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Connecticut Statistics Sheet National Resources Inventory
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FIC technical memo about the NRI
Summary of agricultural land developed
Summary of rural land developed
Glossary of NRI-related terms
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1997-2002 |
2002-2007 |
1982-2007 |
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Agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) |
10,200 |
5,200 |
45,300 |
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Agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
306,400 |
286,800 |
352,700 |
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Prime agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) |
5,600 |
N/A |
24,600 |
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Prime agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
144,000 |
134,400 |
166,300 |
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Rural land converted to developed land (acres) |
57,800 |
36,800 |
234,200 |
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Rural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
2,093,200 |
2,035,800 |
2,235,000 |
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Prime rural land converted to developed land (acres) |
10,400 |
6,000 |
44,200 |
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Prime rural land available at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
300,600 |
290,100 |
328,300 |
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Total surface area (acres) |
3,194,700 |
3,194,700 |
3,194,700 |
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Census of Agriculture
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FIC technical memo about the Census of Agriculture |
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1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
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Farms |
4,905 |
4,191 |
4,916 |
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Land in farms (acres) |
406,222 |
357,154 |
405,616 |
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Total land area (acres) |
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3,100,675 |
3,100,721 |
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Full-time operators |
2,228 |
2,077 |
2,273 |
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Part-time operators |
2,677 |
2,114 |
2,643 |
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Percentage of operators 55 and older |
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49 |
57 |
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Land managed by operators 55 and older (acres) |
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196,410 |
240,220 |
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Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000) |
434,970 |
470,637 |
551,553 |
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Percentage from crop production |
63 |
70 |
73 |
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Percentage from livestock production |
37 |
30 |
27 |
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