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. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
3 
9 
16 
2 
3 
5 
1 
3 
$50,000 or more 
20 
1 
- 
1 
2 
7 
4 
- 
5 
Customwork and custom hauling 
...farms 
437 
90 
167 
84 
24 
23 
22 
7 
20 
$1,000 
4,131 
224 
352 
255 
(D) 
479 
1,172 
(D) 
349 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
161 
41 
83 
34 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
170 
36 
67 
43 
12 
5 
2 
- 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
13 
17 
5 
8 
9 
3 
1 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
9 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
23 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3 
8 
5 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
...farms 
756 
121 
176 
214 
64 
77 
39 
9 
56 
$1,000 
9,636 
369 
547 
1,101 
462 
1,598 
2,122 
2,045 
1,392 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
479 
104 
147 
150 
31 
16 
5 
- 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
110 
9 
17 
34 
17 
20 
1 
1 
11 
$10,000 to $24,999 
92 
7 
8 
24 
14 
19 
13 
1 
6 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
75 
1 
4 
6 
2 
22 
20 
7 
13 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
i .farms 
244 
39 
61 
50 
11 
23 
19 
10 
31 
$1,000 
5,621 
51 
104 
98 
458 
230 
746 
3,431 
503 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
80 
25 
21 
27 
- 
1 
1 
- 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
93 
11 
38 
18 
5 
7 
2 
1 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
3 
2 
5 
2 
15 
10 
1 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
15 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
7 
3 
Interest expense 
...farms 
1,290 
293 
447 
283 
66 
82 
44 
16 
59 
$1,000 
20,412 
2,267 
3,914 
2,942 
1,422 
1,961 
2,559 
3,756 
1,590 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
642 
182 
257 
119 
21 
31 
6 
- 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
488 
96 
155 
141 
31 
28 
17 
1 
19 
$25,000 to $99,999 
126 
13 
35 
21 
12 
15 
16 
4 
10 
$100,000 or more 
34 
2 
- 
2 
2 
8 
5 
11 
4 
Secured by real estate 
...farms 
965 
210 
342 
217 
45 
60 
32 
14 
45 
$1,000 
16,880 
1,966 
3,448 
2,433 
1,036 
1,485 
2,077 
3,037 
1,399 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
107 
34 
46 
19 
2 
- 
1 
- 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
291 
73 
118 
56 
12 
18 
2 
- 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
435 
93 
150 
124 
19 
23 
10 
1 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
7 
19 
14 
5 
8 
8 
2 
8 
$50,000 or more 
61 
3 
9 
4 
7 
11 
11 
11 
5 
Not secured by real estate 
...farms 
682 
163 
188 
174 
36 
45 
25 
9 
42 
$1,000 
3,532 
301 
466 
509 
387 
476 
483 
719 
191 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
191 
54 
66 
44 
3 
10 
2 
1 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
361 
101 
98 
102 
17 
12 
7 
2 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
109 
8 
24 
28 
15 
15 
11 
1 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
3 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
4 
1 
Property taxes paid 
...farms 
5,643 
1,602 
2,353 
1,136 
133 
114 
56 
18 
231 
$1,000 
29,547 
7,729 
9,753 
5,551 
1,189 
1,219 
1,460 
713 
1,934 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,502 
975 
1,600 
703 
53 
34 
11 
2 
124 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
457 
562 
313 
34 
34 
6 
1 
56 
$10,000 to $24,999 
573 
148 
179 
106 
41 
37 
19 
4 
39 
$25,000 or more 
105 
22 
12 
14 
5 
9 
20 
11 
12 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
...farms 
3,244 
801 
1,229 
752 
121 
123 
60 
18 
140 
$1,000 
86,195 
4,709 
4,805 
6,216 
3,913 
7,693 
9,493 
30,462 
18,904 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,130 
598 
993 
464 
11 
4 
1 
- 
59 
$5,000 to $24,999 
715 
153 
201 
225 
54 
40 
4 
1 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
200 
34 
28 
37 
34 
41 
7 
- 
19 
$50,000 to $99,999 
96 
12 
4 
21 
14 
21 
13 
1 
10 
$100,000 or more 
103 
4 
3 
5 
8 
17 
35 
16 
15 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
...farms 
58 
11 
10 
20 
3 
3 
3 
- 
8 
$1,000 
347 
18 
7 
215 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
- 
31 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
...farms 
2,181 
564 
724 
470 
113 
122 
59 
18 
111 
$1,000 
41,018 
4,980 
4,677 
4,090 
3,483 
3,922 
4,454 
1 1 ,048 
4,366 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
...farms 
5,977 
1,648 
2,471 
1,229 
139 
124 
60 
18 
288 
$1,000 
25,568 
-15,183 
-24,263 
-18,532 
-407 
9,641 
26,045 
34,141 
14,126 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
4,278 
-9,213 
-9,819 
-15,079 
-2,931 
77,748 
434,082 
1,896,725 
49,050 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
102 Farm Typology 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
