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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
271 
68 
5 
6 
5 
21 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
615 
297 
- 
13 
12 
55 
101 
116 
$5,000 to $9,999 
412 
203 
- 
12 
31 
27 
53 
80 
$10,000 to $24,999 
517 
322 
- 
37 
19 
60 
113 
93 
$25,000 to $49,999 
409 
315 
3 
35 
25 
71 
105 
76 
$50,000 or more 
846 
755 
2 
45 
92 
223 
237 
156 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
4,268 
1,819 
8 
111 
133 
347 
577 
643 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
18,239 
25,538 
5,459 
30,123 
46,598 
26,562 
28,201 
17,698 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
274 
86 
4 
14 
39 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,152 
420 
3 
23 
28 
54 
150 
162 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,119 
413 
5 
25 
31 
84 
119 
149 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,026 
475 
- 
29 
27 
98 
117 
204 
$25,000 to $49,999 
335 
190 
- 
13 
20 
49 
60 
48 
$50,000 or more 
362 
235 
- 
21 
23 
48 
92 
51 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
5 
5 
1 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,922 
1,800 
4 
131 
148 
388 
621 
508 
$1,000 
42,124 
29,313 
(D) 
(D) 
3,551 
8,566 
7,565 
6,483 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
469 
364 
1 
40 
33 
73 
125 
92 
$1,000 
4,734 
4,366 
(D) 
541 
(D) 
626 
927 
571 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
613 
280 
_ 
_ 
22 
59 
72 
127 
$1,000 
2,081 
954 
- 
- 
67 
209 
155 
524 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
965 
511 
33 
29 
107 
192 
150 
$1,000 
8,430 
4,686 
- 
220 
776 
1,040 
1,242 
1,408 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
155 
111 
7 
17 
19 
41 
27 
$1,000 
1,737 
1,338 
- 
78 
127 
341 
488 
303 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
811 
681 
1 
56 
62 
174 
238 
150 
$1,000 
4,102 
3,713 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,242 
1,036 
881 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
94 
72 
1 
1 
9 
11 
28 
22 
$1,000 
2,839 
2,541 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
936 
1,012 
419 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
189 
156 
21 
11 
59 
36 
29 
$1,000 
887 
798 
- 
151 
109 
194 
135 
208 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
576 
366 
1 
24 
28 
82 
129 
102 
$1,000 
17,313 
10,915 
(D) 
1,919 
(D) 
3,977 
2,570 
2,169 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
4,974 
2,932 
4 
208 
220 
623 
955 
922 
acres 
488,327 
421,436 
88 
26,367 
48,181 
115,457 
129,808 
101,535 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,619 
2,804 
4 
195 
217 
592 
915 
881 
acres 
446,020 
392,579 
(D) 
(D) 
45,818 
109,655 
119,662 
93,919 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
2,893 
1,363 
4 
94 
104 
217 
460 
484 
50 to 99 acres 
628 
453 
- 
20 
24 
98 
141 
170 
100 to 199 acres 
501 
425 
- 
31 
32 
124 
135 
103 
200 to 499 acres 
433 
402 
- 
45 
31 
109 
124 
93 
500 to 999 acres 
110 
108 
- 
4 
12 
30 
41 
21 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
39 
38 
- 
1 
11 
7 
12 
7 
2,000 acres or more 
15 
15 
- 
- 
3 
7 
2 
3 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
674 
436 
53 
30 
92 
137 
124 
acres 
17,924 
13,925 
- 
1,656 
589 
3,367 
4,598 
3,715 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
220 
147 
8 
6 
22 
65 
46 
acres 
6,253 
4,606 
- 
949 
62 
391 
1,956 
1,248 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
828 
435 
43 
48 
97 
142 
105 
acres 
15,219 
8,018 
- 
297 
1,169 
1,663 
2,707 
2,182 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
203 
137 
1 
11 
12 
26 
57 
30 
acres 
2,911 
2,308 
(D) 
(D) 
543 
381 
885 
471 
Total woodland 
farms 
5,544 
2,884 
10 
162 
238 
577 
981 
916 
acres 
536,075 
314,805 
453 
14,887 
29,631 
66,839 
107,659 
95,336 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,184 
745 
7 
45 
60 
170 
237 
226 
acres 
37,100 
26,498 
82 
548 
4,015 
5,398 
8,020 
8,435 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
5,116 
2,635 
7 
144 
217 
518 
918 
831 
acres 
498,975 
288,307 
371 
14,339 
25,616 
61,441 
99,639 
86,901 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
