Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
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 
197 
20 
8 
$1,000 
2,812 
2,338 
383 
105 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
14 
3 
1 
$1,000 
1,522 
1,267 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
232 
197 
20 
8 
$1,000 
2,812 
2,338 
383 
105 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
14 
3 
1 
$1,000 
1,522 
1,267 
(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 
2,854 
303 
213 
$1,000 
88,265 
61,628 
13,600 
10,231 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
409 
270 
78 
58 
$1,000 
62,148 
40,073 
10,628 
8,104 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
1,523 
1,264 
140 
101 
$1,000 
32,419 
24,671 
4,424 
3,930 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
146 
102 
21 
21 
$1,000 
21,339 
15,673 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
2,061 
1,622 
262 
207 
$1,000 
61,905 
37,248 
11,603 
9,815 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
271 
166 
51 
46 
$1,000 
43,008 
23,599 
8,255 
7,114 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
934 
635 
198 
159 
$1,000 
504,884 
236,994 
133,165 
123,490 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
824 
545 
180 
153 
$1,000 
502,646 
235,210 
(D) 
123,289 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
525 
440 
46 
36 
$1,000 
1,345 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
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 
550 
54 
51 
$1,000 
6,255 
3,187 
2,208 
2,173 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
17 
7 
7 
$1,000 
4,046 
1,550 
1,879 
1,879 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
308 
231 
22 
14 
$1,000 
6,531 
4,430 
937 
564 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
19 
7 
1 
$1,000 
3,365 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,200 
1,029 
94 
87 
$1,000 
13,136 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
3 
3 
3 
$1,000 
11,695 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
13 
8 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,890 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,827 
- 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
382 
321 
24 
20 
$1,000 
2,433 
1,355 
(D) 
723 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
5 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,197 
(D) 
574 
574 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,560 
1,147 
262 
202 
$1,000 
13,930 
8,423 
3,156 
2,534 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
145 
118 
15 
9 
$1,000 
941 
614 
248 
225 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,071 
1,723 
182 
149 
$1,000 
27,430 
15,716 
5,573 
3,172 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,338 
6,043 
695 
524 
$1,000 
679,732 
352,725 
153,145 
135,442 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,632 
58,369 
220,353 
258,476 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,714 
2,121 
333 
277 
$1,000 
24,141 
12,784 
5,840 
5,288 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,098 
1,757 
199 
161 
$5,000 to $24,999 
403 
256 
76 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
54 
29 
25 
$50,000 or more 
107 
54 
29 
26 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,775 
1,310 
260 
204 
$1,000 
6,940 
3,121 
1,768 
1,509 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,507 
1,162 
194 
146 
$5,000 to $24,999 
207 
125 
49 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
19 
8 
8 
$50,000 or more 
21 
4 
9 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
