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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
244 
113 
90 
41 
111 
133 
$1,000 
5,621 
1,803 
2,616 
1,202 
2,197 
3,424 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
80 
46 
31 
3 
26 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
93 
40 
22 
31 
49 
44 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
19 
27 
4 
25 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
2 
3 
1 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
15 
6 
7 
2 
8 
7 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,290 
956 
283 
51 
591 
699 
$1,000 
20,412 
13,085 
6,491 
836 
8,258 
12,154 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
642 
483 
130 
29 
307 
335 
$5,000 to $24,999 
488 
363 
106 
19 
214 
274 
$25,000 to $99,999 
126 
94 
32 
- 
57 
69 
$100,000 or more 
34 
16 
15 
3 
13 
21 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
965 
744 
221 
_ 
424 
541 
$1,000 
16,880 
11,396 
5,484 
- 
7,012 
9,868 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
107 
85 
22 
- 
60 
47 
$1,000 to $4,999 
291 
222 
69 
- 
110 
181 
$5,000 to $24,999 
435 
348 
87 
- 
190 
245 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
54 
17 
- 
36 
35 
$50,000 or more 
61 
35 
26 
- 
28 
33 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
682 
494 
137 
51 
315 
367 
$1,000 
3,532 
1,689 
1,007 
836 
1,246 
2,286 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
191 
148 
35 
8 
94 
97 
$1,000 to $4,999 
361 
268 
72 
21 
191 
170 
$5,000 to $24,999 
109 
68 
22 
19 
25 
84 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
9 
4 
- 
2 
11 
$50,000 or more 
8 
1 
4 
3 
3 
5 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,643 
4,548 
972 
123 
2,762 
2,881 
$1,000 
29,547 
22,555 
6,559 
433 
13,465 
16,082 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,502 
2,840 
559 
103 
1,792 
1,710 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
1,210 
245 
8 
666 
797 
$10,000 to $24,999 
573 
436 
126 
11 
259 
314 
$25,000 or more 
105 
62 
42 
1 
45 
60 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,244 
2,323 
662 
259 
1,383 
1,861 
$1,000 
86,195 
42,487 
29,083 
14,625 
35,654 
50,540 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,130 
1,661 
336 
133 
937 
1,193 
$5,000 to $24,999 
715 
438 
205 
72 
285 
430 
$25,000 to $49,999 
200 
138 
33 
29 
97 
103 
$50,000 to $99,999 
96 
43 
38 
15 
30 
66 
$100,000 or more 
103 
43 
50 
10 
34 
69 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
58 
14 
35 
9 
28 
30 
$1,000 
347 
16 
314 
17 
76 
271 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,181 
1,518 
505 
158 
1,007 
1,174 
$1,000 
41,018 
21,618 
16,073 
3,327 
17,671 
23,347 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
5,977 
4,589 
980 
408 
2,916 
3,061 
$1,000 
25,568 
-19,062 
37,507 
7,123 
1 1 ,422 
14,145 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,278 
-4,154 
38,272 
17,458 
3,917 
4,621 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,928 
1,299 
427 
202 
923 
1,005 
Average net gain 
dollars 
78,404 
52,305 
154,837 
84,665 
63,854 
91,766 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
210 
160 
26 
24 
104 
106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
476 
384 
60 
32 
241 
235 
$5,000 to $9,999 
239 
182 
38 
19 
105 
134 
$10,000 to $24,999 
378 
280 
66 
32 
213 
165 
$25,000 to $49,999 
245 
131 
74 
40 
114 
131 
$50,000 or more 
380 
162 
163 
55 
146 
234 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,049 
3,290 
553 
206 
1,993 
2,056 
Average net loss 
dollars 
31,019 
26,446 
51,733 
48,444 
23,841 
37,976 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
250 
203 
31 
16 
153 
97 
$1,000 to $4,999 
857 
719 
98 
40 
460 
397 
$5,000 to $9,999 
899 
791 
87 
21 
477 
422 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,234 
1,024 
169 
41 
569 
665 
$25,000 to $49,999 
356 
244 
71 
41 
157 
199 
$50,000 or more 
453 
309 
97 
47 
177 
276 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
5,977 
4,589 
980 
408 
2,916 
3,061 
$1,000 
25,511 
-19,099 
37,502 
7,109 
1 1 ,329 
14,183 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,268 
-4,162 
38,267 
17,424 
3,885 
4,633 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,923 
1,296 
425 
202 
918 
1,005 
Average net gain 
dollars 
78,529 
52,421 
155,211 
84,700 
64,181 
91,636 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
