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. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
3 
- 
5 
3 
7 
10 
- 
7 
$50,000 or more 
22 
- 
2 
1 
7 
11 
1 
" 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
1,300 
154 
263 
337 
187 
185 
109 
7 
58 
$1,000 
20,379 
403 
714 
981 
2,035 
4,079 
8,360 
2,021 
1,787 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
386 
84 
129 
148 
14 
2 
- 
- 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
364 
51 
96 
119 
47 
31 
5 
- 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
369 
17 
37 
68 
106 
93 
28 
- 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
90 
1 
1 
2 
17 
43 
21 
- 
5 
$50,000 or more 
91 
1 
- 
- 
3 
16 
55 
7 
9 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
1,596 
204 
334 
398 
240 
220 
118 
8 
74 
$1,000 
14,133 
(D) 
1,034 
1,394 
2,103 
3,025 
3,775 
(D) 
1,545 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
975 
171 
264 
313 
110 
70 
9 
- 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
276 
23 
42 
53 
67 
53 
21 
- 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
219 
6 
25 
28 
47 
67 
39 
1 
6 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
126 
4 
3 
4 
16 
30 
49 
7 
13 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
i . farms 
374 
44 
52 
97 
53 
60 
41 
3 
24 
$1,000 
2,635 
100 
130 
308 
(D) 
520 
(D) 
(D) 
125 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
146 
19 
33 
56 
14 
12 
6 
- 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
20 
12 
29 
12 
22 
5 
1 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
83 
5 
5 
9 
19 
19 
20 
- 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
- 
2 
2 
8 
6 
6 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
7 
- 
- 
1 
" 
1 
4 
1 
- 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
2,435 
435 
633 
653 
258 
243 
123 
8 
82 
$1,000 
29,387 
2,784 
3,698 
4,287 
2,807 
5,060 
7,449 
1,578 
1,723 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,232 
256 
404 
378 
103 
50 
6 
- 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
943 
161 
213 
251 
126 
132 
30 
- 
30 
$25,000 to $99,999 
220 
18 
16 
24 
29 
54 
64 
3 
12 
$100,000 or more 
40 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
23 
5 
5 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
1,792 
322 
435 
466 
203 
194 
108 
8 
56 
$1,000 
22,228 
2,069 
2,908 
3,516 
1,960 
3,987 
5,146 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
186 
51 
74 
41 
13 
3 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
595 
127 
168 
181 
67 
30 
7 
- 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
808 
128 
179 
223 
104 
115 
34 
- 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
16 
9 
15 
16 
34 
28 
1 
7 
$50,000 or more 
77 
- 
5 
6 
3 
12 
39 
7 
5 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
1,521 
251 
391 
401 
181 
168 
76 
2 
51 
$1,000 
7,159 
715 
790 
771 
848 
1,074 
2,303 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
562 
124 
186 
183 
38 
23 
- 
- 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
654 
90 
179 
188 
89 
69 
14 
- 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
256 
35 
26 
30 
51 
68 
33 
- 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
2 
- 
- 
3 
8 
16 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
17 
- 
“ 
- 
- 
13 
1 
3 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
6,873 
1,689 
2,631 
1,592 
324 
288 
136 
8 
205 
$1,000 
34,005 
7,499 
10,648 
7,455 
1,805 
2,584 
2,342 
392 
1,280 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,624 
1,165 
1,927 
1,117 
168 
99 
18 
- 
130 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,567 
392 
548 
336 
120 
100 
33 
- 
38 
$10,000 to $24,999 
587 
112 
149 
117 
36 
78 
62 
2 
31 
$25,000 or more 
95 
20 
7 
22 
- 
11 
23 
6 
6 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
4,371 
885 
1,399 
1,161 
344 
295 
137 
8 
142 
$1,000 
65,367 
2,775 
3,677 
7,277 
7,543 
11,836 
22,237 
5,202 
4,822 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,821 
720 
1,207 
738 
67 
28 
- 
- 
61 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,084 
151 
175 
373 
193 
127 
16 
- 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
13 
14 
40 
50 
66 
19 
- 
11 
$50,000 to $99,999 
120 
1 
3 
7 
24 
47 
29 
- 
9 
$100,000 or more 
133 
- 
" 
3 
10 
27 
73 
8 
12 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
64 
10 
16 
10 
9 
8 
8 
- 
3 
$1,000 
324 
(D) 
26 
16 
65 
57 
70 
- 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
3,537 
743 
963 
937 
332 
293 
133 
8 
128 
$1,000 
63,734 
4,992 
6,169 
10,023 
6,499 
11,636 
14,825 
4,565 
5,025 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
7,338 
1,744 
2,804 
1,738 
366 
302 
137 
8 
239 
$1,000 
152,427 
-5,077 
-12,850 
-1,341 
21,100 
(D) 
75,465 
(D) 
14,364 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
20,772 
-2,911 
-4,583 
-772 
57,651 
(D) 
550,841 
(D) 
60,100 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 631 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
