Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
2,263 
1,724 
280 
233 
$1,000 
13,081 
6,346 
3,127 
2,997 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,207 
1,017 
94 
70 
$1,000 to $4,999 
588 
448 
82 
68 
$5,000 to $24,999 
347 
199 
79 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
40 
12 
12 
$50,000 or more 
50 
20 
13 
13 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
2,205 
1,792 
222 
175 
$1,000 
21,865 
10,553 
4,612 
3,887 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,736 
1,480 
145 
113 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324 
223 
49 
37 
$25,000 to $99,999 
108 
75 
15 
15 
$100,000 to $249,999 
17 
8 
6 
3 
$250,000 or more 
20 
6 
7 
7 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
1,021 
802 
121 
89 
$1,000 
13,916 
6,025 
3,460 
2,897 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
1,536 
1,280 
133 
106 
$1,000 
7,950 
4,527 
1,152 
991 
Feed purchased farms 
4,535 
3,684 
461 
369 
$1,000 
210,804 
104,067 
48,844 
44,638 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,627 
2,324 
166 
137 
$5,000 to $24,999 
959 
728 
94 
61 
$25,000 to $99,999 
516 
392 
92 
70 
$100,000 to $249,999 
274 
167 
70 
65 
$250,000 or more 
159 
73 
39 
36 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
6,964 
5,729 
678 
512 
$1,000 
43,540 
25,245 
9,476 
8,199 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,633 
4,855 
410 
301 
$5,000 to $24,999 
957 
688 
166 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
208 
111 
54 
46 
$50,000 or more 
166 
75 
48 
44 
Utilities farms 
4,921 
3,866 
589 
451 
$1,000 
24,385 
13,226 
5,063 
4,405 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,282 
1,948 
187 
136 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,651 
1,299 
182 
138 
$5,000 to $24,999 
798 
536 
174 
136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
52 
28 
24 
$50,000 or more 
75 
31 
18 
17 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
5,941 
4,807 
632 
489 
$1,000 
66,687 
37,063 
14,138 
12,055 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,163 
3,570 
335 
246 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,185 
898 
153 
123 
$25,000 to $49,999 
307 
197 
68 
52 
$50,000 or more 
286 
142 
76 
68 
Hired farm labor farms 
2,293 
1,571 
351 
275 
$1,000 
95,703 
39,649 
23,207 
19,814 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
822 
712 
54 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
657 
441 
119 
88 
$25,000 to $99,999 
576 
327 
121 
102 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
71 
35 
32 
$250,000 or more 
74 
20 
22 
18 
Contract labor farms 
716 
489 
101 
85 
$1,000 
6,679 
3,454 
1,081 
998 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
227 
178 
24 
18 
$1,000 to $4,999 
242 
158 
33 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
190 
126 
31 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
15 
9 
9 
$50,000 or more 
22 
12 
4 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
1,300 
968 
200 
157 
$1,000 
20,379 
11,403 
5,220 
4,874 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
386 
327 
40 
21 
$1,000 to $4,999 
364 
290 
43 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
369 
255 
75 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
90 
50 
16 
13 
$50,000 or more 
91 
46 
26 
25 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
1,596 
1,205 
248 
192 
$1,000 
14,133 
7,547 
3,691 
3,087 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
975 
794 
129 
98 
$5,000 to $9,999 
276 
200 
51 
37 
$10,000 to $24,999 
219 
149 
33 
27 
$25,000 or more 
126 
62 
35 
30 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
