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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Tobacco - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
6 
20 
- 
10 
16 
acres 
1,181 
64 
1,117 
- 
366 
814 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
8 
6 
2 
- 
6 
2 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
10 
7 
3 
- 
5 
5 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
4 
5 
1 
5 
5 
25.0 acres or more 
20 
2 
18 
- 
9 
11 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
13 
10 
2 
1 
8 
5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
91 
bushels 
8,556 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
8 
1 
6 
3 
acres 
37 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
9 
1 
1 
7 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1,872 
1,207 
564 
101 
953 
919 
acres 
69,013 
23,112 
40,828 
5,073 
29,170 
39,843 
tons, dry 
148,845 
43,453 
95,509 
9,883 
52,772 
96,073 
Irrigated 
farms 
49 
42 
7 
- 
18 
31 
acres 
(D) 
139 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
106 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,175 
949 
183 
43 
626 
549 
25 to 99 acres 
548 
239 
268 
41 
271 
277 
1 00 to 249 acres 
112 
13 
84 
15 
46 
66 
250 to 499 acres 
31 
5 
24 
2 
8 
23 
500 acres or more 
6 
1 
5 
- 
2 
4 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
255 
165 
76 
14 
106 
149 
acres 
4,883 
2,102 
2,526 
255 
1,970 
2,913 
tons, dry 
12,972 
4,372 
8,189 
411 
4,411 
8,561 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,018 
588 
377 
53 
542 
476 
acres 
37,317 
12,416 
22,153 
2,748 
17,627 
19,690 
tons, dry 
67,543 
21,928 
39,840 
5,775 
31,331 
36,212 
Irrigated 
farms 
35 
31 
4 
- 
14 
21 
acres 
138 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
48 
90 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
935 
619 
218 
98 
414 
521 
acres 
8,945 
2,652 
4,849 
1,444 
3,910 
5,035 
Irrigated 
farms 
281 
169 
71 
41 
108 
173 
acres 
1,962 
562 
1,085 
314 
522 
1,440 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
691 
531 
95 
65 
313 
378 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
178 
76 
77 
25 
72 
106 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
51 
8 
38 
5 
22 
29 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
8 
3 
3 
2 
5 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
7 
1 
5 
1 
2 
5 
Beans, snap 
farms 
377 
258 
78 
41 
149 
228 
acres 
(D) 
142 
315 
(D) 
(D) 
357 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
19 
13 
6 
- 
13 
6 
acres 
4 
3 
1 
- 
2 
2 
Peas, green 
farms 
20 
15 
4 
1 
6 
14 
acres 
56 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
53 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
289 
200 
54 
35 
128 
161 
acres 
(D) 
64 
(D) 
20 
(D) 
72 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
9 
3 
6 
- 
5 
4 
acres 
2 
1 
2 
- 
1 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
288 
200 
54 
34 
127 
161 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
295 
161 
105 
29 
154 
141 
acres 
3,922 
1,030 
2,304 
589 
2,326 
1,597 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
29 
9 
19 
1 
11 
18 
acres 
107 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
11 
6 
4 
1 
6 
5 
acres 
3 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
631 
423 
143 
65 
260 
371 
acres 
650 
300 
290 
60 
247 
403 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
38 
18 
18 
2 
15 
23 
acres 
20 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
12 
Land in orchards 
farms 
365 
276 
69 
20 
157 
208 
acres 
3,335 
1,740 
1,527 
68 
1,119 
2,216 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 Connecticut 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
