Volume 1 

State and County Data 

Part 45 

Vermont 

AC78-A-45 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

Issued March 1981 

I~e"~" ~ ~/; '~l'ESdi U.S. Department of Commerce 

Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary 

William A. Cox, 

Acting Chief Economist 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, 

Acting Director 

Volume 1 

State and County Data 

Part 45 

Vermont 

AC78-A-45 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, Acting Director 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for 

Economic Fields 

Richard B. Quanrud, Assistant Di rector for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Arnold L. Bollenbacher, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in the various 

activities of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. Primary direction was by 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields, and Richard B. 

Quanrud, Assistant Director for Economic and Agriculture Censuses. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division under the general 

supervision of Orvin L. Wilhite, Chief (to January 1980) and Arnold L. 

Bollenbacher, his successor. Arnold L. Bollenbacher, assisted by 

Thomas D. Monroe, Donald R. Jahnke, and John A. Blackledge, was 

directly responsible for data content of the tables, analysis of the data, 

and clerical and computer edit. and tabulation specifications. William A. 

Harlan, Arion M. Scott, and James C. Vogelsang, directed the resolution 

of problems with individual census reports. 

John E. Adkins, assisted by Stephen M. Schobel, Loyd C. Brown, 

Billy E. Stark, Lowell Wrucke, Sharon C. Spivey, Martin S. Harahush, 

Ralph A. Graham, Avon B. Floyd, Kent C. Hoover, and Lee Smallwood, 

was directly responsible for the systems and processing procedures, 

including preparation of control systems, clerical procedures, and com· 

puter programs. Dana E. Moore and Jay A. Johnson were responsible 

for the photocomposition system. Bobbie E. Catlin and Paulette M. 

Bonchak were directly responsible for table preparation and publication standards used. Mittie Buchanan, Industry Division (to May 1980), 

and Helen R. Pugh, her successor, were responsible for coding the Lino· 

tron table formats for publication. Carl N. McAllister coordinated the 

final preparation of the tables. Virginia Crockett, Regina E. Lindsey, 

and Karin G. Bauer provided editorial services. 

Charles E. Rogers, assisted by D. Dean Prochaska, and David D. 

Chapman, with the additional assistance of Jane V. Dea and Tommy W. 

Gaulden, was directly responsible for mailing list acquisition and unduplication, design of sampling procedures for the direct enumeration sample 

and the sample from the mail list, sampling variability estimates, statistical adjustment for nonresponse, monitoring of processing, and evaluation of coverage. Albert W. Graybill was responsible for the preparation 

of the operational procedures for the collection and processing of the 

direct enumeration sample data. 

George E. Pierce, assisted by Patricia A. Clark and Richard R. Storm, 

was directly responsible for overall census planning, the Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey, and development of the data collection forms and 

followup letters. J. Thomas Miller, Consultant, assisted in the design and 

content of the data collection forms and followup letters, specifications 

for publication tables, and preparation of text. 

Don L Adams, Chief, Data Preparation Division, Jeffersonville, Ind., 

assisted by Patricia M. Clark, Rebecca Lamon, George Wilson, William L. 

Pangburn, Les Brown, Darrell L. Farabee, and Keith Lacey, was directly 

responsible for clerical and data-key ing operations, and labeling, sorting, 

and distribution of the mail and direct enumeration census forms. 

The direct enumeration activities were administered by the Field 

Division, under Forrest P. Cawley, Chief, with the assistance of Darren F. 

Althouse and Thomas J. Manning and the 12 directors of the Bureau's 

Regional Offices. 

The computer processing facilities used were under the general super· 

vision of C. Thomas DiNenna. Chief, Computer Operations Division. 

Forms design was performed under the general supervision of Henry J. 

Husmann, Chief, Administrative Services Division, assisted by Albert W. 

Cosner, Cathern S. Kline, and Irene A. Grey. 

Within the Publications Services Division, many individuals made 

significant contributions in the areas of publication planning and design, 

editorial review, composition, and printing procurement. 

Important contributions were made by the members of the Census 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics in establishing data needs 

and priorities for collection and publication of the information. Other 

representatives of both public and private organizations also made 

significant recommendations and suggestions. 

Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

provided advice and counsel during the planning, data collecting, and 

processing phases of the census and assisted farmers and ranchers who 

requested help in completing the report form. 

The press, farm magazines, and radio and television stations were 

most helpful in publicizing the census and encouraging cooperation of 

farm and ranch operators. John W. Ternus and Douglas J. Miller, Agriculture Division, and Richard D. Ritter, Public Information Office, were 

primarily responsible for developing and coordinating the public relations 

program. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch operators 

and other agriculture-associated people who furnished the information 

requested in the census. Only through their cooperation was it possible 

to collect and publish the data in this report. 

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 

United States. Bureau of the Census. 

1978 census of agriculture. 

Supt. of Docs. no.: L 3.31/ 

CONTENTS: v. 1. State and county data.-v. 2. Statistics by subject.-

v. 3. Agricultural services. [etc.] 

1. Agriculture-United States-Statistics. I. Title. II. Title: Census of 

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CONTENTS 

Introduction .................................... ' ...................... . 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1978 and 1974 ............................... . 

State Map ........................................................... . 

CHARTS 

'" 

Page 

VII 

IX 

X 

1. Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XI 

2. Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. XII 

3. LandinFarmsbyTypeofOrganization:1978 ............................... XIII 

4. Farms by Value of Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. XIV 

5. Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X IV 

PATTERN MAPS 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

Land in Farms by County: 1978 

Average Si ze of F arm by Cou nty: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 ............................... . 

Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 .......................... . 

Milk Cows Inventory by County: 1978 .................................. . 

Chickens 3 Months Old or Older Inventory by County: 1978 ................... . 

Land in Orchards bv County: 1978 ..................................... . 

Land From Which Hay Was Cut by County: 1978 ............................. . 

TABLES 

CHAPTER 1. State Data 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 ........................... . 

2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978, 1974, 

XV 

XV 

XVI 

XVI 

XVII 

XVII 

XVIII 

XVII I 

and 1969................ ......................................... 1 

3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974. and 1969 . . . . . . 2 

5. Operators by Type of Organization for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978, 1974. 

and 1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978, 1974,and 1969 . " . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . 4 

7. Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978, 1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

8. Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

9. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

11. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 . . 6 

12. Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978,1974, 

and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

13. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 . . . . . 7 

14. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

16. Irrigation: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

17. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

18. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

22. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 
IV CONTENTS-Continued 

TABLES-Con. 

CHAPTER l-Con. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31. 

32. 

Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ..... 

Fish Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ....................... . 

Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 ................ . 

Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 .... 

Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 .. 

Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978 ......... . 

Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 ....................... . 

Summary by Type of Organ izat ion: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . 

Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978 ......... " ......... . 

Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . 

33. Summary by Sizeof Farm: 1978 ........................ . 

34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 ......... . 

35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978 ..... . 

CHAPTER 2. County Summary Data 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 

Land Use: 1978 ........... . 

Irrigation: 1978 ........... . 

Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 ... 

Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 .. 

Characteristics of Operators: 1978 ............. . 

Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 ......... . 

Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978 ....... . 

Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 .. 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 .... 

Page 

16 

16 

17 

18 

18 

19 

22 

29 

36 

50 

64 

78 

92 

106 

106 

1/07 

107 

107 

108 

108 

108 

109 

109 

11. Market Value of Agricultucal Products Sold for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978. .. 110 

12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 ......... . 

Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 ................ . 

Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 .. 

Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ... 

Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ................ . 

111 

112 

112 

112 

116 

18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 117 

19. Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 118 

20. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 118 

21. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ... , . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . ... 118 

22. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 119 

23. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978 .............................. , 119 

24. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 119 

25. Fish Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 

26. Miscellaneous Pou Itry-Inventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 119 

27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . .. 120 

28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 121 

29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 .. 121 

30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 122 

31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 ..................... , 123 

32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 

33. Berries: 1978 ..................................... . 125 

34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 

35. Other Crops: 1978 ................................................ Not shown 

36. Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 126 

37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978. . . . . . . .. 126 
CONTENTS-Continued 

TABLES-Con. 

CHAPTER 2-Con. 

38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 ............................. . 

40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978 ...................... . 

41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 ................................. . 

42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978 ....................................... . 

43. Female Operators: 1978 .............................................. . 

CHAPTER 3. Individual County Data [The following tables are common to the State and each county) 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

v 

127 

127 

127 

127 

128 

128 

Vermont ..................... , 129 Grand Isle ..................... 169 

Farms Not on Mail List ... . . . . . . . .. 134 

Addison ....................... 139 

Bennington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 144 

Caledonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 149 

Ch ittenden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 154 

Essex ........................ 159 

Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 164 

APPENDIXES 

Lamoille ...................... 174 

Orange ....................... 179 

Orleans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 184 

Rutland ....................... 189 

Washington ................... , 194 

Windham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 199 

Windsor ....................... 204 

A. General Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A·l 

B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 " B·l 

C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-l 

D. Report Forms .................................................. ,. . . . . . D-l 

Index ..................................... , ....................... Index-' 

Publication Program ..................................... _ ....... _ . Inside back cover 

VII 

INTRODUCTION 

Page 

HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 

FARM DEFINITION ............................. VII 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION ...................... VII 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA ....................... VII 

USE OF SAMPLING .............................. VIII 

GRAPHICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

TABULAR PRESENTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS ......................... VIII 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES ...................... VIII 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ................. VIII 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ................... VIII 

HISTORY 

The census of agriculture provides a periodic statistical 

picture of the Nation's farming, ranching, and related activities. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the 21st taken by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 

The first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the 

sixth decennial census. From 1840 to 1950, an agriculture 

census was taken as part of the decennial census of population. 

A mid-decade census of agriculture was conducted in 1925, 

1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974 a census of agriculture was 

taken for the years ending in 4 and 9. In 1976, Congress 

authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 

1982 to adjust the data reference year to coincide with the 

1982 Economic Censuses covering manufacturing, mining, 

construction, retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, 

and selected transportation activities. Thereafter, the agriculture 

census will revert to a 5-year cycle. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is authorized under the provisions 

of title 13, United States Code. Section 142(a) provides for the 

census to be taken in 1979, in 1983, and in every fifth year 

after 1983. Section 191 provides that the census shall include 

each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 

the Virgin Islands. A census of agriculture will be conducted in 

American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in conjunction with the 1980 Census of Population and Housing. 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes were first established, the farm definition has 

been changed nine times, as the Nation has grown and changed. 

The current definition was announced on August 12, 1975, in 

accordance with a joint agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Office of Management and Budget, and 

the Bureau of the Census. It defines a farm, for statistical 

purposes, as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally would have been sold 

during the census year. The previous definition (used for the 

1959, 1964, and 1969 censuses, and for the 1974 preliminary 

county reports) counted as a farm any place with less than 10 

acres from which $250 or more of agricultural products were 

sold or normally would have been sold during the census year, 

or any place of 10 acres or more from which $50 or more of 

agricultural products were sold or normally would have been 

sold during the census year. 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION 

Evaluation studies of the 1969 and 1974 censuses, which 

were conducted primarily by mail, indicated that the 

administrative lists used to create the census mailing list were 

not adequate to assure complete coverage in the census. Also, 

censuses prior to 1969, conducted by direct enumeration, had 

been found by evaluation studies (conducted since 1950) to be 

progressively less and less complete, as increased mobility of 

farm operators led to increases in the numbers of nonresident 

operators, operators farming on a part·time basis, and operators 

farming two or more separate tracts. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was conducted primarily by 

mail for maximum economy, supplemented by a personal 

canvass of a statistical area segment sample for maximum 

completeness of coverage. The area segment sample, which 

consists of selected geographic areas completely canvassed by 

direct enumeration, provides reliable estimates for States of the 

number and characteristics of any farms not represented in the 

mail portion of the census. Estimates for such farms are an 

integral part of the State totals published for the 1978 census. 

The direct enumeration sample estimates are statistically reliable 

only for State totals and have not been allocated to counties. 

Appendix A provides a more detailed description of how the 

1978 census was taken and includes a discussion of census 

coverage. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

State totals for 1978 are not directly comparable with totals 

for 1974 or earlier censuses as they include data for farm operations represented on the mail I ist plus estimates from the direct 

enumeration sample for farms not represented on the mail list. 

The 1974 State level data include only operations represented 

on the mail list. 

Coverage evaluation studies for the 1974 census indicated 

that 10.7 percent of all farms were not included in the census. 

Farms missed in the census were usually small and accounted 

for less than 3 percent of the total value of apricu Itu ral products 

sold and less than 6 percent of the land in farms. The proportion of farms missed in the 1974 census was generally higher in 
VIII INTRODUCTION-Continued 

States having a large proportion of small farms and urbanized 

areas having a sizable number of part-time farms. Farm 

counts for 1974, adjusted for the net undercount, are shown in 

appendix C. 

County level data on acreages and inventories for 1978 and 

1974 are generally comparable; however, improvements in the 

coverage of the 1978 census, especially of smaller farms, should 

be taken into consideration when comparing farm counts. 

USE OF SAMPLING 

Two types of sampling were used for data collection 

for the 1978 census. I n addition to the State estimates from 

the direct enumeration sample discussed previously, data 

for items in sections 22 through 27 of the census report 

form were collected from only a sample of farms. Data based on 

a sample are subject to sampling error. Detailed discussions of 

the census report forms, the use of sampling, and estimates of 

sampling error are included in appendix A. 

GRAPHICS 

Several charts and maps presented on the following pages 

show selected agricultural statistics for this State. The items in 

the charts and the first four maps are presented for all States. 

The last four maps present data of particu'lar importance to this 

State. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-In chapter 1, State tables 1 through 28 show 

detailed State level data usually accompanied by historical data 

for one or more censuses. Tables 29 through 35 provide 1978 

State data cross-tabulated by various farm classifications. 

County summary data-Selected data items are presented by 

county in chapter 2. Tables 1 through 15 include general data 

such as land in farms, size of farms, land use, operator 

characteristics, expenses, and machinery and equipment. Inventory and sales data for livestock, poultry, and animal specialties 

are contained in tables 16 through 27 and detailed crop data in 

tables 28 through 35. Tables 36 through 43 present data on 

foreign ownership, income from customwork, direct sales to 

consumers, operators by racial group, and female operators. 

Individual county data-F ive pages of tables are presented in 

chapter 3 for each county with 10 farms or more in 1978. The 

tables include final data for each county and are more 

comprehensive than those in the prel iminary reports. Data are 

provided for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more for both 1978 and 1974. 

This chapter also includes a set of similar tables for the State 

as a whole and for those farms in the State not on the mailing 

list and not included in county tables. 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS 

Preliminary reports have been published separately for all 

counties in the United States with 10 farms or more in 1978, 

each State, the four geographic regions, and the United States. 

This series provided, at the earliest possible date, information on 

major data items, with comparable final data from the 1974 

census. The data items were standard for each State and county· 

except in table 3 where the selected crops varied by State 

according to their relative importance in the State. The State 

preliminary report also included a full set of tables providing 

data derived from the direct enumeration sample on the estimated number and characteristics of farms not included in 

county totals because they were not represented on the mailing 

list. 

For major data items at the county level differences between 

the preliminary and final figures are in general less than 5 

percent. At the State level, differences are significantly less. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

In keeping with the provisions of title 13, United States 

Code, data that would disclose the operations of an individual 

farm are not published. However, the number of farms in a 

given size category or other classification is not considered a 

disclosure. Appendix A presents additional information on 

disclosure rules. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Appendix A includes definitions and explanations of selected 

terms used in the tables. 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE 

Items in the tables which are followed by the reference '·See 

text" are explained or defined in appendix A. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

Zero. 

(D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing information for 

individual farms. 

(X) Not applicable. 

(Z) Less than half of the unit reported. 

(NA) Not available. 

* Independent city. 
Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 

1978 

Tolal 

Forms ______________________________________ - number_ 

Land in forms __________________________________ acres. Average size of farm ________________________ acres_ Harvested cropland ____________________________ acres. Average per farm _____________ . _____________ acres. 

7 273 -

- I 752 940 

241 580 792 

80 

Forms bV size: 1 to 49 ocres. ________________________ . _____ number_ 1 180 - SO to 499 acres _____________________________ number_ 5286 SOO to 999 acres _________________ . __________ number_ - 685 1,000 acres or more _________________________ number_ - 122 

Value of land and buildings,· Average per farm _________________________ . dollors. 

Average per acre. ________ ._. _______________ dollars. 161 885 -

- 660 

Value of machinery and equipment on forms' _______ $1,000_ Average per form __________________________ dallars_ 225 195 

- 30963 

Value of agricullural producls sold ________________ $I,OO(L Average per farm __________________________ dollars_ 

Crops sold __________________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per farm __________________________ dollors_ 

Liveslock and liveslock producls sold ____________ $1,000_ Average per farm __________________________ dollars_ 

Paullry and paullry praducls sold _______________ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollors_ 

- 274 318 

- 37 717 

- 17475 

- 2 403 

- 250 580 

- 34453 

- 6 263 

- 861 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: Less Ihan $2,500 ____________________________ numbeL - 2423 $2,500 10 $9,999 ____________________________ number_ 

$10,000 10 $39,999 __________________________ number_ - I 197 

- I 201 $40,000 10 $99,999 __________________________ number_ - I 670 $100,000 10 $199,999 ________________________ number_ - 632 $200,000 or more ___________________________ numbeL - 135 Abnormal farms ____________________________ number_ - 15 

Value of agricultural products sold by forms having sales of- Less Ihan $2,500 _____________________________ $I,OO(L - 2 179 $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________ $1,000_ - 5868 $10,00010 $39,999 ___________________________ $1,000_ - 28 513 $40,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________ $1,000_ - 108 161 $100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________ $1,000_ - 83482 $200,000 or more ____________________________ $1,000_ - 45 285 Abnormal farms _____________________________ $1,000_ - 830 

Farm production expenses for selected items:2 

Feed for liveslock and paullry __________________ $1,000_ - 85 682 Seeds, bulbs, planls, and lrees _________________ $1,000_ - 3 354 Commercial ferlilizer __________________________ $1,000_ - 9 524 Olher agricullural chemicals ____________________ $1,000_ - 2 810 Pelraleum producls-gasaline, diesel, elc. ________ $1,000_ - 9 826 Hired farm labor _____________________________ $1.000_ - 21 635 

livestock and poultry inventory: CaHie and calves ____________________________ number_ - 326 517 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ number_ - 7871 Sheep and lambL ___________________________ numbeL - 9002 Chickens 3 manlhs old or alder ________________ numbeL - 531 740 

Craps harvesled, Corn for all purposes __________________________ ocres_ - 102 440 Oots for groin ________________________________ ocres_ - 3366 bushels_ - 147 097 Hoy crops ___________________________________ . acres_ - 493 499 Ions, dry_ - 879 189 Land in orchards ______________________________ ocres_ - 6494 

INat fully comparable because of direct enumeration sample in 1978 lorals; see text. 21978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1974' 

Not on moil list Tolal 

I 421 5906 

119 891 I 667 561 

64 282 

25 835 514 804 

18 87 

535 562 

872 4 565 

7 655 

7 124 

79 300 130 338 

940 462 

9 587 141 152 

6 747 23900 

3 437 207 889 

2418 35200 

756 15 643 

532 2683 

2663 180 556 

1 874 30 572 

17 8 780 

12 1 487 

1 1 073 1 418 281 766 

52 I 759 

15 1 596 

- 289 

- 66 (X) 12 

697 I 460 

1 144 4239 

881 42 783 714 98018 

- 37443 - 23433 ()() 512 

1 367 67486 

198 1 901 291 7400 108 I 539 

377 6 705 102 14779 

9 533 331 990 

2 637 4455 2 556 4 998 7 283 826 674 

2083 94412 644 (NA) 19664 (NA) 

21 424 431 888 31 997 783 415 I 961 5 322 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974' 

Tolal Nolan mail list Talal 

4835 348 4531 

1 479 685 45 599 1 487270 328 306 131 

532 016 10 811 486 923 

110 31 107 

352 49 225 

3 724 285 3546 

648 7 640 

111 7 120 

195 715 82 146 149 094 

625 627 454 

206 233 3 134 129 318 

42 654 9005 28541 

271 309 2 739 205 970 

56 114 7 872 45458 

16513 433 15 105 

3 415 1 244 3334 

248 572 2 303 179 519 

51 411 6619 39 620 

6224 3 8 753 

1 287 9 I 932 

- - 55 

I 197 281 766 

I 201 52 I 759 

I 670 15 I 596 

632 - 289 

135 - 66 

(X) (X) (X) 

- - 53 

5868 1 144 4239 

28 513 881 42783 

108 161 714 98018 

83 482 - 37443 

45 285 - 23433 (X) (X) ()() 

64 073 664 66 740 1 

3 149 41 1 859 

9 139 124 7 278 

2 632 45 I 511 

9 298 194 6449 

20 731 65 14497 

313 270 5 797 320 346 

3960 194 3340 

5 252 I 522 3084 519 054 1 180 818 728 

100 852 I 635 93640 3 254 630 2 188 143 582 18900 99809 448 081 8 4861 405 328 826 496 18 039 750 506 4 308 49 i 5 127 

IX. 
VERMONT 

CHITTENDEN 

RUTLAND 

IllENNINGlOH WINDHAM 

f ~===x==~~~o=======m~I======~~Mlum 

CALEDONIA 

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
XI 

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Chart 1. 

Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974 Mail portion 

Area sample 

Nuni>er of farms 

Land in farms 

Harvested cropland 

Farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

Value of land 

and buildings 

Value of agricultural procfucts sold 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

Farms by value of sales: 

$100,000 or more 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$2,500 to $4,999 

Less than $2,500 

Selected farm 

production expenses: 

Feed purchased 

Fertilizer 

Other chemicals 

Hired farm labor 

Gasoline and petroleum 

Estimated v~lue of 

machinery and equipment 

1 1 

1 1 

1 

1 

I I 

o 50 

u.s. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

64.3 

71.3 

63.5 

77.1 

... J 123.1 

1 105.1 

1 112.8 

=:=J 210.0 

I 

1 115.8 

104.6 

1 102.7 

1 153.0 

132.0 

1 110.3 

1~ 8.8 

216.3 

104.6 

1 117.8 

>1 95.3 

........ ! 170.7 

127.0 

1 128.1 

j 1826 

146.4 

1 146.5 

I 159.5 

I I 

100 150 200 

As percent of 1974 

250 

~---------------------------------------------------------------~--------
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Chart 2. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

1 1 1).2 

Farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 179 acres 

180 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1 ,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

>.134.S 

S8.3 

9.4 

• 1.6 

.1 

• 2.7 -, 9.7 

Farms by value of 

land and buildings: 

$1 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $499,999 

$500,000 or more 

~ ~"~~"~«d 29.0 

Farms by value of 

machinery and equipment: 

$1 to $4,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 or more 

Operators by age group: 

Under 35 years 

35 to 44 years 

45 to 54 years 

55 to 64 years 

65 years or over 

Operators by tenure: 

Full owner 

Part owner 

Tenant 

Farms by type of organization: 

Individual or family 

Partnership 

Corporation 

Other 

.4.0 

-~. >1 14.~ 

=-c7 24.2 

14.~ 

25.2 

14 6 

",7.2 

. ~ ~I ~8.2 

;-:J 24.2 

~I 24.5 

19.2 

I 13.~ 

~6.3 

"7.0 

.2.0 

.6 

o 20 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

54.5 

. . ~ .. 5~ .5 

'. ~ S8.3 

40 60 

As percent of total farms 

...... 

80 

----------------~ 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

90.4 

100 
VERMONT 

Chart 2 - Con. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Operators working off farm: 

None 

1 to 99 days 

100 to 199 days 

200 days or more 

Value of agricultural 

products by commodity group: 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

Expenditures for energy 

and petroleum products: 

Chart 3. 

Gasoline 

Diesel oil 

Lp gas, butane 

Fuel oil 

Electricity 

Other 

10.6 

- 9.3 

_6.4 

.2.3 

• 1.6 

"4.7 

.6.8 

o 

51.3 

28.9 

34.~ 

17.1 

3e .4 

20 40 60 

As percent of total farms 

80 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

91.3 

XIII 

100 

Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Individual or family 

84.3% 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Partnership 

__________ 10.8% 

Corporation 

______ 4.0% 

----------JOther 

1.0% 
XIV 

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Chart 4. 

Farms by Value of Sales: 1978 

Less than $2,500 

33.4% 

$2,500 to $4,999 

10.2% 

$5,000 to $9,999 

6.3% 

Chart 5. 

$100,000 or more 

---------10.6% 

$40,000 to $99,999 

----23.0% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

------10.0% 

$10,000 to $19,999 

-------------j6.6% 

Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 

$10,000 to $19,999 

2.5% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

7.9% 

$40,000 to $99,999 

39.6% 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

$5,000 to $9,999 

1.2% ----------- than $5,000 

1.7% 

$100,000 or more 

---47.1% 

----~~-~------------------------------------"--
Map 1. Land in Farms by County: 1978 

As percent of land in county 

State average 29.6 percent 

Map 2. Average Size of Farm by County: 1978 

Average size 241 acres 

u.s. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Percent 

c:==J Less tim 10 

c::=J 10-19 

c=:::::J a> - ~ 

_ 4OalTO"e 

Aaes 

[ J Less tim 2S) 

c.:=::=J 2S) - 274 

c::=::J 275 - 299 _ :lXlalTU9 

xv 
XVI 

Map 3. Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 

Average per farm 

State average $161,885 

Map 4. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 

State total $274,318,000 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Dollars 

C=:::J Less tim 15O,m> 

c=::.=J 15O,m> - 1E1l,900 

li!iii~jilil:m:IEjnlll 170,m> - 199,900 

_ 2X),m> a rrcre 

Dollars 

[_-- -] Less tim 10 rriIIial 

[--~~~=-.l 10 - 19 rrillial 

L .•. . ,'J 2l - :II rrillial 

_ 40 rriIIion a rrcre 
Map 5. Milk Cows Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 187,424 

Map 6. Chickens 3 Months Old or Older 

Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 531,740 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Milk Cows 

C=:J I.ais IIlI1 5,(XX) 

c=:J 5,(XX) - 9,999 

c:::::::D lo,(XX) - 29,999 

_ :l),(XX) a nue 

Chickens 

C~ I.ais IIlI1 5,(XX) 

~ 5,(XX) - 9,999 

c:==J lO,(XX) - 49,999 

r:::::::::::J !i),(XX) - 99,999 

_ l00,(XX) a nue 

XVII 
XVIII 

Map 7. Land in Orchards by County: 1978 

State total 6,494 acres 

Map 8. Land From Which Hay Was Cut by County: 1978 

State total 16,029 acres 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Acres 

c:::=:J lass ttm 50 

~ 50-00 

L==:J 100 - 499 

l.i):,:!,!:,I:,II·:.':··I:,:!!,!·1 500 - 999 

_ 1,!XXlanue 

Acres 

[:--==-.J lass ttm :OJ 

~ :OJ-499 

L_=l 500 - 999 

~ 1,!XXl - 1,999 

_2,!XXlanue 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 

1978 1974 1969 1964 1959 1954 

All forms _______________________________________ • number_ 9 247 12099 15 981 

land in formL _____________________________________ acres. 7 273 5 906 6 874 

1 752 940 1 667 561 I 915 520 2 524 371 2 945 343 3317737 

Average 273 243 208 size of form ______________________________ acres. Approximate land orea _________________________ ._._. acres- 241 282 279 - 5 930 240 5 931 136 5 931 136 5 936 640 5 936 640 5 937 920 

Proportion in forms _____________________ . _______ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _. _____________________________ dollars. Average per acre ________________________________ dollors. 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $9,999 ______________________________________ - ___ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 __________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________ • ____________________ forms. 

acres. Harvested cropland _____ . _______________________ forms_ 

acresForms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________ . ____ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres __________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ___________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing1 _________ farmsocres_ Other cropland _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ________ farmsocres_ Cropland on which all crops failed _______________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 3 ___________ farms_ 

acres_ Cropland idle ________________________________ formsTotal woodland ___________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Woodland pastured _____________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodland not pastured __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Other land _________ .. _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ____ forms_ 

Irrigated land ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

29.6 28.1 

161 885 130 338 

660 462 

78 76 

122 202 

705 675 

I 077 1 145 

1 031 897 

1 222 I 134 

1 170 707 

1 574 950 

294 120 

7 095 5 762 

861 662 779 344 

6 582 5 501 

580 792 514 804 

3 021 2 050 575 368 

803 396 

682 462 

961 824 

1 423 1 483 

1 388 1 377 

696 548 

51 38 

3 5 2 5 I -

4 791 3844 

254 001 232 979 

1 008 923 

26 869 31 561 

295 (NA) 

5 424 (NA) 

111 (NA) 

1 828 (HA) 

110 (NA) 

1 992 (NA) 

618 (NA) 

17 625 (NA) 

5 522 4 782 

700 381 657 088 

2 310 (NA) 

168 958 (NA) 

4 541 (NA) 

531 423 (NA) 

4 730 4 184 

190 897 231 129 

1 646 (NA) 

116 787 (NA) 

4 228 (NA) 

74 110 (NA) 

109 46 

1 595 509 

32.3 42.5 49.6 

62 347 29 733 19 837 

224 109 81 

415 1 577 (NA) 

808 2 617 (NA) 

I 907 3 007 (NA) 

1 834 1 432 (NA) 

825 302 (NA) 

592 176 (NA) 

236 62 (NA) 

216 63 (NA) 

41 11 (NA) 

6600 8 930 11 680 

836 246 878 153 983 564 1 

6 125 8 619 11 418 

511 096 657 282 743 448 

2 470 3 581 5 430 

513 749 I 069 

484 618 928 

467 693 1 108 

1 006 1 521 2 325 

1 735 2 771 3 745 

I 375 1 742 1 840 

520 493 377 

22 29 24 

3 3 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 510 4 181 5 398 

279 029 183 188 196 477 

1 111 I 357 1 575 

46 121 37 683 43 639 

(NA) 359 399 

(NA) 9 074 8 573 

(NA) 275 (NA) 

(NA) 4 674 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 869 (NA) 

(NA) 23 935 (NA) 

5 739 8 006 10 400 

792 129 1 166 328 1 364 235 1 

(NA) 4 701 6 690 

(NA) 406 614 555 477 

(NA) 5 774 7 073 

(NA) 759 714 808 758 

4 676 (NA) (NA) 

287 145 479 890 597 544 

(NA) 5 384 7 460 

(NA) 405 703 521 097 

(NA) 8 307 (NA) 

(NA) 74 187 76 447 

37 77 72 

286 I 063 I 612 

Table 2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

Forms ___________________________________ number __ 

land in forms _______________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form _______________________ acres-_ 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per farm _________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _________________________ dollars __ 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland _____ ~ ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres ____________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres __________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres __________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres __________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres _____________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ___ farms __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil· 

improvement grosses, not harvested and not 

ocres-_ 

1978 

4 835 

479 685 

306 

195 715 

625 

4 740 

762 230 

4 602 

532 016 

245 

254 

357 

692 

51 

3 

2 

1 

3 252 

211 756 

1974 

4 531 

487 270 

328 

149 094 

454 

4 434 

714 218 

4 346 

486 923 

015 

367 

374 

547 

38 

5 

5 

2 932 

201 938 

1969 

4 850 land in forms according to use - Can. 

617034 Totol cropland-Con. 

333 

73 286 

220 

4 731 

752 776 

4 595 

473 755 

118 

564 

370 

518 

22 

3 

3 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ farms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ____________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ____________________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Woodland pastured ______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Woodland not postured ___________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured ____________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc._ forms __ 

3 389 ocres __ 245 566 Pastureland, all types _________________________ farms __ 

pastured ______________________________ f~;;:::== 3 m 6 m l~ Irrigated land _______________________________ f~;;:::== 

'1978 dato are based on a sample of farms; see text. ~--------------~ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

55.9 

12662 61 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

15 195 

062 266 14643 

799 145 

8 107 

I 881 

1 389 

1 600 

3 237 

4 525 

1 688 

310 

13 

- (NA) 

(NA) 

6 015 

196 265 2 898 

66 856 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

I 927 

45 386 

12 976 

507 232 

8 730 

702 724 

8 086 

804 508 

(NA) 

748 239 

9 896 

668 813 

13 939 

79 426 

55 

689 

1978, 

1978 

91 

576 

76 

718 

350 11 495 

3 928 

560 516 

1 918 

151 110 

3 135 409 406 

1 238 

102 499 

2 730 

54 440 

4 246 

465 365 

88 

1 531 

1950 1945 

19043 26490 

3 527 381 3 930 514 

185 148 

5 937 920 5 937 920 

59.4 662 1 10 314 5 080 

56 34 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(HA) (NA) 

18 505 25 876 

1 155 668 1 280 592 

17 997 25 603 

858 512 I 159 8881 

11 114 16 234/ 2 722 4 504 

2 097 2 923 

2 058 4 

4 987 

237 6 ~ ~~I 702 

1 629 2 319 

250 337 14 10 1 3 I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

6 397 2 687 

219 109 92 990 

2 761 (NA) 

78 047 27 714 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) 610 (NA) 10 534 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (NA) 769 

(NA) 17 180 

15 180 18 6421 

1 521 747 I 551 474 

10 296 13 020 

733 425 857 087 

9 344 9 938 

788 322 694 387 

(NA) (NA) 

849 966 I 098 448 

11 257 16 6661 

751 573 I 022 774 

15 346 16 236 

98 393 75 674 

22 2 303 6 

1974, and 1969 

1974 1969 

167 53 587 097 85 160 747 4 598 

323 458 1 10 648 22 609 

3 729 4 156 562 850 630 964 2 122 2 553 193 053 231 091 2 799 2 953 369 797 399 873 

1 687 

147 923 1 947\ 172 835 2 815 2 694 62 279 60 459 4 057 4 4891 542 914 649 492 

36 34 1 446 274 

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Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All farms ____________________________ numbeL 

Forms by size: 

\ to 9 acres 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated lond_ 

____________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigoted fond_ 10 to 49 acres ______________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated IOfld .. 

50 to 69 acres _____________________________ number_ - with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated fand_ -

- 7010 99 acres _____________________________ number_ - with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated lond_ -

-

100 to 139 acres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ 

140 to 179 acres --- ________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 220 to 259 acres ___________________________ number_ 

260 10 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres ______ _ 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated land_ 

________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ ________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

1,00010 1,999 acres _________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 2,000 acres or more __________________________ number_ 

with harvested craplond_ 

with irrigated land_ 5,000 acres or more ________________________ number_ 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated land_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

1978 1974 

7 273 5906 I 6 582 5 501 I 109 46 

316 160 140 91 15 9 864 402 676 317 32 9 

362 238\ 319 200 9 3 581 303 545 270 4 3 

897 572 734 52~ \ 6 

658 577 634 539 6 2 

579 595 566 577 7 4 

525 539 

503 516 

4 2 

I 684 I 741 I 666 I 706 

16 8 685 655 678 641 7 2 

113 110 113 108 3 - 9 14 

8 14 - - I (NA) 

I (NA) 

- (NA) 

Land in forms (acres) Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated lond (acres) 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

752 940 I 667 561 580 792 514 804 I 595 696966 I 616 671 580 792 514 804 I 595 19 688 6819 8 160 2 287 I 595 

I 177 543 299 190 22 632 326 299 190 22 84 46 28 12 22 23 039 II 108 8816 4 240 142 18 809 8894 8 816 4 240 142 670 231 193 34 142 

20 872 13 843 7 897 4 892 185 

18412 II 651 7 897 4892 185 512 170 195 64 185 49 133 25 753 14 489 8016 23 

46 082 22 968 14489 8016 23 315 230 72 39 23 

104 536 66459 27 878 21 113 46 

84 090 60 654 27878 21 113 46 

684 500 193 144 46 

104 984 91 360 32318 28 590 78 

101 207 85480 32 318 28 590 78 

910 (D) 153 60 78 

115 166 117 876 39 740 37 954 72 

112 570 114 347 39 740 37954 72 

I 392 821 454 205 72 

124 776 128 448 45082 43 163 238 

119 598 123066\ 45082 43 163 238 

928 (D) 520 63 238 

597 793 618 016 217 612 203 050 358 

591 464 606 823 217 612 203 050 358 

5 746 3 029 2 812 I 351 358 

439 868 414 749 144 163 121 689 326 

434 739 405 416 144 163 121 689 326 

4 615 (D) I 695 315 326 

144 337 137 291 37932 35 704 105 

144 337 134931 37932 35 704 105 

3 832 - I 845 - 105 

27 259 42 115 4566 6203 - 25 026 42 115 4566 6203 - - - - - - (D) (NA) (D) (NA) - (D) (NA) (D) (NA) -

- (NA) - (NA) -

Tobie 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Farms and land in forms operated by: All operators ________________________________ formsHarvested croplond ___ . __________ . ____ _ acres_ ______ farms_ 

Full owners ____ _ 

Harvested cropland _____ . 

Port owners __ 

acres_ ______ farms_ 

acres_ ____ forms_ 

acres_ 

____________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland _________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Tenants _______ _ __________ ..: ___________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Harvested cropland __ _ ___ formsacres_ 

Percent of tenancy ________ _ . ______ percenL 

Farms by Iype of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ farms_ 

acres-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Partnership __________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Corporations ______________ _ ______________ farms_ 

family held, More than 10 stockholders _______________ farms_ 

acres_ - 10 or less stockholders- ___________________ farms_ - acresOther than family held, More than 10 stockholders ________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

10 or less stockholderL ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other -., cooperative, estafe or trust, institutional, elc. __ ~ ____________ _ _____ farms __ 

acres __ 

1978 

7 273 

I 752 940 

6 582 

580 792 4 033 

779 787 

3 557 

215 764 

2 785 882 683 

2 658 

331 078 

455 

90 470 

367 

33 950 

6.3 

6572 I 478 116 

511 

188 748 

145 

69 414 

4 

(0) 

121 

57 327 

I 

(0) 

19 

8 985 

45 

16 662 

All farms Farms operated by Black and other races' 

1974 1969 1978 1974 

5 906 6 874 23 23 

I 667 561 I 915 520 4 464 8 862 

5 501 6 125 20 21 

514 804 511 096 2 161 2 540 

3 504 4 691 14 15 

817 662 I 123 959 3 793 3 563 3 177 4 025 II 14 

220 867 272 175 I 847 I 121 

2 106 I 947 9 7 

776991 729 169 671 5 099 

2 051 I 895 9 6 

267 451 220 417 314 I 349 

296 236 - I 

72 908 62 392 - (0) 

273 205 - I 

26 486 18 504 - (D) 

5.0 3.4 - 4.3 

(NA) (NA) 21 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 3 716 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

1974 

509 

509 

509 

12 

12 

12 

39 

39 

39 

13 

13 

13 

II 

II 

II 

12 

12 

12 

(D) 

46 

(0) 

105 

105 

105 

(D) 

17 

(0) 

211 

211 

211 

(D) 

43 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

3 

I 387 

3 

654 

3 I 387 

3 

654 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969-Con. 

All forms Forms operated by Block and other races I 

1978 1974 1969 1978 

Operolors by age group,' Under 25 years ____________________________________ _ 2510 34 yeor"- ____________________________________ _ 

3510 44 yeors _____________________________________ _ 

4510 54 years _____________________________________ _ 5510 64 year"-____________________________________ _ 

6S years and over __________________________________ _ Average oge _______________________________________ _ 

- 159 106 123 7 

- I 164 738 686 2 

I 760 I 216 I 517 5 -

- I 782 I 556 I 856 4 

I 398 I 307 1 675 5 - I 010 887 I 017 - - 48.3 50.0 50.4 39.7 -

Operators by place of residence: I On form operaled __________________________________ _ 

Not on form operoted _______________________________ _ Nol reported ______________________________________ _ 

6371 4 808 5899 19 -

- 491 371 479 3 

- 411 727 496 I 

Operalors reporting days of work off form,' None _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 480 2 713 (NA) 8 Any ______________________________________________ _ 

110 49 days ____________________________________ _ 

5010 99 days ______ .. ____________________________ _ 

10010 149 days _________________________________ _ 

15010 199 days _________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ________________________________ _ 

Not reporting ______________________________________ _ 

- 3 542 2 202 3081 14 

- 571 436 614 I 

- 199 181 198 -

- 224 133 1- 470 { 7 

- 449 241 _, 2 

- 2099 I 211 I 799 4 

- 251 895 (NA) 1 

Operators by principal occupation:' Farming __________________________________________ _ 

- 4 571 4223 (NA) 9 Olher ____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 702 I 587 (NA) 14 

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Female ______________________________________ farms_ 

Dcres_ 

Operators of Spanish origin _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

- 6 681 (NA) (NA) 21 

- I 637 456 (NA) ;1 4 351 

- 592 (NA) 2 

- 115 484 (NA) (NA) (0) 

- 35 (NA) (NA) I 

- 6 724 (NA) (NA) (0) 

1]969 data apply only to forms operated by Blocks; 1974 doto apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Operators by Type of Organization for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

Individual or family ______________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Partnership ____________________________________ forms_ 

. acres_ 

Corporations ___________________________________ farms_ 

acreL Family held, More Ihon 10 slockholders ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Olher Ihon family held, More Ihan 10 stockholders ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ 10 or less slockholders _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust. institutional, etc. _farms_ 

acres_ 

'1969 dolo for farms operoled by Blacks only. 

-

- I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1978 

Forms operated by 

Block and other races, 

Farms (see lexl) 

4 239 II 

228 906 3 376 

441 2 

176 853 (0) 

138 - 68 177 -

3 - (0) - 115 - 56 365 -

I - (0) - 19 - 8 985 -

17 - 5 749 -

1974 

Forms operated by 

Block and other races. 

Farms (see lexl) 

4 108 16 

1 295 655 6 388 

339 I 

144 918 (0) 

77 (NA) I 42 225 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

7 (NA) 

4 472 (NA) 

1974 1969 

- - 5 - 3 I 

6 - 6 I 

3 I 

48.8 =>8.3 

17 3 

1 - 5 -

8 (NA) 

7 - I - - -

1 } - I 

4 - 8 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

1969 

Forms operated by I Block and other races, I I Forms (see lexl) 

4 308 I 

1 392 948 115 

477 - 190 618 -

47 

26 450 (01) I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 

18 (NA~I 7 018 

VERMONT 3 
Tobie 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All Farms 

livestock and poultry purchased ____________________ farms_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1.000_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $99L ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 _______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 _______________ _ $50,000 to $79,999 _______________ _ 

$80.000 or more ________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ 

Forms with expenses of-

____ forms-

$1,000_ 

$1 to$499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,9<;9 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 _______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _____ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ____ _ $40,000 to $79,999 _______________ _ $80,000 or more _________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 10nL __________________ _ 

50 to 99 tons- _________________ _ 

100 to 199 ton'- _______________ _ 200 to 499 lons ________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 500 10 799 lons ________________ _ - 800 to 999 ton, _______________ _ 

1,000 tons or more _____________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________ _ 

$500 to $999 __________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________ _ 

$10,00010 $14,999 _____________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _____________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 _____________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 _____________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999_ 

$50,000 or more __ 

Animal health cost _____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99__ _ ________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 or more 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __ 

Forms with expenses of-

_____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$1 to $499 ______________________ _ - $500 to $99L ___________________ _ - $1,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 or more ________ _ -

4 VERMONT 

11978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

1978 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 1974 

3492 (X) 2 603 (X) 16 104 11 322 

I 184 204 852 414 278 352 I 121 2 686 822 377 2 574 280 157 I 855 } 177 1 66 I 110 

J 94 2 130 

31 997 17 721 120 15 825 16 2 723 

6 232 (X) 5 136 (X) 85 682 67 486 

1 255 272 807 798 525 354 I 017 2 148 810 591 4 443 802 527 6500 t 1 316 

f 425 7 289 

727 17 562 

383 13 1541 1 047 423 

86 g ~~~ J J 

4 982 (X) 4 672 (X) 67 258 61 008 

2 452 (X) 2010 886 (X) I 090 1 012 (X) 1 080 552 (X) 438 61 (X) } 9 (X) 54 10 (X) 

873 1761 654 

477 312 274 

766 1 882 749 734 5 517 814 527 6469 t 1 268 1 429 7 451 554 13 295 

309 10 485 913 138 6 080 175 15 5891-' J 

5 288 (X) (NA) 

(X) 3 492 (NA) 

1 126 49 (NA) 

2 126 507 (NA) 

893 608 (NA) 

975 1 508 (NA) 

124 449 (NA) 

44 371 (NA) 

3 703 (X) 3 463 (X) 3 354 1 901 

2 007 355 2 355 

689 482 595 

922 1 757 492 

66 392 12 

9 110 } 9 10 258 

1978 

All Farms Expenses 

1969 farms ($1.000) 1974 1969 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ forms_ - 4 756 (X) 3997 4 471 

3 222 $1,000_ - (X) 9 524 7 400 3 496 

7 495 Farms with expenses af- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

- I 478 327 1 334 242.0 I 218 $500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

- 869 601 656 908 436 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 1 896 4 359 I 672 1 090 1 149 

295 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ $40,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 393 2 609 260 46 

- 109 1 374 61 } - 11 254 } 7 - - - 14 

- - - 124 Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________________ farms_ - 4049 (X) 2 532 (NA) 

$1,000_ - (X) 2 810 1 539 1 168 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ______________________ _ 

- 807 27 568 (NA) $100 to $499 ___________________ _ - 1 651 425 1 133 (NA) 

5 771 

34 922 

1 237 

348 

1 520 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 821 548 440 (NA) 

- 481 628 } 366 (NA) - 244 682 

- 24 165 

- 17 202 25 (NA) 

- 4 134 

1 564 Hired farm labor _______________ forms_ - 3866 (X) 3 137 4 472 

$1,000_ - (X) 21 635 14 779 11 550 

1 102 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ______________________ _ $100 to $499 ___________________ _ - 129 6 184 } I 546 - 658 166 537 $500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

- 428 294 406 725 $1,000 to $2.499 ________________ _ - 697 1 114 549 920 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

- 620 2 273 564 672 

5 027 32 202 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 ______________ _ $50,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 746 5 259 535 403 

- 406 5 570 259 } - 99 2 359 } 206 - 51 1 912 103 

- 32 2 683 

2 095 

1 383 

I 178 

332 

Contract labor _________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

- 445 (X) 215 (NA) 

- (X) 659 389 (NA) 

- 242 50 89 (NA) 

39 $500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

- 56 42 47 (NA) 

- 118 277 64 (NA) 

7561 

285 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 or more ________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 

of machinery and equipmenL ____ forms_ 

- 24 160 8 (NA) 

- 3 (D) 1 7 (NA) - 2 (D) 1_ 

- 1 711 (X) 1 728 (NA) 

1 505 $1,000_ - (X) 1 296 1 125 (NA) 

1 503 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

- 979 187 1 159 (NA) $500 to $999 ___________________ _ - 355 233 274 (NA) 

978 

1 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 345 639 272 (NA) 

- 26 154 15 (NA) 

- 6 8~1} 8 (NA) 1 - - Energy and petroleum products 

(NA) 

(NA) 

expenses _____________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of-

- 7 251 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 15 542 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

$1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

- 2 762 563 (NA) (NA) 

- 729 520 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 106 1 614 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 783 5 631 1 (NA) (NA) 

- 700 4 615 (NA) (NA) 

- 153 2 065 (NA) (NA) 

15 382 (NA) (NA) $40,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 3 151 (NA) (NA) 

Petroleum products ___________ forms_ - 7 239 (X) 5 782 6 747 3 378 $1,000_ - (X) 9 826 6 705 4 320 860 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________ _ 

- 3 262 611 2 147 3 614 

2 953 

312 

108 

1 

4 

$500 to $999 _________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.999 ______________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ______________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________ _ 

- 943 678 1 290 1 840 

- 1 449 2 030 L 2 210 I 266 - 1 253 3 8331J - 272 1 805 121 21 

- 52 650 } 14 6 - 8 219 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 7. Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Gasoline _______________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________ -- -_ -- --- $500 to $99L ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ______________________________ - _ -- $2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ - __________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________________________ . $20,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ____________________________ -_ -- ____ - __ $500 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ______________________________ - __ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ____________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _______________________ . ____________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Motor oil, grease. natural gas, kerosene, and fuel oil __ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ______ . _________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms _______________________________________ number_ - dollars_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $99L ___________________________ . ________ _ - $1,000 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ - $2,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

-

11978 d a a t ore b a sed on 0 sample of forms ; see text] 

1978, All forms 

Expenses Forms ($1,000) 

7 034 (X) 

(X) 5 342 

3 827 644 

I 387 956 

I 136 I 510 

619 I 747 

55 345 

9 (0)1 I (0) 

3 509 (X) I (X) 2 657 

I 799 

832 572 380 I 593 778 

249 668 

32 205 I 4 56 

751 ()O 

(X) 248 

237 15 

370 92 

105 66 

28 34 

8 19 

3 

23

1 

7 239 (X) 

(X) I 578 

4 297 142 

2 233 442 

354 235 

252 350 

87 279 

16 130 

Fuel oil Natural gos 

Expenses Expenses I Farms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) 

824 (X) 35 (X) 

(X) 724 (X) 10 

112 6 5 (Z) 

470 196 29 9 

160 211 1 I (0) 

68 198 - - 14 114 j - -

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978, 

expenses 1974,forms 1969,torms 1978,forms ($1,000) 

4 690 ()O 4400 4 7841 

(X) 4 980 4 065 2 871 

I 607 375 I 536 2 470 

I 270 879 I 442 I 015 

I 133 I 505 I 034 594 

615 I 735 367 96 

55 345 15 } .., 91 9 (0) J 6 I (0) 

3 166 (X) 2 622 2 109 

(X) 2 599 I 400 535 

I 482 (D) I 702 I 842 

826 567 534 205 

574 757 284 49 

248 (0) 97 II 

32 205 3 } 21 4 56 2 

710 (X) 536 814 

(X) 239 201 125 

231 (0) 156 370 

336 83 294 410 

104 (0) 56 27 

28 34 } , 28 8 19 ~ 7 

3 23 2 .J 

4 834 (X) 4 482 4 827 

(X) I 480 783 482 

2 142 95 2 217 3 267 

I 996 414 2 018 I 462 

347 231 188 79 

249 346 

85 (D) } 51 ~ 19 

15 (D) 8 J 

1978. All farms 

Kerosene, motor oil. Electricity I Other - cool, wood, 

and grease coke, etc. 

Expenses I Expenses I Expenses I Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000)1 Forms ($I,OOO)j 

7 239 (X) 5 184 (Xd 473 (X~ I (X) 844 (X) 5 506

1 

(X) 

21~ I 4 537 152 638 27 31 

2 657 628 2 396 I 006 393 134 

37 fli I 323 I 8011 41 48 1 8 749 2 088 8 27 

- -j 78 585 j - -j 

Tobie 8. Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

TOIOI Reporting storage capacity 

All Farms Purchased Expenses Expenses Storage capacity Average Forms (1,000 gallons) ($1,000) Price per gallon Farms ($1,000) (1,000 gallons) capacity 

Gasoline ____________________________________________ _ 

- 7034 8 538 5 342 62.6 3 189 3 667 I 373 431 Storage copacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ - (X) (X) (X) (X) I 254 2 085 864 689 Diesel fuel __________________________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ 

LP gas, butane. and propane ___________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ fuel ail _____________________________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ 

- 3509 5209 2 657 51.0 1 2 458 2 151 918 374 1 - (X) (X) (X) (X) 617 972 466 756 

- 751 469 248 

52'11 

359 138 112 

312

1 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 71 59 62 869 

- 824 1 401 724 51.7 448 436 247 552 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 189 286 180 955 

Tobie 9, Farm 'Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

All farms, 

1978 1978 1974 1969 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________ farms_ 

workers_ 

payroll, $1,000_ 

Workers by number of days worked, 

- 3 866 3 297 2 834 3 759 - 14 375 13 064 15 158 12 305 - 21 635 20 731 14 497 II 051 

150 days or more _________________________________ farms_ 

workers_ less than 150 daYL _______________________________ farms_ 

warkers_ Contract labor ________________________________________ farms_ 

expenses, $1,000_ 

- 2 102 I 998 I 557 I 643 - 4 146 3 985 2 957 2 610 - 2 936 2 430 2 087 2 928 - 10 229 9 079 12 201 9 695 - 445 365 164 249 1 - 659 583 364 314 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 5 
Table 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold l (see text) _forms_ 

~I,OOO_ 

Average per farm ________________________ doltars_ 

farms by value of agric.ultural products sold: Less thon $2.500 (see text) _____________________ forms-

$2,500 to $4,999_ 

$5,000 '0 $7,499_ 

~I,ooo_ 

__forms_ 

~I,Ooo_ 

__forms_ 

~I,OOO_ - ~7,5oo to ~9,999 ______________________________ forms. 

~I,Ooo_ 

$10,000 to $14,999 ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ $15,000 to $19,999_ _ ____________ forms. 

$1,000_ $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________ -_____ forms. - $1,000_ $30,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ $40,000 to $59,999 ___________________________ forms. - $1.000_ - $60,000 to $79,999 ___________________________ farms. - $1,000_ - $80,000 to $99,99'/ ____________________________ forms. - $1,000_ $100,000 or more _____________________________ forms-

$1,000_ $100,000 to ~199,999 ________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ ~2OO,OOO to $499,999 ________________________ forms. 

$1,000_ $500,000 or more ___________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Abnormal forms ________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Form sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products __ farms_ 

$1,000_ Grains _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 __________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Tobacco ___________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and silage _____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse praducts ______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

livestock, poultry, and their products sold _________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products ______________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Cottle and calves ___________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL_ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

11974 and 1969 data include sales of forest products. 

