Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
3,430 
6 
124 
449 
885 
1,104 
862 
acres 
334,872 
482 
7,024 
40,969 
72,586 
102,764 
111,047 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
256 
- 
30 
63 
87 
45 
31 
acres 
31,262 
- 
2,107 
10,255 
8,112 
6,064 
4,724 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
3,083 
5 
112 
390 
813 
986 
777 
acres 
269,049 
(D) 
(D) 
25,768 
63,758 
83,198 
89,965 
Partnership 
farms 
207 
1 
15 
22 
46 
73 
50 
acres 
33,449 
(D) 
(D) 
3,912 
6,712 
13,306 
8,166 
Registered under state law 
farms 
148 
1 
13 
21 
39 
39 
35 
acres 
21,218 
(D) 
(D) 
3,752 
4,844 
6,080 
5,317 
Corporation 
farms 
198 
- 
8 
46 
42 
66 
36 
acres 
39,064 
- 
248 
11,254 
4,470 
11,384 
11,708 
Family held 
farms 
159 
- 
6 
38 
33 
53 
29 
acres 
26,196 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,115 
8,230 
8,329 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
5 
- 
4 
- 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
154 
- 
6 
38 
29 
53 
28 
Other than family held 
farms 
39 
- 
2 
8 
9 
13 
7 
acres 
12,868 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,355 
3,154 
3,379 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
36 
- 
2 
8 
8 
13 
5 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
71 
1 
5 
12 
20 
15 
18 
acres 
14,281 
(D) 
(D) 
2,455 
1,627 
1,710 
8,250 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
684 
3 
39 
86 
170 
176 
210 
workers 
2,085 
11 
81 
309 
442 
589 
653 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
277 
2 
18 
49 
73 
63 
72 
workers 
634 
(D) 
(D) 
131 
117 
181 
170 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
543 
2 
22 
72 
135 
135 
177 
workers 
1,451 
(D) 
(D) 
178 
325 
408 
483 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
9 
6 
“ 
3 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
1,832 
3 
77 
256 
495 
578 
423 
workers 
4,368 
(D) 
(D) 
676 
1,236 
1,278 
976 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
406 
1 
31 
56 
101 
141 
76 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,324 
5 
60 
218 
371 
425 
245 
50 to 69 acres 
328 
- 
23 
38 
90 
95 
82 
70 to 99 acres 
370 
- 
5 
35 
97 
113 
120 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
394 
- 
4 
63 
103 
130 
94 
140 to 1 79 acres 
194 
- 
- 
15 
44 
65 
70 
180 to 219 acres 
151 
- 
6 
14 
32 
50 
49 
220 to 259 acres 
123 
- 
8 
6 
40 
32 
37 
260 to 499 acres 
199 
1 
3 
16 
34 
65 
80 
500 to 999 acres 
45 
- 
- 
3 
6 
19 
17 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
20 
- 
- 
5 
3 
5 
7 
2,000 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
" 
4 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
21 
- 
1 
- 
9 
7 
4 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
138 
1 
29 
36 
28 
28 
16 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
148 
“ 
7 
24 
24 
51 
42 
production (1114) 
269 
1 
28 
29 
67 
73 
71 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1,513 
1 
24 
167 
369 
521 
431 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
" 
“ 
“ 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
1,513 
1 
24 
167 
369 
521 
431 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
497 
- 
19 
87 
161 
126 
104 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
5 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
51 
- 
1 
9 
15 
20 
6 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
35 
- 
1 
10 
7 
16 
1 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
138 
- 
2 
25 
40 
37 
34 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
210 
4 
13 
31 
53 
64 
45 
production (1125, 1129) 
530 
15 
51 
147 
195 
122 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,026 
- 
35 
170 
305 
308 
208 
number 
17,461 
- 
335 
2,160 
6,511 
3,987 
4,468 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
608 
- 
29 
101 
153 
204 
121 
1 0 to 49 
362 
- 
5 
62 
135 
89 
71 
50 to 99 
38 
- 
- 
5 
10 
10 
13 
1 00 to 1 99 
10 
- 
1 
2 
3 
4 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Vermont 203 
