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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
7,099 
3,669 
12 
248 
303 
761 
1,175 
1,170 
acres 
1,176,532 
841,660 
1,114 
45,517 
83,822 
205,498 
270,189 
235,520 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
663 
407 
2 
46 
45 
96 
136 
82 
acres 
145,680 
114,418 
(D) 
(D) 
15,382 
31,004 
34,490 
23,588 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
6,043 
2,960 
12 
200 
232 
588 
949 
979 
acres 
843,553 
574,504 
(D) 
(D) 
55,789 
128,051 
190,711 
164,508 
Partnership 
farms 
695 
488 
1 
22 
53 
108 
165 
139 
acres 
205,158 
171,709 
(D) 
(D) 
22,572 
50,701 
(D) 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
farms 
524 
376 
1 
22 
42 
87 
129 
95 
acres 
166,970 
145,752 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
43,054 
43,850 
32,426 
Corporation 
farms 
486 
288 
- 
32 
28 
78 
91 
59 
acres 
181,139 
142,075 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
38,181 
(D) 
38,012 
Family held 
farms 
410 
251 
- 
28 
20 
69 
77 
57 
acres 
161,780 
135,584 
- 
(D) 
12,138 
35,807 
(D) 
(D) 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
10 
5 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
400 
246 
- 
28 
19 
68 
76 
55 
Other than family held 
farms 
76 
37 
- 
4 
8 
9 
14 
2 
acres 
19,359 
6,491 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,374 
(D) 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
5 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
71 
35 
- 
3 
8 
9 
13 
2 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
114 
43 
4 
5 
14 
2 
18 
acres 
21,863 
7,582 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,458 
(D) 
(D) 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,293 
1,609 
3 
108 
157 
388 
562 
391 
workers 
9,216 
7,131 
(D) 
(D) 
767 
1,858 
2,501 
1,553 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
1,286 
1,009 
73 
117 
255 
356 
208 
workers 
3,902 
3,268 
- 
206 
392 
869 
1,169 
632 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
1,683 
1,140 
3 
78 
113 
269 
396 
281 
workers 
5,314 
3,863 
(D) 
(D) 
375 
989 
1,332 
921 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
119 
110 
3 
15 
27 
36 
29 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
3,689 
1,857 
6 
145 
178 
401 
564 
563 
workers 
8,623 
4,255 
16 
361 
461 
1,021 
1,217 
1,179 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
616 
210 
16 
25 
45 
59 
65 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,258 
934 
6 
94 
85 
163 
292 
294 
50 to 69 acres 
573 
245 
1 
16 
23 
42 
78 
85 
70 to 99 acres 
650 
280 
1 
17 
19 
50 
89 
104 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
786 
392 
1 
9 
34 
67 
121 
160 
140 to 179 acres 
405 
211 
3 
10 
10 
56 
55 
77 
180 to 219 acres 
416 
265 
1 
24 
22 
40 
106 
72 
220 to 259 acres 
308 
185 
- 
8 
6 
48 
58 
65 
260 to 499 acres 
789 
590 
- 
36 
38 
159 
191 
166 
500 to 999 acres 
383 
338 
- 
25 
31 
86 
114 
82 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
115 
95 
- 
2 
19 
23 
34 
17 
2,000 acres or more 
39 
34 
" 
1 
6 
9 
10 
8 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
66 
45 
2 
11 
21 
11 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
351 
213 
1 
32 
45 
39 
60 
36 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
273 
125 
1 
2 
13 
29 
45 
35 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
545 
276 
. 
27 
13 
60 
99 
77 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
2,634 
1,121 
1 
63 
70 
177 
349 
461 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
2,634 
1,121 
1 
63 
70 
177 
349 
461 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
862 
365 
5 
18 
19 
54 
102 
167 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
18 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
904 
853 
2 
78 
84 
240 
289 
160 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
57 
22 
- 
1 
4 
8 
8 
1 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
203 
65 
- 
1 
6 
23 
28 
7 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
390 
180 
- 
8 
29 
40 
49 
54 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
1,035 
505 
3 
28 
33 
106 
154 
181 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,784 
1,758 
7 
125 
142 
426 
535 
523 
number 
274,251 
256,790 
228 
17,557 
30,409 
81,531 
74,823 
52,242 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,043 
435 
4 
21 
36 
98 
127 
149 
1 0 to 49 
783 
421 
1 
19 
19 
64 
132 
186 
50 to 99 
326 
288 
2 
19 
27 
69 
95 
76 
100 to 199 
305 
295 
- 
44 
19 
91 
88 
53 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
