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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
766 
105 
235 
72 
60 
47 
acres 
28,278 
233 
1,192 
384 
711 
348 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
1,281 
101 
255 
80 
73 
72 
acres 
103,502 
236 
1,497 
722 
981 
774 
Nematodes 
... farms 
156 
19 
43 
21 
17 
5 
acres 
2,938 
63 
235 
75 
114 
47 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
411 
61 
137 
50 
33 
22 
acres 
5,585 
119 
533 
155 
289 
197 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
96 
15 
29 
12 
5 
5 
acres on which used 
3,175 
45 
193 
105 
(D) 
71 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
595 
6 
92 
46 
32 
48 
acres 
23,552 
14 
526 
478 
444 
1,160 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
936 
40 
193 
88 
70 
116 
acres 
48,612 
105 
1,497 
1,303 
1,453 
2,581 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
901 
9 
138 
71 
109 
105 
acres 
137,559 
28 
3,136 
3,470 
7,390 
9,933 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
322 
27 
74 
15 
16 
22 
acres 
10,336 
48 
160 
87 
83 
137 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
288 
22 
42 
25 
20 
41 
acres 
15,116 
(D) 
128 
184 
83 
224 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
1,210 
94 
252 
57 
75 
72 
acres 
88,150 
155 
1,105 
528 
774 
1,518 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
686 
50 
155 
56 
40 
60 
acres 
20,120 
76 
492 
375 
331 
847 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
631 
37 
194 
63 
66 
87 
Solar panels 
... farms 
537 
34 
184 
63 
60 
72 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
83 
1 
21 
11 
- 
15 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
13 
- 
3 
- 
7 
1 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
33 
3 
2 
10 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
22 
1 
15 
5 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
4,823 
465 
1,744 
404 
476 
546 
Part owners 
... farms 
2,063 
50 
356 
135 
154 
200 
Tenants 
... farms 
452 
101 
158 
34 
20 
40 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
6,894 
515 
2,104 
539 
630 
748 
acres 
1,015,793 
3,134 
52,622 
28,816 
51,392 
80,924 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
6,886 
515 
2,100 
539 
630 
746 
acres 
972,059 
2,101 
47,768 
27,303 
46,070 
75,742 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
2,525 
151 
516 
169 
174 
240 
acres 
281,339 
461 
9,141 
5,699 
8,230 
15,139 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
2,515 
151 
514 
169 
174 
240 
acres 
279,654 
459 
8,895 
5,699 
8,221 
15,129 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
704 
34 
119 
40 
97 
93 
acres 
45,419 
1,035 
5,100 
1,513 
5,331 
5,192 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
12,257 
962 
3,775 
921 
1,048 
1,237 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,286 
306 
995 
259 
301 
395 
2 operators 
3,430 
284 
1,092 
286 
305 
341 
3 operators 
463 
19 
122 
22 
39 
40 
4 operators 
117 
4 
34 
6 
5 
10 
5 or more operators 
42 
3 
15 
“ 
" 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
4,811 
446 
1,716 
380 
416 
460 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,130 
416 
1,417 
334 
361 
404 
2 operators 
262 
8 
115 
20 
23 
25 
3 operators 
38 
2 
13 
2 
3 
2 
4 operators 
8 
2 
6 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
“ 
1 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,696 
373 
1,525 
455 
503 
658 
Female 
1,642 
243 
733 
118 
147 
128 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,779 
210 
934 
245 
280 
392 
Other 
3,559 
406 
1,324 
328 
370 
394 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
66 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