All forms 

1978 1974 

7 273 5 906 274 318 207 889 37 717 35 200 

2 423 I 418 2 179 I 460 742 379 2 593 I 392 264 213 I 626 I 326 191 174 I 650 I 521 

274 316 3 374 3 913 202 303 3 503 5 241 361 624 8 963 15 614 364 516 12 673 18 015 742 854 36 671 41 681 

560 480 38 739 33 203 

368 262 32 752 23 134 767 355 128 767 60 876 632 289 

83 482 37443 124 63 34 678 16 738 11 3 10 607 6695 

15 12 830 512 

2 198 2 082 17 475 15 843 64 (NA) 

276 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I 672 (NA) 

7 208 (NA) 

282 (NA) 

I 164 (NA) 

222 (NA) 

6 109 (NA) 

208 157 2 269 I 581 84 (NA) 

449 (NA) 

5 715 4 915 256 843 189 336 466 346 6 263 8 780 3 363 (NA) 

219 321 (NA) 

4 862 (NA) 

29 078 (NA) 

469 (NA) 

336 (NA) 

576 (NA) 

536 (NA) 

875 (NA) 

I 309 (NA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1969 1978 1974 1969 

6 874 4 835 4 531 4850 136 010 271 309 205 970 133 955 19 786 56 114 45458 27619 

2 092 (X) 55 '80 1 656 (X) 53 98 377 742 379 377 

I 359 2 593 I 392 I 359 260 264 213 260 I 612 I 626 I 326 1 612 

287 191 174 287 2 515 I 650 1 521 2 515 

569 274 316 569 7 115 3 374 3 913 7 115 550 202 303 550 9 638 3 503 5 241 9638 1 119 361 624 I 119 27 636 8963 15614 27636 695 364 516 695 

23 873 12 673 18 015 23873 

578 742 854 578 

27 511 36 671 41 681 27 511 

178 560 480 178 

12 056 38 739 33 203 12056 

77 368 262 77 

6 858 32 752 23 134 6 858 

80 767 355 80 

13 685 128 767 60876 13685 

69 632 289 69 

(NA) 83 482 37 443 (NA) 

7 124 63 7 (NA) 34 678 16 738 (NA) 

4 11 3 4 

(NA) 10 607 6 695 (NA) 

12 (X) (X) (X) 

496 (X) (X) (X) 

2 461 I 357 1 382 I 394 

8 462 16 513 15 105 7645 (NA) 57 77 101 (NA) 273 394 128 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) I 036 I 073 I 119 (NA) 6466 7 544 3 580 (NA) 175 131 138 (NA) 1 099 548 367 (NA) 145 131 121 (NA) 6061 4 298 2 413 

(NA) 140 114 57 (NA) 2 174 1 515 698 (NA) 55 83 70 (NA) 441 806 459 

5 519 4 311 4068 4 579 126 152 254 796 188 272 125 019 (NA) 262 214 215 (NA) 6 224 8 753 3 136 (NA) 3300 3 447 4082 (NA) 218 654. 160 265 108 615 (NA) 4 097 3 945 (NA) 

(NA) 28 308 18 589 12 610 (NA) 174 84 } (NA) 257 130 (NA) 228 190 (NA) 

(NA) 372 172 658 (NA) 405 157 (NA) 980 364 

Table 11. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

All forms Forms with sales or $2,500 or more 

Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Direcl sales _____ .. _____ . _______________ . ____________ farms_ - 732 (X) 465 (X) 

$1,000_ - (X) I 928 (X) I 745 Average per form ______________________________ dollars_ - (X) 2 635 (X) 3 753 

forms by value of direct soles: 

$1 to $99 __ _ 

$100 to $249_ 

$250 to $499 _____ _ $500 to $999 ____________________________ ---------------

$1,000 to$4,999 ________________________ ------------

$5,000 to $9,999 ______ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 __ $30,000 or more. ____ _ 

- 73 3 40 (0) 

- 116 19 66 II 

115 40 56 20 

- 148 102 73 51 200 410 152 337 

- 30 193 30 193 

- 28 358 26 (0) 

- 8 192 8 192 

- 14 611 14 611 

6 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 12. Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

T otol __________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per form ________________________ dollors_ 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other 

agricultural services: $1 to $249 ______________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 ____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _______________________________ _ $30,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

1978 

437 

431 

986 

182 

80 

62 

92 

17 

3 

1 

-

All forms 

1974 1969 

411 508 

805 427 

1 959 841 1 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA)i 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 

317 308 344 

332 686 325 

1 047 2 227 945 1 

126 114 168/ 58 56 

~I 51 47 

65 66 60 

13 8 6 

3 ..., 

1 ~ 17 51 i - J 

Tobie 13. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 

Selected capitol assets, I average Value of sales ($1.000) per farm (dollars) 

All Farms Crops, including 

Harvested Value of nursery and livestock and Poultry and I Land in forms cropland Value of land machinery and greenhouse livestock poultry Farms (acres) (acres) and buildings equipment Total products products products I 

T 0.01 ___________________________ _ 

Crops (01) __________________________ _ 

Cosh groins (011) ______________________ _ Wheat (0111) ____________________________ _ Rice (01121-_____________________________ _ Corn (0115) _____________________________ _ 

Soybeans (0116) _________________________ _ 

Cosh groins, n.e.c.' (0119L ________________ _ 

- 7 273 1 752 940 580 792 161 885 30 984 274 318 17 475 250 580 6 2631 

- 1 783 264 402 75 022 123 610 14566 15 252 14 701 541 11 

- 13 2 443 

991

1 

234 191 35 12~1 102 102 1 

=1 

- 1 (D) (D) - (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - 7 1 270 55= 1 124 431 27 41~1 71 71 1 - ::1 - - - - - -

- 5 (0) (D) 404928 47 111 (0) (0) - -

Field crops, except cosh grains (013) ______ _ Cotton (0131) ____________________________ _ Tabocco (0132) __________________________ _ 

Sugar crops (0133) _______________________ _ Irish potatoes (0134) ______________________ _ 

Field crops, except cosh grains, n.e.c.' (0139) __ 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________ _ 

Berry crops (0171) _______________________ _ Gropes (0172) ___________________________ _ 

Tree nuts (0173) _________________________ _ 

Citrus fruits (0174) _______________________ _ 

Deciduous tree fruits (0175) ________________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts. n.e.c,' (0179) __________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________ _ 

Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) _________________________________ _ 

Food crops grown under cover (0182) ________ _ 

Horticultural specialties, n.e.c.:l (0189) _______ _ General forms, primarily crop (019) _______ _ 

- 1 035 199 066 58460 140 603 16 058 5 826 5 412 407 6 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 3 662 1 343 390 546 54 375 418 406 11 - - 1 024 195 404 57 1171 138 697 15 765 1 5 408 5 006 396 6 1 

- 102 7 897 1 853 81 142 12 983 922 882 38 2 - 167 20328 5 837 122 333 19 502 5 990 5 940 50 - - 27 2 191 200 62 446 7 658 147 144 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 93 14 177 5 158 154 704 26 727 5 833 5 787 46 - - 47 3960 479 67 182 6 395 9 9 -

- 165 4 617 7321 67 294 10 602 1 2 247 2 239 8 ~I - 161 4383 655 66 123 10 672 2 186 2 178 7 1 - 2 (D) (D) - - (0) (D) - - - 2 (D) (D) 98 333 8 750 (D) (D) - - - 301 30 051 7 149 97 730 7 000 166 127 37 2 livestock (02) _______________________ _ 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _______________________ _ 

Beef cottle feedlots (0211) _________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ___________ _ Hogs (0213) _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and goats (0214) ___________________ _ 

General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (0219) ______________ _ 

- 5 490 1 488 538 505 770 174 279 36 286 259 066 2 775 250 039 6 252 

I I - 1 659 255 718 48 542 102 881 12 001 10 702 580 10 095 27 - 137 21 111 5 030 125 678 12 168 796 30 763 3 - 1 088 186 844 35 879 94 526 13 746 8 988 484 8 491 12 - 119 8 107 1 314 84 536 8 101 287 4 281 2 - 238 26 136 4 120 137 391 6540 319 12 303 4 

- 77 13 520 2 199 105 889 9 788 312 49 256 7 Dairy (024) ______________ ~ _____________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________ _ 

Broiler, fryer, and rooster chickens (0251) ____ _ Chicken eggs (0252) ______________________ _ 

Turkey and turkey eggs (0253) _____________ _ Poultry hatcheries (0254) __________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs, n.e.c.' (0259) _____________ _ 

- 3 205 1 164 102 447 858 227 690 53 904 239 165 1 520 237 576 69 - 84 6 483 1 242 84 122 20 718 6 376 233 73 - 6 06~ 1 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - 64 5 691 1 093 105 644 22 097 6 194 232 64 5 898 - 5 (D) (D) 10 967 45 000 150 - - 150 - - - - - - - - - - - 14 536 109 31 600 5 767 31 1 9 21 Animal specialties (027) _________________ _ 

Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) _______ _ 

Horses and other equines (0272) ____________ _ 

Animal specialties, n.e.c.' (0279>-___________ _ 

- 323 34647 3 277 104 407 8 480 1 035 17 1 014 3 - 7 267 91 90 800 3 214 152 - 151 - - 296 33 329 3024 108 736 8 699 752 17 732 3 - 20 1 051 162 47 211 7 274 131 - 131 - General forms, primarily livestock (029) ____ _ - 219 27 588 4 851 68 123 8 642 1 789 425 1 281 83 

'1978 data are based on a sample affarms; see text. 

:lNot elsewhere classified receives SO percent or more of their value of sales from a three digit src group, but less than 50 percent from any single four digit SIC group. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 7 
Table 14. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All Farms 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ formsAveroge per form ~~ ~ ~~i~C;<;= 

By value group: $1 to $999 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ___ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ _ ~ ~ __ ~ _ ~ ~ 

$1.000 to $4.999 ~~ ~ ___ ~~~~ __ ~_~~~_ ~~ ~_~ ___ ~_~~~_ ~~ 

$5.000 to $9.99L~~~_~ ___ ~~_~_~~~~~_~~~~~~~~ __ ~~ __ 

$10,000 to $19,999~~_~~_~~_~_~~~~~_~~~~~_~~_~_~~_~ 

$20.000 to $29.999~~~_~~~_~ __ ~~_~~~~~~~~ __ ~_~_~~~_ 

$30.000 to $49.999~_~_~~~~_~~_~~~~~ ~~_~~~ __ ~~~_ 

$50,000 to $69,999~_~ .. __ ~~~~~_~ __ ~~_~_ ~~ ___ ~_~~~_ 

$70.000 or more~~_~~~~~ _~_~~~~~~~~~ ___ ~_~_~~~_~~ 

$70,000 to $99.999~_~_~ ___ ~ __ ~~~_~~_~_~~~~~_~_~_ 

$100.000 to $199,999~~ __ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_~~~~~_~~ 

$200,000 to $499.999~~~~~~~~~~~~~_ ~~~~ 

$500,000 or more _________________________ .. ___ _ 

~ 

~ 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

1978 

Value Forms ($I.()OO) 

7 268 (x)1 

(X) 225 195 (X) 30 984 

29 13 I 023 2 908 1 760 11 492 1 044 13 641 830 18 986 I 003 36 959 573 31 710 I 006 109 484 486 38 245 458 55 695 60 (0) 

2 (0) 

1978 

1974 

Forms 

5 754 

(X) 

(X) 

27 

669 

1 036 

1 196 

1 057 

1 095 

386 

288 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Total Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms 

Selected machinery and equipment: I Automobiles _____________________________ _ ~ 4 998 6 580 2 914 3 439 2636 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

~ 1 193 2 579 454 941 385 4 or more _______________________________________ _ ~ 57 253 12 50 19 Motortrucks, including pickups _______________________ _ ~ 5 608 7 849 2 902 3 252 3 439 2 or 3 _________________________________________ _ 

~ 1 367 2 992 251 547 757 4 or more __ .. ____________________________________ _ ~ 158 774 12 66 70 Wheel tractors _____________________________________ _ ~ 6 537 16 322 1 838 2 640 6097 2 or 3~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ 3 069 7 685 502 1 144 2 884 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 1 366 6 535 45 205 941 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ____________ _ ~ 152 170 11 14 142 Cornpickers. corn heads. and picker-shellers ____________ _ ~ 490 579 208 239 313 Corn heads for combines __________________________ _ ~ 356 375 129 131 233 Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________________ _ ~ 181 204 96 108 89 Cottonpickers ______________________________________ _ ~ - - - - - Mower conditioners ________________________________ _ ~ 3 711 4 104 1 754 1 806 2 093 Pickup balers ______________________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ______ _ 

~ 4 202 4 434 1 1 015 1 030 3 255 2 351 2 798 914 968 1 548 

Table 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 

Agricultural chemicals. including commercial fertilizer and lime ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000~ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000~ 

lime _______________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by tons used: 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

1 to 49 tans- __________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ton'-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

100 to 199 tons-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

200 to 499 ton'-~~~_~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

500 to 999 tons-~~~~~~ __ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

1,000 tons or more _____________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control: 

~ 

~ 

-

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

Insects on hoy and other crops ________________ forms_ ~ 

acres on which used_ ~ 

Nematodes in crops _________________________ forms_ ~ 

acres on which used_ ~ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ________________ farms_ ~ 

acres on which used_ ~ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture ____ farms_ 

acres on which used_ ~ 

Chemicals for: Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________________________________ forms_ ~ 

acres on which used_ ~ 

~ 

~ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry __________ forms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control __________ farms_ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

! All farms,l 

1978 

5 188 

12 334 4 756 

369 395 9 524 

2 516 

81 803 133 783 

1 549 

571 

307 

80 

8 

1 

I 147 

38 295 

130 

7 369 

386 

9872 

2 447 

89 300 

204 

6 774 

2 413 

915 

Number Forms 

3 141 4 719 

826 1 270 

83 51 

4 597 4 373 1 651 1 149 

334 110 

13 682 5 319 

7022 (NA) 

4 388 (NA) 

156 80 340 400 

244 224 

96 182 

- (NA) 

2 298 2 591 

3 404 1 3 779 1 830 2040 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

4 088 11 771 

3 803 

355 364 9 139 

2 150 

77 267 127 291 

1 208 

549 

304 

80 

8 

1 

822 34 362 

108 

7206 

256 

9 142 

2 174 

86 524 

166 

6 391 

1 982 

751 

Value 

($1.000) 

(X) 

141 152 . 

24 531 

17 1 929 

7 282 

16644 

25 326 

39 810 21 280 28 864 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 

Number 

manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

6353 4013 

2 726 1 231 

229 66 

6 177 2 446 

2 520 459 

543 66 

13 694 3 100 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

87 8 

426 162 

238 100 

188 62 (NA) (NA) 

2 776 1 413 

3 975 1 156 

2 328 927 

1974 

3 516 8 789 

3 376 

274 044 

7 278 

1 124 40 535 

62 777 

672 

258 

146 

46 

2 

-

(NA) 

30 885 

5 

122 

75 

3 365 

(NA) 

50 201 

30 1 252 

462 

(NA) 

8 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 16, Irrigation: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 1978 1974 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ____________________ forms. Proportion of forms _________________________ percenL 

Irrigated lond ___________________________________ acres. 

Average per form _____ • _____ . _________________ acres. 

109 46 37 88 36 34 

1.5 0.8 0.5 1.8 0.8 0.7 - I 595 509 286 I 531 446 2741 

15 II 77 17 12 80 

Irrigated forms by ocres irrigated: 1 to 9 acres- _________________________________ forms. 

acres. 10 to 49 ocres ________________________________ forms_ 

acres. 

69 30 26 49 22 24 - 172 (HA) (HA) 128 58 79 

34 15 II 33 13 10 - 819 (NA) (HA) (0) (0) 195 - 50 to 99 ocres ________________________________ forms- 4 I - 4 I -

acres. 100 to 199 acres- _____________________________ formsocres. 

- 252 (NA) (NA~I 252 (D) 

I - I - =1 

- (0) (HA) (NA) (0) - - 200 to 499 ocres ______________________________ forms- I - - I - -

acres. - (D) (HA) (NA) (0) - - 500 to 999 acres _. ___ • ___________ • ____________ forms. - - - - - -

acres-- - (NA) (NA) - - - 1,000 ocres or more ___ .. _______________________ farms_ - - - - - - -

ocres_ - - (NA) (NA) - - -

Irrigated land use: Harvested cropland ____________________________ formsacres_ Pastureland __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land ___________________________________ farms_ 

- 95 (NA) (NA) 76 36 32 1 I 313 (NA) (NA) I 260 441 230 -

- 13 (NA) (HA) 12 (HA) (NA) 

- 259 (HA) (NA) (D) - 5 

- 5 (NA) (NA) 3 2 3 

acres_ - 23 (NA) (HA) (D) 5 39 

land in irrigated farms ___________________________ ocres_ - 19 688 6819 II 779 19 116 6 147 II 665 Cropland _____________________________________ ocres_ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ ocres_ - 10 982 (NA) (NA) 10 741 3 105 5348 

- 8 160 2 287 2 525 8068 2 167 2 493 

Table 17, Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978 

Irrigated forms 

All harvested cropland 

All forms Any irrigated land irrigated Nonirrigated forms 

Farms _____________________________________________ number_ 

land in forms ________________________________________ ocres_ 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form __________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre ___________________________________ dollors_ 

Irrigated lond _________________________________________ ocres_ 

lond in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

- 72731 109 44 7 1641 

- 1 752 940 19688 I 7951 1 733 252 

- 161 885 136 709 73 088 162 254 

- 660 817 

2 !6~ 1 

658 

- 1 595 1 595 (X) 

- 7 095 109 44 6986 

- 861 662 10 982 650 I 850680 

- 6 582 109 44 6 473 acres_ Total pasturelond, excluding woodland postured __________ farms_ - 580 792 8 160 388 572632 

- 5 760 50 10 5 710 acres_ - 370 788 3 250 126 367 538 

Inventory of livestock: Cante and colveL ___________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Milk cows _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

- 5 395 47 6 5 348 

- 326 517 1 4061 59 322 456 

- 3 919 29 

(D;I 3 890 - 187 424 2 121 185 303 - 1 072 21 2 I 051 

- 7 871 204 (D) 7 667 

- 545 9 I 536 - 9 002 32 (D) 8 970 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' _____ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per fann __________________________________ dollars_ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form ________________________________ dollars_ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products ________ farms_ 

$1,000_ livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Poultry and poultry product$ __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 7 26~ 105 41 7 163 - 225 195 3 421 721 221 774 - 30 984 32 579 17 585 30 961 I 

- 274 318 5 909 I 1451 2684101 - 37 717 54 207 26 012 37 466 - 2 198 76 40 2 122 - 17 475 2 187 846 15 288 - 5 644 46 4 5 598 - 250 580 3 405 (D) 247 174 - 466 13 2 453 - 6263 316 (D) 5 947 

Selected form production expenses: 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Seed, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________ . _________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 6 232 52 13 6 180 - 85 682 1 414 186 84 268 - 3 703 87 36 3 616 - 3 354 244 116 3 110 - 4 756 102 39 4 654 - 9 524 169 18 9 355 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime ______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Hired form labor ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 4049 88 39 3 961 - 2 810 103 14 - 7 251 105 41 2 7071 7 146 - 15 542 323 79 15 219 - 3866 80 27 3 786 - 21 635 771 243 - 20 8~ I 445 4 I 441 - 659 24 (D) 634 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 9 
Table 18. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All Farms 

Value of livestock and poultryl___________ _1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Value of poultry ________________________________ 1978_ 

Value of livestock _______________________________ 1978_ 

Cottle and calves ____________________ _ _______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ -

Cows and heiters thot had calved__ _ _______ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ Beef cows _________ _1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ - Milk cows __________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

-

Hogs and pigs_____ _ __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ Feeder pigs sold _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sheep and lombs2 _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Horses and ponies _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ . 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Turkeys _________________________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

IValue of major poultry and livestock inventory items. 

'Value of soles includes sheep, lambs. and wool sold. 

Forms 

6 298 

5 110 

(NA) 

I 389 

6 240 

5 395 

4 763 

5 324 

4 826 

4464 

4 920 

I 512 

I 204 

(NA) 

3 919 

3 899 

4 409 

I 072 

755 

422 

(X) 

(X) 

545 

243 

270 

I 994 

I 253 

I 746 

I 217 

753 

648 

I 200 

733 

609 

242 

70 

12 

133 

Inventory 

Value 

Number ($1,000) 

(X) 197031 

(X) 103 569 

(X) 86 544 

(X) I 311 

(X) 195 720 

326 517 193 262 

331 990 100 255 

323 707 84 424 

198 315 155 058 

201 031 79 171 

202 112 67648 

10 891 5 119 

11 825 2 542 

14 861 3047 

187 424 149 939 

189 206 76628 

187 251 64 602 

7 871 677 

4 455 234 

3 780 128 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

9 002 513 

4 998 213 

6 715 131 

8 455 I 268 

5 355 896 

7 193 I 015 1 

531 740 I 273 

826 674 I 969 

448 582 840 

504 525 I 236 

800 988 I 922 

356 196 748 

8 407 5 

3 152 2 

11 032 5 

4 782 33 

Table 19, Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Any poultry ____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Chickens 3 months old Or older ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Forms with- I to 1,599 ___ . ______________________________ 1978_ - 1,60010 3,199 _____________________________ 1978_ - 3,200 10 9,999 _____________________________ 1978_ - 10,000 or more _____________________________ 1978_ 

Hens and pullets of loying age __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - Forms with- I to 99 __________________________________ 1978_ - 100 to 399 _______________________________ 1978_ - 400 to 1,599 _____________________________ 1978_ - 1.600 to 3,199 ___________________________ 1978_ - 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________________ 1978_ - 10,00010 19,999 _________________________ 1978_ - 20,000 to 49,999 _________________________ 1978_ - 50,000 to 99,999 _________________________ 1978_ - 100,000 or more __________________________ 1978_ -

Broifers and other meat-type chickens ______________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Turkeys _______________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

-

-

For slaughter _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hens kept for breeding _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All forms 

Forms 

I 389 

787 

I 217 

753 

I 198 

4 

4 

II 

I 200 

733 

I 133 

36 

13 

3 

5 

4 

5 

-

I 

242 

70 

133 

(NA) 

121 

(NA) 

27 

(NA) 

602 

(NA) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

or more 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 672 (X) 

(X) 504 (X) 

531 740 589 519 054 

826 674 476 818 728 

37 140 570 24 454 

9 800 4 9 800 

27 100 4 27 100 

457 700 II 457 700 

504 525 576 492 715 

800 988 464 793 658 

19 534 520 10 509 

7 441 25 4 656 

8 150 13 8 150 

7900 3 7 900 

34 500 5 34 500 

55 000 4 55 000 

(D) 5 (D) 

- - - (D) I (D) 

8 407 113 5 376 

3 152 39 I 618 

4 782 49 4 114 

(NA) 27 3 714 

4 701 41 4 082 

(NA) 25 3 706 

81 12 32 

(NA) 5 8 

(X) 230 (X) 

(X) 57 (X) 

Forms 

5 715 

4 915 

5 519 

466' 

56441 . 

4 862 

4 592 

5 189 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

576 

288 

154 

278 

98 

280 

142 

170 

602 

194 

248 

156 

154 

145 

137 

143 

134 

65 

24 

3 

30 

All farms 

Farms 

330 

185 

156 

154 

137 

4 

6 

9 

137 

143 

84 

27 

9 

4 

6 

4 

2 

-

1 

65 

24 

30 

(NA) 

29 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

84 

(NA) 

Sales 

Value 

Number ($1,000) 

(X) 256 843 

(X) 189 336 

(X) 126 15,2 

(X) 6 263 

(X) 250 580 

161 875 29 078 

150 895 (NA) 

162 322 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

II 077 536 

5 491 (NA) 

6349 (NA) 

5957 171 

2 811 (NA) 

5 695 336 

2534 (NA) 

3 772 (NA) 

I 637 959 

645 (NA) 

900 (NA) 

412 746 (NA) 

416 705 (NA) 

190 582 (NA) 

362 499 (NA) 

388 248 (NA) 

160 613 (NA) 

6 375 (NA) 

4 802 (NA) 

30 130 (NA) 

11 121 (NA) 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

or more 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 183 (X) 

(X) 132 (X) 

412 746 91 409 805 

416 705 109 415 048 

12 416 72 9475 

9 500 4 9 500 

46 700 6 46 700 

344 130 9 344 130 

362 499 79 359 698 

388 248 106 386 762 

I 939 36 901 

4 730 17 2 967 

5330 9 5 330 

9 500 4 9 500 

43 500 6 43 500 

57 500 4 57 500 

(D) 2 (D) 

- - - (D) I (D) 

6 375 36 4 817 

4 802 14 4 240 

11 121 19 II 034 

(NA) 8 7 507 

(D) 19 II 034 

(NA) 8 7 507 

(D) - - (NA) - - (X) 56 (X) 

(X) 7 (X) 

10 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Selected poultry inventory, 1978-AlI forms 

Chickens 3 months old or older PulJet chicks and pullets Broilers and other meat-type 

under 3 months old chickens 

Totol Hens and pullets of PulJets 3 months old or 

Joying oge older not of loying oge 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Forms with chickens 3 months old or older, invenfory _______ _ 1 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ _ 

1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

None _______________________________________________ _ 

- 1 217 531 740 1 200 504 525 140 27215 54 33 377 205 6029 

- 1 149 21 199 1 133 19534 132 1 665 46 427 201 4458 

- 36 (D) 36 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 13 8450 13 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 4 9800 3 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D~I - -

- 4 27 100 4 (D) 1 (D) - - -

- 5 69 SOO 5 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) - -

- 5 138200 5 122000 3 16200 3 18 700 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - -

- 00 00 (X) (X) (X) (X) 11 23 608 37 2378 

Selected poultry soles, 1978-AlI forms 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Broilers and other meat-type Volue of poultry and 

Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or chickens poultry products 

Totol laying age older not of loying age 

Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms ($1,000) 

Forms with chickens 3 months old or older. inventory _______ _ 1 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ _ 

1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________________ _ 10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

None _______________________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 374 913 118 360 6181 12 14295 30 4 2761 385 59901 

- (NA) (D) I 61 1 244 10 

(D~I 26 2 781 319 (D)I - (NA) 3354 25 3354 - 2 (D) 34 63 

- (NA) 3890 13 3890 - 2 (D) 13 99 

- (NA) 6230 4 6230 -

(D~I - - 4 122 

- (NA) 182001 4 18200 - - - 4 374 

- (NA) 52600 5 52600 - - - 5 797 

- (NA) 89130 5 (D) 2 - - 5 1 460 

- (NA) 

(Dl1 

- - -

35 95; I - - - - - (NA) 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) 

- (NA) 37 833 19 1 881 10 35 2099 81 273 

Selected poultry soles, 1978-AII forms-Con. 

Chickens 3 months old Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or Broilers and other meat-type Pullet chicks ond pullets 

or older laying age older not of laying age chickens under 3 months old 

Farms Number I Farms Number Forms Number I Farms Number I Farms Number 

Specified poultry sold __________________________________ _ 

- 156 412 746 137 362499 22 50 247 65 6 375 12 (D) 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- 138 14316 121 13899 19 447 65 6375 12 (D) 2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 3 7600 3 7600 - - - - - - 4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 3 19300 4 25900 - - - - - - 8,000 to 15,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) 4 40100 2 (D) - - - - 16.000 to 29,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 6 121 630 4 (D) 1 (D) - - - - 30,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- - -I - - - - -

=J 

- =1 - - - - - - - - - 1 (Dli 1 (D) - - - - -

Selected poultry sales, 1978-AII forms-Con. 

Turkeys Turkeys for slaughter Turkey hens kept for breeding 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

Specified poultry sold __________________________________ _ I to 1,999 _________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 30 11 121 29 (D) 1 (D) 

- 27 1 471 26 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) - - 4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) - - a.oOO to 15,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - 16,000 to 29,999 ___________________________________ _ 

30,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ _ - - - - - - - 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ - - - - - - - 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 11 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms w~h sales of $2.500 All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more or more 

Sales Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number ($1.000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Any livestock ____________________________________ 1978_ - 6240 ()O 4 307 (X) 5644 (Xl 250 580 4 276 (X) 248 572 

1974_ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (X) 4 052 (X) 4 845 (Xl 180 557 4025 (X) 179519 

- 5 722 (X) 4 155 (X) 5 252 (X) 29950 4 171 (X) 28 ~7 

1974_ - 4 874 (X) 3 972 (X) 4695 (X) (NA) 3977 (X) 18 891 

Cottle and calves _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 395 326 517 4 089 313 270 4 862 161 875 29 078 4 097 158 153 28 308 

1974_ - 4 763 331 990 3 938 320 346 4592 150 895 (NA) 3945 147 290 18 589 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

IOta 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 136 5764 324 (0) 1 324 (0) (0) 640 (0) (0) 

- 631 8538 272 3904 786 11 047 2 171 717 10 168 2073 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 015 34177 894 31 001 1 753 55 714 8 725 1 746 55 528 8 680 50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 566 111 660 1 557 111 014 789 51 897 8 731 784 51 581 8 701 100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 847 110 755 843 110 127 167 21 643 3 849 167 21 643 3 849 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 191 50 142 190 (0) 38 11 521 2 831 38 11 521 2831 

- 9 5481 9 5 481 4 2 721 760 4 2 721 760 1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

Cows and heifers that hod colved __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 826 198 315 3 778 192 909 (NA) (HA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 4464 201 031 3 785 195 948 (NA) (NA) (HA) (HA) (NA) (HA) Beef cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 1 512 10891 765 7 144 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Milk cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 1 204 11 825 680 7 964 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 919 187 424 3428 185 765 (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - 3 899 189 206 3 570 187 984 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Heifers and heifer colves _________________________ 1978_ - 4 535 113 526 3 622 108066 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (HA) 3 496 105 653 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull calves ___________ 1978_ - 3 111 14676 2 309 12 295 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) 2 308 18 745 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cottle fottened on grain and concentrates sold _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (X) (Xl (Xl (X) 400 3405 1 357 237 3 116 1 257 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) 185 2536 789 

forms with fattened cottle sold: 1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (Xl (X) (Xl 315 892 335 152 603 236 

- (Xl (Xl (X) (Xl 45 534 203 45 534 203 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 32 825 358 32 825 358 50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (Xl (X) (X) 3 202 97 3 202 97 100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 4 (0) (0) 4 (0) (0) 

200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (Xl (X) (X) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (Xl - - - - - - 1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978_ - (Xl (X) (X) (Xl - - - - - - 2.500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (Xl (X) 00 - - - - - -

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ 1978_ - 4 826 198315 3778 192 909 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - 4464 201 031 3 785 195 948 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 

Beef cows _____________________________________ 1978_ 

Farms with-

- 1 512 108911 765 7 1441 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 to 9 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 161 3 683 516 1 637 (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

10 10 19 ___________________________________ 1978 -- 211 2 775 135 1 848 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 122 3017 100 2 511 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 14 845 11 677 (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

100 to 199 _________________________________ 1978 -- 3 (0) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) 

200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NAl 500 to 999 _________________________________ 1978_ - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 

1,000 or more. _____________________________ 1978 

Milk cows _____________________________________ 1978 

-- - -I - - (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 

-- 3 919 187 424 3428 185 765 (NAl (HAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 

Farms with- lor 2 ____________________________________ 1978 -- 497 603 147 184 (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl {NAl (NAl 

3 or 4 ____________________________________ 1978 -- 135 461 45 (Ol (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 5 to 9 _____________________________________ 1978 -- 82 561 60 436 (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 

101019 ___________________________________ 1978 -- 179 2626 165 2486 (NAl (HAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 

20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1 978_ - 1 426 49 707 1 416 49 462 (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl -(NAl 

50 10 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 1 248 82 258 1 244 81 947 (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 

100 10 499 _________________________________ 1978_ - 349 49 366 348 (Ol (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 

500 or more _______________________________ 1978_ - 3 1 842 3 1 842 (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 

COltle sold _______________________________________ 1978_ - (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 4129 52046 22013 3510 50348 21 429 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1 978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

20 10 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 2 342 10 175 3 851 1 730 8 601 3 308 

- (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 1 070 13946 5604 1 066 13897 5 591 

- (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 597 16 707 7 288 594 16 632 7 260 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 92 5 838 2 622 92 5 838 2 622 

- (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 21 2 727 1 408 21 2 727 1 408 

200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1 978_ 

500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1 978_ - (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 6 (Ol (Ol 6 (ol (Ol 

- (Xl (X) (Xl (Xl 1 (Ol (0) 1 (Ol (Ol 

1,000 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl - - - - - -

Calves sold ______________________________________ 1978_ - (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 4040 109 829 7 065 3 588 107 805 6 879 

Farms with- lor 2 ______________________________________ 1978_ 

3 or 4 ______________________________________ 1978_ 

5 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 336 490 60 107 165 16 

- (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 213 749 80 120 426 41 

- (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 506 3 608 457 433 3 169 414 

- (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 863 11 972 653 813 II 347 614 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

500 or more _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (X) (X) (Xl (Xl 1 593 47603 2 260 1 590 47 518 2 256 

- (Xl (X) (Xl (Xl 426 26 702 1 283 422 26475 1 266 

- (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 99 15984 1 511 99 15 984 1 511 

- (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 4 2 721 760 4 2 721 760 

12 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Inventory, 1978-AII forms 

Cows and heifers that hod calved Steers, steer colves, bulls, Cottle and calves Heifers and heifer calves and bull calves 

Total cows Milk cows 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

Farms with milk cow inventory __________________________ _ 

1 to 4 milk COWL ___________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 10 to 19 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

3 919 300991 3 919 191 087 3 919 187 424 3 578 102 303 2 156 7 601 - 632 6916 632 2 778 632 I 064 474 3 051 388 1 087 - 708 82 561 81 687 49 266 - 82 I 661 82 179 4 522 179 2 738 179 2 626 165 I 508 86 276 

397 15 905 397 9 895 397 9563 373 5 428 194 582 - 30 to 49 milk cows-_________________________________ _ 50 to 99 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 milk cow'- _______________________________ _ 200 to 499 milk cow'- _______________________________ _ 

500 milk cows or more ______________________________ _ 

No milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

I 029 64 595 I 029 40 523 I 029 40144 978 22 684 492 1 388 1 - I 248 129 700 I 248 83 0451 I 248 82 2581 I 191 

~;'I 721 2 469 

- 304 58 772/ 304 37 836/ 304 

37 65: I 275 195 I 257/ - 45 16 679 45 II 722 45 II 716 38 4 708 29 (0) 

- 3 2 241 3 I 842 3 I 842 3 372 2 (0) 

- I 476 25 526 907 7 228 (X) (X) 957 II 223 955 7 075 

Sales, 1978-AII farms 

Cottle and calves Cattle Calves i Darry products I Soles sole~ I Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number Forms Number Forms ($1,000) 

Forms with milk cow inventory __________________________ _ 

1 to 4 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 milk cows __________________________________ _ 100 to 199 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

500 milk cows or more ______________________________ _ 

No milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

! - 3 675 138 413 21 684 3 178 40 765 3 373 97 648 3 312 217 907/ - 396 3 313 921 276 I 807 274 I 506 76 83 

- 74 699 163 68 322 49 377 45 256 

- 179 2 546 584 1 

133 I 004 155 I 5421 165 2 2031 

- 397 7 204 I 103 336 2 287 359 4 917 397 9 115 

- I 029 28 855 4 231 918 8 160 / 988 20 695/ I 029 44 872 

- 1 248 59 015 8 722 I 126 16 165 I 210 42 850 1 248 97 881 

- 304 26433 4 098 280 7488 293 18 945 304 46 360 

- 45 8 354 1 288 38 2 324 42 6 030 45 14 621 

- 3 I 994 573 3 1 20~ 1 3 786 1 

3 2 516 

- I 187 23 462 7 394 951 II 281 667 12 181 51 I 414 

Inventory, 1978-AII farms 

Cottle and calves Cows and heifers that Heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves, Sales of cattle 

had calved calves bulls, and bull calves and colves. 1978 

Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number ($1,000) 

Farms with cattle and calves inventory ___________________ _ 

1 to 9 cattle and calves ______________________________ _ 

10 to 19 cottle and calves ____________________________ _ 

20 to 49 cottle and calves ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 cottle and colves ____________________________ _ 

100 to 199 cottle and calves __________________________ _ 200 to 499 cattle and calves __________________________ _ 

500 to 999 cottle and colve'- _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 cattle and colveL ______________________ _ 

2,500 cottle and calves or more _______________________ _ 

No cottle and colves-__________________________________ _ 

- 5 395 326 5171 4 826 198 3151 4 535 113 5261 3 111 14 6761 4 729 156 442 27 210 I - I 136 5 764 805 I 948 611 1 728 689 2088 577 3 524 871 

- 631 8 538 523 3 613 525 3 562/ 384 I 363/ 532 5 084 I 496 

- I 015 34177 929 20 650 903 11 412 526 2 115 I 007 17 447 3 340 - I 566 III 660 I 538 71 003 I 497 36 896 844 3 761 I 566 53 346 8 297 

- 847 110 755 836 67 903 809 39 613/ 526 3 239/ 847 50 248 8086 - 191 50 142 186 29 054 181 19 034 134 2054 191 23 139 4 275 

- 9 5 481 9 4 144 9 1 281 8 56 9 3654 845 - - - - - - - - - - - - (lOI -

(Xli 

- (lOI -

(Xli 

- -

- 8681 (X) (X) (XJ (X) 133 5 433 I 

Forms with cows and heifers that hod calved inventory _____ _ 1 to 4 cows ________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 COWL _______________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 cows-_____________________________________ _ 20 to 29 cows ______________________________________ _ 30 to 49 COWL _____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 cow'-_____________________________________ _ 100 to 199 cows ____________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 COWL ___________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 cow'- ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 cows or more _________________________________ _ No cows ____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 826 316 107 4 826 198 315 4 167 107 147 2 762 10 645/ 4 312 146 106 24 086 - I 000 8 039 1 000 2 294 699 4 035 650 I 710 537 3 927 I 196 

- 292 4 595 292 I 912 228 I 904 198 779 264 3 057 853 - 380 8 871 380 5 294 286 2 483 218 I 094/ 357 4 527 I 175 - 461 17 870 461 10 958 413 6 OBI 212 831 461 8 346 1 485 - 1 067 66 306 I 067 41 593 1 012 22 949 515 I 764 1 067 29 480 4 440 - I 264 130 493 I 264 83 469 1 205 44 446 734 2 578 I I 264 59 368 8 855 - 312 60 291 312 38 8211 281 19 9931 203 1 477 312 26 883 4 158 

- 47 17 401 47 12 132 40 (0) 30 (D) 47 8 524 I 350 - 3 2 241 3 I 842 3 (0) 2 (0) 3 1 994 573 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 569 10 410 (XJ (X) 368 6 379 349 4 031 550 15 769 4 992 

Forms with beef cow inventory __________________________ _ 

1 to 4 beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 beef cows ____________________________________ _ 10 to 19 beef cows __________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 beef cows __________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 beef cows __________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 beef cow'-_________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 beef cows ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 beef cows ________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 beef cow'-_______________________________ _ 

1,000 beef cows or more _____________________________ _ 

No beef cows ________________________________________ _ 

- I 512 45 342 1 512 26 338 I 100 14622 979 4 382 I 161 19 807 4 499 - 897 21 807 897 II 906 671 8 273 591 1 628 586 9 085 I 735 - 264 7 621 264 4 345 197 2 563 184 713 239 4 338 I 023 - 211 7 029 211 4 334 128 I 8161 137 879 1 196 3 027 812 - 1 94 4 010 94 2 703/ 68 989 31 318 94 I 772 - 499/ 28 2 012 28 I 219 22 429 20 364 28 683 197 - 14 I 706 14 1 260 10 266 12 180 14 678 156 - 3 (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) (0) - I (D) I 

(D~I I (D) I (D) I (D) - - - - - - - - - - (D) I - - - - - - - - - - - 3 883 281 175 3 314 171 977 3435 98 904 2 132 10 294 3 701 142 068 24 579 , 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 13 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Sales, 1978-All forms 

Cottle 

Cottle and colves 

Fattened on groin and concentrates 

Sales Soles Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number 

Forms with sotes of cottle and colves __ _ 4 862 161 875 29 078 4 129 52 046 22 013 400 3 405 1 to 4 cattle and calves ___________ _ 696 1 680 496 557 1 084 422 159 264 5 to 9 cattle and colves _________ ~~~ - 628 4 458 1 096 403 1 799 702 58 199 10 to 19 cottle and calves _________ _ - 786 11 047 2 171 658 4 537 1 784 71 423 20 to 49 cottle and calves _________ _ 1 753 55 714 8 725 1 592 16 759 6 838 78 881 50 to 99 cottle and colves _________ _ 789 51 897 8 731 740 16 509 7 027 25 532 100 to 199 cottle and calves _______ _ 167 21 643 3 849 150 6 526 3001 5 453 200 to 499 cottle and calves _~ ~ ____ _ 38 11 521 7. 831 28 3 924 1 833 4 653 5 (0) 1 178 1 (D) (D) - - 4 2 721 (D) - - - - -

500 cottle and calves or more ____ ~ __ 

500 to 999 cottle and calves _____ _ 

1,000 cottle and calves or more __ _ - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) - -

Forms with beef cow inventory _______ _ 1 161 19 807 4499 1 009 8484 3447 213 974 1 to 4 beef cows _________________ _ 586 9 085 1 735 509 3 414 1 421 99 225 5 to 9 beef cows _______ . _________ _ 239 4 338 1 023 219 1 618 641 40 148 10 to 19 beef cows _______________ _ - 196 3 027 812 180 1 800 710 51 335 20 to 29 beef cows _______________ _ - 94 1 772 499 57 825 302 12 126 30 to 49 beef cows _______________ _ 

50 to 99 beef cows _______________ _ 

100 to 199 beef cows _____________ _ 

200 to 499 beef COWL ____________ _ 

500 to 999 beef cows _____________ _ 

28 683 (D) 27 394 174 9 (D) 

- 14 (D) 156 14 291 129 2 (0) 

- 3 124 26 2 (D) (D) - -

- 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 beef cows or more __________ _ - - - - - - - - - No beef COWL _____________________ _ 

- 3 701 142 068 24 579 3 120 43 562 18 566 187 2431 

Table 21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory 

All forms I Forms with soles of All forms 

Total hogs and pigs ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Farms with~ 

I to 24 ____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 25 10 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 50 to 9L __________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 100 to 199 _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

500 to 999 _______________________________ 1978_ 

1,000 to 1.999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

5,000 or more ____________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _______ 1978 __ 

'1974 __ 

Olher hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _____________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ___________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Forms Number 

1 072 7 871 

755 4 455 

1 007 3 807 

732 3 049 

39 1 230 

16 524 

10 696 

4 233 

14 1 697 

1 (0) 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

- -

- -

- - - -

- -

- -

503 2 049 

(NA) (NA) 

846 5 822 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

527 1 727 

235 943 

423 1 037 

158 457 

230 690 

173 486 

$2,500 or more 

Farms Number Forms Number 

498 3960 576 11 077 

509 3340 288 5491 

466 1 890 474 3 807 

490 2034 234 1 738 

16 487 63 2 125 

12 424 30 964 

9 (D) 19 1 412 

4 233 16 1 071 

6 737 13 1 815 

1 (D) 4 562 

1 (D) 6 1 378 

2 (D) 4 1 156 

- - 1 (D) 

- - - -

- - 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

173 885 (X) (X) 

153 791 (X) (X) 

456 3075 (X) (X) 

472 2549 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 278 5957 

(X) (X) 98 2 811 

180 892 (X) (X) 

162 762 (X) (X) 

142 491 (X) (X) 

102 365 (X) (X) 

119 401 (X) (X) 

129 397 (X) (X) 

Sales 

($1,000) 

1 357 

93 

78 

160 

357 

237 

235 

197 

-

-

-

377 

91 

58 

120 

51 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

- 980 

Soles 

! 

Soles 

($1.000) 

536 

(NA) 

196 

(NA) 

98 

(NA) 

48 

(NA) 

90 

(NA) 

82 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

-

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

171 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Colves 

Sales 

Forms Number ($1,000) 

4040 109 829 7065 

316 596 74 

470 2 659 394 

626 6510 388 

1 664 38 955 1 887 

761 35 ~88 1 704 

163 15 117 848 

35 7 5,97 997 

5 (D) 773 

4 2 ]21 (0) 

1 (D) (D) 

753 11 ~23 1 052 

374 5671 314 

165 2 720 382 

116 1 227 103 

68 947 197 

15 289 23 

13 (D) (D) 

2 (0) (0) 

- - -

- - - - - -

3 287 98 506 6 013 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

or more 

Soles 

Forms Number ($1,000) 

228 7 125 372 

190 4388 172 

158 1 395 100 

148 1 179 58 

38 1 224 65 

22 720 26 

13 1 047 40 

12 771 22 

13 1 815 90 

4 562 26 

5 (D) (0) 

4 1 156 38 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

- - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

76 3 311 93 

67 2 119 45 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (Xl 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

14 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 21. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Invenlory, 1978-AII forms Soles, 1978 - All forms 

Hogs and pigs Used or to be used Other hags and pigs Hogs and pigs Feeder pig s sold for breeding 

Sales Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,(100) Forms Number ($1,(100) 

Forms with hogs and pigs inventory ____________________ _ 1 10 9 hogs and pigs-______________________________ _ 

10 10 24 hogs and pigs- ____________________________ _ 

2510 99 hogs and pigs _____________________________ _ 

10010 199 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

20010 499 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

- I 072 7 871 503 2 049 846 5 822 507 10 510 479 269 5 879 168 

- 944 2 935 393 778 725 2 157 379 4 095 167 197 2438 69 

- 63 872 55 221 59 651 63 I 319 62 25 678 15 

- 49 1 926 41 569 46 1 357 49 3 405 131 37 2 345 69 

- 14 (D) 13 (0) 14 (D) 14 (D) (D) 9 (D) (0) 

- 2 (0) 1 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) (D) I (0) (0) 

50010 999 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1,000 hogs and pigs or more ________________________ _ No hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

- (X) (X) ()O (X) (X) (X) 69 567 57 9 78 2 

Farms with hogs and pigs sold ________________________ _ 

1 to 9 hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 1010 49 hogs and pigs- ____________________________ _ 

5010 99 hogs and pigs-____________________________ _ 10010 199 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

20010 499 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

50010 999 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

1.000 hogs and pigs or more ________________________ _ 

No hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

- 507 6 150 384 1 729 332 4 421 576 11 077 536 278 5 957 171 

- 304 971 205 255 162 716 360 2 013 96 157 1 277 38 

- 165 3 008 144 919 141 2 089 177 3 919 197 99 2 120 64 

- 19 507 18 153 14 354 19 1 412 48 12 773 19 

- 12 1 008 11 227 11 781 13 1 815 90 5 656 16 

- 6 (D) 5 (D) 3 (D) 6 (0) (D) 4 (D) (D) 

- 1 (O~I 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) (0) 1 (D) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- 565 1 721 119 320 514 1 401 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Forms by litters farrowed ____________________________ _ 

1 litter __________________________________________ _ 

2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 litters _____________________________________ _ 1010 191illers ___________________________________ _ 2010 491illers ___________________________________ _ 

5010 991illers ___________________________________ _ 

10010 199 lillers _________________________________ _ 

200 litters or more ________________________________ _ No litters __________________________________________ _ 

- 514 5 831 502 2 045 289 3 786 409 9 740 404 277 5 955 171 

- 163 799 160 311 113 488 93 631 28 42 2M 7 

- 283 i 858 274 609 123 1 249 247 3 479 142 185 2 265 M 

- 30 477 30 201 20 276 31 1 233 52 26 897 22 

- 26 1 806 26 586 25 1 220 26 1 783 63 18 1 038 32 

- 11 (0) 11 (D) 7 (D) 11 (D) (D) 5 (0) (D) 

- 1 (D) 1 (O~I 1 (O~I 1 (0) (O~I 1 (0) (O~ I - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (O>! - (o>j - - 1321 

- - - - 558 2 040 1 557 167 I 337 1 (D) (0) 

litters of pigs farrowed between Dec. 1,1977, and Nov. 30, 1978-AII forms 

Total Dec. I, 1977, and May 31,1978 June 1, 1978, and Nov. 30, 1978 

Forms Number Farms 

Farms by litters farrawed- __________________________ _ 

- 527 1 727 423 1 liller __________________________________________ _ 

- 168 168 107 2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ - 290 692 257 5 to 9 litters _____________________________________ _ 

- 31 190 29 10 10 191illers ___________________________________ _ 

- 26 343 18 2010 49 lillers ___________________________________ _ 

- 11 (D) 11 5010 991illers ___________________________________ _ 

10010 199 lillers _________________________________ _ 

200 litters or more ________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0)1 1 

- - =j - - - -

Table 22. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory of- Sheep and lamhs _______________________________ ..: ____ farms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _________________________________ formsnumber _ 

pounds of wooL Value of sales from sheep, lambs, and wool _______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

All forms 

1978 

- 545 

- 9002 

- 478 

- 6 177 

- 280 

- 5 695 

- 452 

- 7 475 

- 55 008 

- 469 

- 336 

Invenlory, 1978-AII forms 

Sheep and lambs Ewes 1 yeor old or 

older 

Forms Number Forms Number 

Forms with sheep and lambs invehtory _________________________ _ 

- 545 9 002 478 6 177 110 24 sheep and lambs __________________________________ _ 

2510 99 sheep and lambs _________________________________ _ 

10010 299 sheep and lambs _______________________________ _ 

- 465 3 436 399 2 369 

- 64 3004 63 2 026 

- 16 2 562 16 1 782 300 10 999 sheep and lambs _______________________________ _ 

1,00010 2,499 sheep and lambs ___________ . ________________ _ 

2,500 '0 4,999 sheep and lambs ____________________________ _ 

5,000 sheep and lambs or more ____________________________ _ 

No sheep and lambs ________________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Farms with ewes 1 year old or older inventory __________________ _ 110 24 ewes ____________________________________________ _ 

2510 99 ewes ___________________________________________ _ 

10010 199 ewes _________________________________________ _ 

~~g~~,~:i}~::~;;~=::~=~==:~=:=:=~=~=:=~=::~=:::::=::::= 

- 478 8749 478 6 177 

- 416 3 795 416 2 687 

- 57 3 852 57 2 687 

- 4 (D) 4 (D) 

- 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - 2,50010 4,999 ewes ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - -

N05~~~s ~~~~ _~r_~~r~_ ============== == == ==== ============== === 

- - - - - - 67 253 (X) (X) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1974 

243 

4998 

(NA) 

(NA) 

142 

2 534 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Sheep and lambs 

Forms Number 

260 5 359 

181 1 791 

63 1 625 

16 1 943 

- - - -

- - - - 20 336 

249 5 275 

188 2 016 

56 2 539 

4 (D) 

1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - 31 420 

Number Forms Number 

1 037 230 690 

107 61 61 

512 104 180 

102 30 88 

126 24 217 

(D) 10 (D) 

(0) I 1 (OJ 

=j -

- -j 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

208 114 

5 252 3084 

175 90 

3 727 2 164 

148 75 

4 362 I 817 

166 72 4 503 2 438 

31 974 18 441 174 84 257 130 

Sales, 1978-AII forms 

Sheep and lambs shorn Sheep, 

lambs, and wool 

Pounds Soles Farms Number of wool Forms ($1,000) 

437 7 280 53 453 449 320 359 2754 21 493 370 96 62 2 242 16 783 63 91 16 2 284 15 177 16 133 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 195 1 555 20 16 

420 7 214 52 948 429 

315

1 

359 3 110 24 165 368 107 56 3 230 23 479 56 165 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32 261 2 060 40 21 

VERMONT lS 
Table 23. Other Livestock and Livestock Products -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Horses and ponies _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Mules, burros, and dOnkeYL _____________________ ~f~~~~= -

- number _ -

Mink and Iheir pelfs ____________________________ $f~~~~= -

- number _ 

$1,000_ -

Colonies ot bees ---------- ______________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Honey sold (pounds) _____________________________ $f~~~~= 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Goats _____________ . ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Angora goots _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ $1,000_ Mohair sold (pounds) ________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Milk goats ___________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goots milk sold (go/lons) _____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Other goats __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Rabbits and their pelts ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Chinchillas and their pelts _________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Worms (see text) ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ All other livestock _______________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other livestock products __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Table 24. Fish Sales: 1978 

Total 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sales 

Forms ($1,000) 

AU FARMS 

(offish _______________________________ _ Trout ________________________________ _ 

Tropical and bait fish ___________________ _ Olher fish _____________________________ _ 

Other aQuaculturol products ______________ _ 

FARMS WITH SALES OF $2,500 

OR MORE 

(offish _______________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

- Trout _________________________________ _ 

Tropical and bait fish ____________________ _ Olher fish ____________________________ ---

Other aquaculturol products _______________ _ 

16 VERMONT 

- - 7 1 

1 (D) 

- - - -

- -

4 (l) 

- - - - - -

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

All farms, 1978 1978 

1 994 1 087 

8 455 4 741 (X) (X) 

49 26 76 33 (X) (X) 

4 4 

1 060 1 060 (X) (X) 

173 114 

4044 3 684 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

419 54 

2 201 439 (X) (X) 

8 - 25 - (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

344 37 

1 898 394 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

191 17 

278 45 (X) (X) 

248 47 

8 572 2 321 (X) (X) 

1 1 

(D) (D) 

(X) (X) 

3 2 

(D) (D) (Xn (X) 

2 

(Xli (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Any 

Forms Pounds Forms Number Forms 

- - - - - 1 (D) 7 1 005 - - - 1 (D) - - - - - - - (X) - (X) -

- - - - - 1 (D) 4 395 -

- - - - - - - - - - - (X) - (X) -

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 All farms, 1978 1978 1974 

830 602 326 117 

3 827

1 

1 637 948 467 (X) 959 658 234 

17 5 3 1 

37 13 (D) (D) 

(X) 2 (D) (D) 

1 3 3 1 

528 (D) (D) (D) 

(X) (D) (D) (D) 

34 6 5 - 2 193 614 (D) - (X) (D) (D) - (X) 73 52 18 

(X) 169415 162 178 109 045 

(X) 107 101 58 

15 180 24 7 

80 1 033 245 22 

(X) 29 14 1 

1 - - - 1 - - - (X) - - - (X) 8 - 1 

(X) 114 - 6 

(X) (Z) - (Z) 

9 176 22 5 

57 1 017 241 20 

(X) 28 14 1 

(X) 11 6 2 

(X) (D) (D) (D) 

(X) (D) (D) (D) 

9 5 2 2 

22 16 (D) (D) 

(X) (Z) (D) (D) 

15 30 14 8 

1 122 16 681 16005 8027 

(X) (D) (D) 16 

1 1 1 1 

(D) (D) (D) (D) 

(X) (D) (D) (D) 

(NA) 2 2 (NA) 

(NA) (D) (D) (NA) 

(X) I (D~I (D) (NA) 

&~ - 11 

(~I - 4 

(X) 6 (NA) 

(X) (D) (NA) 

Only pounds Only number Acres under water for fish production 

Sales Sales 

Pounds ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Forms Acres 

- - - - - - - - - 6 975 1 4 3 

- - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - (X) (NA) - (X) (NA) - -

- - - - - - - - - 3 365 (Z) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) (NA) - (X) (NA) - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 25. Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grazed ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

2 279 102 440 (X) 12 290 I 2 137 100 852 (X) 12 290 - 1 

2 310 94 412 (X) (NA) (NA) 2229 93840 (X) 4 153 

- (0) 171 6 895 553 536 1 (0) 149 6829 550 936 1 - 185 5 776 470 402 (NA) (NA) 162 5 671 464 326 1 (0) 

- 2 190 95 543 1 351 610 11 283 2 067 94 023 I 330 870 11 283 - 149 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 170 87 776 1 251 336 4 

2 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 12 393 (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

82 1 299 (X) 2 (0) 82 1 299 (X) 2 - (O~ I - 93 I 894 (Xl (NAl (NA) 82 1 671 (X) - For groin or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (01 - 82 1 299 12 079 2 (0) 82 1 299 12 079 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) 72 1 352 10480 - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 284 568 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) 4 35 (Xl - -

- 18 328 10 622 - - 14 299 10 257 - -

- 25 252 9 281 (NA) (NA) 21 230 8 662 - -

- 135 3 366 147097 - - 113 3 254 143 582 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 112 2 188 99 809 - -

- 12 364 12 397 - - 11 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 24 587 23 260 - -

- 5 15 666 - - 4 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 17 390 - -

- 8 132 (X) - - 6 (0) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (J() (NA) (NAl 9 86 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - - 7 107 3260 (NA) (NA) 7 107 3 260 - -

Peanuts for nuts (poundsL ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) ___________________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (poundsL _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

=1 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 120 701 127 284 11 (0) 77 672 124 193 2 (0) 

- 198 1 035 221 208 (NA) (NA) 120 983 216 224 3 3 

Sweetpotafoes (bushels) __________________________ 1978_ - I (0) (0) - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) I - - - - -

- 5 965 493 499 879 189 11 264 4 331 448 081 826 496 11 264 

- 5 074 431 888 783 415 (HA) (NA) 4051 405 328 750 506 9 197 

- 2 057 99 443 220 029 1 (0)1 1 776 93 693 212 3871 1 (0) I - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 562 80 639 182 765 2 (D) 

Other tome dry hoy (fans, dry) (see fext) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 251 256 038 462 498 6 81 3 205 229 240 429 107 6 81 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 234 538 438 126 (NA) (D) 

Field seed crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 112 (X) - - 3 112 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 51 1 600 (X) - - Allalla seed (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 16 290 10 222 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - (NA) I - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 23 328 15 202 - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see texf) ___________ 1978_ - 282 1 600 (X) 31 306 175 1 426 (X) 19 288 

1974_ - 229 I 338 (X) (NA) (NA) 154 1 177 (X) 7 40 Sweet corn ___________________________________ 1978_ - 221 1 001 (X) 17 (0) 138 899 (X) 7 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 134 775 (X) 4 23 Tomatoes ____________________________________ 1978_ - 99 87 (X) 18 25 68 79 (X) 8 23 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 61 54 (X) 3 1 Green peas excluding cowpeas ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 38 25 (X) I 3 (0) 27 23 (X) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (1) (NA) (NA) 43 44 (Xl 5 3 

land in orchards ________________________________ 1978_ - 394 6494 (X) 9 212 127 4 308 (X) 5 (0) 

1974_ Apples (pounds) _______________________________ 1978_ - 161 5 322 (X) (NA) (NA) 112 5 127 (X) 1 (0) 

- 391 6 430 50 121 866 (NA) (NA) 125 4 267 49 399 591 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 112 5 105 50 991 522 (NA) (NA) 

- 8 14 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 27 10 4875 (NA) (NA) 9 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I (NA) (NA) I Berries ________________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strowberries (pounds) __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 152 232 (X) 35 136 87 201 (X) 25 130 

- 79 96 (X) (NA) (NA) 52 83 (X) 13 40 

- 118 188 679 664 35 126 76 172 642 409 25 120 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 42 70 278 107 13 36 

Nursery and greenhouse products __________________ 1978_ Of her crops ____________________________________ 1978_ - 208 269 (X) 29 84 140 236 (X) 26 80 

- 8 112 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 112 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 11 
Table 26. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 

Entire crop irrigated Part of crop irrigated None of crop irrigated 

All Farms Average Average Average 

yield Acres Acres not yield yield Farms Acres per ocre Forms irrigated irrigated per acre Farms Acres per acre 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) ________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _______________ _ 

Sorghums for groin or seed (bushels) ____________________ _ Wheal for groin (bushels>- _____________________________ _ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________________ _ 

Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________________ _ Rice OOO-ib bogs) ____________________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels>- __________________________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________________ _ 

- I (D) 35.0 - - - - 170 6BBB BO.3 

- 2 (0) 19.2 9 223 705 13.-4 2179 9-4555 1-4.2 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lB 328 32.-4 

- - - - - - - - 135 3366 43.7 

- - - - - - - - 12 364 3-4.1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) 30.0 

- - - - - - - - - - - Dry field and seed beans OOO-ib bogs) ___________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - 3 (D) 3.1 

(allan (boles) _______________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________________ _ 

Irish pOloloes (hundredweighll __________________________ _ Sugor beets for sugor (tons) ___________________________ _ 

Sugarcane for sugar (tons). ____________________________ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions. dry) ___ .. ____________________________ _ 

Small groin hoy (Ions. dry) _____________________________ _ 

Olher lome dry hoy (see lexl) (tons. dry) _________________ _ Wild hoy (tons. dry) __________________________________ _ 

Gross silage and hav10ge (tons, green). __________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 13 181.2 - - - - 109 687 181.7 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) 0.2 - - - - 2056 99 -418 2.2 

- 1 (0) 0.6 - - - - -412 742-4 1.8 

- 2 (0) 2.0 4 59 266 1.7 4 245 255 691 1.8 

- - - - - - - - 953 36825 1.2 

- - - - 4 150 630 6.2 1 022 76952 4_5 

Hoy crops cut and fed green (tons, green) ________________ _ Alfolfo seed (pounds) _________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - 560 16029 3.8 

- - - - - - - - - - - All vegelobles horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______________ _ Lond in orchards _________________________________ • ___ _ 

Strawberries (pounds) _____ • _____ • __________ • __________ _ 

- 21 292 (X) 10 14 68 (X) 251 1 226 (X) 

- 6 28 (X) 3 184 196 (X) 385 6086 (X) 

- 32 123 3647.8 3 2 3 3601.9 83 60 3549.2 

Table 27. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 

1978 1974 

All Farms Volue of Value of 

production production 

Forms Acres Quonlily ($1.000) Forms Acres Quonlily ($1,000) 

Harvested cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 6 582 580 792 (X) 97 209 5 501 514 804 (X) 75 125 (orn for grain or seed (bushels) ________________________ _ 

- 171 6895 553 536 1 273 185 5 776 470 402 1 411 Corn for silage or green chop or fodder or hogged or grazed _ - 2 192 95 545 (X) 25 681 2 235 88636 (X) 18 893 Sorghums for groin or seed (bushels) __________ • ______ • __ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Sorghums for silage or green chop or cut for dry forage or ha y or hogged or grazed _________________________________ _ 

- 82 1 299 (X) 181 93 1 894 (X) 185 Wheol for groin (bushels) ______________________________ _ 

- 18 328 10622 31 25 252 9 281 33 Other smoll groins for groin ____________________________ _ - (NA) 3877 (X) 185 (NA) (NA) (X) 211 Soybeons for beans (bushels) ___________________________ _ - 1 (D) (0) 3 7 107 3 260 23 Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - (ollon (boles) _______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweight) __________________________ _ 

- 120 701 127 284 815 198 1 035 221 208 841 Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (0) (Z) - - - - Hoy crops (Ions. dry) (see lexlL ________________________ _ 

Ali vegelobles horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______________ _ land in orchards _____________________________________ _ 

- 5 965 493499 879 189 59 112 5 074 431 888 783 41S 45 5-49 

- 282 1600 (X) 1 164 229 1 338 (X) 634 

- 394 6494 (X) 6081 161 5322 (X) 5 661 Berries _____________________________________________ _ 

- 152 232 (X) 366 79 96 (X) 138 

Other crops (including nursery ond greenhouse producfs) ____ _ - (NA) -493 (X) 2 317 (NA) (NA) (X) 1 548 

18 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978 

All form. forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Irrigoted lond Irrigo ted lond 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes: Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 10 24 ocres ___________________________________ _ 25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

SO to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100 10 249 ocres _________________________________ _ 25010 499 acres _________________________________ _ 500 10 999 ocres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 ocres or more _______________________________ _ 

2 279 102 440 (X) 12 290 2 137 100 852 (X) 12 290 

506 4084 (X) - - 400 3461 (X) - -

410 7622 (X) 2 (D) 382 7 149 (X) 2 (D) 

- 3 74 597 20004 (X) 3 74 593 19 858 (X) 

519 34 263 (X) 2 (0) 516 34 026 (X) 2 (D) 

229 (0) (X) 5 174 228 (D) (X) 5 174 

17 5350 (X) - - 17 5 350 (X) - -

I (0) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

Ools for groin (bushels), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 2510 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100 10 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

135 3 366 147 097 - - 113 3 254 143 582 - -

72 517 22496 - - 51 435 20 481 - -

- 22 376 17 800 - - 22 376 17 800 - - - 23 779 41 777 - - 22 (0) (0) - - 15 1 094 37 524 - - 15 1 094 37 524 - -

2 (D) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 25010 499 ocres _________________________________ _ 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (0) - - 500 10 999 ocres _________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweight): Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 120 701 127 284 11 (D) 77 672 124 193 2 (0) 

0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 2.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

3.0 ta 9.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 82 25 2 670 8 1 50 17 1 819 - - 20 29 5 615 2 (0) 11 18 3 845 1 (D) 

10 53 7 130 1 (0) 8 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

10.010 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

25.010 49.9 acres ________________________________ _ 50.010 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (0) - =1 

2 (D) (D) - - 2 (0) (0) - 2 (0) (D) - -

- 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 100.010 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 3 435 82 765 - - 3 435 82 765 - - 250.010 499.9 acres _______________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - 500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Hoy crops (Ion., dry) (see lexl), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

- 5 965 493 499 879 189 11 264 4 331 448 081 826 496 11 264 1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

- 573 4 741 7 766 1 (0) 150 1 300 2 500 1 (0) 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ - 685 12 344 19 562 I (D) 303 5 292 10 763 I (D) 

25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 348 45 817 78 336 2 (D) 719 25 341 54 126 2 (0) 50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 539 106 242 200 624 I (D) 1 372 96 306 191 054 1 (0) 

10010 249 acres _________________________________ _ - 1 528 223 089 401 892 4 90 1 497 219 185 398 145 4 90 25010 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 263 (0) (D) 2 (0) 261 (0) (D) 2 (D) 

50010 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 28 16 742 31 485 - - 28 16 742 31 485 - - 1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ - 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

Alfolfo hay (Ion., dry), Acres harvested ___________________________________ _ 

1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ _ 2 057 99 443 220 0291 1 (D) 1 776 93 693 212 3871 I (0) I 516 4284 10 211 - - 363 3 052 7 961 - - 15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ - 330 6 049 14402 - - 283 5 255 13 473 - - 25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 493 16414 40 200 1 (0) 438 14 675 37 977 1 (D) 50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 432 28 063 64 026 - - 409 26 617 62 386 - - 10010 249 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 252 33 560 70 254 - - 250 (0) (0) - - 25010 499 acres ________________________________ _ 31 9 523 17 921 - - 30 (D) (0) - - 50010 999 acres ________________________________ _ 3 1 550 3 015 - - 3 1 550 3 015 - - 1.000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

Olher lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl), 

- - - - - - - - -

I - -

Acres harvested __________________________________ _ 

- 4 251 256 038 462 498 6 81 3 205 229 240 429 107 6 81 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ _ 481 3 920 6 882 I (0) 183 1 663 3 254 1 (D) 15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 592 10664 19446 1 (D) 359 6 360 12 954 1 (0) 25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

10010 249 acre. _______________________________ _ 

- 1 142 38 531 71 358 1 (D) 725 25 010 55 098 1 (D) 

- 1 219 81 547 152 287 2 (D) 1 135 76 600 147 346 2 (D) 

- 758 101 566 178 782 I (0) 744 99 797 176 712 1 (D) 25010 499 acres _______________________________ _ 50010 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

- 54 15 835 24 893 1 -

=1 

54 15 835 24 893 1 -

=1 - 4 2 275 4 600 - 4 2 275 4 600 -

- 1 (0) (0) - 1 (0) (D) -

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (see lexl), Acres harvested _____________________________________ _ 282 1 600 (X) 31 306 175 1 426 (X) 19 288 0.110 0.9 ocres ___________________________________ _ 1.010 4.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

5.010 14.9 ocres _________________________________ _ 

15.010 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 25.010 49.9 ocres ________________________________ _ 

50.010 99.9 ocres ________________________________ _ 

100.010 249.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

250.0 to 499.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

70 32 (X) 8 3 33 13 (X) 5 2 143 296 (X) 12 21 76 159 (X) 3 4 

- 45 340 (X) 5 16 42 322 (X) 5 16 

- 12 217 (X) 5 (0) 12 217 (X) 5 (D) 

- 8 261 (X) - - 8 261 (X) I - -

- 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 2 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

land in orchards: Acres in orchards ___________________________________ _ 

0.110 0.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 ocres ___________ : _____________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 ocr.s ________________________________ _ 25.010 49.9 acres _________________________________ _ 

50.010 99.9 ocr.s _________________________________ _ 

100.010 249.9 ocres _______________________________ _ 

250.010 499.9 acr.s _______________________________ _ 

500.0 ocres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 394 6 494 (X) 9 212 127 4 308 (X) 5 (D) 10 5 (X) 1 (D) 6 4 (X) - - 127 295 (X) 4 7 39 81 (X) I 2 (D) 

- 196 2 058 (X) - - 31 254 (X) - - - 21 352 (X) 1 (D) 11 187 (X) - - 16 523 (X) 1 (D) 16 523 (X) 1 (D) 13 915 (X) 1 (D) 13 915 (X) 1 (D) 7 1 035 (X) - - 7 1 035 (X) - - 4 1 310 (X) 1 (D) 4 1 310 (X) 1 (0) - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 19 
Table 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978-Con. 

