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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,263 
144 
120 
166 
223 
163 
$1,000 
13,081 
6,631 
1,820 
1,635 
1,080 
492 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,207 
- 
5 
18 
48 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
588 
5 
22 
62 
103 
86 
$5,000 to $24,999 
347 
56 
77 
74 
67 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
45 
11 
6 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
50 
38 
5 
6 
1 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,205 
82 
67 
111 
146 
154 
$1,000 
21,865 
11,347 
2,459 
1,459 
1,958 
1,307 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,736 
9 
22 
57 
89 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324 
17 
21 
43 
33 
38 
$25,000 to $99,999 
108 
31 
18 
7 
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 
71 
58 
82 
98 
76 
$1,000 
13,916 
7,361 
1,859 
870 
1,533 
758 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,536 
20 
25 
42 
67 
99 
$1,000 
7,950 
3,987 
600 
589 
425 
550 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,535 
154 
138 
286 
364 
260 
$1,000 
210,804 
118,564 
28,578 
29,597 
16,048 
3,637 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,627 
1 
2 
7 
28 
105 
$5,000 to $24,999 
959 
1 
3 
14 
83 
100 
$25,000 to $99,999 
516 
4 
11 
118 
237 
55 
$100,000 to $249,999 
274 
25 
88 
145 
16 
- 
$250,000 or more 
159 
123 
34 
2 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
6,964 
161 
160 
320 
482 
407 
$1,000 
43,540 
17,857 
5,767 
5,272 
4,719 
2,334 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,633 
2 
4 
24 
146 
250 
$5,000 to $24,999 
957 
9 
48 
234 
313 
146 
$25,000 to $49,999 
208 
35 
82 
55 
17 
7 
$50,000 or more 
166 
115 
26 
7 
6 
4 
Utilities 
farms 
4,921 
161 
161 
320 
472 
369 
$1,000 
24,385 
9,292 
3,139 
3,430 
3,093 
1,163 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,282 
- 
- 
1 
21 
72 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,651 
1 
9 
40 
205 
226 
$5,000 to $24,999 
798 
28 
112 
275 
239 
71 
$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 
161 
160 
320 
478 
389 
$1,000 
66,687 
25,444 
9,459 
9,077 
7,893 
3,224 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,163 
2 
1 
7 
106 
166 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,185 
5 
34 
170 
274 
197 
$25,000 to $49,999 
307 
24 
43 
102 
76 
24 
$50,000 or more 
286 
130 
82 
41 
22 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,293 
160 
154 
259 
330 
236 
$1,000 
95,703 
40,843 
15,216 
10,316 
10,411 
3,299 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
822 
- 
1 
30 
65 
99 
$5,000 to $24,999 
657 
4 
12 
78 
137 
101 
$25,000 to $99,999 
576 
30 
88 
133 
105 
33 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
68 
42 
17 
20 
3 
$250,000 or more 
74 
58 
11 
1 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
716 
45 
30 
55 
42 
63 
$1,000 
6,679 
2,730 
557 
605 
438 
272 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
227 
- 
1 
6 
8 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
242 
1 
12 
22 
15 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
190 
20 
8 
21 
15 
13 
$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 
126 
101 
202 
207 
126 
$1,000 
20,379 
11,613 
2,674 
3,122 
1,415 
429 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
386 
1 
- 
12 
27 
47 
$1,000 to $4,999 
364 
5 
14 
40 
61 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
369 
28 
46 
115 
110 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
90 
24 
25 
30 
8 
2 
$50,000 or more 
91 
68 
16 
5 
1 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,596 
136 
121 
230 
269 
153 
$1,000 
14,133 
5,576 
1,653 
2,612 
1,909 
611 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
975 
8 
27 
94 
143 
117 
$5,000 to $9,999 
276 
22 
36 
61 
72 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
219 
41 
41 
53 
40 
14 
$25,000 or more 
126 
65 
17 
22 
14 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
