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. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
1,300 
(X) 
1,135 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
20,379 
(X) 
19,829 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.0 
(X) 
3.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
386 
150 
284 
109 
$1,000 to $4,999 
364 
872 
331 
832 
$5,000 to $9,999 
201 
1,476 
172 
1,197 
$10,000 to $24,999 
168 
2,477 
168 
2,713 
$25,000 to $49,999 
90 
3,029 
93 
3,216 
$50,000 or more 
91 
12,375 
87 
11,763 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
3,333 
39 
2,788 
$100,000 or more 
43 
9,042 
48 
8,976 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
1,596 
(X) 
1,230 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
14,133 
(X) 
11,363 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.1 
(X) 
2.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
297 
75 
193 
48 
$500 to $999 
152 
100 
164 
112 
$1,000 to $4,999 
526 
1,308 
422 
996 
$5,000 to $9,999 
276 
1,904 
206 
1,472 
$10,000 to $24,999 
219 
3,482 
147 
2,168 
$25,000 to $49,999 
80 
2,660 
55 
1,894 
$50,000 or more 
46 
4,604 
43 
4,673 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
374 
(X) 
360 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,635 
(X) 
2,699 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.4 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
98 
22 
83 
17 
$500 to $999 
48 
33 
38 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
286 
122 
324 
$5,000 to $9,999 
50 
355 
50 
346 
$10,000 to $24,999 
33 
500 
40 
544 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
805 
17 
557 
$50,000 or more 
7 
634 
10 
885 
Interest expense farms 
2,435 
(X) 
1,936 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
29,387 
(X) 
26,913 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.3 
(X) 
4.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
401 
179 
278 
136 
$1,000 to $4,999 
831 
2,228 
628 
1,719 
$5,000 to $9,999 
471 
3,360 
371 
2,620 
$10,000 to $24,999 
472 
7,101 
397 
5,959 
$25,000 to $49,999 
155 
5,437 
154 
5,132 
$50,000 to $99,999 
65 
4,275 
69 
4,649 
$100,000 or more 
40 
6,807 
39 
6,698 
Secured by real estate farms 
1,792 
(X) 
1,532 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
22,228 
(X) 
19,878 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.3 
(X) 
3.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
186 
86 
190 
94 
$1,000 to $4,999 
595 
1,535 
513 
1,385 
$5,000 to $9,999 
425 
2,965 
310 
2,170 
$10,000 to $24,999 
383 
5,493 
343 
5,209 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
4,482 
95 
3,238 
$50,000 to $99,999 
52 
3,324 
53 
3,479 
$100,000 or more 
25 
4,342 
28 
4,305 
Not secured by real estate farms 
1,521 
(X) 
1,223 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,159 
(X) 
7,035 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
562 
250 
465 
203 
$1,000 to $4,999 
654 
1,687 
452 
1,074 
$5,000 to $9,999 
167 
1,153 
152 
987 
$10,000 to $24,999 
89 
1,344 
93 
1,406 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
1,110 
43 
1,409 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10 
787 
13 
809 
$100,000 or more 
7 
828 
5 
1,147 
Property taxes paid farms 
6,873 
(X) 
6,320 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
34,005 
(X) 
30,579 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.0 
(X) 
5.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
488 
117 
395 
92 
$500 to $999 
431 
309 
379 
274 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,705 
10,710 
3,448 
10,054 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,567 
10,579 
1,536 
10,231 
$10,000 to $24,999 
587 
8,391 
486 
6,810 
$25,000 or more 
95 
3,899 
76 
3,118 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
4,371 
(X) 
4,021 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
65,367 
(X) 
61,290 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.6 
(X) 
11.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,296 
544 
1,167 
495 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,525 
3,446 
1,415 
3,245 
$5,000 to $9,999 
560 
3,834 
446 
3,113 
$10,000 to $24,999 
524 
8,209 
483 
7,748 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
7,139 
257 
8,730 
$50,000 to $99,999 
120 
8,528 
136 
9,324 
$100,000 or more 
133 
33,669 
117 
28,636 
$100,000 to $249,999 
99 
15,429 
75 
10,752 
$250,000 or more 
34 
18,240 
42 
17,885 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Vermont 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
