Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
7,338 
6,043 
695 
524 
percent 
100.0 
82.4 
9.5 
7.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,251,713 
843,553 
205,158 
166,970 
Average size of farm 
acres 
171 
140 
295 
319 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
7,338 
6,043 
695 
524 
$1,000 
790,035 
402,384 
188,518 
168,336 
Average per farm 
dollars 
107,663 
66,587 
271,249 
321,252 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,624 
1,419 
90 
57 
$1,000 to $2,499 
879 
780 
40 
30 
$2,500 to $4,999 
824 
750 
45 
41 
$5,000 to $9,999 
993 
873 
74 
53 
$10,000 to $24,999 
915 
753 
78 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
564 
432 
66 
43 
$50,000 to $99,999 
409 
311 
58 
37 
$100,000 to $249,999 
488 
367 
78 
61 
$250,000 to $499,999 
320 
206 
77 
64 
$500,000 to $999,999 
161 
84 
47 
39 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
161 
68 
42 
39 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
107 
50 
27 
24 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
43 
16 
11 
11 
$5,000,000 or more 
11 
2 
4 
4 
Total sales 
farms 
7,338 
6,043 
695 
524 
$1,000 
776,105 
393,961 
185,361 
165,802 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
397 
270 
65 
58 
$1,000 
26,320 
15,059 
5,889 
5,670 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
113 
59 
28 
27 
$1,000 
22,247 
12,274 
5,345 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
348 
233 
59 
52 
$1,000 
23,486 
13,000 
5,219 
5,001 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
102 
53 
24 
23 
$1,000 
19,578 
10,355 
4,686 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
14 
9 
3 
3 
$1,000 
149 
(D) 
51 
51 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
33 
26 
5 
5 
$1,000 
2,488 
(D) 
537 
537 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
10 
3 
3 
$1,000 
2,293 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
45 
34 
5 
5 
$1,000 
111 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
814 
658 
85 
74 
$1,000 
21,274 
11,184 
4,558 
3,227 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
49 
19 
13 
$1,000 
15,917 
7,172 
3,669 
2,413 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
582 
468 
60 
45 
$1,000 
13,494 
3,795 
2,444 
1,280 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
13 
10 
6 
$1,000 
10,494 
1,527 
2,022 
957 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
171 
111 
29 
21 
$1,000 
10,258 
(D) 
1,740 
978 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
6 
9 
5 
$1,000 
9,072 
(D) 
1,555 
852 
Berries 
farms 
475 
400 
38 
28 
$1,000 
3,235 
(D) 
704 
302 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
6 
4 
1 
$1,000 
1,265 
455 
433 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
661 
503 
76 
61 
$1,000 
25,562 
9,475 
8,449 
7,167 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
36 
20 
12 
$1,000 
19,903 
5,068 
7,658 
6,486 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
132 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
