Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,263 
142 
120 
159 
221 
167 
$1,000 
13,081 
6,610 
1,791 
1,631 
1,076 
541 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,207 
- 
5 
17 
47 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
588 
5 
21 
60 
99 
88 
$5,000 to $24,999 
347 
54 
79 
69 
70 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
45 
10 
7 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
50 
38 
5 
6 
1 
“ 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,205 
81 
67 
106 
148 
153 
$1,000 
21,865 
11,327 
2,433 
1,483 
1,958 
1,316 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,736 
9 
22 
53 
90 
92 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324 
16 
22 
41 
34 
38 
$25,000 to $99,999 
108 
31 
17 
8 
22 
23 
$100,000 to $249,999 
17 
9 
4 
4 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
20 
16 
2 
- 
2 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,021 
70 
58 
79 
100 
77 
$1,000 
13,916 
7,341 
1,873 
867 
1,530 
769 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,536 
20 
24 
40 
66 
98 
$1,000 
7,950 
3,987 
560 
617 
428 
547 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,535 
152 
139 
273 
362 
268 
$1,000 
210,804 
118,092 
28,850 
28,938 
16,407 
4,048 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,627 
1 
2 
6 
28 
102 
$5,000 to $24,999 
959 
1 
3 
12 
80 
102 
$25,000 to $99,999 
516 
4 
11 
109 
236 
64 
$100,000 to $249,999 
274 
24 
88 
144 
18 
- 
$250,000 or more 
159 
122 
35 
2 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
6,964 
159 
160 
307 
476 
411 
$1,000 
43,540 
17,752 
5,814 
5,132 
4,745 
2,422 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,633 
2 
4 
20 
142 
245 
$5,000 to $24,999 
957 
9 
48 
224 
310 
155 
$25,000 to $49,999 
208 
35 
80 
56 
18 
7 
$50,000 or more 
166 
113 
28 
7 
6 
4 
Utilities 
farms 
4,921 
159 
161 
307 
467 
374 
$1,000 
24,385 
9,256 
3,143 
3,322 
3,115 
1,233 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,282 
- 
- 
1 
21 
67 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,651 
1 
9 
39 
197 
227 
$5,000 to $24,999 
798 
26 
112 
263 
242 
80 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
71 
34 
2 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
75 
61 
6 
2 
3 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
5,941 
159 
160 
307 
472 
393 
$1,000 
66,687 
25,346 
9,500 
8,765 
7,928 
3,469 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,163 
2 
1 
5 
104 
157 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,185 
5 
33 
163 
267 
208 
$25,000 to $49,999 
307 
23 
43 
101 
78 
24 
$50,000 or more 
286 
129 
83 
38 
23 
4 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,293 
158 
154 
250 
330 
241 
$1,000 
95,703 
40,543 
15,439 
10,051 
10,469 
3,409 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
822 
- 
1 
29 
65 
98 
$5,000 to $24,999 
657 
4 
11 
75 
135 
106 
$25,000 to $99,999 
576 
30 
87 
128 
107 
34 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
66 
44 
17 
20 
3 
$250,000 or more 
74 
58 
11 
1 
3 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
716 
45 
30 
54 
40 
66 
$1,000 
6,679 
2,730 
557 
596 
438 
281 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
227 
- 
1 
6 
8 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
242 
1 
12 
22 
13 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
190 
20 
8 
20 
15 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
12 
6 
2 
3 
2 
$50,000 or more 
22 
12 
3 
4 
1 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,300 
124 
101 
194 
209 
131 
$1,000 
20,379 
11,573 
2,692 
2,767 
1,737 
471 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
386 
1 
- 
11 
28 
47 
$1,000 to $4,999 
364 
5 
13 
39 
60 
51 
$5,000 to $24,999 
369 
26 
47 
111 
110 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
90 
24 
25 
30 
8 
2 
$50,000 or more 
91 
68 
16 
3 
3 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,596 
134 
121 
223 
265 
160 
$1,000 
14,133 
5,525 
1,686 
2,511 
1,965 
656 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
975 
8 
27 
90 
138 
121 
$5,000 to $9,999 
276 
22 
35 
60 
71 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
219 
40 
41 
52 
41 
14 
$25,000 or more 
126 
64 
18 
21 
15 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
