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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,263 
267 
653 
163 
134 
194 
$1,000 
13,081 
734 
1,764 
187 
156 
288 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,207 
184 
460 
111 
90 
127 
$1,000 to $4,999 
588 
60 
141 
44 
35 
53 
$5,000 to $24,999 
347 
16 
41 
8 
9 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
5 
4 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
50 
2 
7 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,205 
141 
753 
178 
149 
247 
$1,000 
21,865 
141 
2,059 
560 
915 
732 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,736 
134 
655 
159 
124 
213 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324 
7 
92 
13 
23 
29 
$25,000 to $99,999 
108 
- 
5 
6 
1 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
20 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,021 
34 
272 
79 
76 
88 
$1,000 
13,916 
55 
638 
436 
699 
396 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,536 
122 
609 
127 
115 
187 
$1,000 
7,950 
85 
1,420 
125 
216 
335 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,535 
300 
1,453 
310 
357 
459 
$1,000 
210,804 
1,404 
8,491 
2,179 
4,408 
4,672 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,627 
244 
1,041 
226 
253 
283 
$5,000 to $24,999 
959 
49 
370 
60 
77 
113 
$25,000 to $99,999 
516 
5 
36 
22 
24 
56 
$100,000 to $249,999 
274 
2 
5 
2 
1 
7 
$250,000 or more 
159 
" 
1 
- 
2 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
6,964 
525 
2,087 
557 
622 
770 
$1,000 
43,540 
567 
2,872 
823 
1,247 
1,489 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,633 
509 
2,012 
521 
569 
707 
$5,000 to $24,999 
957 
15 
70 
35 
48 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
208 
1 
3 
1 
5 
4 
$50,000 or more 
166 
- 
2 
- 
" 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
4,921 
323 
1,302 
362 
401 
522 
$1,000 
24,385 
707 
1,927 
454 
718 
1,038 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,282 
238 
820 
234 
215 
295 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,651 
69 
431 
118 
157 
190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
798 
13 
48 
9 
28 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
75 
3 
2 
1 
1 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
5,941 
428 
1,674 
461 
527 
630 
$1,000 
66,687 
784 
4,866 
1,349 
1,817 
2,568 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,163 
405 
1,463 
399 
445 
498 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,185 
18 
176 
55 
72 
120 
$25,000 to $49,999 
307 
3 
29 
6 
8 
9 
$50,000 or more 
286 
2 
6 
1 
2 
3 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,293 
115 
412 
124 
162 
216 
$1,000 
95,703 
2,945 
10,131 
1,833 
3,815 
3,105 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
822 
41 
202 
68 
87 
112 
$5,000 to $24,999 
657 
49 
99 
34 
35 
67 
$25,000 to $99,999 
576 
20 
94 
21 
35 
30 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
4 
14 
1 
2 
7 
$250,000 or more 
74 
1 
3 
- 
3 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
716 
41 
157 
63 
64 
76 
$1,000 
6,679 
111 
555 
181 
335 
402 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
227 
21 
53 
32 
21 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
242 
14 
67 
23 
20 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
190 
6 
35 
6 
20 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
- 
2 
2 
3 
1 
$50,000 or more 
22 
- 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,300 
32 
196 
58 
65 
130 
$1,000 
20,379 
32 
398 
113 
210 
319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
386 
25 
106 
26 
29 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
364 
5 
73 
26 
31 
53 
$5,000 to $24,999 
369 
2 
17 
6 
4 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
90 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
91 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,596 
58 
191 
55 
97 
158 
$1,000 
14,133 
154 
328 
85 
319 
494 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
975 
46 
173 
52 
76 
127 
$5,000 to $9,999 
276 
11 
11 
2 
10 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
219 
- 
7 
1 
11 
8 
$25,000 or more 
126 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
