Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
77 
1,005 
36 
464 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
837 
31 
1,089 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
510 
4 
236 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
479 
13 
2,196 
$250,000 or more 
9 
3,607 
7 
4,018 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6 
1,827 
3 
976 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3 
1,781 
4 
3,042 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Feed purchased farms 
4,535 
(X) 
3,637 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
210,804 
(X) 
144,129 
percent of total 
(X) 
31.0 
(X) 
26.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
973 
443 
872 
385 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,654 
3,999 
1,247 
3,060 
$5,000 to $9,999 
583 
3,965 
380 
2,571 
$10,000 to $24,999 
376 
5,964 
305 
4,785 
$25,000 to $49,999 
279 
9,896 
238 
8,449 
$50,000 to $99,999 
237 
17,011 
278 
19,798 
$100,000 or more 
433 
169,525 
317 
105,079 
$100,000 to $249,999 
274 
44,011 
191 
29,305 
$250,000 to $499,999 
74 
26,351 
70 
23,323 
$500,000 to $999,999 
47 
32,261 
38 
25,484 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
38 
66,902 
18 
26,968 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
6,964 
(X) 
6,734 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
43,540 
(X) 
32,656 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
5.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,475 
1,279 
3,501 
1,225 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,158 
4,839 
1,960 
4,419 
$5,000 to $9,999 
506 
3,433 
545 
3,717 
$10,000 to $24,999 
451 
6,883 
427 
6,522 
$25,000 to $49,999 
208 
7,127 
189 
6,239 
$50,000 or more 
166 
19,979 
112 
10,534 
Utilities farms 
4,921 
(X) 
3,851 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
24,385 
(X) 
18,760 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.6 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,451 
334 
1,127 
247 
$500 to $999 
831 
567 
584 
389 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,651 
3,843 
1,184 
2,823 
$5,000 to $9,999 
445 
3,191 
487 
3,351 
$10,000 to $24,999 
353 
5,008 
336 
4,824 
$25,000 or more 
190 
1 1 ,442 
133 
7,125 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
3,930 
89 
2,988 
$50,000 or more 
75 
7,512 
44 
4,137 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
5,941 
(X) 
6,308 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
66,687 
(X) 
64,724 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.8 
(X) 
11.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,952 
794 
2,151 
814 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,211 
5,142 
2,288 
5,328 
$5,000 to $9,999 
621 
4,136 
697 
4,655 
$10,000 to $24,999 
564 
8,859 
600 
9,267 
$25,000 to $49,999 
307 
10,423 
320 
11,103 
$50,000 or more 
286 
37,333 
252 
33,558 
$50,000 to $99,999 
153 
10,346 
169 
11,686 
$100,000 or more 
133 
26,987 
83 
21,872 
Hired farm labor farms 
2,293 
(X) 
1,884 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
95,703 
(X) 
72,316 
percent of total 
(X) 
14.1 
(X) 
13.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
321 
154 
429 
180 
$1,000 to $4,999 
501 
1,193 
396 
924 
$5,000 to $9,999 
246 
1,744 
165 
1,140 
$10,000 to $24,999 
411 
6,619 
300 
4,901 
$25,000 to $49,999 
365 
12,849 
216 
7,964 
$50,000 to $99,999 
211 
14,721 
185 
12,395 
$100,000 or more 
238 
58,423 
193 
44,812 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
24,332 
133 
20,226 
$250,000 to $499,999 
54 
18,311 
48 
15,575 
$500,000 or more 
20 
15,780 
12 
9,012 
Contract labor farms 
716 
(X) 
562 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,679 
(X) 
4,998 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
227 
116 
198 
88 
$1,000 to $4,999 
242 
610 
179 
435 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
624 
92 
615 
$10,000 to $24,999 
98 
1,510 
56 
803 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
1,170 
15 
536 
$50,000 or more 
22 
2,649 
22 
2,519 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11 
685 
14 
991 
$100,000 or more 
11 
1,964 
8 
1,529 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
