Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,682 
1,068 
839 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
212,397 
223,605 
211,968 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
423 
133 
146 
73 
57 
51 
53 
55 
number 
301,653 
(D) 
113,776 
50,135 
49,535 
7,266 
5,231 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
105 
71 
86 
135 
131 
143 
210 
261 
acres 
11,059 
5,368 
5,130 
8,296 
8,233 
7,567 
11,191 
12,428 
bushels 
1,428,893 
773,897 
624,813 
941,648 
938,996 
727,744 
1,031,941 
1,173,189 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
566 
674 
868 
1,148 
1,168 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
80,231 
87,403 
91,312 
94,872 
95,713 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1,522,569 
1,658,746 
1,486,802 
1,691,757 
1,702,672 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
16 
9 
14 
15 
14 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
339 
379 
775 
463 
448 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
18,099 
13,722 
38,443 
22,370 
21,695 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
15 
5 
13 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
269 
(□) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
14,719 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
6 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
70 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
3,380 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
18 
12 
26 
25 
26 
28 
42 
98 
acres 
125 
211 
412 
331 
351 
489 
646 
1,549 
bushels 
8,540 
11,525 
15,663 
13,319 
13,659 
28,885 
28,475 
70,621 
Barley for grain 
farms 
4 
4 
11 
14 
13 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
304 
(D) 
(D) 
464 
463 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
19,146 
(D) 
(D) 
21,104 
21,064 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
5 
5 
13 
11 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
43 
(D) 
173 
377 
363 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
464 
1,401 
3,384 
3,210 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
35 
21 
25 
18 
18 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
4,478 
2,011 
1,562 
1,178 
1,178 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
222,023 
75,318 
51,289 
37,867 
37,867 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
20 
6 
6 
13 
12 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
48 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
177 
(D) 
177 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
3,364 
3,624 
3,452 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
337,694 
330,984 
350,261 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
1,005,411 
962,986 
1,017,408 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
6 
2 
3 
2 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
68 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
(D) 
(D) 
60,100 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
48 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 7 
farms 
789 
494 
413 
365 
333 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,897 
2,927 
2,893 
2,984 
2,893 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
359 
202 
93 
69 
65 
80 
57 
95 
acres 
267 
265 
247 
236 
232 
231 
162 
305 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
15 
3 
10 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
7 
(D) 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
378 
310 
261 
247 
228 
258 
221 
244 
acres 
2,360 
3,547 
3,552 
4,127 
4,311 
4,894 
4,797 
4,980 
Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
