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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
4,372 
2,478 
7 
163 
198 
548 
810 
752 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
139,976 
101,853 
583 
5,796 
9,250 
25,400 
30,708 
30,116 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
5,563 
2,944 
7 
160 
230 
634 
982 
931 
acres 
87,335 
57,776 
25 
1,952 
5,104 
11,695 
20,431 
18,569 
Irrigated land 
farms 
766 
479 
2 
57 
69 
105 
169 
77 
acres 
3,565 
2,942 
(D) 
(D) 
264 
910 
1,106 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
758 
473 
2 
54 
69 
104 
169 
75 
acres 
3,333 
2,824 
(D) 
(D) 
264 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
13 
8 
4 
- 
1 
1 
2 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
232 
118 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Programs 
farms 
204 
145 
- 
8 
13 
49 
46 
29 
acres 
2,673 
2,052 
- 
38 
154 
602 
813 
445 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
545 
522 
- 
27 
52 
160 
174 
109 
acres 
147,747 
145,483 
5,737 
22,591 
50,589 
40,132 
26,434 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
554 
406 
- 
48 
51 
109 
139 
59 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
62,634 
57,204 
8,261 
8,457 
16,023 
20,401 
4,062 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
7,338 
3,779 
13 
258 
318 
788 
1,207 
1,195 
$1,000 
4,011,152 
2,687,123 
3,602 
152,905 
259,511 
623,522 
875,725 
771,857 
Average per farm 
dollars 
546,627 
711,067 
277,046 
592,656 
816,074 
791,271 
725,539 
645,906 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,205 
2,999 
3,135 
3,120 
2,816 
2,842 
3,034 
3,143 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
495 
173 
- 
20 
21 
32 
32 
68 
$50,000 to $99,999 
351 
133 
- 
24 
12 
13 
54 
30 
$100,000 to $199,999 
982 
393 
- 
30 
25 
91 
109 
138 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,959 
1,405 
13 
81 
125 
280 
450 
456 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,757 
- 
61 
66 
198 
332 
343 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
531 
441 
_ 
31 
43 
112 
151 
104 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
223 
199 
- 
10 
21 
52 
68 
48 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
32 
27 
- 
- 
3 
8 
11 
5 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
8 
8 
1 
2 
2 
3 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
7,337 
3,778 
13 
258 
318 
788 
1,206 
1,195 
$1,000 
637,927 
477,502 
575 
29,264 
47,018 
132,317 
148,045 
120,283 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
661 
228 
- 
18 
9 
28 
52 
121 
$5,000 to $9,999 
485 
170 
- 
7 
21 
20 
72 
50 
$10,000 to $19,999 
971 
389 
1 
14 
38 
77 
122 
137 
$20,000 to $49,999 
2,157 
910 
9 
63 
60 
171 
287 
320 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,352 
764 
1 
63 
75 
140 
244 
241 
$100,000 to $199,999 
948 
669 
2 
45 
50 
156 
235 
181 
$200,000 to $499,999 
590 
485 
- 
41 
47 
145 
137 
115 
$500,000 or more 
173 
163 
- 
7 
18 
51 
57 
30 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
5,281 
3,092 
8 
223 
251 
648 
1,018 
944 
number 
8,324 
5,500 
10 
372 
497 
1,302 
1,805 
1,514 
Tractors, all 
farms 
5,957 
3,306 
12 
220 
269 
692 
1,045 
1,068 
number 
14,954 
10,196 
20 
569 
799 
2,301 
3,343 
3,164 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,386 
1,791 
3 
103 
144 
325 
590 
626 
number 
4,888 
2,734 
4 
132 
197 
455 
918 
1,028 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,984 
2,418 
11 
161 
181 
527 
766 
772 
number 
7,460 
5,118 
16 
272 
365 
1,143 
1,706 
1,616 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
1,149 
942 
- 
75 
84 
275 
293 
215 
number 
2,606 
2,344 
" 
165 
237 
703 
719 
520 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
69 
59 
_ 
_ 
9 
25 
17 
8 
number 
78 
67 
- 
10 
28 
20 
9 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
256 
229 
- 
9 
20 
75 
75 
50 
number 
304 
276 
- 
9 
27 
97 
84 
59 
Hay balers 
farms 
2,534 
1,718 
4 
100 
110 
349 
567 
588 
number 
3,323 
2,319 
4 
140 
159 
474 
758 
784 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
