Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Vermont 
Addison 
Bennington 
Caledonia 
Chittenden 
Essex 
Franklin 
Farms 
number 
7,338 
814 
305 
560 
587 
93 
736 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,251,713 
208,362 
41,387 
81,828 
73,583 
25,491 
186,294 
Average size of farm 
acres 
171 
256 
136 
146 
125 
274 
253 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
92 
50 
80 
49 
176 
123 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
546,627 
779,308 
566,645 
464,918 
538,598 
510,728 
708,868 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,205 
3,044 
4,176 
3,182 
4,297 
1,863 
2,801 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
637,927 
106,005 
24,900 
42,691 
44,382 
8,882 
107,224 
Average per farm 
dollars 
86,947 
130,228 
81,641 
76,234 
75,608 
95,504 
145,684 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
616 
58 
54 
47 
73 
8 
30 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,258 
243 
95 
170 
223 
17 
178 
50 to 179 acres 
2,414 
233 
91 
188 
180 
22 
223 
180 to 499 acres 
1,513 
160 
53 
123 
88 
29 
216 
500 to 999 acres 
383 
77 
5 
29 
12 
13 
51 
1 ,000 acres or more 
154 
43 
7 
3 
11 
4 
38 
Total cropland 
farms 
4,974 
604 
174 
384 
372 
68 
496 
acres 
488,327 
126,818 
11,165 
29,050 
25,889 
8,020 
80,167 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,619 
571 
157 
370 
328 
66 
465 
acres 
446,020 
119,053 
9,959 
26,616 
22,307 
7,680 
74,966 
Irrigated land 
farms 
766 
70 
41 
49 
99 
8 
33 
acres 
3,565 
320 
328 
126 
505 
9 
593 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
776,105 
185,533 
15,073 
37,245 
42,235 
11,651 
184,366 
Average per farm 
dollars 
105,765 
227,928 
49,421 
66,509 
71,951 
125,281 
250,498 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
177,726 
28,318 
7,903 
6,748 
19,854 
3,945 
31,586 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
598,379 
157,216 
7,170 
30,498 
22,381 
7,706 
152,781 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
2,597 
278 
118 
207 
215 
26 
196 
$2,500 to $4,999 
792 
66 
35 
66 
42 
5 
68 
$5,000 to $9,999 
969 
87 
48 
61 
90 
18 
61 
$10,000 to $24,999 
904 
85 
35 
76 
69 
11 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
554 
56 
36 
36 
61 
3 
59 
$50,000 to $99,999 
413 
68 
10 
38 
38 
12 
45 
$100,000 or more 
1,109 
174 
23 
76 
72 
18 
231 
Government payments 
farms 
1,560 
266 
32 
88 
128 
29 
252 
$1,000 
13,930 
3,796 
261 
628 
609 
124 
2,937 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,922 
364 
109 
205 
230 
41 
376 
$1,000 
42,124 
7,507 
2,031 
1,293 
5,120 
659 
5,894 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
679,732 
154,329 
16,523 
32,536 
39,952 
8,063 
151,393 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,632 
189,593 
54,175 
58,100 
68,062 
86,701 
205,698 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
7,338 
814 
305 
560 
587 
93 
736 
$1,000 
152,427 
42,508 
842 
6,630 
8,012 
4,371 
41,805 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,772 
52,221 
2,761 
11,839 
13,649 
46,998 
56,800 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
3,779 
493 
142 
264 
297 
44 
401 
Other 
number 
3,559 
321 
163 
296 
290 
49 
335 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
4,493 
493 
196 
356 
390 
59 
407 
200 days or more 
number 
2,686 
282 
131 
230 
223 
35 
227 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,784 
329 
82 
223 
133 
42 
378 
number 
274,251 
71,261 
3,526 
14,971 
9,933 
4,356 
65,216 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,295 
120 
47 
93 
62 
8 
126 
number 
11,487 
1,480 
464 
758 
580 
53 
1,009 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,075 
140 
21 
86 
62 
20 
187 
number 
134,142 
32,498 
1,429 
6,738 
5,065 
1,841 
35,736 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,061 
257 
56 
165 
87 
24 
323 
number 
101,431 
23,610 
1,616 
5,356 
4,171 
1,367 
28,758 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
450 
49 
7 
29 
38 
5 
28 
number 
3,874 
474 
42 
475 
264 
12 
526 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
525 
37 
14 
29 
30 
11 
25 
number 
6,638 
379 
175 
1,141 
(D) 
20 
874 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
793 
96 
32 
41 
57 
8 
36 
number 
18,803 
1,960 
340 
954 
1,076 
53 
625 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,682 
173 
91 
121 
117 
25 
116 
number 
212,397 
(D) 
2,225 
2,709 
4,400 
826 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
423 
41 
8 
49 
37 
- 
13 
number 
301,653 
(D) 
324 
3,544 
(D) 
- 
342 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
105 
21 
5 
1 
7 
1 
28 
acres 
11,059 
3,200 
155 
(D) 
493 
(D) 
4,442 
bushels 
1,428,893 
357,391 
16,193 
(D) 
64,444 
(D) 
642,873 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
566 
127 
15 
47 
23 
9 
129 
acres 
80,231 
23,250 
1,431 
3,311 
3,232 
1,026 
21,316 
tons 
1,522,569 
373,869 
20,120 
63,582 
64,886 
17,179 
444,227 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
16 
8 
1 
1 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
339 
205 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
18,099 
12,373 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
15 
8 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
269 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
14,719 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
70 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
3,380 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
-continued 
224 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
