Table 40. Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Vermont 
Addison 
Bennington 
Caledonia 
Chittenden 
Essex 
Franklin 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms, 2012 
7,337 
814 
305 
560 
587 
93 
736 
2007 
6,984 
773 
226 
531 
591 
94 
740 
$1,000, 2012 
637,927 
106,005 
24,900 
42,691 
44,382 
8,882 
107,224 
2007 
520,310 
86,227 
15,924 
35,261 
35,383 
9,234 
82,547 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
86,947 
130,228 
81,641 
76,234 
75,608 
95,504 
145,684 
2007 
74,500 
111,549 
70,462 
66,406 
59,871 
98,230 
111,550 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $9,999 
2012 
1,146 
134 
45 
73 
111 
12 
88 
2007 
1,225 
112 
43 
104 
142 
18 
127 
$10,000 to $19,999 
2012 
971 
70 
30 
100 
95 
14 
59 
2007 
1,016 
66 
27 
91 
80 
16 
70 
$20,000 to $29,999 
2012 
965 
87 
49 
65 
92 
10 
75 
2007 
859 
92 
23 
58 
74 
8 
66 
$30,000 to $49,999 
2012 
1,192 
106 
47 
93 
78 
18 
118 
2007 
1,121 
121 
32 
91 
102 
11 
103 
$50,000 to $69,999 
2012 
765 
98 
24 
51 
60 
4 
74 
2007 
739 
90 
36 
48 
50 
4 
93 
$70,000 to $99,999 
2012 
587 
79 
24 
39 
41 
5 
61 
2007 
547 
72 
13 
31 
39 
7 
46 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2012 
948 
94 
68 
88 
60 
15 
126 
2007 
845 
105 
36 
73 
70 
17 
117 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2012 
590 
102 
14 
46 
35 
14 
90 
2007 
489 
78 
13 
29 
23 
8 
83 
$500,000 or more 
2012 
173 
44 
4 
5 
15 
1 
45 
2007 
143 
37 
3 
6 
11 
5 
35 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms, 2012 
5,281 
605 
210 
408 
407 
70 
579 
2007 
5,201 
555 
167 
397 
412 
75 
554 
number, 2012 
8,324 
1,080 
329 
623 
562 
127 
972 
2007 
8,125 
1,023 
273 
577 
604 
133 
903 
Tractors 
farms, 2012 
5,957 
664 
228 
458 
445 
78 
649 
2007 
5,942 
675 
198 
463 
474 
77 
649 
number, 2012 
14,954 
2,068 
570 
1,156 
1,051 
200 
1,897 
2007 
15,047 
2,060 
499 
1,183 
1,059 
215 
1,901 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms, 2012 
3,386 
339 
154 
262 
258 
36 
275 
2007 
3,481 
339 
122 
303 
302 
45 
330 
number, 2012 
4,888 
471 
263 
385 
420 
45 
352 
2007 
5,053 
468 
222 
442 
453 
58 
425 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms, 2012 
3,984 
462 
138 
324 
264 
56 
493 
2007 
4,010 
509 
122 
300 
273 
57 
487 
number, 2012 
7,460 
947 
244 
591 
463 
102 
1,023 
2007 
7,668 
1,031 
217 
605 
486 
109 
983 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms, 2012 
1,149 
218 
39 
97 
86 
21 
197 
2007 
1,109 
224 
28 
82 
69 
14 
199 
number, 2012 
2,606 
650 
63 
180 
168 
53 
522 
2007 
2,326 
561 
60 
136 
120 
48 
493 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms, 2012 
69 
14 
3 
8 
4 
- 
15 
2007 
61 
16 
1 
4 
4 
1 
13 
number, 2012 
78 
20 
4 
8 
4 
- 
15 
2007 
64 
18 
(D) 
4 
4 
(D) 
13 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms, 2012 
256 
69 
5 
5 
8 
7 
55 
2007 
238 
63 
2 
8 
15 
1 
53 
number, 2012 
304 
86 
5 
8 
11 
8 
62 
2007 
264 
73 
(D) 
9 
16 
(D) 
60 
Hay balers 
farms, 2012 
2,534 
326 
81 
194 
158 
24 
266 
2007 
2,699 
281 
73 
253 
175 
35 
322 
number, 2012 
3,323 
454 
109 
271 
204 
31 
335 
2007 
3,345 
352 
100 
309 
220 
40 
390 
2012 INVENTORY 
Manufactured 2008 to 2012: 
Trucks, including pickups 
farms 
1,419 
143 
66 
135 
92 
19 
182 
number 
1,637 
162 
77 
145 
109 
24 
216 
Tractors 
farms 
1,290 
141 
38 
112 
85 
21 
142 
number 
1,639 
174 
57 
170 
115 
21 
180 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
511 
46 
20 
36 
40 
10 
43 
number 
559 
49 
28 
52 
44 
10 
43 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
739 
80 
20 
67 
34 
11 
82 
number 
846 
90 
23 
93 
41 
11 
86 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
182 
30 
3 
23 
27 
- 
35 
number 
234 
35 
6 
25 
30 
51 
Grain and bean combines 
farms 
9 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
8 
number 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cotton pickers and strippers 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters self-propelled 
farms 
29 
9 
- 
1 
1 
- 
8 
number 
32 
11 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
8 
Hay balers 
farms 
304 
36 
17 
30 
27 
3 
39 
number 
313 
36 
17 
32 
27 
(D) 
40 
-continued 
300 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
