Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Middlesex 
New Haven 
New London 
Tolland 
Windham 
Farms 
number 
518 
695 
949 
578 
692 
Land in farms 
acres 
24,070 
42,309 
65,159 
47,764 
58,264 
Average size of farm 
acres 
46 
61 
69 
83 
84 
Median size of farm 
acres 
18 
12 
28 
27 
30 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
654,001 
764,679 
709,300 
820,255 
642,271 
Average per acre 
dollars 
14,074 
12,561 
10,331 
9,926 
7,628 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
30,709 
39,532 
45,449 
45,402 
40,666 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,284 
56,881 
47,891 
78,549 
58,766 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
153 
276 
204 
156 
166 
1 0 to 49 acres 
252 
261 
403 
217 
263 
50 to 1 79 acres 
93 
127 
256 
145 
193 
1 80 to 499 acres 
14 
23 
74 
46 
49 
500 to 999 acres 
4 
2 
7 
8 
15 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
6 
5 
6 
6 
Total cropland 
farms 
318 
495 
582 
394 
475 
acres 
7,728 
14,087 
22,824 
18,545 
20,089 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
292 
467 
544 
374 
446 
acres 
6,549 
11,124 
19,901 
14,970 
18,471 
Irrigated land 
farms 
73 
160 
106 
75 
103 
acres 
633 
1,288 
751 
456 
524 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
53,487 
84,620 
118,331 
54,972 
44,212 
Average per farm 
dollars 
103,257 
121,756 
124,691 
95,107 
63,891 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
50,567 
77,561 
51,167 
35,678 
18,046 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
2,920 
7,060 
67,164 
19,294 
26,166 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
237 
312 
454 
238 
280 
$2,500 to $4,999 
74 
50 
153 
112 
115 
$5,000 to $9,999 
67 
111 
87 
73 
77 
$10,000 to $24,999 
67 
68 
115 
65 
104 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
55 
37 
27 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
20 
29 
39 
17 
29 
$100,000 or more 
24 
70 
64 
46 
49 
Government payments 
farms 
28 
51 
87 
45 
75 
$1,000 
167 
383 
537 
544 
1,259 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
178 
214 
309 
215 
235 
$1,000 
8,218 
4,775 
7,329 
3,827 
3,431 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
60,783 
84,459 
126,213 
59,436 
43,547 
Average per farm 
dollars 
117,342 
121,524 
132,996 
102,831 
62,930 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
518 
695 
949 
578 
692 
$1,000 
1,089 
5,319 
-15 
-93 
5,355 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,102 
7,654 
-16 
-161 
7,738 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
252 
299 
461 
198 
355 
Other 
number 
266 
396 
488 
380 
337 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
344 
488 
591 
419 
401 
200 days or more 
number 
233 
332 
376 
291 
263 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
99 
100 
264 
152 
238 
number 
1,340 
2,500 
9,653 
9,614 
11,108 
Beef cows 
farms 
64 
76 
192 
108 
153 
number 
520 
632 
1,298 
1,118 
935 
Milk cows 
farms 
9 
10 
43 
25 
48 
number 
257 
937 
3,799 
3,674 
4,750 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
46 
58 
166 
86 
140 
number 
377 
652 
3,083 
2,516 
3,865 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
42 
42 
58 
27 
44 
number 
213 
747 
1,219 
365 
864 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
29 
39 
64 
40 
56 
number 
346 
3,237 
3,694 
885 
1,372 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
31 
60 
105 
46 
61 
number 
340 
543 
1,593 
590 
720 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
88 
108 
158 
95 
154 
number 
2,152 
4,435 
(D) 
2,567 
6,456 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
6 
34 
24 
48 
number 
410 
558 
70,299 
4,180 
179,550 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
4 
21 
14 
18 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
1,295 
848 
863 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
162,423 
151,399 
51,201 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
8 
12 
49 
33 
50 
acres 
(D) 
828 
5,333 
4,257 
5,524 
tons 
(D) 
20,590 
107,802 
94,494 
109,851 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
- 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
240 
- 
(D) 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
6 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
240 
- 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
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