All farms. 1978 

Total Trees or vines not of Trees or vines of Harvested bearing age bearing age 

Trees or Trees or Trees or Forms Acres vines Farms vines Forms vines Forms Pound. 

Apples, Acres ___________________________________________ _ 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ _ 5.0 to 14.9 ocres _______________________________ _ 15.0 to 24.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 25.0 to 49.9 acre. ______________________________ _ 

- 391 6430 403 0J4 269 121 375 365 281 659 JOB 50 121 866 

- 22 9 505 14 247 16 258 9 21490 

- 117 278 7641 54 3281 101 4360 73 329 226 

- 192 2 041 83068 165 16933 189 66 135 174 2 298 930 

- 20 337 12495 6 860 19 11 6JS 12 1 556 830 

- 16 520 30850 11 9425 16 21425 16 7484300 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

- 13 904 80967 9 9542 13 71425 13 10 592 290 100.0 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

- 11 2340 187 508 10 81 087 11 106 421 11 27838800 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE. DATA VERMONT 21 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ lond in forms ______________________________________ acres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ Dcres_ -

- Value at lond and buildings' ___________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Averoge per farm ________________________________ dollars_ - Average per acre _________________________________ dollars_ -

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 10 $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ -

- $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ - $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ - $500,000 - to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

Dcres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

SO to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 oere5. __________________________________ _ 200 to 499 oeres. __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 oere5. __________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 oeres ________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

(over crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land in house lots, ponds, roads. wasteland. etc. _________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Pastureland. all types _____________________ • _________ • farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres.... Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ - Pastureland irrigated ____________________ . __________ farms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms. - acres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - acres. -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

- AIIF~l:"::~;:S -:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~:~;: - Port owners ____________________________________ number_ -

-

-

-

-

Tenants _. _____ • _______________________________ number_ White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

-

- Tenants _____ • ______________________________ - number_ 

Block and other roees ____________________________ number_ 

-

-

-

full owners __________________________________ number_ 

~:~~;:-n~~~:=:=:~============:============== = ~~::~ = 

See footnote at end of table. 

22 VERMONT 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All farms 

Total Full owners 

7 258 4 023 100.0 55A I 745 390 775 381 240 193 7 258 3 980 I 165 074 501 711 160 522 126 057 

655 643 

200 152 704 519 1 076 629 

1 031 718 1 221 658 1 169 696 1 569 541 240 48 48 19 

6 809 4023 

1 405 706 812 979 3 244 9 386 327 388 531 420 46 643 37986 

7 080 3 882 

858 808 338 888 

6 568 3548 579 014 214804 

3016 2 147 1 422 695 1 383 498 693 198 51 10 

2 - 1 -

4 782 2 384 253 140 107 712 

291 171 5 332 3 301 

111 57 

1 828 (0) 

109 55 

1 977 (0) 

613 395 

17 517 11 892 

5 507 3029 

696460 350 005 2 306 1 114 

168 042 76 116 4 527 2516 528 418 273 889 

1 642 825 

116 543 47238 

4 217 2 411 

73 579 39 250 

6 125 3 173 

537 725 231 066 

108 72 

1 586 881 

95 61 

I 313 646 

13 10 

259 (0) 

4 3 

14 (0) 

113 35 I 889 (0) 

7 258 4023 4 023 4 023 2 780 -

455 - 7 235 4009 

4009 4009 

2771 - 455 - 23 14 

14 14 

9 - - -

Port owners 

2 780 

38.3 879 539 

316 

2816 

607470 

215 720 

676 

13 

112 

362 

242 

492 

437 

949 

182 

27 

2 780 

591 690 

2780 

295 085 

99 

7 236 

2 763 

469269 

2653 

330 260 

742 

614 

803 

451 

40 

2 

1 

2094 

129691 

99 1 816 

45 1 041 

53 

1 392 

193 

5069 

2229 

315 360 1 079 

84 175 1 808 231 185 

721 

62742 

1 626 32168 

2 574 

276 608 

31 

660 

29 

622 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

76 I 387 

2 780 

- 2 780 

- 2771 

- 2 771 

-

9 

-

9 

-

Farms wilh sales af $2,500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

455 4 835 2 171 2 335 329 6.2 66.6 29.9 32.1 4.5 

90 470 1 479 685 553 868 842 825 82992 

199 306 255 361 252 

462 4 857 2 130 2 394 333 

55894 950 587 333679 S68 242 48 666 120 982 195 714 156 656 237 360 146 144 

S68 624 587 657 S43 

35 80 50 5 25 

73 197 137 42 18 

85 537 255 238 44 

71 541 290 180 71 

71 917 459 398 60 

36 896 442 418 36 

79 1 425 453 905 67 

10 219 28 181 10 

2 45 16 27 2 

6 4 511 2 171 2335 5 

1 037 1 148 280 574 775 572 983 522 

455 2 670 6 2335 329 

90 854 360 044 198 276 482 83364 

12 310 217 83 10 

1 421 28 639 21 105 6640 894 

435 4740 2 093 2324 323 

50651 762 230 265 590 449 037 47603 

367 4 602 2028 2 274 300 

33 950 532 016 181 178 318975 31 863 

127 1 245 750 419 76 

113 1 254 580 574 100 

82 1 357 490 788 79 

44 692 198 4SO 44 

1 51 10 40 1 

- 2 - 2 - - 1 - 1 -

304 3 252 1 265 1 757 230 

15 737 211 756 75 160 121 734 14862 

21 190 81 90 19 

215 3669 1 699 1 759 211 

9 91 42 41 8 (0) 1 576 (0) 1 031 (0) 

1 76 34 41 1 (0) 1 718 (0) 1 288 (0) 

25 350 187 144 19 

556 11 495 6 770 4 250 475 

249 3928 1 725 1 998 205 31 095 560 516 230490 301 989 28037 

113 1 918 805 1 011 102 

7 751 151 110 61 410 82483 7 217 

203 3 135 1 357 1 613 165 23344 409 406 169 080 219 S06 20820 

96 1 238 517 640 81 

6563 102 499 35482 61 580 5437 

180 2 730 1 251 1 341 138 

2 161 54 440 22306 30219 1 915 

378 4246 1 772 2 184 290 30051 465 365 172 052 265 797 27 516 

5 88 53 30 5 45 1 531 828 658 45 

5 76 43 28 5 45 I 260 595 620 45 

- 12 9 3 - - 258 (0) (0) - - 3 2 I - - 13 (0) (0) - 2 105 27 76 2 (0) I 708 (0) I 387 (0) 

455 4 835 2 171 2 335 329 

- 2 171 2 171 - - - 2 335 - 2 335 - 455 329 - - 329 455 4 822 2 159 2334 329 

- 2 159 2 159 - - - 2334 - 2334 - 455 329 - - 329 

- 13 12 I -

=1 

12 12 -

=1 I - I 

- - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms- see text) 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other than family held _____________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by ploce of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ Not on farm operoted ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 yeor'-________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators Mole by sex: _________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _________________ ~ _______________________________ _ 

I to 99 doys ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

, to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'- ________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 ocre5- ________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre5-________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain farms (013L ____________________ _ Cotton farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (02)) _ Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms-

$1,000_ 

forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999-____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999-____________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of toble_ 

Total 

6 572 

I 478 116 

51 I 

188 748 

- 125 

59 679 

- 4 

- 121 

- 20 

- 9 735 

I 

- 19 

- 30 

- 9 112 

- 6 363 -

- 484 

- 159 

- I 159 

- I 756 

- I 780 

- 1 394 

- I 010 

- 48_3 

- 6666 

- 592 

- 35 

- 4564 

- 2 694 

- 3 472 

- 768 

- 672 

- 2 095 

- 316 

- 862 

- 362 

- 580 

- 897 

- 656 

- 579 

- 525 

- I 680 

- 681 

- III 

- 9 

- 13 

- I 033 

- - - -

- I 033 

- 102 

- 166 

- 164 

- 301 

- I 656 

- I 086 

- 3 198 

- 84 

- 322 

- 219 

- 7 258 

- 273 488 

- II 

- 124 

- 632 

- I 670 

- 725 

- 476 

- 455 

- 742 

- 2 423 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

3 710 2 465 

675 435 729 274 

226 244 

67 793 108 532 

59 55 

20625 35 345 

2 2 

57 53 

10 9 

5 306 (D) 

I -

9 9 

18 7 

6 222 (D) 

3438 2 568 

284 117 

49 53 

406 571 

992 665 

967 735 

827 543 

782 213 

51.1 46_1 

3 561 2 667 

462 113 

22 13 

2081 2 160 

I 942 620 

I 799 I 457 

371 351 

304 317 

I 404 558 

238 15 

564 236 

236 106 

434 125 

540 304 

454 173 

337 203 

259 239 

697 882 

226 417 

31 78 

7 2 

6 5 

824 186 

- - - -

824 186 

67 17 

137 27 

135 25 

176 89 

I 119 426 

714 293 

I 155 1 794 

68 16 

256 59 

80 136 

4 023 2 780 

96 937 161 257 

2 8 

31 88 

207 400 

609 938 

326 340 

~82 152 

276 144 

438 265 

1 852 445 

TenonfS 

397 

73 407 

41 

12 423 

II 

3 709 

-

II 

I 

(0) 

-

I 

5 

(D) 

357 

83 

57 

182 

99 

78 

24 

15 

37_1 

438 

17 

-

323 

132 

216 

46 

51 

133 

/ 

63 

62 

20 

21 

53 

29 

39 

27/ 

101 

38 

2 

-

2~ / 

-

-

23 

18 

2 

4 

36 1 

III 

79 

249 

-

7 

3 

455 

15 294 

I 

5 

25 

123 

59 

42 

35

1 39 

126 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Tofol Full owners Port owners Tenonfs 

4 239 I 930 2 032 277 

I 228 906 468 300 693 991 66 615 

441 171 233 37 

176 853 57 863 107 223 II 767 

118 54 55 9 

58 442 19418 35 345 3 679 

3 I 2 - 115 53 53 9 

20 10 9 I 

9 735 5 306 (D) (0) 

I I - -

19 9 9 I 

17 6 6 5 

5 749 2 981 (D) (0) 

4 214 I 795 2 161 258 

320 173 89 58 

112 37 32 43 

818 198 477 143 

I 041 425 541 75 

I 259 596 624 39/ I 016 500 498 18 

589 415 163 II 

48_1 51.8 46.4 35_9 

4 593 2009 2 259 325 

242 162 76 4 

20 9 II -

3 903 I 552 2 067 284 

932 619 268 45 

2 887 I 269 I 419 199 

581 226 320 35 

386 125 234 27 

762 432 269 61 

/ 

III 98 5 8 

241 147 65 29 

133 86 34 13 

194 119 56 19 

523 226 253 44 

403 237 140 26 

444 230 185 29 

456 201 230 25/ I 571 602 873 96 

648 194 416 38 

104 26 76 2 

7 5 2 -

9 3 4 

471 351 103 I~ / 

- - - - - - - -

471 351 103 17 62 34 12 16 85 65 18 2 104 76 25 3 14 8 6 -

634 382 211 41 494 311 147 36 3 185 I 151 I 792 242 40 35 5 - 78 48 27 3 153 18 132 3 

4 835 2 171 2 335 

329

1 

271 309 95 200 160 876 " ";! II 2 8 124 31 88 632 207 400 25 1 670 609 938 123 725 326 340 59 1 476 282 152 42 455 276 144 35 742 438 265 39 (X) (X) (X) 

VERMONT 23 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD- Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ farms_ 

Sales 01 $40,000 or morL _____________ • ________ ._$I~~~~= · 

· 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ ~~~~~= · 

(oMan and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~~~= · 

· $1,000_ · Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ · 

Commodity Credit Corporation IOQnS ________________ $f~~~~= · $1.000_ · 

T abaeeD _________________________________________ forms_ · 

Sales 01 $40,000 or more __ ._ •..••.........•..... ~I~~~~= · 

· 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and Silage ___________________ $f~~~~= · 

· 

Sales 01 $40,000 or more ............. _ •.•....••• ~I~~~~= · 

· 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ $f~~~~= 

Sales of $40,000 or more ......•.......• __ •..••... $I~~:= $1,000. 

Fruits. nuts. and berries ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ · $1.000. · Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ · $1.000. · Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ · $1,000. · Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ · $1,000. · 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000. · Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL · $1,000. · Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ · 

$1,000. · Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ · $1,000. · Cattle and calves __________________________________ farms_ · $1,000. · Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ · 

$1,000. · 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ · 

$1,000. · Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL · 

$1,000. · Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ · $1,000. · Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ · $1,000. · Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms_ · 

$1,000. · Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ · $1.000. · 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000. · 

· 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ..• __ ...• __ .••....••. ___ ........•..•..•... 

$5,000 to $19,999 .•.•..•...••••..••........•.••... __ .• · $20,000 to $49,999 ••.... __ ......• ____ ••. _ •..•. --.--•.. · 

$50,000 or more ..•.••••...••••.... --.. --.• --••. --•... · 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. · 

· 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __ •• __ .•• __ .••••••..... _ ... _ .•.•..••...... 

$5,000 to $19,999 •••..•...........••• --.... -.• --. -.. --. $20,000 to $49,999 ••..... __ .•• -.•••....•.••.•. --•..•.. $50,000 or more •.•. __ ..•.• _ •.••.•. __ .•.•.. _. __ .....•. · 

· 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

forms by tons purchased: I to 99 ton'-......••••.•• ·.·.___ ....•• --.---.•... 

100 to 499 ton'-•. ___ •.....•.. -.- ••..... -•••.•.•.•... 500 tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 . _____ •.. _._ ... __ .•. ___ ._ ...... _ .. _ .. __ • 

$5,000 to $19,999. ___ ._ .•..•• __ ._ •• _._ ..•• _ •.•..• ···· 

$20,000 to $49,999 •.. __ .. _ ...• -•......... -.. -•..•.•.• $50,000 or more ___ . ____ ._ .. __ . --.. --•.. --.-. 

See footnote at end of table. 

24 VERMONT 

Total 

63 

276 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- I 669 

7 203 

18 I 219 

279 

I 153 

6 431 

219 

6 102 

38 5 427 

206 2 268 

17 I 189 

83 

449 

4 356 

464 

6 259 

19 5 882 3 356 

218 680 

2 165 192 919 4 852 29007 66 5 596 

574 

507 

-

- 467 

335 

-

- 874 

I 251 

2 

(0) 

3 485 

15 959 

2 714 

599 

142 

30 

6 221 85 387 

3 068 

I 541 

I 342 

270 

4 972 453 904 67039 

3 334 

I 558 

80 

2 113 

I 686 

I 000 

173 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

28 30 (0) 131 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - I 068 550 4 539 2 488 10 8 666 553 174 82 395 606 I 4 (0) (0) 

160 45 

3 162 2 502 26 10 2 670 (0) 

157 41 

I 651 501 12 4 815 (0) 

51 30 (0) 401 

- 4 

- 356 

275 157 

5 360 893 16 3 5096 786 

I 236 I 859 

68 773 137 336 

718 I 325 58426 124 800 

2 158 2 382 II 615 15 709 

29 34 2 616 2 765 

376 162 

307 150 - - - - 318 136 

122 203 

- -

- - 575 272 845 336 

2 - (0) -

I 565 I 579 

5 700 9070 

I 281 I 155 

213 332 

61 77 

10 15 

3 165 2 630 

31 330 49 302 

I 966 894 

646 763 

470 797 

83 176 

2 312 2 316 165 308 266 046 

24 639 38893 

I 765 I 287 

520 977 27 52 

I 272 695 

646 894 

332 623 

62 104 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Tenonts Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

5 57 24 28 5 (0) 273 (0) 131 (0) 

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

51 I 036 541 451 44 

176 6 466 3894 2 403 169 

- 18 10 8 - - I 219 666 553 - 23 175 87 67 21 

152 I 099 350 598 151 

I 6 I 4 I 

(0) 431 (0) (0) (0) 

14 145 92 40 13 

437 6061 3 125 2 499 437 

2 38 26 10 2 

(0) 5 427 2 670 (0) (0) 

8 140 94 39 7 

116 2 174 I 560 500 113 

I 17 12 4 I 

(0) I 189 815 (0) (0) 

2 55 29 25 I 

(0) 441 (0) 399 (0) 

- 4 - 4 -

- 356 - 356 -

32 262 133 114 15 

7 6 224 5 332 887 5 

- 19 16 3 -

- 5 882 5096 786 - 261 3 300 I 209 I 838 253 

12 571 218 654 68 764 137 325 12 5651 

122 2 165 718 I 325 122 

9693 192 919 58426 124 800 9 693 

312 4 097 I 632 2 187 278 

I 683 28 308 II 126 15 529 I 653 

3 66 29 34 3 

216 5 596 2616 2 765 216 

36 228 102 103 23 

50 372 197 129 4~ 1 - - - -

- - - - - 13 174 67 101 6 

10 257 71 180 6 

- - - - - - - - - -

27 405 156 227 22 

69 980 620 296 65 

- 2 2 - - - (0) (D) - -

341 2 474 942 I 308 224 

I 189 15 364 5 469 8 743 I 152 

278 I 720 667 892 161 

5: 1 590 204 332 54 134 61 69 4 

5 30 10 15 5 

426 4 350 I 770 2 279 301 

4 755 84 073 30399 48 988 4 686 

208 I 211 577 551 83 132 I 527 640 755 132 

75 I 342 470 797 75 

II 270 83 176 II 

344 3 882 I 543 2 079 260 

22 550 450 445 163 025 265 092 22 328 

3 507 66 458 24 273 38 720 3 465 

282 2 244 996 I 050 198 

61 I 558 520 977 61 

I 80 27 52 I 

146 I 031 503 466 621 

146

1 

I 678 646 886 146

1 

45 I 000 332 623 45 

7 173 62 104 7 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes obnormal forms, see textl 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'- Can. 

Animal health casts __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ______________________________ - ___ -------- $1.000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

- Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,99L ____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Gasoline ________________________________________ farms-- $1.000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms-- $1.000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc, _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hired form lobar ____________________________________ forms_ - . $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - workers_ - Less than 150 dayL _____________________________ farms_ - workers_ - Contract labor ______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________ , _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products said directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

5 277 

3 472 

3 250 

889 

971 

167 

3 691 

3 346 

2 686 

920 

66 

19 

4 745 

9 489 

3534 

1 091 

109 

11 

4037 

2 803 

3 862 

154 

17 

4 

7 236 

15 463 

5 012 

2 056 

150 

18 

7 224 

9 775 

7 020 

5 323 

3 498 

2 647 

748 

247 

816 

706 

35 

10 

7 224 

841 

5 174 

5 479 

473 

210 

3 853 

21 322 

2 528 

1 147 

148 

30 

2 094 

4 113 

2 927 

10 154 

444 

658 

373 

66 

3 

2 

1 709 

I 296 

1 608 

95 

6 

-

437 

431 

727 

1 895 

All farms 

Full owners Port owners 

2 455 2442 

I 222 2 037 

1 738 I 239 

331 522 

334 575 

52 106 

I 528 1 962 

1 453 1 733 

1 150 1 386 

325 546 

40 24 

13 6 

2 259 2 170 

3 103 5 754 

1 892 1 409 

344 675 

23 75 

- 11 

1 840 1 983 

1 087 1 573 

1 778 I 881 

54 90 

6 10 

2 2 

3 958 2 816 

5 799 8 836 

3 163 1 501 

751 1 197 

40 104 

4 14 

3 946 2 816 

3 631 5 638 

3 849 2 737 

2 075 2 987 

1 464 1 782 

869 1 627 

272 443 

95 132 

336 445 (0) 421 

17 17 

(0) 4 

3 946 2 816 

325 466 

2 484 2402 

2 060 3 105 

246 210 

108 93 

1 843 1 829 

7 480 12 962 

1 378 1 016 

427 681 

29 113 

9 19 

822 1 196 

1 462 2 477 

1 463 1 321 

5 198 4 461 

149 267 

252 389 

123 225 

24 39 

1 2 1 1 

797 823 

541 704 

761 763 

36 55 

- 5 

- -

172 229 137 257 

426 258 942 874 

Tenants 

380 

212 

273 

36 

62 

9 

201 160 1 

150 

49 

2 

-

316 

632 

233 

72 

11 

-

214 

143 

20310 1 

46~1 828

1 348 

108 

6 

-

462 

506 

434

1 

260 

252 

lSI 

331 

21 

35 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

462 

50 

288 

31417 1 

9 

181 

880 

134 

39 

~ I 

76 

174 

143 

495 

28 

17 

25 

3 

-

-

89 

51 

84 

4 

I 

-

36 

37 

43 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

4039 I 597 2 160 282 1 

3 315 1 117 1 993 206 

2 045 898 972 175 

873 330 507 36 

954 317 575 62 

167 52 106 9 

3 143 1 110 1 839 194 3 149 1 273 I 718 158 1 

2 172 766 1 263 143 

886 291 546 49 

66 40 24 2 

19 13 6 -

3 803 1 526 2 007 270 

9 139 2 814 5 707 618 

2 592 I 159 1 246 187 

I 091 344 675 72 

109 23 75 11 

11 - 11 -

3 281 I 243 1 842 196 

2 632 941 1 551 140 

3 106 1 181 1 740 185 154 54 90 10 1 

17 6 10 1 

4 2 2 -

4 846 2 119 2 394 333 

14 812 5 325 8 683 805 

2 622 1 324 1 079 219 

2 056 751 I 197 108 

150 40 104 6 

18 4 14 -

4 834 2 107 2 394 333 

9 298 3 284 5529 485 

4 690 2 052 2 325 313 

4 980 1 817 2 919 244 

3 166 1 244 1 698 224 

2599 847 1 603 150 

710 239 438 33 

239 88 130 21 

752 285 437 30 

698 (0) 421 (0) 

35 17 17 I 

10 (0) 4 (0) 

4 834 2 107 2 394 333 772 273 452 47 

4 170 1 733 2 179 258 

5 335 1 956 3 068 311 383 172 194 17 1 180 85 86 9 

3 297 1 404 1 735 158 20 731 6 999 12 857 874 

1 977 944 922 111 1 142 422 681 39 148 29 113 30 9 19 ~I 1 998 759 1 163 76 3 985 1 389 2 422 174 2 430 1 051 1 259 120 9 079 4 359 4 285 435 

365 100 253 12 583 221 348 14 

302 74 219 9 58 24 31 3 3 1 2 - 2 I 1 -

1 432 575 793 64 1 191 449 698 43 

I 339 546 733 60 87 29 55 3 6 - 5 1 

- - - -

317 99 188 30 I 332 97 202 32 

465 228 200 37 1 745 831 839 

VERMONT 25 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTI 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ -

Forms by value group: $1,000_ 

$110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ - $200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ - $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTI 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ - Wheel troctors ______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number_ -

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ - number _ - C..-npickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ - number _ - (orn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number --

Cattonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms- - number _ - Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ - number_ - field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS I 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms -- acres on which used_ - lime ___________________________________________ farms -- acres on which used 

tons --

--

Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms -- acres on which used -- Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms -- acres on which used -- Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms -- acres on which used_ - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms -- acres on which used_ 

Chemicals farDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________ . ________ farms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory __ _ 

Forms with-

________________ forms_ 

number_ 

1 109 ______________________________________________ _ 

1010 4L _________________________ ------------------- 501099 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 10199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ____________ -- __ -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- --- 500 or more __________________ -- -------- --- - -- --------

Cows and heifers fhat hod calved ____________________ forms_ 

number _ Beef cows ____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 109 _____________________________ -------------

101049 _______________________ ----- -------------

501099________________________ -------------

10010 19L ___________________ -------------------

20010499 _____________________ -----------------

500 or more ____ . _________ -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- - - -- ----

See fOOlnole 01 end of loble_ 

76 VERMONT 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tolol 

7 253 

224 345 

1 052 

1 759 

1 043 

1 826 

1 056 

455 

60 

2 

4 995 

6577 

5 595 

7 817 

6 522 

16 271 3 065 

7 673 

1 358 

6 499 

152 

170 

489 

578 

355 

374 

181 

204 

-

- 3 701 4 094 

4 192 4 424 

2 342 

2 787 

5 176 12 292 

4 621 

367 785 

2 510 

81 665 133 423 

I 146 

38 294 

130 

7 369 

382 

9 848 

2 436 

88 853 

203 

6 764 2 405 

910 

5 385 325 396 

1 135 

1 645 

1 563 

843 

190 

9 

4 817 

197 727 

1 510 

10 788 

1 160 

333 

14 

2 

1 

-

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

3975 2 816 88 905 123 144 

667 324 

1 332 313 577 395 

880 802 373 643 

128 297 

17 41 1 1 

2 670 2054 

3 403 2 819 

2 861 2 370 3 610 3 733 

3 437 2663 7 376 7 818 1 514 1 338 

3 679 3469 

481 790 

2 255 3 814 

77 64 

80 72 

192 272 236 314 

150 186 160 195 

68 107 

76 119 

- - - - 1 496 1 960 

1 655 2 158 

1 937 1 994 

2 038 2 105 

868 1 294 

1 012 1 554 

2 501 2 355 

4 190 7 327 

2 188 2 145 

122 374 221 944 

1 030 1 323 

27 825 48 783 

44 218 80 858 

536 570 

14 517 22 753 

50 73 

1 786 4 183 

226 137 

4 186 4 906 

1 037 1 264 

27 335 56 910 

74 123 

2 006 4 503 

1 046 1 234 

443 405 

2 479 2 507 

111 933 193 259 

686 385 

901 587 

591 842 

244 557 

57 127 

- 9 

2 196 2 278 

67 407 118 054 

821 597 

6 231 3 954 

636 455 

172 138 

11 3 

1 1 

1 -

- -

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Tenants Tolal Full owners Port owners Tenants 

462 4 857 2 130 2 394 333 

12 296 206 233 75 895 118 865 11 474 

61 384 174 189 21 

114 461 276 141 44 

71 760 362 337 61 

144 1 703 807 761 135 

40 1 032 365 627 40 

30 455 128 297 30 

2 60 17 41 2 

- 2 1 1 -

271 3 613 1 572 I 828 213 

355 4941 2 125 2 519 297 

364 3 938 1 583 2 075 280 

474 5 855 2 148 3 324 383 

422 4 617 1 962 2 337 318 

1 077 13 410 5 220 7 271 919 

213 2 398 1 002 1 224 172 

525 6 189 2 561 3 198 430 

87 1 315 458 770 87 

430 6 317 2 157 3730 430 

11 149 74 64 11 

18 166 76 72 18 

25 468 180 263 25 

28 557 224 305 28 

19 340 143 178 19 

19 359 153 187 19 

6 175 63 106 6 

9 198 71 118 9 

- - - - - - - - - -

245 3 348 1 272 1 854 222 

281 3 725 I 422 2046 257 

261 3 418 1 390 1 801 227 

281 3 636 1 485 1 904 247 

180 2 195 786 1 237 172 

221 2 629 919 1 497 213 

I 320 4 088 I 648 2 166 274 

775 11 771 3 755 7 258 759 

288 3 736 I 492 1 994 250 

23 467 355 364 112 618 219 549 23 197 

157 2 150 772 1 231 147 

5 057 77 267 24 750 47 525 4992 

8 347 127 291 39074 79 940 8 277 

40 822 266 516 40 

1 024 34 362 11 171 22 167 I 024 

7 108 43 58 7 

1 400 7 206 1 693 4 113 1 400 

19 256 143 94 19 

756 9 142 3 759 4 627 756 

135 2 174 826 1 223 125 

4 608 86 524 25 601 56 435 4 488 

6 166 53 107 6 

255 6 391 1 859 4277 255 

125 1 982 686 1 181 115 

62 751 322 373 56 

I 399 4 089 1 618 2 183 288 

20 204 313 270 104 059 190 159 19 052 

64 324 130 182 12 

157 1 166 602 466 98 

130 1 557 585 842 130 

42 843 244 557 42 

6 190 57 127 6 

- 9 - 9 -

343 3 778 1 501 2 007 270 

12 266 192 909 64 371 116 590 11 948 

92 765 350 366 49 

603 7 144 3 961 2 827 356 

69 516 218 261 37 

23 235 122 101 12 

- 11 8 3 -

=1 

2 1 1 

=1 1 1 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see textJ 

LlVESTOCK- Can. 

Cattle and calves inventory - (on. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

(oUle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Calves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ 3arms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and Moy 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold _________________________ :.. ______ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens ond pullets of laying age _______________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

3912 

186 939 

632 

82 1 603 

1 244 

303 

45 

3 

4 525 113 106 

3 105 14 563 

4 852 

161 535 

29 007 4 031 

109 616 

7 042 4 120 

51 919 

21 965 

400 

3 405 

1 357 

1 069 

7 656 

942 

102 

10 

14 

1 

- 502 2 046 

844 

5 610 

574 

10 786 

507 

277 5 955 

171 

526 1 726 

422 

1 036 

230 

690 

542 

8 913 

475 

6 111 

278 

5 678 

450 

7 452 

54 756 

1 991 

8 367 

601 

1 622 

901 

418 

2 192 

180 

1 033 

29 

1 213 531 152 

1 181 

17 

4 

5 

5 

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1 

1 196 503 937 

140 

27 215 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

1 666 1 949 

61 176 114 100 

474 111 

41 25 

640 813 

415 763 

87 201 

9 33 

- 3 

2 045 2 123 

37662 68 284 

1 404 1 510 

6864 6921 

2 158 2 382 

61 030 91 150 

11 615 15 709 

1 678 2 084 

41 073 62 273 

3 228 3 421 

1 803 2 041 

19 957 28 877 

8 387 12 288 

221 160 

1 737 1 542 

636 666 

619 373 

4 888 2 369 

544 329 

56 38 

7 3 

11 3 

1 - - -

339 124 

1 428 514 

440 351 

3460 1 855 

376 162 

6 925 3 228 

307 150 221 46 4248 1 467 

126 39 

354 133 

1 166 485 273 113 

703 283 148 71 

463 202 

357 170 

4077 4 571 

321 141 

2 627 3 266 152 114 

2 181 3 331 

308 131 

3 481 3 783 

26 297 26 833 

1 054 830 4 847 3 158 345 237 

989 408 593 249 

376 38 1 979 181 

173 6 960 (D) 26 (D) 

763 388 455 659 74 345 

741 378 10 7 

4 -

3 2 4 1 

- - 1 - 751 383 429 451 73 365 

86 50 26 208 980 

Tenants 

297 11 663 

47 

16 

150 

66 

15 

35;1 

7 160 1 191 

778 

312 9 355 1 

1 6831 269 

6 270 

394 

276 

3 085 

1 290 

19 

126 

551 

77 

399 

69 

8 

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-

3~ 1 104 

53

1 

295 

36 

6~1 

10

1 

240 

6 

39\ 75 

36 

50 I 11 

25 

15 

265 

13 

218 

12 

166 

111 188 

I 626 

107 

362 

19 

225 

58 

4 

32 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

62 I 148 

62 

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4 

forms with sates of $2,500 or more 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

3 428 1 311 1 863 254 

185 765 60 410 113 763 11 592 

192 143 42 7 

60 30 17 13 

1 581 627 804 150 

1 244 415 763 

303 87 201 ~I 45 9 33 3 

3 - 3 -

3 622 1 439 1 910 273 

108 066 34 340 67 252 6 474 

2 309 849 1 316 144 

12 295 5 348 6 317 630 

4 097 1 632 2 187 278 1 158 153 58 605 90 373 9 175 

28 308 11 126 15 529 1 653 

3 588 1 364 1 979 245 

107 805 39 763 61 881 6 161 

6 879 3 110 3 382 387 

3 510 1 383 1 875 252 

50 348 18842 28 492 3 014 

21 429 8016 12 147 1 266 

237 116 108 13 3 116 1 537 1 460 119 1 

1 257 568 638 52 

498 190 264 44 

3 960 1 935 1 774 251 

429 160 231 38 

53 20 27 6 

9 6 3 

::1 6 3 3 

1 1 -

- - - -

173 83 72 18 

885 478 341 66 

456 173 247 36 

3 075 1 457 1 433 185 

228 102 103 23 

7 125 3877 2 740 508 372 197 129 46 1 

76 32 36 8 

3 311 1 860 1 283 168 

93 55 34 4 

180 85 77 18 

892 487 363 42 

142 61 65 16 

491 266 201 

119 59 51 2~1 401 221 162 

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1 

208 80 121 

5 252 I 401 3 701 I sri 175 71 98 

12~1 3 727 874 2 733 148 56 87 

4 362 1 345 2 931 86 166 64 96 

4 503 1 236 3 151 11~ I 31 974 9 III 21 925 938 

1 087 390 621 76 4 741 2 210 2300 231 326 III 200 15 948 439 290 219 658 394 210 54 54 32 20 439 304 (D) (D~ I 24 21 3 

=1 

245 216 29 14 12 2 

589 273 280 36 519 054 446 265 71 970 819 

557 251 270 

3~ I 17 10 7 4 4 - 5 3 2 5 4 I 

~I - - - 1 1 - 576 264 276 36 1 492 715 420 685 71 219 811 

69 36 30 3 26 339 25 580 751 

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Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text} 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ___________________ forms_ 

number _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms- - number _ Forms with- 1101,999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 10 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,0001099,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ formsnumber _ - Turkeys sold _______________________________________ formsnumber _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _______________________________ farms_ - acres_ -

Oats for grain ______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acreL _________________________ . ___________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 ocre'- ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or mare __________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farms_ 

oeres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 aeres _______________________________________ _ 

10010499 ocre'- ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

acres- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 oereL ____________________________________ _ 

25.01099.9 ocre'- ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ formsocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acresForms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4,9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 ocre,- _______________ -- ________ ----------- 100.0 acres or more _______________________________ .: __ _ 

Apples _________________________________________ farms_ 

total acrespounds_ 

11978 doto a re based on a sample of farms; see text. 

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Total 

154 412 196 

65 6 375 

65 

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81 

30 Il 121 

2 271 

101 982 

135 

3 366 

147 097 

-

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119 

700 126 834 

II 

13 

82 

22 

9 

3 

3 

5 953 492 192 

876 374 

II 

264 

1 255 

2 884 

1 785 

29 

2 050 98 979 

219 212 

1 

(0) 

279 

1 593 

31 

306 

211 

56 

10 

2 

392 6 473 

9 

212 

137 

215 

29 

II 

389 6 410 

50 012 866 

All forms 

Full owners Part owners 

94 56 364 175 47 941 

36 26 4 727 1 416 

36 26 

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- -

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17 8 54 (0) 

15 13 10 III (0) 

772 1 366 

30 793 65445 

65 59 1 193 1 468 

56 823 68 166 - -

- -

73 42 

96 602 8 208 118 216 

10 1 (0) (0) 

56 23 

II 10 

5 4 

1 2 

- 3 

3 041 2 571 186 119 277 331 

325 056 506 739 

5 5 

124 (0) 

809 390 1 644 1 064 

580 1 096 

8 21 

913 1 028 

39964 54 247 

86 845 124 269 

1 - (0) -

174 82 

572 873 

23 6 

68 (0) 

142 57 

30 16 

2 7 

- 2 

342 36 4754 1 413 

8 1 (0) (0) 

113 12 

200 15 

23 5 

6 4 

339 36 

4 709 1 397 

29 915 715 16 033 601 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

4 91 52 37 2 

80 409 805 362 434 (0) (0) 

3 36 12 22 2 

232 4 817 3449 (0) (0) 

3 36 12 22 2 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 12 3 7 2 

(0) 32 12 (0) (0) 

2 19 8 10 1 

(0) II 034 10043 (0) (0) 

133 2 137 679 1 328 130 

5744 100 852 30074 65054 5 724 

II 113 48 54 II 

705 3 254 1 093 1 456 705 

22 108 143 582 53616 67 858 22 108 

- - - - - - - - - -

4 77 39 35 3 

2 672 78 593 2 

410 124 193 6248 117 595 350 

- 2 1 1 - - (0) (0) (0) -

3 50 29 19 2 

1 14 5 8 1 

- 7 4 3 - - 3 1 2 - - 3 - 3 -

341 4 331 1 841 2 213 277 

28 742 448 081 155 226 266 159 26696 

44 579 826 496 289 021 494 624 42 851 

1 II 5 5 1 

(0) 264 124 (0) (0) 

56 453 207 227 19 

176 2 091 1 054 885 152 

109 1 758 572 1 080 106 

- 29 8 21 -

109 1 776 707 966 103 

4 768 93 693 36 126 53 074 4493 

8 098 212 387 81 665 122 798 7924 

- 1 1 - - - (0) (0) - -

23 175 87 67 21 

147 1 426 425 858 143 

2 19 12 5 2 

(0) 288 51 (0) (0) 

12 109 57 42 10 

10 54 28 16 10 

1 10 2 7 1 

-I 2 - 2 -

14 127 92 28 7 

307 4 308 2 661 1 358 289 

- 5 4 1 - - 186 (0) (0) -

12 45 28 12 5 

- 42 35 7 - 1 29 23 5 1 

1 II 6 4 1 

14 125 90 28 7 

303 4 267 2 635 1 342 289 

4 063 550 49 399 591 29 311 900 16031 141 4 056 550 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 

IExciudes abnormal forms· see text) 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms __________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ Average size of form ______________________________ acreL 

Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________________________ dollars- Average per ocre _________________________________ doUars_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _______ • ____ • ___________ . ________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farmsacres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres ___________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ocre5. __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocre5. _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

(over crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ On which all crops failed _________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ In cultivated summer foUow _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ forms_ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodlond postured _________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

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- Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ forms __ 

acres_ -

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ - acres __ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Postureland irrigoted _______________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms __ acres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ Full owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number __ Tenants _______________________________________ number __ White _________________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ Block and other roceL ___________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See footnole at end of loble. 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Individual 

Total or family 

7 258 6 572 

100.0 90.5 

745 390 1 478 116 

240 225 

7 258 6 598 

165 074 998 440 

160 522 lSI 324 

655 663 

200 194 704 682 1 076 1 026 

1 031 994 

1 221 1 139 

1 169 993 1 569 1 354 240 179 48 37 

6 809 6 179 

405 706 1 195 403 

3 244 2 871 

386 327 324 659 

531 480 

46 643 41 946 

7 080 6 407 

858 808 729 482 

6 568 5 918 

579 014 486 015 

3 016 2863 1 422 1 287 

1 383 1 172 

693 562 

51 32 2 1 

1 1 

4 782 4347 253 140 219 595 

291 266 5 332 4915 111 101 

1 828 1 624 109 96 

1 977 1 365 613 561 17 517 15 968 

5 507 4 945 

696 460 587 904 2 306 2 030 

168 042 142 116 4 527 4 070 

528 418 445 788 

1 642 1 459 116 543 99 400 

4 217 3 804 73 579 61 330 

6 125 5 546 537 725 461 111 

108 88 1 586 1 012 95 76 1 313 (0) 

13 11 259 (0) 

4 4 14 14 113 104 1 889 1 662 

7 258 6 572 4 023 3 710 2 780 2 465 

455 397 7 235 6 551 

4 009 3 698 2 771 2 456 455 397 23 21 14 12 9 9 

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Partnership Total 

5ni 145 

7.0 1.9 

188 748 69 414 

369 479 

453 174 

110244 50 0621 

243 363 287 713 

587 684 

6 -

13 1 

34 11 

16 15 

551 26 

131 44 

159 50 34 22 

5 5 

471 134 

145 502 57 072 

285 1 

76 (0) 14 948 

30 20 (0) 2 6lJ6 

500 143 

91 594 34 744 

478 142 

63 932 26 659 

102 33 109 23 

170 36 89 38 8 11 

- 1 

-I -I 

341 81 

25 676 7 459 

16 7 (0) 205 7 3 

154 50 10 

543 (D~ I 39 10 (0) (D) 

429 115 76692 27 131 

220 49 

20 882 1 4 711 

342 

55 810 22 4~1 

142 35 12684 4 013 

307 91 7 778 3 526 

446 114 59 242 16 183 

9 11 427 147 

8 11 (0) 147 

2 - (D) -

- - - - 6 3 92 135 

511 145 226 69 244 64 41 12 509 145 

224 69 244 64 41 12 2 - 2 -

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Corporation 

family held Other than family held Olhercooper. 

otive, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

125 121 20 19 301 

1.7 1.6 0.2 0.2 

59679 57 327 9 735 8 985 9 112 04I 477 474 487 473 304 

158 155 16 15 33 

44 033 42 5851 6 029 4 529 6 3281 

278 688 274 743 376 825 301 947

1 

191 749 

682 682 700 576 592 

- - - - -

1 1 - - 8 

11 11 - - 5 

14 14 1 1 6 

23 22 3 3 1 

40 40 4 4 1 

45 

~I 5 5 6 

21 1 1 5 

3 2 1 1 

115 111 I 19 18 25 

48 472 46 395 8 600 7 850 7 729 

66 

13 4~1 10 10 12 

(0) (0) (0) (0) 

18 17 2 2 1 

(0) 2 521 (0) (0) (0) 

123 119 20 19 30 

29 787 28 368 4 957 4 607 2 988 

122 118 20 19 30 I 22 726 21 525 3 933 3 633 2408 

32 31 1 1 18 

17 17 6 6 3 

31 

30 I 5 5 5 

32 31 6 5 4 

9 8 2 2 - 1 1 - - - - -I - -I -I 

72 69 9 8 13 

6 550 6 338 (0) (0) 410 

7 7 - - 2 205 205 - - (0) 

3 3 - - -

50 50 -

(011 (011 1 (Dl) I 1 (0) (0) 

9 8 1 1 3 (0) (D) (0) (D) 162 

99 95 16 15 18 23 077 22 199 4 054 3754 4 733 42 41 7 7 7 3 987 3 957 724 724 333 86 18 2~1 13 121 16 19090 3 330 3 030 4 400 1 

32 32 3 3 6 3 588 3 588 (0) (0) 446 81 77 10 9 15 3 227 3 172 299 199 945 

100 97 14 13 19 14 125 13 8831 2 058 2 008 1 189 11 

1!~ I - - - 147 - - - II 11 - - - 147 147 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 2 -

=1 - 135 (0) - -

125 121 20 J 30 59 57 10 9 18 55 53 9 9 7 11 11 1 1 5 125 121 20 19 30 I 59 57 10 9 18 55 53 9 9 7 11 11 1 I 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

VERMONT 29 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - acres_ Partnership - ________________________________________ farms_ - acres--

Corporations: 

Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - Dcres_ More - thon 10 stockholders _____________ . __________ formL - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholderL __________________________ farms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ formsacresOPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

65 yeors and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average oge ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 doys __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 doys _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 fa 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres- ________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL _______________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh grain forms (01 J L ___________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato. hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017)- _____________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) _ Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Ooiry forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agriculturol products sold ______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural producfs sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 ___ - -- __ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- ----

$100,000 to $199.999 __________ -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ------ $40,000 to $99,999 ________________ . ___ ---------------

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________________ ------------

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ . _____________ ------------ $5,000 to $9,999 _______ -- ______ . _____________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999____ -------- ------- ------

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See footnote at end of table. 

30 VERMONT 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

Individual 

Total or family Partnership 

6 572 6572 -

I 47B 116 I 478 116 - 511 - 511 

188 748 - 188 748 

125 - - 59 679 - - 4 - - 121 - - 20 - - 9 735 - - I - - 19 - - 30 - - 9 112 - -

6 363 5 792 440 

484 396 55 

159 140 14 

1 159 I 044 83 I 756 I 625 96 I 780 I 630 110 

I 394 I 213 134 

1 010 920 74 

48.3 48.3 49.7 

6 666 6017 480 

592 555 31 

35 34 I 

4 564 4 052 382 

2 694 2 520 129 

3 472 3062 305 

768 683 66 

672 636 20 

2 095 1 959 109 

316 291 15 

862 821 24 

362 345 15 

580 551 26 

897 855 34 

656 626 26 

579 534 33 

525 480 33 

I 680 I 461 178 

681 523 108 

111 79 17 

9 6 2 

13 11 I 

1 033 950 57 

- - -

- - -

1 033 950 57 

102 85 12 

166 151 5 

164 143 6 

301 291 9 

I 656 I 573 65 

I 086 I 028 46 

3 198 2 774 331 

B4 79 4 

322 303 14 

219 212 7 

7 258 6572 511 

273 488 219 895 33 688 

11 6 -

124 84 22 

632 494 101 

I 670 I 461 163 

725 656 56 

476 431 30 

455 420 22 

742 687 47 

2 423 2 333 70 

Corporation 

Family held Other thon family held Olhercooperative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Tolol Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

125 125 121 - - - 59 679 59 679 57 327 - - - 4 4 - - - - 121 121 121 - - - 20 - - 20 19 - 9 735 - - 9 735 8985 -

1 - - I - - 19 - - 19 19 - - - - - - 30 

- - - - - 9 112 

110 99 95 11 10 21 

27 19 19 8 8 6 

2 2 2 - - 3 

19 17 17 2 2 13 

31 25 23 6 6 4 

37 33 32 4 4 3 

40 35 34 5 5 7 

16 13 13 3 2 - 49,3 49.2 49.4 49.8 48.5 39.3 

141 121 118 20 19 28 

4 4 3 - - 2 

- - - - - -

118 101 98 17 16 12 

27 24 23 3 3 18 

96 79 76 17 16 9 

15 15 15 - - 4 

8 8 8 - - 8 

18 16 16 2 2 9 

10 9 9 I I - 8 8 8 - - 9 

2 2 2 - - - i 2 2 - - 1 

4 3 3 1 I 4 

2 2 2 - - 2 

10 8 B 2 2 2 

11 10 9 I I I 

34 26 25 8 8 7 

47 41 40 6 5 3 

15 14 13 I I - - - - - - I 

1 

- - - - - 1 

15 14 14 1 I 11 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

15 14 14 I I 11 

3 2 2 I I 2 

10 8 B 2 2 - 15 14 14 1 I - - - - - - I 

11 10 9 1 I 7 

7 6 6 I I 5 

85 71 68 14 13 8 

I I I - - -

:1 5 5 - - -

- - -

J -

145 125 121 20 30 

18 989 16 993 16 590 I 996 1 797 916 

5 5 5 - - - 18 16 16 2 2 - 33 28 26 5 4 4 

43 33 32 10 10 3 

10 8 8 2 2 3 

11 11 11 - - 4 

10 9 9 I 1 3 

8 8 8 - - -

7 7 6 - - 13 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see text) 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - (on. Grain ___________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity (redit Corporation looos ________ _______ _ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons __________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts. and berries ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ lorms-

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ lorms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ larms_ 

$1,000_ Cottle and colves __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales 01 $40,000 or mor"- ________________________ Iorms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other livestock and livestock products (see text> ________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ lorms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999-___________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ----------c---------------------------

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1 10 99 lons _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 lon'-___________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 _________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

See loolnole 01 end of loble. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolol 

63 

276 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 1 669 

7 203 

18 

1 219 

279 

1 153 

6 

431 

219 

6 102 

38 5 427 

206 

2 268 

17 

1 189 

83 

449 

4 

356 

464 

6 259 

19 

5 882 

3356 

218 680 

2 165 

192 919 

4852 

29 007 

66 

5 596 

574 

507 -

- 467 

335 

-

-

874 

1 251 

2 

(OJ 

3 485 

15 959 

2 714 

599 

142 

30 

6 221 

85 387 

3 068 

1 541 

1 342 

270 

4972 

453 904 

67 039 

3 334 

1 558 

80 

2 113 

1 686 

1 000 

173 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

50 6 

221 24 

- - -

=1 -

-

- -

- - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - - - - - 1 531 97 

6 087 646 

14 2 

852 (OJ 

244 20 

766 

3 29~1 149 (OJ 

188 16 

3086 314 

24 4 

2 516 223 

183 7 

1 597 136 

13 1 

791 (0) 

74 6 351 4 

3 - (OJ -

418 38 

2801 454 15 

2 472 (~I 2916 343 178 838 28 258 

1 816 262 

155 135 26346 4327 412 

24218 3462 

50 10 

4 526 703 1 536 22 

461 35 - - - - 443 19 

326 (OJ 

- -

- - 831 34 

1 142 (D) 

2 - (OJ -

3 176 213 

13328 1 386 1 2 522 139 513 57 119 14 

22 3 

5657 411 68 766 11 066 

2960 65 

1 393 105 

1 099 196 205 45 

4484 369 363 775 57 702 53 619 8 667 

3 137 149 

1 291 207 56 13 

2 055 41 

1 488 152 813 146 128 30 

Total 

4 

18 

-

=1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

=1 

-

-

24 

406 2 

(OJ 

4 

72 

1 

(OJ 

12 

2690 

10 2 687 

16 

535 

3 

(0) 

2 

(OJ 

1 

(0) 

4 

3000 

(0; I 

86 10 905 

80 

10802 

96 

1 214 

5 

(D) 

5 

5 

-

-

2 

(OJ 

-

81 

50 

-

-

75 

1 205 1 34 

27 

9 

5 

129 

5 365 

24 

42 

44 

19 

102 31 501 4 612 

34 

57 

11 

5 

44 

39 

14 

Corporation 

Other Ihon lomily held Other- Family held cooperative. 

lOor less 10 or less estate or 

Tolol stockholders Totol stockholders trust. etc. 

