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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
44 
111 
329 
305 
247 
177 
154 
284 
2007 
40 
83 
241 
216 
240 
131 
123 
240 
Any 
2012 
77 
238 
419 
333 
393 
355 
293 
484 
2007 
74 
217 
442 
419 
418 
313 
305 
527 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
10 
29 
66 
63 
49 
70 
56 
61 
2007 
18 
45 
77 
104 
64 
68 
60 
92 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3 
13 
37 
22 
38 
26 
25 
28 
2007 
3 
13 
38 
43 
54 
17 
18 
39 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
12 
45 
76 
55 
59 
60 
60 
71 
2007 
14 
33 
71 
66 
63 
60 
61 
107 
200 days or more 
2012 
52 
151 
240 
193 
247 
199 
152 
324 
2007 
39 
126 
256 
206 
237 
168 
166 
289 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
20 
38 
43 
24 
30 
36 
20 
2007 
1 
6 
28 
19 
17 
13 
19 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
32 
36 
36 
47 
68 
29 
42 
2007 
22 
19 
32 
44 
30 
32 
42 
34 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
15 
60 
179 
102 
111 
92 
55 
127 
2007 
23 
46 
94 
101 
88 
83 
82 
153 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
100 
237 
495 
457 
458 
342 
327 
579 
2007 
68 
229 
529 
471 
523 
316 
285 
560 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.1 
19.8 
19.8 
20.7 
21.9 
21.0 
18.4 
22.0 
2007 
16.8 
22.1 
22.4 
22.1 
24.1 
21.9 
19.3 
21.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1 
15 
20 
5 
21 
22 
29 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2 
29 
16 
25 
43 
51 
20 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
11 
49 
138 
73 
106 
93 
44 
105 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
107 
256 
574 
535 
470 
366 
354 
635 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.9 
21.7 
23.0 
24.6 
23.5 
22.7 
20.4 
25.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
2 
1 
1 
. 
. 
1 
2007 
- 
2 
7 
- 
2 
4 
11 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
- 
23 
33 
39 
19 
34 
29 
23 
2007 
16 
8 
21 
58 
22 
13 
35 
17 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
14 
38 
82 
70 
44 
68 
51 
61 
2007 
18 
40 
86 
75 
88 
39 
48 
87 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
37 
98 
140 
135 
182 
116 
99 
159 
2007 
33 
86 
162 
157 
148 
110 
111 
212 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
20 
41 
136 
87 
125 
90 
63 
147 
2007 
15 
38 
127 
98 
107 
84 
66 
124 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
20 
58 
138 
133 
101 
65 
70 
129 
2007 
11 
56 
95 
98 
75 
56 
38 
99 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
18 
48 
92 
73 
58 
45 
55 
75 
2007 
8 
26 
51 
51 
89 
48 
37 
67 
70 years and over 
2012 
12 
43 
125 
100 
110 
114 
80 
173 
2007 
13 
44 
134 
98 
127 
90 
82 
160 
Average age 
2012 
57.1 
55.6 
58.1 
57.0 
57.8 
58.1 
56.9 
60.0 
2007 
51.8 
56.3 
57.2 
55.4 
58.0 
58.6 
54.7 
58.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
107 
297 
559 
480 
501 
430 
368 
625 
2007 
79 
199 
439 
399 
409 
320 
283 
537 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
2 
25 
47 
36 
39 
16 
29 
43 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
59 
140 
250 
194 
327 
293 
151 
389 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
32 
50 
58 
73 
100 
91 
139 
103 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
3 
9 
65 
16 
16 
7 
1 
23 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
11 
41 
47 
47 
63 
40 
14 
53 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
9 
45 
117 
106 
12 
37 
37 
84 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
5 
26 
13 
31 
16 
8 
17 
17 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
4 
- 
9 
14 
6 
1 
1 
10 
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 
119 
335 
723 
629 
611 
515 
431 
749 
acres, 2012 
18,961 
50,718 
100,451 
128,070 
100,436 
62,789 
46,363 
96,493 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
12 
30 
67 
36 
57 
77 
56 
80 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
12,126 
14,157 
14,324 
9,406 
13,149 
7,757 
13,507 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
95 
301 
624 
558 
513 
440 
354 
660 
2007 
94 
248 
599 
563 
504 
368 
349 
648 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
39,615 
77,554 
(D) 
67,474 
50,874 
(D) 
72,935 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
83,964 
98,736 
77,591 
42,624 
34,470 
75,557 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
17 
29 
68 
58 
55 
64 
44 
59 
2007 
11 
33 
51 
47 
75 
49 
26 
53 
acres, 2012 
3,499 
8,699 
17,892 
16,295 
18,433 
11,177 
9,978 
11,938 
2007 
1,314 
6,078 
11,025 
16,263 
18,934 
12,397 
6,181 
7,013 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
4 
6 
27 
18 
53 
17 
36 
24 
2007 
4 
12 
26 
17 
45 
17 
31 
44 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,425 
5,944 
13,941 
17,833 
4,417 
5,553 
10,272 
2007 
(D) 
4,235 
5,317 
12,035 
18,236 
4,407 
6,675 
6,990 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
3 
3 
13 
3 
9 
8 
5 
10 
2007 
3 
4 
3 
2 
3 
3 
8 
8 
acres, 2012 
1,120 
(D) 
1,491 
24 
2,177 
823 
(D) 
3,528 
2007 
(D) 
1,243 
555 
(D) 
1,584 
21 
1,109 
4,103 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
2 
10 
16 
1 
10 
3 
8 
15 
2007 
2 
3 
4 
6 
31 
7 
14 
14 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
2,353 
(D) 
2,580 
61 
1,104 
2,689 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
784 
(D) 
14,235 
1,580 
2,329 
2,309 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Vermont 309 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
