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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
220 
216 
19 
24 
76 
57 
40 
500 or more 
107 
103 
" 
3 
17 
28 
36 
19 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
2,211 
1,452 
7 
98 
125 
371 
451 
400 
number 
145,629 
137,766 
133 
8,647 
17,185 
42,476 
41,772 
27,553 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,295 
607 
6 
24 
48 
131 
175 
223 
number 
11,487 
6,488 
(D) 
(D) 
858 
1,396 
1,713 
2,348 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
965 
414 
5 
22 
31 
93 
119 
144 
1 0 to 49 
300 
170 
1 
1 
14 
32 
50 
72 
50 to 99 
25 
21 
- 
1 
2 
5 
6 
7 
100 to 199 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,075 
967 
2 
81 
90 
275 
309 
210 
number 
134,142 
131,278 
(D) 
(D) 
16,327 
41,080 
40,059 
25,205 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
217 
151 
1 
10 
38 
43 
59 
1 0 to 49 
223 
199 
1 
18 
16 
55 
77 
32 
50 to 99 
304 
292 
1 
39 
20 
89 
88 
55 
1 00 to 1 99 
166 
163 
- 
15 
21 
45 
46 
36 
200 to 499 
107 
105 
- 
6 
11 
30 
39 
19 
500 or more 
58 
57 
- 
2 
12 
18 
16 
9 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,332 
1,559 
7 
120 
128 
381 
472 
451 
number 
128,622 
119,024 
95 
8,910 
13,224 
39,055 
33,051 
24,689 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,061 
1,471 
7 
107 
112 
360 
448 
437 
number 
101,431 
96,211 
50 
4,699 
9,422 
29,927 
32,168 
19,945 
$1,000 
61,905 
56,732 
44 
2,285 
4,618 
19,530 
19,611 
10,643 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,077 
895 
6 
82 
71 
247 
275 
214 
number 
52,762 
51,447 
28 
2,480 
5,545 
16,242 
16,382 
10,770 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,886 
1,349 
7 
96 
99 
320 
423 
404 
number 
48,669 
44,764 
22 
2,219 
3,877 
13,685 
15,786 
9,175 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
42 
26 
- 
2 
2 
5 
9 
8 
number 
2,593 
2,002 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
650 
1,060 
161 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
450 
234 
1 
13 
47 
46 
73 
54 
number 
3,874 
2,846 
(D) 
(D) 
998 
767 
568 
423 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
426 
215 
1 
13 
42 
39 
69 
51 
25 to 49 
15 
12 
- 
- 
2 
6 
2 
2 
50 to 99 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
100 to 199 
4 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
117 
74 
- 
7 
23 
14 
21 
9 
number 
614 
447 
- 
20 
175 
111 
102 
39 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
420 
219 
1 
13 
45 
42 
65 
53 
number 
3,260 
2,399 
(D) 
(D) 
823 
656 
466 
384 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
525 
280 
- 
22 
50 
55 
95 
58 
number 
6,638 
4,969 
- 
216 
1,520 
1,814 
986 
433 
$1,000 
1,345 
(D) 
- 
40 
395 
260 
(D) 
95 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
793 
386 
- 
9 
35 
110 
93 
139 
number 
18,803 
10,809 
- 
143 
973 
3,505 
2,522 
3,666 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
692 
329 
- 
9 
31 
88 
76 
125 
number 
10,190 
6,242 
- 
97 
437 
1,891 
1,663 
2,154 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
452 
232 
- 
11 
28 
58 
60 
75 
number 
12,399 
6,253 
- 
83 
536 
2,342 
1,213 
2,079 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,382 
768 
- 
40 
75 
206 
245 
202 
number 
11,666 
7,360 
- 
430 
416 
2,353 
2,259 
1,902 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,325 
735 
37 
72 
191 
237 
198 
number 
9,102 
5,825 
- 
400 
312 
1,793 
1,701 
1,619 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
297 
168 
- 
19 
5 
37 
44 
63 
number 
1,196 
880 
- 
74 
14 
299 
180 
313 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
457 
222 
_ 
26 
44 
46 
53 
53 
number 
10,589 
7,331 
- 
322 
533 
1,967 
3,026 
1,483 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
175 
114 
- 
13 
23 
20 
38 
20 
number 
3,303 
2,643 
- 
126 
286 
563 
1,107 
561 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,682 
776 
7 
37 
99 
188 
248 
197 
number 
212,397 
120,160 
309 
1,254 
10,869 
25,811 
77,337 
4,580 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,671 
767 
7 
37 
96 
186 
244 
197 
400 to 3,199 
8 
7 
- 
- 
3 
1 
3 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
165 
76 
- 
2 
9 
15 
23 
27 
number 
10,967 
9,031 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
388 
(D) 
803 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
