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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
374 
247 
71 
60 
$1,000 
2,635 
1,623 
652 
557 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
146 
106 
25 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
63 
25 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
83 
54 
15 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
21 
3 
2 
$50,000 or more 
7 
3 
3 
3 
Interest expense farms 
2,435 
1,854 
344 
261 
$1,000 
29,387 
17,895 
5,712 
4,697 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,232 
1,004 
146 
115 
$5,000 to $24,999 
943 
705 
139 
93 
$25,000 to $99,999 
220 
129 
48 
44 
$100,000 or more 
40 
16 
11 
9 
Secured by real estate farms 
1,792 
1,366 
259 
202 
$1,000 
22,228 
13,551 
4,210 
3,379 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
186 
158 
20 
17 
$1,000 to $4,999 
595 
485 
76 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
808 
614 
113 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
71 
29 
27 
$50,000 or more 
77 
38 
21 
17 
Not secured by real estate farms 
1,521 
1,161 
218 
158 
$1,000 
7,159 
4,344 
1,502 
1,318 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
562 
461 
63 
40 
$1,000 to $4,999 
654 
503 
96 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
256 
174 
48 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
16 
6 
5 
$50,000 or more 
17 
7 
5 
5 
Property taxes paid farms 
6,873 
5,677 
655 
495 
$1,000 
34,005 
25,239 
4,631 
3,779 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,624 
3,966 
364 
264 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,567 
1,282 
172 
135 
$10,000 to $24,999 
587 
386 
89 
70 
$25,000 or more 
95 
43 
30 
26 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
4,371 
3,427 
521 
399 
$1,000 
65,367 
33,509 
16,084 
14,657 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,821 
2,410 
212 
155 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,084 
769 
193 
145 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
122 
51 
39 
$50,000 to $99,999 
120 
65 
30 
26 
$100,000 or more 
133 
61 
35 
34 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
64 
48 
4 
2 
$1,000 
324 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
3,537 
2,723 
462 
373 
$1,000 
63,734 
37,656 
12,506 
1 1 ,430 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
7,338 
6,043 
695 
524 
$1,000 
152,427 
75,821 
42,597 
38,396 
Average per farm dollars 
20,772 
12,547 
61,291 
73,276 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
3,078 
2,448 
383 
287 
Average net gain dollars 
74,642 
51,335 
141,384 
167,554 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
268 
244 
11 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
613 
537 
50 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
415 
344 
36 
22 
$10,000 to $24,999 
513 
429 
54 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
403 
336 
40 
25 
$50,000 or more 
866 
558 
192 
159 
Farms with net losses number 
4,260 
3,595 
312 
237 
Average net loss dollars 
18,151 
13,866 
37,029 
40,893 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
279 
257 
17 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,150 
1,054 
50 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,117 
983 
57 
48 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,023 
853 
91 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
331 
253 
33 
26 
$50,000 or more 
360 
195 
64 
53 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
7,338 
6,043 
695 
524 
$1,000 
148,573 
72,552 
42,081 
37,898 
Average per farm dollars 
20,247 
12,006 
60,549 
72,325 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
3,070 
2,441 
382 
286 
Average net gain dollars 
73,752 
50,275 
140,879 
167,040 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