3 3 1 1 3 

(OJ (OJ (OJ (OJ (OJ 

- - - - -

- - - -

=1 - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

21 21 3 3 17 

279 279 127 127 63 

1 1 1 1 - (OJ (OJ (OJ (OJ - 2 2 2 2 11 

(OJ (OJ (OJ (OJ 25 

- - 1 1 - - - (OJ (OJ -

9 9 3 3 3 

2 351 2 351 339 339 11 

8 8 2 2 - (OJ (OJ (OJ (OJ -

15 15 1 1 - (OJ (OJ (0) (0) - 3 3 - - - (OJ (0) - - -

1 1 1 1 1 

(0) (0) (0) (0) (OJ 

1 1 - - - (0) (OJ - - -

4 4 - - 4 

3000 3000 -

=1 

4 

1 (0; I - - (0) - - 72 69 14 13 11 9650 9 275 1 256 1 128 679 

66 63 14 13 7 

9546 9 172 1 256 1 128 636 

81 78 15 14 17 

1 020 992 194 122 114 

4 4 1 - 1 

238 238 I (D) - (OJI 

5 5 - - 11 

5 5 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - 3 (0) (D) - - (Z) 

- - - - - -

81 - 8 - =1 11 50 50 - - (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

72 69 3 3 21 1 149 1 140 56 56 1 40 

34 31 - -

1~1 26 26 1 1 7 7 2 2 5 5 - -

117 114 12 11 24 5 044 4 909 320 286 191 

24 24 - -I 19 38 38

1 

4 

~I 1 37 35 7 3 18 17 1 1 

91 88 11 10 17 29 414 28 667 2 087 1 877 926 4 352 4244 260 226 141 

31 31 3 3 14 50 47 7 

~I 1: I 10 10 1 

5 5 - 39 39 5 33 30 6 

~ \ ~ \ 14 14 -

VERMONT 31 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see lext) 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health cosls __________________________________ farms __ 

$1.()O(L 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs, planls, ond Irees ________________________ farms_ - $1,000-- Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ torms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Energy ond petroleum products ________________________ torms_ - $1.000_ - F0$l'~:~~,:W~_'~_' _ ~f_~ ________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 - to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ Gasoline - _______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Diesel - fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - lP gas, butane. and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ -

- $1.000_ - Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1,000- Electricity ________________________________________ - farms. - $1,000_ - Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - $1,000-- Hired form Iobor ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000-- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 - 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $SO,OOO or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Workers by number of days worked, ISO days or more _______________________________ forms __ 

workers_ - less Ihon ISO doys-_____________________________ forms. - workers __ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ form~ __ 

$1,000-- Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or mar. _____________________________________ _ -

- Cuslomwork, machine hire, and renlol of mochlnery and equipment ________________________________ . ____ forms __ 

$1,000--

Forms wilh expenses 01- $1 10 $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARM-RElATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Value of ogricultural products sold directly 10 individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000--

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

32 VERMONT 

Tolol 

5277 

3472 

32SO 

889 

971 

167 

3691 

3346 

2686 

920 

66 

19 

4 745 

9489 

3 S34 1 091 

109 

11 

4037 

2803 

3862 

154 

17 

4 

7 236 

15 463 

5012 

2056 

150 

18 

7224 

9775 

7020 

5323 

3498 

2647 

748 

247 

816 

706 

35 

10 

7224 

841 

5 174 5479 

473 

210 

3 853 21 322 

2528 

1 147 

148 

30 

2094 

4 113 2927 

10154 

444 

658 

373 

66 

3 

2 

1 709 

1 296 

I 608 

95 

6 

-

437 

431 

727 

1 895 

Individuol 

orfomily Partnership 

4733 392 

2862 413 

3014 155 

800 71 

801 137 

118 29 

3234 322 2 721 313 

2425 200 740 119 

57 2 

12 1 

4239 359 7 794 1 125 

3248 203 

910 135 73 21 

8 - 3 557 317 

2 221 312 

3432 288 

112 29 

11 - 2 -

6581 453 

12 701 1 757 

4 765 164 

1 697 265 110 20 

9 4 

6569 453 8007 I 078 

6392 435 

4 382 593 

3 052 318 

2160 305 

638 49 

202 20 

658 90 

548 68 32 3 

10 (Z) 

6569 4S3 705 93 

4612 396 4507 670 

442 14 

187 8 

3408 298 

16825 2001 

2302 162 

983 115 

105 18 

18 3 

1 786 183 

3383 375 

2601 243 

8829 774 

394 25 469 75 

340 14 

50 11 

3 - I -

1 527 136 

1 082 131 

1 448 119 

75 17 

4 - - -

385 34 346 39 

650 57 

1 496 238 

Corporation 

Family held Other Ihon family held Othercooper· 

ative. 10 or less 10 or less estate or Tolol Tolol slockholders Total slockholders trust, etc. 

126 114 111 12 11 26 

192 175 169 18 13 4 

57 53 53 4 4 24 

16 14 14 2 2 2 

33 29 26 4 4 - 20 18 18 2 1 -

118 104 101 14 13 17 

301 269 261 31 28 12 

46 42 41 4 4 15 

59 SO 49 9 8 2 

7 6 5 1 1 - 6 6 6 - - - 134 121 119 13 12 13 

549 491 480 58 48 21 

73 68 67 5 5 10 

43 36 35 7 6 3 

15 14 14 1 1 - 3 3 3 - - -

144 129 126 15 14 19 

263 227 224 36 35 6 

123 111 108 12 11 19 

13 12 12 1 1 - 6 4 4 2 2 - 2 2 2 - - -

169 153 ISO 16 15 33 

949 857 833 92 84 56 

59 57 57 2 2 24 

86 73 71 13 12 8 

19 18 17 1 1 I 

5 5 5 - - -

169 153 ISO 16 15 33 

649 579 562 70 67 40 

161 146 143 15 14 32 

327 291 285 36 33 21 

120 107 104 13 13 8 

173 154 ISO 19 19 9 

58 53 52 5 5 3 

23 22 21 2 2 2 

65 59 57 6 6 3 

85 76 70 9 9 5 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 169 153 ISO 16 15 33 

40 37 35 4 3 3 

146 132 129 14 13 20 (D) 266 259 (D) (D) (D) 

15 14 14 1 1 2 

(D) 12 12 (D) (D) (D) 

130 118 116 12 11 17 

2370 2216 2 172 153 96 127 

54 52 52 2 2 10 

42 33 33 9 9 7 

25 25 23 - - - 9 8 8 1 - -

108 98 96 10 9 17 

324 301 292 23 19 31 

80 72 71 8 7 3 

S48 S04 S03 44 43 3 

20 17 17 3 3 5 

108 92 92 16 16 6 

14 14 14 - - 5 

5 2 2 3 3 - - - - - - - 1 I 1 - - -

39 37 36 2 1 7 

(D) 68 66 (D) (D) 12 

34 33 32 I 1 7 

3 2 2 1 - - 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - -

14 13 13 1 1 4 

41 (D) (D) (D) (D) 5 

14 12 11 2 2 6 

151 (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms ; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms. - $1,000_ Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 10 $199,999 _________________ .. _______________ _ - $200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles __ . _____________________________________ forms. 

number _ - Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ forms. - number _ Wheel - tractors ______________________________________ forms. - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms. - number _ - 4 or more _____________________ . __________________ forms. - number _ -

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms. - number _ - Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms. - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number _ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Lime __ ____ ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ____________________ ;._farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- 110 9 ______________________________________________ _ 1010 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

5010 99 ____________________________________________ _ 10010 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________ c ___________________________ _ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thaI hod calved ____________________ farmsnumber _ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 __________________________________________ _ 

1010 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

10010 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

See footnote ot end of loble, 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

7 253 224 345 

1 052 

1 759 1 043 

1 826 

1 056 

455 

60 

2 

4 995 6 577 

5 595 7 817 6 522 16 271 3 065 

7 673 

1 358 6499 

152 

170 

489 

578 

355 

374 

181 

204 

-

- 3 701 4 094 4 192 4 424 

2 342 

2 787 

5 176 12 292 4 621 

367 785 2 510 

81 665 133 423 

1 146 38 294 

130 7 369 

382 9 848 

2 436 88 853 

203 6764 

2 405 

910 

5 385 325 396 

1 135 1 645 

1 563 

843 

190 

9 

4 817 197 727 

1 510 10 788 

1 160 

333 

14 

2 

1 

-

Individual 

or family Partnership 

6 593 453 

190 652 21 917 

1 012 25 

1 703 41 

970 471 1 600 163 892 120 377 48 37 9 

2 -

4 489 370 1 5 701 653 5 046 381 6 835 635 5 927 410 

14 203 1 422 2 772 207 6 900 558 

1 118 169 5266 830 

135 7 150 9 

406 45 

477 (D) 

293 37 311 (D) 

143 17 

166 17 

- - - - 3 237 325 

3 553 390 3 737 341 3 929 374 

2 010 241 

2 397 289 

4632 371 10 015 1 437 4 128 348 304 448 42 366 2 178 219 

66924 9 285 108 524 16 248 

1 011 89 31 420 4 031 93 19 

5 650 878 328 211 6 768 519 2 120 215 72 236 11 220 

180 13 5 563 484 

2 149 195 

793 83 

4 848 422 268 802 41 375 

1 100 26 1 539 94 

1 400 131 675 131 128 39 6 1 

4 312 396 164 068 24 070 1 407 88 9 757 731 

1 092 59 299 29 14 - 1 - 1 - - -

Total 

174 10 849 

8 

8 

~I 43 

27 

14 

-

125 

209 

153 

313 

153 

570 

67 

175 

64 

373 1 

10 

11 

37 

45 

24 

24 

21 

21 

-

- 120 

132 

102 

109 

87 

97 

152 

812 

132 

20 452 

94 

5 107 

8 133 

34 2 769 

17 

(D) 

21 

2 487 

94 5 237 

10 

717 

541 

26 

98 14 311 

5 

5 

30 

33 

23 

2 

94 8 979 

11 

2741 

6 

4 

-

1 

-

-

Corporation 

Olher than family held Other- Family held cooperative. 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total stockholders Tolol stockholders trust. etc. 

158 155 16 15 33 

9 879 9 581 970 762 927 

8 8 - - 7 

8 8 - - 7 

24 241 2 2 -

42 6 6 15 41 

37 36 6 6 I 26 26 I I 3 

13 12 1 - -

- - - - -

117 115 8 7 11 

198 191 11 10 

138 135 15 14 14/5 

283 276 30 27 34 

138 135 15 14 32 

501 487 69 66 76 

63 62 4 3 19 

165 162 10 7 40 

53 51 II III 7 

314 303 59 59 30 

9 9 1 - -

(D) (D) (0) - -

34 33 3 2 1 

41 40 4 (D) (0) 

21 21 3 2 1 

21 21 3 (D) (D) 

20 19 1 - - (D) (D) (0) - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

109 107 11 10 19 

120 118 12 11 19 

92 90 10 9 12 

99 97 10 9 12 

80 77 7 7 4 

90 87 1 7 71 4 

137 134 15 14 21 718 703 94 83 28 119 117 13 12 13 18 415 17 865 2 037 1 747 519 

86 83 8 53; I 19 4 512 4 362 595 349 1 

7 235 6 913 898 778 518 

28 28 6 6 12 2392 2392 377 377 74 16 16 1 1 1 749 749 (0) (D) (D) 

18 18 3 3 12 2040 2040 447 447 74 85 82 9 8 7 4 783 4 638 454 314 160 

8 8 2 2 - (D) (D) (D) (D) - 44 41 10 9 7 22 21 4 3 8 

83 80 1 15 

141 17 12 570 12 087 1 741 1 55~ 908 

5 5 - 4 5 2~ I -

61 7 24 6 2 25 23 8 7 4 22 21 1 1 - 2 2 - - -

79 76 15 14 15 7 808 7496 1 171 1 069 610 9 9 2 2 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 26 

4 4 2 

~I :1 

4 4 - - - - 1 1 - - - -

=1 - - - - -

VERMONT 33 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms, see lexll 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con_ 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows ond heifers thot had colved- (on. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- I 10 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 10 9. _________________________________________ _ 1010 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers ond heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls. and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and colves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Calves ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ forms. 

number _ 

$1.000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Forms with-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

1010 49 ____________________________________________ _ - 5010 99 ____________________________________________ _ - 100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ - 200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ - 500 or more ___________________________________ • _____ _ -

- Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms. - number_ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ - Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ - number 

$1,000 --

-- Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms --

Litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber 

$1,000 --

--

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _______________ ._farms -- number_ Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ farms -

-- number. - June I and Nov. 30 ____________________ .. _________ forms -- number -- Sheep and lambs of 011 ages inventory _________________ .farms_ - number_ - Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ forms_ - number. Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ Iarms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wool. 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number. Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms. 

number _ 

$1,000_ GoofS inventory ______________________ • ______________ farms_ 

number_ Gaol. sold _________________________________________ larms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ 

$1,000_ -

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 mon,h. old or older inven'ory _______________ larms_ - number_ - Farms with- I 10 399 __________________________________ -_ -- ------- 400 10 3,199 ________________________________________ _ -

- 3,200 10 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

- 10,000 10 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 20,000 10 49,999 ________________________________ ------- 50,000 10 99,999 _____________________________________ _ -

-

-

-

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pulle's of laying oge _______________________ farmsnumber. 

Pulle's 3 mon,hs old or older nol 

-

-

01 laying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

See loalnole 01 end 01 lable. 

34 VERMONT 

Total 

3912 

186939 

632 

82 1 603 

1 244 

303 

45 

3 

4 525 

113 106 

3 105 

14563 

4 852 

161 535 

29007 

4031 

109616 

7042 

4 120 

51 919 

21 965 

400 

3405 

1 357 

1 069 

7 656 

942 

102 

10 

14 

1 

- 502 

2046 

844 

5 610 

574 

10 786 

507 

277 

5 955 

171 

526 

1 726 

422 

1 036 

230 

690 

542 

8 913 

475 

6 111 

278 

5 678 

450 

7452 

54 756 

1 991 

8 367 

601 

1 622 

901 

418 

2 192 

180 

1 033 

29 

1 213 

531 152 

1 181 

17 

4 

5 

5 

-

1 

1 196 

503 937 

140 

27 215 

Individual 

or familv Partnership 

3458 356 154 311 23339 

611 16 

73 9 

1 469 117 

1 049 153 

225 52 

29 9 

2 - 4022 397 

92027 15837 

2 793 239 

12707 1 468 

4327 412 

135466 18682 

24 218 3462 

3579 356 

92683 11889 

6223 545 

3641 375 

42783 6793 

17995 2917 

367 29 2662 567 

1 003 260 

1 004 50 

7 181 317 

890 43 

91 6 9 - 13 1 

1 - - - 473 22 

1 899 105 

789 42 

5 282 212 

536 22 

9930 687 

461 35 

266 7 

5683 184 

164 4 

498 21 

1 609 89 

400 17 

967 57 

213 12 

642 32 

513 24 

8 570 307 

448 22 

5860 225 

257 17 

5496 157 

427 18 

7 200 212 

52 710 1 677 

1 851 115 

7699 440 

573 21 

1 537 48 

804 47 

409 7 

2088 (0) 

175 4 

989 (0) 

26 (0) 

1 136 64 

257 826 22868 

1 109 60 

14 3 4 - 4 I 

5 - - - - - 1 119 64 

231 028 22451 

130 10 

26798 417 

Corporation 

Family held Olher Ihan family held Olhercooperative. 10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Tolal T<>lal stockholders Talal slockhalders trust. etc. 

86 72 69 14 13 12 

8 705 (0) (0) (0) (0) 584 

I I I - - 4 

- - - - - - 14 13 13 1 1 3 

40 30 28 10 10 2 

23 20 19 3 2 3 

7 7 7 - - - 1 1 1 - - - 91 77 74 14 13 15 

4 985 4436 4266 549 471 257 

61 52 51 9 8 12 

347 326 325 21 18 41 

96 81 78 15 14 17 

6814 5872 5 576 942 745 573 

1 214 1 020 992 194 122 114 

83 71 68 12 11 13 

4689 4076 3833 613 543 355 

260 236 227 24 21 14 

87 74 71 13 12 17 

2 125 1 796 1 743 329 202 218 

954 784 765 170 101 100 

4 4 4 - - - 176 176 176 - - - 93 93 93 - - -

9 8 8 1 1 6 

107 (0) (0) (0) (0) 51 

6 5 5 1 1 3 

2 2 2 - - 3 

1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 2 2 1 1 4 

15 (0) (0) (0) (0) 27 

8 8 8 - - 5 

92 92 92 - - 24 

5 5 5 - - 11 

75 75 75 - - 94 

5 5 5 - - 6 

2 2 2 - - 2 (0) (0) (0) - - (0) 

(0) (0) (0) - - (0) 

3 2 2 1 1 4 

16 (0) (0) (0) (0) 12 

2 2 2 - - 3 (0) (0) (0) - - (0) 

2 1 1 1 1 3 

(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

2 2 1 - - 3 (0) (0) (0) - - (0) 

2 2 1 - - 3 (0) (0) (0) - - (0) 

2 2 1 - - 2 (0) (0) (0) - - (0) 

2 2 1 - - 3 (0) (0) (0) - - (0) 

(0) (0) (0) - - (0) 

19 18 17 1 1 6 

212 (0) (0) (0) (0) 16 7 7 7 - - - 37 37 37 - - - 50 50 50 - - - 1 1 1 - - 1 (0) (0) (0) - - (0) 

- - - - - I 

- - - - - (0) 

- - - - - (0) 

8 8 7 - - 5 250 117 250 117 250 095 - - 341 

7 7 6 - - 5 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I 1 1 - - - 8 8 7 - - 5 250 117 250 117 250 095 - - 341 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold __ • __ • ________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 110 1,999 _______________________________ . _______ . __ _ 

- 2,000 10 59,999 ______________________________ - _____ . __ 60,000 10 99,999 _____________________________ . _______ _ 

100,000 or more _____ . ____ . ______ . ___ , __ . ____________ ._ -

Turkey hens kept for breeding _______________________ . _ farms_ 

number _ 

-

- Turkeys sold _____________________________ •• ________ farms_ - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes • ______ • _______ • ________________ farms_ - acres_ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres. 

bushels_ Irrigated ______________ • ____ •• ________________ ._. _ farms_ 

acres. 

Irish potatoes _______________________________ •• _____ forms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 0.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

2510 99 acre'- ______________________________________ _ 10010 499 acre'-____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ 

tons, dry. -

- Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.010 24.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 25.0 10 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ -

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms. - acres_ - Irrigated. ___ • _____________ • ______________________ forms_ - acres __ 

forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 10 4.9 ocrOL ______________________________________ _ 

5.01024.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

- 25.010 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

- Apples __________________________________________ forms __ 

total acres __ 

pounds_ -

'1978 data are based·on a sample of forms; see text. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see text] 

Individual 

Tolol or fomily 

154 131 

412 196 167 570 

65 55 

6 375 5 915 

65 55 

- - - - - -

27 23 

81 74 

30 28 

11 121 (0) 

2 271 1 943 

101 982 81 900 

135 115 

3366 2461 

147 097 104 380 

- -

- -

119 103 

700 484 

126 834 95 156 

11 11 

13 13 

82 71 

22 19 9 8 

3 3 3 2 

5 953 5 362 

492 192 418 243 876 374 736 884 

11 8 264 137 

1 255 1 200 2 884 2648 1 785 1 493 

29 21 

2 050 1 799 

98 979 83 838 219 212 182 301 

1 1 (0) (0) 

279 244 

1 593 I 025 31 29 

306 (0) 

211 188 

56 49 

10 7 

2 -

392 364 6 473 4 588 

9 8 212 (0) 

137 125 

215 211 

29 23 

11 5 

389 361 6 410 4 528 50 012 866 26 215 546 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Partnership 

16 

44 417 9 

(0) 

9 

-

-

-

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

235 12945 

10 

(0) 

(O~I 

13 

8 

966 

-

-

10 

3 

-

-

-

449 53 410 101 281 

3 

127 

31 

193 

223 

2 

190 10 271 25 423 

-

-

20 

417 1 

(0) 

1~1 3 

I 

12 

132 1 

(0) 

61 

~I 

11\ 130 1 461 820 

Corporation 

Family held Other thon family held Olhercooperative, 

10 or less )0 or less estate or 

Tolol Tolol stockholders Total sfockhoJders trust, etc. 

3 3 3 - - 4 

200 021 200 021 200 021 - - 188 

- - - - - 1 

- - - - - (0) 

=1 - - - - 1 

- - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - 2 

- - - - - (0) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

1 

80 69 66 11 10 13 

6770 5 880 5 689 890 730 367 

9 7 6 2 2 1 

643 (0) 563 (0) (0) (0) 

29 66~ 1 (0) 26 223 (0) (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

2 1 I 1 1 1 

(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - 1 

- - - - - - 1 - - 1 I - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - -

112 97 93 15 14 30 

18 580 16 052 15 053 2 528 2 388 1 959 

34 679 30 455 29 233 4 224 3 990 3 530 

=1 

- =1 

-

- - =1 =1 

11 10 9 1 1 13 

34 29 29 5 5 9 

61 53 51 8 7 8 

6 5 4 1 1 -

57 50 49 7 7 4 

4 682 3 509 3 410 I I 173 1 173 1 188 1 10 958 8 498 8 251 2 460 2 460 530 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

4 2 2 2 2 11 

126 (0) (0) (0) (0) 25 

1 1 1 - - - (0) (0) (0) - - -

2 1 1 1 ~I 9 

1 I I - 2 - - - - - - 1 - - I I -

11 9 8 2 2 5 I 746 (0) (0) (0) (0) 8 - - - - - - - - - - - -

II 1 J - - 51 

- - - - - - 4 3 3 1 I - 6 5 5 1 1 -

11 9 8 2 2 5 I 746 (0) (0) (0) (0) 6 22 291 500 (0) (0) (0) (0) 44 000 

VERMONT 3S 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms _____________ • _____________________________ number_ 

percent. land in forms _. _________________________ . ___ . ______ acres. 

Average size of farm _________ . __ . ______________ . __ acres. 

Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms. 

$1,000_ Average per farm _________________________ • ______ dollors. Average per acre _________________________________ dollars. 

forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned _________ . ___ . _____ • _. ___ . ____________ forms. 

acres. land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased to others ______________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ _ _ _____ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested; 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acre'- __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acre'- __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL __________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres. _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ - acres_ - On which all crops failed _________________________ forms_ - oeres_ - In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms_ - acres_ - Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ -

Total woodland _____________________________________ formL - acres_ - Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. ________ 3arms_ - ocres_ -

Posfurelond, afl types ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farmL - ocres_ - Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigoted ________________________________ farms_ - ocreL - lond set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - acres--

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ - Full owners ____________________________________ number_ - Part owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Black and other roceL ___________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - T enonts _____________________________________ number_ -

See lootnole 01 end 01 table, 

36 VERMONT 

IExcludes abnormal farms; see text] 

T 0101 forming 

and other 

occupations Totol Under 25 years 

7 258 4564 124 

100.0 62,8 1.7 

1 745 390 1 384 281 26 878 

240 303 217 

7 258 4592 104 

1 165 074 877 079 15 454 

160 522 191 001 148 594 

655 613 530 

200 89 15 

704 258 2 1 076 500 12 1 031 536 16 

1 221 817 24 

1 169 786 12 1 569 1 367 20 240 200 2 48 39 1 

6 809 4 245 74 

1 405 706 1 063 658 16267 

3 244 2 488 81 

386 327 343 595 11 426 

531 245 11 46 643 22 972 815 

7 080 4472 117 858 808 716 790 15 175 

6 568 4 227 103 

579 014 493 199 10 255 

3016 1 189 34 1 422 1 067 22 

1 383 1 267 41 693 652 4 51 49 2 2 2 -

1 1 -

4 782 3 131 79 

253 140 208 272 4 589 

291 171 8 5 332 3 530 (0) 

111 70 - 1 828 1 290 - 109 72 1 

1 977 1 635 (0) 

613 344 15 

17 517 8864 180 

5 507 3 641 85 

696 460 518 890 9 315 

2 306 1 779 40 

168 042 141 341 2 208 

4 527 2 910 70 

528 418 377 549 7 107 

1 642 1 137 22 

116 543 95 061 1 281 

4 217 2 603 60 

73 579 53 540 1 107 

6 125 4 043 98 

537 725 444 674 8 078 

108 70 1 

1 586 1 423 (0) 

95 59 - 1 313 1 167 -

13 11 1 

259 (0) (0) 

4 1 - 14 (0) -

113 101 4 1 889 1 718 80 

7 258 4564 124 4 023 2 081 43 2 780 2 160 31 

455 323 50 7 235 4 555 124 

4 009 2 073 43 2771 2 159 31 455 323 50 

23 9 - 14 8 - 9 1 - - - -

Farming 

Age of operator 

6S yeors 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years and over 

797 953 1 074 929 687 

10,9 13_1 14.7 12.7 9,4 

199 952 291 770 368 442 324 572 172667 

251 306 343 349 251 

855 920 1 075 906 732 

134 738 187 791 243 591 188 091 107 414 

157 588 204 120 226 596 207 606 146 740 

633 657 635 565 575 

2 10 9 14 39 

82 23 36 21 94 

202 36 43 68 139 

70 196 72 102 80 

128 173 214 163 115 

140 146 219 179 90 

202 276 416 295 158 

26 52 54 53 13 

3 8 12 11 4 

651 891 1 037 916 676 

112 067 211 465 296 312 271 007 156 540 

605 528 591 480 203 

90 444 82 643 78907 60689 19486 

16 27 61 71 59 

2 559 2 338 6 777 7 124 3 359 

777 940 1 059 918 661 

113 551 164 491 195 901 154 952 72 720 

751 804 1 039 888 642 

79 664 114 228 137 577 104 008 47467 

269 109 202 222 353 

155 190 286 262 152 

211 319 333 270 93 

108 176 204 121 39 

8 9 14 12 4 

- 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 

587 684 734 640 407 

31 438 47 034 54 155 47 682 23 374 

24 36 47 34 22 (0) 893 1 085 529 496 

15 18 18 13 6 

245 345 488 166 46 

14 8 13 20 16 

(0) 267 237 437 389 

84 52 55 75 63 

1 523 1 724 2 359 2 130 948 

621 682 927 783 543 

71 881 91 896 131 721 133 711 80 366 247 362 490 404 236 

17 490 27 448 39 505 36 628 18 062 

515 530 711 634 450 

54 391 64 448 92 216 97 083 62 304 

152 226 304 267 166 

9 520 20 898 27437 23 783 12 142 

345 600 654 540 404 

5 000 14 485 13 383 12 126 7 439 

701 879 975 838 552 58 448 95 380 121 097 108 093 53 578 

3 22 22 13 9 42 (0) 274 433 54 

3 14 20 13 9 42 415 223 433 54 

- 7 3 - - - 182 51 - - - 1 - - -

- (0) - - - 12 30 29 19 7 250 393 571 312 112 

797 953 1 074 929 687 194 425 484 451 484 457 466 550 465 191 

146 62 40 13 12 796 950 1 071 927 687 

193 423 481 449 484 457 465 550 465 191 146 62 40 13 12 

1 3 3 2 - 1 2 3 2 -

- 1 - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

!Excludes abnormal forms- see textJ 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent _ land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms-

$1,000_ - Average per form ________________________________ dollars_ - Average per acre _________________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $110 $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $39,999 _______________________ . _____________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 10 $199,999 ___________________________________ _ - $200,000 10 $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 10 $999,999 ___________________________________ _ - $1,000,000 or moro ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ - Dcres_ - land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms_ - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms_ -

- ocres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

10010 1990cre'-__________________________________ _ - 20010499 ocre5 ___________________________________ _ - 50010999 ocr05 ___________________________________ _ 

1.000101,999 ocre5 ________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only -- ________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or pastured __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ On which all crops foiled ------ ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ ldlo __ -- _______________________________________ forms--

- acres-- Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ -

-

- . acres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ forms_ 

-

- acres_ Woodland not postured ---------___________________ farms_ 

-

- Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

-

- acres_ land in house lots, ponds, roods. wasteland. etc. _________ farms_ 

acres_ -

P05lureland, 01llype5 --------------__________________ farms--

-

- acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ 

-

- acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated - _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ - Postureland irrigated _______________________________ forms_ -

-

- acres_ Olher land irrigoted ________________________________ form5_ 

acres_ - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _____ -forms_ - . acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

-

-

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ White _________________________________________ number_ -

- Full owners __________________________________ number_ -

-

-

-

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

Black and other raceL ___________________________ number_ 

-

-

-

Fu" owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

See loolnate 01 end 01 table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

TOlol Under 25 yeors 

2 694 35 

37.1 0.4 

361 109 3 795 

134 108 

2 666 37 

287 9951 4 136 

108 025

1 

111 783 

830 742 

111 I 1 446 7 576 8 495 5 

404 1 - 383 6 202 10 

40 - 9 -

2564 28 

342 048 2 135 

756 29 

42 732 1 760 

286 3 23 671 100 

2 608 35 142 018 1 872 

2341 33 85 815 1 254 

1 827 23 

355 6 

116 4 41 - 2 - - - - -

1 651 21 44 868 338 

120 1 1 802 (D) 

41 1 

538 1 (D) 

37 -

342

1 

- 269 16 8 653 257 

1 866 23 177 570 1 322 527 5 

26 701 175 1 617 20 

150 869 1 147 

505 20 21 482 523 1 614 17 20039 78 

2 082 32 

93 0511 1 036 

1~~ I -

- 36 - 146 - 2 - (D) - 3 - 6 - 12 1 171 (0) 

2 694 35 r 942 6 620 22 132 7 2 680 28 

1 936 6 612 15 132 7 14 7 

6 - 8 7 

- -

Of her occupations 

Age of operotor 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

362 803 706 

4.9 11.0 9.7 

30649 91 760 91 594 

85 114 130 

414 734 717 

32 426 80 381 78 226 

78 324 109 511 109 102 

849 980 899 

20 32 35 

107 98 113 

100 162 146 

95 150 95 

41 66 157 

25 171 97 

25 42 62 1 12 8 - 1 4 

327 766 668 25 146 85 017 85 688 

150 240 223 

8013 14 037 10 505 

36 72 63 2 510 7 294 4599 

350 783 668 14 943 39 063 36 886 

293 706 588 7 785 24 984 22 261 

261 579 446 19 79 102 11 30 26 2 17 14 

- 1 - - - - - - -

233 535 442 5 718 11 795 11 573 

15 57 15 169 682 255 3 4 9 (0) 43 291 2 17 11 (D) 180 70 40 75 59 1 261 1 379 2 436 

215 522 470 12 751 42 351 43 200 42 129 153 1 314 4 615 7 912 190 456 405 11 437 37 736 35 288 

62 138 114 1 321 4 914 5 700 204 519 425 1 634 5 432 5 808 

265 665 541 8 353 21 324 25 185 6 7 18 15 17 88 6 6 17 15 (0) (D) 

- 1 1 - (D) (D) 

- 1 2 - (D) (D) 

1 3 3 (D) 44 46 

362 803 706 212 567 483 114 199 185 36 37 38 361 801 705 212 565 482 113 199 185 36 37 38 1 2 1 - 2 1 1 - - - - -

65 ye(1rs and 

55 to 64 yeors o\ler 

465 323 

6.4 4.4 

87 707 55 604 

189 172 

445 319 

55 478 37 347 

124 669 117 076

1 730 643 

22 

~J 57 

118 

76 74 

69 711 48 36 

41 22 

11 8 

3 1 

455 320 

86 802 57 260 

89 25 

6 350 2 067 

64 48 

5 445 3 723 

458 314 

29 420 19834 

423 298 18 433 11 098 1 

301 217 

84 65 

30 15 7 1 

1 - - - - -I 264 156 9 044 6400 

17 15 334 (D) 

5 19 107 75 

5 

84 (D~ 1 

40 39 1 418 1 902 

376 260 49 182 28 764 119 79 

8364 4 321 311 235 40 818 1 24 443 

97 74 4 890 4 134 265 184 4 215 2872 

357 222 22 298 14 855 

3 

~I 38 

3 

38 

-

- - - - - - 2 2 (D) (0) 

465 3J 376 

298

1 

78 22 11 3 462 323 373 1 

78 298\ 22 11 3 3 

3 

- -

VERMONT 37 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Partnership _______________________________________ forms_ 

acresCorporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other thon family held _____________________________ farms_ - ocres_ More - thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stoc.kholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ - Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

- 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average - age ___________________________________________ _ 

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Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

- Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ -

- Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

- Olher ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

- 110 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

- 10010 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

- 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

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FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

SO to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ ~ _____ _ 

220 to 259 acreL _____ ~ __________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 acres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh grain forms (OIIL ___________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cash groin forms (013)- ____________________ _ Colton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132L __________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegelable and melon forms (016) _________________________ " __ 

fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (OlS) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy. poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef catlle forms, excepl feed loIs (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms. primarily livestock (029L _____________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Marker value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ - ___ -_ -- ------

$40,000 to $99,999 __________ - ___ -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- ----

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- ----

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ -- ---- -- -- -- -- - -----

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Total forming 

and other 

occupations Tolal 

6572 4 052 

I 478 116 I 156 044 

511 382 

188 748 163 999 

125 1011 

59 679 51 381 4 3 

121 98 

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30 12 

9 112 3 934 

6 363 4 121 

484 197 

159 124 

I 159 797 

I 756 953 I 780 I 074 I 394 929 

I 010 687 48,3 48.7 

6 666 4 208 

592 356 

35 10 

4564 4 564 

2 694 -

3 472 3 157 

768 628 

672 354 

2 095 174 

316 93 

862 247 

362 105 

580 172 

897 566 

656 392 

579 418 

525 412 

I 680 I 440 

681 624 

III 87 

9 8 

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13 7 

I 033 354 

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1 033 354 

102 50 

166 69 

164 83 

301 50 

I 656 572 

I 086 438 

3 198 3 OOP 

84 39 

322 176 

219 156 

7 258 4 564 

273 488 255 165 

II 10 

124 121 

632 609

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725 646 

476 352 

455 225

742 350 1 

2 423 661 

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Age of operator 

65 yeors 

Under 25 years 25 10 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 55 10 64 yeors and over 

109 728 852 957 787 619 

23 343 172 077 247 601 314133 260 393 138 497 

II 50 74 86 108 53 

2 727 18690 29 457 38 874 48 254 25997 

2 12 19 27 29 12 (0) (D) 10 273 14334 14562 4 993 

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- 797 - - - - - - 953 - - - - - - 1 074 - - - - - - 929 - - - - - - 687 

22.6 30.2 39.7 49,8 59.4 71.2 

122 774 790 1 026 872 624 

2 23 163 48 57 63 

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124 797 953 1 074 929 687 

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73 416 721 765 658 524 

13 137 109 135 154 80 

12 182 50 41 41 28 

21 38 41 34 30 10 

17 19 9 11 14 23 

14 77 29 42 25 60 

3 17 20 20 20 25 

I 38 16 32 27 58 

19 163 175 57 68 84 

8 45 57 95 81 106 

13 66 78 85 99 77 

9 69 76 100 105 53 

29 208 356 429 295 123 

9 86 122 181 162 64 

2 7 15 21 31 11 - 2 - I 2 3 

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9 26 39 40 78 162 

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9 26 39 40 78 162 

4 6 6 7 7 20 

I 16 12 7 17 16 

I 38 8 15 7 14 

- 17 2 8 19 4 

29 61 57 144 121 160 

26 38 39 105 101 129 

77 492 687 830 649 273 

- 5 5 8 10 11 2 11 131 7 13 12 

I 123 3 8 7 14 

124 797 953 I 074 929 687 

5 081 38 463 63 475 73 889 54 238 20 019 

I - 2 2 2 3 

2 14 34 33 31 7 

6 92 163 199 123 26 

40 286 401 431 307 125 

21 80 97 180 179 89 

9 48 53 77 97 66 

II 43 40 2A 47 60 

12 143 19 57 39 80 

22 91 144 71 104 229 

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Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

fExciudes abnormal forms, see text) 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms-_ 

aeres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other than family held _____________________________ farmsocres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 year'- ________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 5S to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 ta 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 aCreL ________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _____________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or mare _____________________________ ' _________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL ClASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crap, except cash grain farms (013) _____________________ _ CoHan farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ Vegetable aod melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specially farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crap (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, paultry, and animal specially (021) _ Beef caMie farms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ 

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VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sald _______________ farms __ 

$1.000_ - Farms by value of agricultural products sold, $500.000 or mare _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199 ,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ -

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 years 

2 520 31 

322 072 2 810 

129 3 

24 749 (0) 

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5 178 (0) 

2 242 29 

287 4 

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2458 34 

236 1 

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315 2 

140 1 1 

318 9 

1 921

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223

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615 8 

257 11 

408 - 331 1 3 

264 4 

161 2 

113 2 

240 3 

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679 1 5 

52 -

97 7 

81 1 

251 1 

1 084 17 

648 15 

190 3 

45 - 146 1 

63 -

2694 35 

18323 125 

1 - 3 - 23 - 80 - 79 1 

124 2 

230 3 392 4 

1 762 25 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

316 773 673 

26 314 82 830 81 051 

33 22 24 

2 567 5 821 6 214 

5 6 6 

1 602 (0) 844 

1 - -

5 5 6 

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166 (0) (0) 

307 700 595 

27 62 74 

- - - 362 - - - 803 -

- - 706 

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- - - 31.0 39.2 49.4 

321 766 662 

41 37 44 

- 3 8 

- - - 362 803 706 

10 56 30 

9 24 18 

60 87 89 

283 636 569 

40 78 61 

139 182 212 

57 80 48 

25 196 68 

32 65 78 

23 66 87 

20 35 38 

10 32 30 

9 49 69 

6 18 10 

1 2 4 

- - 1 

2 1 - 68 140 173 

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17 12 11 

17 31 18 

8 21 32 

32 57 89 

133 404 260 

80 172 171 31 59 44 1 32 4 

33 32 58 

20 14 17 

362 803 706 1 890 5 730 4 724 

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55 to 64 years over 

426 301 

76956 52 111 

26 21 

5 979 (D) 

6 11 

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414 261 

51 62 

5 9 

- - 465 323 

69 148 

29 59

51 22 1 

316 94 

25 17 

35 39 

38 23 

77 421 88 65 

40 44 

36 30 

19 20 

81 29 

19 4 

7 10 

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158 135 

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8 16 

12 7 

45 27 

173 97 131 79 

33 20 

5 3 12 10 

9 3 

465 323 3 964 1 891 

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Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con, 

All Farms 

VALUE Of PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loanL _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ formL 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _______________ .. _________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation toans ________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

T abaeee _________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ field seeds. noy, forage. and siloge ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse productL ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry ond poultry products ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales af $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Dairy producfs- ___________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

SELECTED fARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

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$1,000_ 

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40 VERMONT 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Total forming 

and other 

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63 49 3 

276 220 4 

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18 14 - 1 219 921 - 279 158 7 

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431 431 (0) 

219 119 3 

6 102 5 011 144 

38 33 1 

5 427 4 533 (0) 

206 116 3 

2 268 1 483 17 

17 12 - 1 189 860 -

83 45 2 

449 413 (0) 

4 4 - 356 356 -

464 228 3 

6 259 1 6 069 1 

19 18 - 5 882 (0) - 3 356 3 122 82 

218 680 209 683 4 112 

2 165 2083 41 

192 919 185 951 3 447 

4 852 3 761 92 

29 007 25 485 562 

66 59 3 

5 596 5 143 129 

574 298 4 

507 299 2 

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335 235 (0) 

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3 485 2 236 82 

15 959 13 969 649 

2 714 1 552 65 

599 533 4 

142 123 11 

30 28 2 

6 221 4 158 81 

85 387 80 434 1 060 

3 068 1 172 39 

1 541 1 436 22 1 342 1 286 16 

270 264 4 

4972 3 636 70 

453 904 428 343 6 271 

67 039 63 534 939 

3 334 2 072 50 

1 558 1 491 18 

80 73 2 

2 113 902 28 

1 686 1 619 24 

I 000 948 15 

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Age of operator 

65 years 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and over 

6 17 9 8 6 

27 138 13 15 24 

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667 824 1 001 913 1 010 

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145 132 111 335 130 

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618 1 466 589 1 853 341 

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173 305 525 321 142 

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334 499 3 721 1 294 220 

3 3 5 5 2 

310 479 3 665 1 189 (0) 

500 700 861 674 305 

32 273 53 143 61 219 43 841 15094 

351 540 606 410 135 

28655 49 379 54 854 37 732 11 885 

658 758 987 798 468 

3 858 6 524 6452 5 312 2 777 

5 15 13 15 8 

466 1 915 859 980 793 

43 160 30 35 26 

60 88 83 27 38 

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(0) 31 47 31 30 

- - - - - - - - - - 164 177 39 37 34 

214 234 114 120 94 

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2 878 3 979 3 683 1 965 814 

403 272 309 266 237 

155 131 143 77 23 

21 31 41 14 5 

3 9 7 5 2 

760 866 1 027 834 590 

12 626 18 308 24697 17 055 6689 

231 230 180 187 305 

255 272 396 319 172 

240 296 371 266 97 

34 68 80 62 16 

713 696 958 744 455 

65 622 96 541 131 315 92 800 35 794 

9 796 14 236 19 762 13 551 5 250 

458 350 485 409 320 

251 324 451 319 128 

4 22 22 16 7 

231 111 168 173 191 

307 335 448 326 179 

153 207 296 201 76 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-(on. 

[Excludes abnormal farms· see lext) 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Markel value of ogricullurol producls sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Field seeds. hay. forage, and silage ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons __________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40.000 or more. ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts. and berries ____________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Poultry and poullry producls ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more, ________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Dairy producls ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Callie and calves __________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Olher liveslock and liveslock producls (see lexl) ________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Liveslock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Farms wilh expenses of- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poullry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms wilh expenses of- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ $5.000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Farms by Ions purchased: 

tons_ 

$1.000_ 

1 10 99 lons _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499.lons ____________________________________ _ 

500 Ions or more __________________________________ _ 

Farms wilh expens.s of- $1 10 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

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Tolal Under 25 yeors 

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2687 30 

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8997 44 

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1 991 28 

1 162 18 

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2063 27 4954 89 

1 896 21 

105 6 56 - 6 - 1 336 22 25 561 324 

3505 49 

1 262 22 

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Age of operolor 

25 to 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 years 

2 4 3 

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48 770 65 

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162 167 341 

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6 47 97 

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920 2663 2451 

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662 1 847 1 913 

138 299 300 

331 1 119 922 

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(D) (D) (D) 

68 93 62 

55 66 47 

- - - - - - 42 65 42 

21 42 22 

- - -

- - - 61 210 104 

(D) 137 195 

- - - - - -

231 378 382 

190 702 740 

224 339 352 5 32 18 

2 7 10 

- - 2 

332 646 596 

659 1 571 1 383 

320 589 554 

4 35 27 

7 20 14 1 2 1 

212 468 379 2 579 9547 6 558 

430 1 185 918 

204 445 360 

8 17 18 

- 6 1 

202 428 346 3 18 20 

6 20 12 1 2 1 

65 yeors and 

55 10 64 years over 

3 2 

23 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

190 154 

770 515 

2 1 

(D) (D) 

29 7 

50 8 

- - - -

8 11 

187 21 

3 - (D) - 14 11 

72 (D) 

- - - - 6 5 

6 (Z) 

- - - -

31 18 

35 

-

- ~I 37 22 

2068 850 

20 11 

1 818 727 

211 122 

673 435 

- - - -I 39 9 

30 9 

- - - - 19 5 

11 2 

- - -

22 161 40 4 

- - - -

1<16 94 

201 130 

142 87 

4 7 

- - - -

277 185 769 483 

248 164 

20 13 7 8 2 -

143 112 4 205 2 349 593 331 

128 103 

15 9 

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117 102 17 3 7 7 2 -

VERMONT 41 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health cost5- _________________________________ formsForms with expenses of- $1.000_ -

$1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999. _______________________________________ _ 

- $1.000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more _____ • _____________ • __________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants. and frees • __ • ___________________ forms. 

$1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms. - $1.000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms. - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more ____________________________ , ________ _ 

- Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gos ___________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hired form lobar __ , __________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - Workers by number of days worked; 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ - workers-- less than 150 days ______________________________ farms_ - workers_ - (ontract labor ______________________________________ forms_ - $1.'000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________ -- _____ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ - __ ------ _____ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

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T otol forming 

ond other occupations Totol 

5277 3 872 

3 472 3 114 

3 250 2009 

889 818 971 890 

167 155 

3 691 2 849 

3 346 2 857 

2 686 1 966 920 824 

66 44 

19 15 

4 745 3 369 9 489 8 537 

3 534 2 212 1 091 1 042 109 104 11 11 

4 037 2 965 

2 803 2418 

3 862 2 807 154 138 

17 17 

4 3 

7 236 4592 

15 463 13 761 

5 012 2 502 

2 056 1 928 150 146 

18 16 

7 224 4 592 9 775 8 608 

7 020 1 4 473 5 323 4 592 

3 498 2 877 

2 647 2 440 

748 671 

247 223 

816 663 706 624 

35 29 

10 8 

7 224 4 5921 841 721 

5 174 3 751 

5 479 5 007 

473 344 

210 146 

3 853 2 995 

21 322 19 241 

2 528 1 761 

1 147 1 070 

148 136 

30 28 

2094 1 836 

4 113 3 656 

2 927 2 220 

10 154 7 870 

444 341 

658 494 

373 276 

66 61 

3 3 

2 1 

I 709 1 308 

1 296 1 118 

1 608 1 218 

95 84 

6 6 - -

437 301 

431 331 

727 395 

1 895 1 513 

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 10 64 years and over 

75 729 861 979 745 483. 

42 522 780 882 639 249 

55 391 415 456 376 316 

11 140 181 210 180 96 

6 185 211 274 155 59 

3 13 54 39 34 12 

56 626 584 716 545 322 

51 551 617 731 712 194 

34 445 388 464 364 271 

22 178 179 240 158 47 

- 3 15 8 14 4 

- - 2 4 9 -

72 571 711 846 692 477 

174 1 522 2 109 2 389 1 769 573 

46 357 412 503 464 430 

24 193 265 317 203 40 

1 20 31 24 23 5 

1 1 3 2 2 2 

57 587 625 723 573 400 

57 351 659 600 537 215 

50 564 582 688 535 388 

7 22 33 33 32 11 

- 1 9 2 4 1 

- - 1 - 2 -

104 855 920 1 075 906 732 

222 2 101 3 206 3866 2990 1 376 

69 524 436 488 447 538 

34 317 439 533 421 184 

1 14 42 49 33 7 

- - 3 5 5 3 

104 855 920 1 075 906 732 

149 1 288 2 015 2436 1 857 863 

103 825 879 1 045 899 722 

98 649 1 022 1 302 1 044 477 

58 499 635 751 592 342 

34 402 610 701 471 222 

1 221 100 159 131 59 (0) 46 48 56 (0) (0) 

8 114 131 185 141 84 (0) 81 157 186 (0) 66 

- 7 8 4 8 2 

- 1 3 1 (0) (0) 

104 855 920 1 075 906 732 

12 108 175 191 164 72 

60 714 736 911 763 567 

74 797 1 170 1 379 1 092 496 

- 55 53 96 84 56 

- 16 21 51 41 17 

42 510 589 771 654 429 

274 2 093 4 127 5 262 5 321 2 163 

27 364 347 385 330 308 

9 132 201 343 280 105 

5 13 33 40 35 10 I 1 8 3 9 6 

22 216 369 538 455 236 37 397 765 1 044 977 436 31 437 423 539 457 333 

104 1 297 1 603 1 821 1 849 1 196 

2 208 25 38 41 27 (0) (0) 104 115 92 44 

2 195 12 17 29 21 

- 12 12 21 10 6 - 1 - - 2 - - - 1 - - -

9 206 274 377 276 166 

9 187 283 271 263 104 

8 184 248 366 253 159 

1 21 25 11 20 6 

- 1 1 - 3 1 

- - - - - -

12 57 65 59 60 48 17 49 68 96 50 52 

10 80 75 73 89 68 44 288 330 292 340 218 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms- see texf) 

Other occupations 

All Farms Age of operator 

65 years and 

Totol Under 25 years 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors over 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' - (on. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ torms_ 

$1.0()(L 

1 405 30 248 374 442 195 116 - 358 6 40 89 122 81 20 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

1 241 24 238 314 391 168 106 - 711 6 2 45 12 4 2 

81 - 7 14 32 20 8 - 12 - 1 1 7 3 -

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ - 842 18 140 218 244 136 86 

- 489 2 71 139 138 87 53 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________ . _____________________ _ 

$10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

720 18 131 188 195 109 79 - 8 23 43 21 1 - 96 - - 22 - - 5 6 5 6 

- 4 - I 2 - 1 -

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ - 1 376 18 198 457 344 185 174 

- 952 15 89 331 208 184 124 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________________________ • ___ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 1 322 18 196 437 326 176 

- 49 - 2 17 18 7 16~1 - 5 - - 3 - 2 

- - - - - - -

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _____________ • __________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 1 072 16 168 353 290 138 107 1 -

::1 2 67 161 76 52 27 

1 16 168 343 284 137 107 

- 16 - - 9 6 I -

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2~1 - - - - - -

- - - 1 - - -

- 37 409 733 707 439 319 

- 1 702 25 168 460 520 306 222 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - 2 510 31 397 696 664 413 309 

- 128 6 12 34 40 26 10 $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - 4 - - 2 2 - - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ 

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2 63: 1 

- - 1 I - -

- 37 409 733 695 439 319 

- 1 167 17 116 321 340 213 160 

- 2 547 1 37 396 699 673 424 318 1 - 731 9 75 200 196 137 114 

- 621 11 70 190 174 101 75 

$1,000_ - 208 7 17 61 63 39 22 lP gos, butane. and propane ______________________ forms_ - 77 - 8 27 22 16 4 

$1,000_ - 24 - 2 8 7 5 2 Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - 153 - 14 44 55 21 19 

$1,000_ - 83 - (D) 21 41 (0) 5 Natural gas ____________________________ ~ _______ farms_ - 6 - 1 - 3 2 -

$1,000_ - 1 - (D) - I (D) - Kerosene. motor oil. and grease ___________________ forms_ - 2 632 37 409 733 695 439 319 

$1,000_ - 120 2 14 31 33 25 16 Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ - 1 423 12 231 356 426 210 188 

$1,000_ - 472 8 46 136 163 67 52 Other-cool, wood, coke. etc. _______________________ forms_ - 129 - 13 13 65 23 15 

$1,000_ - 64 - 6 4 17 26 11 

Hired form labor ____________________________________ forms_ - 858 11 115 193 257 172 110 $1,000_ - 2 081 13 205 509 584 525 244 farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ - 767 11 112 166 225 157 961 

- 77 - - 24 29 10 14 $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 12 - 3 2 3 4 - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 2 - - 1 - 1 - Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - 258 6 20 63 81 38 50 workers_ - 457 18 52 123 126 75 63 less than 150 doys-_____________________________ forms. - 707 11 108 150 206 152 80 . workers_ - 2 284 17 512 334 639 493 289 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms_ - 103 - 25 36 22 16 4 $1,000_ - 164 - 29 113 6 13 3 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- 97 - 20 35 22 16 4 $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - 5 - 5 - - - - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - -

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms_ - 401 5 64 84 132 60 56 $1,000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 178 1 31 39 45 28 

331 

- 390 5 63 79 130 58 55 

- 11 - 1 5 2 2 1 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork. and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural producls sold directly 10 individuals 

- 136 7 18 35 35 29 12 - 100 7 24 30 22 10 7 

for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 332 1 65 112 82 45 27 - 382 (D) (D) 131 85 46 31 

See foolnole at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 43 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE Of MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated morkel value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ 

Farms by value 9rou p: 

$1,000_ 

$1 to ~,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to ~9,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ $100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to ~99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _______________________________________ formsnumber _ Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ farms_ 

number _ Wheel troctor5- _____________________________________ formsnumber _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

(ornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ 

number _ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farmsnumber _ Other carnpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup bolers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ______ 3arms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ lime _____ . __________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops ________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchardL _____________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

UVESTOCK 

(ottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 

SOO or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ farms_ 

number_ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I 10 9 __________________________________ -- - - ----_ 

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500 or more ______________________ -- ---------------

See 1001nol. ot end 01 tobl •. 

44 VERMONT 

IExciudes obnormol forms; see text] 

Total forming 

ond other 

occupations Totol 

7 253 4 592 

224 345 189 672 

I 052 473 

1 759 585 1 043 605 

1 826 1 473 1 056 972 455 425 

60 58 2 1 

4 995 3 492 

6 577 4 635 5 595 3 794 7 817 5 455 6 522 4343 

16 271 12 548 3 065 2 155 

7 673 5 587 

1 358 1 249 

6 499 6 022 

152 126 170 143 489 418 

578 494 

355 304 374 321 

181 152 

204 173 

- -

- - 3 701 2 975 

4 094 3 305 

4 192 3 216 4 424 3 408 

2 342 2 048 

2 7871 2 458 

5 176 3 650 12 292 10 955 4 621 3 308 

367 785 330 538 

2 510 I 1977 

81 665 71 702 

133 423 119344 

1 146 752 

38 294 31 971 

130 107 

7 369 7 077 

382 210 

9848 8 162 

2 436 1 985 

88 853 81 410 

203 144 

6 764 5 932 

2 405 1 872 

910 707 

5 385 3 859 

325 396 296 872 

1 135 398 

1 645 988 

1 563 1 470 

843 812 

190 182 

9 9 

4 817 3 584 197 727 183 556 

I 510 640 

10 788 5 532 

1 160 449 

333 181 

14 9 

2 1 

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Farming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors and over 

104 855 920 1 075 906 732 

3 730 29 611 43 509 52036 40 836 19950 

15 166 133 19 25 115 

18 102 56 151 96 162 

14 110 101 94 155 131 

30 270 276 367 325 205 

23 137 222 319 193 78 

3 61 117 112 97 35 

1 9 14 13 15 6 

- - 1 - - -

43 552 755 892 734 516 

46 670 946 1 205 1 067 701 

88 671 825 930 742 538 

122 877 1 174 1 391 1 146 745 

90 763 899 1 026 886 679 

207 1 953 2 591 3 330 2 788 1 679 

39 325 493 472 467 359 

104 859 1 298 1 253 1 223 850 

14 180 232 392 287 144 

66 836 1 119 1 915 I 433 653 

- 31 26 27 33 9 

- 39 30 30 35 9 

1 74 102 95 106 40 

(0) (0) 129 110 117 56 

1 59 69 57 82 36 (0) (0) 74 60 83 42 

- 17 43 49 33 10 

- 20 55 50 34 14 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 57 572 618 775 579 374 

72 622 664 856 669 422 

54 467 731 809 676 479 

68 487 768 866 717 502 

35 349 413 565 476 210 

43 406 494 672 567 276 

73 713 744 882 717 521 

230 1 873 2 768 2 990 2 306 788 

72 552 709 826 680 469 

6921 55 775 81 722 94 737 67 887 23496 

47 316 462 532 393 227 

1 672 12 132 19 015 19691 13 742 5450 

2 923 20 556 30 614 32904 22 983 9 364 

3 202 141 200 125 81 

144 4394 7 837 9687 5 568 4 341 

- 22 25 34 24 2 

- 2 826 I 526 1 310 1 314 (0) 

6 43 25 48 44 44 

276 1 633 1 643 2 136 1 398 (0) 

49 347 417 505 395 272 

2 023 13 276 21 713 20 761 16 674 6 963 

7 17 32 47 21 20 

242 1 014 1 355 2 008 966 347 

18 438 375 466 345 230 

10 139 137 196 132 93 

107 684 753 992 810 513 

6 377 45 278 70 056 86 512 63 853 24 796 

11 153 16 59 46 113 

41 128 129 199 270 221 

42 257 354 422 276 119 

10 123 205 258 170 46 

2 23 47 51 47 12 

1 - 2 3 1 2 

94 534 741 969 778 468 

3 723 27 598 44 230 53904 38 962 15 139 

9 62 96 191 148 134 

81 225 871 2 205 1 112 I 038 

5 57 66 118 101 102 

4 5 29 68 47 28 - - I 4 - 4 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal farms- see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms. 

$1,000. 

forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ______________ .. ____________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms. 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms. 

number _ Wheel troctors ___ • _. _____ • __ • ____ • ___ • ___ • __ • _______ forms. 

number _ 2 or 3 _____________________ . ___________ • _________ forms. 

number _ 4 or more. ________ . _____ : ________________________ farms. 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms. 

number _ 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms. 

number _ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Other carnpickers and picker-shellers ___ • _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottanpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers ___________ • ___________________________ farms. 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used. Lime _. __________________ • _______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________ • _______ farms_ 

ocres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards _________________ ._ .. __ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

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number _ - Farms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ -

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Cows and heifers thot had calved ____________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows ________ • ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

farms with- 1 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol Under 25 yeors 

2 661 37 

34 673 534 

579 15 

1 174 6 

438 -

353 16 

84 - 30 -

2 -

1 -

1 503 18 

1 942 25 1 801 26 

2 362 26 2 179 21 

3 723 43 

910 16 

2 086 38 

109 - 477 -

26 - 27 -

71 -

84 -

51 - 53 - 29 - 31 -

- -

- - 726 5 

789 5 976 21 1 016 21 

294 6 

329 1 

6 

1 526 23 1 336 17 

1 313 18 

37247 797 

533 1 16 

9963 320 14079 586 

394 5 6 323 50 

23 5 

292 50 172 5 

1 686 50 

451 6 7 443 120 

59 5 

832 55 

533 10 

203 -

1 526 23 

28 524 335 

737 13 

657 9 

93 1 

31 - 8 - - -

1 233 11 14 171 120 

870 6 5256 27 

711 6 152 - 5 - 1 - 1 - - -

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

409 734 717 

3 828 9 449 9643 

125 158 136 

176 357 329 

65 87 139 

37 91 91 

5 28 10 

1 11 11 

- 2 -

- - 1 

187 435 419 

226 510 547 

287 542 493 

361 698 640 

289 600 614 

479 936 1 119 

147 204 240 

329 459 585 

2 24 47 

(D) (0) 207 

1 7 2 (D) (D) (D) 

5 21 9 

6 28 10 

1 13 9 

(D) (D) 10 

4 15 - 4 15 -

- - -

- - - 90 176 229 

91 184 247 

120 211 305 121 228 321 

43 111 56 

43 124 64 

223 484 387 156 492 284 198 425 319 

4356 12090 8 419 132 136 142 

2 311 2660 2 494 

2946 4 117 3 474 

74 170 77 1 089 3 276 1 085 4 3 6 12 106 34 32 46 36 

372 752 167 78 98 122 909 1 672 2 599 

15 18 20 15 242 (D) 

50 225 130 36 42 75 

213 428 434 2 892 8466 8 106 

139 222 200 59 162 205 13 35 17 1 6 10 1 3 2 

- - -

190 347 335 1 532 4 062 3934 123 238 254 542 1 456 1 423 

109 205 198 14 29 55 - 3 1 

- - - - 1 - - - -

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

445 319 

6 275 4945 

97 48 

205 1011 80 67 

28 90

1 29 12 

6 1 

-

- -

249 195 

364 270 

272 181 

394 243 

364 291 

666 480 

170 133 

381 294 

27 9 

118 37 1 

9 7 

10 7 

18 18 

20 20 

17 11 

17 11 

3 7 

3 9 

- -

- - 113 113 

125 137 

189 130 

194 131 

51 27 

59 331 

222 187 

236 151 185 168 

6 510 5 075 

68 39 1 427 1 751 2 271 685 

34 34 450 373 5 - 90 - 30 23 227 118 76 71 1 318 825 

1 - (D) - 53 65 34 16 

270 158 6 145 2580 

92 71 147 75 18 9 

11 3 2 - - -

220 130 3 110 1 413 166 83 1 324 484 

127 66 37 17 1 - 1 - - -

- -

VERMONT 4S 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK- (on. 

