Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,338 
(X) 
6,984 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
679,732 
(X) 
549,904 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
92,632 
(X) 
78,738 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,328 
3,900 
1,365 
3,798 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,525 
11,213 
1,599 
11,561 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,932 
30,557 
1,819 
28,483 
$25,000 to $49,999 
854 
30,289 
712 
24,641 
$50,000 to $99,999 
611 
43,448 
543 
38,888 
$100,000 to $249,999 
579 
91,858 
512 
83,486 
$250,000 to $499,999 
242 
82,641 
222 
76,216 
$500,000 or more 
267 
385,825 
212 
282,830 
$500,000 to $999,999 
151 
108,160 
115 
79,486 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
80 
124,333 
73 
109,293 
$2,500,000 or more 
36 
153,333 
24 
94,051 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
2,714 
(X) 
2,865 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
24,141 
(X) 
19,789 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.6 
(X) 
3.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
833 
154 
960 
181 
$500 to $999 
397 
266 
448 
301 
$1,000 to $4,999 
868 
1,996 
837 
1,848 
$5,000 to $9,999 
203 
1,397 
243 
1,636 
$10,000 to $24,999 
200 
3,022 
190 
2,868 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
3,751 
94 
3,208 
$50,000 to $99,999 
60 
4,095 
65 
4,407 
$100,000 or more 
47 
9,460 
28 
5,340 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,775 
(X) 
1,403 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,940 
(X) 
5,637 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
866 
137 
632 
100 
$500 to $999 
214 
147 
160 
106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
427 
1,007 
356 
873 
$5,000 to $9,999 
108 
734 
119 
804 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99 
1,532 
85 
1,375 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
1,422 
36 
1,163 
$50,000 or more 
21 
1,962 
15 
1,216 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16 
1,079 
13 
(D) 
$100,000 or more 
5 
882 
2 
(D) 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
2,263 
(X) 
1,888 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
13,081 
(X) 
8,990 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.9 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
924 
192 
713 
139 
$500 to $999 
283 
186 
245 
168 
$1,000 to $4,999 
588 
1,313 
536 
1,138 
$5,000 to $9,999 
191 
1,301 
169 
1,129 
$10,000 to $24,999 
156 
2,264 
135 
1,996 
$25,000 or more 
121 
7,825 
90 
4,420 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
2,589 
63 
2,265 
$50,000 or more 
50 
5,236 
27 
2,155 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
2,205 
(X) 
1,541 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
21,865 
(X) 
25,230 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.2 
(X) 
4.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,120 
387 
701 
228 
$1,000 to $4,999 
616 
1,499 
439 
1,001 
$5,000 to $9,999 
164 
1,137 
139 
950 
$10,000 to $24,999 
160 
2,410 
109 
1,584 
$25,000 to $49,999 
80 
2,689 
64 
2,260 
$50,000 to $99,999 
28 
1,745 
40 
2,613 
$100,000 to $249,999 
17 
2,636 
33 
5,137 
$250,000 or more 
20 
9,364 
16 
11,457 
$250,000 to $499,999 
14 
4,433 
8 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
3 
5,255 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
1,021 
(X) 
789 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
13,916 
(X) 
16,178 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
372 
148 
276 
120 
$1,000 to $4,999 
349 
793 
265 
607 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114 
792 
72 
500 
$10,000 to $24,999 
90 
1,453 
76 
1,173 
$25,000 to $49,999 
50 
1,800 
32 
1,131 
$50,000 to $99,999 
23 
1,377 
38 
2,545 
$100,000 to $249,999 
12 
1,843 
22 
3,360 
$250,000 or more 
11 
5,711 
8 
6,741 
$250,000 to $499,999 
8 
2,591 
4 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
3 
4,496 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,536 
(X) 
970 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,950 
(X) 
9,052 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.2 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,044 
322 
593 
157 
$1,000 to $4,999 
301 
748 
219 
448 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66 
442 
67 
444 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
- State Data 
Vermont 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
