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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,942 
1,092 
7 
33 
72 
202 
325 
453 
acres treated 
80,096 
67,294 
365 
471 
7,503 
9,598 
26,359 
22,998 
Manure used 
farms 
961 
538 
13 
18 
40 
96 
144 
227 
acres treated 
27,092 
21,869 
604 
270 
2,208 
3,188 
9,115 
6,484 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,096 
717 
7 
28 
59 
151 
194 
278 
acres 
30,727 
28,202 
366 
236 
2,674 
5,099 
10,904 
8,923 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,398 
868 
7 
24 
67 
166 
246 
358 
acres 
54,508 
49,272 
366 
279 
5,791 
6,982 
19,856 
15,998 
Nematodes 
farms 
203 
158 
- 
4 
13 
38 
41 
62 
acres 
5,657 
5,492 
- 
28 
233 
882 
1,425 
2,924 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
609 
404 
- 
14 
26 
77 
123 
164 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
13,448 
12,558 
144 
2,428 
1,889 
3,855 
4,242 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
173 
124 
- 
1 
11 
25 
42 
45 
acres on which used 
4,107 
3,864 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
673 
897 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
170 
111 
_ 
8 
5 
27 
29 
42 
acres 
2,634 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
134 
220 
1,078 
650 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
290 
142 
1 
3 
6 
23 
35 
74 
acres 
4,000 
2,703 
(D) 
(D) 
173 
340 
1,192 
966 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
412 
217 
12 
7 
26 
52 
48 
72 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
19,398 
11,730 
240 
291 
1,492 
2,439 
3,535 
3,733 
used 
farms 
310 
185 
- 
13 
15 
31 
69 
57 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
11,818 
1 1 ,227 
52 
1,981 
982 
5,600 
2,612 
used 
farms 
298 
189 
- 
2 
21 
32 
57 
77 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
9,396 
8,610 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
398 
3,313 
(D) 
practices were used 
farms 
1,019 
652 
9 
24 
48 
144 
186 
241 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
25,804 
22,679 
368 
229 
1,713 
5,091 
8,008 
7,270 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
617 
426 
7 
27 
42 
89 
120 
141 
acres 
20,453 
18,627 
307 
115 
2,388 
3,906 
7,593 
4,318 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
279 
152 
- 
9 
18 
38 
36 
51 
Solar panels 
farms 
221 
117 
- 
2 
11 
35 
27 
42 
Wind turbines 
farms 
11 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
34 
18 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
14 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
13 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
4,589 
1,927 
8 
61 
109 
396 
526 
827 
Part owners 
farms 
980 
600 
1 
18 
54 
125 
183 
219 
Tenants 
farms 
408 
239 
7 
34 
21 
67 
70 
40 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,575 
2,527 
9 
79 
163 
521 
709 
1,046 
acres 
309,693 
168,459 
1,841 
2,760 
9,813 
26,969 
52,280 
74,796 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,569 
2,527 
9 
79 
163 
521 
709 
1,046 
acres 
298,196 
164,125 
1,841 
2,619 
9,811 
26,629 
51,695 
71,530 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,389 
840 
8 
52 
75 
192 
253 
260 
acres 
138,861 
112,945 
744 
1,752 
10,717 
40,797 
34,566 
24,369 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,388 
839 
8 
52 
75 
192 
253 
259 
acres 
138,343 
112,589 
744 
1,752 
10,477 
40,763 
34,516 
24,337 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
440 
164 
_ 
10 
4 
17 
39 
94 
acres 
12,015 
4,690 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
374 
635 
3,298 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
9,880 
4,660 
39 
222 
315 
1,006 
1,335 
1,743 
1 operator 
2,916 
1,342 
1 
56 
75 
302 
351 
557 
2 operators 
2,510 
1,127 
13 
25 
96 
221 
341 
431 
3 operators 
384 
192 
- 
12 
9 
38 
53 
80 
4 operators 
99 
71 
- 
20 
3 
11 
28 
9 
5 or more operators 
68 
34 
2 
- 
1 
16 
6 
9 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
3,864 
1,875 
15 
113 
154 
475 
526 
592 
1 operator 
2,986 
1,404 
15 
61 
112 
342 
383 
491 
2 operators 
331 
156 
- 
17 
18 
33 
46 
42 
3 operators 
52 
33 
- 
6 
2 
5 
17 
3 
4 operators 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
6 
6 
- 
- 
" 
6 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
