Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Vermont 
Addison 
Bennington 
Caledonia 
Chittenden 
Essex 
Franklin 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
7,338 
814 
305 
560 
587 
93 
736 
2007 
6,984 
773 
226 
531 
591 
94 
740 
$1,000, 2012 
679,732 
154,329 
16,523 
32,536 
39,952 
8,063 
151,393 
2007 
549,904 
125,254 
11,805 
27,000 
28,970 
10,139 
122,979 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
92,632 
189,593 
54,175 
58,100 
68,062 
86,701 
205,698 
2007 
78,738 
162,036 
52,234 
50,848 
49,019 
107,866 
166,188 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
2,714 
326 
106 
207 
198 
39 
285 
2007 
2,865 
338 
124 
201 
237 
48 
327 
$1,000, 2012 
24,141 
6,736 
472 
1,059 
998 
346 
5,335 
2007 
19,789 
4,552 
486 
885 
940 
418 
4,470 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,775 
235 
75 
130 
149 
29 
200 
2007 
1,403 
210 
55 
67 
139 
28 
177 
$1,000, 2012 
6,940 
1,824 
472 
171 
404 
90 
1,254 
2007 
5,637 
1,684 
212 
152 
324 
98 
1,146 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
2,263 
284 
80 
152 
211 
29 
219 
2007 
1,888 
266 
80 
102 
193 
35 
225 
$1,000, 2012 
13,081 
3,462 
248 
476 
1,262 
111 
2,594 
2007 
8,990 
2,033 
166 
198 
825 
111 
1,532 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
2,205 
248 
96 
208 
147 
15 
219 
2007 
1,541 
186 
44 
122 
115 
17 
190 
$1,000, 2012 
21,865 
4,521 
465 
1,108 
621 
50 
5,833 
2007 
25,230 
5,460 
289 
596 
688 
252 
8,890 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1,021 
131 
37 
99 
72 
11 
129 
2007 
789 
80 
17 
53 
36 
9 
133 
$1,000, 2012 
13,916 
2,224 
222 
592 
440 
44 
3,722 
2007 
16,178 
2,217 
52 
388 
287 
191 
6,463 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1,536 
148 
73 
142 
108 
8 
128 
2007 
970 
124 
30 
75 
88 
8 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
7,950 
2,298 
242 
516 
181 
6 
2,111 
2007 
9,052 
3,243 
237 
208 
401 
62 
2,426 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,535 
520 
189 
352 
324 
47 
457 
2007 
3,637 
420 
117 
281 
262 
39 
426 
$1,000, 2012 
210,804 
54,384 
3,070 
11,116 
8,482 
2,890 
53,901 
2007 
144,129 
35,470 
2,234 
8,081 
5,303 
2,951 
38,322 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
6,964 
764 
274 
530 
538 
89 
710 
2007 
6,734 
757 
219 
515 
553 
94 
711 
$1,000, 2012 
43,540 
8,443 
1,007 
2,372 
2,517 
505 
1 1 ,1 74 
2007 
32,656 
6,304 
868 
1,924 
1,809 
865 
6,550 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
4,921 
591 
207 
355 
418 
75 
552 
2007 
3,851 
461 
127 
273 
335 
51 
483 
$1,000, 2012 
24,385 
5,389 
535 
1,386 
1,636 
291 
5,091 
2007 
18,760 
3,742 
372 
874 
1,220 
305 
3,958 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
5,941 
706 
213 
444 
478 
78 
625 
2007 
6,308 
694 
212 
481 
532 
93 
682 
$1,000, 2012 
66,687 
12,528 
1,937 
3,054 
3,595 
1,006 
15,343 
2007 
64,724 
1 1 ,638 
1,396 
3,173 
3,300 
1,132 
14,730 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
2,293 
299 
103 
150 
217 
37 
282 
2007 
1,884 
263 
50 
128 
131 
33 
262 
$1,000, 2012 
95,703 
21,478 
3,058 
3,238 
9,371 
624 
16,681 
2007 
72,316 
17,881 
1,975 
2,796 
4,408 
1,231 
12,434 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
716 
94 
38 
35 
63 
14 
69 
2007 
562 
79 
19 
33 
52 
9 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
6,679 
1,219 
623 
152 
729 
79 
1,019 
2007 
4,998 
1,315 
84 
167 
772 
128 
429 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
1,300 
192 
21 
118 
70 
16 
217 
2007 
1,135 
168 
17 
100 
72 
21 
209 
$1,000, 2012 
20,379 
5,360 
135 
1,265 
648 
187 
5,271 
2007 
19,829 
5,171 
175 
1,000 
825 
397 
5,654 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
1,596 
214 
53 
98 
113 
30 
209 
2007 
1,230 
185 
36 
97 
111 
23 
192 
$1,000, 2012 
14,133 
3,589 
163 
524 
952 
145 
2,905 
2007 
11,363 
3,101 
219 
735 
739 
174 
2,689 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
374 
39 
8 
25 
30 
14 
54 
2007 
360 
56 
13 
24 
37 
10 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
2,635 
559 
42 
86 
134 
36 
640 
2007 
2,699 
573 
58 
117 
192 
60 
771 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
2,435 
343 
56 
195 
189 
31 
320 
2007 
1,936 
282 
48 
146 
146 
43 
268 
$1,000, 2012 
29,387 
5,340 
954 
1,532 
2,262 
223 
6,311 
2007 
26,913 
5,950 
665 
1,257 
1,489 
677 
5,506 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1,792 
270 
46 
141 
122 
29 
268 
2007 
1,532 
204 
44 
114 
111 
36 
226 
$1,000, 2012 
22,228 
4,019 
858 
1,108 
1,764 
174 
4,643 
2007 
19,878 
4,522 
583 
743 
1,179 
498 
4,185 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1,521 
208 
20 
133 
138 
19 
189 
2007 
1,223 
187 
23 
102 
96 
34 
161 
$1,000, 2012 
7,159 
1,321 
96 
424 
498 
49 
1,668 
2007 
7,035 
1,428 
82 
514 
309 
179 
1,321 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
6,873 
766 
277 
547 
521 
92 
705 
2007 
6,320 
719 
218 
487 
522 
87 
685 
$1,000, 2012 
34,005 
4,245 
1,542 
2,012 
2,886 
337 
3,737 
2007 
30,579 
3,841 
1,207 
1,936 
2,823 
334 
3,412 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
4,371 
545 
154 
325 
393 
62 
458 
2007 
4,021 
521 
126 
298 
329 
56 
469 
$1,000, 2012 
65,367 
15,251 
1,800 
2,984 
3,455 
1,142 
14,303 
2007 
61,290 
16,538 
1,397 
3,109 
3,314 
1,006 
12,486 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3,537 
462 
130 
281 
284 
52 
419 
2007 
3,088 
433 
96 
223 
229 
38 
376 
$1,000, 2012 
63,734 
12,664 
1,913 
3,578 
4,568 
1,211 
12,423 
2007 
57,311 
11,591 
1,373 
3,792 
3,639 
1,103 
11,576 
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232 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
