Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
215 
171 
167 
44 
42 
44 
$1,000 
3,515 
(D) 
3,117 
(D) 
(D) 
93 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
74 
52 
52 
22 
22 
22 
$1,000 to $4,999 
43 
29 
29 
14 
13 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
62 
58 
56 
4 
4 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
17 
16 
2 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
17 
15 
14 
2 
1 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
166 
140 
138 
26 
24 
25 
$1,000 
6,466 
6,189 
(D) 
277 
(D) 
235 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
94 
79 
77 
15 
15 
17 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
39 
39 
10 
9 
3 
$25,000 to $99,999 
13 
13 
13 
- 
- 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
7 
7 
7 
- 
" 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
89 
75 
73 
14 
12 
9 
$1,000 
4,308 
4,043 
(D) 
264 
(D) 
123 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
103 
88 
88 
15 
15 
20 
$1,000 
2,159 
2,146 
2,146 
13 
13 
112 
Feed purchased 
farms 
323 
280 
277 
43 
41 
67 
$1,000 
54,850 
53,221 
(D) 
1,629 
(D) 
3,042 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
108 
86 
85 
22 
22 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
112 
99 
98 
13 
13 
25 
$25,000 to $99,999 
24 
20 
20 
4 
4 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
33 
31 
31 
2 
1 
4 
$250,000 or more 
46 
44 
43 
2 
1 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
461 
392 
386 
69 
64 
96 
$1,000 
8,308 
7,839 
7,753 
470 
345 
510 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
294 
244 
242 
50 
48 
74 
$5,000 to $24,999 
86 
70 
67 
16 
14 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
39 
38 
1 
1 
3 
$50,000 or more 
41 
39 
39 
2 
1 
2 
Utilities 
farms 
404 
353 
349 
51 
48 
62 
$1,000 
5,508 
4,898 
(D) 
610 
(D) 
588 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
121 
117 
117 
4 
4 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
154 
120 
118 
34 
34 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
76 
68 
67 
8 
7 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
28 
28 
4 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
21 
20 
19 
1 
5 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
426 
360 
354 
66 
63 
76 
$1,000 
14,583 
13,726 
13,410 
857 
658 
904 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
208 
168 
166 
40 
40 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
117 
99 
96 
18 
18 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
37 
37 
2 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
62 
56 
55 
6 
5 
6 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
314 
269 
265 
45 
42 
57 
$1,000 
29,356 
25,910 
25,285 
3,447 
(D) 
3,491 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
43 
36 
36 
7 
7 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
74 
73 
13 
13 
10 
$25,000 to $99,999 
103 
90 
89 
13 
11 
25 
$100,000 to $249,999 
52 
43 
42 
9 
9 
6 
$250,000 or more 
29 
26 
25 
3 
2 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
109 
91 
90 
18 
17 
17 
$1,000 
1,992 
1,727 
(D) 
265 
(D) 
151 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23 
22 
21 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
47 
38 
38 
9 
9 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22 
18 
18 
4 
4 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
8 
8 
3 
3 
- 
$50,000 or more 
6 
5 
5 
1 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
116 
107 
106 
9 
8 
16 
$1,000 
3,636 
3,530 
(D) 
106 
(D) 
120 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17 
13 
13 
4 
4 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25 
24 
24 
1 
- 
6 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
30 
30 
2 
2 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
22 
22 
1 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
19 
18 
17 
1 
1 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
127 
116 
112 
11 
10 
16 
$1,000 
2,766 
2,672 
2,630 
94 
(D) 
129 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44 
36 
35 
8 
8 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
19 
18 
18 
1 
- 
6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
36 
35 
32 
1 
1 
1 
$25,000 or more 
28 
27 
27 
1 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Vermont 137 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
