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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
766 
51 
34 
37 
91 
86 
acres 
28,278 
17,687 
3,497 
1,628 
2,252 
1,072 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,281 
136 
114 
151 
175 
129 
acres 
103,502 
61,551 
15,537 
12,506 
6,454 
3,238 
Nematodes 
farms 
156 
10 
6 
4 
14 
22 
acres 
2,938 
1,401 
479 
319 
153 
154 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
411 
16 
19 
15 
41 
46 
acres 
5,585 
2,527 
1,040 
367 
354 
348 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
96 
6 
7 
6 
6 
7 
acres on which used 
3,175 
1,154 
724 
117 
351 
155 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
595 
48 
41 
76 
81 
33 
acres 
23,552 
6,593 
3,718 
4,613 
2,736 
794 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
936 
45 
37 
78 
96 
49 
acres 
48,612 
17,531 
6,599 
6,809 
4,044 
2,091 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
901 
40 
30 
58 
97 
90 
acres 
137,559 
15,992 
9,104 
14,121 
20,207 
15,795 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
322 
44 
18 
31 
25 
21 
acres 
10,336 
6,481 
724 
1,224 
547 
490 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
288 
35 
28 
35 
33 
15 
acres 
15,116 
7,942 
2,740 
2,066 
1,253 
318 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,210 
130 
108 
137 
169 
131 
acres 
88,150 
49,329 
13,113 
10,583 
7,293 
2,676 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
686 
61 
64 
57 
93 
78 
acres 
20,120 
10,279 
3,553 
1,614 
1,617 
903 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
631 
15 
12 
13 
30 
35 
Solar panels 
farms 
537 
4 
7 
6 
17 
27 
Wind turbines 
farms 
83 
1 
5 
3 
9 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
14 
11 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
33 
- 
- 
3 
7 
4 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
4,823 
19 
32 
63 
168 
190 
Part owners 
farms 
2,063 
138 
120 
211 
267 
183 
Tenants 
farms 
452 
2 
9 
33 
47 
40 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
6,894 
157 
152 
274 
435 
373 
acres 
1,015,793 
143,837 
72,710 
82,366 
110,141 
70,973 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
6,886 
157 
152 
274 
435 
373 
acres 
972,059 
(D) 
72,607 
80,963 
108,039 
68,081 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,525 
140 
129 
244 
314 
223 
acres 
281,339 
63,338 
30,624 
44,002 
46,070 
22,928 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,515 
140 
129 
244 
314 
223 
acres 
279,654 
(D) 
30,404 
44,002 
46,070 
22,928 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
704 
6 
6 
15 
35 
37 
acres 
45,419 
1,111 
323 
1,403 
2,102 
2,892 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
12,257 
363 
334 
563 
847 
688 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,286 
47 
43 
117 
194 
176 
2 operators 
3,430 
54 
83 
135 
224 
203 
3 operators 
463 
38 
22 
46 
52 
31 
4 operators 
117 
12 
9 
8 
11 
2 
5 or more operators 
42 
8 
4 
1 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
4,811 
73 
103 
157 
286 
245 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,130 
61 
85 
128 
240 
231 
2 operators 
262 
3 
6 
10 
17 
7 
3 operators 
38 
- 
2 
3 
4 
- 
4 operators 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
" 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,696 
155 
151 
292 
432 
352 
Female 
1,642 
4 
10 
15 
50 
61 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,779 
153 
154 
294 
430 
322 
Other 
3,559 
6 
7 
13 
52 
91 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
92 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
