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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
374 
94 
236 
44 
144 
230 
$1,000 
2,635 
391 
1,966 
278 
685 
1,950 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
146 
53 
85 
8 
77 
69 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
26 
70 
16 
34 
78 
$5,000 to $24,999 
83 
11 
57 
15 
22 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
2 
19 
5 
10 
16 
$50,000 or more 
7 
2 
5 
1 
6 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,435 
1,252 
1,046 
137 
993 
1,442 
$1,000 
29,387 
10,359 
18,459 
569 
10,466 
18,921 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,232 
680 
436 
116 
541 
691 
$5,000 to $24,999 
943 
490 
435 
18 
376 
567 
$25,000 to $99,999 
220 
76 
142 
2 
63 
157 
$100,000 or more 
40 
6 
33 
1 
13 
27 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,792 
972 
820 
_ 
697 
1,095 
$1,000 
22,228 
8,561 
13,667 
- 
7,798 
14,431 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
186 
118 
68 
- 
71 
115 
$1,000 to $4,999 
595 
342 
253 
- 
251 
344 
$5,000 to $24,999 
808 
441 
367 
- 
315 
493 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
52 
74 
- 
36 
90 
$50,000 or more 
77 
19 
58 
24 
53 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,521 
719 
665 
137 
658 
863 
$1,000 
7,159 
1,798 
4,792 
569 
2,669 
4,490 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
562 
318 
195 
49 
252 
310 
$1,000 to $4,999 
654 
324 
263 
67 
294 
360 
$5,000 to $24,999 
256 
70 
168 
18 
98 
158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
6 
24 
2 
9 
23 
$50,000 or more 
17 
1 
15 
1 
5 
12 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,873 
4,780 
2,050 
43 
3,050 
3,823 
$1,000 
34,005 
21,780 
12,090 
134 
14,154 
19,851 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,624 
3,351 
1,239 
34 
2,119 
2,505 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,567 
1,052 
509 
6 
670 
897 
$10,000 to $24,999 
587 
327 
258 
2 
219 
368 
$25,000 or more 
95 
50 
44 
1 
42 
53 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,371 
2,535 
1,547 
289 
1,776 
2,595 
$1,000 
65,367 
18,051 
43,917 
3,399 
20,809 
44,558 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,821 
1,938 
726 
157 
1,184 
1,637 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,084 
479 
489 
116 
464 
620 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
64 
142 
7 
57 
156 
$50,000 to $99,999 
120 
26 
91 
3 
34 
86 
$100,000 or more 
133 
28 
99 
6 
37 
96 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
64 
3 
55 
6 
20 
44 
$1,000 
324 
9 
304 
11 
140 
184 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,537 
1,964 
1,351 
222 
1,512 
2,025 
$1,000 
63,734 
18,743 
41,810 
3,182 
22,279 
41,456 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,338 
4,823 
2,063 
452 
3,286 
4,052 
$1,000 
152,427 
10,545 
135,024 
6,859 
39,725 
112,701 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,772 
2,186 
65,450 
15,174 
12,089 
27,814 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
3,078 
1,617 
1,212 
249 
1,384 
1,694 
Average net gain 
dollars 
74,642 
37,105 
130,866 
44,741 
53,036 
92,295 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
268 
197 
47 
24 
147 
121 
$1,000 to $4,999 
613 
454 
115 
44 
309 
304 
$5,000 to $9,999 
415 
251 
129 
35 
201 
214 
$10,000 to $24,999 
513 
288 
182 
43 
249 
264 
$25,000 to $49,999 
403 
190 
175 
38 
183 
220 
$50,000 or more 
866 
237 
564 
65 
295 
571 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,260 
3,206 
851 
203 
1,902 
2,358 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,151 
15,425 
27,716 
21,093 
17,706 
18,510 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
279 
209 
50 
20 
121 
158 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,150 
910 
179 
61 
582 
568 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,117 
876 
194 
47 
493 
624 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,023 
775 
215 
33 
406 
617 
$25,000 to $49,999 
331 
223 
85 
23 
149 
182 
$50,000 or more 
360 
213 
128 
19 
151 
209 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,338 
4,823 
2,063 
452 
3,286 
4,052 
$1,000 
148,573 
8,887 
132,856 
6,831 
36,662 
111,911 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,247 
1,843 
64,399 
15,112 
11,157 
27,619 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
3,070 
1,610 
1,211 
249 
1,377 
1,693 
Average net gain 
dollars 
73,752 
36,334 
129,480 
44,667 
51,403 
91,930 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
