Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Connecticut 
Fairfield 
Hartford 
Litchfield 
Farms 
number 
5,977 
439 
899 
1,207 
Land in farms 
acres 
436,539 
53,948 
54,062 
90,963 
Average size of farm 
acres 
73 
123 
60 
75 
Median size of farm 
acres 
22 
10 
20 
25 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
809,375 
1,492,513 
760,429 
859,063 
Average per acre 
dollars 
11,082 
12,145 
12,645 
11,399 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
352,391 
29,910 
56,998 
63,726 
Average per farm 
dollars 
58,958 
68,132 
63,401 
52,797 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,768 
199 
291 
323 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,403 
162 
349 
496 
50 to 179 acres 
1,317 
58 
189 
256 
1 80 to 499 acres 
379 
13 
58 
102 
500 to 999 acres 
67 
- 
8 
23 
1 ,000 acres or more 
43 
7 
4 
7 
Total cropland 
farms 
4,011 
273 
672 
802 
acres 
151,144 
4,979 
25,679 
37,213 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
3,781 
258 
637 
763 
acres 
126,835 
3,767 
21,009 
31,044 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,011 
109 
227 
158 
acres 
9,272 
314 
4,948 
358 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
550,620 
34,820 
113,896 
46,281 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,123 
79,316 
126,691 
38,344 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
389,137 
20,925 
107,170 
28,023 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
161,482 
13,894 
6,726 
18,258 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
2,652 
187 
361 
583 
$2,500 to $4,999 
820 
36 
108 
172 
$5,000 to $9,999 
709 
61 
98 
135 
$10,000 to $24,999 
743 
73 
125 
126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
352 
33 
52 
81 
$50,000 to $99,999 
243 
16 
47 
46 
$100,000 or more 
458 
33 
108 
64 
Government payments 
farms 
519 
24 
79 
130 
$1,000 
4,841 
160 
583 
1,209 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,070 
174 
338 
407 
$1,000 
56,573 
7,008 
8,485 
13,500 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
586,466 
40,128 
108,495 
63,405 
Average per farm 
dollars 
98,120 
91,408 
120,684 
52,531 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
5,977 
439 
899 
1,207 
$1,000 
25,568 
1,859 
14,469 
-2,415 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,278 
4,235 
16,095 
-2,001 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
2,766 
254 
446 
501 
Other 
number 
3,211 
185 
453 
706 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
3,876 
272 
575 
786 
200 days or more 
number 
2,536 
184 
343 
514 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,452 
63 
132 
404 
number 
48,278 
507 
2,547 
11,009 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,003 
49 
104 
257 
number 
8,080 
245 
958 
2,374 
Milk cows 
farms 
242 
4 
14 
89 
number 
17,740 
44 
617 
3,662 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
774 
31 
72 
175 
number 
14,691 
115 
979 
3,104 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
318 
16 
37 
52 
number 
4,737 
87 
636 
606 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
335 
10 
34 
63 
number 
13,912 
63 
2,891 
1,424 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
498 
52 
57 
86 
number 
6,093 
563 
412 
1,332 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,062 
72 
151 
236 
number 
(D) 
3,376 
4,384 
7,542 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
193 
18 
23 
33 
number 
265,099 
2,635 
2,361 
5,106 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
92 
2 
20 
12 
acres 
6,548 
(D) 
1,541 
1,737 
bushels 
806,003 
(D) 
206,707 
220,422 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
212 
2 
18 
40 
acres 
21,436 
(D) 
927 
4,074 
tons 
429,697 
(D) 
16,853 
70,901 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
13 
1 
2 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
8,556 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
13 
1 
2 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
8,556 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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224 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
