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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,058 
1,458 
3 
117 
138 
330 
498 
372 
acres treated 
198,600 
186,190 
58 
12,473 
25,102 
50,800 
57,824 
39,933 
Manure used 
farms 
1,932 
1,339 
2 
105 
118 
324 
436 
354 
acres treated 
211,664 
197,101 
(D) 
(D) 
24,822 
59,578 
55,735 
43,948 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
766 
551 
2 
44 
74 
116 
197 
118 
acres 
28,278 
27,160 
(D) 
(D) 
5,015 
8,723 
8,277 
4,455 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,281 
969 
2 
82 
103 
245 
316 
221 
acres 
103,502 
99,249 
(D) 
(D) 
15,820 
28,786 
29,154 
20,877 
Nematodes 
farms 
156 
115 
1 
7 
22 
31 
33 
21 
acres 
2,938 
2,775 
(D) 
230 
(D) 
466 
1,635 
332 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
411 
280 
1 
18 
38 
61 
96 
66 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
5,585 
5,165 
(D) 
44 
1,104 
1,017 
2,133 
(D) 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
96 
62 
- 
2 
11 
10 
26 
13 
acres on which used 
3,175 
2,747 
- 
(D) 
131 
796 
1,453 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
595 
418 
2 
30 
29 
119 
144 
94 
acres 
23,552 
20,009 
(D) 
(D) 
1,955 
6,823 
5,308 
4,040 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
936 
582 
2 
36 
46 
140 
172 
186 
acres 
48,612 
39,978 
(D) 
(D) 
5,940 
12,581 
8,598 
11,646 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
901 
490 
51 
53 
108 
161 
117 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
137,559 
86,808 
4,456 
10,691 
26,594 
27,855 
17,212 
used 
farms 
322 
236 
- 
25 
38 
43 
64 
66 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
10,336 
9,490 
805 
2,138 
2,022 
2,333 
2,192 
used 
farms 
288 
219 
- 
15 
36 
50 
63 
55 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
15,116 
14,569 
- 
884 
2,514 
2,522 
4,044 
4,605 
practices were used 
farms 
1,210 
932 
1 
84 
101 
230 
307 
209 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
88,150 
83,618 
(D) 
(D) 
11,738 
26,203 
24,600 
17,134 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
686 
509 
- 
59 
63 
116 
156 
115 
acres 
20,120 
18,412 
- 
1,082 
2,392 
5,374 
5,729 
3,835 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
631 
316 
- 
15 
52 
72 
127 
50 
Solar panels 
farms 
537 
249 
- 
13 
41 
62 
96 
37 
Wind turbines 
farms 
83 
56 
- 
2 
10 
4 
34 
6 
Methane digesters 
farms 
14 
13 
- 
- 
- 
5 
3 
5 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
13 
12 
- 
1 
1 
3 
7 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
33 
24 
- 
- 
3 
10 
11 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
22 
4 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
4,823 
2,093 
5 
85 
136 
387 
679 
801 
Part owners 
farms 
2,063 
1,427 
1 
92 
136 
352 
475 
371 
Tenants 
farms 
452 
259 
7 
81 
46 
49 
53 
23 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
6,894 
3,525 
6 
177 
272 
740 
1,157 
1,173 
acres 
1,015,793 
682,388 
274 
24,921 
58,928 
160,372 
229,268 
208,625 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
6,886 
3,520 
6 
177 
272 
739 
1,154 
1,172 
acres 
972,059 
663,818 
274 
24,916 
58,251 
156,956 
225,240 
198,181 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,525 
1,690 
8 
173 
182 
401 
528 
398 
acres 
281,339 
233,152 
875 
24,086 
33,917 
62,445 
63,366 
48,463 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,515 
1,686 
8 
173 
182 
401 
528 
394 
acres 
279,654 
232,052 
875 
24,086 
33,915 
62,435 
63,366 
47,375 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
704 
311 
_ 
1 
16 
65 
78 
151 
acres 
45,419 
19,670 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,426 
(D) 
1 1 ,532 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
12,257 
6,316 
17 
441 
564 
1,344 
2,010 
1,940 
1 operator 
3,286 
1,696 
10 
120 
102 
325 
541 
598 
2 operators 
3,430 
1,740 
2 
104 
192 
391 
565 
486 
3 operators 
463 
268 
1 
25 
20 
58 
76 
88 
4 operators 
117 
52 
- 
7 
2 
9 
19 
15 
5 or more operators 
42 
23 
" 
2 
2 
5 
6 
8 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
4,811 
2,458 
7 
191 
245 
527 
778 
710 
1 operator 
4,130 
2,105 
7 
147 
202 
474 
703 
572 
2 operators 
262 
141 
- 
13 
17 
25 
27 
59 
3 operators 
38 
21 
6 
3 
1 
7 
4 
4 operators 
8 
2 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
