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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
2,970 
1,356 
13 
56 
107 
318 
351 
511 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
39,806 
23,337 
247 
743 
1,626 
4,258 
6,877 
9,586 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
4,320 
2,011 
16 
74 
145 
407 
564 
805 
acres 
101,198 
64,932 
923 
1,081 
2,139 
30,480 
14,888 
15,421 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,011 
667 
3 
38 
52 
158 
199 
217 
acres 
9,272 
8,496 
3 
104 
413 
1,811 
4,022 
2,143 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,002 
662 
3 
38 
52 
153 
199 
217 
acres 
9,149 
8,411 
3 
104 
389 
1,750 
4,022 
2,143 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
17 
11 
- 
- 
6 
5 
- 
- 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
123 
85 
24 
61 
Programs 
farms 
14 
11 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
7 
acres 
465 
240 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
112 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
243 
216 
6 
2 
15 
41 
74 
78 
acres 
29,198 
28,033 
(D) 
(D) 
3,989 
2,479 
12,002 
9,126 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
104 
71 
- 
1 
7 
17 
19 
27 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
1,984 
1,831 
(D) 
305 
772 
(D) 
376 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
5,977 
2,766 
16 
113 
184 
588 
779 
1,086 
$1,000 
4,837,637 
3,069,042 
20,164 
78,939 
165,888 
780,599 
913,868 
1,109,584 
Average per farm 
dollars 
809,375 
1,109,560 
1,260,250 
698,576 
901,563 
1,327,549 
1,173,130 
1,021,717 
Average per acre 
dollars 
11,082 
11,091 
7,800 
18,060 
8,177 
11,583 
10,600 
11,574 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
331 
124 
- 
7 
10 
32 
32 
43 
$50,000 to $99,999 
315 
139 
- 
10 
5 
27 
35 
62 
$100,000 to $199,999 
657 
244 
- 
13 
18 
40 
56 
117 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,178 
889 
1 
34 
61 
200 
252 
341 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,429 
675 
6 
24 
55 
160 
176 
254 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
621 
385 
7 
19 
9 
76 
120 
154 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
339 
226 
2 
4 
21 
38 
77 
84 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
72 
51 
- 
1 
5 
7 
19 
19 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
35 
33 
1 
8 
12 
12 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
5,977 
2,766 
16 
113 
184 
588 
779 
1,086 
$1,000 
352,391 
230,208 
8,492 
7,241 
18,355 
58,013 
66,201 
71,906 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
896 
320 
2 
4 
16 
70 
85 
143 
$5,000 to $9,999 
568 
199 
- 
4 
9 
24 
53 
109 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,144 
466 
1 
29 
39 
96 
124 
177 
$20,000 to $49,999 
1,571 
687 
- 
36 
42 
138 
203 
268 
$50,000 to $99,999 
944 
495 
1 
15 
22 
92 
146 
219 
$100,000 to $199,999 
501 
324 
- 
23 
28 
97 
86 
90 
$200,000 to $499,999 
276 
208 
6 
1 
22 
58 
61 
60 
$500,000 or more 
77 
67 
6 
1 
6 
13 
21 
20 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
4,101 
2,092 
8 
88 
155 
444 
567 
830 
number 
8,053 
4,961 
22 
154 
456 
1,040 
1,543 
1,746 
Tractors, all 
farms 
4,608 
2,248 
14 
77 
140 
463 
640 
914 
number 
1 1 ,243 
6,434 
46 
146 
399 
1,125 
1,974 
2,744 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,390 
1,624 
8 
53 
79 
322 
477 
685 
number 
5,961 
3,232 
11 
73 
167 
545 
962 
1,474 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
2,491 
1,292 
13 
41 
87 
248 
387 
516 
number 
4,392 
2,551 
29 
67 
177 
456 
805 
1,017 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
570 
391 
6 
6 
34 
83 
111 
151 
number 
890 
651 
6 
6 
55 
124 
207 
253 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
40 
28 
- 
- 
3 
4 
13 
8 
number 
40 
28 
- 
- 
3 
4 
13 
8 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
107 
86 
- 
1 
12 
13 
31 
29 
number 
138 
115 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
39 
38 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,357 
682 
7 
10 
40 
105 
213 
307 
number 
1,652 
854 
7 
15 
47 
138 
280 
367 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
