236 
1 
15 
6 
55 
68 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
245 
186 
6 
10 
26 
47 
30 
67 
$50,000 or more 
378 
323 
- 
8 
36 
72 
115 
92 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
4,054 
1,639 
3 
74 
95 
317 
465 
685 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
30,957 
48,358 
52,129 
21,689 
52,727 
60,087 
51,989 
42,725 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
250 
85 
6 
11 
16 
19 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
852 
269 
- 
7 
5 
32 
72 
153 
$5,000 to $9,999 
902 
299 
- 
13 
17 
48 
70 
151 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,240 
508 
- 
33 
10 
88 
183 
194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
356 
169 
1 
5 
29 
31 
37 
66 
$50,000 or more 
454 
309 
2 
10 
23 
102 
84 
88 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,070 
1,116 
13 
57 
71 
255 
294 
426 
$1,000 
56,573 
44,333 
144 
1,684 
4,053 
14,571 
13,256 
10,624 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
192 
116 
7 
15 
4 
18 
31 
41 
$1,000 
1,657 
1,255 
(D) 
121 
(D) 
(D) 
669 
278 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
340 
134 
_ 
10 
1 
15 
36 
72 
$1,000 
1,435 
831 
- 
163 
(D) 
(D) 
104 
459 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
358 
153 
12 
8 
24 
49 
60 
$1,000 
1,970 
1,044 
- 
11 
72 
171 
460 
330 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
237 
148 
6 
3 
8 
27 
46 
58 
$1,000 
9,497 
8,075 
(D) 
(D) 
562 
841 
5,455 
1,175 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
318 
245 
6 
11 
17 
54 
57 
100 
$1,000 
1,238 
1,145 
(D) 
(D) 
42 
329 
372 
360 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
79 
63 
6 
1 
2 
16 
10 
28 
$1,000 
1,233 
1,178 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
725 
116 
334 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
116 
80 
6 
3 
13 
10 
25 
23 
$1,000 
2,857 
2,503 
(D) 
(D) 
339 
284 
1,123 
629 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
884 
497 
22 
35 
153 
120 
167 
$1,000 
36,686 
28,301 
" 
1,296 
2,912 
12,077 
4,958 
7,059 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
4,011 
1,919 
16 
72 
116 
353 
551 
811 
acres 
151,144 
113,057 
1,135 
1,546 
11,643 
17,771 
39,839 
41,123 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
3,781 
1,831 
16 
72 
100 
331 
527 
785 
acres 
126,835 
97,228 
823 
1,410 
9,398 
14,719 
36,292 
34,586 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
3,239 
1,422 
3 
63 
73 
259 
383 
641 
50 to 99 acres 
284 
185 
12 
6 
9 
36 
54 
68 
100 to 199 acres 
121 
99 
1 
1 
5 
14 
43 
35 
200 to 499 acres 
107 
96 
- 
2 
10 
20 
34 
30 
500 to 999 acres 
21 
20 
- 
- 
1 
2 
8 
9 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
7 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
2 
2,000 acres or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
381 
172 
6 
2 
17 
39 
49 
59 
acres 
11,131 
6,717 
(D) 
(D) 
187 
1,195 
1,795 
3,330 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
240 
113 
1 
10 
17 
28 
57 
acres 
1,838 
1,147 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
159 
244 
671 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
535 
272 
12 
12 
21 
49 
75 
103 
acres 
10,258 
7,316 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,535 
1,376 
2,223 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
150 
73 
1 
3 
23 
12 
34 
acres 
1,082 
649 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
163 
132 
313 
Total woodland 
farms 
3,427 
1,547 
8 
38 
115 
288 
466 
632 
acres 
144,391 
75,388 
280 
1,001 
4,880 
14,883 
24,607 
29,737 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,056 
431 
1 
28 
50 
79 
128 
145 
acres 
21,081 
11,707 
(D) 
(D) 
1,651 
2,076 
5,208 
2,575 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,839 
1,305 
7 
34 
83 
229 
406 
546 
acres 
123,310 
63,681 
(D) 
(D) 
3,229 
12,807 
19,399 
27,162 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
