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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
39 
35 
2 
5 
17 
11 
500 or more 
14 
14 
" 
- 
1 
1 
9 
3 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,193 
533 
7 
16 
35 
88 
157 
230 
number 
25,820 
20,968 
285 
200 
1,847 
2,013 
10,262 
6,361 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,003 
416 
_ 
8 
22 
76 
113 
197 
number 
8,080 
4,204 
- 
71 
201 
626 
1,421 
1,885 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
766 
293 
5 
11 
58 
69 
150 
1 0 to 49 
219 
110 
- 
3 
11 
16 
38 
42 
50 to 99 
11 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
100 to 199 
7 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
242 
151 
7 
9 
18 
15 
55 
47 
number 
17,740 
16,764 
285 
129 
1,646 
1,387 
8,841 
4,476 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
111 
41 
7 
7 
3 
11 
13 
1 0 to 49 
50 
33 
7 
1 
6 
2 
9 
8 
50 to 99 
29 
27 
- 
1 
2 
5 
7 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 
23 
21 
- 
- 
1 
2 
11 
7 
200 to 499 
25 
25 
- 
- 
1 
3 
15 
6 
500 or more 
4 
4 
" 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
981 
438 
7 
23 
46 
60 
120 
182 
number 
22,458 
18,669 
200 
344 
1,919 
1,973 
8,541 
5,692 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
774 
378 
7 
21 
33 
58 
115 
144 
number 
14,691 
12,767 
128 
234 
957 
1,363 
5,875 
4,210 
$1,000 
9,751 
8,083 
41 
122 
563 
845 
3,768 
2,743 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
342 
209 
6 
13 
27 
26 
77 
60 
number 
6,915 
6,330 
60 
140 
315 
714 
3,119 
1,982 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
661 
330 
7 
16 
25 
51 
94 
137 
number 
7,776 
6,437 
68 
94 
642 
649 
2,756 
2,228 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
11 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
3 
number 
153 
122 
- 
- 
(□) 
59 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
318 
152 
- 
18 
32 
38 
35 
29 
number 
4,737 
3,139 
- 
118 
1,269 
595 
1,001 
156 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
283 
121 
17 
21 
29 
25 
29 
25 to 49 
24 
21 
- 
1 
6 
7 
7 
- 
50 to 99 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
6 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
160 
88 
- 
13 
23 
19 
25 
8 
number 
825 
526 
- 
32 
198 
126 
135 
35 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
278 
129 
- 
12 
32 
30 
32 
23 
number 
3,912 
2,613 
" 
86 
1,071 
469 
866 
121 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
335 
150 
_ 
17 
42 
35 
34 
22 
number 
13,912 
8,563 
- 
144 
1,717 
2,909 
3,508 
285 
$1,000 
1,259 
843 
- 
22 
343 
160 
283 
34 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
498 
165 
- 
8 
10 
20 
53 
74 
number 
6,093 
2,622 
- 
235 
73 
447 
670 
1,197 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
368 
123 
- 
7 
9 
17 
38 
52 
number 
3,393 
1,388 
- 
173 
43 
201 
392 
579 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
231 
82 
- 
7 
2 
17 
19 
37 
number 
4,166 
2,753 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
144 
1,889 
578 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,617 
836 
6 
38 
62 
224 
214 
292 
number 
17,424 
11,259 
120 
745 
1,174 
3,797 
2,430 
2,993 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,540 
806 
6 
32 
62 
217 
208 
281 
number 
10,655 
6,354 
120 
271 
659 
1,819 
1,384 
2,101 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
418 
248 
6 
24 
19 
110 
41 
48 
number 
1,471 
958 
30 
72 
40 
306 
72 
438 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
606 
231 
1 
8 
19 
57 
63 
83 
number 
4,393 
1,969 
(D) 
(D) 
196 
742 
472 
527 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
176 
65 
7 
2 
13 
16 
27 
number 
2,903 
1,869 
- 
100 
(□) 
320 
1,266 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,062 
451 
2 
23 
48 
115 
134 
129 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
648 
1,936 
5,609 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,046 
439 
1 
23 
47 
112 
129 
127 
400 to 3,199 
12 
9 
1 
- 
1 
3 
3 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
138 
63 
1 
3 
2 
10 
20 
27 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
377 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Connecticut 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
