Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Grand Isle 
Lamoille 
Orange 
Orleans 
Rutland 
Washington 
Windham 
Windsor 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
121 
349 
748 
638 
640 
532 
447 
768 
2007 
114 
300 
683 
635 
658 
444 
428 
767 
acres, 2012 
19,020 
52,093 
105,234 
130,445 
108,497 
67,352 
50,765 
101,362 
2007 
17,138 
49,749 
101,645 
130,308 
130,580 
61,029 
50,764 
95,972 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
106 
193 
471 
429 
398 
357 
268 
440 
2007 
95 
185 
452 
451 
472 
283 
246 
467 
acres, 2012 
13,100 
10,914 
30,197 
49,555 
29,815 
18,583 
12,513 
20,762 
TENURE 
2007 
9,268 
13,006 
27,919 
48,361 
36,879 
16,560 
1 1 ,682 
22,637 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
71 
238 
509 
404 
403 
392 
272 
511 
2007 
75 
199 
469 
386 
405 
333 
284 
484 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
27,252 
51,906 
51,628 
51,267 
38,851 
27,730 
58,601 
2007 
6,767 
26,842 
51,287 
67,153 
58,292 
33,056 
26,949 
48,925 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
60 
109 
290 
231 
224 
254 
143 
271 
2007 
60 
108 
287 
247 
283 
205 
139 
258 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,275 
6,836 
10,909 
8,418 
5,426 
3,324 
5,748 
2007 
2,106 
2,599 
7,001 
18,950 
9,201 
4,890 
2,606 
6,070 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
45 
93 
207 
190 
182 
114 
125 
218 
2007 
36 
83 
185 
217 
221 
95 
101 
250 
acres, 2012 
14,664 
23,852 
49,653 
73,941 
50,299 
26,459 
21,881 
37,793 
2007 
10,297 
20,785 
46,766 
59,476 
67,755 
26,840 
20,845 
43,045 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,916 
13,932 
30,153 
51,264 
30,402 
13,823 
14,265 
21,755 
2007 
5,522 
12,814 
28,639 
38,060 
42,406 
13,176 
14,469 
26,097 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
5,748 
9,920 
19,500 
22,677 
19,897 
12,636 
7,616 
16,038 
2007 
4,775 
7,971 
18,127 
21,416 
25,349 
13,664 
6,376 
16,948 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
41 
70 
160 
169 
141 
91 
91 
156 
2007 
32 
62 
149 
183 
174 
70 
83 
192 
acres, 2012 
11,380 
8,366 
21,800 
36,449 
19,338 
12,581 
8,922 
14,278 
2007 
7,139 
9,483 
19,758 
27,587 
25,686 
11,460 
7,213 
15,778 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
5 
18 
32 
44 
55 
26 
50 
39 
2007 
3 
18 
29 
32 
32 
16 
43 
33 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
989 
3,675 
4,876 
6,931 
2,042 
1,154 
4,968 
2007 
74 
2,122 
3,592 
3,679 
4,533 
1,133 
2,970 
4,002 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5 
14 
21 
29 
33 
12 
34 
13 
2007 
3 
15 
16 
21 
15 
8 
24 
17 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
273 
1,561 
2,197 
2,059 
576 
267 
736 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
23 
924 
1,160 
1,824 
1,992 
210 
1,863 
789 
Total operators 
number 
204 
576 
1,223 
1,049 
1,135 
917 
751 
1,223 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
46 
151 
358 
268 
238 
207 
210 
396 
2 operators 
68 
182 
323 
335 
333 
284 
189 
325 
3 operators 
6 
9 
51 
30 
52 
31 
35 
31 
4 operators 
1 
4 
14 
4 
13 
6 
11 
12 
5 or more operators 
- 
3 
2 
1 
4 
4 
2 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
87 
240 
496 
387 
450 
401 
295 
489 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
77 
214 
426 
361 
400 
327 
229 
438 
2 operators 
5 
10 
26 
13 
13 
34 
30 
24 
3 operators 
2 
6 
- 
8 
2 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
“ 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
199 
494 
1,099 
1,012 
1,080 
745 
707 
1,223 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
40 
139 
333 
313 
332 
187 
209 
398 
2 operators 
65 
135 
300 
280 
255 
229 
182 
316 
3 operators 
7 
19 
40 
31 
51 
18 
25 
35 
4 operators 
2 
7 
6 
9 
16 
8 
9 
12 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
4 
2 
4 
2 
3 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
82 
188 
386 
365 
393 
306 
294 
476 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
68 
158 
329 
345 
331 
272 
229 
411 
2 operators 
7 
15 
21 
10 
18 
8 
25 
31 
3 operators 
- 
- 
5 
- 
6 
2 
1 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
102 
268 
557 
553 
511 
377 
336 
560 
2007 
80 
239 
573 
521 
519 
315 
304 
559 
acres, 2012 
18,126 
46,882 
86,609 
124,293 
92,001 
52,884 
44,680 
84,036 
2007 
13,547 
42,998 
91,739 
119,106 
107,482 
46,275 
44,872 
80,544 
Female 
farms, 2012 
19 
81 
191 
85 
129 
155 
111 
208 
2007 
34 
61 
110 
114 
139 
129 
124 
208 
acres, 2012 
894 
5,211 
18,625 
6,152 
16,496 
14,468 
6,085 
17,326 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,591 
6,751 
9,906 
1 1 ,202 
23,098 
14,754 
5,892 
15,428 
Farming 
2012 
72 
126 
373 
385 
306 
268 
234 
374 
2007 
60 
130 
312 
349 
340 
220 
208 
366 
Other 
2012 
49 
223 
375 
253 
334 
264 
213 
394 
Place of residence: 
2007 
54 
170 
371 
286 
318 
224 
220 
401 
On farm operated 
2012 
114 
298 
667 
575 
563 
481 
387 
712 
2007 
101 
258 
608 
560 
564 
393 
382 
679 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
7 
51 
81 
63 
77 
51 
60 
56 
2007 
13 
42 
75 
75 
94 
51 
46 
88 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Vermont 307 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
