Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Grand Isle 
Lamoille 
Orange 
Orleans 
Rutland 
Washington 
Windham 
Windsor 
Farms 
number 
121 
349 
748 
638 
640 
532 
447 
768 
Land in farms 
acres 
19,020 
52,093 
105,234 
130,445 
108,497 
67,352 
50,765 
101,362 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
149 
141 
204 
170 
127 
114 
132 
Median size of farm 
acres 
81 
70 
76 
100 
90 
67 
56 
74 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
598,290 
544,130 
435,760 
497,260 
460,702 
508,002 
454,076 
500,858 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,806 
3,645 
3,097 
2,432 
2,718 
4,013 
3,998 
3,795 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
12,491 
25,632 
48,880 
57,940 
47,325 
37,767 
28,679 
45,129 
Average per farm 
dollars 
103,231 
73,445 
65,435 
90,815 
73,946 
70,990 
64,159 
58,761 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
12 
36 
73 
32 
46 
33 
30 
84 
1 0 to 49 acres 
42 
112 
213 
170 
200 
180 
176 
239 
50 to 1 79 acres 
38 
115 
256 
215 
208 
212 
153 
280 
180 to 499 acres 
20 
62 
176 
159 
141 
90 
67 
129 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
17 
23 
51 
38 
12 
19 
29 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
7 
7 
11 
7 
5 
2 
7 
Total cropland 
farms 
114 
214 
511 
457 
444 
370 
301 
465 
acres 
13,782 
12,621 
33,207 
52,531 
36,465 
21,061 
13,966 
23,585 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
106 
193 
471 
429 
398 
357 
268 
440 
acres 
13,100 
10,914 
30,197 
49,555 
29,815 
18,583 
12,513 
20,762 
Irrigated land 
farms 
24 
29 
70 
48 
60 
96 
63 
76 
acres 
69 
100 
201 
185 
232 
201 
457 
239 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
19,067 
21,334 
53,540 
99,308 
30,793 
27,117 
26,425 
22,416 
Average per farm 
dollars 
157,574 
61,129 
71,578 
155,656 
48,114 
50,972 
59,116 
29,187 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
5,638 
9,519 
13,483 
14,305 
10,230 
7,031 
11,359 
7,807 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
13,428 
11,816 
40,057 
85,003 
20,563 
20,086 
15,066 
14,609 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
28 
136 
268 
188 
236 
207 
161 
333 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5 
34 
93 
60 
69 
78 
66 
105 
$5,000 to $9,999 
23 
47 
120 
80 
99 
59 
55 
121 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
40 
95 
82 
78 
73 
73 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
30 
46 
44 
61 
41 
38 
35 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
19 
22 
53 
32 
27 
16 
28 
$100,000 or more 
32 
43 
104 
131 
65 
47 
38 
55 
Government payments 
farms 
33 
64 
118 
155 
166 
77 
78 
74 
$1,000 
458 
362 
730 
1,342 
1,131 
535 
499 
517 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
46 
154 
271 
262 
241 
188 
162 
273 
$1,000 
1,180 
846 
2,890 
2,353 
2,653 
3,503 
2,941 
3,252 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
14,533 
19,544 
43,545 
81,997 
32,396 
26,233 
25,792 
32,894 
Average per farm 
dollars 
120,109 
55,999 
58,215 
128,522 
50,619 
49,311 
57,700 
42,831 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
121 
349 
748 
638 
640 
532 
447 
768 
$1,000 
6,172 
2,999 
13,615 
21,007 
2,181 
4,921 
4,074 
-6,709 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,006 
8,592 
18,202 
32,926 
3,407 
9,251 
9,114 
-8,736 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
72 
126 
373 
385 
306 
268 
234 
374 
Other 
number 
49 
223 
375 
253 
334 
264 
213 
394 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
77 
238 
419 
333 
393 
355 
293 
484 
200 days or more 
number 
52 
151 
240 
193 
247 
199 
152 
324 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
43 
106 
331 
297 
266 
162 
125 
267 
number 
6,870 
5,341 
19,028 
37,745 
12,560 
9,650 
5,695 
8,099 
Beef cows 
farms 
15 
54 
179 
113 
146 
122 
57 
153 
number 
333 
409 
1,015 
1,138 
1,520 
886 
338 
1,504 
Milk cows 
farms 
23 
29 
122 
135 
85 
52 
39 
74 
number 
3,330 
2,656 
8,818 
21,081 
4,687 
4,368 
3,069 
2,826 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
36 
75 
247 
220 
204 
117 
78 
172 
number 
2,442 
2,749 
6,623 
12,106 
4,270 
3,090 
2,621 
2,652 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3 
36 
63 
46 
30 
55 
20 
41 
number 
17 
137 
607 
290 
327 
298 
111 
294 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
26 
85 
48 
50 
75 
40 
53 
number 
(D) 
348 
1,157 
381 
565 
534 
231 
533 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
14 
25 
109 
30 
75 
68 
63 
139 
number 
221 
466 
2,315 
2,091 
2,803 
799 
1,526 
3,574 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
26 
84 
206 
111 
135 
152 
125 
200 
number 
2,998 
4,414 
4,740 
2,164 
3,904 
3,984 
4,385 
4,729 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
8 
26 
48 
13 
38 
79 
43 
20 
number 
1,221 
2,996 
7,836 
383 
(D) 
(D) 
5,384 
5,784 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4 
4 
8 
2 
10 
6 
4 
4 
acres 
590 
337 
327 
(D) 
715 
6 
35 
403 
bushels 
87,800 
30,548 
41,734 
(D) 
111,889 
300 
4,750 
23,021 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
13 
6 
52 
38 
58 
15 
14 
20 
acres 
2,427 
955 
4,752 
8,569 
3,464 
2,913 
1,942 
1,643 
tons 
46,049 
20,390 
100,277 
171,647 
67,583 
52,008 
47,754 
32,998 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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