Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Middlesex 
New Haven 
New London 
Tolland 
Windham 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
174 
207 
358 
159 
291 
2007 
114 
181 
247 
138 
225 
Any 
2012 
344 
488 
591 
419 
401 
2007 
279 
392 
546 
346 
369 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
40 
59 
81 
42 
38 
2007 
53 
64 
79 
42 
49 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
5 
29 
56 
14 
19 
2007 
12 
18 
36 
22 
33 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
66 
68 
78 
72 
81 
2007 
53 
61 
96 
57 
51 
200 days or more 
2012 
233 
332 
376 
291 
263 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
161 
249 
335 
225 
236 
2 years or less 
2012 
18 
29 
30 
16 
33 
2007 
4 
9 
32 
14 
18 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
31 
62 
31 
42 
2007 
36 
39 
66 
36 
33 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
36 
87 
184 
89 
120 
2007 
67 
88 
125 
88 
81 
10 years or more 
2012 
441 
548 
673 
442 
497 
2007 
286 
437 
570 
346 
462 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.0 
22.5 
22.0 
21.3 
21.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
21.5 
24.7 
22.1 
22.5 
22.6 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
19 
25 
12 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
21 
15 
42 
19 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
37 
67 
163 
88 
91 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
446 
594 
719 
459 
553 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.6 
25.5 
24.3 
22.9 
24.7 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
- 
6 
12 
6 
2007 
3 
3 
2 
- 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
8 
23 
24 
26 
42 
2007 
13 
25 
16 
18 
9 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
20 
48 
87 
32 
80 
2007 
50 
74 
89 
53 
66 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
133 
229 
197 
140 
158 
2007 
133 
155 
222 
120 
181 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
110 
102 
155 
115 
102 
2007 
47 
68 
124 
78 
103 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
105 
84 
163 
91 
98 
2007 
57 
58 
115 
57 
75 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
73 
76 
133 
49 
73 
2007 
34 
71 
90 
58 
70 
70 years and over 
2012 
67 
133 
184 
113 
133 
2007 
56 
119 
135 
100 
84 
Average age 
2012 
59.2 
58.0 
59.2 
58.1 
56.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
56.0 
58.1 
57.9 
58.3 
57.0 
Internet access 
2012 
424 
526 
793 
447 
542 
2007 
249 
317 
529 
320 
381 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
21 
5 
43 
10 
32 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
221 
250 
397 
162 
153 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
198 
255 
354 
245 
336 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
10 
15 
9 
7 
2 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
65 
41 
65 
69 
58 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
8 
51 
11 
33 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
12 
13 
12 
7 
Other Internet service farms, 2012 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
5 
10 
8 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
502 
665 
902 
547 
674 
acres, 2012 
21,331 
38,837 
60,791 
40,973 
55,740 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
70 
158 
111 
110 
69 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
3,160 
11,099 
9,086 
10,860 
15,847 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
445 
514 
771 
457 
576 
2007 
322 
434 
668 
401 
509 
acres, 2012 
16,463 
18,288 
41,788 
24,878 
37,154 
2007 
(D) 
26,188 
45,244 
23,488 
43,069 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
21 
76 
86 
56 
63 
2007 
33 
67 
73 
39 
59 
acres, 2012 
1,666 
6,944 
10,714 
8,960 
12,913 
Corporation: 
2007 
2,042 
4,943 
9,194 
4,213 
13,475 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
35 
63 
49 
42 
44 
2007 
28 
57 
41 
34 
21 
acres, 2012 
2,365 
10,199 
8,793 
9,380 
7,238 
2007 
3,132 
13,916 
7,297 
8,092 
3,131 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
7 
13 
7 
- 
2007 
3 
5 
2 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
15 
(D) 
2,235 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
123 
312 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
14 
35 
30 
16 
9 
2007 
7 
10 
9 
8 
4 
acres, 2012 
3,561 
(D) 
1,629 
(D) 
959 
2007 
(D) 
325 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Connecticut 301 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