(aHle and colves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - (on. Milk cows ____ . - _______________________________ forms_ · number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

· 5 t09 ••..• _._ .......••......•...••..••....... _ .. 10 to 49 •........••...•.•. _ ......• _ ... _._ .....•.. · 50 to 99 ....•...•.•.•........• _ •• _._ ......... _ .. . · 100 to 199._ ..........• _._ ..... _ ..•.....•.•...•.. · 200 to 499 ..•..••.•••...•.... _ ... _ •..••... _ ..... . 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ · number _ · Steers, steer colves. bulls. and bull calves _____________ forms- · number _ · 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ · number _ 

$1.000. · 

· Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ · number _ 

$1,000. · 

· Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ · 

number _ 

$1,000. · 

· Fattened on groin and concentrates _______________ farms_ · number _ 

$1,000. · 

Hags and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with1 t09 •...............•..••..•....•..............•... 

10 to 49 .......••...•.•..••.•••...•.•.............•.. 

50 to 99 •..••.•............•....••...•..• _ •.••....•.• 100 to 199 •.... _ •..••.• _ •.•.•.•.....•...........••... 

200 to 499 ...............••.... _ •••••...•.•..••.•.••• 500 or more ___________ ,, _____________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000. Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000. 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

HQrses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· GoofS inventory _____________________________________ forms_ · number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000. 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with1 to 399 ....••••••.....•••..••••.•......•.•.••••..••. 

400 to 3,199 •...•......••.•••......•••••..••••.....•• 

3,200 to 9,999 ••...••• _ ••..........••••••...... _ ....•• 

10,000 to 19,999 ••...••.•.....•.••••.....••.••••••••.. 

20,000 to 49,999 •••...•.••••••......•...••....•......• 

50,000 to 99,999 ...• _ .•.•.....••••••...•..•....••••••. 

100,000 or more ..... _ ............. _ ................. . 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Hens and pullets of laying age _______________________ farms_ · number _ · Pull.,. 3 monlh. old or older nol of laying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

· 

· 

See foot nolo ot ond of toble. 

46 VERMONT 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

3 912 3 341 

186 939 178 024 

632 264 

82 60 

1 603 1 488 I 244 1 193 

303 289 

45 44 

3 3 

4 525 3446 

113 106 102 586 

3 105 2 164 

14 563 10 730 

4 852 3 761 

161 535 146 393 

29 007 25 485 4031 3 387 

109616 101 486 

7 042 6 337 

4 120 3 1861 51 919 44 907 

21 965 19 148 

400 194 

3 405 2561 

1 357 1 030 

1 069 585 

7 656 3 407 

942 531 

102 44 

10 4 

14 5 

1 1 

- - 502 276 

2046 852 

844 418 

5 6101 2 555 

574 298 10 786 5734 

507 299 

277 186 

5955 3 011 

171 84 

526 1 

281 

1 726 891 

422 258 

1 036 614 

230 96 

690 277 

542 333 

8913 6071 

475 297 

6 111 4 170 

278 148 

5 678 3 786 

450 281 

7 452 5 212 

54 756 37397 

1 991 1 151 

8 367 5 121 

601 380 

1 622 1 101 

901 487 

418 196 

2 192 1 397 

180 12 

1 033 89 

29 6 

1 213 701 

531 152 510 903 

1 181 672 

17 15 

4 3 

5 5 

5 5 

- -

1 1 

1 196 696 

503 937 484 614 

140 66 

27 215 26 289 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 55 10 64 yeors and over 

92 512 708 928 714 ,387 

3 642 27 373 43 359 51 699 37 850 14 101 

11 19 13 78 49 94 

12 12 3 8 10 15 

47 243 304 376 344 174 

19 187 293 374 235 85 

1 48 83 82 61 14 

2 3 11 10 15 3 

- - 1 - - 2 

102 509 699 932 739 465 

2 108 15 546 23 397 30 158 22998 8 379 

49 416 440 541 439 279 

546 2 134 2 429 2450 1 893 1 278 

92 658 758 987 798 468 

3 088 22 731 35 759 40093 31 663 13 059 

562 3 858 6 524 6452 5 312 2777 

84 603 706 906 697 391 

2 311 15 829 24 928 28 551 21 671 8 196 

197 1 018 1 862 1 630 1 161 468 

71 491 680 853 699 392 

777 6902 10 831 11 542 9 992 4 863 

365 2 840 4 662 4822 4 151 2309 

3 15 30 53 45 48 

30 587 461 593 680 210 

13 206 224 229 284 74 

17 78 223 113 87 67 

47 460 666 947 611 676 

17 67 210 105 75 57 

- 11 12 3 10 8 

- - - 2 1 1 

- - 1 3 1 - - - - - - 1 

- - - - - - 10 29 151 32 20 34 

18 148 235 160 101 190 

10 70 95 99 83 61 

29 312 431 787 510 486 

4 43 160 30 35 26 

28 939 1 962 1 383 640 782 

2 60 88 83 27 38 

1 15 139 11 12 8 

(0) (0) 1 581 349 240 393 

(0) (0) 47 10 6 9 

10 31 152 32 21 35 

17 107 351 184 97 135 

9 27 146 28 14 34 

9 54 302 114 46 89 

8 22 17 20 16 13 

8 53 49 70 51 46 

3 55 162 34 46 33 

114 1 563 1 530 1 062 1 024 778 

2 44 152 30 40 29 (0) (0) 1 132 732 675 519 

2 33 28 26 35 24 

(0) (0) 553 768 626 577 

2 35 152 28 37 27 (0) (0) 1 438 1 004 690 598 (0) (0) 9 875 7440 4592 4 999 

17 251 323 212 185 163 

29 798 1 516 1 286 977 515 

2 146 161 27 23 21 

(0) (0) 458 162 75 50 (0) (0) 213 84 39 24 

8 10 133 5 5 35 

83 23 1 131 54 22 84 

1 2 2 1 3 3 (0) (0) (0) (0) 6 34 (0) (0) (0) (0) (Z) 3 

16 70 225 147 111 132 305 28 212 65 680 310 151 87 838 18 717 

16 67 221 140 103 125 

- 1 1 3 4 6 

- - - 1 1 1 

- 2 2 - 1 - - - 1 2 2 -

- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 16 70 223 147 109 131 

273 28 111 54 532 305 854 79474 16 370 

9 11 13 7 13 13 

32 101 11 148 4297 8 364 2 347 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms- see text) 

All Farms 

LlVESTOCK- Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I to 4 ______ • ___________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Cattle ___________________________________________ forms_ - number _ $1,000_ -

- Fottened on groin and concentrotes ________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

-

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ - number_ - Forms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ -

- 100 to 199 _________________________ . ________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number_ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber_ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ farmsnumber_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farmsnumber_ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number_ Goats sold _________________________________________ farmsPOULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farmsnumber _ 

Forms with- I to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _______________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

571 7 

8 915 93 

368 1 2 

22 2 

115 3 

51 -

14 -

I -

- - I 079 20 

10 520 180 

941 13 

3 833 35 

I 091 21 

15 142 154 

3 522 42 

644 8 

8 130 52 

706 4 

934 1 18 

7 012 102 

2 817 38 

206 4 

844 6 

326 2 

484 7 

4 249 26 

411 7 

58 - 6 -

9 - - - - - 226 3 I 194 5 

426 7 

3 0551 21 

276 5 5 052 67 

208 2 

91 I 

2 944 (D) 

86 (D) 

245 1 

3 

835 10 164 3 

422 6 134 2 

413 (D) 

209 5 2842 31 

178 4 

I 941 17 

130 3 I 892 14 

169 3 2 240 23 

17 359 197 

840 7 

3 246 22 

221 2 

521 (D) 

414 (D) 

222 - 795 -

168 - 944 - 23 -

512 9 

20 249 140 

509 9 

2 - I - - - - -

- - - - 500 9 

19 323 140 

74 - 926 -

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

101 163 137 

990 2606 2 511 

78 92 89 

I 10 4 

16 45 26 

5 10 13 

I 6 4 

- - I 

- - - 112 313 318 

I 014 3254 2 967 

109 259 285 

346 I ISO I 205 

138 299 300 

I 383 4 582 3 978 

331 I 119 922 

93 171 183 

748 2 713 2254 

50 305 203 

113 257 254 

635 I 869 I 724 

281 813 719 

29 58 56 

59 246 208 

23 98 79 

103 163 129 

653 I 927 987 

93 137 109 

8 16 19 

2 I I 

- 9 -

- - - - - -

57 84 49 

225 576 105 

74 148 119 

428 I 351 882 

68 93 62 I 280 I 329 I 101 

55 66 47 

15 33 21 (D) 786 603 (D) 26 17 

58 87 61 

197 279 161 

55 46 41 147 83 98 II 62 31 (0) 196 63 

50 78 47 

823 838 824 44 65 42 

563 600 506 

30 47 32 387 887 410 

40 64 40 

663 702 609 

5 280 5 344 4 533 

120 249 272 426 825 I 304 38 64 90 (D) 119 217 (D) 119 178 30 155 30 209 397 159 15 137 14 120 752 68 6 14 (0) 

104 172 133 I 385 3 769 8 939 

104 171 132 

- I - - - I - - - - - -

- - - - - - 104 170 125 I 286 3 426 8 623 

7 30 23 99 343 316 

65 yeors and 

55 to 64 years over 

92 71 

I 786 929 

57 50 

3 2 

14 II 

15 8 

3 -

- -

- -

196 120 

2238 

185 ~I 797 300 

211 122 

3 269 I 776 

673 435 

124 65 

I 733 630 

97 46 

182 110 

I 536 I 146 

576 389 

39 20 

231 94 

89 36 

60 22 

550 106 

45 20 

13 2 

2 - - -

- -

- -

27 6 

246 37 

59 19 1 304 69 

39 9 

1 003 272 

30 9 

20 I 

508 (0) 

12 (D) 

29 7 

145 43 

13 6 

61 27 

24 4 

84 16 

24 5 217 109 

19 

178 7il 14 4 

155 39 

17 5 143 100 

I 282 723 

135 57 489 180 16 II 

49 24 39 2 

6 I (D) (0) 

2 - (D) - (D) -

62 32 5 355 661 

61 32 I - - -

- - - -

- - - - 61 31 5 203 645 

10 4 152 16 

VERMONT 47 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older said ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms- - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 1.999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2.000 to 59.999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more _____________________ - , ________________ _ 

-

Turkey hens kept tor breedin9 _________________________ forms-- number _ - Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

Oats tor groin ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigoted _________________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ hundredweight _ 

-

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ -

- Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

- 1.0 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ____________________________________ . __ _ 100 to 499 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.01024.9 ocre'- ____________________________________ _ 25.0 10 99.9 ocre,-___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 5.010 24.9 ocre'- ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocre'- ________________________________ c __ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms_ 

total acres_ 

pounds_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

48 VERMONT 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

154 76 

412 196 404 939 

65 28 6 375 2 677 

6:1 2~ 1 

- - - -

27 11 81 36 30 16 11 121 7 429 

2 271 2 005 101 982 94 924 

135 115 

3 366 3 189 

147 097 139 390 - - - -

119 71 

700 623 126 834 120 470 11 2 13 (0) 

82 46 22 15 9 5 3 2 

3 3 

5 953 3 987 492 192 414 554 876 374 763 742 

11 8 

264 234 

1 255 495 2884 1 818 1 785 1 645 29 29 

2 050 1 604 

98979 84 530 219 212 190 585 

1 1 (0) (0) 

279 158 

1 593 1 288 31 15 306 285 

211 105 

56 42 10 9 2 2 

392 114 6 473 3 538 

9 4 

212 177 

137 47 

215 33 

29 25 11 9 

389 112 6 410 3 498 

50 012 866 42 458 731 

Under 25 years 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

41 1 669 

8 

21 

824 

-

-

2 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

1 

-

-

1 

-

92 8 754 14485 

-

-

11 

41 

40 

-

28 

1 075 

2 646 

-

-

7 

94 

-

-

3 

2 

2 

-

4 

36 

-

-

3 

-

1 

-

4 

36 1 641 500 

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 10 64 years and over 

9 12 16 16 22 

(0) 34 950 260 716 77 204 10463 

3 10 6 5 3 

(0) 286 508 390 1 295 

3 10 6 5 3 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

3 2 1 4 1 

5 (0) (0) 20 (0) 

4 3 4 5 - 2 549 56 779 4045 -

325 485 566 430 158 

16 064 25 265 26 604 18 733 6589 

19 21 28 28 11 

975 885 458 685 165 

34 871 39 158 23 317 33 125 8095 

- - - - -

- - - - -

4 10 12 15 28 

(0) 204 24 235 123 

(0) 30 436 3 142 55 946 27056 

- - 2 - - - - (0) - -

3 8 7 9 18 

1 1 2 2 9 

- - 3 2 - - - - 1 -

- 1 - 1 1 

685 764 1 005 845 596 

66 599 91 703 116 885 88 901 41 712 

117 276 173 595 222 271 163 137 72 978 

- 4 2 1 1 

- 122 (0) (0) (0) 

163 43 74 78 126 

246 306 445 425 355 

271 412 479 331 112 

5 3 7 11 3 

244 340 457 361 174 

11 708 18 090 25 833 19363 8461 

23 502 43 820 58 307 43 153 19 157 

- 1 - - - - (0) - - -

18 27 44 29 33 

180 184 156 462 213 

1 2 5 5 2 (0) (0) 42 223 (0) 

9 18 38 17 20 

7 7 6 9 11 

2 2 - 1 2 

- - - 2 -

28 21 18 21 22 497 1 180 361 1 060 404 - 4 - - -

- 177 - - -

11 10 10 2 11 

13 3 4 7 6 3 4 4 9 4 

1 4 - 3 1 

28 21 16 21 22 

492 1 173 344 1 055 399 

5 761 620 14 366 301 4 142 560 13 149 500 3 397 250 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ____________________ ... _______________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

Dcres_ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Dcres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ___________________________________ __ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres. _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres. ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acresFarms by acres in orchards: 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ __ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________________ __ - 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ __ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms __ 

total acres __ 

pounds __ 

'1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

(Excludes abnormal farms- see textJ 

Total Under 25 yeors 

78 - 7 257 -

37 - 3 698 -

37 - - -

- - - -

16 - 45 - 14 - 3 692 -

266 1 7 058 (0) 

20 - 177 -

7 707 -

- -

- -

48 - 76 - 6364 - 9 -

2 -

36 -

7 -

4 - 1 - - -

1 966 25 77 638 1 192 112 632 1 449 

3g I -

-

760 11 1 066 11 

140 3 - -

446 7 

14 449 259 28 627 321 

- - - -

121 -

305 - 16 - 21 -

106 - 14 -

1 - - -

278 7 2 936 35 

5 - 35 -

90 - 182 7 4 - 2 -

277 7 2 911 35 7 554 135 1 260 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

17 31 14 

323 1 259 3 319 

11 16 2 

607 (0) (0) 

11 16 2 

- - - - - - - - -

3 2 11 

(0) (0) 28 

3 5 3 

103 3 193 352 

26 100 68 

(0) 2 813 1 774 

3 5 5 

7 92 12 

215 4 992 260 

- - -

- - -

3 6 20 

4 31 13 

539 I 388 2448 

1 - 8 (0) - (0) 

1 4 16 

2 - 3 

- 1 1 

- 1 -

- - -

250 500 537 

7 319 20905 20 908 

9 793 31 726 28 196 

1 - 2 (0) - (0) 

145 196 219 

93 262 281 

12 42 37 

- - -

50 129 126 

940 4 077 3 885 1 781 8 511 6 738 

- - - - - -

33 27 25 

66 67 85 3 2 9 1 (0) 17 

31 24 21 

2 3 3 

- - 1 

- - -

24 196 18 269 2 240 112 1 1 2 (0) (0) (0) 

10 55 11 

12 139 6 1 1 1 1 1 -

23 196 18 260 2 229 109 367 850 5 568 735 297 160 

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

12 4 

2 245 111 

- 8 

- 275 

- 8 

- - - - - -

- - - - 2 I 

(0) (0) 

53 18 

1 717 502 

6 1 

(0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

- -

- -

12 7 

26 3 

1 729 260 

- -

- -

9 6 1 1 

2 -

- -

- -

385 

269

1 

16940 10 374 

26977 14 491 

-

- =1 

110 79 

243 176 

32 14 

- -

95 39 4043 1 245 8 681 2 595 

- - - -

29 7 

76 12 1 1 (0) (0) 

24 6 5 1 

- - - -

17 16 126 155 1 - (0) -

9 51 7 11 

1 -

- -

17 16 123 155 1 263 550 55 580 

VERMONT 49 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ 

Average size of farm ______________________________ ocres_ 

Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _________________________________ doliarL 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ • __ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farmsacres_ land rented or leased to others- _____________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farmsacres- Harvested cropland _______________________________ farmsacres- Farms by acres harvested: I to 9 ocres ____________________________ .. __________ _ 

10 to 29 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocreL __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocreL_ .. ________________________________ _ 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland; Posture or grazing only ______ .. ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ Cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farmsacres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farmsacres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acresTotal woodland _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres- Wood/and postured ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farmsocres_ Posture/and and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres- land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc, _________ farms_ 

acresPostureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

'acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres- Harvested crop/and irrigated ________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Postureland irrigated _______________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Other land irrigoted ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms_ 

ocres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

full owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number_ Tenants _______________________________________ number_ 

White _________________________________________ number_ 

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-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

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-

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- Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other races- ___________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ Part owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See footnote ot end of table. 

50 VERMONT 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 yeors 

4 096 I 588 54 100.0 38.7 1.3 

566 2141 262 474 5041 

138 165 93 

4 078 I 606 51 417 953 III 398 3 131 102 489 106 723 61 394 749 629 436 

168 68 15 660 216 2 948 390 12 802 325 6 639 274 10 469 124 6 334 186 - 47 18 - 11 5 -

3 856 I 4711 22 

511 506 219 944 I 756 I 253 584 36 82 005 49456 3 285 372 109 - 27 297 6 926 -

3 963 1 534 50 217 571 105 452 2 524 3 499 I 327 39 123 III 58 042 I 362 

534 167 9 I 393 442 9 766 299 7 

594 283 13 

1771 112 I 

35 24 - - - -

2 540 I 000 30 

80 055 43 553 I 143 

167 56 I 

2 485 823 (0) 

52 15 - 361 86 - 62 27 I 

415 81 (0) 

413 158 2 II 144 2 867 (0) 

2 855 I 134 26 

284 925 128 260 2 056 

866 405 12 

50 296 27641 619 

2 456 954 23 

234 629 100 619 I 437 

711 256 8 31 393 14 022 192 

2 358 853 23 

32 325 14 740 269 

3 218 I 282 37 

161 744 85 216 I 954 

49 15 - 177 67 - 48 15 - 161 67 - 2 - - (0) - - 2 - - (0) - -

18 9 - 484 321 -

4 096 I 588 54 2 848 I 005 18 

I 006 466 4 242 117 32 

4 082 I 587 54 2 842 I 004 18 998 466 4 

242 117 32 14 I - 6 I - 8 - - - - -

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors over 

325 256 229 287 437 

7.9 6,2 5.5 7,0 10.6 

39 616 41 250 41 272 65 362 69933 

122 161 180 228 160 

337 274 231 265 448 

25 329 30 066 34 335 35 675 42862 

75 161 109 728 148 636 134 624 95673 

679 599 754 551 637 

- 10 8 8 27 

75 12 23 20 84 

173 10 23 54 118 

22 159 32 39 67 

28 33 97 49 57 

6 14 33 33 32 

32 32 8 51 63 

I 4 2 11 -

- - 5 - -

272 241 223 284 429 

22 305 33 172 36 691 59 829 66 191 

231 71 65 94 87 

18 294 8 533 5754 7 758 5 832 

4 8 20 31 46 

983 455 I 173 2 225 2090 

311 250 222 280 421 

13 508 23 167 16021 24 071 26 161 

294 121 214 255 404 

8 315 7 989 10 314 14348 15 114 

46 11 28 16 57 

167 31 46 68 121 

25 14 61 59 133 

43 34 54 71 68 

12 27 20 32 20 

I 4 5 9 5 

- - - - -

229 194 119 185 243 

4572 14 393 5 213 8 703 9 529 

7 9 7 15 17 

20 (0) 58 160 355 

2 3 I 5 4 

(0) 22 (0) 23 20 

8 I 2 6 9 

9 (0) (0) 27 35 

47 12 17 35 45 (0) 528 423 810 508 

224 104 208 237 335 

23 100 10 458 21 162 34 370 37 114 

32 39 97 106 119 

2 147 2 829 6 593 8 696 6 757 

208 86 143 201 293 

20953 7 629 14 569 25 674 30 357 

40 30 31 63 84 

2 279 I 916 I 523 4 372 3 740 

82 198 155 151 244 

729 5 709 2 566 2 549 2 918 

260 229 186 243 327 8998 19 138 13 329 21 771 20 026 

- 3 2 4 6 

- (0) (0) 46 11 

- 3 2 4 6 - (0) (0) 46 11 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - 1 5 I - 2 (0) 36 (0) - (0) 

325 256 229 287 437 

94 185 164 194 350 

178 56 59 90 79 

53 15 6 3 8 

325 255 229 287 437 

94 184 164 194 350 178 56 59 90 79 

53 15 6 3 8 - I - - - - I - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms- see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number -- percent -- land in forms ______________________________________ acres -- Average size of form ______________________________ acres -- Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ farms --

--

--

$1,000 Average per form ________________________________ dollars Average per acre _________________________________ dollars --

Forms by value of land and buildings: $110 $19,999 ________________________________________ _ 

-- $20,000 10 $39,999 ____________________________________ _ 

-- $40,000 10 $69,999 ____________________________________ _ 

-- $70,000 10 $99,999. ___________________________________ _ 

-- $100,000 10 $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $150,000 10 $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

-- $200,000 10 $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

- - $500,000 10 $999,999 __________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ___________________________________ _ --

--

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ Harvested - cropland ________________________________ forms_ - Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ____________________________ .. __________ _ 

10 to 29 acres _____________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

10010199 ocre'-__________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ 

Dcres_ Cover crops, legu mes, and soil-improvement grasses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

acres- On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- . acres- Woodland - pastured ________________________________ forms_ -

-

- acres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ - Pastureland and rangeland other thon cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ -

- ocres_ -

Postureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ -

-

- acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ---_____________________ forms_ 

-

- acres_ Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

-

-

acres_ Other lond irrigated ________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

acres_ land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

. acres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

TOlol Under 25 years 

2 508 34 61.2 0.8 303 740 3 355 121 99 2 472 31 246 555 2 996 99 738 96 645 

864 1 021 

100 I 444 7 558 8 477 5 365 - 345 - 148 10 29 - 6 -

2 3851 27 291 562 1 835 669 28 32 549 1 620 263 3 20 371 100 

2 429 34 112 119 1 744 2 172 32 65 069 1 152 

367 9 951 12 467 2 311 6 

65 1 3 

11 -

15J 

-

20 

36 5021 330 

111 1 

1 6621 (D) 

37 - 275 - 35 - 334 - 255 16 8277 (D) 

1 721 22 156 665 1 215 461 4 22 655 105 I 502 19 134 010 1 110 

455 19 17 371 323 1 505 16 17 585 73 

I 936 31 76 528 758 34 - 110 - 33 - 94 - 2 - (D) - 2 - (D) - 9 - 163 -

2 508 34 1 843 6 540 21 125 7 2 495 27 1 838 6 532 14 125 7 13 7 5 - 8 7 

- -

25 10 34 yeors 

340 

8.3 

25 750 

76 

395 30 018 75 995 

887 

20 

106 

94 

95 

33 

24 

23 

-

-

310 

21 617 

141 6 605 

34 2 472 

329 12 696 

275 

6568 

64 

133 

52 

17 

8 

1 

-

217 4 713 

15 

169 

3 

4 

2 

(D) 

38 

(0) 

198 10 268 

38 1 146 

176 9 122 

60 1 281 

192 

1 505 

248 7 140 

5 

7 

5 

7 

-

-

-

-

1 

(D) 

340 

199 

110 

31 

339 

199 

109 

31 

1 

-

1 

-

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors 65 yeors and over 

741 657 430 306 

18.0 16.0 10.4 7.4 

71 740 76 021 76 163 50 7111 97 116 177 166 

677 661 414 294 67 053 67 568 49 370 29 549 99 044 102 220 119 252 100 505 

I 075 953 765 581 

32 24 22 1 

98 112 57 64 157 140 117 42 

144 93 71 69 54 156 63 59 160 89 37 35 22 37 35 21 

10 7 9 3 - 3 3 -

705 619 421 303 67 748 71 288 77 034 52040 1 

210 201 69 20 10 288 8 435 3963 1 638 63 56 61 46 6 296 3 702 4834 2 967 

721 624 424 297 27 152 29 454 23 371 17 702 647 547 389 282 16 374 17 681 13 772 9 522 

124 101 42 27 328 216 134 128 119 115 119 60 58 93 78 59 16 18 12 8 2 4 4 - - - - -

501 412 245 145 8 795 9 047 7 768 5 849 

50 15 16 14 574 255 307 (D) 

3 7 5 19 13 76 107 75 17 10 4 2 180 67 79 (D) 

71 54 37 39 1 216 2 328 1 338 1 902 

474 431 351 245 35 830 37 165 45 772 26 415 106 136 106 71 1 3 569 6 418 7 313 4 104 417 374 292 224 32 261 30 747 38 459 22 311 

117 107 81 71 3 741 4 942 3 261 3 823 485 398 240 174 5 017 4 460 3 759 2 771 

615 506 326 210 16 105 20 407 18 342 13 776 6 17 2 4 (D) 87 (D) 5 5 17 2 4 6 (D) (0) 5 1 1 - - (D) (D) - - 1 1 - =1 (D) (D) - 1 3 2 2 (D) 46 (D) (D) 

741 657 430 306 535 456 361 286 170 163 59 17 36 38 10 3 740 656 427 306 534 455 358 286 170 163 59 17 36 38 10 3 1 1 3 - 1 1 3 - - - - - - - - -

VERMONT Sl 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Partnership _______________________________________ farms_ 

acresCorporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms- - 10 or less stockholderL __________________________ forms_ 

Other than family held __________________________ . __ forms_ 

acres- More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms- - acresOPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on farm operoted ___________________________________ _ - Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

- 35 to 44 yeorL ________________________________________ _ - 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

- 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

- Average age ___________________________________________ _ -

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

- Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

- Other ________________________________________________ _ 

- Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

- I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acreL __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres- ________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______ " _______________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin farms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132l- __________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133.0134,0139) ________________________________ : ___ _ 

Vegeloble and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ Fruit and free nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (OIS) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021)_ Oeef COllie forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ ~airy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029)- _____________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $15,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 __________________________ -- -- ------

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ -- -- -- ----

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________ -- -- -- -- ---- ------ -------- less than $2,500 ____________________ --- _______ --.-----

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________ • __________ --------

$1,500 to $1.999 ______ • ___ -- -- ---- ---------- --------

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $1.000 to $1.499 __________________ ---_ --------------- less than $1.000 __________________ --- _______ -- ------ -

See footnote at end of table. 

52 VERMONT 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

3 871 1 500 

519 294 241 873 

1691 59 

31 051 14 157 

35 18 

10 457 6 210 

1 - 34 18 

1 - (D) -

- - 1 - 20 3 4 987 234 

3 520 1 407 

339 89 

88 54 

665 325 

997 256 

886 229 

717 287 

743 437 

49.1 51.3 

3 614 1 331 

482 257 

26 2 

1 588 1 588 

2 508 -

1 1311 843 

385 2S5 

S80 279 

1 882 93 

282 64 

802 201 

320 70 

525 126 

740 423 

468 218 

289 147 

180 89 

377 190 

88 53 

23 6 

2 1 

13 7 

990 323 

- -

- -

990 323 

88 36 

121 30 

134 61 

299 48 

1 564 497 

1 005 373 

312 259 

62 19 

313 170 

200 138 

4 096 1 588 

14924 8 796 

202 162 

274 190 

455 225 

742 350 

2 423 661 

264 95 

330 110 

580 234 

1 249 222 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors over 

47 310 246 219 270 416 

4 498 36 151 38 692 37 541 61 212 63 779 

5 12 6 6 13 17 

(D) (D) (D) 1 201 3 569 5 292 

- 2 4 4 4 4 

- (D) (D) 2 530 581 862 

- - - - - - - 2 4 4 4 4 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - - - (D) (D) - - - -

37 297 230 207 248 388 

15 19 11 11 20 13 

54 - - - - - - 325 - - - - - - 256 - - - - - - 229 - - - - - - 287 - - - - - - 437 

23.1 30.5 40.5 50A 59.7 71.6 

53 306 112 204 255 401 

1 19 144 25 32 36 

- - 1 1 - -

54 325 256 229 287 437 

- - - - - -

16 59 178 111 170 309 

7 59 27 38 61 63 

12 174 20 20 28 25 

18 28 24 8 10 5 

15 15 3 5 8 18 

11 67 20 31 18 54 

1 12 11 10 12 24 

- 31 5 20 18 52 

14 141 144 29 36 59 

4 10 12 60 44 88 

5 21 12 15 42 52 

2 5 10 17 30 25 

1 15 35 33 54 52 

1 6 4 7 23 12 

- 1 - 2 2 1 

- 1 - - - -

- 2 3 - 1 1 

6 26 31 32 71 157 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

6 26 31 32 71 157 

2 3 4 5 4 18 

- 12 3 1 3 11 

1 37 4 4 2 13 

- 17 2 7 18 4 

24 56 35 126 107 149 

21 34 19 90 90 119 

18 40 41 40 64 56 

- 1 2 4 3 9 

2 10 130 7 11 10 

1 121 1 3 3 9 

54 325 256 229 287 437 

251 1 588 1 345 1 566 2 001 2044 

1 24 25 36 41 35 

8 24 28 41 56 33 

11 43 40 24 47 60 

12 143 19 57 39 80 

22 91 144 71 104 229 

- 9 1 6 14 65 

3 41 6 15 14 31 

2 7 127 15 24 59 

17 34 10 35 52 74 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms· see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms. 

acres_ - Partnership __ ~ _____________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ More - Ihan 10 slockholders _______________________ forms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Olher - Ihon family held _____________________________ forms. - Deres_ More - than 10 slockholders _______________________ farms. - 10 or less slockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative. estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ -

- Operolors by age group, Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 25 10 34 yeors---- _____________________________________ _ -

- 3510 44 years.----____________________________________ _ 

- 4510 54 yeors----------- ______________________________ _ 5510 64 yeors------ ___________________________________ _ - 65 years and aver ______________________________________ _ - Average age ___________________________________________ _ -

-

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________ .. ______________________ _ Olher ________________________________________________ _ -

- Operalors reporting days of work off form, None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ - 10010 199 days _______________________________________ _ - 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ -

-

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 10 10 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ - 5010 69 ocres ___________________________________________ _ - 7010 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ - 100 to 139 ocreL ________________________________________ _ -

-

- 140 10 179 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

-

- 220 to 259 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

-

- 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 1,000 10 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

-

- 2.000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

(ash groin farms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cash groin forms (013) _____________________ _ -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(allan farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peonut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticu~urolspecialty farms (018) __________________________ _ Generol farms. primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

livestock farms. except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Seef callie farms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms. -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$1.000_ Farms by value of agricultural products sold, $15.000 or mare _____________________________________ _ 

I~~f:rrl;f~==================================== Lei2;oo t~2f2~9 == == ==== == == == == == ======== == ==== == == $1.500 to $1,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 ___________________________________ _ Less Ihan $1,000 _____________________________ .. _____ _ 

See footno .. at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolol Under 25 yeors 

2363 30 277 421 2 370 

110 3 16 894 885 

17 - 4 247 - 1 - 16 - 1 - (D) - - - 1 - 17 1 4 753 (D) 

2 113 28 250 4 

34 34 340 - 741 - 657 - 430 - 306 - 47.7 21.9 

2 283 33 225 1 24 - - - 2 508 34 

2881 1 

130 1 301 9 1 789 23 

218 2 601 8 250 11 

399 - 317 3 250 4 142 2 91 2 187 2 35 - 17 - 1 -

6 - 667 5 

- - - - 667 5 52 - 91 7 73 1 251 1 

1 067 17 

632 15 53 2 

43 - 143 1 62 -

2508 34 6 128 90 

40 1 84 1 230 3 392 4 1 762 25 169 2 220 4 346 10 1 027 9 

25 10 34 yeors 

299 22 657 

30 

1 926 

3 

1 001 

-

3 

-

-

-

-

8 

166 

291 

21 

- 340 

-

-

-

- 31.0 

302 

38 

-

- 340 

7 

7 

59 

267 

38 

136 

57 

24 

28 

22 

17 

8 

6 

3 

1 

-

2 

68 

-

-

68 

17 

16 

6 

32 

131 

79 

14 

1 

33 

20 

340 

702 

3 

6 

26 

55 

250 

26 

34 

57 

133 

Other occupations 

Age of operator , 

35 10 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 10 64 yeors 65 yeors and over 

718 631 398 287 

66 556 70 044 68 099 47 695 

17 20 22 18 

4 180 (D) 4419 (D) 

4 4 5 1 

(D) 199 2 555 (D) 

1 - - - 3 4 5 1 

- - 1 - - - (D) - - - - - - - 1 - 2 2 4 - (D) (D) (D) -

658 559 342 235 1 SO 66 59 50 

- - - - - - - - 741 - - - - 657 - - - - 430 - - - - 306 39.1 49.4 58.9 70.7 

704 615 381 248 37 42 49 58 2 8 5 9 

- - - - 741 657 430 306 

49 27 64 1401 24 15 28 55 81 82 48 22 587 533 290 89 

78 59 24 17 179 206 33 39 1 80 44 38 20 195 64 74 42 58 75 88 65 58 84 39 43 30 35 31 27 22 26 17 16 31 57 67 24 10 6 12 4 - - 7 9 - 1 - -

1 - 2 1 133 173 156 132 - - - - - - - -

133 173 156 132 12 11 8 4 29 17 6 16 20 28 11 7 57 89 45 27 

396 255 171 97 164 166 129 79 15 10 6 6 32 3 4 

Igl 32 55 12 14 16 9 

741 657 430 306 1 576 1 598 1 256 906 

14 10 11 1 28 13 13 23 43 80 51 27 85 104 81 63 571 450 274 192 44 44 29 24 61 57 36 28 104 83 57 35 362 266 152 1051 

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Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin - __________________________________________ forms-· 

Sales of $5,000 or mor"-~~~ •.•......... ~ ..... ~~.~$f~~~~: · 

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Commodity Credit Corporation loonL _______________ $f~~~~= · 

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(ot1on and cottonseed _____________________________ $f~~~~= 

Soles of $5.000 or more __________________________ $f~~~~= 

$1.000~ 

Commodity (red it Corporation loons____ _ ____ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Tobacco ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Soles of $5,000 or more _______ __________________ forms-

$l,OOO~ 

Field seeds. hoy, forage. and silage ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons __________________ farmL 

$1,000. Sales of $5.000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000. 

Fruits. nuts. and berries ____________________________ formL 

$1.000. Soles of $5.000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $5.000 or mare __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ 

$1.000. Soles of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Dairy productL ___________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000. Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1.000. Cottle and colveL _________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000. Sales of $5.000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $5.000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000. Other livestock and livestock products (see texf} ________ farms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1.000. 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Forms wifh expenses of-

$1 to $499 •. _ •••....•.....•..•••.•...•.........•.•.. _ 

$500 to $2,499 .... ~ ...... ~ .•••....•..........•••. _ ..• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •.. ~ ••..•••.••...........•..• _ ..•••••. 

$5,000 or more •...•.•......•............•.•.••.•••.•. 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 .. _ •.•.•....• _ ••.••••...•.....•..•••••• -.-. 

$500 to $2,499 ••••..•...• _ .•••........•• _ ... _._ •.•... 

$2,500 to $4.999 __ ......••..•...• ~ •...••.•••...... -... 

$5,000 or more .•• _._ .. ~ .••.••.•.•....•• ___ ••.•....... 

Commercially mixed formula feeds __________________ farms_ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1.000. 

1 to 49 tons. ..•••. _ ....•.. ~ •..• _ .••• ··•····••·••••· 50 to 99 fans. .•••.• _ ...••• ~ ••..•..•••.•..•..•.•••. - 100 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 .•..• _ ..... _ ••.•• _ ..•...........•..••...• 

$500 to $2,499 _ •• __ ••...••••..••..•.. _ •...••••••... 

$2,500 to $4,999 •.. _ ....••••..• _ •.•...••..•••.••..• _ 

$5,000 or more ••••.••..•••.•..• _ ..•...•..•••..•...• 

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27 17 3 

99 6r 1 4 

8 - 78 56 - - - -

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- - - - - -

- - - - - - 1 362 554 9 

3 982 1 854 21 

234 112 1 

2 135 I 127 (0) 

211 94 5 350 202 17 

18 13 2 

151 116 (0) 

149 56 2 

363 212 (0) 

19 13 -

200 145 - 166 84 2 

653 265 (0) 

48 15 1 

451 171 (0) 

62 25 1 

39 14 (0) 

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3481 117 3 

195 119 1 

9 7 - 87 (0) - 410 320 20 

3 589 3 093 120 

282 243 9 

3 419 2972 84 

1 831 897 28 

4 235 2 204 54 

217 126 3 

1 891 1 102 25 

484 216 3 

322 141 2 

6 3 -

52 22 - 408 235 1 

307 210 (0) 

14 12 -

137 (0) - 772 371 7 

791 414 8 

23 10 -

196 82 -

1 937 783 48 

-2 253 1 296 34 

I 039 301 20 

648 343 23 

177 97 5 

73 42 -

3 158 1 262 39 

3 918 2 448 43 

1 249 273 13 

1 486 669 21 

242 164 5 

181 156 -

1 967 798 28 

14 365 9 879 148 

2 169 1 442 23 

1 555 487 20 

394 293 8 

18 18 -

871 161 13 

806 392 15 

208 164 -

82 81 -

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors ond 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors over 

3 5 2 3 1 

12 31 (0) 6 (0) 

1 3 - 1 I 

(0) 29 - (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 161 46 53 96 189 

355 288 279 411 500 

15 24 21 31 20 

(0) 251 218 286 203 

10 8 29 13 29 

20 20 27 21 97 

2 2 1 1 5 

(0) (0) (0) (0) 60 

16 4 5 5 24 

(0) 20 21 27 59 

3 1 2 2 5 

55 (0) (0) (0) 36 

40 7 6 5 24 

67 (0) 52 23 86 

1 1 4 2 6 

(0) (0) 52 (0) 63 

1 3 3 5 12 

(0) (0) (0) 3 (0) 

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14 17 21 18 44 

3 10 35 28 42 

- - 2 2 3 

- - (0) (0) 22 

45 48 57 76 74 

432 492 557 820 673 

38 40 41 62 53 

422 480 540 791 655 

199 87 169 184 230 

350 229 501 579 491 

17 13 26 45 22 

142 108 248 384 196 

24 134 15 20 20 

37 45 29 14 15 

- 1 2 - - - (0) (0) - -

31 135 18 26 24 

(0) 29 40 26 21 

8 1 2 - 1 

77 (0) (0) - (0) 

153 144 14 24 29 

145 158 22 42 38 

3 3 - 2 2 

24 23 - (0) (0) 

228 70 149 115 173 

384 171 330 222 155 

54 6 95 45 81 

147 36 21 40 76 

23 19 15 20 15 

4 9 18 10 I 

251 242 198 218 314 

350 592 433 542 488 

32 23 52 32 121 

175 168 90 94 121 

23 20 21 47 48 

21 31 35 45 24 

207 90 147 141 185 

1 239 1 792 1 783 2 658 2 259 

211 223 271 369 346 

169 37 95 62 104 

38 46 50 72 79 

- 7 2 7 2 

23 16 33 28 48 

155 39 69 44 70 

25 19 26 45 49 

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Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms- see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 10005 ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity (redit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $5,000 or mare _____ , ____________________ farms-

$1,000_ Field seeds. hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ 

. $1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

. $1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms-

$1.000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Cattle and colveL _________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $5,000 or mare __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farmL 

$1.000_ Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000_ 

$1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or mare ______________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Forms by tons purchased, 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1 to 49 tons _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 tans ______________________________________ _ 

100 tons or mare __________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ________________________________________ _ $500 to $2,499 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or mare ____________________________________ _ 

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2 128 30 

122 2 1 008 (0) 

117 - 147 - 5 - 35 -

93 - 151 - 6 - 55 - 82 1 

388 (0) 

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37 - 26 - - - - -

2311 4 

76 (Z) 

2 - (0) - 90 3 

495 13 

39 1 

447 (0) 

934 20 2 030 39 

91 2 788 (0) 

268 5 

181 2 

3 - 30 - 173 4 97 1 

2 - (0) - 401 2 

377 (0) 

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1 154 18 

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738 8 

305 5 

80 5 31 -

1 896 21 

1 470 8 

976 16 

817 5 

78 - 25 -

1 169 16 

4 486 7 

728 1 

1 068 16 

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710 16 414 -

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Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

2 2 2 2 

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409 513 557 419 

23 28 39 21 

195 214 315 199 

26 23 28 7 

42 32 28 8 

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43 23 5 11 

54 45 9 21 

1 3 - 1 

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20 31 13 11 

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9 18 3 2 

95 124 31 (0) 

4 19 6 5 

3 14 6 (Z) 

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94 52 30 17 

46 12 7 5 

2 - - - (0) - - - 28 15 10 8 

166 116 64 53 14 8 5 5 146 109 59 51 

244 260 182 108 

500 527 442 345 

23 26 16 18 196 213 164 153 

90 62 39 9 62 47 30 9 1 1 - 1 (0) (0) - (0) 

63 42 18 5 40 22 11 2 1 - 1 - (0) - (0) - 202 100 22 15 131 112 40 4 6 3 2 - 61 23 (0) -

348 348 131 82 380 246 139 43 

205 238 67 49 95 85 42 33 29 18 21 - 19 7 1 -

593 546 250 166 476 440 198 126 

334 268 133 87 214 253 104 69 34 21 10 3 11 4 3 7 

415 329 116 93 1 351 1 474 555 231 431 I 230 83 68 

391 290 102 

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Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' - Con_ 

Animal health costs ____________ _ 

Forms with expenses of-

__ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants. and trees ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2.500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2.500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ lP gos, butone, and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ formL 

$1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc ________________________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Hired form labor ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ less than 150 doys- ____________________________ farms_ 

workers_ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________ ---------- ------ -- -- ----- $500 to $999 ____________________________ -------------

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more __________________________ -- ---- -------

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ________________ -- -- ---- -- ----

Forms with expenses of-

____ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $499 ______________ ---- -- -- -- ---- -- -- --- - -- -----

$500 to $999 __________ ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ------- $1,000 to $2,499 ______________ -- -- -- ------ -- -- --------

$2,500 or more ______________ -- -- -- -- -- - ---

FARM.RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work, and other agricultural services __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

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S6 VERMONT 

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Total forming I and other 

occupations Totol Under 25 years 

2 297 1 053 33 

372 195 3 

I 0261 3351 23 

I 150 644 10 

86 66 - 35 8 -

I 241 534 5 511 313 3 

591 249 -

4471 178 1 - 79 41 5 124 66 -

I 908 680 20 

I 041 433 20 

I 162 400 II 

460 150 4 

241 101 - 45 29 5 

I 556 611 9 

426 203 5 

I 329 497 4 

165 65 - 52 44 5 

10 5 -

4 056 I 606 51 

2 216 I 242 21 

2 711 883 40 

645 277 - 610 377 II 

90 69 -

4044 I 606 51 

I 601 887 17 

3 949 I 592 51 

I 098 595 13 

886 406 10 

215 130 I 

270 209 - 40 (D) - 208 96 5 

66 40 I 

5 I - I (D) - 4044 I 606 51 

181 93 2 

2 195 941 II 

528 321 4 

221 106 - 87 33 -

I 308 600 5 

I 477 677 5 

586 258 - 534 256 5 

158 68 -

30 18 -

272 138 5 

360 159 5 

I 132 527 - 3348 I 556 -

278 189 I 

158 95 (D) 

206 160 I 

30 12 - 31 6 - II II -

556 210 I 

244 117 (D) 

409 136 I 

82 47 -

52 22 - 13 5 -

235 110 8 

214 140 16 

518 200 8 

662 348 10 

Farming 

Age of operator 

6S yeors and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years over 

234 240 168 156 222 

32 56 37 29 37 

38 36 61 38 139 

188 189 88 112 57 

7 15 12 6 26 

I - 7 - -

209 85 61 52 122 

150 60 15 48 39 

136 21 26 18 48 

36 37 30 15 60 

2 21 2 7 4 

35 6 3 12 10 

103 119 83 110 245 

75 86 62 65 126 

62 68 42 64 153 

24 17 20 28 57 

7 31 17 18 2~ I 10 3 4 -

179 92 67 61 203 

19 66 46 16 51 

168 57 40 50 178 

10 30 14 3 8 

I 2 II 8 17 

- 3 2 - -

337 274 231 265 448 

180 252 204 254 331 

250 164 77 102 250 

30 37 70 61 79 

47 48 75 87 109 

10 25 9 15 10 

337 274 231 265 448 132 188 142 1 179 229 

335 274 224 265 443 

101 112 104 125 139 

44 77 74 101 100 

6 31 19 29 46 

140 16 19 15 19 

10 8 5 3 (D) 

8 15 4 24 40 

6 8 2 6 18 

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337 274 231 265 448 

10 29 13 17 22 

228 126 119 170 287 

44 58 52 72 91 

13 19 26 15 33 

4 5 10 3 II 

114 87 89 126 179 

72 134 79 164 223 

71 15 52 48 72 

40 53 26 58 74 

2 19 5 14 28 

I - 6 6 5 

5 38 3 32 55 

7 51 5 33 58 

113 64 88 110 152 

214 177 265 334 566 

155 - 10 6 17 

(D) - 42 2 9 

143 - I 6 9 

4 - - - 8 

6 - - - - 2 - 9 - -

29 23 32 54 71 

(D) II II 58 27 

27 7 24 34 43 

- 15 6 5 21 

2 I 2 10 7 

- - - 5 -

19 16 18 16 33 

22 22 22 16 41 

43 32 32 32 53 

70 33 68 59 109 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

!Excludes abnormal farms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' - Can. 

Animal health COSt5 __________________________________ forms. 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ______________________________ . ____________ _ 

$100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

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- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _____ . ____ . ________ .. ____ . ____ . __ farms. - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2.499 _____________________________________ _ - $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Other agricultural chemicals including lime ______________ .forms. - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2.499 _____________________________________ _ -

- $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

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Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ -

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Petroleum products ________________________________ forms. - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ -

Notural gas __________________________________ j~~~~= -

- $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ -

Electricity ______________________________________ j~~~~= -

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Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ______________________ !f~~~~= -

- $1,000_ - Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $2.499 ______________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

- Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ - workers __ less thon 150 days. _____________________________ forms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1.000 __ 

$1 to $499. __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999. ________________________________________ _ 

- l~:~~~ ~~ ~~;~~======================================_ Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1,000 __ 

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FARM.RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork and other agricultural services ___________ ~ _______________ farms __ 

Volue of agricultural products sold directly to individuals $1.000 __ for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol Under 25 years 

I 244 24 177 I 

69" 24 

506 - 20 - 27 -

707 12 198 I 

342 7 

269 1 5 

38 - 58 -

I 228 12 

608 3 

762 7 310 5 140 - 16 -

945 10 

223 I 

832 10 

100 -

8 -

5 -

2450 31 975 8 

I 828 26 

368 5 233 - 21 -

2 4381 31 

714 7 

2 357 31 

504 6 480 5 

85 I 

61 - (0) - 112 - 26 -

(O~ 1 -

- 2 438 31 

88 I 

I 254 6 

207 I 

1\5 - 53 -

708 5 

800 (Z) 

328 5 278 - 90 -

12 -

134 - 201 - 605 5 

I 792 5 

89 -

62 -

46 -

18 -

25 - - -

346 5 127 1 

273 5 

35 - 30 - 8 -

125 6 74 6 

318 I 

314 (0) 

25 to 34 yeors 

236 

27 

118 

117 I 

-

128 

26 

67 

42 

14 

5 

181 

67 

122 

41 

18 

-

152 

44 

126 

24 

2 

-

390 

119 

318 

50 

20 

2 

390 

83 

378 

61 

61 

9 

7 

(0) 

II 

I 

I 

(0) 

390 

II 

219 

30 

13 

6 

104 

84 

47 

47 

10 

-

10 

20 

99 

432 

19 

7 

14 

5 

-

-

64 

31 

47 

7 

9 

I 

14 

16 

63 

(0) 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 yeors and over 

321 398 168 97 

43 70 30 7 

164 225 98 62 

141 156 57 35 

II 7 I - 5 10 12 -

174 220 III 62 

43 71 47 10 

89 90 63 26 

64 94 30 34 

II 5 6 2 

10 31 12 -

404 309 162 160 

203 150 97 88 

217 231 86 99 

154 43 39 28 

27 25 37 33 

6 10 - -

315 243 121 104 

71 52 29 26 

290 223 105 78 

20 15 15 26 

5 - I -

- 5 - -

676 651 408 294 

214 293 192 149 

533 472 282 197 

94 109 76 34 

49 58 43 63 

- 12 7 -

676 639 408 294 1 167 206 134 117 

643 619 393 293 116 138 94 89 143 134 77 60 21 25 16 12 24 14 14 2 3 (0) (0) (0) 

29 43 18 1\ 

5 15 2 

- I 2 ~I - (0) (0) - 676 639 408 294 22 24 18 12 302 371 187 169 46 72 32 26 10 59 23 10 I 15 26 6 

154 210 145 90 158 214 262 83 1 

76 89 74 37 53 80 55 43 19 41 10 10 6 - 6 -

34 47 12 31 62 60 28 31 120 171 143 67 263 520 397 175 

31 21 15 3 35 5 12 2 

I 20 10 I II I - I 19 - 5 - - - ~I 

76 1\4 49 38\ 31 32 20 1\ 

58 92 39 32 12 14 2 - I 6 8 6 5 2 - -

32 34 28 1\ 15 22 9 5 

108 78 41 27 118 61 43 31 

VERMONT 57 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499 ,999 .. ________________________________ _ - $500,000 or more ____________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ formL - number _ - Wheel I,ocfor5- ____________________ ~ ~ _______________ forms_ - number _ - 2 or 3 ____ ~ ______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - -4 or more ____________ ~ ___________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled anly _____________ farmL - number _ - carnpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms-- number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other cornpickers ond picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number _ -

Cottanpickers ______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Mower conditioners __________________________ ~ ______ farms_ - number _ - Pickup balers _ _ _ __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field farage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ___________________________________________ farmsacres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres on which used_ - Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farmsucres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________ farmsocres on which used_ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _______________________ ~ _________________ formsocres on which used_ 

Insect control on livesta<:k and poultry __ __ _ __ forms- Sanitation and rodent and bird contral ________________ formsLIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______ _ 

Farms with-

___________ formsnumber _ 

1 10 9 ______________________ ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- 10 10 49 ______________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - -- -- ---

50 to 99 ________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- --- 10010199 __________________________ ----------------

200 to 499 ________________ - - - --- -- ---- -- ---- -- - - -- --- 500 or mare _________________________ ----------------

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farmL -

Beef cows ________________________ _ 

Farms withnumber _ 

_____ farms_ 

number _ 

1 to 9 _____________________________ .------------

101049 ______________________ -------------- -- ---

50 to 99______________________ -------------- 10010199 _____________________________ _ 

20010499 _____________________ -.. ---------------

500 or more ____________ -- ---- -- ---- -- -- ----------

See foolnole 01 end of lable, 

58 VERMONT 

Totol forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

4 073 I 606 

44 859 20 361 

1 0311 4581 1 676 515 

733 310 508 247 

105 61 

20 15 

- - - -

1 

2 329 969 

2 867 1 121 

2 867 1 223 

3 551 1 432 

3 419 1 429 

5 702 2 533 

1 338 549 

3 026 1 255 

177 112 

772 510 

40 23 

44 26 

88 50 100 62 

65 42 

70 47 

27 12 

30 15 

- -

- - 1 161 565 1 260 623 

1 611 761 

1 658 779 

402 190 

474 245 

2 229 867 

1 467 636 

1 8251 658 

43 061 19 057 792 326 

12 639 5 031 

18 525 8 380 

594 245 

6 869 3 203 

34 14 

309 123 

236 79 

2 163 1 130 

649 279 

7 549 3 925 

88 29 1 J 573 741 

865 393 

279 120 

2 386 1 017 

37 437 21 029 

1 117 384 

1 161 554 

99 72 7 6 

2 1 

- -

1 868 780 

16 472 9 963 

I 216 366 

8 476 3 562 

920 226 

288 137 

6 2 

2 1 

- - - -

Under 25 years 

51 

570 

15 

18 

13 

-

5 

-

-

-

10 

10 

43 

53 

40 

60 

5 

10 

5 

20 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11 

11 

10 

10 

5 

5 

20 

26 

20 

862 9 

254 

508 

-

-

-

-

-

-

9 

149 

-

-

4 

-

44 

815 

11 

30 

3 

-

-

-

33 

333 

6 

75 

2 

4 

-

-

-

-

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors over 

337 274 231 265 448 

2 282 4 582 3 624 4048 5 255 

156 132 15 25 115 

96 40 126 79 156 

64 35 15 89 94 

19 38 60 61 69 

1 16 14 11 14 

1 13 1 - -

- - - - - - - - - -

139 221 155 173 271 

141 237 183 235 315 

239 260 191 203 287 

262 311 218 239 349 

270 263 204 251 401 

383 462 360 511 757 

30 110 60 129 215 

69 265 147 288 476 

20 11 18 28 30 

94 55 87 129 125 

6 3 1 13 -

6 6 (0) (0) -

14 15 5 11 5 

14 23 5 11 9 

13 12 4 8 5 

13 17 4 8 5 

1 3 1 3 4 

(0) 6 (0) (0) 4 

- - - - - - - - - -

153 71 72 91 167 

163 71 73 114 191 

59 223 113 125 231 

59 228 113 136 233 

12 31 37 49 56 

14 43 38 71 74 

225 133 91 123 275 

93 152 108 81 176 

95 119 78 108 238 

2 698 4541 2 642 3 164 5 150 

34 97 51 45 90 

413 1 752 1 083 413 1 116 

623 2 943 1 617 687 2 002 

133 12 34 27 39 

476 753 1 194 354 426 

- 6 7 - 1 

- 17 (0) - (0) 

28 3 8 11 29 

585 24 171 225 125 

31 40 23 24 152 

295 1 181 306 362 1 632 

- 5 6 6 12 

- 150 342 132 117 

155 47 46 21 120 

16 20 16 19 49 

226 86 180 203 278 

3 012 2 747 4 894 5 018 4 543 

150 15 56 44 108 

69 52 106 139 158 

7 17 16 17 12 

- 2 1 3 - - - 1 - -

- - - - -

82 81 165 179 240 

890 1 374 2 815 2 481 2 070 

26 38 97 91 108 

101 395 1 488 795 708 

24 23 38 54 85 

2 15 58 37 21 

- - - - 2 

- - 1 - - - - - - -

- - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ torms_ - $1,000_ - Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $100.000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499 ,999 .. ________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ - Wheel troctors ______________________________________ farms-- number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 4 or mare ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number _ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ ~f~~:= acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and archards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________ formsacres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning af fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ -

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms_ -

Forms with- number _ - 1 to 9 ____________________________ , _________________ _ 

- IOta 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ farmL - number _ - Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ - Farms with- number _ - 1 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

See footnote at end of table, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

2467 31 24497 294 

5731 15 

1 161 6 423 - 261 10 

44 - 5 - - - - -

1 

1 360 12 

1 746 19 

1 644 26 2 119 26 1 990 15 3 169 25 

789 1 

10 1 771 20 

65 - 262 -

17 - 18 - 38 - 38 - 23 - 23 - 15 - 15 -

- - - - 596 5 637 5 850 1 15 879 15 

212 - 229 -

1 362 17 831 4 

1 1671 12 

24 004 185 466 10 

7 608 200 10 145 250 

349 5 

3 666 1 50 20 5 186 50 157 5 1 033 50 370 - 3 624 -

59 5 

832 55 472 10 159 -

1 369 22 16 408 261 

733 13 607 9 

27 - 1 - 1 -

- -

1 088 10 6 509 80 

850 6 4 914 27 

694 6 151 - 4 - 1 -

- -

- -

25 to 34 yeors 

390 

3 276 

125 

169 

64 

27 

5 

-

-

-

183 

221 

270 

340 

272 

441 

134 

303 

-

-

1 

(D) 

4 

4 

-

-

4 

4 

-

-

82 

83 

117 

117 

34 

34 

206 

III 

181 

3 476 

122 

2 070 

2472 

61 

769 

4 

12 

26 

311 

68 

494 

15 

15 

42 

23 

195 

1 834 

138 

53 

4 

-

-

-

174 

785 

121 

509 

108 

13 

-

-

-

-

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors 6S yeors and over 

677 661 414 294 

6 431 6 253 4692 3 553 

152 136 97 481 

356 329 200 101 

85 128 79 67 

63 64 19 78 

21 2 16 -

- 2 3 - - - - - - - - -

1 

396 371 227 171 

466 469 337 234 

495 444 243 166 

626 571 344 212 

544 559 334 266 

781 935 568 419 

162 208 148 127 

357 495 319 277 

14 29 21 1 

56 118 84 (0) 

- 2 8 6 - (0) 9 6 

5 7 15 7 

5 7 15 7 

- 7 15 1 

- 7 (D) (D) 

5 - - 6 5 - - 6 

- - - - - - - - 141 184 91 93 144 194 97 114 

176 268 160 1141 187 282 163 115 

88 34 37 19 94 40 42 19 

431 337 198 173 273 202 126 114 373 285 162 154 1 6 642 6 102 3 734 3 865 118 119 59 38 1 857 1 718 1 027 736 2 772 2 395 1 601 655 

155 66 29 33 1 712 704 87 

-

- 34 

6 

90 

5 ~I 44 30 29 23 272 155 127 118 76 96 62 68 735 981 696 718 

18 20 1 242 (0) (D) =1 212 107 38 63 36 57 27 16 

372 394 242 144 4 336 4 774 3 628 1 575 

219 200 92 71 143 190 139 73 10 3 10 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - -

296 299 193 116 1 530 1 893 1 544 677 1 228 251 164 80 1 176 1 411 1 321 470 

197 195 125 63 29 55 37 17 2 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - -

VERMONT S9 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes obnormol forms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

- number_ - Forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ - 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ - 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ - 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ - number_ - Steers, steer calves. bulls. and bull calves _____________ farms_ - number _ - Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ - Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ -

- number _ 

$1.000_ - Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ -

- number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms -- number_ 

$1.000_ -

- Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms -- number -- Forms with- 1 10 9 _____________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________________ _ -- 50 10 99 ___________________________________________ _ -- 100 to 199 _________________________________________ _ -- 200 to 499 _________________________________________ _ -- 500 or more ________________________________________ _ --

-- Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms .. - number Other -- ___________________________________________ forms -- number -- Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms -- number 

$1,000 --

-- Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms --

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber 

$1,000 --

--

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms -- number Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ forms --

-- number -- June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms -- number -- Sheep and lombs of 011 ages inventory __________________ farms. 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and 10mbs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ _____________ forms. 

number_ 

pounds of wool. 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number. 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Goats - sold _________________________________________ forms_ -

POULTRY 

number. 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I to 399 ____________________ ---- - - - ---- - ------------- 400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 ____________ ---------- ---- ------ --------

10,000 to 19,999 ______________ ---------------- --------

20,000 to 49,999 ____________ -------- ---- -- -- ----------

50,000 to 99,999 ____________ ------------ -- -- ----------

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Hens and pullets of laying ag"- ______________________ farmL 

number _ 

-

- Pullets 3 months old or older not 

of loving age ----------------.------------------~~::,rb.~: -

-

See footnote at end of table. 

