Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
490 
439 
31 
20 
259 
231 
$1,000 
6,049 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
8 
6 
1 
13 
$1,000 
3,744 
1,384 
2,360 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
490 
439 
31 
20 
259 
231 
$1,000 
6,049 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
8 
6 
1 
13 
$1,000 
3,744 
1,384 
2,360 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,453 
907 
460 
86 
741 
712 
$1,000 
15,492 
4,772 
9,870 
850 
5,442 
10,050 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
8 
49 
6 
18 
45 
$1,000 
7,145 
1,094 
5,684 
367 
1,390 
5,756 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
160 
86 
58 
16 
50 
110 
$1,000 
571 
143 
302 
126 
140 
432 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
774 
413 
286 
75 
341 
433 
$1,000 
9,751 
2,920 
5,931 
900 
2,959 
6,792 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
7 
30 
6 
13 
30 
$1,000 
5,380 
1,436 
3,499 
445 
1,354 
4,026 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
149 
22 
102 
25 
49 
100 
$1,000 
69,843 
8,462 
56,809 
4,572 
13,808 
56,035 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
127 
18 
89 
20 
38 
89 
$1,000 
69,492 
8,372 
56,619 
4,501 
13,572 
55,920 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
335 
239 
75 
21 
124 
211 
$1,000 
1,259 
861 
367 
31 
407 
851 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
3 
2 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 
466 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
466 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
420 
326 
63 
31 
182 
238 
$1,000 
1,435 
1,013 
274 
147 
466 
969 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
1 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
689 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
445 
348 
71 
26 
174 
271 
$1,000 
8,089 
5,194 
2,563 
332 
3,685 
4,404 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
16 
8 
- 
15 
9 
$1,000 
4,015 
2,145 
1,870 
- 
1,955 
2,060 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
777 
576 
157 
44 
307 
470 
$1,000 
48,859 
(D) 
(D) 
486 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
13 
4 
1 
9 
9 
$1,000 
47,730 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
44 
17 
11 
16 
23 
21 
$1,000 
19,665 
3,607 
5,774 
10,283 
2,802 
16,862 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
4 
7 
11 
10 
12 
$1,000 
19,301 
3,401 
5,658 
10,242 
2,587 
16,713 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
482 
388 
77 
17 
193 
289 
$1,000 
2,583 
2,082 
424 
77 
1,048 
1,535 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
6 
2 
- 
4 
4 
$1,000 
1,021 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
341 
680 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
519 
226 
231 
62 
211 
308 
$1,000 
4,841 
1,583 
2,620 
639 
1,497 
3,345 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
53 
- 
39 
14 
26 
27 
$1,000 
206 
- 
175 
31 
90 
116 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,420 
950 
365 
105 
632 
788 
$1,000 
30,439 
9,545 
16,891 
4,004 
10,893 
19,547 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
5,977 
4,589 
980 
408 
2,916 
3,061 
$1,000 
586,466 
271,717 
237,668 
77,082 
229,464 
357,002 
Average per farm 
dollars 
98,120 
59,210 
242,518 
188,926 
78,692 
116,629 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,577 
1,725 
658 
194 
1,202 
1,375 
$1,000 
22,350 
8,313 
12,243 
1,793 
7,320 
15,030 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,163 
1,601 
417 
145 
1,020 
1,143 
$5,000 to $24,999 
282 
87 
153 
42 
139 
143 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
15 
46 
2 
20 
43 
$50,000 or more 
69 
22 
42 
5 
23 
46 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,987 
1,366 
473 
148 
928 
1,059 
$1,000 
15,783 
8,227 
6,875 
681 
4,504 
11,279 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,743 
1,277 
342 
124 
837 
906 
$5,000 to $24,999 
180 
71 
91 
18 
70 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
8 
17 
3 
10 
18 
$50,000 or more 
36 
10 
23 
3 
11 
25 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Connecticut 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
