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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
acres 
6 
- 
6 
- 
6 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
6 
2 
4 
- 
2 
4 
acres 
68 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
2 
3 
1 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
16 
4 
12 
- 
7 
9 
acres 
339 
4 
335 
- 
238 
101 
bushels 
18,099 
119 
17,980 
- 
13,480 
4,619 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
4 
7 
3 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
- 
5 
- 
4 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
3,364 
1,749 
1,474 
141 
1,435 
1,929 
acres 
337,694 
81,866 
241,107 
14,721 
128,163 
209,531 
tons, dry 
1,005,411 
201,098 
765,706 
38,607 
378,101 
627,310 
Irrigated 
farms 
37 
12 
25 
- 
6 
31 
acres 
682 
566 
116 
- 
483 
199 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,046 
851 
169 
26 
450 
596 
25 to 99 acres 
1,330 
703 
573 
54 
616 
714 
1 00 to 249 acres 
663 
166 
446 
51 
247 
416 
250 to 499 acres 
232 
19 
205 
8 
83 
149 
500 acres or more 
93 
10 
81 
2 
39 
54 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
432 
191 
230 
11 
187 
245 
acres 
27,432 
10,834 
16,052 
546 
12,187 
15,245 
tons, dry 
74,381 
29,779 
43,660 
942 
32,272 
42,109 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
3 
acres 
18 
18 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,737 
888 
768 
81 
726 
1,011 
acres 
110,680 
33,623 
70,954 
6,103 
43,710 
66,970 
tons, dry 
258,865 
67,888 
174,479 
16,498 
103,060 
155,805 
Irrigated 
farms 
21 
4 
17 
- 
2 
19 
acres 
235 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
789 
503 
176 
110 
269 
520 
acres 
3,699 
1,282 
2,058 
359 
1,389 
2,310 
Irrigated 
farms 
252 
144 
61 
47 
85 
167 
acres 
1,176 
276 
763 
136 
583 
592 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
646 
434 
121 
91 
202 
444 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
117 
66 
33 
18 
53 
64 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
20 
3 
16 
1 
13 
7 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
6 
- 
6 
- 
1 
5 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
286 
196 
59 
31 
86 
200 
acres 
110 
52 
44 
15 
37 
73 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
14 
13 
1 
- 
2 
12 
acres 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
42 
31 
8 
3 
11 
31 
acres 
22 
15 
6 
2 
6 
16 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
359 
220 
79 
60 
104 
255 
acres 
267 
109 
118 
40 
123 
144 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
23 
22 
1 
- 
4 
19 
acres 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3 
6 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
353 
216 
77 
60 
100 
253 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
5 
4 
1 
- 
3 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
240 
133 
80 
27 
82 
158 
acres 
1,001 
333 
600 
67 
528 
473 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
20 
14 
5 
1 
8 
12 
acres 
53 
(D) 
35 
(D) 
50 
3 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
15 
10 
4 
1 
10 
5 
acres 
7 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
5 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
292 
174 
62 
56 
108 
184 
acres 
158 
66 
67 
25 
74 
84 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