60 VERMONT 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations Total 

1 0011 571 

7 996 6401 

628 260 81 60 

281 242 11 9 

- -

- -

- - 1 711 768 

14 611 7 786 1 479 611 

6354 3 280 

1 831 897 17 984 9 897 

4 235 2 204 

1 165 663 9 176 5 715 

885 596 

1 409 617 

8 808 4 182 

3 350 1 608 

311 111 1 252 453 

459 155 

793 326 

5648 1 550 

695 299 

80 23 

8 3 

10 1 

- - - - 418 197 

I 634 509 

592 183 4 014 1 041 

484 216 

7 320 2906 

322 141 

242 155 

4 296 1 928 119 55 

439 199 

I 291 526 

348 188 

786 398 

179 50 505 128 

460 256 

8 030 5 246 

415 241 

5 555 3 657 

231 105 

5 124 3 275 

393 228 

6 727 4553 48 840 32 036 

1 408 601 

,5 940 2 884 

532 323 

1 371 893 

660 335 

407 186 

2 130 1 336 

179 11 

1 031 87 

29 6 

924 429 

26 670 14 712 

915 421 

9 8 

- - - - - - - - - - 910 427 

23 285 12 248 

119 46 

3 385 2464 

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 veors and 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 veors 35 to 44 veors 45 to 54 Veors 55 to 64 veors over 

31 62 59 133 122 164 

258 789 979 1 327 1 686 1 362 

11 19 13 78 48 91 

12 12 3 8 10 15 

8 30 41 45 62 56 

- 1 2 2 2 2 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44 82 76 159 164 243 

416 892 1 065 1 645 1 930 1 838 

18 167 60 89 119 158 

66 1 230 308 434 607 635 

28 199 87 169 184 230 

298 1 813 1 051 1 996 2 385 2354 

54 350 229 501 579 491 

25 162 64 130 114 168 

202 1 349 611 1 165 1 061 1 327 

17 173 56 182 60 108 

16 72 74 121 153 181 

96 464 440 831 1 324 1 027 

37 177 173 319 519 383 

2 4 14 32 20 39 

(D) (D) 54 138 113 131 

(D) (D) 22 45 38 43 

14 29 148 39 45 51 

38 202 260 399 267 384 

14 22 144 36 38 45 

- 7 4 1 6 5 

- - - 1 1 1 

- - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 11 133 10 7 26 

18 82 156 67 39 147 

7 25 24 34 44 49 

20 120 104 332 228 237 

3 24 134 15 20 20 

23 368 1 317 529 271 398 

2 37 45 29 14 15 

1 7 130 7 4 6 

(D) (D) 1 253 243 91 196 

(D) (D) 37 7 3 5 

10 11 133 10 8 27 

17 39 275 73 48 74 

9 9 130 8 5 27 

9 19 257 39 21 53 

8 8 8 10 7 9 

8 20 18 34 27 21 

2 42 136 18 30 28 

(D) (D) 1 416 822 812 603 

1 39 135 17 25 24 (D) (D) 1 069 585 545 400 

1 30 15 15 24 20 

(D) (D) 517 630 517 380 

1 30 132 17 25 23 (D) (D) 1 361 827 544 389 (D) (D) 9 269 6080 3 430 3 194 

14 176 160 51 71 129 

25 624 925 390 510 410 

2 138 135 10 18 20 (D) (D) 401 39 64 49 

(D) (D) 138 22 29 24 

8 9 127 2 5 35 

83 20 (D) (D) 22 84 

1 2 1 1 3 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 6 34 

(D) (D) (D) (D) (Z) 3 

13 32 149 70 54 111 

248 1 111 1 222 2909 3 988 5 234 

13 32 149 67 52 108 

- - - 3 2 3 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 32 149 70 53 110 

216 1 010 1 136 2 821 2 003 5 062 

9 11 5 4 7 10 

32 101 86 88 1 985 172 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see lexll 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

LlVESTOCK- Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory - (on. 

Cows and heifers Ihol hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number_ - Farms with- 1 10 4 __________________________________________ _ 

510 9 __________________________________________ _ - 10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ - 50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ - 100 10 199 _____ .. ________________________________ _ - 200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ - 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ - number_ - Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _____________ farms_ - number _ - Callie and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ - number _ $1,000_ -

- Calves ___________________________________________ farms_ - number_ 

$1,000_ - Callie - ___________________________________________ farms_ - number_ 

$1,000_ -

- Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms_ - number_ 

$1,000_ -

- Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ - number_ - Farms wifh- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 - 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ - 100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ - 200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or fa be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number_ Olher ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Feeder pigs soIL _______________________________ J~~~~= 

lillers of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number_ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages invenlory __________________ forms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number_ Sheep - and lambs said ________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

Horses and ponies SOld ______________________________ ~~~:~= 

number_ 

Goals inventory ___________________________________ J~~:= 

Gaols sold ________________________________________ ~~:::.:~= 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number __ 

$1,000 __ 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ form"-_ 

Forms with- number __ 

1 10 399 _____________________________________________ _ 

~ol,°l!· ~~:99===:===:=======:=====:=================== 

~:5:~ :;:s; ==================== =================== 100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullels of laying age _______________________ farm"-_ 

Pullels 3 months old or older nat number __ 

of laying age -------_____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See foatnale at end of lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Toiol Under 25 years 

430 1 

6 1 595 53 

368 2 21 2 39 2 2 - - - - - - - 943 19 

6 825 148 

868 12 

3 074 33 

934 20 

8087 128 2 030 39 

502 7 3461 34 

288 3 792 17 4 626 94 

1 742 35 

200 4 799 6 

304 2 

467 7 4098 26 

396 7 57 - 5 - 9 - - - - - 221 3 1 125 5 

409 7 2973 21 

268 5 4414 67 181 2 87 1 

2 368 (0) 

64 (D) 

240 3 765 10 160 3 

388 (D) 

129 2 377 (D) 

204 5 

2784 31 174 4 1 898 17 

126 3 

1 849 14 

165 3 2 174 23 16804 197 

807 7 

3 056 22 209 2 

478 (D) 

325 (D) 

221 - 794 - 168 - 944 - 23 -

495 9 

11 958 140 

494 9 

1 - - - - - - - - - - - 483 9 11 037 140 

73 - 921 -

25 10 34 years 

85 

276 

78 

1 

6 

-

-

-

-

98 

711 

101 

338 

120 

787 

178 

77 

404 

33 

97 

383 

145 

28 

58 

22 

98 

552 

89 

8 

1 

-

-

-

55 

164 

69 

388 

63 

726 

33 

13 

(D) 

(D) 

56 

135 

53 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

49 

811 

43 

553 

29 

382 

39 

648 5 175 

117 

421 

37 

(D) 

(D) 

30 

(D) 

15 

(D) 

(D) 

103 1 370 

103 

-

-

-

-

-

-

103 1 271 

7 

99 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 55 10 64 years 6S years and over 

115 102 65 57 

354 482 223 207 

92 89 57 50 

9 4 3 2 

14 7 5 5 

- 2 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 263 284 171 108 

2 059 1 950 1 356 601 

230 267 170 88 

747 931 728 297 

244 260 182 108 

1 795 2 141 1 996 1 240 

500 527 442 345 

121 147 99 51 

706 1 081 956 280 1 60 99 63 30 

209 218 155 96 

1 089 1 060 1 040 960 

440 428 379 315 

56 54 38 20 

234 191 216 94 

93 75 76 36 

158 127 57 20 

1 895 981 542 102 

133 107 42 18 15 19 13 2 

1 1 2 - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - 81 49 27 

568 105 246 3~1 143 117 56 17 1 327 876 296 65 

90 62 39 9 1 245 1 101 1 003 272 62 47 30 9 31 21 20 1 755 603 508 (0)1 25 17 12 (0) 

84 61 29 7 271 161 145 43 44 41 13 6 80 98 61 27 59 31 24 4 191 63 84 16 

75 47 23 5 802 824 207 109 63 42 18 4 573 506 172 77 45 32 13 4 855 410 149 39 62 40 16 5 657 609 137 100 4919 4533 1 257 723 

237 262 128 56 781 1 185 470 177 57 86 16 11 110 184 49 24 114 95 39 2 154 30 6 1 396 159 28 (0) 137 14 2 - 752 68 (D) - 14 2 (D) -

168 127 59 29 3 673 2 883 3 296 596 

167 127 59 29 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 166 119 58 28 3 330 2 572 3 144 580 

30 22 10 4 343 311 152 16 

VERMONT 61 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of less Than 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20,000 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ farms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 15,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 16,000 to 29,999 ____________________________________ __ 

30.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ 

number _ - Turkeys sold _________________ . _________ ._. _________ forms_ 

number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farms_ - acres--

Oots for groin ___________ • _. _________ • ______________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farmsacres. 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres _________________________ .. __________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

acrestons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfo hoy _______________________________________ forms_ 

acrestons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

acresAll vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4,9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres ___________________________________ __ 

100.0 acres or more ____________________ -_ - - - - -- -------

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated ________________________________________ forms_ 

acreL 

Forms by acres in orchards: 

0.1 to 4.9 acreL _____________ -- ---- -- -- -- ---- ---- ----- 5.0 to 24.9 ocre5- ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________ -- -- ---- ---- ------- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Apples __________________________________________ farms_ -

See footnote at end of toble. 

62 VERMONT 

total ocres_ 

pounds_ -

-

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

117 41 

10 112 6 855 

51 15 

5599 1 976 

51 15 

- - - - - -

24 8 

75 30 

19 5 

3 727 35 

344 164 

4 909 2 795 

40 23 

273 182 

10 724 7 761 

- - - -

86 40 

81 30 

8 807 3459 

9 - 2 -

65 30 

16 9 

5 1 

- -

- -

3 004 1 191 

116 569 55 109 

167 245 86456 

3 1 

34 (D) 

1 156 414 

1 647 651 

201 126 

- -

6591 282 

18 558 8 933 

30 965 15 552 

- - - -

211 94 

599 328 

22 6 

27 6 

179 73 

30 20 

2 1 

- -

332 62 

2 641 345 

5 1 

27 (D) 

126 36 

205 26 

- - 1 -

329 60 

2 603 325 

2 310 136 1 363 301 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors over 

1 5 4 10 6 15 (D) (D) 60 2 187 2 691 1 817 

1 2 4 2 3 3 (D) (D) 91 (D) 300 1 295 

1 2 4 2 3 3 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- 3 - 1 3 1 

- 5 - (D) (D) (D) 

- 2 1 - 2 - - (D) (D) - (D) -

6 30 37 27 41 23 

69 480 727 440 752 327 

7 4 3 3 3 3 

14 54 30 24 30 30 

784 2 176 1 308 1 040 1 038 1 415 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

1 1 6 6 7 19 

(D) (D) (D) 7 5 15 

(D) (D) (D) 484 521 2 100 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1 1 6 4 6 12 

- - - 1 1 7 

- - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

31 241 107 204 240 368 

1 245 7 676 7 005 10003 13 811 15 369 

1 269 12 191 10 515 20939 20469 21 073 

- - - - 1 -

- - - - (D) -

9 153 23 52 59 118 

21 77 58 128 142 225 

1 11 26 24 39 25 

- I - - - - -

5 32 38 68 65 74 

103 577 856 2305 2 656 2436 

280 1 108 1 439 4334 4625 3 766 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

5 10 8 29 13 29 

24 36 16 74 31 147 

- - - 2 2 2 

- - - (D) (D) (D) 

3 6 7 28 10 19 

2 4 1 1 3 9 

- - - - - 1 

- - - - - -

2 24 6 7 6 17 

(D) (D) 24 19 59 92 

- - 1 - - - - - (D) - - -

2 11 5 6 1 11 

- 13 1 1 5 6 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

2 24 6 5 6 17 

(D) (D) 23 14 56 88 

(D) (0) 45 501 2 720 154 500 268 960 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms· see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ________ • ___________ forms. 

number _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ torms. 

number _ 

farms with- 1101.999 ____________________ . _____________________ _ 2.000 10 15.999 ______________________________________ _ 

16.000 10 29.999 _____________________________________ _ 

30,000 or more _____________ . ______________ . _________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms. 

number _ Turkeys sold ___________________ • ___________________ forms. 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farms. 

acres. 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ forms. 

acres. 

bushels- Irrigated _________________ • ___ • _______ • ___________ forms_ 

oeres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acreL Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 0.9 acre'-_____________________________________ _ 

1.0104.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.01024.9 acre'-____________________________________ _ 

25.01099.9 ocre'-___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irrigated ______________________________________ ~~~;~r~~= 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

AIfolfo hoy _______________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

Ions. drv- Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms_ - ocres_ -. Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

- Farms by acres harvested: 0.1104.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 5.01024.9 acre'-____________________________________ _ -

- 25.0 10 99.9 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

Land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigoted _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1104.9 ocre'-______________________________________ _ 

5.01024.9 ocre' _____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 10 99.9 ocre'- ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Apple, __________________________________________ forms __ 

total acres __ 

pounds __ 

11978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolol Under 2S yeors 

76 - 3 257 - 36 - 3 623 -

36 - - - - - - -

16 - 45 - 141 - 3692 -

180 - 2 114 -

171 - 91 -

2963 - - - - -

46 - 51 - 5 348 - 9 - 2 -

35 - 7 - 4 -

- - - -

I 813 24 

61 4601 1 110 

80 789 I 324 

2 - (D) -

742 II 

996 10 75 3 - -

3771 6 

9625 247 15 413 301 

- - - -

117 - 271 -

16 - 21 -

106 - 10 - I -

- -

270 7 

2 297 35 4 -

26 -

90 - 179 7 

- -

I -

269 7 

2 278 35 

946 835 I 26tJ 

25 10 34 yeors 

17 

323 

II 

6tJ7 

II 

-

-

-

3 

(D) 

3 

103 

22 

113 

3 

7 

215 

-

-

3 

4 

539 

I 

(D) 

1 

2 

-

-

-

235 6 180 

7 899 -

-

141 

86 

8 

-

48 

920 

I 704 

-

-

33 

66 

3 

I 

31 

2 

-

-

23 

244 1 

(D) 

10 

12 

-

I 

22 

235 

127 350 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 10 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 10 64 yeors 65 years and over 

31 13 II 4 

I 259 319 I 245 III 

15 2 - 8 

2 691 (D) - (D) 

15 2 - 8 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

2 II - -

(D) 28 - - 5 3 2 I 

3 193 352 (D) (D) 

65 49 34 10 

829 6JO 434 108 

2 5 6 I 

(D) 12 58 (D) 

(D) 26tJ I 940 (D) 

- - - - - - - -

5 19 12 7 

6 13 26 3 

388 2432 1 729 260 

- 8 - - - (D) - -

4 15 9 6 

- 3 I I 

1 1 2 - - - - - - - - -

444 501 355 254 

14 345 17 277 13 385 9 163 

18 758 21 908 19405 II 495 

- 2 - - - (0) - -

190 214 110 76 

236 266 228 170 18 21 17 8 - - - -

102 110 81 30 

2 163 2 828 2 590 877 3 344 4 193 4 543 I 328 

- - - - - - - -

26 23 28 7 61 69 64 12 2 9 I I (D) 17 (D) (D) 

24 21 24 6 2 I 4 I 

- 1 - - - - - -

193 17 15 15 1 730 82 58 149 - 2 I - - (D) (0) -

55 II 9 5 138 6 6 10 - - - - - - - -

193 17 15 15 1 725 79 55 149 481 935 177 160 103 550 55 580 1 

VERMONT 63 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text1 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms __________________________________________ number __ 

land in forms _____________________________________ ~e~~~;~~~ Average size of form ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per form ________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors __ 

Forms by value of land and buildings; $1 to $19.999 __________________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ $40.000 to $69,999 ______________________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,99L _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ____________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 ____________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 __ , _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________ .. ____________________ _ $1,000,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land awned ______________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms __ 

ocres __ land rented or leo sed to otherL _____________________ forms __ 

ocres-_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

T otol cropland ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by ocres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres _______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocr05.. ___________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocros _________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms-_ 

ocres __ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

T 0101 woodland _____________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ Woodland postured ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Poslureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Posturelond. all types ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ Posturelond irrigoted _______________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

land set aside in the federal form progroms in 197B ______ farms __ ocres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number __ 

White _________________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other races _________________________ . __ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

64 VERMONT 

Total 

7 258 

100.0 

745 390 

240 

7 258 165 074 160 522 

655 

200 

704 

076 

031 

221 

169 

569 

240 

48 

6 809 405 706 3 244 

386 327 531 46643 

7 080 858 808 

6 568 579 014 

3 016 

I 422 

I 383 

693 

51 

2 

I 

4 782 

253 140 

291 

5 332 

III 

828 

109 

977 

613 17 517 

5 507 

696 460 2 306 168 042 4 527 528 418 

I 642 

116543 

4 217 

73 579 

6 125 

537 725 

108 

586 

95 

313 

13 

259 4 

14 

113 

889 

7 258 

4 023 2 780 

455 

7 235 4 009 

2 771 

455 

23 

14 

9 

1 to 9 acres 

316 

4.3 

177 4 324 17 194 53 069 15 532 

60 

107 

75 

37 

23 

7 

15 

254 3 701 

79 

242 

32 2 766 

229 

684 

140 

299 

140 

116 

349 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

23 

32 

19 

67 

4 

11 

15 

56 

13 

58 

183 

368 

132 

418 

15 

22 

15 

22 

316 

238 

15 

63 

316 

238 

15 

63 

IOta 49 acres 

862 

11.8 

23 007 

27 

902 55448 

61 472 2 323 

124 

254 

213 

134 

115 

49 

8 

5 

800 23 658 

298 

5 998 

64 6 649 

822 15 308 

675 8 815 

675 

482 5 367 

41 

(0) 

6 

15 

15 

21 

96 

864 

412 

5 123 

89 

928 

350 4 195 

64 

821 

505 

755 

559 

7 116 

32 

(0) 

31 

127 1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

862 

564 

236 

62 

852 

562 

228 

62 

10 

2 

8 

50 to 69 acres 

362 

4.9 

20 872 

58 

394 

26902 

68 278 

I 177 

2 

97 

152 

87 

24 

15 

17 

342 17 400 

126 

4932 20 I 460 

349 12431 

319 7 897 

296 

23 

70 to 99 ocres 100 to 139 acres 

580 897 

7.9 12.3 

49 041 104 536 

85 117 

555 763 

58364 63 163 105 196 82 782 

I 246 709 

I 6 

74 66 120 228 117 255 

63 109 145 82 

34 17 

I 

560 846 47010 87 721 149 359 

6 390 22 426 

67 68 4 359 5 611 

573 885 22 896 53983 

544 734 

14477 27 878 

455 517 

89 180 

37 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see lexl) 

All Farms 

1,000 10 1,999 2,000 acres or 

140 10 179 acres 180 10 219 acres 220 10 259 acres 260 10 499 ocres 500 10 999 acres acres more 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 656 579 525 1 680 681 111 9 

percenL_ 9.0 7.9 7.2 23.1 9.3 1.5 0.1 

Land in farms ______________________________________ acres __ 104669 115 166 124 n6 596 549 436 666 141 6n 27259 

Average size of farm ______________________________ acres __ 160 199 238 355 641 1 276 3029 

Value at land and buildings' ___________________________ farms __ 690 584 553 1 630 743 111 9 

$1,000 __ 71 437 87075 86394 349523 269 920 69936 9697 

Average per farm ________________________________ dollors __ 103 532 149 100 156 228 214431 363 283 630 057 1 on 412 

Average per acre _________________________________ dollar,-_ 657 748 654 595 561 493 355 

Farms by value of land and buildings, $1 10 $19,999 ___________________________________________ 6 1 $20,000 10 $39,999 _______________________________________ 70 12 12 7 5 

t8;838!~ ~;~; ======================================= 

133 51 41 56 7 

134 100 57 102 8 $100,000 10 $149,999 _____________________________________ 214 156 173 290 52 2 $150,000 10 $199,999 _____________________________________ 76 121 125 411 133 5 $200,000 10 $499,999 _____________________________________ 56 142 143 713 371 50 3 

$500,000 10 $999,999 _____________________________________ 1 1 2 43 144 40 3 

$1,000,000 or more ______________________________________ 8 23 14 3 

Owned and renled lond by operolor, Lond owned ______________________________________ forms __ 644 109 9 627 540 498 1 580 acres __ 91 052 96854 102 S63 468 443 328 226 112 296 26782 

Lond renled or leased from olhers ___________________ forms __ 203 243 266 983 456 80 2 

ocres __ 16085 21 424 24743 137 156 113619 31 112 (D) 

Lond renled or leosed 10 olhers ______________________ farms __ 60 48 28 88 42 12 2 

ocres __ 2468 3 112 2 S30 9050 5 179 736 (D) 

lAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Tolol croplond ______________________________________ farms __ 652 574 522 1 676 678 111 9 

acres __ 51 180 59 332 65008 311 832 205 023 54 178 6953 Harvesled cropland ________________________________ farms __ 632 566 503 1 662 674 111 8 

acres __ 32286 39 740 45082 217 08S 143 591 37298 4566 

Forms by acres horvesled, 1 1049 acres ________________________________________ 353 200 116 211 44 7 2 501099 acres _______________________________________ 215 223 182 424 78 8 100 10199 ocres _____________________________________ 64 140 181 712 225 24 200 10 499 acreL ____________________________________ 3 24 315 306 42 3 500 10 999 ocres _____________________________________ 21 28 2 1,000 10 1.999 acres __________________________________ 2 2.000 acres or more __________________________________ 

Croplond, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms __ 422 355 378 1 189 494 88 8 

ocres __ 16325 17246 18 258 87 134 56 216 IS 017 860 

Cover crops, legu mes, and soil~improvement grosses not -' horvesled or pastured __________________________ forms __ 23 20 31 80 28 6 ocres __ 420 276 S63 2007 920 226 On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 6 12 5 33 17 2 1 

acres __ 55 212 37 834 467 (D) (D) 

In cultivaled summer fallow _______________________ forms __ 14 14 14 24 8 2 I 

ocres __ 147 241 204 671 294 (D) (D) Idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 64 49 36 130 56 19 4 

acres __ I 947 I 617 864 4 101 3 535 471 279 

Tolal woodland _____________________________________ forms __ 565 489 475 I 508 628 109 91 ocres __ 43 320 43 407 49760 218 999 179 745 73 779 18099 Woodlond paslured ________________________________ farms __ 229 227 251 755 340 57 5 ocres __ 10985 11 683 14442 60 138 44 491 13 079 2441 Woodlond nol poslured ____________________________ farms __ 438 383 374 I 220 543 101 8 ocres __ 32335 31 n4 35318 158861 135 254 60 700 15658 

Paslurelond and rangelond other Ihan cropland and woodland poslured _________________________________ farm'-_ 133 167 123 521 255 36 4 acres __ 5279 8544 6412 43 526 34 312 8466 367 Lond in house loIs, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms __ 373 319 293 I 017 431 73 7 acres __ 4890 3883 3 596 22 192 17 586 5 249 840 

Poslureland, 011 types ________________________________ farms __ 588 506 476 I 564 644 105 9 acres __ 32589 37473 39 112 190 798 135 019 36 562 5668 Irrigaled land _______________________________________ forms __ 6 7 4 16 7 3 acres __ (D) n (D) 358 (D) 105 Harvested cropland irrigaled ________________________ farms __ 6 7 3 13 7 3 ocres __ 78 72 (D) 304 (D) lOS Paslurelond irrigaled _______________________________ farms __ I 2 I 

acres __ (D) (D) (D) Olher land irrigaled ________________________________ farms __ I acres __ (D) 

Land sel aside in the federol farm progroms in 1978 ______ farms __ 8 8 1O 48 29 5 acres __ 11O 68 119 624 769 113 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operalors _____________________________________ number __ 656 579 525 680 681 III 9 Full owners ____________________________________ number __ 454 337 259 697 226 31 7 

~::.~~n~~~=:::===:=:===:=:=========:=:=:=::=== ~~:~; == 

173 203 239 882 417 78 2 

While _________________________________________ number __ 29 39 27 101 38 2 654 578 524 1 675 678 III 9 Full Owners __________________________________ number __ 452 336 258 693 223 31 7 

~::.~~n~~====:::======:=:=:=====::==:====:= ~~:~; == 

173 203 239 881 417 78 2 29 39 27 101 38 2 Black ond olher roces ____________________________ numbeL_ 2 I I 5 3 Full owners __________________________________ number __ 2 1 I 4 3 

~::.~~n~~~::::::=::====:=:=::=::=:===:=:=:== ~~:~; =: I 

=1 

See foolnole 01 end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 65 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see textl 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ formL_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ Other thon family held _____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence; On form operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years __________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average age ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex; Male __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation; Forming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None __________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acreL ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres __________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres __________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres __________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL__________ _ __________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres __________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh grain forms (011 L _________________________________ ----

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013L _____________________ _ Calton farms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ________________________________ --- __ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ____________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) ___________________________ _ 

Generol forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ Beef cattle forms, except feedlots (0212) ____________________ _ Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animal specially farms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of ogricultural products sold _______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold; $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 __________ ---- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- -----

$100,000 to $199,999 __________ -- ---- -- - - ---- -- ---- -----

$40,000 10 $99,999 _____ - - - - - -- --- - - - - - -- --- - - - --------- $20,000 to $39,999 ______________ -- -- ---- ---- -- ---------

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________ -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- ---

$5,000 to $9,999 _____ . ______ -- - - - - -- -- -- .- -- -- - --- -- ---

$2,500 to $4,999 ________ ---- -- ---- -- - --- -- -------- - - --- less than $2,500 ______________ ------------------------

See footnote of end of toble. 

66 VERMONT 

Tolal 

6 572 

478 116 

511 188 748 

125 

59 679 

4 

121 

20 

9 735 

I 

19 

30 

112 

6 363 

484 

159 

159 

756 

780 

394 

I 010 

48.3 

6 666 

592 

35 

4564 

2 694 

3 472 

768 

672 

2 095 

316 

862 

362 

580 

897 

656 

579 

525 

680 

681 

111 

9 

13 

033 

033 

102 

166 

164 

301 

656 

I 086 

3 198 

84 

322 

219 

7 258 

273 488 

II 

124 

632 

670 

725 

476 

455 

742 

2 423 

1 to 9 acres 

291 

089 

15 

58 

9 

(0) 

9 

1 

(0) 

254 

34 

19 

59 

87 

72 

39 

40 

45.5 

291 

25 

I 

93 

223 

85 

17 

33 

176 

316 

3 

18 

8 

66 

I 

126 

81 

26 

19 

35 

14 

316 

2 525 

4 

18 

12 

25 

19 

33 

205 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 10 139 acres 

821 345 551 855 

22 065 19893 46 631 99 479 

24 15 26 34 

632 (0) (0) 4 108 

8 2 2 3 

206 (0) (0) (0) 

2 3 

I 

(0) 

1 

9 1 4 

104 (0) 447 

758 305 521 782 

54 41 35 75 

22 14 1 22 

216 74 63 195 

211 100 212 240 

254 68 100 135 

60 58 104 156 

99 48 100 149 

44.8 45.6 48.9 47.7 

780 315 551 717 

82 47 29 180 

10 I 1 3 

247 105 172 566 

615 257 408 331 

175 88 125 378 

70 35 41 74 

123 30 64 183 

477 207 335 242 

862 362 

580 

897 

2 4 

115 95 125 14: I 

115 95 125 145 

43 6 10 7 

60 14 16 30 

72 4 7 10 

123 24 54 25 

310 132 256 207 

169 96 96 158 

24 42 82 199 

26 14 2 6 

70 14 24 137 

17 17 4 127 

862 362 580 897 

5 656 2 349 3 529 10 118 

2 2 

12 2 4 

22 10 24 66 

24 30 31 85 

23 14 33 71 

57 31 44 62 

621 

101 

229 

46 

386 

62 ml 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text1 

All Farms 140 10 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 fa 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Corporations: family held _______________________________________ form,-_ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms-_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Olher Ihon family held _____________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other- cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 

2510 34 yeors __________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years __________________________________________ _ 4510 54 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

5510 64 yearL ______________________________________ . __ _ 

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average age ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________________________________________ _ Olher _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None __________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

10010 199 days ________________________________________ _ 200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 100 10139 ocre'-_________________________________________ _ 

14010 179 acres __________________________________________ _ 

18010 219 ocre'-_________________________________________ _ 22010 259 ocreL _________________________________________ _ 

260 10 499 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

50010 999 ocreL _________________________________________ _ 1,000 10 1,999 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin farms (011 >-____________________________________ _ Field crop, except cash grain farms (013) ______________________ _ Collon forms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegeloble and melon forms (016) ____________________________ _ fruil and Iree nul farms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticullural specially farms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock forms. except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ Seef callie farms, excepl feedlols (0212) ____________________ _ Ooiry farms (024) _________________________________________ _ Poultry and egg forms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animal specially forms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily liveslock (029)-______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2,500 ______________________________________ _ 

See foolnole 01 end of table, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

626 99967 

26 

107 

11 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

564 

45 

12 

68 

123 

182 

121 

150 

51.9 

621 

35 

8 

392 

264 

280 

85 

49 

188 

656 

4 

175 

175 

6 

8 

2 

33 

189 

144 

215 

4 

14 

6 

656 

263 

1 

5 

103 

79 

76 

51 

88 

253 

534 106 089 

33 

6 609 

8 654 

8 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

510 

32 

15 

86 

113 

123 

135 

107 

50.3 

531 

48 

4 

418 

161 

324 

75 

47 

116 

579 

102 

102 

3 

5 

16 

120 

90 

307 

5 

7 

14 

579 

17 684 

1 

13 

186 

90 

55 

47 

52 

135 

480 1 461 523 

114111 516 437 334 531 

33 178 108 

(D) 65 134 68 223 

10 26 41 

2366 9 521 27 195 

1 1 1 

9 25 40 

I 8 6 

(D) 2 792 4 559 

1 

1 8 5 

1 7 3 

(D) 2 665 158 

478 485 604 

20 102 32 

11 32 9 

79 217 92 

108 405 140 

130 498 191 

124 376 181 

73 152 68 

49.5 48.2 49,4 

499 601 648 

26 79 33 

5 1 

412 440 624 

113 240 57 

316 130 488 

63 203 89 

40 85 12 

86 193 63 

525 

680 681 

2 1 

66 150 48 

66 150 48 

4 4 1 

6 9 10 

1 2 7 14 

85 162 47 

70 128 34 

343 313 55Q 

3 5 

4 14 

6 5 

525 1 680 681 

21 405 104 451 73 935 

1 5 2 17 68 28 284 245 206 776 238 109 225 37 

29 111 29 46 81 13 

36 76 13 69 109 33 

1,000 10 1,999 

acres 

79 

99 485 

17 22 833 

14 

(D) 

1 

13 

1 

(D) 

94 

13 

2 

8 

17 

25 

38 

21 

54.8 

105 

6 

I 

87 

24 

77 

15 

4 

12 

111 

18 

17 

84 

111 

19 001 

4 

30 

32 

21 

1 

10 

4 

2 

7 

2.000 acres or more 

6 

18339 

2 

(D) 

=1 

1 

(0) 

1 

8 

1 

2 

2 

3 

53.3 

6 

1 

2 

-I 

9 

~I 

9 

57~ \ 

~\ =1 

21 

VERMONT 67 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see textl 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ farms __ 

Soles 01 $40,000 or mor. ________________________ ~I~~~== 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ $f~~~~== 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~~~== 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

T abaceo _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ CoNle and calves __________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses af- $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 __________________________ -- ---- -----

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 __________________ ---- ----- --- - - ------

$20,000 10 $49,999 __________________ --- - ---- - - - - ---- - -- $50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons __ 

$1.000 __ 

1109910n'- _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 lon>- ____________________________________ _ 

SOO tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ____________ -- -- ---- ------ -- -- -- ---

$50,000 or more __________ -- ---- -- ---- ------ -- ---- ---

See footnote at end of toble. 

68 VERMONT 

Tolal 

63 

276 

I 669 

7 203 

18 

219 

279 

153 

6 431 

219 

6 102 

38 

5 427 

206 

2 268 

17 

189 

83 

449 

4 

356 

464 

6 259 

19 

5 882 

3 356 

218 680 

2 165 

192 919 

4 852 

29 007 

66 5 596 

574 

507 

467 

335 

874 

251 

2 

(D) 

3 485 

15 959 

2 714 

599 

142 

30 

6 221 

85 387 

3 068 

I 541 

I 342 

270 

4 972 

453 904 

67 039 

3 334 

I 558 

80 

2 113 

1 686 

I 000 

173 

1 to 9 acres 

2 

(D) 

30 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

72 

212 

10 

779 

2 

(D) 

48 

171 

2 

(D) 

28 

541 

4 

243 

79 

355 

3 

127 

37 

43 

47 

131 

I 

(0) 

142 

158 

135 

7 

200 

521 

177 

13 

10 

158 

2 851 

424 

148 

10 

140 

8 

10 

10 to 49 acres 

4 

11 

145 

245 

89 

220 

1 

(D) 

83 

451 

4 

240 

85 

721 

5 

(D) 

25 

15 

93 

407 

8 

330 

43 

706 

6 

352 

270 

464 

9 

946 

108 

77 

72 

30 

133 

307 

512 

978 

481 

11 

18 

2 

677 

2 275 

637 

12 

15 

13 

464 

13 022 

I 963 

437 

19 

8 

424 

20 

7 

13 

50 10 69 acres 

115 

197 

12 

24 

11 

295 

4 

286 

6 

26 

4 

3 

38 

38 

50 

104 

8 

466 

180 

473 

53 

39 

42 

100 

54 

51 

214 

239 

200 

14 

312 

795 

261 

45 

6 

189 

3610 

479 

173 

16 

157 

31 

1 

70 10 99 acres 

1 

(D) 

147 

354 

23 

149 

2 

(D) 

16 

199 

2 

(D) 

9 

142 

2 

(D) 

5 

13 

28 

9 

99 

989 

16 

926 

213 

506 

33 

36 

24 

15 

171 

117 

201 

395 

180 

12 

9 

454 

654 

403 

51 

374 

3096 

493 

373 

I 

334 

40 

100 10 139 acres 

6 

24 

319 

689 

23 

98 

1 

(D) 

30 

578 

5 

465 

14 

III 

12 

18 

48 

174 

I 

(D) 

215 

6 112 

54 

3 137 

540 

I 924 

3 

508 

157 

76 

160 

45 

291 

269 

352 

841 

322 

26 

4 

644 

2 553 

516 

107 

17 

4 

396 

11 692 

I 688 

375 

19 

2 

298 

90 

11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text) 

1,000 10 1,999 2.000 acres or 

All Farms 140 10 179 ocres 18010219 acres 220 10 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 fa 999 acres acres more 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - (on. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - (on. 9 3 21 10 3 11 Groin ___________________________________________ forms __ 5 

$1,000 __ 37 (O) (O) 121 (D) 18 (D) 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 18 3 Field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge_. __________________ farms __ 224 156 117 297 126 

$1,000 __ 724 748 474 878 527 339 24 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 2 1 2 10 3 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) 662 280 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms __ 17 16 12 38 17 2 

$1,000 __ 131 50 238 162 22 (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 1 1 

$1,000 __ (0) (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms __ 17 8 10 23 12 1 

$1,000 __ 121 228 481 781 2 950 (0) 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 1 3 3 6 10 

$1.000 __ (0) 222 390 700 2 914 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 7 2 2 8 1 

$1,000 __ 41 (D) (D) 10 (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 6 15 4 1 

$1,000 __ 14 137 152 (0) 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 1 2 1 

$1,000 __ (D) (0) (D) 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms __ 38 50 22 65 32 1 1 

$1,000 __ 352 566 370 131 (D) (0) (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ I 3 2 2 

$1,000 __ (D) 539 (D) (D) Dairy products ____________________________________ farms __ 232 324 359 1 341 575 86 4 

$1,000 __ 8 274 14 058 17470 88 767 62 119 16374 166 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 93 172 208 1 001 516 83 

$1,000 __ 5 325 10524 13 743 80 120 60 610 16308 1~1 Cattle and calveL _________________________________ farms __ 420 448 457 1 512 620 104 9 

$1,000 __ 484 871 2304 9 136 7 020 2 156 314 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL_ 3 4 3 7 21 10 3 

$1.000 __ 155 212 139 516 753 003 236 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms __ 28 37 15 76 23 5 2 

$1.000 __ 28 61 14 83 45 (D) (D) 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

=1 $1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms __ 27 29 32 51 21 5 1 $1,000 __ 24 20 22 57 10 (D) (D) 

Sales 01 $40,000 or morL ________________________ lorm'-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms __ 28 31 21 75 16 5 2 $1,000 __ 43 56 18 189 20 (D) (D) 

Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ larms __ 1 $1,000 __ (D) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' I Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms __ 345 248 319 703 383 58 8 $1,000 __ 829 194 486 4 560 3 470 623 187 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 294 166 215 465 227 26 $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 51 72 94 182 115 14 $20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 10 9 47 29 13 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 9 12 5 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms __ 585 528 487 1 533 686 106 9 $1,000 __ 3 450 6 226 6 787 33 330 22 545 5 831 419 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 392 191 148 263 58 17 $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 145 232 196 571 160 9 $20.000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 46 102 134 617 355 38 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 2 3 9 82 113 42 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ . _____________ farms __ 403 447 396 1 419 628 93 5 tons __ 17 365 34649 34432 177 429 123 179 30 310 2 268 $1.000 __ 2 582 4 931 4 946 26 511 18 144 4 476 401 Forms by tons purchased: 1 to 99 tons _________________________________________ 343 329 273 691 166 25 100 to 499 tons ______________________________________ 59 115 121 718 432 46 500 tons or more ____________________________________ I 3 Farms with expenses of- 2 10 30 22 

$1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ 238 153 102 224 31 11 $5,000 to $19,999 _____________________ .. ______________ 144 221 210 698 202 22 $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ 20 71 80 457 321 27 

~I $50,000 or more _____________________________________ 1 2 4 40 74 33 

See lootnote at end 01 table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 69 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSESI-(on. 

Animal health costs _________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $2,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more _______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plonts. and trees ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenses of- $110 $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________ : ________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ ---------------- $5,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 _______________________________ - -- ---

$SO,ooo or more ______________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: ISO days or more ________________________________ forms __ 

workers __ less than 150 days ______________________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

(ontract labor ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ________________________ -- ---- ------ ---

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________ ------ ---

$20,000 or more ____________________________ -----------

(ustomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 __________ -- -- -- -- -- ---- ------ -- -------

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ -- ---- ------ ---------

$20,000 or more __________ -_ ------------ ------ ---------

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms-_ 

$1.00o __ 

Value of agriculturol products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

See foofnote at end of table. 

70 VERMONT 

TOlol 

5 277 

3 472 

3 250 

889 

971 

167 

3691 

3346 

2686 

920 

66 

19 

4 745 

9489 

3 534 

1 091 

109 

11 

4 037 

2 803 

3 862 

154 

17 

7236 

15463 

5 012 

2 056 

150 

18 

7 224 

9 775 

7 020 

5 323 

3 498 

2 647 

748 

247 

816 

706 

35 

10 

7 224 

841 

5 174 

5 479 

473 

210 

3 853 

21 322 

2 528 

1 147 

148 

30 

2 094 

4 113 

2 927 

10154 

444 

658 

373 

66 

3 

2 

709 

296 

608 

95 

6 

437 

431 

727 

895 

1 to 9 acres 

146 

34 

130 

5 

6 

5 

85 

285 

47 

28 

1 

9 

64 

15 

64 

75 

15 

75 

319 

211 

300 

18 

1 

319 

148 

303 

74 

60 

9 

20 

(0) 

27 

41 

1 

(0) 

319 

12 

193 

47 

20 

16 

85 

482 

63 

15 

7 

38 

69 

80 

345 

58 

20 

58 

15 

19 

44 

88 

10 10 49 acres 

474 

111 

429 

22 

20 

3 

308 

367 

230 

62 

11 

5 

435 

114 

435 

357 

73 

357 

897 

476 

853 

43 

1 

885 

319 

853 

193 

141 

31 

28 

12 

65 

49 

885 

34 

433 

122 

73 

34 

282 

625 

243 

35 

4 

53 

121 

265 

877 

55 

38 

55 

126 

53 

126 

32 

87 

145 

267 

50 to 69 acres 

244 

50 

216 

15 

13 

113 

21 

113 

197 

83 

197 

165 

49 

162 

3 

393 

192 

380 

13 

393 

112 

375 

82 

87 

11 

22 

4 

9 

(Z) 

393 

14 

211 

70 

25 

10 

134 

175 

126 

8 

21 

33 

114 

320 

27 

18 

25 

2 

76 

35 

70 

6 

34 

8 

54 

70 

70 to 99 acres 

226 

32 

216 

9 

1 

144 

35 

138 

6 

335 

209 

330 

5 

300 

121 

286 

14 

555 

319 

539 

16 

555 

234 

548 

172 

102 

32 

11 

3 

13 

555 

23 

255 

77 

24 

7 

153 

265 

148 

27 

39 

142 

740 

28 

95 

10 

18 

66 

13 

66 

32 

41 

52 

144 

100 10 139 acres 

546 

151 

486 

35 

22 

3 

281 

81 

263 

16 

2 

277 

209 

258 

19 

300 

85 

298 

757 

547 

726 

31 

757 

375 

744 

252 

176 

45 

145 

(0) 

34 

14 

2 

(0) 

757 

43 

467 

163 

21 

9 

196 

407 

172 

22 

2 

52 

80 

180 

502 

135 

30 

135 

102 

44 

99 

3 

33 

29 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All 

1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

Farms 140 to 179 ocres 160 to 219 ocres 220 to 259 ocres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ forms __ 462 463 457 476 676 97 6 

$1.000 __ 159 249 274 236 940 217 19 

forms with expenses of- 275 246 694 195 20 3 $1 to $499 ______________________ - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - --- 336 $500 to $999 __________________________________________ 100 111 112 344 126 9 1 

$1,000 to $2,999 _______________________________________ 23 67 95 400 260 42 2 

$3,000 or more ________________________________________ 1 10 2 40 75 26 2 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ farms __ 255 309 314 201 566 66 7 

$1,000 __ 91 165 255 043 629 156 19 

Farms with expenses of- 325 32 3 $1 to $999 ____________________________________________ 226 243 242 822 $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________ 27 66 60 370 234 49 2 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 12 8 27 5 2 

$10,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 2 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farmL_ 397 433 419 1 422 665 93 8 

$1,000 __ 371 596 666 3 726 2 622 639 37 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ___ • ______________________________________ 264 30 3 366 367 340 660 $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________ • __________________ 31 66 76 525 321 42 4 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 1 36 55 16 1 

$20,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 5 5 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms __ 292 332 328 207 567 87 7 

$1.000 __ 107 144 234 940 872 150 14 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 512 70 4 291 329 315 163 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ I 3 12 39 64 15 =1 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 1 5 7 2 

$20,000 or more _______________________________________ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms __ 685 564 553 1 630 743 111 9 

$1,000 __ 753 212 272 5 474 3 932 936 139 

Forms with expenses of- $1 27 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 606 391 346 669 171 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 72 187 203 923 501 47 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 7 6 2 36 63 31 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 2 8 6 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms __ 685 564 553 1 630 743 111 9 

$1.00o __ 509 740 792 3 324 2 503 629 90 Gasoline _______________________________________ forms __ 668 579 537 1 572 724 108 9 

$1.000 __ 320 442 474 1 720 264 294 37 Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms __ 196 340 377 1 295 625 91 8 

$1,000 __ 77 160 201 1 058 783 211 26 

lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms __ 35 65 57 207 133 24 1 

$1.00o __ 9 19 19 63 62 13 (011 Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms __ 45 79 52 256 186 46 

$1,000 __ (D) 53 (D) 196 191 66 (D) Natural gas ____________________________________ forms __ I 5 1 16 7 $1,000 __ (D) 1 (D) 5 3 Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms __ 685 564 553 630 743 111 9 

$1,000 __ 44 65 72 282 200 45 7 Electricitv ________________________________________ farms __ 386 500 468 1 464 667 102 8 

$1,000 __ 237 460 457 2 107 366 304 48 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms __ 29 37 45 110 79 10 

$1.000 __ 6 11 23 44 43 5 

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms __ 319 357 346 1 222 654 97 6 $1,000 __ 585 114 308 7 262 6 850 2 067 182 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 283 273 247 707 238 24 4 $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 34 82 95 464 333 37 2 $20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 1 2 3 29 72 23 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 1 2 11 13 2 

Workers by number of days worked: 

61 150 days or more _______________________________ forms __ 69 191 190 827 517 83 workers __ 146 269 319 494 201 314 26 less than 150 davs _____ c ________________________ Iorms __ 263 238 216 864 470 68 7 workers __ 771 823 961 2 666 807 268 34 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms __ 29 19 26 68 51 3 $1,000 __ 13 32 68 134 211 17 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 29 16 20 46 30 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 1 6 20 17 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 2 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 2 

Customwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ fanns __ 126 141 166 526 279 39 4 $1,000 __ 60 69 147 490 296 68 2 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 121 138 156 463 255 32 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 5 3 10 42 21 5 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 1 $20,000 or more ____________________ . ___________________ 3 2 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custamwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms __ 41 42 42 105 49 12 $1,00o __ 36 50 27 82 42 10 Value 01 agricultural products sold directlv to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 57 56 47 136 53 3 (OJ I $1,00o __ 141 202 186 361 165 (0) 

See footnote at end 01 table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 71 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms __ 

Forms by value group; 

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Motortrucks. including pickups __ _____________ _ __ forms __ 

number __ 

Wheel troctorL______________ __forms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ _ __________ forms __ 

number __ 4 or more__ __ __ __ _ _________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Corn pickers. corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms __ 

number __ (orn heads for combines ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

CottonpickerL ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms-_ 

number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ formL_ 

number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms __ 

Sonitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ forms __ 

UVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________ --------------------

10 to 49 __________________________ ---- ---- ------ ------

50 to 99 ____________________ ------ ------ -- ------------ 100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ --------

500 or more __________ -- - ___ -------- ---- -- ---- ---------

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- I to 9 ____________ -_ ---- ------ ------------ -------- 10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________ -- -- -- -------------------- 100 to 199 ________________ -- -- --------------------

200 to 499 ____________ -- ------ ------------ -- -- ----

500 or more ______________ -- -- -- ---- ------ ---------

See foolnote at end of toble. 

72 VERMONT 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see textl 

Totol 

7 253 

224 345 

052 

759 

043 

826 

056 

455 

60 

2 

4 995 

6 577 

5 595 

7 817 

6 522 

16 271 

3 065 7 673 

1 358 

6 499 

152 

170 

489 

578 

355 

374 

181 

204 

3 701 4 094 

4 192 4 424 

2 342 

2 787 

5 176 

12 292 4 621 

367 785 

2510 

81 665 

133 423 

1 146 

38 294 

130 7 369 

382 

9848 

2 436 

88 853 

203 

6 764 2 405 

910 

5 365 

. 325 396 

135 

645 

563 

843 

190 

9 

4 817 

197 727 

1 510 

10 766 

160 

333 

14 

2 

1 

1 to 9 acres 

324 

2 525 

91 

165 

39 

29 

147 

160 

169 

216 

202 

312 

60 

190 

3 

4 

3 

3 

1 

(0) 

36 

39 

41 

41 

32 

32 

66 

30 

51 

147 

12 

22 

27 

23 

26 

9 

9 

16 

29 

24 

98 

4 

4 

50 

36 

124 

2 038 

61 

54 

7 

2 

90 

723 

51 

230 

48 

3 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 

697 394 

6 841 4 214 

285 60 426 164 

93 106 

77 26 

3 16 

13 

536 220 

640 261 

572 316 

701 430 

655 316 

040 555 

163 135 

443 303 

37 23 

162 92 

2 

(0) 

4 12 

4 12 

3 6 

3 6 

1 4 

(0) 4 

145 67 

148 71 

167 136 

187 144 

53 39 

53 45 

492 220 

166 131 

414 192 

3949 3640 

176 111 

296 1 367 

229 2433 

144 31 

960 260 

16 

36 

104 21 

789 236 

116 96 

519 631 

32 16 

349 47 

141 90 

63 34 

463 220 

5 226 3 395 

326 111 

120 94 

11 14 

4 1 

2 

348 184 

663 959 

246 95 

676 534 

221 80 

25 15 

70 to 99 acres 

555 5677 

92 

290 

91 

76 

4 

366 

464 

441 

510 

503 

726 

159 

339 

12 

55 

6 

8 

6 

8 

132 

147 

175 

161 

33 

36 

364 

329 

313 

6699 

90 

1 739 

2 253 

153 

2 201 

6 

91 

23 

959 

102 

183 

20 , 625 

232 

73 

305 

5 762 

114 

167 

24 

269 

3 139 

163 

673 

140 

23 

100 to 139 acres 

763 

9 429 

323 

156 

83 

176 

24 

1 

414 

523 

598 

717 

715 

217 

274 

632 

43 

167 

3 

4 

24 

26 

15 

15 

11 

11 

292 

292 

402 

424 

60 

66 

426 

294 

266 

8000 

105 

1 392 

2476 

161 

347 

2 

(0) 

46 

596 

125 

2 187 

7 

232 

201 

26 

565 

13 973 

203 

305 

71 

4 

2 

403 

7 284 

180 

193 

135 

45 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ $100,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 or more ________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cornpickers, corn heods, and picker-shellers _____________ forms-_ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cattonpickers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Pickup bolers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms __ number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 

UVESTOCK 

CoHla and calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 _____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 100 10 199 ___________________________________________ _ 200 10 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers Ihol hod calved ________ " ____________ form'-_ 

number __ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms wilh- 1 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 _________________________________________ _ 50 10 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

See foolnote 01 end of loble, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

690 584 

11 546 17 458 

94 42 

256 91 

163 136 

119 200 56 79 

2 36 

423 437 

506 547 

486 424 

603 571 

617 552 172 407 

337 348 787 892 33 78 

138 389 

I 23 (D) 23 

30 49 

35 60 

28 39 

28 39 7 21 

7 21 

249 374 283 404 

309 404 

309 430 126 216 145 257 

428 464 

478 740 392 411 14669 24 150 

192 203 4 518 5 739 6 114 7983 

83 57 

041 834 6 10 

52 268 39 25 328 337 167 252 2 745 5 386 

16 5 211 55 170 208 63 71 

503 465 

15 513 22 106 

143 54 

249 197 106 188 5 26 

461 432 9 145 13603 183 112 554 744 

118 84 64 28 1 

553 1 630 743 

19363 80 209 53 792 

12 24 6 

65 115 26 

89 178 56 

249 661 190 

119 467 259 

18 170 176 

1 14 29 

1 I 

437 291 606 

578 788 919 

447 333 675 

608 923 239 

529 1 599 713 

370 5 074 2 839 

382 878 266 

968 2 326 731 

72 576 406 

327 2603 2 067 

11 54 49 

11 55 61 

43 203 94 

50 241 113 

40 137 63 

40 153 65 

8 76 43 

10 88 48 

423 271 608 

454 407 717 

430 367 636 

450 439 696 

207 962 508 

247 139 639 

445 1 471 674 

902 4666 3 694 

413 1 403 663 27457 146 657 105 607 

240 879 430 7 327 29 810 22 011 11 819 49 297 38 597 

88 241 136 

4 160 12 395 10 548 14 29 33 944 789 3 364 

33 33 36 659 653 3 175 219 838 429 5 671 34 360 28 038 

18 55 27 728 2 424 830 166 720 369 

68 281 165 

467 1 515 622 26 604 123 776 83 838 

39 57 15 149 261 43 234 739 156 43 423 298 2 35 108 

2 

446 1 468 605 16 828 77 267 51 248 113 254 90 979 2 079 054 

78 192 55 33 56 31 2 5 4 

1 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

111 10 571 

3 

5 

5 

19 

28 

36 

15 

87 

180 

105 

272 

110 

513 

20 

54 

74 

443 

8 

11 

17 

(D) 

10 

(0) 

8 

12 

95 

121 

96 

112 

80 

100 

96 

789 

93 24 562 

68 5829 

10037 

25 

2 610 

5 770 

6 085 

60 6 865 

2 

(D) 

56 

27 

107 

21 375 

10 

6 

11 

35 

39 

6 

104 13 558 

19 

591 

2,000 acres or more 

9 

722 

7 

11 

9 

27 

9 

46 

3 

8 

4 

36 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

7 

11 

7 

11 

6 

8 

81 51 

8 2 248 

4 

595 

158 

6 

970 

1 

(D) 

2 

1 

9 

790 

7 

110 

4 

81 

1 

2 

~I 

=1 

VERMONT 73 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

(ottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers Ihal had calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

Forms with- number __ 

1 10 4 ____ • ______________________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

1010 49 _________________________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 _______________________________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Steers. steer calves. bulls. and bull calves _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Colves ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ fat1ened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ Forms with- 1 10 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

5010 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms __ 

number __ Other ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ $1,000 __ 

Dec. , of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ Dec. land May 31 ______________________________ Iarms __ 

number __ June I and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lombs of 011 oges inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ Iorms __ 

number __ Sheep and lombs shorn _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Goots inventory _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 110 399 _____________________________________________ _ 

400 10 3,199 _________________________________________ _ 

3,200 10 9,999 ________________________________________ _ 

10,000 10 19,999 ______________________________________ _ 

20,000 10 49,999. _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 10 99,999 ____________ -- ------------------------- 100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullels 01 laying oge. ______________________ 1arms __ 

number __ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older nol 01 laying age ____________________________________ Iorms __ 

number __ 

See loalnote 01 end 01 lable. 

74 VERMONT 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

TOlol 

3 912 186 939 

632 

82 

603 

244 

303 

45 

3 

4 525 113 106 

3 105 

14 563 

4852 

161 535 

29 007 

4031 

109616 

7 042 

4 120 51 919 

21 965 

400 

3 405 

1 357 

1 069 

7 656 

942 

102 

10 

14 

1 

502 

2 046 

844 

5 610 

574 

10 786 

507 

277 

5955 

171 

526 

726 

422 

I 036 

230 

690 

542 8 913 

475 

6 111 

278 5 678 

450 

7 452 

54 756 

1 991 

8 367 

601 

1 622 

901 

418 

2 192 

180 

033 

29 

1 213 

531 152 

181 

17 

4 

5 

5 

1 1 196 

503 937 

140 

27215 

1 to 9 acres 

56 

493 

38 

2 

16 

95 

799 

49 

516 

79 

281 

355 

64 

837 

140 

51 

444 

216 

10 

23 

9 

76 

924 

54 

21 

50 

191 

58 

733 

37 

992 

43 

20 

565 

16 

57 

139 

42 

84 

22 

55 

18 

61 

6 

34 

3 

27 

3 

27 

205 

52 

106 

30 

39 

24 

5 

101 

4 

117 

5 

72 

7 598 

69 

3 

72 

7549 

3 

49 

10 10 49 acres 

168 

987 

135 

9 

21 

3 

255 

930 

259 

1 433 

270 

5 709 

1 464 

170 4363 

912 

220 

346 

553 

72 

604 

193 

178 

116 

156 

19 

3 

74 

264 

163 

852 

108 

859 

77 

17 

185 

37 

75 

277 

49 

146 

47 

131 

80 

115 

76 

717 

SO 

538 

72 

909 

7 230 

285 

1 084 

74 

171 

140 

53 

291 

28 

163 

11 

203 

137 748 

192 

4 

1 

3 

3 

202 

125 232 

40 

12 516 

50 10 69 ocres 

118 

425 

73 

4 

31 

10 

147 

-192 

116 

244 

180 

2 117 

473 

110 

073 

101 

145 

1044 

372 

18 

82 

34 

94 

506 

88 

5 

1 

57 

176 

60 

330 

53 

929 

39 

23 

598 

15 

60 

161 

44 

107 

24 

54 

45 

497 

40 

964 

32 

446 

40 

1 370 

9980 

94 

399 

45 

89 

48 

13 

80 

11 

54 

2 

83 2 174 

82 

1 

74 

990 

20 

184 

70 10 99 ocres 

139 2266 

48 

15 

71 

5 

243 2 113 

175 

510 

213 

2633 

506 

139 1 600 

110 

183 

033 

397 

35 

169 

65 

75 

392 

63 

3 

9 

36 

560 

69 

832 

33 

802 

36 

19 

478 

17 

37 

182 

28 

49 

16 

133 

38 

495 

34 

361 

20 

284 

22 

363 

2 755 

183 

717 

41 

131 

104 

144 

403 

125 

664 

10 

90 

2 131 

90 

90 

2 024 

4 

107 

100 to 139 ocres 

265 6091 

57 

18 

170 

19 

1 

402 4530 

393 2159 

540 

8980 

1 924 

409 6342 

853 

370 

2638 

1 070 

48 

185 

61 

193 

553 

186 

6 

1 

139 

177 

69 

376 

157 

1 710 

76 

130 

1 252 

37 

143 

309 

136 

286 

12 

23 

165 

1 961 

161 

1 386 

35 

725 

158 

1 668 

12 537 

390 

1 712 

279 

766 

266 

133 

1 151 

6 

22 

2 

213 14 144 

207 

5 

1 

211 

13 912 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; .ee lexl) 

1,000 10 1,999 2 .. 000 acres or 

All Farms 140 10 179 acre. 180 10 219 ocre. 220 10 259 acres 260 10 499 acre. 500 to 999 acres acres more 

lIVESTOCK- Con. 

