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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
374 
8 
67 
22 
18 
16 
$1,000 
2,635 
26 
132 
45 
30 
96 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
146 
3 
46 
15 
10 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
1 
17 
5 
6 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
83 
4 
3 
1 
2 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,435 
113 
569 
147 
173 
235 
$1,000 
29,387 
505 
3,858 
743 
990 
1,248 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,232 
83 
351 
91 
109 
152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
943 
26 
191 
56 
59 
80 
$25,000 to $99,999 
220 
4 
27 
- 
4 
3 
$100,000 or more 
40 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,792 
63 
403 
110 
140 
161 
$1,000 
22,228 
331 
3,168 
571 
721 
927 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
186 
16 
42 
28 
29 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
595 
27 
171 
30 
57 
65 
$5,000 to $24,999 
808 
18 
164 
52 
53 
66 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
- 
22 
- 
1 
3 
$50,000 or more 
77 
2 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,521 
74 
347 
95 
101 
144 
$1,000 
7,159 
175 
690 
172 
270 
321 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
562 
36 
165 
60 
60 
62 
$1,000 to $4,999 
654 
32 
156 
26 
34 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
256 
4 
25 
9 
6 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
17 
- 
" 
1 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,873 
499 
2,099 
535 
631 
744 
$1,000 
34,005 
1,305 
7,847 
2,074 
2,626 
3,325 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,624 
442 
1,649 
398 
459 
498 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,567 
47 
342 
115 
128 
182 
$10,000 to $24,999 
587 
10 
98 
14 
41 
58 
$25,000 or more 
95 
- 
10 
8 
3 
6 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,371 
285 
1,207 
318 
351 
437 
$1,000 
65,367 
965 
4,884 
1,183 
2,266 
1,946 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,821 
239 
977 
253 
279 
325 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,084 
38 
195 
61 
63 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
7 
22 
2 
2 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
120 
1 
9 
2 
1 
1 
$100,000 or more 
133 
- 
4 
- 
6 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
64 
5 
7 
1 
2 
6 
$1,000 
324 
6 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,537 
187 
817 
225 
283 
367 
$1,000 
63,734 
990 
5,310 
1,990 
2,668 
2,823 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,338 
616 
2,258 
573 
650 
786 
$1,000 
152,427 
-28 
-11,737 
-1,028 
3,502 
398 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,772 
-45 
-5,198 
-1,793 
5,387 
506 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
3,078 
227 
581 
202 
278 
316 
Average net gain 
dollars 
74,642 
17,877 
20,080 
19,202 
27,793 
24,158 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
268 
50 
86 
41 
34 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
613 
74 
203 
47 
67 
87 
$5,000 to $9,999 
415 
42 
93 
45 
51 
66 
$10,000 to $24,999 
513 
30 
102 
29 
47 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
403 
14 
57 
28 
43 
45 
$50,000 or more 
866 
17 
40 
12 
36 
44 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
4,260 
389 
1,677 
371 
372 
470 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,151 
10,503 
13,956 
13,225 
11,357 
15,396 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
279 
33 
105 
26 
26 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,150 
140 
470 
105 
134 
95 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,117 
103 
543 
116 
83 
102 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,023 
84 
353 
88 
90 
163 
$25,000 to $49,999 
331 
15 
105 
19 
22 
52 
$50,000 or more 
360 
14 
101 
17 
17 
23 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,338 
616 
2,258 
573 
650 
786 
$1,000 
148,573 
-60 
-11,734 
-1,029 
3,380 
352 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,247 
-97 
-5,196 
-1,795 
5,199 
448 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
3,070 
227 
581 
202 
277 
318 
Average net gain 
dollars 
73,752 
17,743 
20,093 
19,189 
27,489 
23,881 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
271 
50 
86 
41 
33 
22 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
60 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
