Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
232 
189 
31 
12 
123 
109 
$1,000 
2,812 
1,935 
787 
90 
1,130 
1,682 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
14 
4 
- 
6 
12 
$1,000 
1,522 
967 
555 
- 
457 
1,065 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
232 
189 
31 
12 
123 
109 
$1,000 
2,812 
1,935 
787 
90 
1,130 
1,682 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
14 
4 
- 
6 
12 
$1,000 
1,522 
967 
555 
- 
457 
1,065 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
3,396 
1,993 
1,223 
180 
1,562 
1,834 
$1,000 
88,265 
23,056 
59,974 
5,234 
37,970 
50,295 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
409 
92 
291 
26 
172 
237 
$1,000 
62,148 
10,177 
48,382 
3,589 
25,642 
36,506 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
1,523 
925 
500 
98 
680 
843 
$1,000 
32,419 
10,500 
18,868 
3,051 
14,284 
18,135 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
146 
41 
91 
14 
57 
89 
$1,000 
21,339 
4,497 
14,624 
2,218 
8,977 
12,362 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
2,061 
883 
1,064 
114 
884 
1,177 
$1,000 
61,905 
14,362 
45,654 
1,889 
24,711 
37,194 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
271 
48 
214 
9 
102 
169 
$1,000 
43,008 
8,454 
33,773 
781 
17,277 
25,731 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
934 
198 
658 
78 
310 
624 
$1,000 
504,884 
58,129 
427,406 
19,348 
139,912 
364,972 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
824 
154 
603 
67 
281 
543 
$1,000 
502,646 
57,391 
426,154 
19,101 
139,026 
363,621 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
525 
318 
158 
49 
188 
337 
$1,000 
1,345 
(D) 
316 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
340 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
340 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
664 
455 
164 
45 
237 
427 
$1,000 
6,255 
3,805 
2,250 
199 
921 
5,334 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
12 
15 
1 
2 
26 
$1,000 
4,046 
2,506 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
308 
200 
103 
5 
102 
206 
$1,000 
6,531 
4,594 
1,903 
34 
2,179 
4,352 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
20 
8 
- 
7 
21 
$1,000 
3,365 
2,555 
810 
- 
1,076 
2,289 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,200 
832 
299 
69 
348 
852 
$1,000 
13,136 
6,679 
5,642 
815 
366 
12,770 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
5 
3 
2 
- 
10 
$1,000 
11,695 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
11,695 
Aquaculture 
farms 
13 
12 
1 
8 
5 
$1,000 
1,890 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
1,827 
1,827 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
382 
288 
75 
19 
146 
236 
$1,000 
2,433 
(D) 
524 
(D) 
997 
1,436 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
7 
3 
1 
7 
4 
$1,000 
1,197 
970 
(D) 
(D) 
552 
644 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,560 
620 
839 
101 
596 
964 
$1,000 
13,930 
3,314 
9,942 
674 
4,190 
9,740 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
145 
- 
118 
27 
71 
74 
$1,000 
941 
- 
902 
39 
366 
575 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,071 
1,315 
573 
183 
715 
1,356 
$1,000 
27,430 
9,524 
13,729 
4,177 
8,174 
19,256 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,338 
4,823 
2,063 
452 
3,286 
4,052 
$1,000 
679,732 
167,924 
481,647 
30,161 
217,413 
462,319 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,632 
34,817 
233,469 
66,727 
66,163 
114,096 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,714 
1,521 
995 
198 
1,083 
1,631 
$1,000 
24,141 
4,220 
19,030 
890 
8,099 
16,042 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,098 
1,384 
553 
161 
855 
1,243 
$5,000 to $24,999 
403 
106 
267 
30 
163 
240 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
22 
78 
6 
30 
76 
$50,000 or more 
107 
9 
97 
1 
35 
72 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,775 
976 
679 
120 
709 
1,066 
$1,000 
6,940 
1,870 
4,866 
205 
2,212 
4,728 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,507 
924 
470 
113 
611 
896 
$5,000 to $24,999 
207 
43 
157 
7 
77 
130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
4 
36 
- 
17 
23 
$50,000 or more 
21 
5 
16 
- 
4 
17 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
