Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Vermont 
Addison 
Bennington 
Caledonia 
Chittenden 
Essex 
Franklin 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland farms, 2012 
1,103 
137 
43 
64 
120 
20 
81 
2007 
1,372 
177 
44 
96 
136 
32 
115 
acres, 2012 
24,383 
5,171 
592 
1,336 
2,409 
294 
2,256 
2007 
37,164 
6,707 
634 
2,711 
3,690 
951 
2,533 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed farms, 2012 
828 
116 
35 
55 
95 
10 
66 
2007 
1,114 
152 
36 
84 
110 
27 
90 
acres, 2012 
15,219 
2,317 
333 
954 
1,707 
234 
1,842 
2007 
29,895 
4,748 
432 
2,352 
3,132 
879 
2,113 
Cropland on which all crops failed farms, 2012 
220 
25 
8 
9 
17 
5 
17 
2007 
269 
27 
9 
15 
30 
8 
28 
acres, 2012 
6,253 
2,222 
170 
287 
579 
(D) 
220 
2007 
5,401 
1,412 
109 
324 
383 
(D) 
295 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow farms, 2012 
203 
14 
9 
19 
15 
6 
7 
2007 
146 
16 
3 
6 
18 
3 
12 
acres, 2012 
2,911 
632 
89 
95 
123 
(D) 
194 
2007 
1,868 
547 
93 
35 
175 
(D) 
125 
Total woodland farms, 2012 
5,544 
567 
189 
437 
390 
67 
600 
2007 
5,165 
502 
145 
389 
374 
77 
578 
acres, 2012 
536,075 
44,213 
21,940 
38,269 
34,896 
12,003 
77,374 
2007 
502,823 
40,437 
17,700 
34,891 
34,744 
12,594 
65,101 
Woodland pastured farms, 2012 
1,184 
123 
43 
74 
70 
7 
160 
2007 
1,145 
112 
30 
88 
67 
17 
197 
acres, 2012 
37,100 
3,543 
875 
2,896 
1,100 
343 
8,392 
2007 
40,985 
3,892 
992 
2,588 
1,853 
1,373 
9,464 
Woodland not pastured farms, 2012 
5,116 
521 
175 
415 
361 
64 
533 
2007 
4,719 
458 
133 
353 
341 
73 
495 
acres, 2012 
498,975 
40,670 
21,065 
35,373 
33,796 
11,660 
68,982 
2007 
461,838 
36,545 
16,708 
32,303 
32,891 
11,221 
55,637 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) farms, 2012 
4,372 
470 
180 
360 
323 
39 
435 
2007 
3,828 
403 
115 
309 
291 
57 
465 
acres, 2012 
139,976 
22,312 
3,908 
9,874 
6,361 
923 
19,416 
2007 
137,165 
18,342 
2,966 
9,420 
10,222 
1,169 
22,224 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc farms, 2012 
5,563 
645 
218 
437 
425 
76 
527 
2007 
4,515 
560 
166 
315 
372 
65 
431 
acres, 2012 
87,335 
15,019 
4,374 
4,635 
6,437 
4,545 
9,337 
2007 
76,401 
12,636 
2,739 
6,859 
7,255 
1,412 
7,604 
Pastureland, all types farms, 2012 
4,744 
516 
199 
386 
340 
45 
484 
2007 
4,619 
503 
151 
362 
352 
64 
537 
acres, 2012 
195,000 
28,449 
5,397 
13,868 
8,634 
1,312 
30,753 
2007 
224,836 
28,965 
6,561 
14,316 
15,640 
4,252 
38,596 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs farms, 2012 
204 
78 
2 
6 
16 
8 
35 
2007 
183 
62 
3 
8 
6 
6 
19 
acres, 2012 
2,673 
1,068 
(D) 
47 
172 
44 
439 
2007 
6,752 
1,410 
(D) 
486 
61 
156 
582 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs farms, 2012 
545 
138 
14 
31 
44 
7 
127 
2007 
597 
128 
15 
15 
41 
11 
164 
acres, 2012 
147,747 
60,021 
3,193 
4,467 
7,460 
1,579 
33,494 
2007 
114,958 
31,994 
2,281 
2,467 
6,375 
2,970 
36,537 
-continued 
242 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
