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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
374 
299 
- 
31 
37 
86 
83 
62 
$1,000 
2,635 
2,445 
- 
177 
342 
615 
701 
610 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
146 
103 
- 
15 
5 
33 
28 
22 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
90 
- 
4 
14 
22 
29 
21 
$5,000 to $24,999 
83 
75 
- 
9 
11 
24 
18 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
24 
- 
3 
7 
5 
6 
3 
$50,000 or more 
7 
7 
- 
" 
- 
2 
2 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,435 
1,651 
5 
122 
141 
402 
554 
427 
$1,000 
29,387 
24,625 
(D) 
(D) 
2,345 
6,178 
8,826 
5,501 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,232 
739 
5 
50 
53 
179 
239 
213 
$5,000 to $24,999 
943 
675 
- 
55 
60 
168 
227 
165 
$25,000 to $99,999 
220 
198 
- 
13 
25 
45 
72 
43 
$100,000 or more 
40 
39 
- 
4 
3 
10 
16 
6 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,792 
1,243 
_ 
84 
101 
311 
409 
338 
$1,000 
22,228 
18,551 
- 
1,178 
1,471 
4,840 
6,722 
4,341 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
186 
94 
- 
4 
10 
21 
22 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
595 
386 
- 
23 
16 
100 
118 
129 
$5,000 to $24,999 
808 
578 
- 
43 
59 
148 
201 
127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
115 
- 
12 
9 
24 
38 
32 
$50,000 or more 
77 
70 
- 
2 
7 
18 
30 
13 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,521 
1,049 
5 
91 
101 
241 
355 
256 
$1,000 
7,159 
6,074 
(D) 
(D) 
874 
1,338 
2,104 
1,161 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
562 
331 
4 
32 
27 
66 
105 
97 
$1,000 to $4,999 
654 
445 
1 
42 
32 
114 
159 
97 
$5,000 to $24,999 
256 
227 
- 
12 
32 
51 
75 
57 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
31 
- 
3 
8 
6 
11 
3 
$50,000 or more 
17 
15 
" 
2 
2 
4 
5 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,873 
3,531 
6 
179 
275 
749 
1,157 
1,165 
$1,000 
34,005 
20,131 
41 
864 
1,552 
4,699 
6,741 
6,234 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,624 
2,208 
4 
121 
183 
429 
717 
754 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,567 
865 
- 
42 
54 
214 
281 
274 
$10,000 to $24,999 
587 
379 
2 
15 
31 
89 
127 
115 
$25,000 or more 
95 
79 
- 
1 
7 
17 
32 
22 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,371 
2,642 
12 
177 
221 
626 
826 
780 
$1,000 
65,367 
59,517 
55 
4,570 
5,704 
16,226 
20,690 
12,273 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,821 
1,351 
8 
67 
84 
291 
395 
506 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,084 
855 
4 
74 
93 
213 
274 
197 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
194 
- 
19 
12 
55 
75 
33 
$50,000 to $99,999 
120 
115 
- 
7 
18 
30 
37 
23 
$100,000 or more 
133 
127 
10 
14 
37 
45 
21 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
64 
46 
- 
6 
5 
9 
19 
7 
$1,000 
324 
294 
- 
51 
(D) 
70 
78 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,537 
2,285 
5 
162 
188 
516 
765 
649 
$1,000 
63,734 
54,588 
70 
3,594 
5,490 
16,916 
18,018 
10,500 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,338 
3,779 
13 
258 
318 
788 
1,207 
1,195 
$1,000 
152,427 
158,555 
307 
6,221 
18,930 
54,738 
49,949 
28,410 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,772 
41,957 
23,631 
24,111 
59,528 
69,464 
41,383 
23,774 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
3,078 
1,969 
5 
147 
185 
448 
632 
552 
Average net gain 
dollars 
74,642 
103,858 
70,173 
65,073 
136,112 
142,333 
104,245 
72,012 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
268 
67 
- 
3 
6 
5 
21 
32 
$1,000 to $4,999 
613 
292 
- 
13 
13 
57 
93 
116 
$5,000 to $9,999 
415 
209 
- 
14 
30 
26 
61 
78 
$10,000 to $24,999 
513 
321 
- 
39 
19 
59 
113 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
403 
309 
3 
33 
24 
66 
105 
78 
$50,000 or more 
866 
771 
2 
45 
93 
235 
239 
157 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,260 
1,810 
8 
111 
133 
340 
575 
643 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,151 
25,382 
5,459 
30,137 
46,999 
26,550 
27,710 
17,637 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
279 
87 
- 
- 
4 
14 
40 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,150 
421 
3 
23 
28 
53 
150 
164 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,117 
411 
5 
25 
31 
85 
117 
148 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,023 
472 
- 
29 
27 
92 
119 
205 
$25,000 to $49,999 
331 
186 
- 
13 
20 
49 
58 
46 
$50,000 or more 
360 
233 
- 
21 
23 
47 
91 
51 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,338 
3,779 
13 
258 
318 
788 
1,207 
1,195 
$1,000 
148,573 
154,819 
307 
6,259 
18,960 
52,960 
48,123 
28,209 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,247 
40,968 
23,631 
24,260 
59,624 
67,208 
39,870 
23,606 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
3,070 
1,960 
5 
147 
185 
441 
630 
552 
Average net gain 
dollars 
73,752 
102,690 
70,173 
65,325 
135,988 
140,991 
102,214 
71,719 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
