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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
330 
186 
- 
10 
31 
56 
44 
45 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
114,272 
110,621 
222 
3,220 
(D) 
(D) 
1,056 
sold 
farms 
36 
26 
- 
- 
11 
5 
3 
7 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
1,098 
838 
(D) 
230 
(D) 
335 
sold 
farms 
423 
230 
2 
19 
30 
63 
78 
38 
Farms with- 
number 
301,653 
(D) 
(D) 
6,296 
5,922 
(D) 
(D) 
2,204 
1 to 1,999 
422 
229 
2 
19 
30 
63 
77 
38 
2,000 to 59,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
1 
" 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
205 
93 
- 
5 
8 
29 
22 
29 
number 
3,790 
2,033 
- 
21 
101 
581 
777 
553 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
220 
111 
1 
4 
13 
27 
40 
26 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
62,244 
59,577 
(D) 
240 
228 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
304 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
19,146 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Corn for grain 
farms 
105 
86 
- 
- 
6 
26 
31 
23 
acres 
11,059 
10,468 
- 
- 
1,982 
3,161 
3,513 
1,812 
bushels 
1,428,893 
1,334,895 
- 
- 
260,755 
380,622 
449,414 
244,104 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
31 
18 
- 
- 
- 
3 
8 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
37 
32 
- 
- 
1 
12 
10 
9 
1 00 to 249 acres 
25 
25 
- 
- 
3 
8 
9 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
10 
9 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
2 
500 acres or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
566 
531 
- 
50 
53 
148 
163 
117 
acres 
80,231 
78,605 
- 
4,434 
12,235 
22,740 
21,982 
17,214 
tons 
1,522,569 
1,492,572 
- 
73,288 
231,592 
445,662 
421,846 
320,184 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
87 
87 
“ 
“ 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
119 
99 
- 
14 
2 
29 
25 
29 
25 to 99 acres 
221 
210 
- 
20 
16 
59 
66 
49 
100 to 249 acres 
139 
137 
- 
13 
21 
34 
50 
19 
250 to 499 acres 
55 
53 
- 
2 
6 
16 
15 
14 
500 acres or more 
32 
32 
- 
1 
8 
10 
7 
6 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
20 
9 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 
2 
acres 
48 
17 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
10 
(□) 
cwt 
177 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
42 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
8 
(D) 
" 
“ 
(D) 
" 
" 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
20 
9 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
18 
11 
- 
- 
- 
6 
1 
4 
acres 
125 
104 
- 
- 
- 
68 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
8,540 
7,310 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
310 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
17 
10 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
35 
29 
- 
- 
5 
5 
12 
7 
acres 
4,478 
3,694 
- 
- 
588 
1,393 
1,170 
543 
bushels 
222,023 
201,239 
- 
- 
24,209 
63,375 
89,081 
24,574 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
9 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
8 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
6 
6 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
48 
48 
- 
- 
48 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
