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A farm auction in Derby, Connecticut, September 1940.. Agriculture played a major role in the early growth of Connecticut as one of the original 13 colonies that would form the United States of America, particularly in the Connecticut River valley which provides fertile soil, temperate climate and easy access to markets.
The Census of Agriculture is a census conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) that provides the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every county in the United States.
The research farm is named after William Raymond Lockwood. He was a resident of Norwalk, CT who willed his estate to CAES, [20] proceeds from the sale of which went towards the purchase of 20 acres of land in the Mount Carmel area of Hamden, CT in 1909(12).
The Phelps Farm property consists of about 35 acres (14 ha) of land in northern Colebrook, a Litchfield County hill town on the state's northern border. The property is bounded on the west and south by Sandy Brook, and extends onto the east side of CT 183 and Prock Hill Road, where some of the district buildings are located.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
A map of Connecticut The U.S. state of Connecticut is bordered on the south by Long Island Sound , on the west by New York , on the north by Massachusetts , and on the east by Rhode Island . The state capital and fourth largest city is Hartford , and other major cities and towns (by population) include Bridgeport , New Haven , Stamford ...
East Canaan is known for its dairy farm operations and limestone mines. [6] In 2016, East Canaan dairy farm, Freund's Farm, became the first farm in Connecticut to use robotic milking units for their dairy herd. [10] The farm also produces CowPots™, a biodegradable plant pot made from composted cow manure. [11] [12]
Bison Farm. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 521 square miles (1,350 km 2), of which 513 square miles (1,330 km 2) is land and 8.5 square miles (22 km 2) (1.6%) is water. [6] The highest point in Windham County is Snow Hill in Ashford at 1,210 feet.