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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,295 
29 
334 
79 
129 
195 
number 
11,487 
126 
1,391 
533 
777 
1,383 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
965 
23 
311 
64 
100 
152 
1 0 to 49 
300 
6 
23 
14 
29 
41 
50 to 99 
25 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,075 
16 
76 
16 
46 
98 
number 
134,142 
122 
769 
386 
1,843 
2,206 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
217 
13 
58 
8 
30 
49 
1 0 to 49 
223 
3 
14 
5 
13 
30 
50 to 99 
304 
- 
3 
3 
1 
17 
100 to 199 
166 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
200 to 499 
107 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
58 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,332 
58 
376 
99 
168 
310 
number 
128,622 
277 
3,070 
841 
2,419 
4,970 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,061 
38 
303 
89 
136 
266 
number 
101,431 
197 
2,100 
529 
2,210 
2,920 
$1,000 
61,905 
180 
1,588 
475 
1,552 
2,333 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,077 
18 
96 
32 
49 
90 
number 
52,762 
63 
554 
158 
1,267 
1,023 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,886 
25 
282 
80 
124 
247 
number 
48,669 
134 
1,546 
371 
943 
1,897 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
42 
- 
7 
3 
3 
1 
number 
2,593 
" 
24 
36 
66 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
450 
14 
164 
38 
41 
43 
number 
3,874 
73 
658 
159 
550 
439 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
426 
14 
162 
38 
35 
40 
25 to 49 
15 
- 
2 
- 
4 
1 
50 to 99 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
100 to 199 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
117 
5 
33 
13 
12 
10 
number 
614 
(D) 
128 
36 
70 
83 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
420 
12 
154 
37 
40 
40 
number 
3,260 
(D) 
530 
123 
480 
356 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
525 
14 
210 
43 
49 
84 
number 
6,638 
(D) 
1,363 
246 
609 
710 
$1,000 
1,345 
(D) 
(D) 
36 
143 
189 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
793 
74 
333 
69 
67 
90 
number 
18,803 
583 
5,074 
1,528 
845 
2,132 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
692 
55 
312 
68 
45 
81 
number 
10,190 
353 
2,726 
1,198 
481 
1,519 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
452 
27 
201 
51 
41 
36 
number 
12,399 
164 
2,757 
1,118 
527 
968 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,382 
86 
465 
149 
128 
122 
number 
11,666 
362 
4,173 
1,045 
1,459 
719 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,325 
86 
454 
147 
123 
113 
number 
9,102 
361 
3,105 
827 
1,007 
568 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
297 
28 
120 
39 
25 
24 
number 
1,196 
81 
342 
146 
160 
59 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
457 
63 
199 
28 
35 
54 
number 
10,589 
873 
2,990 
830 
499 
901 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
175 
20 
106 
6 
7 
8 
number 
3,303 
199 
1,373 
285 
92 
321 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,682 
149 
712 
137 
129 
198 
number 
212,397 
3,344 
90,425 
2,905 
6,852 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,671 
148 
711 
137 
127 
196 
400 to 3,199 
8 
1 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
165 
19 
57 
16 
15 
11 
number 
10,967 
513 
(D) 
306 
235 
153 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
330 
28 
139 
36 
26 
31 
number 
114,272 
382 
(D) 
702 
14,588 
2,106 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
36 
9 
8 
8 
6 
- 
number 
1,098 
178 
245 
157 
260 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
