Table 46. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Vermont: 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 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
... farms 
661 
116 
206 
262 
34 
19 
1 
- 
23 
$1,000 
25,562 
1,368 
2,454 
(D) 
3,694 
5,531 
(D) 
- 
7,522 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
88 
6 
9 
26 
19 
18 
1 
- 
9 
$1,000 
19,903 
604 
926 
(D) 
3,453 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
7,426 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
232 
97 
78 
39 
8 
1 
1 
- 
8 
$1,000 
2,812 
938 
372 
907 
458 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
18 
5 
- 
7 
4 
- 
2 
$1,000 
1,522 
373 
- 
574 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
232 
97 
78 
39 
8 
1 
1 
- 
8 
$1,000 
2,812 
938 
372 
907 
458 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
18 
5 
- 
7 
4 
- 
2 
$1,000 
1,522 
373 
- 
574 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
.. farms 
3,396 
926 
1,233 
733 
170 
146 
80 
4 
104 
$1,000 
88,265 
9,166 
12,900 
14,429 
10,459 
18,919 
14,796 
2,742 
4,855 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
409 
29 
50 
81 
66 
97 
59 
4 
23 
$1,000 
62,148 
2,792 
5,511 
6,378 
8,543 
17,949 
14,364 
2,742 
3,869 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
1,523 
381 
655 
286 
64 
57 
19 
2 
59 
$1,000 
32,419 
3,558 
8,639 
5,675 
3,936 
7,019 
(D) 
(D) 
1,796 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
146 
11 
38 
37 
21 
21 
7 
2 
9 
$1,000 
21,339 
1,187 
4,512 
2,875 
3,441 
6,493 
(D) 
(D) 
1,248 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
2,061 
355 
520 
494 
260 
231 
128 
8 
65 
$1,000 
61,905 
3,079 
3,473 
8,277 
6,007 
11,813 
21,247 
3,987 
4,021 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
271 
7 
9 
41 
27 
59 
104 
8 
16 
$1,000 
43,008 
468 
631 
4,346 
2,495 
7,246 
20,541 
3,987 
3,294 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
934 
46 
34 
179 
262 
229 
124 
8 
52 
$1,000 
504,884 
4,128 
2,408 
1 1 ,220 
53,062 
106,578 
221,139 
59,486 
46,864 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
824 
28 
21 
102 
262 
229 
124 
8 
50 
$1,000 
502,646 
3,693 
(D) 
9,616 
53,062 
106,578 
221,139 
59,486 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
525 
112 
222 
132 
25 
9 
4 
1 
20 
$1,000 
1,345 
117 
317 
318 
432 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
71 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
340 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
... farms 
664 
159 
239 
230 
10 
3 
2 
- 
21 
$1,000 
6,255 
772 
1,016 
2,209 
407 
1,312 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
28 
3 
2 
16 
3 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
4,046 
237 
(D) 
1,431 
353 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
.. farms 
308 
55 
116 
103 
7 
15 
2 
2 
8 
$1,000 
6,531 
864 
1,240 
(D) 
1,030 
1,073 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
28 
6 
- 
6 
6 
7 
1 
2 
$1,000 
3,365 
360 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
950 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
1,200 
221 
525 
342 
41 
26 
8 
1 
36 
$1,000 
13,136 
155 
483 
(D) 
214 
1,456 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
10 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
2 
2 
$1,000 
11,695 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,385 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
13 
3 
- 
5 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 
1,890 
(Z) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
1,827 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,827 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
... farms 
382 
95 
118 
141 
5 
10 
1 
2 
10 
$1,000 
2,433 
267 
349 
1,051 
364 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
96 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
11 
- 
- 
7 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,197 
- 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
... farms 
1,560 
188 
264 
426 
261 
229 
116 
7 
69 
$1,000 
13,930 
702 
904 
1,619 
2,185 
3,532 
3,605 
456 
927 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
... farms 
145 
25 
56 
38 
11 
6 
1 
- 
8 
$1,000 
941 
121 
86 
334 
182 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
87 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
... farms 
2,071 
407 
870 
602 
68 
43 
13 
- 
68 
$1,000 
27,430 
2,230 
3,481 
7,266 
3,723 
4,120 
3,961 
- 
2,650 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
... farms 
7,338 
1,744 
2,804 
1,738 
366 
302 
137 
8 
239 
$1,000 
679,732 
(D) 
48,146 
67,011 
66,744 
125,553 
219,330 
(D) 
62,248 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
92,632 
(D) 
17,170 
38,556 
182,362 
415,738 
1,600,945 
(D) 
260,452 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
... farms 
2,714 
505 
761 
750 
243 
226 
126 
8 
95 
$1,000 
24,141 
800 
1,017 
2,072 
2,273 
4,202 
8,565 
3,068 
2,145 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,098 
480 
737 
649 
119 
52 
7 
- 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
403 
22 
20 
92 
105 
124 
20 
- 
20 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 629 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
