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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
374 
46 
34 
68 
62 
27 
$1,000 
2,635 
1,071 
228 
679 
197 
120 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
146 
5 
6 
15 
23 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
7 
15 
15 
21 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
83 
22 
10 
26 
18 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
7 
3 
11 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
7 
5 
- 
1 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,435 
143 
140 
225 
291 
232 
$1,000 
29,387 
10,122 
3,594 
2,709 
2,907 
1,510 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,232 
6 
24 
83 
126 
120 
$5,000 to $24,999 
943 
29 
67 
115 
141 
107 
$25,000 to $99,999 
220 
76 
44 
25 
23 
5 
$100,000 or more 
40 
32 
5 
2 
1 
" 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,792 
125 
116 
162 
231 
161 
$1,000 
22,228 
7,292 
2,897 
1,890 
2,246 
1,184 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
186 
- 
1 
7 
20 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
595 
6 
16 
45 
79 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
808 
36 
62 
94 
111 
93 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
33 
27 
13 
17 
3 
$50,000 or more 
77 
50 
10 
3 
4 
2 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,521 
87 
88 
166 
193 
153 
$1,000 
7,159 
2,830 
697 
819 
661 
326 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
562 
- 
7 
29 
55 
48 
$1,000 to $4,999 
654 
14 
34 
83 
93 
94 
$5,000 to $24,999 
256 
37 
41 
49 
45 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
19 
6 
5 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
17 
17 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,873 
159 
151 
288 
443 
374 
$1,000 
34,005 
2,881 
1,581 
1,945 
2,730 
1,774 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,624 
21 
49 
124 
238 
241 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,567 
37 
50 
112 
146 
99 
$10,000 to $24,999 
587 
71 
42 
49 
55 
32 
$25,000 or more 
95 
30 
10 
3 
4 
2 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,371 
161 
158 
320 
432 
300 
$1,000 
65,367 
30,166 
8,864 
7,776 
5,989 
2,217 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,821 
1 
5 
51 
126 
171 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,084 
20 
57 
167 
247 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
21 
34 
65 
39 
8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
120 
30 
38 
27 
17 
3 
$100,000 or more 
133 
89 
24 
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 
157 
156 
319 
398 
256 
$1,000 
63,734 
22,200 
8,146 
7,268 
7,516 
3,350 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,338 
161 
161 
320 
488 
409 
$1,000 
152,427 
104,622 
27,073 
30,965 
22,664 
7,709 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,772 
649,829 
168,157 
96,767 
46,443 
18,847 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
3,078 
144 
145 
285 
406 
318 
Average net gain 
dollars 
74,642 
748,889 
198,541 
117,147 
73,185 
34,191 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
268 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
613 
- 
- 
4 
11 
20 
$5,000 to $9,999 
415 
- 
1 
5 
14 
19 
$10,000 to $24,999 
513 
- 
7 
15 
44 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
403 
1 
5 
28 
101 
126 
$50,000 or more 
866 
143 
131 
233 
236 
75 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,260 
17 
16 
35 
82 
91 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,151 
189,267 
107,203 
69,188 
85,961 
34,772 
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 
11 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,023 
1 
2 
9 
12 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
331 
2 
8 
9 
9 
12 
$50,000 or more 
360 
14 
5 
15 
42 
25 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,338 
161 
161 
320 
488 
409 
$1,000 
148,573 
103,301 
26,868 
29,566 
21,822 
7,667 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,247 
641,619 
166,880 
92,395 
44,717 
18,745 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
3,070 
144 
145 
278 
403 
318 
Average net gain 
dollars 
73,752 
739,710 
198,524 
115,724 
72,084 
33,978 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
