Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Layers 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Flogs and pigs 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Replacement dairy heifers 
48 
5,480 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
2 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
(X) 
" 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1,000) 
51 
6,530 
18 
2,681 
Payments received (see text) ($1,000) 
51 
1,364 
18 
1,777 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
7,338 
(X) 
6,984 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,011,152 
(X) 
3,580,584 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
546,627 
(X) 
512,684 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
3,205 
(X) 
2,903 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
495 
10,831 
505 
(D) 
$50,000 to $99,999 
351 
25,233 
375 
27,762 
$100,000 to $199,999 
982 
145,107 
973 
143,544 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,959 
938,541 
2,867 
902,477 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,757 
1,187,051 
1,427 
968,516 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
531 
719,020 
606 
783,456 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
223 
656,711 
205 
576,048 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
32 
221,857 
24 
146,582 
$10,000,000 or more 
8 
106,800 
2 
(D) 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
7,337 
637,927 
6,984 
520,310 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
86,947 
(X) 
74,500 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
661 
1,431 
658 
1,689 
$5,000 to $9,999 
485 
3,164 
567 
3,839 
$10,000 to $19,999 
971 
13,127 
1,016 
13,886 
$20,000 to $29,999 
965 
22,616 
859 
20,013 
$30,000 to $49,999 
1,192 
44,191 
1,121 
41,284 
$50,000 to $69,999 
765 
42,487 
739 
41,290 
$70,000 to $99,999 
587 
46,864 
547 
44,241 
$100,000 to $199,999 
948 
123,221 
845 
108,650 
$200,000 to $499,999 
590 
161,874 
489 
138,659 
$500,000 to $999,999 
118 
79,121 
116 
72,268 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
55 
99,831 
27 
34,491 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
5,281 
8,324 
1,419 
1,637 
4,308 
6,687 
5,201 
8,125 
1,866 
2,107 
Tractors 
5,957 
14,954 
1,290 
1,639 
5,351 
13,315 
5,942 
15,047 
1,562 
1,943 
2 or 3 
1,973 
4,656 
196 
423 
1,749 
4,136 
2,155 
5,136 
247 
552 
4 or more 
1,368 
7,682 
29 
151 
1,217 
6,794 
1,358 
7,482 
19 
95 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
3,386 
4,888 
511 
559 
2,977 
4,329 
3,481 
5,053 
626 
668 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
3,984 
7,460 
739 
846 
3,543 
6,614 
4,010 
7,668 
875 
995 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
1,149 
2,606 
182 
234 
1,074 
2,372 
1,109 
2,326 
219 
280 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
69 
78 
9 
9 
60 
69 
61 
64 
4 
(D) 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
256 
304 
29 
32 
235 
272 
238 
264 
41 
43 
Flay balers 
2,534 
3,323 
304 
313 
2,345 
3,010 
2,699 
3,345 
318 
337 
36 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
