Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
232 
17 
81 
22 
38 
18 
$1,000 
2,812 
93 
425 
(D) 
550 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
1 
5 
$1,000 
1,522 
- 
- 
(D) 
301 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
232 
17 
81 
22 
38 
18 
$1,000 
2,812 
93 
425 
(D) 
550 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
1 
5 
$1,000 
1,522 
- 
- 
(D) 
301 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
3,396 
90 
695 
288 
353 
438 
$1,000 
88,265 
328 
2,667 
1,936 
3,004 
4,703 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
409 
- 
3 
1 
12 
16 
$1,000 
62,148 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
836 
1,318 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
1,523 
83 
360 
134 
163 
183 
$1,000 
32,419 
314 
1,836 
978 
1,863 
2,290 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
146 
- 
2 
- 
11 
11 
$1,000 
21,339 
- 
(D) 
- 
748 
783 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
2,061 
38 
303 
89 
136 
266 
$1,000 
61,905 
180 
1,588 
475 
1,552 
2,333 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
271 
- 
3 
1 
5 
6 
$1,000 
43,008 
- 
180 
(D) 
832 
500 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
934 
13 
30 
9 
22 
58 
$1,000 
504,884 
483 
1,681 
1,188 
6,306 
6,802 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
824 
3 
12 
6 
16 
41 
$1,000 
502,646 
(D) 
1,425 
(D) 
6,274 
6,473 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
525 
14 
210 
43 
49 
84 
$1,000 
1,345 
(D) 
(D) 
36 
143 
189 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
340 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
664 
57 
315 
66 
49 
54 
$1,000 
6,255 
(D) 
1,198 
459 
180 
434 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
1 
4 
2 
1 
5 
$1,000 
4,046 
(D) 
350 
(D) 
(D) 
308 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
308 
29 
122 
39 
25 
24 
$1,000 
6,531 
359 
2,080 
824 
608 
162 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
- 
6 
6 
6 
- 
$1,000 
3,365 
- 
900 
493 
(D) 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,200 
87 
526 
109 
99 
132 
$1,000 
13,136 
80 
2,137 
749 
434 
318 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
11,695 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
13 
1 
10 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,890 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,827 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
382 
57 
154 
49 
35 
38 
$1,000 
2,433 
373 
706 
(D) 
146 
69 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
4 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,197 
213 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,560 
17 
149 
51 
83 
128 
$1,000 
13,930 
131 
477 
211 
477 
413 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
145 
15 
14 
4 
14 
18 
$1,000 
941 
38 
4 
3 
19 
52 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,071 
216 
771 
194 
159 
247 
$1,000 
27,430 
1,089 
5,496 
1,571 
2,066 
2,427 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,338 
616 
2,258 
573 
650 
786 
$1,000 
679,732 
10,754 
51,381 
12,128 
20,240 
22,316 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,632 
17,458 
22,755 
21,166 
31,138 
28,392 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,714 
250 
701 
185 
190 
228 
$1,000 
24,141 
306 
921 
229 
286 
447 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,098 
237 
679 
177 
182 
219 
$5,000 to $24,999 
403 
10 
18 
8 
8 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
107 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,775 
180 
449 
140 
116 
105 
$1,000 
6,940 
66 
350 
88 
101 
147 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,507 
179 
436 
137 
110 
96 
$5,000 to $24,999 
207 
1 
12 
3 
6 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
21 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