Ca"'e and calves inventory - Can. Cows and heifers Ihal hod calved - Con. Milk 369 576 97 4 cows _____________________________________ forms __ 374 369 377 1 

number __ 7 591 12859 15 849 75 188 50 194 12967 029 

Farms with- 1 10 4 ____________________________________________ 11 12 149 44 20 45 5 10 9 ____________________________________________ 9 10 4 10 1 101049 __________________________________________ 181 230 226 563 91 3 501099 __________________________________________ 35 83 124 651 287 25 

100 10 199 ________________________________________ 2 3 96 162 39 

20010499 ________________________________________ 4 24 16 

SOO or more _______________________________________ 2 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms __ 444 412 421 1 420 578 101 7 

number __ 5 570 7 278 8861 42982 29 987 7 276 588 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms __ 231 264 251 885 406 70 6 

number __ 798 1 225 915 3 527 2603 541 92 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms __ 420 448 457 1 512 620 104 9 

number __ 7439 10 825 13 273 57 324 39998 10699 257 

$1.000 __ I 484 I 871 2304 9 136 7 020 2 156 314 

Colves ___________________________________________ farms __ 332 371 381 I 384 578 88 5 

number __ 4694 7 219 8878 40 423 26 818 6666 703 

$1,000 __ 410 443 414 2062 I 238 326 35 

COllie ___________________________________________ farms __ 329 390 419 I 344 562 98 9 

number __ 2 745 3606 4395 16 901 13 180 4033 554 

$1,000 __ I 074 1 428 I 890 7074 5 783 I 830 279 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms __ 47 34 38 64 32 2 

number __ 210 331 199 614 (0) (0) 

$1,000 __ 69 123 73 262 (0) (0) ::1 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms __ 62 80 66 166 66 11 2 

number __ 467 598 202 935 813 (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 10 9 ________________________________________________ 53 67 65 145 56 8 101049 ______________________________________________ 7 11 I 20 6 2 501099 ______________________________________________ 2 1 I 1 10010 199 ____________________________________________ 1 2 20010499 ____________________________________________ I 500 or more ___________________________________________ ::1 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms __ 23 24 12 61 19 5 2 

number __ 164 97 29 272 81 (0) (0) 

Other ___________________________________________ farms __ 60 77 62 154 62 8 2 

number __ 303 501 173 663 732 (0) (0) 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms-_ 28 37 15 76 23 5 2 

number __ 768 743 248 972 649 (0) (0) 

$1,000 __ 28 61 14 83 45 (0) 

Feeder pigs (Oll sold ___________________________________ forms __ 9 10 6 32 9 I 

number __ 305 218 161 007 (0) (0) (0) 

$1,000 __ 8 6 4 24 (0) (0) (0) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 26 25 12 65 19 5 2 number __ 131 108 35 267 90 (0) (0) Oec. I and May 31 ______________________________ farms __ 25 22 11 47 13 3 2 

number __ 81 60 23 147 42 (0) (0) June I and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms __ 18 15 8 48 14 4 2 number __ 50 48 12 120 48 (0) (0) 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms __ 34 29 37 60 29 6 1 number __ 725 603 696 148 402 (0) (0) Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms __ 25 26 35 44 23 4 I number __ 503 373 557 899 200 (0) (0) Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms __ 20 26 29 41 17 4 I number __ 361 421 492 988 201 (0) (0) Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms __ 26 26 32 48 18 5 number __ 606 555 480 1 012 245 217 =1 pounds of wooL_ 4019 4009 3 319 6 730 2 011 961 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms __ 173 133 108 384 155 30 4 number __ 647 505 373 431 757 218 418 Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms __ 25 22 16 55 10 2 2 number __ 68 47 34 152 20 (0) (0) $1,000 __ 38 53 18 144 20 (0) (0) Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms __ 43 6 6 10 5 number __ 59 16 16 64 11 Goals sold _________________________________________ forms __ I 2 3 number __ (0) (0) 5 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (Z) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older invenlory _______________ farms __ 138 81 81 174 72 6 number __ 28 789 42 507 22 764 269 206 2 997 094 Forms wilh- I 10399 ______________________________________________ 137 76 79 172 72 400103,199 __________________________________________ 2 1 3,200 10 9,999 _________________________________________ 2 10,000 10 19,999 _______________________________________ 

20,000 10 49,999 _______________________________________ 50,00010 99,999 _______________________________________ 

100,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 Hen. and pullels of laying age _______________________ farms __ 138 80 80 172 72 5 number __ 22568 40 326 22 702 263 959 2920 755 Pullel. 3 monlh. old or older nol of laying age ____________________________________ farms __ 14 7 5 19 4 3 number __ 6 221 2 181 62 5 247 77 339 =1 See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA VERMONT 75 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see lexl) 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens said _____________ ~~:~~== 

Forms with- number __ 

110 1.999 ___________________________________________ _ 2,000 10 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 

60.000 10 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

(om tor all purposes ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ Irrigaled _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweighL_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocrOL _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Ions, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 ta 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 ocre'-_____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

AU vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms __ acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 5,010 24.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigoled _________________________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 10 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 5.010 24.9 ocre'- _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocro' _____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms __ 

TOlol 

154 412 196 

65 6 375 

65 

27 

81 

30 11 121 

2 271 

101 982 

135 3366 

147 097 

119 

700 126 834 

11 

13 

82 

22 

9 

3 

3 

5 953 492 192 876 374 

11 

264 

I 255 

2884 

I 785 

29 

2050 

98 979 

219212 I 

(0) 

279 

593 

31 

306 

211 

56 

10 

2 

392 

6 473 

9 

212 

137 

215 

29 

11 

389 6410 

50 012 866 

1 to 9 acres 

24 

6003 3 705 

8 

29 

3 5653 

3 

11 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

30 

96 

138 

30 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

30 

63 

2 

(0) 

27 

3 

14 

44 

14 

14 

(0) 

(0) 

1010 49 acres 50 10 69 acres 70 10 99 acres 10010 139 acres 

39 15 7 12 

85040 10478 229 9395 

22 2 9 4 2 395 (0) 800 175 

22 2 9 4 

2 I 2 3 (0) (0) (0) 3 

2 3 2 3 (0) 18 (0) 22 

42 22 69 98 

391 294 850 1 868 

11 1 3 6 

48 (0) (0) 47 

2 472 (0) (0) 2370 

29 4 7 14 

28 9 47 22 

2638 688 4067 4343 

9 

(0) 

22 2 4 6 

5 I I 7 

2 I 1 I 

1 

495 294 395 688 

7 419 7472 12202 25 512 

9880 10226 16585 38951 

2 

(0) 

398 135 149 261 

97 159 245 401 

I 26 

104 54 77 173 

110 918 1 611 4 771 

975 I 577 3069 8515 

89 12 23 23 

305 41 216 204 

14 I 1 2 

22 (0) (0) (0) 

74 9 12 13 

14 3 9 8 

I 2 1 

1 

80 19 148 40 

517 251 714 726 

6 1 

28 (0) 

34 5 20 14 

45 10 125 18 

1 4 3 6 

2 

79 19 148 40 

509 247 I 707 719 

3 405 310 3 131 100 2 087 545 119 210 total acres __ pounds __ L-____________________________________________________ ~ 

See foolnole 01 end of loble. 

16 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 140 to I 79 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to m acres 

POULTRY - (on. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____________ .forms __ number._ 

Farms with- Ito 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 60,0001099,999 ______________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms __ 

number._ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms __ 

number._ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _______________________________ .farms __ 

acres __ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweighL_ Irrigated _______ • _____ . _. _______________ • _________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 ocre,-______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 

100.0 ocres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres ________________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocre"- _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres ar more ___________________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

'1978 dota are based an a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

7 

20959 4 

137 

4 

3 

18 

3 

20 

141 

2 742 

12 

133 6829 

12 

6 

725 

1 

(D) 

11 

1 

600 29864 

56 767 1 

(D) 

80 

472 

48 

168 5 381 11 104 

17 

162 

4 

39 

12 

3 

2 

19 

110 

14 7 

26 231 43 751 

4 3 

510 106 

4 3 

2 3 (D) 9 

1 4 (D) 16 

190 216 

4558 6 571 

12 10 

124 156 

6 575 8 725 

13 6 

34 3 738 374 

11 

18 

209 040 

12 

379 

12 

3 

6 

6 345 

942 

40 028 

38 

741 

36 259 

22 

160 33 873 

1 

(D) 

15 

4 

2 

1 633 187 212 329 831 4 

172 

62 

690 

881 

705 38 007 

83 699 

38 

194 

5 

36 

27 

10 

1 

9 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

3 570 

468 

34 451 

32 1 375 50 387 

9 

188 48 028 

6 

655 113 657 218810 2 

(D) 

21 

143 

482 

9 

337 23 321 58089 1 

(D) 

17 

48 

13 

4 

15 

(D) 

1 

(0] 

1,000 to I,m 

ocres 

I 

(D) 

74 

9506 

9 618 28 750 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

110 28 588 52 756 

4 

16 

71 

19 

47 

6 152 14045 

1 

(D) 

2.000 acres or more 

1 

(D) 

-I 

6 

7121 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

3646 

7 174 

2 

~ 1 

3 

(0] 

(D) 

(0~1 

VERMONT 77 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

fARMS AND LAND IN fARMS 

Forms _________________ • _________________________ number_ 

percent. land in forms ______________________________________ acres. -

Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ -

- Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Average per form ________________________________ dollars. Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars. -

-

forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $150,000 to $199,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ - $500,000 - to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

-

Owned and rented lond by operator: land owned _______ • ______________________________ forms. - ocres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms. - acres. - land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

LAND IN fARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms 

acres Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms 

acres forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocreL ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocreL _________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres __________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms 

acres 

(over crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses not harvested or pastured __________________________ farms 

acres 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- On which all crops failed _________________________ forms_ - acres -- In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms -- acres Idle ___________________________________________ forms --

-- acres -- Total woodlond _____________________________________ farms -- acres Woodland -- postured ________________________________ forms -- acres Woodland -- not postured ____________________________ farms -- acres -- Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ - aeres_ - Land in house lots, ponds, roods. wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ - aeres_ -

Posturelond, all types ________________________________ forms_ - aeres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Postureland irrigoted _______________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigoted ________________________________ forms_ - aeres_ - Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - aeres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AIIF~Ii::~;:. Part owners -=====~ ____________________________________ =~=======~==================== number_ ~~~~~ = 

-

-

- Tenants _______________________________________ number_ White - _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Part owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants ______ • ______________________________ number_ 

810ck and other roce. ____________________________ number_ -

- Full owners __________________________________ numbeL 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

-

-

-

See footnote 01 end of table. 

78 VERMONT 

I 

I 

I 

All forms Totol 

7 273 3 162 100.0 43.4 752 940 I 179 176 241 373 7 273 3 180 177 393 747 121 

161 885 234 943 659 612 

200 32 705 44 I 077 128 

I 031 229 I 222 582 I 170 700 I 574 I 235 

243 193 51 37 

6824 2953 412 848 894200 3249 I 991 386 735 304 322 531 159 

46 643 19346 

7 095 3 117 

861 662 641 237 6 582 3069 

580 792 455903 

3 021 323 I 423 828 I 388 I 206 696 658 

51 51 

2 2 

I I 

4791 2 242 

254 001 173085 

295 124 5424 2847 

III 59 

I 828 I 467 

110 47 I 992 1 562 

618 200 

17625 6373 

5 522 2652 

700 381 411 535 

2310 1440 

168 958 117746 

4541 2071 

531 423 293 789 

I 646 931 

116 787 85 150 

4228 I 859 

74 110 41 254 

6 137 2907 

539 746 375981 

109 59 

I 595 I 409 

95 47 

I 313 I 152 

13 II 

259 248 

5 2 

23 (0) 

113 95 

I 889 I 405 

7 273 3162 

4033 I 175 

2785 I 774 

455 213 

7 250 3 153 

4019 I 167 

2776 I 773 

455 213 

23 9 

I~I 8 

I 

-

Form. with sale. of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

II 124 632 I 670 725 

0.1 L7 8.6 22_9 9.9 

15992 96464 324473 563 664 178 583 

I 454 778 513 338 246 

II 124 632 I 681 732 

13 173 71 216 210243 339647 112 842 

I 197 559 574 326 332662 202050 154 155 

823 738 647 576 584 

- - 2 13 17 

- I 5 19 19 

- I 5 64 58 

- 2 5 95 127 

- 5 48 357 172 

- 3 93 455 149 

3 48 387 616 181 

4 53 72 55 9 

4 II 15 7 -

10 119 608 I 549 667 

13368 75 330 245 898 421 571 138 033 

9 93 426 I 063 400 

2 624 24464 82 625 152 114 42495 

- 17 33 73 36 

- 3 330 4050 10021 I 945 

II 121 625 I 653 707 

8 530 56672 185 177 302 665 88 193 

10 119 618 I 639 683 

7 522 44 321 139 855 208 540 55665 

- 2 II 122 188 

- - 33 482 313 

- 8 243 813 142 

5 84 312 217 40 

2 25 19 5 - 2 - - - - I - - - -

7 89 427 I 208 511 

I 008 10951 41 402 89415 30309 

- 8 25 62 29 

- 288 702 I 233 624 

- 2 23 28 6 

- (D) (0) 597 130 

- 2 8 28 9 

- (0) (0) 619 149 

- 9 48 97 46 

- 852 I 944 2 261 I 316 

II 105 540 I 405 591 

5925 30347 102539 200 320 72 404 

3 54 281 769 333 

506 7499 30 104 57081 22 556 

9 91 420 I 103 448 

5419 22848 72 435 143 239 49848 

3 36 245 475 172 

935 5 113 26468 41 090 11544 

9 88 394 969 399 

602 4 332 10289 19 589 6442 

9 115 584 I 546 653 

2449 23 563 97974 187 586 64 409 

I 4 15 17 22 (0) (0) 349 289 (0) 

I 4 14 14 14 

(0) (0) (0) 235 109 

- - 2 2 7 

- - (0) (0) 182 

- - - I I 

- - - (0) (0) 

I 3 29 49 13 

(0) (0) 650 559 115 

II 124 632 I 670 725 

2 31 207 609 326 

8 88 400 938 340 

I 5 25 123 59 

II 124 629 I 666 723 

2 31 204 606 324 

8 88 400 937 340 

I 5 25 123 59 

- - 3 4 2 

- - 3 3 

- - ~I - I 

- - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ lond in forms ______________________________________ acres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ 

Value of land ond buildings l ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _________________________________ dollars_ 

farms by value of food and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 to ·$499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5QO,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1.000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ lond rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ 

ocres_ lond rented or leased to others-_____________________ farms_ 

acresLAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland· ______________________________________ forms_ 

Dcres_ Harvested cropland _______________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres ___________________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farmsacres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or pastured __________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ On which all crops foiled _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ Woodland - pastured ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms_ -

- Pastureland and rangeland other thon cropland and woodland postured ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Lond in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - acres_ - Pastureland. all types ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Postureland irrigated _______________________________ fOf"ms_ - acres_ - Other landirrigated ________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land set aside in the federaHarm programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - ocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________ : ________ number_ - Full owners ____________________________________ number_ - Part owners ____________________________________ number_ Tenants _______________________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ -

- Full owners __________________________________ number_ Part owners __________________________________ number_ -

- Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Black and other races ____________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ Part owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

-

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

4096 

56.3 566 214 

138 

4 078 

417 953 

102 489 

749 

168 

660 

948 

802 

639 

469 

334 

47 

11 

3 856 

511 506 1 253 

82 005 

372 

27 297 

3 963 

217 571 3 499 

123 111 

2 693 

594 

177 

35 

-

-

-

2 540 

80 055 

167 

(0) 

52 

361 

62 

(0) 

413 

11 144 

Z 855 

284 925 

866 

50296 

2456 

234 629 

711 

31 393 

2 358 32 325 

3 218 

161 744 

49 

(0) 

48 

161 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

18 

484 

4 096 

2 846 

1 006 

242 4082 

2842 

998 

242 

14 

6 

8 

-

Farms with sales of less than $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

476 455 742 

6.5 6.2 10.2 

110346 83 885 106 278 

232 184 143 

473 453 751 

71 387 54 949 77 129 

150 923 121 300 102 702 

623 679 723 

17 20 11 

47 32 74 

69 90 250 

95 97 120 

101 85 149 

4'1 64 83 

78 57 55 

12 7 7 

5 1 2 

434 420 704 

91 404 72 077 90 599 

196 179 304 

21 247 16 194 18 281 

41 60 50 

2 305 4 386 2 602 

458 441 724 

50987 33 537 36 469 

434 408 691 

32279 21 154 22 680 

162 225 535 

156 137 133 

91 39 21 

25 7 2 

- - -

- - -

- - -

300 241 469 

16840 10 227 11 604 

17 23 26 (0) 412 221 

8 2 22 (0) (0) 35 

5 10 14 (0) 57 78 

42 42 66 1 601 1 670 1 651 

350 337 569 49444 39 932 59 605 

175 119 184 

12 561 8 207 12 596 

276 299 489 

36883 31 725 47 009 

89 119 99 

5 900 6 751 4 698 239 278 354 4 015 3 665 5 506 

389 346 604 35301 25 185 28 898 10 8 11 (0) 40 21 

10 8 11 

57 30 21 

- 1 - - (0) - 1 - - (O) - - 2 5 3 (O) 50 126 

476 455 742 282 276 438 152 144 265 42 35 39 475 453 741 261 274 437 152 144 265 42 35 39 1 2 1 1 2 1 - - - - - -

Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

2423 15 

33.3 0.2 

265 705 7 550 

110 503 

2401 15 

214 487 12 318 

89 332 821 231 

840 1 631 

I I 120 -

507 1 

539 1 

490 -

304 1 

273 1 

144 5 

2~ I 31 

2298 15 

257 426 7 142 

574 5 

26 283 408 

221 - 18004 1 -

2340 15 

96 578 2 854 

1 966 14 

46 998 1 778 

1 771 5 

168 1 

26 5 

1 3 

- - - - - -

1 

~I 9 

41 861\ 

101 4 

1 663 92 

20 -

252 -

33 1 

259 (0) 

263 5 

6 022\ 108 1 1 579 15 135 944 3921 

388 4 

16932 916 

1 392 14 119 012 3 005 

404 4 

14044 244 1 487 11 19 139 531 

1 879 12 72 360 2 021 20 1 55 (0) 

19 - 53 -

1 j (0) 

1 

(O) 

8 - 181 -

2 423\ 15 1 652 10 445 5 

2 !~~ \ -

15 1 850 10 437 5 

126\ - 10 - 2 - 8 - -

VERMONT 79 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Farms with soles of $20.000 or more 

$500,000 or $200.000 to $100.000 to $40,000 to $20.000 to 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _____ • ________ • __ • ________________ forms. 

acres- Partnership ___ • ___ • _. _________ •• ___________________ forms. -

- acres. -

Corporations: Family held ___________ • ____ • ______________________ forms_ - acres. More - than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms. - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other thon family held _____________________________ forms. - acres. More - thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms. - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms. - acres. -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by ploce of residence: On form operated ___________ • __________________________ _ 

Not on - form operated ___________________________________ _ 

- Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 yeors _________________________________________ _ - 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ -

- 55 to 64 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ - Average - age ___________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ -

- Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

- Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other - ________________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators reporting doys of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

- I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ -

- 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 - to 49 ocreL __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocreL __________________________________________ _ - 7010 99 ocreL __________________________________________ _ - 100 - to 139 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

- 140 to 179 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 ocreL ________________________________________ _ -

- 220 to 259 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

- 260 to 499 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

- 500 10 999 acres ____________________________________ - ____ _ 

- 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 2.000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ Co"on forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato~ hay. peanut, and other field crop forms (0133.0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms. except dairy. poultry. and animal specialty (021)_ Beef cottle forms, except feedlols (0212) ___________________ _ 

Dairy forms (024) __________________ -- __ ------------------- Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) ______________ ------------------ General forms. primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold, 

$500,000 or more __________________ -------------------

$200.000 to $499,999 ________ -------------------------- $100.000 to $199,999 __________ ------------------------ $40,000 to $99.999 __________________ ------------------

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________ ---- -- ------------------

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $10,000 to $19.999 __________________ -------------------

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ -------------- ---------

$2,500 to $4,999 __________ ---- ------ -------------------

less than $2.500 ____________ ---- -- -- ---------- ---------

See footnote at end of table. 

80 VERMONT 

All forms Total 

6 572 2 701 1 478 116 958 822 511 342 188 748 157 697 

125 90 59 679 49 222 

4 3 

121 87 

20 19 (D) (D) 

I I 

19 18 45 10 (D) (D) 

6 371 2843 491 145 

159 71 

I 164 494 

1 760 759 

I 782 894 

I 398 677 I 010 267 48.3 47.4 

6 681 3052 

592 110 

35 9 

4 571 2976 

2 702 186 

3480 2341 

770 383 

673 92 

2 099 213 

I 316 34 

864 60 

362 42 

581 55 

897 157 

658 188 

579 290 

525 345 

I 684 I 303 

685 593 

113 88 

9 7 

13 - 1 035 43 

- - - - I 035 43 

102 14 

167 45 

165 30 

301 2 

I 659 92 

1 088 81 

3 205 2886 

84 22 

323 9 

219 19 

7 273 3 162 

274 318 258 564 

11 11 

124 124 

635 632 

1 675 I 670 

725 725 

477 -

456

1 

- 744 - 2 426 -

more $499,999 $199,999 $99.999 $39,999 

6 84 494 I 461 656 

II 045 62544 245424 480322 159 487 

- 22 101 163 56 

- (D) 58 904 65 2B7 (D) 

5 16 28 33 8 

4947 13 131 16 171 12821 2 152 

- - 2 I - 5 16 26 32 8 

- 2 5 10 2 

- (D) 2374 3704 (D) 

- - I - - - 2 4 10 2 

- - 4 3 3 

- - I 600 I 530 (D) 

8 118 567 I 502 648 

2 3 24 72 44 

I 2 6 40 22 

- 14 94 297 89 

3 35 170 425 126 

2 34 204 451 203 

2 32 131 321 191 

3 7 27 136 94 

52.4 48.0 46.8 46.4 50.0 

II 122 615 1 617 687 

- 2 17 53 38 

- - 2 5 2 

10 121 609 1 590 646 

I 3 23 80 79 

II 90 487 1 269 484 

- 20 78 190 95 

- 4 15 44 29 

- 3 32 98 80 

- - 4 18 12 

- 2 12 22 24 

- - 2 10 30 

- - - 24 31 

- 2 4 66 85 

- I 5 103 79 

- 1 13 186 90 

- 2 28 206 109 

I 17 284 776 225 

5 68 245 238 37 

4 30 32 21 I 

I I 3 - 2 

- - - - - - - 6 II 26 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - 6 11 26 

- - - 6 8 

2 6 7 21 9 

- - 4 13 13 

- - - - 2 

I 1 16 37 37 

I 1 15 30 34 

7 112 587 1 566 614 

I 5 8 4 4 

- - - 2 7 

- - 4 10 5 

II 124 632 I 670 725 

10 607 34 678 83482 108 161 21 636 

11 - - - - - 124 - - - - - 632 - - - - - I 670 - - - - - 725 

- - - - - - - - -

=1 - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ torms_ 

ocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ Other than family held _____________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm aperoted ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average oge ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

female ______________________________________________ "-_ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acre'- ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acre'- ________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'-________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 acre'-________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acre'- _____________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013} _____________________ _ Catton farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ 8eef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___ ..: ___________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or mare ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999-____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

3 871 519 294 

t69 

31 051 

35 10 457 

I 

34 

1 

(0) 

-

I 

20 

(0) 

3 520 

339 

88 

665 

997 

886 

717 

743 

49.1 

3 614 

482 

26 

1 588 

2 508 

1 131 

385 

580 

t 882 

282 

802 

320 

525 

740 

468 

289 

180 

377 

88 

23 

2 

13 

990 

-

-

990 

88 

121 

134 

299 

I 564 

1 005 

312 

62 

313 

200 

4 096 14 924 

-

-

-

-

-

476 

455 

742 

2 423 

Farms with sales of less than $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

431 420 687 

97 577 75 674 96 833 

30 22 47 

7 698 4 165 7 293 

11 9 8 

4 147 2 921 2 152 

- - - 11 9 8 

- 1 - - (0) -

- - - - 1 - 4 3 - (0) (0) -

384 375 612 

48 49 78 

11 14 t6 

57 69 198 

95 83 104 

100 104 161 

121 98 120 

92 87 143 

51.3 50.4 48.0 

442 419 680 

34 36 62 

8 1 2 

352 225 350 

124 230 392 

238 143 165 

73 66 59 

27 74 193 

113 157 279 

25 19 33 

23 57 101 

14 31 46 

33 44 62 

71 62 233 

76 51 88 

55 47 52 

29 46 36 

111 81 76 

29 13 13 

10 4 2 

- - -

5 3 1 90 156 182 

- - -

- - -

90 156 182 8 15 25 9 10 21 22 27 25 4 5 3 

97 153 292 86 104 223 224 58 17 5 8 5 7 17 45 5 3 126 

476 455 742 6877 3 275 2 593 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 476 - - - 455 - - - 742 

- - -

Abnormal farms 

Less than $2,500 (see text) 

2 333 - 249 210 -

70 -

11 895 -

7 -

1 237 -

1 -

6 -

- - - - - -

- - t3 t5 

33b3 7 550 

2 149 8 

164 7 

47 -

341 5 

715 4 

521 2 

378 4 

421 - 48.8 43.3 

2 073 15 

350 - 15 -

661 7 

1 762 8 

585 8 

187 2 

286 1 

1 333 4 

1 

205

1 

- 621 2 

229 -

386

1 

1 

374 -

253 2 135 -

69 1 -

109 4 

33 4 7 2 

2 -

56~ 1 ;1 - -

- -

562 2 40 - 81 1 60 I 

287 1 -

1 022 3 592 2 13 7 

44 - 244 1 66 -

1 2 423 15 2 179 830 

- -

- -

- 3 

- 5 - - - 1 

- 1 

- 2 2 4231 

VERMONT 81 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLO-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Con. Groin _______ " ____________________________ _ _ __ forms_ 

Sales 01 $40.000 or more.~~~~~~_~_~~~_~_~_~ ___ ~~I~~~~~ 

Commodity Credif Corporation loans __ $1.000~ 

__formsCotton and cottonseed ~~ ____ ~~ ____ ~ ~_~ __ ~~~~~~_$I~~~~~ $1.000~ 

Soles of $40,000 or more_________ _ ____________ forms_ 

$1.000~ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ tarms_ 

$1.000~ ~ 

Tobacco _~ _______________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000~ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms_ ~ 

field seeds. hoy. lor age. and siloge_~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$I~~~~= $1.000~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ farms_ ~ 

$1.000~ ~ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ ~ 

$1,000~ ~ 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ ~ 

$1.000~ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000~ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms-

$1 ,OOO~ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ 

$1.000~ 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000~ 

Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,OOO~ 

Sales of $40,000 or mare __ ~ ______________________ forms_ 

$1.000~ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ 

$1.000~ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000~ Dairy products- ___________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000~ 

Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000~ 

(onle and calveL _________________________________ forms_ 

$1.oo0~ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000~ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000~ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,OOO~ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000~ 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000~ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ forms_ 

$1.000~ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000~ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

$1.000~ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _~~~~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

$5,000 to $19.999 ~~ ~~ ~~ ~_ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~- ~~ ~ 

$20.000 to $49.999 ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ 

$50.000 or more ~~~_~~~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_~~~~~~~~~~~_~~~ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ 

$1,OOO~ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4.999 ~~~_~~~~~~~~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ _~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ 

$50.000 or more ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ 

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~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

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~ 

~ 

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~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

Commerciallv mixed formula feeds ___________________ formL ~ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,OOO~ 

J to 99 ton5 _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ton'-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

500 tons or more ______ -------- -- -------- -- -- -- -----

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

$5,000 to $19.999 ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ 

$50,000 or more ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~~ - ~- ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ 

See footnote of end of foble. 

82 VERMONT 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

All forms Total 

64 36 276 178 

- - - - - - - - - -

=1 --

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - I 672 307 7 208 3 221 18 18 I 219 I 219 

282 68 I 164 803 

6 6 431 431 

222 70 

6 109 5 739 

38 38 5 427 5 427 

208 40 

2 269 1 615 

17 17 

1 189 1 189 

84 21 449 410 

4 4 356 356 

466 116 

6 263 (0) 

19 19 

5 882 5 882 

3 363 2946 

219 3211 215 091 

2 172 2 165 

193 561 192919 

4862 3021 29 078 24 773 

66 66 5 596 5 596 

576 90 

53~ 1 (0) 

-

- - 469 59 

336 (0) 

- -

- - 875 102 

1 309 (0) 

3 2 

165 1 (0) 

3 492 1 548 

16 104 13 706 

2 719 850 

600 535 142 133 

31 30 

6 232 3 063 

85 682 81 469 

3 070 91 

I 543 1 361 

I 347 I 341 

272 270 

4 982 3 005 

455 588 439 539 

67 258 64 869 

3 338 1 367 

I 564 1 558 

80 80 

2 116 228 

I 690 I I 604 

1 001 1 000 

175 173 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500.000 or $200.000 to $100.000 to $40,000 to $20.000 to more $499.999 $199,999 $99.999 $39.999 

- 2 10 17 7 

- (0) 59 65 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 II 68 153 73 

(0) (0) 982 I 051 803 

I 2 9 6 -

(0) (0) 642 314 -

- 5 14 33 16 

- 189 34 371 210 

- I - 5 - - (0) - (0) -

2 8 12 31 17 

(0) (0) 1 046 I 392 247 

2 6 9 21 -

(0) (0) I 045 1 346 - - 1 6 14 19 

- (0) 427 770 (0) 

- - 4 13 - - - 423 767 - - - 3 10 8 

- - 311 76 23 

- - 3 I ~ 

- - (0) (0) -

I 8 19 43 45 

(0) 1 550 1 089 290 (0) 

1 5 9 4 - (0) (0) 1 079 263 -

8 112 599 1 597 630 

4863 28 070 70965 94 204 16989. 

8 112 598 I 447 -

4863 28 070 70932 89 054 - 8 114 614 I 618 667 

1 158 2971 8488 9 719 2437 

8 12 29 17 - 1 158 1 065 2 353 I 021 -

1 5 14 43 27 

(0) 16 19 76 (0) 

- - - - -

- - - - - 1 - 10 35 13 (0) - 9 10 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

- 3 IS 42 42 

- (0) (0) 139 267 

- - 1 1 

- =J - (0) (0) 

7 B4 350 818 289 

1 437 2 135 3 888 4 917 1 330 

- 23 149 475 203 

1 29 131 311 63 

1 22 60 27 23 

5 10 10 5 -

9 118 617 I 628 691 

3 371 10 826 25 893 34 313 7066 

- - 7 30 54 

- - 13 723 625 

- II 449 869 12 

9 107 148 6 -

7 115 599 I 607 677 

18630 58 531 135 444 191 461 35413 

2 895 8 840 20 268 27681 5 186 

- 2 66 660 639 

- 61 518 941 38 

7 52 15 6 -

- - 14 76 138 

- 4 73 995 

- 18 445 530 53~ I 7 93 67 6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - Con, 

Market value of agricultural products sold - (on. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sa-Ies of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Sates of $40',0'0'0' or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Commodity Credit Corporotion loans ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ - Sales of $40,0'00 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silo9L __________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ - $1;000_ " Soles of $40,00'0 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 ar.more _________________________ farms_ -

-, 

-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or ,more ______________________ , __ farms_ - $I~OOO_ - Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales Df $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000 __ 

Poultry,ond,-poultry -products ________________________ forms_ -, 

$1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Do'iry - products ____________________________________ forms_ - 0$1.000_ -' Sales of '$40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ , Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles 01 $40,000 '" mare _________________________ ·farmL - $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000 __ Stiles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, tombs, and wool ____________________________ ,farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms_ c $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ Iarms __ 

$1,000_ -

SELECJED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and pouttry purchased _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - ·Farms with expenses of- '$110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - ,$50,000 aratore ___________________________________ _ " 

- Feed for liveslock and poullry _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000_ - Farms with ex.penses of- $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ ~ 

$5,000 , 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ ..: __________ farms_ - tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms.by Ions purchased, 1 1099 .Ions _______________________________________ _ 

lOa to 499 lons _____________________________________ _ 

- 500 tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ -

-

See foolnate 01 end 01 loble, 

]978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE ,DATA 

Tolol 

27 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- I 362 

3 982 

-

-

211 

350 -

-

149 

363 

-

- 166 

(D) 

-

-

62 

(D) 

-

-

348 

195 

-

- 410 

3 589 

-

- 1 831 4 235 

-

-

484 

322 

-

- 408 

307 

-

- 772 

791 

-

-

,1,937 

2 253 

1 864 

64 

9 

-

3 158 

3 918 

2977 

180 

1 

-

I 967 14 365 

2 169 

I 967 

-

-

1 885 

82 

-

-

Forms with sales of, less thon $20.000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

13 6 2 

68 24 (0) 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

158 206 365 

I 334 I 095 816 

- - -

- - -

20 40 47 

109 103 83 

- - - - - -

23 20 32 

171 81 70 

- - -

- - - 25 41 34 

290 182 (D) 

- - - - - - 9 12 13 

8 10 (0) 

- - - - - -

39 34 73 

81 51 29 

- - -

- - - 244 76 34 

3 064 436 63 

- - - - - - 351 264 461 

1 522 954 I 060 

- - - - - -

32 37 69 

75 47 64 

- - - - - - 14 50 51 33 144 53 

- - -

- - - 30 52 221 121 149 250 

- - - - - -

242 213 471 '808 377 472 

202 200 468 39 13 3 1 - - - - -

374 309 604 I 575 424 604 

230 295 595 143 14 9 1 - - - - -

307 160 410 7 '448 I 308 2 149 I 050 199 339 

307 160 410 - - - - - -

238 155 410 69 5 - - - - - - -

Abnormal forms 

Less than $2,500 (see text) 

6 I 

3 (0) 

- -

- -

- - - -

- -

=1 =1 

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - - -

- -

633 3 

736 5 

- - - -

104 3 

55 II 

- -

- -

741 3 

41 

~I -

-

66 

94 

(0;1 -

-

28 

8 (OJ -

- -

202 2 

:1 

(D) 

-

-

7 

2= 1 64~ 1 

7551 

641 

10 

699 70 

-

-

3461 2 

135 (0) -I -

- - 293 2 78 (0) 

- - - - 469 I 270 (0) 

=1 

1 

(D) 1 

I oJ 7 

595

1 

145 

994 5 

~I ~I 87~ 1 I 11 I 315 295 

1 

857

1 

2 14 2 

5 -\ 2 

I 090 I 10 3 459 I 684 581 219 

I 

09~ 1 4 

6 

-

I 082\ 3 

8 4 

- I 

-

VERMONT 83 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100.000 10 $40.000 to $20,000 10 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I - (on. 

Animol health costs _________________________ _ _ ____ forms_ -

Forms with expenses of- $1,000_ 

$1 10 $499 _____________ ._. __________ .. _____________ ._ 

$500 to $999 _. ____________________ ... _________ . ______ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants. and trees ________________ _ 

- Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Commercial fertilizer ______ _ __forms-

$1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Energy and petroleum products _______________________ farms_ - $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _______________________________________ _ -- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- - Petroleum products ________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Gasoline __________________________________ . _____ forms -- $1,000 -- Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms -- $1.000 -- lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ - $1.000 -- Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms -- $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ forms -- $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms -- $1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ forms -- $1,000_ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. __________________ forms_ 

Hired form lobor ___________ _ 

Farms with expenses af-

$1,000_ 

______ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20.000 10 $49.999 _____________ - -- - _ -- __ - - ________ ---- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked; 150 days or more _______________________________ formsworkers_ less fhan 150 days- _____________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________ .. __ .. ___ .. _____________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $9,999 ______ .. _____ .. ___ -- -- __ --------------

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____ .. ________ .. - _____ ---------- ---- $20,000 or more .. ____ .. _ .. _________________________ __ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________________ - forms-

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _____ .. __ -- -- -- ------------------ ---- ---

$2.500 to $9,999 __________ ------ - --- .. -- ---- -- -- -- ---- $10,000 to $19,999 ____ .. --------- - -- .... -.. - -- -------- $20,000 or more .... ________ .. ____________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work, and other agricultural services _______________ .. _ _ _ _ _____ - forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

84 VERMONT 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms Total 

5 288 2980 3 492 3 100 

3 252 I 074 

893 803 975 941 168 162 

3 703 2 450 3354 2 835 

2 696 I 569 922 807 

66 56 19 18 

4 756 2 837 

9 524 8448 

3 539 I 671 I 097 I 046 

109 109 II II 

4 049 2 481 

2810 2 376 

3 873 2 316 

155 147 17 14 4 4 

7 251 3 180 IS 542 13 247 

5 019 I 046 

2 061 I 966 

153 ISO 18 18 

7 239 3 180 9826 8 174 

7 034 3 071 

5 342 4 225 

3509 2 612 

2657 2 432 

751 1 478 

248 207 824 608 724 640 35 30 10 9 7 239 3 180 

844 660 5 184 2 979 

5 506 4 951 

473 252 

210 123 

3 866 2 545 

21 635 19 845 

2 532 I 250 

I 152 I 118 

150 1 148 

32 29 

2 102 1 822 4 146 3 753 

2 936 I 795 

10229 6 806 

445 166 

659 500 

374 106 

66 55 

3 3 

2 2 

I 711 1 153 

1 296 I 052 

I 610 I 065 

95 82 

6 6 

- -

437 202 

431 217 

732 1 

209 

1 928 I 233 

more $499,999 $199.999 $99,999 $39.999 

9 118 621 1 607 625 

81 421 I 047 I 296 256 

- 4 52 594 424 

- 9 115 524 155 

2 39 381 473 46 

7 66 73 16 -

10 112 579 1329 420 

39 295 I 033 1 173 294 

- 13 210 994 352 

7 88 346 309 57 

3 11 17 19 6 

- - 6 7 5 

10 119 596 I 547 565 

137 1 128 2971 3 611 602 

- 8 146 982 535 

2 59 399 556 30 

7 46 47 9 -

1 6 4 - -

II 117 564 I 333 456 

99 367 769 970 171 

4 76 503 I 285 448 

5 34 53 47 8 

- 5 8 1 -

2 2 - - -

11 124 632 I 681 732 

287 I 518 3 814 5928 I 700 

- 1 33 532 480 

2 SO 537 I 125 252 

3 64 62 21 - 6 9 - 3 -

II 124 632 1 681 732 

207 998 2366 3 549 I 053 

11 122 610 I 627 701 

113 418 I 047 I 963 683 

9 115 600 I 441 447 

53 353 855 970 202 

4 33 121 233 87 

12 (0) 68 79 (0) 

7 79 183 278 61 

15 130 201 240 53 

- I 9 14 6 

- (0) 4 4 (0) 

11 124 632 1 681 732 

14 72 190 294 90 

8 119 581 I 613 658 

(0) 514 I 427 2 323 (0) 

2 14 38 136 62 

(0) 6 20 56 (0) 

11 122 593 1 366 453 

I 040 3592 6 535 7 549 I 128 

- 7 129 730 384 

2 37 400 611 68 

1 61 60 25 

8 17 4 - ~I 

11 120 509 1 006 176 

112 529 I 132 1 695 285 

9 81 411 926 368 

130 560 I 535 3 365 I 216 

2 7 41 92 24 

(0) (0) 66 240 52 

I I 31 55 18 

- 2 10 37 6 

- 3 - - - I 1 - - -

6 48 275 638 186 

39 83 339 515 77 

2 37 240 600 186 

2 10 33 37 - 2 I 2 I - - - - - -

2 13 35 113 39 

(0) (0) 46 88 65 

I 8 34 110 56 (0) (0) 229 586 337 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Coo. 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or farms_ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ______________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999. ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Gasoline __________________________________ . _____ forms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farmsworkers- less thon 150 days. _____________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

(001roct lobar ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _______________ ~---- ____________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________ • _________ " ______________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM· RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly 10 individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnole at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol 

2 297 

372 

2 176 

86 

30 

5 

I 241 

511 

I 117 

113 

10 

I 

I 908 

I 041 

I 863 

45 

-

-

I 556 

426 

I 546 

7 

3 

-

4056 

2 216 

3 966 

90 

-

-

4044 

I 601 

3 949 

I 098 

886 

215 

270 

40 

208 

66 

5 

1 

4044 

181 

2 195 

528 

221 

87 

I 308 

1 477 

I 278 

29 

-

1 

272 

360 

1 132 

3 348 

278 

158 

267 

II 

-

-

556 

(0) 

543 

13 

-

-

235 

214 

518 

662 

Forms with soles of less thon $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

318 257 484 

89 51 76 

266 239 466 

46 12 12 

6 6 I 

- - 5 

224 174 295 

189 80 46 

179 132 292 

34 42 3 

10 - -

I - -

300 313 353 

283 217 190 

269 305 347 

31 8 6 

- - - - - -

196 242 362 

108 58 90 

191 242 357 

2 - 5 

3 - - - - -

463 453 750 

728 400 437 

387 440 749 

76 13 1 

- - -

- - -

463 453 738 

494 304 326 

456 431 732 

317 207 231 

175 197 182 

81 42 43 

57 23 152 

16 (0) (0) 

54 52 38 

30 20 8 

3 I I 

(Z) (0) (0) 

463 453 738 

49 31 32 

350 J04 537 

202 89 93 

47 26 58 

32 7 19 

261 218 273 

435 221 230 

237 218 272 24 - - - - - - - 1 

95 54 27 127 72 33 205 179 251 

687 592 994 

37 27 135 36 22 24 

36 25 135 I 2 - - - - - - -

119 69 91 (0) 25 50 

119 69 86 - - 5 - - - - - -

16 52 47 27 62 25 

62 87 107 190 183 14 o 

Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

I 238 nI 156 21 

I 205 2 

16 4 

17 4 

- I 

~I I~ 1 

514 10 

34 2 

- -

- -

942 11 

350 35 1 

942 

~I -

-

-

756 12 

170 7 

7~1 II 

1 

- - - -

2 390 15 

651 78 

2 390 7 

- 5 

- 3 

- -

2 390 15 

477 51 

2 330 14 

343 19 

332 11 

48 10 

~I ~ 1 

64 8 

8 18 

- - - -

2 390 15 

69 3 

I 004 10 

144 28 

90 -

30 I -

556 13 

591 313 

55~ I 4 

5 

::1 ~ 1 

96 8 128 33 497 9 

I 075 75 

79 1 75 (0) 

71 I 

8 - - - - -

277 2 105 (0) 

269 2 

8 

=\ 

-

-

120 \ 

99 =1 

262 5 

VERMONT 8S 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market volue of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $1,000_ Forms by volue group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

-

$5,000 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20.000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 to $99.999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 - to $499,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms. 

number _ Wheel - troctors _________________ • _________ • ____ • _____ forms. - number _ - 2 or 3 _______ . _______________________________ . ___ farms. - number _ - 4 or more ___________________ • ____________________ farms. - number. - Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ forms_ - number _ - Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms. - number _ Corn - heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number_ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ - farms_ - number _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms:... - $1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc_ to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for grawth control of crops, or thinning 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ - acres on which used_ - Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ - Sanitation and rodent and bird cantrol ________________ farms_ -

UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

-

- Farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________ - _____ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ -

- 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ --------

- 200 to 499 __________________________ ------------------ 500 or more __________________________________ -- _____ _ 

- Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms_ - number_ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ - Forms with- I to 9 __________________ ------ -------------------- 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ______________ -- ------ --------------------

100 to 199 ________________ -------- ---------------- 200 to 499 __________________ -- - - - - ------- - -------- 500 or more __________________ -_ -------------------

See footnote at end of table. 

86 VERMONT 

All forms Total 

7 26B 3 lBO 225 195 179 486 

1 052 21 1 760 83 1 044 310, 

1 833 1 31B 1 059 951 

458 435 

60 60 2 2 

4998 2666 6 5BO 3 710 

560B 2 728 

7849 4266 6 537 3 103 16 322 10 569 3 069 1 727 7 6B5 4647 

1 366 1 lBl 

6 535 5 727 

152 112 

170 I 126 

490 401 579 478 

356 290 375 304 181 154 204 174 

- - - - 3 711 2 540 4 104 2 834 4 202 2581 

4434 2 766 

2 351 1 940 2 798 2313 

I 5 188 2947 12 334 10824 

4 632 2796 

369 395 324724 

2 516 1 718 

81 803 69026 

133 783 11~ 898 

1 147 552 

38295 31 425 

130 96' 

7 369 7060 

386 146 

9 872 7 6B5 

2447 1 787 

B9 300 81 304 

204 115. 

6 774 5 191 

2 413 1 540 

915 631 

5 395 2999 

326 517 2B7 959 

1 136 lB 

1 646 4B4 

1 566 1 464 

847 836 

191 188 

9 9 

4 826 2949 

198 315 181 255 

1 512 294 

10 891 2 312 

1 161 240 

333 45 

14 8' 

!I -

1 

-

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

11 124 632 1 6Bl 732 1 9B5 17609 53 560 84 851 21 48,1 

- 1 2 4 14 

- - 3 36 44 

- 2 13 106 189 

- 6 102 816 394 

1 30 292 540 88 

6 56 197 173 3' 

4 27 23 6 - - 2 - - -

9 110 S46 1 417 584 

26 202 B26 1929 727 

11 121 571 1 448 577 

74 377 966 2093 756 

11 123 614 1641 714 

102 720 2549 5292 1 906 

- 5 201 991 530 

- 15 584 2673 1 375> 

11 113 398 560 99 

102 700 1 950 2529 446 

- 9 31 59 13 

- 9 37 67 13 

3 23 104 223 48 

3 25 124 255 71 

2 13 62 172 41 (D) (D) 65 176 47 

1 11 56 69 17 (D) (D) 59 79 24 

- - - - - - - - - - 6 112 563 1 393 466 

12 147 673 1486 516 

6 99 528 1 390 55B 

9 116 56B 1 486 5B7 

9 103 492 1 057 279 

15 145 588 1 221 344 

11 122 6,13 1 594 607 

236 1 495 3 740 4 581 773 

10 119 596 1 530 541 

5734 37 006, 102469 153 Of>5 26450 

7 8B 396 957 270 

1 301 10 114 22861 29678 5072 2635, 17046 3B 989 47 752 8476 

2 38 142 292 78 (D)' (D) 9 484 13- 948 1 325 1 11 29 40 15 (D) (D) 1 946 2930 2B2 

4 11 23 63 45 1 520 1 548 1 566 23'1'4 737 

9 85 444 950 299 

2 615 10 340 29 690 32664 5995 

1 5 21 69 19 

(D) (D) 1 401 2384 665 7 79 374 80B 272 

5 46 162 308 110 

7 114 606 1 607 665· 4237 32. 266. B7 498 131 400 32 558 

- 1 1 6 10 

- - 6 111 367 

- - 49 1 13B 277 

- 12 470 343 11 

1 98 80 9 - 6 3 - - -

7 113 599 1 5BO 650 3 362 20827 54495 82252 20319 

- 11 47 131 105 

- 110 526 844 B32 

- 9 34 112 85 

- 1 10 17 17 

- 1 3 1 3 

- - - -

=1 - - - 1 

- - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sales of less than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimoted morket volue of 011 machinery and equipment ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 - to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199 ,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms_ - number_ Wheel - tractors ______________________________________ farmL - number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number __ 4 or more ________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines, setf~propelled only _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Com pickers, corn heads, and picker~shellers _____________ forms __ 

number_ - Corn heads for combines _ .. _________________________ farms __ 

number _ - Other cornpickers and picker~she"ers _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms __ number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ toos __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________ forms __ 

ocres on which used __ Weeds. grass. or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farmL_ 

UVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

forms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more ____ ------------------------c----- ________ _ 

Cows and heffers that hod calved ____________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol 

4073 

44 859 

1 031 

1 676 

733 

508 

105 

20 

-

-

2 329 2 867 

2 867 

3 551 3 419 5 702 1 338 3 026 

177 

772 

40 

44 

88 

(D) 

65 

(D) 

27 

30 

-

- 1 161 1 260 

1 611 1 658 

402 

474 

2229 

1 467 

1 825 

43 061 

792 12639 

18 525 

594 

(D) 

34 

309 

236 2 163 

649 

7 549 

88 

(D) 

865 

279 

2386 

37 437 

1 117 1 161 

99 

7 

2 

-

1 868 16472 

1 216 

(D) 

920 

288 

6 

2 

-

-

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

473 453 751 

9 547 8 282 8917 

43 42 278 

116 95 167 

120 189 141 

137 104 144 

54 9 18 

3 14 3 

- - - - - -

338 296 313 

454 380 397 

325 319 566 

458 450 681 

439 420 655 

1 041 842 958 

230 221 220 

547 499 496 

83 42 9 

368 186 36 

15 2 20 

18 (D) 20 

45 14 8 

(D) 14 8 

35 13 2 

40 13 (D) 

14 1 6 

(D) (D) 6 

- - - - - - 213 223 372 

263 230 398 

259 257 321 

280 259 331 

124 59 72 

167 64 85 

319 332 490 

391 275 281 

290 308 342 

12391 10009 8240 

136 156 140 2451 3 052 2738 

3999 4516 3 878 

43 40 187 (D) 446 1 379 8 4 - 134 12 - 31 34 45 583 400 474 108 140 139 2 359 1 311 1 550 

13 16 22 (D) 120 572 89 115 238 42 48 30 

336 265 489 11 278 6465 7568 

31 58 217 241 178 263 60 25 8 3 4 - 1 - 1 - - -

302 217 310 6250 2 629 2 775 72 147 252 (D) 1 556 2 357 

44 81 151 25 65 100 2 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - -

Abnormal farms 

less thon $2,500 (see text) 

2 396 1 15 

18 112 850 

668 -

1 298 1 

283 1 

123 7 

24 3 

=1 

3 

-

- -

1 382 3 

1 636 3 

1 657 13 

1 962 32 

1 905 15 

2861 51 

667 4 

1 484 12 

43 8 

182 36 

3 -

4 -

21 1 

21 (D) 

15 1 

15 (D) 

6 -

6 -

- -

- -

353 10 

369 10 

774 10 

788 10 

147 9 

158 11 

1 1 

1 088 12 

520 42 

885 11 

12421 1 610 

360 6 4398 138 

6 132 360 

1 

324 1 

3 932 (D) 

22 -

163 - 126 4 706 24 262 11 2329 4471 

37 1 373 (D) 

423 8 159 5 

1 

1 2961 10 12 126 1 121 

811 1 479 1 6 3 

- 4 

- 1 - -

1 0391 9 4 818 588 745 2 3644 (D) 

644 1 98 - 3 - - 1 

- -

-

VERMONT 87 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sales of $20.000 or more 

$500,000 or $200.000 to $100.000 to $40.000 to $20,000 to 

LlVESTOCK- Con. 

Cattle and colves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - Con. Milk cows ___________________ _ ____________ forms_ - number _ - Forms with~ 

1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

- 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Calves- __________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Fattened on grain and concentrotes _______________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ 

$1,000_ -

-

Hogs and pigs inventory ~ - _______ farmsnumber -- Forms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________________ _ 

-- 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _________________________________________ _ - Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ - number _ - Other _____________________________________ .. _____ farms- - number _ - Hogs and pigs sold _________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Feeder pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ - number _ $1,000_ -

- lifters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms_ - number _ - Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ - number _ - June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms-- number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ formsnumber _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Goats inventory ___ ~ _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Goats sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 399 __________________ -- ____ -- ---- ---------------- 400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ - 3,200 to 9,999 _________ .. ____ -- ---- -- ---- -------- ------ - 10.000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ - 20,000 to 49,999 __________________ -- __ -- - - ---- - - - - ----- 50,000 to 99,999 ____________ -- -- -- -- ---- --------------- 100.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age _______________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

-

- Pullets 3 months old or older not 

of loying age --------------------- -------------~~~b;~= -

-

See footnote at end of table. 

