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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
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 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems ■ 
■ Con. 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
3 
- 
2 
" 
" 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
4,589 
1,386 
2,018 
854 
68 
40 
13 
8 
202 
Part owners 
farms 
980 
213 
316 
241 
49 
68 
41 
8 
44 
Tenants 
farms 
408 
49 
137 
134 
22 
16 
6 
2 
42 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,575 
1,603 
2,336 
1,095 
117 
108 
54 
16 
246 
acres 
309,693 
74,505 
86,820 
51,650 
10,583 
18,237 
31,487 
5,468 
30,943 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,569 
1,599 
2,334 
1,095 
117 
108 
54 
16 
246 
acres 
298,196 
70,446 
82,556 
50,623 
10,148 
18,091 
31,481 
5,438 
29,413 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,389 
263 
453 
375 
71 
84 
47 
10 
86 
acres 
138,861 
9,775 
15,776 
27,338 
(D) 
12,473 
42,292 
(D) 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,388 
262 
453 
375 
71 
84 
47 
10 
86 
acres 
138,343 
9,762 
15,619 
27,271 
10,949 
12,219 
42,292 
4,502 
15,729 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
440 
150 
189 
52 
13 
8 
2 
1 
25 
acres 
12,015 
4,072 
4,421 
1,094 
435 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,557 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
... number 
9,880 
2,546 
4,022 
2,074 
248 
244 
128 
51 
567 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,916 
894 
1,185 
588 
68 
44 
16 
8 
113 
2 operators 
2,510 
634 
1,107 
516 
54 
53 
27 
2 
117 
3 operators 
384 
101 
130 
73 
7 
19 
11 
4 
39 
4 operators 
99 
17 
19 
41 
4 
5 
5 
- 
8 
5 or more operators 
68 
2 
30 
11 
6 
3 
1 
4 
11 
Total women operators 
... number 
3,864 
939 
1,562 
991 
101 
71 
25 
11 
164 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,986 
766 
1,258 
702 
65 
52 
11 
5 
127 
2 operators 
331 
81 
128 
87 
9 
8 
7 
- 
11 
3 operators 
52 
1 
16 
21 
6 
1 
- 
2 
5 
4 operators 
6 
2 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
- 
6 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,472 
1,292 
1,945 
724 
106 
107 
56 
17 
225 
Female 
1,505 
356 
526 
505 
33 
17 
4 
1 
63 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,766 
1,063 
- 
1,229 
139 
111 
57 
17 
150 
Other 
3,211 
585 
2,471 
- 
- 
13 
3 
1 
138 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
4,863 
1,425 
2,058 
1,014 
94 
89 
36 
4 
143 
Not on farm operated 
1,114 
223 
413 
215 
45 
35 
24 
14 
145 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,101 
1,037 
126 
588 
95 
91 
48 
13 
103 
Any 
3,876 
611 
2,345 
641 
44 
33 
12 
5 
185 
1 to 49 days 
478 
188 
147 
99 
6 
6 
5 
1 
26 
50 to 99 days 
304 
96 
80 
110 
- 
2 
1 
- 
15 
100 to 199 days 
558 
101 
317 
105 
4 
6 
- 
- 
25 
200 days or more 
2,536 
226 
1,801 
327 
34 
19 
6 
4 
119 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
267 
24 
131 
76 
6 
1 
- 
1 
28 
3 or 4 years 
319 
37 
141 
108 
1 
1 
- 
- 
31 
5 to 9 years 
920 
179 
474 
178 
25 
6 
3 
- 
55 
10 years or more 
4,471 
1,408 
1,725 
867 
107 
116 
57 
17 
174 
Average years on present farm 
21.8 
28.6 
18.1 
19.2 
23.3 
32.2 
31.5 
29.6 
18.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
204 
9 
108 
58 
3 
1 
- 
- 
25 
3 or 4 years 
240 
33 
115 
72 
3 
- 
- 
- 
17 
5 to 9 years 
808 
163 
408 
162 
20 
5 
2 
1 
47 
1 0 years or more 
4,725 
1,443 
1,840 
937 
113 
118 
58 
17 
199 
Average years operating any farm ... 
24.1 
31.0 
20.2 
21.8 
26.3 
34.1 
33.0 
29.9 
21.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
55 
- 
39 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
25 to 34 years 
226 
- 
87 
97 
2 
- 
- 
1 
39 
35 to 44 years 
431 
12 
237 
118 
17 
12 
4 
3 
28 
45 to 49 years 
549 
23 
319 
139 
23 
2 
3 
2 
38 
50 to 54 years 
921 
75 
503 
248 
33 
18 
14 
1 
29 
55 to 59 years 
1,011 
119 
560 
225 
16 
26 
12 
5 
48 
60 to 64 years 
892 
285 
345 
163 
21 
20 
10 
1 
47 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
106 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
