Table 35. Cut Christmas Trees: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
2012 
2007 
Acres in production 
Trees cut 
Acres in production 
Trees cut 
Farms 
Acres 
Acres irrigated 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Number 
State Total 
Vermont 
288 
3,607 
12 
232 
134,504 
318 
3,600 
259 
168,206 
Counties 
Addison 
37 
200 
(D) 
32 
4,495 
33 
208 
29 
6,373 
Bennington 
20 
250 
16 
10,129 
13 
191 
11 
8,238 
Caledonia 
15 
412 
- 
15 
20,790 
28 
567 
23 
30,010 
Chittenden 
15 
128 
- 
13 
6,554 
36 
244 
32 
11,390 
Essex 
13 
532 
- 
13 
22,000 
12 
539 
10 
34,020 
Franklin 
17 
148 
- 
13 
2,353 
22 
123 
13 
3,406 
Lamoille 
21 
180 
(D) 
18 
7,006 
18 
268 
17 
6,390 
Orange 
32 
193 
(D) 
23 
8,024 
32 
156 
23 
3,566 
Orleans 
27 
909 
26 
38,470 
24 
547 
21 
27,067 
Rutland 
24 
90 
- 
12 
1,335 
21 
106 
10 
1,562 
Washington 
25 
218 
4 
16 
5,369 
36 
347 
32 
17,679 
Windham 
16 
90 
- 
13 
2,048 
14 
69 
12 
3,325 
Windsor 
26 
257 
(D) 
22 
5,931 
29 
235 
26 
15,180 
Table 36. Short Rotation Woody Crops: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
2012 
2007 
Acres in production 
Acres harvested 
Acres in production 
Acres harvested 
Farms 
Acres 
Acres irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Acres irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
State Total 
Vermont 
3 
7 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Counties 
Washington 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Windsor 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 37. Maple Syrup: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
of taps 
Syrup produced 
(gallons) 
Farms 
Number 
of taps 
Syrup produced 
(gallons) 
State Total 
Vermont 
1,553 
4,348,163 
999,391 
1,310 
2,770,392 
644,962 
Counties 
Addison 
91 
153,050 
34,809 
92 
146,342 
37,244 
Bennington 
54 
123,150 
27,429 
38 
75,423 
10,426 
Caledonia 
107 
182,883 
27,206 
81 
117,520 
23,495 
Chittenden 
145 
306,303 
71,239 
95 
193,127 
49,083 
Essex 
20 
39,950 
7,115 
15 
10,530 
1,844 
Franklin 
232 
1,461,563 
367,567 
181 
715,535 
189,744 
Grand Isle 
4 
708 
134 
6 
4,150 
1,119 
Lamoille 
93 
598,952 
166,001 
62 
356,805 
95,946 
Orange 
165 
242,941 
39,739 
141 
141,965 
29,637 
Orleans 
142 
413,124 
85,944 
141 
253,562 
50,525 
Rutland 
121 
204,696 
48,862 
108 
139,654 
37,308 
Washington 
93 
101,944 
16,583 
72 
107,704 
23,266 
Windham 
98 
217,448 
54,522 
104 
206,135 
39,339 
Windsor 
188 
301,451 
52,241 
174 
301,940 
55,986 
298 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
