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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
220 
42 
108 
44 
12 
6 
500 or more 
107 
103 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
2,211 
147 
127 
256 
282 
140 
number 
145,629 
78,873 
19,947 
21,091 
13,675 
3,082 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,295 
14 
17 
32 
58 
66 
number 
11,487 
614 
294 
329 
1,401 
1,120 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
965 
3 
11 
23 
27 
36 
1 0 to 49 
300 
9 
5 
8 
23 
22 
50 to 99 
25 
1 
- 
1 
7 
8 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,075 
144 
124 
250 
254 
85 
number 
134,142 
78,259 
19,653 
20,762 
12,274 
1,962 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
217 
1 
6 
22 
10 to 49 
223 
- 
1 
8 
128 
57 
50 to 99 
304 
- 
12 
168 
118 
6 
100 to 199 
166 
8 
81 
74 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
107 
78 
29 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
58 
58 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,332 
142 
124 
260 
298 
167 
number 
128,622 
55,726 
16,606 
17,919 
15,670 
5,984 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,061 
147 
123 
256 
296 
163 
number 
101,431 
52,463 
12,643 
14,816 
10,873 
3,795 
$1,000 
61,905 
28,373 
7,625 
8,948 
7,434 
3,541 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,077 
135 
108 
222 
226 
74 
number 
52,762 
31,228 
7,029 
7,928 
4,250 
889 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,886 
140 
114 
237 
269 
159 
number 
48,669 
21,235 
5,614 
6,888 
6,623 
2,906 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
42 
4 
5 
6 
2 
7 
number 
2,593 
1,762 
226 
140 
(D) 
215 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
450 
8 
8 
21 
29 
35 
number 
3,874 
99 
52 
663 
417 
713 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
426 
7 
8 
18 
26 
32 
25 to 49 
15 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
50 to 99 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100 to 199 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
117 
4 
2 
11 
7 
11 
number 
614 
(D) 
(D) 
80 
35 
89 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
420 
7 
8 
19 
27 
30 
number 
3,260 
(D) 
(D) 
583 
382 
624 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
525 
5 
4 
23 
19 
44 
number 
6,638 
208 
(□) 
1,624 
335 
1,360 
$1,000 
1,345 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
231 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
793 
1 
6 
9 
17 
16 
number 
18,803 
(D) 
(D) 
1,668 
1,996 
1,226 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
692 
1 
6 
2 
12 
11 
number 
10,190 
(D) 
134 
(D) 
1,039 
669 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
452 
2 
4 
6 
16 
14 
number 
12,399 
(D) 
(D) 
2,042 
2,150 
854 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,382 
31 
19 
21 
64 
62 
number 
11,666 
157 
(D) 
(D) 
606 
645 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,325 
29 
16 
21 
61 
59 
number 
9,102 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
328 
569 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
297 
3 
3 
1 
13 
21 
number 
1,196 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
238 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
457 
2 
6 
2 
16 
28 
number 
10,589 
(D) 
1,704 
(D) 
2,949 
1,543 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
175 
2 
11 
19 
number 
3,303 
- 
(D) 
- 
751 
691 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,682 
12 
12 
43 
55 
73 
number 
212,397 
162,956 
2,117 
7,521 
5,158 
2,778 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,671 
8 
11 
40 
53 
73 
400 to 3,199 
8 
1 
1 
3 
2 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
165 
2 
- 
3 
4 
9 
number 
10,967 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
275 
672 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
124 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
