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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
number 
1,928 
476 
607 
475 
92 
104 
45 
13 
116 
Average net gain 
.dollars 
78,404 
14,425 
12,148 
21,561 
85,020 
177,156 
722,743 
3,124,076 
235,327 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
210 
72 
77 
54 
1 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
476 
132 
244 
86 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14 
$5,000 to $9,999 
239 
75 
93 
52 
6 
- 
- 
- 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
378 
112 
110 
126 
8 
4 
- 
- 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
245 
58 
48 
106 
7 
3 
1 
- 
22 
$50,000 or more 
380 
27 
35 
51 
70 
97 
44 
13 
43 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,049 
1,172 
1,864 
754 
47 
20 
15 
5 
172 
Average net loss 
.dollars 
31,019 
18,814 
16,973 
38,160 
175,089 
439,176 
431,900 
1,294,387 
76,580 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
250 
78 
120 
34 
5 
- 
- 
- 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
857 
274 
437 
110 
- 
- 
1 
- 
35 
$5,000 to $9,999 
899 
287 
456 
127 
- 
- 
- 
- 
29 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,234 
354 
601 
247 
3 
1 
1 
- 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
356 
87 
146 
85 
4 
2 
- 
- 
32 
$50,000 or more 
453 
92 
104 
151 
35 
17 
13 
5 
36 
Net cash farm income of operators 
.. farms 
5,977 
1,648 
2,471 
1,229 
139 
124 
60 
18 
288 
$1,000 
25,511 
-15,215 
-24,352 
-18,491 
-434 
9,678 
26,043 
34,141 
14,142 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
4,268 
-9,233 
-9,855 
-15,046 
-3,122 
78,050 
434,042 
1,896,725 
49,105 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
.. farms 
1,923 
472 
605 
476 
92 
104 
45 
13 
116 
Average net gain 
.dollars 
78,529 
14,539 
12,128 
21,221 
84,796 
177,353 
723,432 
3,124,076 
235,328 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
212 
72 
77 
56 
1 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
473 
128 
244 
87 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14 
$5,000 to $9,999 
238 
75 
92 
52 
6 
- 
- 
- 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
377 
112 
110 
125 
8 
4 
- 
- 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
245 
58 
47 
107 
7 
3 
1 
- 
22 
$50,000 or more 
378 
27 
35 
49 
70 
97 
44 
13 
43 
Operators reporting net losses 
.. farms 
4,054 
1,176 
1,866 
753 
47 
20 
15 
5 
172 
Average net loss 
.dollars 
30,957 
18,773 
16,983 
37,971 
175,217 
438,326 
434,131 
1,294,387 
76,487 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
250 
79 
119 
34 
5 
- 
- 
- 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
852 
274 
436 
107 
- 
- 
1 
- 
34 
$5,000 to $9,999 
902 
290 
455 
127 
- 
- 
- 
- 
30 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,240 
354 
606 
248 
3 
1 
1 
- 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
356 
86 
146 
86 
4 
2 
- 
- 
32 
$50,000 or more 
454 
93 
104 
151 
35 
17 
13 
5 
36 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
.. farms 
_ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
2,070 
510 
744 
511 
80 
73 
31 
8 
113 
$1,000 
56,573 
7,884 
5,849 
10,902 
8,001 
11,971 
(D) 
(D) 
5,261 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
.. farms 
192 
48 
67 
49 
9 
10 
5 
- 
4 
$1,000 
1,657 
283 
(D) 
307 
110 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Gross cash rent or share payments .... 
.. farms 
340 
115 
138 
48 
13 
6 
1 
1 
18 
$1,000 
1,435 
331 
345 
264 
255 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
.. farms 
358 
67 
173 
92 
5 
1 
3 
- 
17 
$1,000 
1,970 
348 
561 
535 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
410 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
.. farms 
237 
55 
71 
57 
19 
13 
6 
2 
14 
$1,000 
9,497 
440 
(D) 
788 
(D) 
2,346 
316 
(D) 
886 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
.. farms 
318 
75 
55 
84 
19 
36 
21 
4 
24 
$1,000 
1,238 
86 
81 
217 
55 
159 
288 
161 
191 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
.. farms 
79 
19 
11 
26 
2 
3 
7 
1 
10 
$1,000 
1,233 
78 
41 
244 
(D) 
50 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
116 
5 
31 
18 
15 
20 
9 
1 
17 
$1,000 
2,857 
39 
347 
377 
179 
856 
708 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
.. farms 
884 
211 
297 
263 
36 
24 
7 
2 
44 
$1,000 
36,686 
6,278 
3,628 
8,169 
6,210 
8,403 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
.. farms 
4,011 
1,126 
1,587 
797 
107 
104 
56 
15 
219 
acres 
151,144 
23,650 
27,581 
25,541 
8,474 
19,337 
21,650 
7,021 
17,890 
Harvested cropland 
.. farms 
3,781 
1,080 
1,475 
753 
99 
99 
56 
15 
204 
acres 
126,835 
18,799 
22,962 
20,554 
7,756 
16,349 
20,087 
6,315 
14,013 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 103 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
