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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
271 
197 
50 
24 
148 
123 
$1,000 to $4,999 
615 
452 
120 
43 
308 
307 
$5,000 to $9,999 
412 
252 
124 
36 
199 
213 
$10,000 to $24,999 
517 
290 
184 
43 
252 
265 
$25,000 to $49,999 
409 
194 
177 
38 
187 
222 
$50,000 or more 
846 
225 
556 
65 
283 
563 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
4,268 
3,213 
852 
203 
1,909 
2,359 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,239 
15,441 
28,104 
21,140 
17,873 
18,536 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
274 
208 
48 
18 
118 
156 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,152 
910 
179 
63 
585 
567 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,119 
877 
195 
47 
493 
626 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,026 
782 
211 
33 
408 
618 
$25,000 to $49,999 
335 
223 
89 
23 
152 
183 
$50,000 or more 
362 
213 
130 
19 
153 
209 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
5 
1 
4 
- 
2 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,922 
1,672 
1,117 
133 
1,274 
1,648 
$1,000 
42,124 
20,216 
20,506 
1,401 
13,392 
28,731 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
469 
164 
268 
37 
217 
252 
$1,000 
4,734 
870 
3,261 
603 
2,478 
2,255 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
613 
485 
119 
9 
259 
354 
$1,000 
2,081 
1,664 
384 
32 
888 
1,193 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
965 
591 
339 
35 
473 
492 
$1,000 
8,430 
4,738 
3,535 
158 
3,661 
4,769 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
155 
101 
52 
2 
48 
107 
$1,000 
1,737 
863 
(D) 
(D) 
283 
1,455 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
811 
281 
475 
55 
304 
507 
$1,000 
4,102 
599 
3,350 
153 
1,229 
2,873 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
94 
39 
52 
3 
40 
54 
$1,000 
2,839 
(D) 
1,075 
(D) 
759 
2,080 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
189 
65 
105 
19 
59 
130 
$1,000 
887 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
179 
708 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
576 
336 
223 
17 
246 
330 
$1,000 
17,313 
9,586 
7,383 
345 
3,914 
13,399 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
4,974 
3,002 
1,684 
288 
2,177 
2,797 
acres 
488,327 
119,046 
349,611 
19,670 
184,760 
303,567 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,619 
2,720 
1,624 
275 
2,000 
2,619 
acres 
446,020 
97,595 
330,556 
17,869 
164,269 
281,751 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
2,893 
2,202 
508 
183 
1,287 
1,606 
50 to 99 acres 
628 
290 
312 
26 
298 
330 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
501 
139 
323 
39 
223 
278 
200 to 499 acres 
433 
76 
334 
23 
128 
305 
500 to 999 acres 
110 
10 
96 
4 
47 
63 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
39 
2 
37 
- 
12 
27 
2,000 acres or more 
15 
1 
14 
- 
5 
10 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
674 
355 
281 
38 
237 
437 
acres 
17,924 
7,756 
9,102 
1,066 
6,757 
11,167 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
220 
131 
80 
9 
106 
114 
acres 
6,253 
2,562 
3,533 
158 
3,182 
3,071 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
828 
590 
194 
44 
376 
452 
acres 
15,219 
9,890 
4,800 
529 
8,561 
6,658 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
203 
137 
54 
12 
98 
105 
acres 
2,911 
1,243 
1,620 
48 
1,991 
920 
Total woodland 
farms 
5,544 
3,723 
1,618 
203 
2,400 
3,144 
acres 
536,075 
321,971 
199,810 
14,294 
233,970 
302,105 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,184 
695 
437 
52 
495 
689 
acres 
37,100 
19,093 
17,071 
936 
16,723 
20,377 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
5,116 
3,466 
1,480 
170 
2,193 
2,923 
acres 
498,975 
302,878 
182,739 
13,358 
217,247 
281,728 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Vermont 215 
