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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
220 
33 
179 
8 
78 
142 
500 or more 
107 
9 
97 
1 
34 
73 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
2,211 
1,011 
1,080 
120 
926 
1,285 
number 
145,629 
22,247 
117,662 
5,720 
44,379 
101,250 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,295 
766 
474 
55 
610 
685 
number 
11,487 
5,052 
5,985 
450 
5,201 
6,286 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
965 
638 
284 
43 
456 
509 
1 0 to 49 
300 
120 
169 
11 
141 
159 
50 to 99 
25 
6 
18 
1 
11 
14 
100 to 199 
3 
1 
2 
- 
1 
2 
200 to 499 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,075 
299 
699 
77 
378 
697 
number 
134,142 
17,195 
111,677 
5,270 
39,178 
94,964 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
217 
131 
78 
8 
77 
140 
1 0 to 49 
223 
64 
135 
24 
101 
122 
50 to 99 
304 
63 
209 
32 
105 
199 
100 to 199 
166 
30 
125 
11 
51 
115 
200 to 499 
107 
5 
101 
1 
30 
77 
500 or more 
58 
6 
51 
1 
14 
44 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,332 
1,050 
1,138 
144 
971 
1,361 
number 
128,622 
22,924 
101,131 
4,567 
46,892 
81,730 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,061 
883 
1,064 
114 
884 
1,177 
number 
101,431 
18,215 
79,818 
3,398 
34,958 
66,473 
$1,000 
61,905 
14,362 
45,654 
1,889 
24,711 
37,194 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,077 
320 
699 
58 
409 
668 
number 
52,762 
6,996 
44,161 
1,605 
15,234 
37,528 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,886 
801 
977 
108 
809 
1,077 
number 
48,669 
11,219 
35,657 
1,793 
19,724 
28,945 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
42 
15 
26 
1 
24 
18 
number 
2,593 
(D) 
1,685 
(D) 
546 
2,047 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
450 
283 
145 
22 
146 
304 
number 
3,874 
2,191 
1,319 
364 
787 
3,087 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
426 
272 
134 
20 
141 
285 
25 to 49 
15 
6 
8 
1 
4 
11 
50 to 99 
3 
2 
1 
- 
1 
2 
100 to 199 
4 
1 
2 
1 
- 
4 
200 to 499 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
117 
63 
45 
9 
34 
83 
number 
614 
382 
185 
47 
153 
461 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
420 
261 
139 
20 
131 
289 
number 
3,260 
1,809 
1,134 
317 
634 
2,626 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
525 
318 
158 
49 
188 
337 
number 
6,638 
3,533 
1,906 
1,199 
1,367 
5,271 
$1,000 
1,345 
(D) 
316 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
793 
602 
159 
32 
286 
507 
number 
18,803 
1 1 ,284 
6,724 
795 
5,433 
13,370 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
692 
522 
139 
31 
254 
438 
number 
10,190 
5,758 
3,973 
459 
3,217 
6,973 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
452 
299 
123 
30 
161 
291 
number 
12,399 
6,714 
5,169 
516 
3,417 
8,982 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,382 
930 
399 
53 
517 
865 
number 
11,666 
7,545 
3,799 
322 
3,843 
7,823 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,325 
893 
379 
53 
504 
821 
number 
9,102 
5,721 
3,111 
270 
3,068 
6,034 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
297 
190 
103 
4 
99 
198 
number 
1,196 
623 
569 
4 
292 
904 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
457 
334 
95 
28 
153 
304 
number 
10,589 
7,021 
3,099 
469 
1,981 
8,608 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
175 
122 
36 
17 
62 
113 
number 
3,303 
2,352 
808 
143 
516 
2,787 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,682 
1,202 
413 
67 
546 
1,136 
number 
212,397 
187,176 
20,267 
4,954 
14,398 
197,999 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,671 
1,198 
408 
65 
545 
1,126 
400 to 3,199 
8 
1 
5 
2 
1 
7 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
165 
133 
29 
3 
55 
110 
number 
10,967 
9,146 
1,665 
156 
1,371 
9,596 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
