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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
2 
3 
8 
9 
33 
40 
- 
11 
$50,000 or more 
107 
1 
1 
1 
10 
17 
59 
8 
10 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
1,775 
313 
418 
493 
162 
193 
113 
7 
76 
$1,000 
6,940 
251 
246 
564 
433 
1,439 
(D) 
(D) 
673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,507 
303 
415 
467 
140 
107 
21 
- 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
207 
10 
2 
25 
22 
77 
57 
- 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
- 
- 
1 
- 
7 
26 
2 
4 
$50,000 or more 
21 
- 
1 
" 
- 
2 
9 
5 
4 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
2,263 
401 
639 
654 
165 
187 
124 
7 
86 
$1,000 
13,081 
582 
598 
1,433 
1,089 
2,268 
4,304 
1,399 
1,408 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,207 
304 
502 
339 
26 
11 
- 
- 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
588 
85 
117 
230 
82 
42 
4 
- 
28 
$5,000 to $24,999 
347 
11 
18 
81 
48 
114 
53 
- 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
- 
2 
4 
6 
13 
42 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
50 
1 
" 
" 
3 
7 
25 
7 
7 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
2,205 
399 
841 
610 
115 
106 
66 
5 
63 
$1,000 
21,865 
1,086 
1,660 
2,678 
1,698 
2,404 
8,070 
2,234 
2,034 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,736 
347 
749 
490 
67 
45 
8 
- 
30 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324 
42 
89 
88 
37 
38 
14 
- 
16 
$25,000 to $99,999 
108 
10 
3 
32 
6 
18 
24 
3 
12 
$100,000 to $249,999 
17 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
8 
- 
2 
$250,000 or more 
20 
- 
- 
2 
1 
12 
2 
3 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
1,021 
166 
318 
270 
75 
90 
57 
4 
41 
$1,000 
13,916 
423 
859 
1,611 
(D) 
2,004 
5,324 
(D) 
890 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
1,536 
299 
644 
455 
52 
31 
15 
3 
37 
$1,000 
7,950 
663 
801 
1,068 
(D) 
400 
2,747 
(D) 
1,144 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
4,535 
864 
1,647 
1,176 
317 
263 
132 
8 
128 
$1,000 
210,804 
5,059 
6,979 
11,408 
20,935 
42,057 
80,478 
24,560 
19,328 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,627 
590 
1,302 
666 
20 
4 
1 
- 
44 
$5,000 to $24,999 
959 
222 
293 
374 
32 
13 
1 
- 
24 
$25,000 to $99,999 
516 
51 
50 
136 
202 
46 
4 
- 
27 
$100,000 to $249,999 
274 
1 
2 
- 
63 
167 
23 
- 
18 
$250,000 or more 
159 
- 
" 
- 
" 
33 
103 
8 
15 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
6,964 
1,679 
2,554 
1,696 
364 
302 
137 
8 
224 
$1,000 
43,540 
2,957 
3,314 
4,932 
4,591 
8,129 
13,067 
3,157 
3,392 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,633 
1,567 
2,449 
1,411 
56 
16 
1 
- 
133 
$5,000 to $24,999 
957 
105 
99 
268 
275 
143 
7 
- 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
208 
1 
3 
14 
28 
114 
32 
- 
16 
$50,000 or more 
166 
6 
3 
3 
5 
29 
97 
8 
15 
Utilities 
...farms 
4,921 
1,013 
1,594 
1,329 
362 
302 
137 
8 
176 
$1,000 
24,385 
1,294 
1,763 
3,302 
2,692 
4,698 
6,480 
1,638 
2,518 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,282 
638 
1,086 
499 
8 
- 
- 
- 
51 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,651 
337 
462 
685 
91 
28 
1 
- 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
798 
38 
43 
141 
263 
236 
26 
- 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
- 
3 
1 
- 
32 
64 
- 
15 
$50,000 or more 
75 
- 
- 
3 
- 
6 
46 
8 
12 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
5,941 
1,350 
2,053 
1,532 
364 
301 
137 
8 
196 
$1,000 
66,687 
3,606 
4,972 
8,408 
7,912 
13,097 
19,860 
3,440 
5,392 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,163 
1,184 
1,800 
1,043 
29 
8 
2 
- 
97 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,185 
149 
234 
440 
212 
96 
3 
- 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
307 
17 
18 
35 
97 
101 
19 
- 
20 
$50,000 or more 
286 
- 
1 
14 
26 
96 
113 
8 
28 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
2,293 
347 
502 
615 
262 
280 
136 
8 
143 
$1,000 
95,703 
3,245 
7,230 
9,391 
8,037 
19,217 
28,037 
6,946 
13,600 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
822 
212 
283 
244 
49 
12 
- 
- 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
657 
95 
118 
247 
103 
51 
2 
- 
41 
$25,000 to $99,999 
576 
40 
88 
117 
96 
160 
29 
- 
46 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
- 
13 
7 
13 
49 
62 
- 
20 
$250,000 or more 
74 
- 
- 
" 
1 
8 
43 
8 
14 
Contract labor 
...farms 
716 
132 
185 
232 
36 
55 
40 
2 
34 
$1,000 
6,679 
(D) 
465 
1,122 
(D) 
939 
2,511 
(D) 
475 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
227 
46 
78 
87 
9 
4 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
242 
49 
73 
84 
10 
19 
1 
- 
6 
$5,000 to $24,999 
190 
34 
34 
54 
13 
18 
18 
1 
18 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
630 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
