Vermont Agriculture Report 2007

Vermont

Number of Farms Land in Farms Average Size of Farm Market Value of Production

2007

2002

% change

6,984

6,571

+6

1,233,313 acres

1,244,909 acres

-1

177 acres

189 acres

-7

$673,713,000

$473,065,000

+ 42

$96,465

$71,993

+ 34

$6,773,000

$24,377,000

- 72

$5,014

$18,809

- 73

Crop Sales $99,262,000 (15 percent) Livestock Sales $574,451,000 (85 percent) Average Per Farm Government Payments Average Per Farm

Vermont Ranked items within U.S., 2007 Item

Quantity

Universe 1

U.S. Rank

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products

673,713 99,262 574,451

41 47 40

50 50 50

5,439 (-) (-) 13,192 15,875 24,795 3,448 36,513 10,996 57,581 493,926 697 3,851 2,454 1,989 2,957

45 (-) (-) 44 32 43 18 39 44 41 15 45 33 46 46 42

50 17 17 50 50 50 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

264,823 223,605 42,485 (D) 23,224

40 43 34 (D) 43

50 50 50 49 50

330,984 87,403 5,368 3,600 3,241

39 18 42 18 14

50 48 49 49 50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Cattle and calves Layers Broilers and other meat-type chickens Quail Pullets for laying flock replacement TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Corn for silage Corn for grain Cut Christmas trees Apples

Other State Highlights Economic Characteristics Farms by value of sales Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more

Quantity 1,778 803 695 841 710 192 365 132 390 473 314 291

Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($)

549,904 78,738

Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)

159,346 22,816

Operator Characteristics

Quantity

Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other

3,461 3,523

Principal operators by sex: Male Female

5,518 1,466

Average age of principal operator (years)

56.5

2

All operators by race: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators 2 of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin

(D) Cannot be disclosed. See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes. 1 Universe is number of states in U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.

36 17 14 1 11,050 58 94