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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
39 
2 
33 
4 
11 
28 
500 or more 
14 
3 
11 
- 
- 
14 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,193 
730 
374 
89 
618 
575 
number 
25,820 
6,239 
17,707 
1,874 
7,525 
18,295 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,003 
662 
281 
60 
551 
452 
number 
8,080 
3,981 
3,375 
724 
3,962 
4,118 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
766 
553 
174 
39 
429 
337 
1 0 to 49 
219 
105 
96 
18 
116 
103 
50 to 99 
11 
2 
7 
2 
3 
8 
100 to 199 
7 
2 
4 
1 
3 
4 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
242 
81 
130 
31 
90 
152 
number 
17,740 
2,258 
14,332 
1,150 
3,563 
14,177 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
111 
62 
39 
10 
50 
61 
1 0 to 49 
50 
13 
22 
15 
18 
32 
50 to 99 
29 
1 
25 
3 
11 
18 
100 to 199 
23 
2 
18 
3 
6 
17 
200 to 499 
25 
2 
23 
- 
5 
20 
500 or more 
4 
1 
3 
- 
" 
4 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
981 
555 
337 
89 
470 
511 
number 
22,458 
4,981 
15,655 
1,822 
5,855 
16,603 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
774 
413 
286 
75 
341 
433 
number 
14,691 
3,159 
10,250 
1,282 
3,862 
10,829 
$1,000 
9,751 
2,920 
5,931 
900 
2,959 
6,792 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
342 
140 
153 
49 
140 
202 
number 
6,915 
1,131 
5,288 
496 
1,666 
5,249 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
661 
336 
258 
67 
281 
380 
number 
7,776 
2,028 
4,962 
786 
2,196 
5,580 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
11 
6 
5 
- 
3 
8 
number 
153 
90 
63 
36 
117 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
318 
234 
63 
21 
125 
193 
number 
4,737 
3,506 
1,085 
146 
1,669 
3,068 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
283 
208 
55 
20 
113 
170 
25 to 49 
24 
20 
3 
1 
8 
16 
50 to 99 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
100 to 199 
6 
3 
3 
- 
4 
2 
200 to 499 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
160 
125 
25 
10 
52 
108 
number 
825 
602 
199 
24 
333 
492 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
278 
202 
57 
19 
114 
164 
number 
3,912 
2,904 
886 
122 
1,336 
2,576 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
335 
239 
75 
21 
124 
211 
number 
13,912 
10,787 
2,924 
201 
7,101 
6,811 
$1,000 
1,259 
861 
367 
31 
407 
851 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
498 
375 
73 
50 
236 
262 
number 
6,093 
4,409 
1,182 
502 
2,832 
3,261 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
368 
285 
58 
25 
187 
181 
number 
3,393 
2,373 
728 
292 
1,680 
1,713 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
231 
170 
37 
24 
101 
130 
number 
4,166 
3,197 
527 
442 
1,386 
2,780 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,617 
1,237 
260 
120 
597 
1,020 
number 
17,424 
11,519 
3,584 
2,321 
6,380 
1 1 ,044 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,540 
1,183 
247 
110 
566 
974 
number 
10,655 
7,280 
2,109 
1,266 
3,652 
7,003 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
418 
323 
69 
26 
163 
255 
number 
1,471 
1,081 
318 
72 
596 
875 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
606 
493 
90 
23 
229 
377 
number 
4,393 
3,148 
1,120 
125 
1,769 
2,624 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
176 
134 
29 
13 
74 
102 
number 
2,903 
2,148 
620 
135 
727 
2,176 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,062 
820 
203 
39 
410 
652 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
58,774 
2,663 
(D) 
74,582 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,046 
808 
201 
37 
403 
643 
400 to 3,199 
12 
9 
1 
2 
5 
7 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
100,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
" 
2 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
138 
99 
23 
16 
47 
91 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,630 
(D) 
34,063 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Connecticut 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
