Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Vermont 
Addison 
Bennington 
Caledonia 
Chittenden 
Essex 
Franklin 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
(, 
2012 
2,845 
321 
109 
204 
197 
34 
329 
2007 
2,323 
310 
61 
168 
157 
31 
282 
Any 
2012 
4,493 
493 
196 
356 
390 
59 
407 
2007 
4,661 
463 
165 
363 
434 
63 
458 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
663 
74 
11 
53 
48 
9 
64 
2007 
861 
69 
31 
66 
88 
6 
73 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
419 
73 
32 
23 
50 
3 
46 
2007 
425 
50 
11 
46 
43 
5 
45 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
725 
64 
22 
50 
69 
12 
70 
2007 
788 
81 
28 
63 
56 
15 
70 
200 days or more 
2012 
2,686 
282 
131 
230 
223 
35 
227 
2007 
2,587 
263 
95 
188 
247 
37 
270 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
346 
32 
17 
26 
21 
13 
24 
2007 
214 
23 
10 
23 
16 
5 
14 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
486 
52 
12 
43 
54 
2 
29 
2007 
407 
44 
14 
13 
38 
5 
38 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
1,233 
153 
48 
81 
117 
26 
67 
2007 
1,193 
148 
36 
105 
131 
22 
81 
10 years or more 
2012 
5,273 
577 
228 
410 
395 
52 
616 
2007 
5,170 
558 
166 
390 
406 
62 
607 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.0 
21.2 
23.3 
20.3 
20.0 
14.4 
24.3 
2007 
21.7 
20.6 
23.7 
21.4 
21.4 
17.9 
22.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
206 
28 
12 
6 
13 
11 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
376 
41 
10 
37 
50 
2 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
1,052 
144 
45 
72 
91 
26 
55 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
5,704 
601 
238 
445 
433 
54 
636 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.6 
23.7 
26.0 
23.2 
22.3 
15.9 
26.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
20 
7 
. 
. 
3 
. 
5 
2007 
49 
5 
- 
7 
- 
5 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
398 
51 
23 
32 
53 
10 
29 
2007 
325 
24 
8 
33 
42 
6 
22 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
788 
111 
11 
71 
62 
14 
91 
2007 
856 
106 
20 
63 
61 
5 
120 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
1,709 
188 
57 
125 
159 
17 
197 
2007 
1,859 
231 
34 
146 
168 
28 
233 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
1,177 
127 
54 
66 
104 
13 
104 
2007 
1,109 
130 
40 
74 
83 
17 
106 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
1,170 
98 
46 
115 
48 
18 
131 
2007 
957 
114 
46 
74 
66 
11 
118 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
850 
123 
52 
64 
59 
8 
80 
2007 
669 
76 
29 
44 
66 
9 
68 
70 years and over 
2012 
1,226 
109 
62 
87 
99 
13 
99 
2007 
1,160 
87 
49 
90 
105 
13 
68 
Average age 
2012 
57.3 
56.1 
60.1 
56.6 
55.5 
54.8 
56.1 
2007 
56.5 
55.5 
60.6 
56.0 
56.5 
54.6 
54.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
5,843 
659 
228 
450 
498 
62 
579 
2007 
4,627 
539 
146 
335 
411 
59 
472 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
398 
21 
28 
54 
22 
5 
31 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
3,263 
529 
85 
187 
318 
21 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
1,110 
72 
81 
72 
130 
- 
109 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
214 
19 
23 
4 
15 
- 
13 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
538 
46 
23 
45 
46 
13 
49 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
698 
32 
26 
89 
19 
18 
67 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
241 
21 
6 
6 
23 
15 
37 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
85 
4 
2 
21 
6 
2 
5 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
7,099 
776 
297 
546 
570 
91 
707 
acres, 2012 
1,176,532 
184,556 
37,447 
79,412 
70,574 
25,171 
175,091 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
663 
59 
22 
28 
86 
1 
52 
acres, 2012 
145,680 
18,175 
4,984 
5,793 
13,314 
(D) 
18,267 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
6,043 
628 
237 
503 
446 
83 
601 
2007 
5,848 
635 
191 
460 
482 
80 
627 
acres, 2012 
843,553 
1 1 1 ,220 
(D) 
68,115 
48,318 
(D) 
123,673 
2007 
872,145 
105,867 
(D) 
65,736 
58,947 
23,220 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
695 
96 
19 
40 
66 
5 
75 
2007 
608 
79 
7 
53 
47 
6 
71 
acres, 2012 
205,158 
48,015 
5,852 
8,853 
15,145 
1,282 
28,100 
2007 
184,498 
48,795 
2,869 
11,941 
12,255 
1,564 
27,869 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
410 
65 
39 
8 
58 
1 
54 
2007 
360 
50 
26 
8 
40 
1 
39 
acres, 2012 
161,780 
45,006 
11,464 
3,430 
7,345 
(D) 
33,060 
2007 
127,831 
31,709 
5,208 
2,321 
5,586 
(D) 
22,539 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
76 
8 
2 
3 
5 
1 
3 
2007 
40 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
19,359 
193 
(D) 
400 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
10,301 
- 
- 
462 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
114 
17 
8 
6 
12 
3 
3 
2007 
128 
9 
2 
10 
16 
7 
3 
acres, 2012 
21,863 
3,928 
3,550 
1,030 
(D) 
480 
(D) 
2007 
38,538 
1,111 
(D) 
1,948 
6,132 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
308 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
