Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Connecticut 
Fairfield 
Hartford 
Litchfield 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,011 
109 
227 
158 
2007 
789 
76 
186 
108 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
61,530 
3,357 
20,284 
7,179 
2007 
57,519 
2,009 
19,546 
6,223 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,004 
108 
222 
158 
2007 
775 
76 
181 
105 
acres, 2012 
27,803 
1,366 
10,529 
2,328 
2007 
28,519 
1,004 
12,203 
1,950 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured ... 
farms, 2012 
268 
16 
73 
48 
2007 
197 
16 
50 
28 
acres, 2012 
3,950 
165 
2,307 
436 
2007 
4,468 
169 
2,288 
308 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
245 
26 
47 
55 
2007 
217 
18 
51 
30 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
126 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
3,206 
119 
608 
307 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
9,272 
314 
4,948 
358 
2007 
9,901 
245 
5,671 
326 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,002 
108 
221 
157 
2007 
759 
73 
179 
101 
acres, 2012 
9,149 
(D) 
4,878 
(D) 
2007 
9,738 
233 
5,630 
279 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
17 
1 
6 
1 
2007 
37 
3 
7 
7 
acres, 2012 
123 
(D) 
70 
(D) 
2007 
163 
12 
41 
47 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
390 
65 
71 
60 
acres irrigated 
543 
89 
102 
78 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
356 
30 
84 
57 
acres irrigated 
1,194 
91 
391 
170 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
66 
3 
18 
10 
acres irrigated 
586 
(D) 
(D) 
32 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
58 
5 
8 
9 
acres irrigated 
382 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
35 
- 
4 
13 
acres irrigated 
416 
- 
138 
22 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
33 
- 
12 
1 
acres irrigated 
330 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
16 
1 
6 
3 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
(D) 
53 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7 
- 
4 
- 
acres irrigated 
163 
- 
76 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
33 
5 
12 
4 
acres irrigated 
2,526 
77 
1,094 
32 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
9 
- 
5 
1 
acres irrigated 
1,392 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
7 
- 
3 
- 
acres irrigated 
1,589 
- 
(D) 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
276 
42 
49 
37 
acres irrigated 
446 
55 
102 
68 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
271 
24 
59 
43 
acres irrigated 
932 
76 
243 
163 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
52 
1 
13 
5 
acres irrigated 
393 
(D) 
27 
34 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
49 
2 
19 
5 
acres irrigated 
519 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
48 
5 
13 
6 
acres irrigated 
554 
(D) 
(D) 
26 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
23 
- 
8 
3 
acres irrigated 
393 
- 
242 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
15 
- 
6 
3 
acres irrigated 
709 
- 
362 
9 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
1 
acres irrigated 
126 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
32 
1 
9 
3 
acres irrigated 
2,251 
(D) 
1,060 
8 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
11 
7 
2 
acres irrigated 
1,960 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
6 
- 
3 
- 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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