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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,263 
1,501 
1 
130 
172 
340 
486 
372 
$1,000 
13,081 
11,917 
(D) 
(D) 
1,597 
4,151 
3,430 
2,181 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,207 
620 
- 
30 
59 
114 
218 
199 
$1,000 to $4,999 
588 
445 
- 
69 
54 
108 
116 
98 
$5,000 to $24,999 
347 
321 
1 
29 
38 
87 
116 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
69 
- 
- 
10 
17 
25 
17 
$50,000 or more 
50 
46 
- 
2 
11 
14 
11 
8 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,205 
1,238 
2 
110 
139 
295 
402 
290 
$1,000 
21,865 
19,046 
(D) 
(D) 
1,716 
6,981 
5,993 
3,419 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,736 
887 
1 
76 
106 
193 
295 
216 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324 
216 
1 
28 
20 
63 
54 
50 
$25,000 to $99,999 
108 
101 
- 
4 
9 
26 
41 
21 
$100,000 to $249,999 
17 
15 
- 
2 
2 
4 
5 
2 
$250,000 or more 
20 
19 
- 
- 
2 
9 
7 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,021 
672 
2 
66 
62 
164 
208 
170 
$1,000 
13,916 
12,567 
(D) 
(D) 
1,173 
4,220 
3,902 
2,687 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,536 
789 
1 
59 
104 
178 
264 
183 
$1,000 
7,950 
6,479 
(D) 
(D) 
543 
2,760 
2,092 
731 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,535 
2,586 
8 
189 
233 
602 
821 
733 
$1,000 
210,804 
199,116 
196 
12,509 
23,982 
63,112 
62,253 
37,064 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,627 
1,113 
5 
67 
99 
233 
337 
372 
$5,000 to $24,999 
959 
605 
1 
47 
49 
120 
189 
199 
$25,000 to $99,999 
516 
447 
2 
36 
34 
127 
154 
94 
$100,000 to $249,999 
274 
266 
- 
33 
27 
77 
88 
41 
$250,000 or more 
159 
155 
- 
6 
24 
45 
53 
27 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
6,964 
3,706 
13 
250 
314 
772 
1,181 
1,176 
$1,000 
43,540 
38,016 
29 
1,975 
4,625 
11,093 
12,444 
7,849 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,633 
2,542 
10 
155 
201 
454 
811 
911 
$5,000 to $24,999 
957 
813 
3 
73 
64 
215 
257 
201 
$25,000 to $49,999 
208 
197 
- 
16 
25 
64 
57 
35 
$50,000 or more 
166 
154 
- 
6 
24 
39 
56 
29 
Utilities 
farms 
4,921 
2,900 
8 
215 
241 
673 
892 
871 
$1,000 
24,385 
21,508 
24 
1,705 
2,581 
6,164 
6,630 
4,404 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,282 
917 
2 
56 
56 
163 
258 
382 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,651 
1,080 
4 
83 
87 
257 
331 
318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
798 
727 
2 
68 
70 
206 
240 
141 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
105 
- 
3 
14 
25 
44 
19 
$50,000 or more 
75 
71 
- 
5 
14 
22 
19 
11 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
5,941 
3,332 
9 
241 
277 
733 
1,047 
1,025 
$1,000 
66,687 
59,238 
43 
3,274 
7,452 
17,300 
19,793 
1 1 ,376 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,163 
1,876 
7 
103 
127 
348 
571 
720 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,185 
902 
2 
95 
88 
223 
293 
201 
$25,000 to $49,999 
307 
279 
- 
32 
18 
79 
85 
65 
$50,000 or more 
286 
275 
" 
11 
44 
83 
98 
39 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,293 
1,609 
3 
108 
157 
388 
562 
391 
$1,000 
95,703 
82,291 
12 
4,367 
10,653 
22,801 
29,065 
15,393 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
822 
457 
2 
24 
37 
98 
145 
151 
$5,000 to $24,999 
657 
496 
1 
33 
46 
123 
179 
114 
$25,000 to $99,999 
576 
445 
- 
41 
40 
111 
159 
94 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
141 
- 
8 
23 
36 
55 
19 
$250,000 or more 
74 
70 
" 
2 
11 
20 
24 
13 
Contract labor 
farms 
716 
472 
_ 
44 
51 
113 
141 
123 
$1,000 
6,679 
5,784 
- 
287 
684 
1,576 
2,053 
1,186 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
227 
126 
- 
18 
15 
26 
39 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
242 
153 
- 
13 
17 
37 
37 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
190 
142 
- 
10 
8 
40 
45 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
30 
- 
3 
4 
4 
14 
5 
$50,000 or more 
22 
21 
" 
7 
6 
6 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,300 
987 
2 
83 
91 
255 
316 
240 
$1,000 
20,379 
19,406 
(D) 
(D) 
2,974 
5,672 
5,641 
3,337 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
386 
231 
1 
16 
19 
52 
66 
77 
$1,000 to $4,999 
364 
252 
- 
19 
19 
55 
89 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
369 
328 
1 
31 
27 
105 
100 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
90 
87 
- 
12 
11 
22 
31 
11 
$50,000 or more 
91 
89 
- 
5 
15 
21 
30 
18 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,596 
1,193 
7 
114 
139 
310 
375 
248 
$1,000 
14,133 
12,866 
17 
1,419 
2,327 
3,943 
3,199 
1,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
975 
654 
6 
49 
63 
150 
227 
159 
$5,000 to $9,999 
276 
229 
1 
29 
27 
68 
64 
40 
$10,000 to $24,999 
219 
188 
- 
24 
27 
58 
50 
29 
$25,000 or more 
126 
122 
- 
12 
22 
34 
34 
20 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
