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. 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
37 
36 
35 
1 
1 
1 
500 or more 
32 
30 
29 
2 
1 
1 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
145 
129 
126 
16 
14 
22 
number 
33,388 
32,241 
(D) 
1,147 
(D) 
1,246 
Beef cows 
farms 
67 
55 
54 
12 
12 
12 
number 
984 
914 
(D) 
70 
70 
86 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
44 
35 
35 
9 
9 
10 
10 to 49 
20 
17 
16 
3 
3 
2 
50 to 99 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
89 
84 
82 
5 
3 
12 
number 
32,404 
31,327 
(D) 
1,077 
(D) 
1,160 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3 
3 
3 
4 
10 to 49 
4 
3 
3 
1 
1 
5 
50 to 99 
12 
11 
11 
1 
- 
2 
100 to 199 
28 
27 
26 
1 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
21 
20 
19 
1 
1 
- 
500 or more 
21 
20 
20 
1 
" 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
170 
154 
151 
16 
14 
24 
number 
25,134 
24,483 
(D) 
651 
(D) 
972 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
157 
144 
141 
13 
11 
20 
number 
23,646 
22,983 
(D) 
663 
(D) 
442 
$1,000 
12,650 
12,409 
12,234 
241 
(D) 
404 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
102 
97 
95 
5 
3 
14 
number 
14,812 
14,384 
(D) 
428 
(D) 
134 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
142 
129 
126 
13 
11 
20 
number 
8,834 
8,599 
(D) 
235 
(D) 
308 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
7 
5 
5 
2 
2 
- 
number 
(D) 
1,083 
1,083 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
28 
24 
24 
4 
4 
12 
number 
745 
709 
709 
36 
36 
104 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
24 
20 
20 
4 
4 
11 
25 to 49 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
9 
7 
7 
2 
2 
7 
number 
(D) 
78 
78 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
27 
23 
23 
4 
4 
9 
number 
(D) 
631 
631 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
31 
21 
21 
10 
10 
8 
number 
958 
904 
904 
54 
54 
140 
$1,000 
171 
149 
149 
21 
21 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
57 
37 
37 
20 
20 
17 
number 
1,196 
891 
891 
305 
305 
1,643 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
48 
34 
34 
14 
14 
7 
number 
768 
553 
553 
215 
215 
151 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
28 
23 
23 
5 
5 
10 
number 
816 
625 
625 
191 
191 
2,733 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
125 
111 
110 
14 
14 
33 
number 
2,074 
1,713 
(D) 
361 
361 
401 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
114 
101 
100 
13 
13 
31 
number 
1,326 
1,080 
(D) 
246 
246 
300 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
51 
45 
45 
6 
6 
4 
number 
234 
204 
204 
30 
30 
16 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
15 
13 
12 
2 
2 
16 
number 
416 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
141 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
10 
10 
9 
3 
number 
125 
125 
(D) 
- 
- 
3 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
83 
59 
59 
24 
24 
28 
number 
163,995 
163,667 
163,667 
328 
328 
860 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
80 
56 
56 
24 
24 
28 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
13 
6 
6 
7 
7 
4 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
61 
61 
139 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Vermont 151 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
