Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
232 
i 
- 
4 
7 
19 
$1,000 
2,812 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
696 
972 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
- 
6 
12 
$1,000 
1,522 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
232 
1 
- 
4 
7 
19 
$1,000 
2,812 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
696 
972 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
- 
6 
12 
$1,000 
1,522 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
3,396 
94 
77 
160 
231 
232 
$1,000 
88,265 
19,768 
10,268 
13,525 
16,622 
9,324 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
409 
70 
51 
82 
113 
93 
$1,000 
62,148 
19,256 
9,835 
12,096 
14,726 
6,236 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
1,523 
22 
29 
59 
103 
92 
$1,000 
32,419 
(D) 
3,991 
4,272 
8,976 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
146 
10 
11 
14 
59 
52 
$1,000 
21,339 
1,794 
3,706 
3,762 
8,551 
3,526 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
2,061 
147 
123 
256 
296 
163 
$1,000 
61,905 
28,373 
7,625 
8,948 
7,434 
3,541 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
271 
121 
45 
38 
42 
25 
$1,000 
43,008 
27,624 
5,187 
4,617 
4,057 
1,523 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
934 
144 
124 
256 
263 
77 
$1,000 
504,884 
316,027 
73,656 
73,824 
36,026 
4,315 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
824 
144 
124 
256 
250 
50 
$1,000 
502,646 
316,027 
73,656 
73,824 
35,581 
3,558 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
525 
5 
4 
23 
19 
44 
$1,000 
1,345 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
231 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
340 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
664 
2 
4 
7 
29 
31 
$1,000 
6,255 
(D) 
1,330 
473 
1,777 
864 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
2 
2 
14 
10 
$1,000 
4,046 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,680 
640 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
308 
3 
3 
1 
13 
21 
$1,000 
6,531 
35 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,022 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
- 
2 
12 
14 
$1,000 
3,365 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
989 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,200 
11 
14 
40 
39 
57 
$1,000 
13,136 
10,010 
1,231 
389 
392 
155 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
4 
3 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
11,695 
(D) 
1,225 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
13 
2 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,890 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,827 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
382 
4 
2 
2 
16 
16 
$1,000 
2,433 
352 
(D) 
(D) 
666 
312 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
2 
4 
5 
$1,000 
1,197 
(D) 
- 
649 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,560 
134 
128 
243 
293 
165 
$1,000 
13,930 
4,438 
2,411 
2,596 
1,902 
757 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
145 
2 
4 
10 
19 
17 
$1,000 
941 
(D) 
38 
225 
325 
81 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,071 
13 
27 
57 
108 
153 
$1,000 
27,430 
3,961 
4,689 
3,144 
4,864 
3,394 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,338 
161 
161 
320 
488 
409 
$1,000 
679,732 
310,975 
90,070 
83,384 
63,117 
24,015 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,632 
1,931,520 
559,438 
260,574 
129,338 
58,718 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,714 
147 
132 
234 
274 
209 
$1,000 
24,141 
13,113 
3,292 
2,425 
1,830 
1,396 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,098 
6 
21 
84 
162 
161 
$5,000 to $24,999 
403 
20 
65 
135 
97 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
46 
32 
8 
13 
4 
$50,000 or more 
107 
75 
14 
7 
2 
8 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,775 
132 
115 
169 
206 
159 
$1,000 
6,940 
3,724 
1,188 
724 
500 
231 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,507 
20 
50 
130 
173 
152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
207 
64 
55 
38 
32 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
32 
6 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
21 
16 
4 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
108 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
