Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
104 
- 
- 
3 
15 
37 
49 
$1,000 
2,812 
2,157 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,247 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
16 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
8 
$1,000 
1,522 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
735 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
232 
104 
- 
- 
3 
15 
37 
49 
$1,000 
2,812 
2,157 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,247 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
16 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
8 
$1,000 
1,522 
(□) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
735 
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 
1,772 
2 
104 
121 
352 
578 
615 
$1,000 
88,265 
69,247 
(D) 
(D) 
6,665 
19,651 
22,910 
15,621 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
409 
344 
34 
31 
103 
106 
70 
$1,000 
62,148 
52,989 
- 
3,670 
5,413 
16,331 
17,213 
10,362 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
1,523 
659 
1 
34 
53 
133 
243 
195 
$1,000 
32,419 
20,312 
(D) 
(D) 
2,730 
4,661 
8,414 
3,204 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
146 
100 
9 
11 
24 
40 
16 
$1,000 
21,339 
14,588 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,565 
6,277 
1,485 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
2,061 
1,471 
7 
107 
112 
360 
448 
437 
$1,000 
61,905 
56,732 
44 
2,285 
4,618 
19,530 
19,611 
10,643 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
271 
261 
- 
14 
27 
82 
86 
52 
$1,000 
43,008 
41,377 
- 
1,228 
3,342 
15,857 
14,519 
6,432 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
934 
886 
2 
81 
87 
243 
302 
171 
$1,000 
504,884 
496,584 
(D) 
(D) 
62,779 
156,743 
149,984 
96,005 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
824 
792 
2 
76 
78 
224 
265 
147 
$1,000 
502,646 
494,561 
(D) 
(D) 
62,693 
156,322 
149,192 
95,428 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
525 
280 
22 
50 
55 
95 
58 
$1,000 
1,345 
(D) 
- 
40 
395 
260 
(D) 
95 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
340 
340 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
664 
363 
- 
24 
43 
75 
115 
106 
$1,000 
6,255 
4,541 
- 
54 
477 
1,320 
1,994 
696 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
23 
- 
- 
4 
10 
5 
4 
$1,000 
4,046 
3,266 
- 
- 
329 
1,027 
1,626 
284 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
308 
172 
- 
19 
5 
38 
44 
66 
$1,000 
6,531 
4,233 
- 
194 
(D) 
(D) 
1,618 
1,026 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
22 
- 
1 
9 
6 
6 
$1,000 
3,365 
2,465 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,026 
360 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,200 
596 
3 
35 
92 
144 
177 
145 
$1,000 
13,136 
11,045 
(D) 
(D) 
425 
1,876 
8,538 
125 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
9 
2 
2 
5 
- 
$1,000 
11,695 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,252 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
13 
6 
- 
- 
5 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,890 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,827 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
382 
228 
- 
4 
28 
52 
78 
66 
$1,000 
2,433 
2,016 
- 
3 
404 
393 
877 
339 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
11 
- 
- 
2 
3 
6 
- 
$1,000 
1,197 
1,197 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
660 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,560 
1,232 
3 
120 
126 
310 
393 
280 
$1,000 
13,930 
12,677 
30 
900 
1,605 
3,404 
4,328 
2,409 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
145 
82 
- 
5 
8 
15 
30 
24 
$1,000 
941 
845 
- 
12 
30 
154 
463 
186 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,071 
1,044 
3 
77 
132 
229 
372 
231 
$1,000 
27,430 
23,299 
(D) 
(D) 
2,855 
5,946 
9,514 
3,743 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,338 
3,779 
13 
258 
318 
788 
1,207 
1,195 
$1,000 
679,732 
604,994 
466 
37,828 
72,246 
178,725 
197,108 
118,621 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,632 
160,094 
35,877 
146,620 
227,188 
226,809 
163,304 
99,265 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,714 
1,807 
3 
160 
155 
399 
634 
456 
$1,000 
24,141 
22,571 
12 
1,382 
2,918 
6,422 
7,279 
4,559 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,098 
1,232 
2 
101 
94 
233 
454 
348 
$5,000 to $24,999 
403 
371 
1 
51 
30 
110 
110 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
101 
- 
5 
14 
30 
32 
20 
$50,000 or more 
107 
103 
- 
3 
17 
26 
38 
19 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,775 
1,244 
2 
102 
123 
289 
427 
301 
$1,000 
6,940 
6,517 
(D) 
(D) 
794 
1,795 
2,369 
1,274 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,507 
986 
2 
91 
89 
219 
337 
248 
$5,000 to $24,999 
207 
200 
- 
10 
24 
57 
70 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
38 
- 
1 
8 
6 
12 
11 
$50,000 or more 
21 
20 
- 
- 
2 
7 
8 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
