Table 8. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Connecticut: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
5 
3 
2 
10 
21 
15 
1 
6 
$50,000 or more 
69 
3 
1 
- 
6 
13 
21 
11 
14 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
1,987 
515 
630 
444 
94 
102 
56 
15 
131 
$1,000 
15,783 
377 
517 
647 
518 
1,262 
1,653 
9,123 
1,685 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,743 
507 
611 
416 
54 
37 
12 
1 
105 
$5,000 to $24,999 
180 
6 
19 
26 
38 
51 
23 
- 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
2 
- 
1 
2 
9 
9 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
36 
- 
- 
1 
5 
12 
12 
6 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
2,242 
556 
778 
530 
85 
92 
52 
16 
133 
$1,000 
37,456 
881 
1,006 
1,883 
1,536 
3,553 
3,400 
22,329 
2,867 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,310 
391 
601 
261 
3 
4 
- 
- 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
531 
120 
133 
195 
27 
14 
1 
1 
40 
$5,000 to $24,999 
265 
42 
38 
61 
32 
45 
19 
3 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
3 
4 
10 
15 
10 
14 
1 
6 
$50,000 or more 
73 
- 
2 
3 
8 
19 
18 
11 
12 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
1,487 
320 
686 
346 
33 
26 
11 
4 
61 
$1,000 
6,536 
871 
1,244 
1,432 
804 
575 
250 
848 
512 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,225 
284 
615 
251 
13 
11 
3 
1 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
222 
32 
70 
83 
12 
7 
6 
- 
12 
$25,000 to $99,999 
29 
4 
1 
12 
3 
6 
1 
1 
1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
527 
122 
257 
105 
9 
10 
7 
- 
17 
$1,000 
1,583 
304 
422 
286 
192 
113 
120 
- 
146 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
1,190 
239 
549 
299 
27 
17 
7 
4 
48 
$1,000 
4,953 
568 
823 
1,146 
612 
462 
130 
848 
366 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
3,617 
899 
1,585 
811 
70 
66 
27 
5 
154 
$1,000 
66,754 
5,253 
8,468 
7,833 
3,126 
6,673 
10,018 
19,968 
5,415 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,280 
639 
1,110 
432 
9 
4 
2 
- 
84 
$5,000 to $24,999 
967 
218 
423 
272 
16 
6 
1 
- 
31 
$25,000 to $99,999 
289 
40 
50 
107 
35 
26 
1 
- 
30 
$100,000 to $249,999 
51 
2 
2 
- 
10 
27 
5 
- 
5 
$250,000 or more 
30 
- 
" 
" 
- 
3 
18 
5 
4 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
5,617 
1,546 
2,266 
1,194 
139 
123 
60 
18 
271 
$1,000 
37,338 
3,566 
3,376 
3,654 
2,290 
4,347 
4,998 
8,749 
6,359 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,798 
1,438 
2,138 
980 
32 
27 
2 
- 
181 
$5,000 to $24,999 
587 
97 
123 
192 
82 
33 
4 
1 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
4 
3 
22 
18 
44 
18 
- 
14 
$50,000 or more 
109 
7 
2 
- 
7 
19 
36 
17 
21 
Utilities 
... farms 
3,613 
922 
1,269 
893 
134 
124 
60 
18 
193 
$1,000 
15,898 
1,361 
1,672 
2,360 
1,297 
1,733 
2,279 
2,775 
2,421 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,686 
521 
750 
342 
6 
3 
1 
- 
63 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,369 
341 
470 
426 
47 
14 
3 
- 
68 
$5,000 to $24,999 
456 
59 
49 
121 
70 
90 
25 
- 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
1 
- 
4 
8 
14 
16 
1 
8 
$50,000 or more 
50 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
15 
17 
12 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
4,590 
1,237 
1,777 
1,013 
137 
123 
60 
18 
225 
$1,000 
45,733 
3,096 
4,084 
5,713 
2,462 
4,613 
9,137 
9,294 
7,334 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,705 
1,076 
1,651 
782 
32 
16 
2 
- 
146 
$5,000 to $24,999 
609 
148 
103 
197 
71 
41 
4 
- 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
11 
13 
20 
24 
37 
5 
2 
15 
$50,000 or more 
149 
2 
10 
14 
10 
29 
49 
16 
19 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
1,704 
357 
440 
428 
123 
121 
60 
18 
157 
$1,000 
177,047 
6,770 
9,834 
13,965 
11,509 
19,615 
30,246 
56,555 
28,552 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
544 
169 
190 
146 
4 
1 
- 
- 
34 
$5,000 to $24,999 
472 
112 
143 
144 
28 
12 
1 
- 
32 
$25,000 to $99,999 
408 
66 
93 
103 
51 
45 
4 
- 
46 
$100,000 to $249,999 
173 
10 
10 
27 
33 
52 
19 
- 
22 
$250,000 or more 
107 
- 
4 
8 
7 
11 
36 
18 
23 
Contract labor 
... farms 
407 
95 
112 
121 
16 
22 
11 
2 
28 
$1,000 
6,030 
526 
666 
1,217 
(D) 
998 
809 
(D) 
1,397 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
74 
19 
34 
20 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
134 
49 
38 
33 
2 
4 
- 
1 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
137 
23 
31 
51 
9 
8 
2 
- 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 101 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
