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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
374 
46 
34 
64 
63 
29 
$1,000 
2,635 
1,071 
228 
607 
267 
76 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
146 
5 
6 
14 
21 
16 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
7 
15 
15 
21 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
83 
22 
10 
25 
19 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
7 
3 
9 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
7 
5 
1 
" 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,435 
141 
140 
215 
293 
236 
$1,000 
29,387 
10,027 
3,650 
2,571 
2,990 
1,570 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,232 
6 
23 
81 
126 
121 
$5,000 to $24,999 
943 
29 
67 
109 
140 
110 
$25,000 to $99,999 
220 
74 
45 
23 
26 
5 
$100,000 or more 
40 
32 
5 
2 
1 
" 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,792 
123 
116 
154 
235 
161 
$1,000 
22,228 
7,220 
2,935 
1,787 
2,313 
1,225 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
186 
- 
1 
7 
20 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
595 
6 
15 
43 
82 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
808 
35 
63 
89 
110 
96 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
32 
27 
12 
19 
3 
$50,000 or more 
77 
50 
10 
3 
4 
2 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,521 
85 
89 
157 
194 
159 
$1,000 
7,159 
2,807 
715 
784 
677 
346 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
562 
- 
7 
28 
54 
48 
$1,000 to $4,999 
654 
13 
35 
77 
94 
98 
$5,000 to $24,999 
256 
36 
41 
47 
46 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
19 
6 
5 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
17 
17 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,873 
157 
151 
275 
438 
380 
$1,000 
34,005 
2,873 
1,568 
1,854 
2,738 
1,807 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,624 
20 
49 
117 
233 
244 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,567 
36 
51 
108 
145 
102 
$10,000 to $24,999 
587 
71 
41 
47 
56 
32 
$25,000 or more 
95 
30 
10 
3 
4 
2 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,371 
159 
158 
307 
429 
303 
$1,000 
65,367 
29,949 
9,049 
7,577 
6,012 
2,277 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,821 
1 
5 
45 
129 
165 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,084 
20 
55 
165 
239 
125 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
21 
34 
60 
41 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
120 
29 
39 
27 
17 
3 
$100,000 or more 
133 
88 
25 
10 
3 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
64 
8 
6 
8 
8 
2 
$1,000 
324 
70 
54 
57 
25 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,537 
155 
156 
306 
395 
259 
$1,000 
63,734 
22,008 
8,265 
7,129 
7,497 
3,434 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,338 
159 
161 
307 
482 
413 
$1,000 
152,427 
104,081 
27,351 
30,382 
23,151 
7,858 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,772 
654,596 
169,882 
98,964 
48,031 
19,026 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
3,078 
142 
145 
274 
404 
322 
Average net gain 
dollars 
74,642 
755,622 
200,457 
117,058 
75,640 
34,793 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
268 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
613 
- 
- 
3 
12 
20 
$5,000 to $9,999 
415 
- 
1 
5 
14 
18 
$10,000 to $24,999 
513 
- 
7 
15 
40 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
403 
1 
5 
28 
98 
122 
$50,000 or more 
866 
141 
131 
223 
240 
81 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,260 
17 
16 
33 
78 
91 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,151 
189,267 
107,203 
51,273 
94,968 
36,768 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
279 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,150 
- 
- 
1 
7 
20 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,117 
- 
1 
1 
10 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,023 
1 
2 
9 
12 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
331 
2 
8 
9 
8 
13 
$50,000 or more 
360 
14 
5 
13 
40 
27 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,338 
159 
161 
307 
482 
413 
$1,000 
148,573 
102,759 
27,145 
28,983 
22,308 
7,816 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,247 
646,282 
168,604 
94,407 
46,283 
18,924 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
3,070 
142 
145 
267 
401 
322 
Average net gain 
dollars 
73,752 
746,313 
200,439 
115,574 
74,551 
34,582 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
271 
- 
1 
2 
- 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
