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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Wheat for grain, all - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1,872 
540 
786 
360 
35 
46 
27 
3 
75 
acres 
69,013 
13,794 
18,088 
15,772 
3,798 
5,848 
5,815 
(D) 
(D) 
tons, dry 
148,845 
24,351 
31,219 
29,628 
9,100 
15,058 
22,262 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
49 
4 
17 
26 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
13 
44 
96 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,175 
361 
580 
184 
4 
5 
- 
- 
41 
25 to 99 acres 
548 
160 
183 
142 
16 
19 
3 
1 
24 
1 00 to 249 acres 
112 
17 
20 
23 
12 
16 
17 
- 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
31 
2 
3 
10 
2 
6 
6 
- 
2 
500 acres or more 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
2 
1 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
255 
75 
101 
43 
7 
11 
1 
_ 
17 
acres 
4,883 
1,300 
1,348 
1,001 
(D) 
485 
(D) 
- 
418 
tons, dry 
12,972 
2,603 
3,399 
2,814 
(D) 
1,716 
(D) 
- 
1,076 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,018 
263 
421 
213 
25 
32 
20 
1 
43 
acres 
37,317 
7,056 
10,319 
9,612 
2,549 
(D) 
2,995 
(D) 
1,843 
tons, dry 
67,543 
12,190 
18,308 
17,804 
5,969 
(D) 
4,589 
(D) 
3,629 
Irrigated 
farms 
35 
3 
12 
19 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
138 
3 
(D) 
88 
- 
(D) 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
935 
221 
288 
285 
36 
32 
21 
2 
50 
acres 
8,945 
766 
676 
1,319 
999 
1,896 
2,619 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
281 
70 
77 
71 
15 
15 
9 
24 
acres 
1,962 
98 
106 
226 
315 
378 
752 
- 
86 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
691 
175 
259 
216 
8 
1 
4 
- 
28 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
178 
39 
27 
62 
13 
14 
6 
- 
17 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
51 
7 
2 
7 
13 
11 
5 
2 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
1 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
1 
Beans, snap 
farms 
377 
84 
109 
132 
12 
15 
7 
1 
17 
acres 
(D) 
22 
25 
51 
20 
(D) 
320 
(D) 
13 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
19 
2 
1 
14 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
" 
- 
" 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
20 
- 
7 
5 
1 
4 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
56 
- 
2 
1 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
289 
78 
70 
106 
9 
3 
1 
- 
22 
acres 
(D) 
28 
(D) 
59 
9 
6 
(D) 
- 
8 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
9 
- 
1 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
2 
- 
(D) 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
288 
78 
70 
105 
9 
3 
1 
- 
22 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
295 
62 
68 
100 
22 
23 
8 
_ 
12 
acres 
3,922 
181 
134 
600 
552 
1,307 
858 
- 
290 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
29 
6 
5 
12 
1 
2 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
107 
25 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
16 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
11 
1 
3 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
3 
(D) 
1 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
" 
" 
" 
" 
- 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
631 
152 
190 
203 
22 
22 
14 
1 
27 
acres 
650 
121 
106 
132 
50 
68 
117 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
38 
11 
8 
14 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
20 
9 
5 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
365 
87 
121 
100 
16 
20 
8 
1 
12 
acres 
3,335 
369 
331 
563 
325 
588 
940 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
66 
20 
12 
18 
6 
5 
3 
1 
1 
acres 
400 
75 
(D) 
43 
110 
41 
95 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
241 
64 
101 
64 
4 
- 
- 
- 
8 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
91 
21 
18 
29 
5 
12 
2 
- 
4 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
26 
2 
2 
7 
7 
6 
2 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
1 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
252 
59 
80 
64 
15 
17 
6 
1 
10 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
2,017 
129 
161 
234 
228 
402 
697 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 111 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