88 V£RMONT 

All forms Total 

3 919 2 911 187 424 178 943 

632 4 82 1 1 605 1 322 1 248 I 1 233 304 303 45 45 3 3 

4 535 2 814 113 526 98495 3 III 1 626 14 676 8 209 

4 8621 3 021 161 875 143 551 29 078 24 773 4 040 2 866 109 829 100440 7 065 6 158 4 129 2 711 52 046 43 111 22 013 18 615 

400 89 3 405 2 153 

1 357 898 

1 072 276 7 871 2 008 

944 247 102 22 

10 2 14 4 2 1 - - 503 84 2 049 412 

846 252 5 822 (D) 

576 90 

Jl 0771 (O) 

536 (O) 

278 35 5 957 (D) 

171 (D) 

527 87 1 727 435 423 74 

1 037 1 

(O) 

230 51 

690 (D) 

545 82 9 002 883 

478 60 

6 177 556 280 47 

5 695 (O) 

452 57 

7 475 (O) 

55 008 (0) 

1 994 583 

8 455 2 427 602 69 1 637 (D) 

959 (O) 

419 11 

2 201 (D) 

180 1 

1 033 (O) 

29 (O) 

1 217 289 

531 740 504482 

1 185 266 17 8 4 4 

5 5 5 5 

- - 1 1 

1 200 286 504 525 480 652 

140 I 21 

27 215 23 830 

more $499,999 $199.999 $99,999 $39,999 

7 112 593 1 574 625 3 362 20 717 53 969 81 408 19 487 

- - 1 2 1 

- - - - 1 

- - 7 732 583 

- - 377 816 40 

- 72 207 24 - 4 40 1 - -

3 - - - - 7 98 566 1 525 618 

831 10 576 30992 45 175 10 921 

6 81 364 838 337 

44 863 2 011 3 973 1 318 

8 114 614 1 618 667 

3 766 16 277 46 223 61 901 15384 

I 158 2 971 8488 9 719 2 437 

8 111 590 1 547 610 

1 867 11 573 32 579 44 015 10406 

80 798 2 412 2 287 580 

8 104 563 1 464 572 

1 899 4 704 13644 17 886 4978 

1 077 2 173 6077 7432 1 856 

- 3 23 38 25 

- 152 912 906 183 

- 69 361 400 67 

1 15 53 127 80 

(D) (D) 246 760 675 

- 12 50 112 73 

1 1 3 13 4 

- - - - 2 

- 2 - 2 -

- - - - I 

- - - - - - 4 14 36 30 

- 35 70 125 182 

1 13 50 118 70 

(O) 280 176 635 493 

I 5 14 43 27 (D) 274 361 1 299 1 531 (D) 16 19 76 73 1 - - 5 14 16 

- - (D) 400 1 163 

- - (D) 9 39 

- 4 15 37 31 

- 26 60 152 197 

- 2 12 32 28 

- (O) 38 89 1141 - 3 10 25 13 

- (O) 22 63 83 

1 - 17 46 18 (0) - 208 412 (D) 

- - 11 34 15 

- - 141 259 156 

1 - 5 29 12 

(O) - 199 208 126 

- - 10 34 13 

- - 228 304 (0) 

- - 1 936 2 547 (D) 

3 31 118 292 139 

5 198 793 951 480 

- 1 9 27 32 - (O) 116 51 83 - (D) 51 43 147 

- 1 2 5 3 

- (0) (0) 20 37 

- - - 1 -

- - - (O) - - - - (O) -

1 13 41 132 102 (O) (D) 94658 13 345 10 039 

- 7 33 128 98 

- 1 - 3 4 

- - 3 1 - - 1 4 - -

- 4 1 - -

- - - - -

1 - - - -

1 12 41 132 100 (0) (O) 87 503 13 230 9 993 

- 5 4 6 

- 16 514 7 155 115 4~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory-Con. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms-- number _ - Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

- 5 to 9 _________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ -

- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ - number _ 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________________ forms-- number _ 

$1,000_ Colves ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1.000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ____________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ formsnumber _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ formL 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goots sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 39L ___________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3.199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50.000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens ond pullets of loying .g"-______________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ - Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying .ge ____________________________________ formL - number _ -

See footnote ot end of t.ble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

1 001 

(0) 

628 

81 

281 

11 

-

-

-

1 711 

14 611 

1 479 

6 354 

1 831 

17 984 

4 235 1 165 

9 176 

885 

1 409 

8 808 

3 350 

311 

1 252 

459 

793 

5 648 

695 

80 

8 

10 

-

- 418 

(0) 

592 

(0) 

484 

7 320 

322 

242 

4 296 

119 

439 

(0) 

348 

(0) 

179 

505 

460 

8 030 

415 

5 555 

231 

5 124 

393 

6 727 

48 840 

1 408 

5 940 

532 

1 371 

660 

407 

2 130 

179 

(0) 

(0) 

924 26670 

915 9 

-

-

-

-

-

910 

23 285 

119 

3385 

Farms with sales of less thon $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

269 105 143 

(0) 1 073 418 

38 31 119 

9 30 20 

211 44 4 

11 - -

- - - - - -

- - -

298 201 309 

4061 2 734 2 776 

179 154 350 

967 1 102 2 017 

351 264 461 

6 806 3 465 4331 

1 522 954 1 060 

259 138 325 

3 479 1 391 2495 

198 133 390 

292 228 279 

3 327 2 074 1 836 

1 323 821 670 

30 52 66 

254 400 309 

104 153 102 

49 68 105 

506 533 913 

42 55 85 

3 11 17 

3 2 2 

1 - 1 

- - -

- - -

18 23 48 (0) 164 209 

44 62 98 

(0) 369 704 

32 37 69 

1 065 961 1 633 

75 47 64 

14 12 15 

448 379 825 

13 9 19 

18 27 48 (0) 127 231 

13 25 30 

(0) 84 106 

14 14 40 

48 43 125 

17 55 54 

476 2 656 1 237 

15 52 48 

340 1 980 851 

13 47 41 

582 2 196 1 030 

12 48 49 

384 2 232 1 162 

2 286 15 440 8 332 

101 115 288 

415 635 1 264 22 37 198 229 143 325 84 116 218 

8 7 28 15 60 302 

2 3 18 (0) 28 210 (0) 2 12 

67 81 152 6 610 4 531 3 431 

62 77 152 5 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 65 81 144 4458 4425 3 180 

13 8 27 2 152 106 251 

Abnormal forms 

less thon $2,500 (see text) 

1 

484 

174 (~I 

~I 440 

22 

22 

=1 ~ I - -

- - 903 10 

5 040 420 

796 6 

2 268 113 

7551 10 

3 382 340 

699 70 

443 9 

1 811 213 

163 22 

610 9 

1 571 127 

536 48 

163 289 1 =1 

991 

21il 571 

3 696 

=1 513 1 49 

1 

8 -

- 1 

- -

329 1 

1 161 (0) 

388 2 

2 535 (0) 

346 2 

3 6611 

135 (0)1 

(0) 

201 1 

2644 (0) 

78 (0) 

346 1 

834 (0) 

280 1 

545 1 (021 111 

289

1 

-

334 3 3 661 89 

300 1 

3 2384 66 

130 2 

1 316 (OJ I 284 2 949 1 (0) 

22 782 (0) 

904 3 

3 626 88 275 1 674 (0) 

242 (0) 

364 1 

1 1 753 (0) 

156

1 

- 788 - 15 -

6J 4 

12 0981 588 1 

62~ I 4 

-

-

- - - - -

- - 620 11 222 58~ I 71 -

VERMONT 89 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sales of $20.000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 10 $40,000 10 $20.000 10 

POULTRY - (on. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms. -

- number _ - Forms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ farms. 

number _ Turkeys sold _________ . _______ . _________ . _. _______ • _ forms. 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _________ • _____________________ forms. 

acresOats for groin _. _____________________ . _. ____________ farms. 

acres. 

bushels. Irrigated ___ . _________ . _. _______________ . _________ formsacres-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Irish potatoes _____ . _______ . _________ . _______ . _. __ forms. - acres. hundredweight _ 

-

- Irrigated ________________________________________ formL -

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

1.010 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres- ____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farmL 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Alfolfo hoy __________ _ ___________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

tons, dry_ -

- Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms- - ocres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ forms- - ocres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 acres- ____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ___________________________________ _ - 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Irrigated .. ________________________________________ farms_ - acres-- Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 to 99.9 ocre' ____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

- Apples __________________________________________ forms_ -

- total ocres_ 

pounds_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

90 VERMONT 

All form, Totol 

156 37 412 746 402 084 65 14 6 375 776 

65 14 

- - - -

-I -

27 3 81 6 30 11 

11 121 7 394 

2 279 1 927 

102 440 97 073 

135 95 3 366 3093 

147 097 136 373 

- - - -

120 33 

701 619 127 284 118 027 11 2 13 (0) 

82 17 

23 6 9 4 

3 3 

3 3 

5 965 2 949 493 499 375 623 

879 189 709 129 

11 8 

264 230 

1 258 1 99 

2 887 1 237 

1 791 1 584 

29 29 

2 057 I 391 

99443 80421 

220 029 188 247 1 1 

(0) (0) 

282 68 1 600 994 

31 9 

306 280 

213 32 

57 26 

10 8 

2 2 

394 60 6 494 3 832 

9 4 

212 185 

137 11 217 10 

29 29 

11 10 

391 60 

6 430 3 806 

50 121 866 47 702 730 

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

I 7 9 10 10 (0) (0) 87 300 6 200 12 S44 

- - - 7 7 

- - - 249 527 

- - - 7 7 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - 2 1 

- - - (0) (0) 

- - I 6 4 

- - (0) (0) 96 

8 103 519 I 029 268 

2 896 14 751 36452 37692 5 282 

- 6 29 53 7 

- 185 1 165 1 649 94 

- 7 830 55 177 68 925 4441 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - 5 17 11 

- - 435 159 25 

- - 82 795 30 712 4 520 

- - - - 2 

- - - - (0) 

- - 2 10 5 

- - - 2 4 

- - - 2 2 

- - - 3 - - - 3 - -

7 111 601 1 579 651 

3 867 30 101 109 912 180 383 51 360 

10 081 62 491 215 882 332 310 88 365 

- - 3 4 1 

- - 147 (0) (0) 

- 3 7 51 38 

1 6 101 679 450 

4 90 481 846 163 

2 12 12 3 -

2 61 340 765 223 

(0) (0) 24 108 39 368 9 865 (0) (0) 62 774 87445 20 182 

- - - 1 -

- - - (0) 

- 5 14 33 1:1 

- 220 61 443 270 

- 1 I 3 4 

- (0) (0) (0) 41 

- 3 8 17 4 

- I 6 10 9 

- - - 5 3 

- 1 - 1 -

2 6 8 28 16 (0) 1 160 572 1 020 310 

- 1 1 1 1 

- (0) (0) (0) (0) 

- - 1 5 5 - - - 6 4 

- - 6 16 7 

2 6 I 1 -

2 6 8 28 16 (0) 1 155 561 1 012 308 (0) 15 802 800 9 222 000 11 342 280 2 055 650 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with soles of less than $20,000 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older soIL ___________________ forms-- number _ Broilers and other meot-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- I to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ 

number_ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels. Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

Dcres_ 

hundredweighL Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 oereL _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 oeres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 oeres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 Qcres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: I to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 oereL ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 oereL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forrns_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 aeres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 oeres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 oeres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 Dcres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms. 

totol acres_ 

pounds_ 

'197B doto are based on a sample of forms, see text. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total $10,000 to $19,999 

117 16 (0) (D) 

51 4 

5 599 2325 

51 4 

- - - - - - 24 2 75 (D) 

19 4 

3 727 3280 

344 102 

4 909 2 087 

40 7 273 81 

10 724 4014 

- - - - 86 12 

(D) (D) 

(0) (D) 

9 - 2 -

65 9 16 2 

5 I 

- - - -

3 004 394 

116 569 30 177 

167 245 47476 

3 2 

34 (D) 

I 156 47 

I 647 238 

201 109 

- -

659 138 

18 558 6044 30 965 II 270 

- - - -

211 20 599 175 22 3 27 (D) 

179 10 30 B 2 2 

- -

332 24 (D) (D) 

5 I 

27 (D) 

126 II 

205 13 

- - I -

329 22 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

$5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

14 24 

I 707 945 

7 II 

I 340 376 

7 II 

- - - - - -

5 2 

9 (D) 

I 3 

(D) (D) 

61 47 

I 049 643 

7 4 

47 33 

2 115 I OBO 

- - - -

17 15 

21 15 

2545 2084 

- - - -

12 12 

4 2 

I I 

- - - -

370 618 

20302 21 979 

32 562 37329 

I - (D) -

74 233 253 363 

43 22 

- -

119 128 

4 172 3 056 7 702 5 168 

- - - - 40 47 144 113 I 6 (D) 5 

28 39 12 8 

- - - -

12 31 44 259 

- - - -

8 15 4 15 

- - - I 

12 31 43 256 280 880 435 6BO 

Abnormal forms 

Less than $2,500 (see text) 

63 2 

(D) 

23~1 - I 558 -

~I -

-

-

-I -

15 - 49 - II - 87 -

134 B 

I 130 458 

22 - 112 - 3 515 - - - - - 42 I 

28 (D) 

2641 (D) 

9 - 2 -

32 - 8 I 

2 - - - - -

I 622 12 

44 III I 307 

49878 2 815 

- - - -

802 1 3 

793 3 

27 6 

- -

274 7 

5286 464 

6 825 817 

- -

- -

104 3 167 7 12 - 18 -

102 2 2 I 

- - - -I 265 2 2 165 (D) 

4 - (D) -

92 - 173 2 

::1 -

-

2:1 

2 2 143 (D) 

613 275 (D) 

VERMONT 91 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number_ 

-

- percenL Land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms_ -

Average per form ________________________________ ~~i~~~= -

Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars-- Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ - $40,000 to $69.999 _____________________________________ _ - $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ - $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres-- Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ -

- Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 ocreL __________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 ocre'- __________________________________ _ - 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________________________ _ - 2,000 ocres or more ________________________________ _ -

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ - oeres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not -

harvested or pastured __________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ - aeres_ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ - acres_ -

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms- - acres_ - Woodland postured ___________ . _____________________ farms_ - acres-- Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms_ - oeres_ - PastureJand and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roads, wastelond, etc. _________ farms- - acres_ -

Posturelond, all types ________________________________ forms- - ocres_ - Irrigated land _____ .. _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Posture land irrigated _______________________________ forms-- acres-- Other land irrigoted ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ - Full owners ____________________________________ number_ - Port owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____ ~ _________________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Block and other raees ____________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See footnote at end of tobie, 

92 VERMONT 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

Cash groin 

Total forms forms (01]) 

7 258 13 100.0 0.1 

1 745 390 2 4431 240 188 7 258 23 1 165 074 5 386 160 522 234 190 

655 985 

200 - 704 - I 076 2 

1 031 8 1 221 - 1 169 6 1 569 4 240 3 48 -

6 809 111 1 405 706 1 742 

3 244 7 386 327 (0) 

531 2 46 643 (0) 

7 080 13 

858 808 1 806 6 568 13 

579 014 991 

3 016 6 1 422 4 1 383 1 

693 

=1 51 

2 - 1 -

4 782 3 253 140 (0) 

291 1 

5 332 (0) 

111 1 

1 828 (0) 

109 - 1 977 - 613 3 17 517 445 

5 507 4 

696 460 28; 1 2 306 

168 042 (0) 

4 527 4 

528 418 (0) 

1 642 I 

116 543 (0) 

4 217 8 

73 579 340 

6 125 5 537 725 424 

108 1 

I 586 (0) 

95 1 

1 313 (0) 

13 -

259 - 4 - 14 - 113 - 1 889 -

7 258 13 

4 023 6 

2 780 5 

455 2 

7 235 13 4 009 6 

2 771 5 455 2 

23 - 14 - 9 - - -

Field crop farms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco forms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree 

Total (013]) (0132) 0134.0139) (016) nut farms (017) 

1 033 - - 1 033 102 166 

14.2 - - 14.2 1.4 2.2 

198 243 - - 198 243 7 897 20 236 

192 - - 192 77 122 

1 055 - - 1 055 92 167 

146 718 - - 146 718 7465 20302 

139 068 - - 139 068 81 142 121 568 

730 - - 730 1 007 992 

18 - - 18 13 12 

143 - - 143 22 32 

181 - - 181 14 49 

185 - - 185 28 18 

233 - - 233 4 21 

116 - - 116 I 13 

143 - - 143 10 14 

28 - - 28 - 6 

8 - - 8 - 2 

1 010 - - I 010 85 165 

186 703 - - 186 703 9 786 24 014 

211 - - 211 35 30 

20367 - - 20 367 736 1 188 

124 - - 124 22 37 

8 827 - - 8 827 2 625 4966 

1 033 - - 1 033 102 166 

81 696 - - 81 696 3 221 7651 

1 033 - - 1 033 102 166 

58 337 - - 58 337 1 853 5 825 

641 - - 641 93 135 

259 - - 259 5 13 

94 - - 94 3 12 

35 - - 35 I 6 

4 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

430 - - 430 28 49 

16924 - - 16924 311 1 135 

43 - - 43 18 18 

891 - - 891 109 22:1 9 - - 9 6 

143 - - 143 14 10 

19 - - 19 5 13 

174 - - 174 12 55 

151 - - 151 20 28 

5 227 - - 5 227 922 400 

796 - - 796 58 111 

96373 - - 96 373 4081 10 510 

217 - - 217 12 10 

16 715 - - 16 715 568 564 

698 - - 698 55 104 

79 658 - - 79 658 3 513 9 946 

198 - - 198 4 40 

10 051 - - 10 051 99 463 

559 - - 559 66 120 

10 123 - - 10 123 496 1 612 

655 - - 655 34 73 

43 690 - - 43 690 978 2 162 

1 - - 1 20 19 

(0) - - (0) 76 256 

- - - - 20 19 

- - - - (0) (0) 

1 - - 1 - - (0) - - (0) - -

- - - - I 1 

- - - - (0) (0) 

10 - - 10 - -

201 - - 201 - -

1 033 - - 1 033 102 166 

824 - - 824 67 137 

186 - - 186 17 27 

23 - - 23 18 2 

1 031 - - 1 031 101 158 

822 - - 822 66 136 

186 - - 186 17 20 23 - - 23 18 2 

2 - - 2 1 8 

2 - - 2 1 1 

- - - - - 7 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ acres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _________________________________ doliorL 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,99L ____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: lond owned ______________________________________ formsacres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farmL 

ocres_ land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ 

acresLAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farmsacres- Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres- _____________________________________ _ SO to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL __________________________________ _ 200 to 499 acreL __________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acreL __________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or pastured __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ On which all crops failed _________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ In cultivated summer fallaw _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ farmsacres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms_ 

acres- Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land in hause lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ formsocres_ Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigated ________________________ . ________ forms_ 

acres_ lond set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

acres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ Full owners ____________________________________ number_ Port owners ____________________________________ number_ Tenants _______________________________________ number_ White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ Part owners __________________________________ number_ Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

Black and ather roces ____________________________ number_ Full owners __________________________________ number_ Port owners __________________________________ number_ Tenonts _____________________________________ number_ 

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164 301 

2.2 4.1 

4 600 30 0511 28 100 

164 2741 11 067 26 778 67 478 97 729 

3 023 96:

1 8 

43 48 1 33 91 

42 50 29 37 

9 16 

- 21 

- 6 - 2 

160 265 1 4 211 26 030 

30 125 (0) 6 035 

7 34 (0) 2 014 

164 301 

1 781 11 910 

164 300 

731 7 149 

164 

281

1 

- 18 

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23 186 

299 4 077 

4 26 

23 25~ I 1 

(0) (0) 

3 2 7 (0) 

56 23 (0) 315 

43 215 

2 240 13 5271 5 26 (D) 751 

38 205 (D) 12 776 

4 60 

82 3 123 90 174 

497 1 491 

30 236 

583 7 951 

27 2 

87 (0) 

26 2 (0) (D) 

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- - 1 - (D) - - - - -

164 301 

135 176 

25 89 

4 36 164 301 

135 176 

25 89 4 36 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock farms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animol specialfy <O21) 

Beef cat1le farms, except 

feedlots 

Total (0212) 

1 656 1 086/ 22.8 14.9 

254 311 185 7521 154 171 

1 692 1 098 

173 655 103 400 

102 633 94 170 

688 581 

98 81 

280 1991 337 209 

275 208 

269 211 

288 103 

130 81 

12 4 

3 2 

1 546 1 008 

229 305 164 996 

538 373 

36 573 27 644 

136 95 

11 567 6 888 

1 561 1 020 

88 211 65 790 

1 325 856 48 214 35 574 

1 036 623 200 160 

71 60 

16 

2 1~ I - -

- -

1 201 743 

35858 27 217 

53 33 979 656 25 18 1 

123 39 

20 15 

350 337 

119 73 

2 687 1 967 

1 216 793 

136 478 98 0561 457 369 27366 24 449 

1 009 622 

109 112 73 607 

326 237 16 328 12 696 1 009 610 

13 294 9 210 

1 485 967 79 552 64 362 9 9 

222 222 2 2 (D) (D) 

8 8 (D) (D) 

- -

- - 9 6 194 71 

1 656 1 086 1 119 714 426 293 

111 79 1 655 1 085 1 119 714 

425 292 111 79 1 1 

- - 1 1 - -

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Poultry and Animal General farms, 

Dairy farms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

3 198 84 322 219 

44.0 1.1 4.4 3.0 

1 159 063 6483 34 475 27 5881 

362 77 107 126 

3 203 78 298 212 

721 595 6 561 31 105 14442 

225 287 84 121 104 378 68 123 

603 1 491 979 533 

18 12 18 - 80 10 15 31 

174 24 31 140 

264 6 153 2 

590 10 19 9 

668 9 23 20 

1 196 7 34 10 

180 - 5 - 33 - - -

2 952 84 315 216 1 863 855 6 270 32923 20 8671 2 047 16 66 139 

308 607 838 2764 7 606 

131 10 15 13 

13 399 625 1 212 

885

1 

3 165 65 293 217 

634 360 2 151 17 867 8 154 

3 106 54 106 199 

446 553 1 242 3 268 4 851 

348 50 85 177 

890 3 18 12 

1 190 - 3 8 

630 1 - 45 - - ~I 2 - - - 1 - - -

2 361 35 265 201 176 117 (0) 14 212 3 037 

112 - 11 5 2 569 - 165 

58 8~1 - 3 1 441 - 9 - 42 1 - 4 1 284 (0) - 33 188 2 18 5 6 396 (D) 213 149 

2 705 48 117 194 402 325 3 638 9 333 17 668 1 507 25 31 15 118 804 731 1 362 881 2 090 35 100 189 283 521 2 907 7 971 16 787 

928 23 38 20 83 472 (D) 1 551 1 062 1 817 57 260 57 38 906 392 5 724 704 

3 040 63 291 213 378 393 1 887 17 125 4980 26 1 1 1 686 (D) (0) (D) 

22 1 1 1 612 (0) (D) (0) 

4 - - - (D) - - - 1 - - - (D) - - - 93 1 - - 1 489 (D) - -

3 198 84 322 219 1 155 68 256 1 794 80\ 16 59 136 249 - 7 

21~ I 3 189 84 320 1 147 68 254 80 1 793 16 59 

13~1 249 - 7 9 - 2 8 - 2 1 - - - - -I 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-(on. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - acres- - Partnership ________________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Corporations: Family held ______________________________________ torms_ 

ocres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ farms_ - acres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms- - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - acres--

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ - Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yeorL ________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 yeorL ________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 years- ________________________________________ _ - 65 yeors and over ______________________________________ _ 

- Average oge ___________________________________________ _ 

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Operators by sex: Mole _______________ . _________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

- Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ - Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other - ________________________________________________ _ 

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Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

- I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ - 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

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FARMS BY SIZE 

t fo 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 fa 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 ocre5- ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre5- ________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 ocre5- ________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 ocre5- ________________________________________ _ 

SOO to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________________ - ___ _ 

2,000 acres or more __________________________________ - ___ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013)- ____________________ _ (otton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132>- ______________ - ____ -- ------- - ------

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut. and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

Livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) - Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) ____________ - - ----- - ------------

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VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

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Market value of agricultural products sald _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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$200,000 to $499,999 ______ -- ------ -- ---------- -- ------ -

$100,000 to $199,999 ______ -- - - -- -- -- ---- -- ---- -------- -

$40,000 to $99,999 ____ ------ - - ----- - ---- ---- ----------- $20,000 to $39,999 ____ -_ -- -- -- ---- -- ---- --- - - - - - -- ---- - $10,000 to $19,999 ______ -------- -- -- ------ - --- -- - - -- -- - $5,000 to $9,999 ________ - ___ -------- ----- - -------- ---- - $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- less than $2,500 ____________ -- ------ ---- ------ ---------

See footnote at end of table. 

94 VERMONT 

Cosh groin I Total forms forms (011) 

6 572 II I 478 116 (0) 

511 

188 748 (D~ 1 

125 - 59 679 - 4 - 121 - 20 - 9 735 

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19 - 30 I 

9 112 (0) 

6 363 

484 ~I 

159 - I 159 4 

I 756 4 

I 780 - I 394 3 

I 010 2 

48.3 46.0 

6 666 12 

592 I 

35 -

4564 7 

2 694 6 

3 472 2 

768 4 

672 2 

2 095 5 

316 - 862 2 

362 - 580 -

897 4 

656 4 

579 - 525 - I 680 2 

681 I 

III - 9 -

13 13 

I 033 - - -

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I 033 - 102 - 166 - 164 - 301 -

I 656 - I 086 - 3 198 - 84 - 322 - 219 -

7 258 13 

273 488 102 

II - 124 - 632 -

I 670 - 725 - 476 5 

455 3 

742 I 

2 423 4 

Field crop forms except cash grain farms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut, 

and ather 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco forms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut farms (017) 

950 - - 950 85 151 

172 218 - - 172 218 6 725 15 320 

57 - - 57 12 5 

14 804 - - 14804 807 (0) 

14 - - 14 2 8 

7 283 - - 7 283 (0) 2 749 

- - - - - - 14 - - 14 2 8 

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819 - - 819 85 140 

119 - - 119 9 18 

14 - - 14 4 8 

94 - - 94 23 33 

179 - - 179 18 43 

213 - - 213 18 25 

236 - - 236 15 25 

297 - - 297 24 32 

54.2 - - 54.2 48.9 47.6 

924 - - 924 94 156 

109 - - 109 8 10 

18 - - 18 - I 

354 - - 354 50 69 

679 - - 679 52 97 

320 - - 320 47 49 

109 - - 109 9 26 

120 - - 120 9 25 

454 - - 454 36 66 

3 - - 3 18 8 

115 - - 115 43 60 

95 - - 95 6 14 

125 - - 125 10 16 

145 - - 145 7 30 

175 - - 175 6 8 

102 - - 102 3 5 

66 - - 66 4 6 

150 - - 150 4 9 

48 - - 48 I 10 

8 - - 8 - -

I - - I - -

- - - - - - I 033 - - I 033 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I 033 - - I 033 - - - - - - 102 - - - - - - 166 

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I 033 - - I 033 102 166 

5 821 - - 5 821 922 5 987 

- - - - - 2 

- - - - - 6 

6 - - 6 - 7 

II - - II 6 21 

26 - - 26 8 9 

90 - - 90 8 9 

156 - - 156 15 10 

182 - - 182 25 21 

562 - - 562 40 81 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Partnership ________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ formsocres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ 

Other than family held _____________________________ formsacres_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ 

-' OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

ocres_ 

On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age grou p: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors-________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 

45 fa 54 years _________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average oge ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

5010 69 ocre'- __________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acros _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acre,- ________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocreO-_____________________________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011 L ___________________________________ _ 

Field crop. except cash grain farms (013L ____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132>-__________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato. hay. peanut. and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017)---- __________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms. except dairy, poultry. and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) ________________ : ______________ _ Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General farms. primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199.999 _________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

Less than $2.500 _____________________________________ _ 

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forms (018) crop (019) 

143 291 

4 158 26 400 (;, I 6 

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131 260 18 33 1 

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46 49 

29 59 

47 97 

19 64 

21 31 

46.9 48.2 

153 288 

11 13 

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83 SO 81 251 

49 291 

10 26 

45 32 

54 213 

66 1 

72 123 4 24 1 

7 54 

10 25 

2 33 

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livestock forms. except dairy. 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cottle 

forms, except 

feedlots 

Totol (0212) 

I 573 1 028 

230 736 168 527 

65 46 

16 382 12 692 

10 6 

(D) 3060 

1 - 9 6 

1 1 

(D) (0) 

- - 1 1 

7 5 

1 173 (0) 

1 449 919 121 102 1 

46 41 

194 118 

461 211 

404 276 

294 232 

257 208 

48.9 50.8 

1 512 991 

144 95 

3 1 

572 438 

1 084 648 

398 2931 

166 113 

166 115 

859 503 

126 81 

310 169 132 96 1 

256 96 

207 158 

189 144 

120 90 

85 70 

162 128 

47 34 

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10 679 8 973 

1 1 

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16 15 

37 30 

37 34 

97 86 153 104 

292 223 1 022 592 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animal General forms. 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarilv 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

2 774 79 303 212 

956 611 5 568 32 621 25 765 

331 4 14 

149 169 (0) 1 051 1 82~ I 

71 1 5 - 43 033 (D) 803 -

3 - - - 68 1 5 -

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2 876 78 307 210 

ISO 4 8 4 

80 - 3 1 

523 6 44 143 

746 37 163 17 

874 12 65 25 

682 15 25 16 

293 14 22 17 

47.4 48.1 44.7 38.7 

3 081 78 159 209 

117 6 163 10 

9 - 1 1 

3 008 39 176 156 

190 45 146 63 

2 342 44 160 32 

383 4 24 7 

101 15 35 122 

233 20 98 57 

26 19 35 14 

24 26 70 171 42 14 14 17 

82 2 24 4 

199 6 137 127 

215 4 14 6 

307 5 7 14 

343 3 4 6 

1 313 5 14 5 

559 - 3 9 

84 - -

=1 4 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -I - - -

=1 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

-

- -

- -

- ~I 3 198 - - =1 - 84 - - - - 322 - - - - 219 

3 198 84 322 219 238 423 6 376 976 1 789 1 7 1 -

jl 112 5 - 587 8 1 566 4 2 614 4 7 JI 224 5 7 58 8 17 17 5 45 13 44 244 

VERMONT 95 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms __ 

Sales of $40.000 or mare ________________________ ~t~~~~== 

Commodity (redit Corporation loans ________________ $f~~~~== 

Catton and callan seed ____________________________ ~f~~~~== 

Sales of $40.000 or mare ________________________ !f~~~== 

$1.000 __ Commodity Credit Corporation looos ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms __ 

Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ $f~~~~== 

Field seeds. hay. forage. and silage ___________________ $f~~~~== 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40.000 or mar"-________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40.000 or mare _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Paullry and paultry products ________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ____________________________________ farms __ 

IExcludes abnormal forms. see text] 

Total farms 

63 

276 

1 669 7 203 

18 

219 

279 

153 

6 431 

219 6 102 

38 5 427 

206 2268 

17 

189 

83 

449 4 

356 

Cash grain 

farms (011) 

=1 

5 

17 

1 

(0) 

$1.000 __ 

464 

6259 19 

5 882 

3 356 218 680 

2 165 

192919 

4 852 

29 007 

66 5 596 

Sales of $40.000 or mare _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40.000 or mar"-________________________ tarms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40.000 or mare _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sheep. Iambs. and wool ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40.000 or mare _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Olher liveslock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms __ $1.000 __ Sales of $40.000 or mare _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Livestock and paultry purchased _______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenses af- $1 to $4.999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $19.999 __________________ -------------------- $20,000 10 $49,999 __________________ ------------------- $50.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4.999 __________ ------------ ----- - --------------

$5.000 10 $19.999 __________ -------- -------------------- $20.000 10 $49.999 __________________ ------------------- $50.000 or mare ______________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 

Farms by Ions purchased, 

tons __ $1.000 __ 

110 99lan5-_______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499Ians _____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

Farms wnh expen sos of-

$1 to $4.999 ______ -------- -- ---- ---------- -- -- ------ $5,000 10 $19.999 __________ -- -- -- --------------------

$20.000 10 $49.999 ________ -------- -------------- -- --- $50.000 or mare __________________ -------------------

See faalnate 01 end of lable. 

96 VERMONT 

574 

507 

467 

335 

874 

1 251 

2 

(0) 

3 485 

15959 

2 714 

599 

142 

30 

6 221 

85 387 

3068 

1 541 

1 342 

270 

4 972 

453904 

67039 

3334 

1 558 

80 

2 113 

1 686 

1 000 

173 

2 

(0) 

4 

2 

4 

Field crap farms excepl cash grain farms (013) 

Talal 

15 

73 

1 024 

4923 

9 

640 

22 

23 

8 

4 

23 

386 4 

356 

38 

6 

8 

83 

1 

(0) 

153 

248 

41 

19 

26 

9 

51 

48 

304 

197 

302 

1 

1 

502 

268 

496 

6 

266 

729 

112 

266 

265 

1 

(otton forms Tobacco farms (0131) (0132) 

Sugar crap. Irish potato, 

hay. peanul. 

and alher field crap 

farms (0133. 

0134.0139) 

15 

73 

1 024 

4923 

9 

640 

22 

23 

8 

4 

23 

386 4 

356 

38 

6 

8 

83 

1 

(0) 

153 

248 

41 

19 

26 

9 

51 

48 

304 

197 

302 

1 

1 

502 

268 

496 

6 

266 

729 

112 

266 

265 

1 

Vegetable and 

melon farms Fruit and tree (016) nu!farms (017) 

3 

5 

12 

41 

102 

737 

5 

(0) 

35 

46 

16 

29 

22 

24 

10 

2 

2 

(0) 

7 

28 

2 

(0) 

4 

2 

34 

37 

33 

34 

34 

33 

1 

7 

25 

6 

13 

84 

1 

(0) 

9 

8 

121 

5840 

36 

(0) 

6 

4 

3 

2 

81 

(Z) 

1 

(0) 

10 1 41 

11 

1 

19 

3 

44 

5 

44 

71 

29 

71 

53 

112 

18 

53 

53 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Markel value of ogricullurol producls sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $40.000 or more ________________________ 30rms_ -

- $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts. and berries ____________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Other - crops ______________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ lorms_ - $1.000_ -

Poullry and poullry producls ________________________ forms-- $1.000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Dairy products ____________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Collie and colves __________________________________ forms-- $1.000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ formL - $1.000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sheep, lambs. and wool ____________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Olher liveslock and liveslock producls (see lexl) ________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Liveslock and poullry purchased _______________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 1o $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,00010 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Feed for liveslock and poullry _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms wilh expenses 01- $1 10 $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula leeds ___________________ Iorms_ 

Forms by Ions purchased, 

tans_ 

$1,000_ 

1 l09910ns _______________________________________ _ 

10010 49910n"-___________________________________ _ 

500 Ions or more __________________________________ _ 

Forms wilh expenses 01- $110 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19.999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49.999 _________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

See loolnole 01 end 01 loble. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[Excludes abnormal forms· see lexl[ 

General 

Horticullurol farms, 

specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

- 1 

- (O~I -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 3 17 

2 27 

- - - - 11 20 

19 44 

- - - -

9 9 

15 16 

- - - - 164 8 

2 201 (0) 

17 - 1 189 - 3 6 (0) 11 

- - - -

3 71 

1 2 

- - - - - 7 

- 2 

- - - - 18 

5 (O~I - -

- - - 7 

- 8 

- - - -

2 3 (0) 1 

- -

- -

3 5 

2 3 

- - - -

20 158 

1 59 

20 158 

- -

- - - -

20 236 

3 122 

20 236 

- - - -

- -

15 164 

15 404 

3 71 

15 164 

- - - -

15 164 

- - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock farms, except dairy, 

poullry. and animal speciollV (021) 

Beef collie 

forms, except 

feedlols 

Tolol (0212) 

B B 

20 20 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 189 144 

509 433 

1 1 (0) (0) 

55 18 

34 22 

- - - -

18 3 4 2 

- -

- - 8 4 

2 (Z) 

- - - - 15 8 

8 6 

- - - -

153 671 

27 12 

- - - -

106 79 1 266 1 219 

10 10 

693 693 

1 262 1 0161 8052 7 084 

34 29 

3327 2892 

289 115 

343 79 

- - - - 229 75

283 30 1 

-

- - 257 77 

130 65 

- -

- -

998 672 2 107 1 757 

924 611 

35 25 

35 33 4 3 

1 583 995 

2948 2 293 

1 493 914 73 65 

6 6 11 10 

912 503 

11 904 9 331 1 808 1 422 

895 488 11 10 

6 5 

866 463 31 26 

5 5 10 9 

1978-Con. 

Poullry and Animal General farms. 

Dairy forms egg farms specially primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) lives lock (029) 

22 - - 2 

72 - - (O~I - - -

~I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - 221 12 1B ISS 

1 185 17 17 381 

6 - - 1 

398 - - (0) 

39 8 1 12 

91 192 (0) (0) 

- 1 - - - (0) - -

12 2 1 3 

143 (0) (0) 9 

2 - - - (0) - - - 3 1 - - 5 (0) - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 1 1 

9 - (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - -

97 83 42 231 

65 6069 3 83 

- 18 - 1 

- (0) - (0) 

3 198 3 2 29 

216 748 1 (0) 566 

2 150 - - 4 

191 950 - - (0) 

3 186 15 27 164 1 19 898 67 24 621 

29 1 - 2 2 114 (0) - (0) 

75 12 128 7 

87 2 34 5 

- - - - - - - - 56 6 128 

!I 28 3 6 

- - - - - - - 78 3 322 132 93 (Z) 882 87 

1 - 1 - (0) - (0) -

1 595 69 97 166 12 173 688 221 472 

941 55 84 153 532 10 13 8 98 2 - 5 24 2 - - 3 202 78 284 207 77 198 3 859 558 365 

201 52 272 190 1 433 1 12 15 1 323 12 - 1 245 13 - 1 

3 179 78 112 186 411 710 25 425 1 464 2 1161 60 642 3 852 197 330 

1 593 52 107 182 1 525 13 5 4 61 13 - - 417 52 105 169 1 631 1 7 15 982 12 - 1 149 13 - 1 

VERMONT 97 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' - Can, 

Animol health C05tS __________________________________ forms-- $1.000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $50010 $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ $3.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Seeds. bulbs, plants. and trees ________________________ forms- - Forms with expenses of- $1.000_ -

$110 $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1.000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- $5,00010 $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

Commercial fertilizer _____ _ _ ___________ farms_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1,000_ 

$110 $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2.50010 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

Other agricultural chemicals including limL_ _ ____ farms_ - $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $110 $2.499 __________________ _ -- $2,50010 $9,999____ _ _________ _ 

$10.00010 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 or more __ _ _ ___________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products _________ _ _ ______ farms_ 

$1.000_ Forms with expenses of- $110 $2.499 _______________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $9,999_____ _ ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

Petroleum praducts ___________ _ _ ___________ forms-

$1.000_ Gasoline __ _ ______________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel ___ ~ ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ 

Fuel oil 

Natural gas ___ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____ _ 

$1,000_ ________ forms-

$1,000_ _________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

__ farms_ 

$1,000_ Electricity ________________________________________ formsOther - cool, wood. coke, etc. 

Hired form labor ___________ _ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000_ _____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

_ forms-

$1.000_ 

$110 $4,999 _______ ______________ _ _________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $49.999 _________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

workers-- less than 150 days_________ _ _______________ farms- - workers_ 

Contract labor _____________________________________ farmL - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $9,999 ____________________________ _ - $10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________ -_ --------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses af- $110 $2,499 ____________________________ ------------ $2,500 to $9.999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $10.000 10 $19,999 _________________ -- ---- ---- -- -- ------ - $20,000 or more ____________________ ------------------

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, cusfomwork, and 

other agricultural services _________ - .- - -- __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

-

for human consumption _________________ ~ ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

98 VERMONT 

IExcludes abnormal farms; see text) 

Cash grain 

Total forms farms (011) 

5277 - 3 472 -

3 250 

889 -' 

- 971 - 167 -

3 691 15 3 346 14 

2 686 

920 I~ I 66 - 19 -

4 745 19 

9 489 29 

3 534 16 

I 091 3 109 -

11 -

4 037 15 2 803 37 

3 862 12 154 - 17 3 4 -

7 236 23 15 463 26 

5 012 20 

2 056 3 150 - 18 -

7 224 23 9 775 18 1 

7 020 23 5 323 13 

3 498 15 

2 647 3 

748 - 247 - 816 -

706 

35 =1 10 - 7 224 23 841 1 

5 174 15 5 479 4 

473 8 

210 4 

3 853 15 1 21 322 28 

2 528 11 

1 147 4 

148 - 30 -

2 094 3 4 113 3 

2,927 15 10 154 60 

444 - 658 -

373 - 66 - 3 -

2 -

1 709 -

I 296 -

1 608 - 95 - 6 - - -

437 2 

431 (0) 

727 1 

I 895 (0) 

Field crop farms except cash groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato. 

hoy, peonut. 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton farms T aboeea fa rms farms (0133. melon forms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (0161 nut farms (017) 

360 - - 360 24 30 66 - - 66 3 2 

332 - - 332 24 30 15 - - 15 - - 12 - - 12 - - I - - I - -

343 - - 343 75 49 244 - - 244 52 60 

291 - - 291 54 29 

32 - - 32 21 17 

18 - - 18 - I 

2 - - 2 - 2 

585 - - 585 79 157 

611 - - 611 59 135 

546 - - 546 70 147 

34 - - 34 8 7 

2 - - ~ I 1 3 

3 - - - -

335 - - 335 79 123 

175 - - 175 38 362 

318 - - 318 74 96 

15 - - 15 4 16 

2 - - 2 I 7 

- - - - - 4 

1 054 - - 1 054 92 167 

812 - - 812 74 274 

991 - - 991 83 139 

61 - - 61 9 21 

2 - - 2 - 5 

- - - - - 2 

1 042 - - 1 042 92 167 

618 - - 618 61 195 1 020 - - 1 020 92 167 

383 - - 383 44 130 

341 - - 341 21 44 

123 - - 123 7 23 47 - - 47 6 19 (0) - - 13 3 12 99 - - 99 12 17 (0) - - 34 4 

- - - - 5 1~1 

- - - - 1 - 1 042 - - 1 042 92 167 65 - - 65 3 15 

500 - - 500 47 86 (0) - - 169 (0) 76 67 - - 67 1 10 (0) - - 24 (0) 2 

385 - - 385 1 27 73 

952 - - 952 157 1 287 

340 - - 340 22 51 41 - - 41 1 9 

2 - - 2 4 6 2 - - 2 - 7 

98 - - 98 6 30 162 - - 162 7 129 

346 - - 346 27 73 1 198 - - 1 198 234 I 163 

44 - - 44 - 40 

29 - - 29 - 229 

44 - - 44 - 18 - - - - - 19 

- - - - - 1 

- - - - - 2 

189 - - 189/ 23 36 110 - - 110 3 72 

186 - - 186 23 31 

2 - - 2 - 3 

1 - - 1 - 2 

- - - - - -

76 - - 76 8 5 

98 - - 98 2 2 

54 - - 54 71 71 

46 - - 46 397 443 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

A" Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I - Con. 

Animal heolth cost'-_________________________________ farm,-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 ______________________________________ _ $3,000 or more _______________________________________ _ 

5eeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ lP gas, butane. and propane ______________________ farms __ $1,000 __ fuel oil ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Electricity ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm lobar ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked, 150 days or more _______________________________ forms __ 

workers __ less than 150 day'-_____________________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms __ 

Farms with expenses 01-

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses 01- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999-_____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARM.RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

[Excludes abnormal forms· see lext) 

General 

Horticullural farms, 

specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

5 174 (Z) 16 

5 174 

- - - -

- -

149 75 

611 12 

42 

81 7= 1 

12 - 14 -

76 107 

15 47 

76 107 

-

-

- =1 

80 86 9 17 

80 86 - - - -

- -

159 274 

185 54 

128 274 

30 - 1 -

- -

159 2~ 1 129 

131 266 40 30 II 49 

4 4 15 1 12 (0) 

49 7 

61 (0) 

- -

- - 159 274 II 6 

50 103 

25 II 21 8 31 3 

128 43 

506 36 

109 43 11 -

8 - - -

25 7 

65 7 

124 38 

404 99 

2 21 (0) 9 

2 21 

- -

- - - -

16 25 10 3 

16 25 

- -

- -

- -

II 20 73 15 

11 17 15 40 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock farms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef coWe 

forms, except 

feedlots 

Total (0212) 

1 141 787 

234 169 

1 044 718 1 

49 28 

38 36 

10 5 

370 261 

95 79 

354 248 

15 12 

1 1 

- -

772 444 

505 313 

743 424 

28 20 1 -

- -

675 388 

188 134 

672 386 

3 2 

- -

- -

I 677 I 088 1 049 789 

1 625 1 048 

48 37 4 3 - -

1 677 I 0881 778 579 I 641 1 061 515 384 401 268 

114 82 

58 40 18 16 

57 46 

54 4~ 1 3 

(Z) (Z) 

I 677 1 088 76 55 

1 012 734 249 196 

82 51 

22 14 

611 448 

875 653 

580 420 

27 27 

4 1 - -

164 121 242 1741 505 

1 472 1 381 215 I 52 38 

78 71 

39 26 13 12 - - - -

274 193\ 136 118 

262 181 12 12 - - - -

112 55 62 34 

248 121 272 124 

1978-(on. 

Poultry and Animal General farms, 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) lives lock (029) 

3 072 43 242 186 

2 987 51 72 41 

1 222 31 226 1621 

803 10 4 8 

893 - 12 16 

154 2 - -

2 396 19 41 159 

2238 4 4 12 

I 615 18 41 15~ 1 746 1 - 34 - - -

1 - - -

2 821 35 48 46 

8 037 14 20 18 

I 703 34 48 44 

I 008 I - 2 

102 - -

8 - - =1 

2 413 25 44 162 

I 951 9 6 10 

2 294 24 44 162 

115 1 - -

4 - - -

- - - -

3 203 77 298 212 

12 560 134 142 153 

1 208 57 291 196 

1 844 17 7 16 

135 3 - - 16 - - -

3 203 77 298 2121 7 658 88 104 85 

3 102 69 297 212 

3 989 55 70 53 

2 531 10 28 47 

2 345 I 9 14 

451 16 13 122 

163 12 5 7 

564 3 5 3 

517 13 2 27 - - =1 9 - - - 3 203 77 298 212 

635 7 17 6 3003 49 123 186 4 787 45 38 64 251 7 - 18 116 I - 4 

2 435 38 66 32 1 16 805 421 125 131 

1 272 26 58 16 I 023 8 7 16 121 2 1 - 19 2 - -

1 703 15 21 22 3 340 75 45 38 1 690 32 52 1 

~~ I 5 186 147 127 

153 1 7 124 279 (0) 14 

1:; \ 117 1 7 34 - - 2 - -

=1 - - -

1 114 - 21 11 942 - 4 15 

1 034 - 21 10 77 - - 1 3 - - - - - =1 

184 2 11 6 156 (0) 17 3 

181 40 23 10 483 (0) 25 39 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms- - $1,000_ - Forms by value group: $1 '0 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 '0 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 '0 $19.999 ___________________________________ _ - $20.000 '0 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 '0 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $100,000 '0 $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 '0 $499,999 _________________________________ _ - $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ farms_ - number _ Wheel - tractars ______________________________________ farms- - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ - number_ -

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number_ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other carnpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ formsnumber _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farmsnumber _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantrol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

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Chemicals farDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ - Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farmsLIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms- - number _ - forms with- I '0 9 __________________________________ -- -- -- ---- ---- 10 '0 49 ________________ ---- -- ------------ ---- -- -- ---

50 '0 99 __________________ -- __ -- -- -------------- ------ 100 '0 199 ________________________ - ___ -- ---- ---------- 200 '0 499 ______________________ -- -- -- ------ -- ---- ---- SOD or more ________________ - - -- -- -- ---- -------------- -

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 '09 ________________________ ---- ---------------- 10 to 49 ______________________ --------------------

50 to 99 ______________ -- ____ -- -- ------------ ------

100 to 199 __________________ -- -- ---------- -- - - ----

200 to 499- ___________________ -- ---------- --------

500 or more __________________ -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- ---

See footnote at end of .able. 

100 VERMONT 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Cash groin I Total forms farms (011) 

7 253 23 224 345 808 

1 052 4 I 759 4 

1 043 2 1 826 6 

I 056 4 455 3 

60 - 2 -

I 4 995 19 

6577 19 

5 595 23 7 817 29 

6 522 23 

16 271 55 

3 065 19 

7 673 51 I 358 - 6 499 -

152 9 

170 12 

489 13 

578 20 

355 4 374 4 

181 13 

204 16 

- - - - 3 701 10 

4 094 22 

4 192 13 1 4 424 13 

2 342 9. 

2 787 9 

5 176 19 

12 292 661 4 621 19 

367 785 I 146 

2 510 2 

81 665 (D)' 

133 423 (0) 

I 146 15 

38 294 786 

130 - 7 369 - 382 2 

9 848 (m) 

2 436 3, 

88 853 600 

203 - 6.764 -

2 405 - 910 4 

5 385 2 

325 396 (0) 

I 135 - I 645 I 

I 563 I 

843 - 190 - 9 -

4 817 I 

197 727 (D) 

I 510 I 

10 788 (D) 

I 160 -

333 I 

14 - 2 -

I - - -

Field crop farms except cosh groin farms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vege'able and (ofton· farms Tobacco farms farms (0133. melon farms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134.0139) (016) nut farms (0'l7) 

1 050 - - 1 050 92 167 16 793 - - 16 793 1 194 3 126 

204 - - 204 41 23 

355 - - 355 21 74 

241 - - 241 5 30 167 - - 167 19 25 

75 - - 75 5 10 

8 - - 8 I 4 

- - - - - I 

- - - - - -

576 - - 576 58 ll2 

743 - - 743 77 145 

700 - - 700 71 102 

I 011 - - I 011 89 160 

932 - - 932 74 148 

I 709 - - I 709 III 288 

458 - - 458 7 34 

I 037 - - I 037 20 90 

58 - - 58 6 16 

256 - - 256 (D) 100 

4 - - 4 9 2 

5 - - 5 10 (D) 

35 - - 35 I 3 

41 - - 41 (D) 3 

34 - - 34 I 2 

39 - - 39 (D) (D) 

2 - - 2 - I 

(D) - - (D) - (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 371 - - 371 14 33 

408 - - 406 14 45 

485 - - 485 1 

13 22 492 - - 492 13 23 

125 - - 125 - II 

158 - - 158 - 11 

621 - - 621 79 157 

785 - - 785 97 497 

557 - - 557 79 157 

23 513 - - 23 513 I 452 4 865 

220 - - 220 55 18 

5 452 - - 5 452 470 442 

9214 - - 9214 521 785 

52 - - 52 31 64 

I 635 - - I 63~ 1 263 I 959 

7 - - 2 2 

341 - - 341 (D) (I) 

46 - - 46 39 92 744 - - 744 334 3 760 

196 - - 196 43 40 

3 808 - - 3 808 554 500 

20 - - 20 - 27 

I 107 - - I 107 - I 273 

147 - - 147 18 35 44 - - 44 6 45 

272 - - 272 22 22 3 054 - - 3 054 (D) 229 

180 - - 180 :'0 15 

81 - - 61 I 5 9 - - 9 - 2 

2 - - 2 I - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

184 - - 184 10 18 

874 - - 874 (D) 52 

124 - - 124 6 14 

685 - - 685 26 28 

102 - - 102 5 14 

21 - - 21 I - I - - I - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

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Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199.999 _________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ 

number_ Wheel troc10rs ______________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines. self~propelled only _____________ farms_ 

number_ 

(ornpickers. corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ 

number_ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other cornpickers and picker·shellers _________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________ • _______ forms_ 

number_ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Field foroge harveslers, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which usecL Lime _________________________ . __________________ farms_ 

acres on which used. 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms. 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in craps and orchords ______________________ farms. 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit • _______________________ • ________ • _______ forms. 

acres on which used_ Insecl conlrol on liveslock ond poullry ________________ forms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

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- Cows and heifers Ihol had calved ____________________ farms_ - number _ Beef cows _____________________________ • _______ farms. -

- number _ - Farms wilh- I 10 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ - 50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ - 100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ - 200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ - 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

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See foolnole at end of lable. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see text) 

General Horticultural farms, 

specialty primarily forms (018) crop (019) 

164 274 

1 649 1 918 

38 581 80 177 

33 29 11 9 

- 1 

2 - - - - -

I 95 130 

102 180 

89 174 

153 233 

72 233 

149 344 

18 93 42 201 1 17 1 

70 (0) 

- 1 

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2 - (0) - 2 - (0) - 1 - (0) -

- - - - 32 34 

32 41 

12 69 

12 69 

26 30 

26 30 

87 130 

24 

62 1~1 131 1 472 

44 63 90 1 209 

101 839 

40 31 

48 399 15 - 27 - 18 21 

30 122 

20 17 

46 120 

19 15 

109 225 19 39 17 31 

18 229 

52 1 589 

17 195 

1 33 

- - - 1 

- - - -

18 176 39 483 

17 132 (D) 373 

17 123 

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livestock farms, except dairy, 

poultry, ond onimol speciolty (021) 

Beef cottle 

forms. except 

feedlots 

Total (0212) 

1 692 1 098 

20 203 14 998 

335 2341 

744 407 

293 195 

273 219 

29 26 

18 17 

- - - -

989 634 

1 215 775 

1 262 815 

1 505 984 

1 414 907 

2418 1 717 

546 4221 1 244 969 

88 75 

394 338 

18 16 

19 17 

37 30 

44 36 

18 15 

19 16 

21 16 

25 20 

- - - - 483 361 514 390 

728 528 

756 552 

221 179 

242 200 

892 540 

693 4471 730 416 

20023 13357 

321 224 

5309 4 143 

8 190 6 707 

250 95 

3882 2 179 

21 15 

290 155 

64 32 

636 464 

315 233 

4303 3066 

14 14 

216 216 434 230 130 99 

1 350 1 009 27956 22813 

449 249 795 673 79 66 17 13 10 8 

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1 090 809 9889 8081 

856 635 7 751 6278 

581 413 263 211 9 8 2 2 1 1 

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Poultry ond Animol General forms, I 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

3 203 78 298 212 

172 694 1 616 2 510 1 832 

1281 35 16 170 

159 37 63 45 

363 4 39 4 

t5 32 1 256 13 

915 3 11 3 

414 5 - -

59 - - - 2 - - -

I 2 673 59 218 66 

3670 96 235 95 

2685 52 252 185 

4066 85 287 199 

3 137 57 255 177 

10489 90 355 263 

1 782 7 73 28 4 728 15 173 72 1 

1 153 5 - 14 

5 559 30 - 56 

108 - - 1 

119 - - (0) 

396 1 - I 

462 (0) - (0) 

292 1 - 1 

304 (0) - (0) 

142 - - 1 

158 - - (0) 

- - - -

- - - - 2 527 9 35 153 

2 819 9 35 155 

2 637 15 161 37 1 2 817 15 167 47 

1 908 3 5 4 

2299 3 5 4 

2 917 42 64 168 

9 987 23 26 28 2 787 29 48 46 1 313091 477 879 736 1 724 9 31 23 

67 970 (0) 373 227 

112 479 (0) 570 418 

507 2 17 137 28 347 (0) (0) 56~1 83 - - 6 662 - - - 94 1 5 - 4 088 (0) 75 - 1 765 8 19 10 78 427 296 86 113 

93 - - 15 3819 - - 15 1 524 14 31 144 583 8 25 17 

3 193 45 46 186 289 610 354 458 1 777 

18 37 35 169 697 7 10 14 1 468 1 1 2 821 - - 1 180 - - - 9 - - -

3 185 39 36 60 185 622 98 167 452 286 26 27 21 1 582 72 136 86 

249 25 25 19 33 1 2 2 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con_ 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - (on. Milk cows _______ _ ____________________ farms- - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 109 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

501099 ________________________________________ _ 100 to 19L _____________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more_~ ___________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull colves _____________ formsnumber _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Colves- __________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle __________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hags and pigs inventory _____________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Forms with- 1 109 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __ _ _____________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

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litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ formsnumber _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ formsnumber_ June land Nov. 30 ______________________________ farmL 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ formsnumber _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn_______________ _ ____________ formsnumber _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________ _ _______ forms_ 

number _ 

Horses and ponies sold _____________________________ forms_ 

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POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory ___ _ 

Forms with1 10 399_ 400 to 3,199 _____ _ __________ _ 

3,200109,999____ _ __________ _ 

10,00010 19,999 ______ _ 

20,0001049,999 _________ -- --- 50,000 10 99,999 _____________ ------- 100,000 or mare ______________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________ _ 

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102 VERMONT 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

____ formsnumber _ 

________ farmsnumber _ 

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IExcludes abnormal forms; see text) 

Cash groin 

Total farms farms (011) 

3 912 

186 939 =1 632 - 82 - 1 603 - 1 244 - 303 - 45 -

3 -

4 525 2 113 106 (D) 

3 105 1 14 563 (0) 

4 852 2 161 535 (D) 

29 007 (D) 

4 031 2 109 616 (0) 

7 042 (D) 

4 120 - 51 919 - 21 965 - 400 - 3 405 - 1 357 -

I 069 - 7 656 -

942 - 102 - 10 - 14 - 1 -

- - 502 - 2 046 - 844 - 5 610 -

574 - 10 786 - 507 - 277 - 5 955 - 171 -

526 - I 726 - 422 - I 036 - 230 - 690 -

542 -

8 913 - 475 - 6 111 -

278 -

5 678 - 450 -

7 452 -

54 756 -

1 991 -

8 _367 - 601 -

I 622 -

901 - 418 -

2 192 - 180 - 1 033 -

29 -

I 213 1 

531 152 (D) 

1 181 I 

17 -

4 -

5 - 5 - - -

1 -

1 196 1 

503 937 (0) 

140 -

27 215 -

Field crop forms except cash grain forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato. 

hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms T aooeeD forms forms (0133. melon forms Fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0134.0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

76 - - 76 6 5 

189 - - 189 (D) 24 

70 - - 70 6 4 

5 - - 5 - - - - - - - I 

1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 211 - - 211 20 11 

I 614 - - I 614 177 135 

141 - - 141 9 11 

566 - - 566 26 42 

153 - - 153 7 10 

1 375 - - I 375 (D) 101 

248 - - 248 (D) 41 

90 - - 90 5 3 

786 - - 786 (D) 7 

47 - - 47 (D) 1 

114 - - 114 5 10 

589 - - 589 52 94 

201 - - 201 25 40 

27 - - 27 1 1 

84 - - 84 (D) (D) 

30 - - 30 (D) (D) 

97 - - 97 14 12 

619 - - 619 167 (D) 

88 - - 88 11 12 

6 - - 6 2 - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - I -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 39 - - 39 5 7 

245 - - 245 5 (0) 

94 - - 94 13 12 

374 - - 374 162 57 

41 - - 41 7 8 

537 - - 537 175 72 

19 - - 19 7 2 

11 - - 11 3 - 98 - - 98 (D) - 3 - - 3 (D) -

41 - - 41 5 7 

118 - - 118 6 14 

34 - - 34 4 -

69 - - 69 (D) - 21 - - 21 1 7 

49 - - 49 (D) 14 

36 - - 36 3 12 

467 - - 467 22 69 

29 - - 29 2 11 

301 - - 301 (D) 37 

19 - - 19 1 11 

159 - - 159 (D) 15 

23 - - 23 2 11 

316 - - 316 (D) 49 

2442 - - 2 442 (0) 385 

277 - - 277 16 29 

998 - - 998 54 91 

39 - - 39 - 7 

79 - - 79 - 7 

46 - - 46 - I 

62 - - 62 1 7 

129 - - 129 (D) 7 

3 - - 3 1 - 9 - - 9 (D) - (Z) - - (Z) (0) -

131 - - 131 13 19 

2 528 - - 2 528 290 302 

131 - - 131 13 19 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

130 - - 130 13 19 

2 296 - - 2 296 290 253 

17 - - 17 - 232 - - 232 - 4~ I 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK-(on. 

(attle and calves inventory - Can. Cows and heifers Ihol hod calved - Can. Milk-cows ~_ • _______________________________ • __ forms. 

number. 

Forms with- 110 4 __________________________________________ _ 510 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ .forms. 

number. Steers, steer calves. bulls. and bull calves _____________ forms. 

number. 

Cotl\e and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number. 

$1,000_ Calves ___ • _______ • _. _____ ._. _. _______ • ___________ forms. 

number. 

$1,000_ Conle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number. 

$1.000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms. 

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number_ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 5010 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________ • _________________ . _____ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number. Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number. 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number. 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

Liners of pigs farrowed betweennumber. 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number_ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov, 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number. Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number. Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number. Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number. 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory _________________________ .forms. 

number. Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms. 

number. 

$1.000_ Goats inventory ___ .• _________ • ______________________ fanns. 

number. Goats sold _________________________ . _____ ._. ____ ._ .farms. 

POULTRY 

number. 

$1.000_ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number. 

Forms wilh- 110 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

40010 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 3,200 10 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 10 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _______________________ farms-

. number. Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

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specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

2 90 (D) 110 

2 90 

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- - 3 115 (D) 797 3 114 (D) 309 

18 8 26 79 

5 23 

3 

4 2:1 1 2 16 7 

22 53 

5 21 

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1 34 (D) 139 

1 33 

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- 7 

- 214 

- 8 

- 4 

- 183 

- 5 

- 14 

- 36 

- 6 

- 16 

- 12 

- 20 

2 16 (D) 32 2 14 (D) 23 2 3 (D) 16 2 3 (D) 26 (D) 283 

7 156 

11 551 1 2 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

3 11 21 26 1 1 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

6 72 98 1 303 

6 72 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 6 71 (D) 1 179 

1 13 (D) 124 

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Livestock farms. except dairy. 

poultry. and animal specially (021) 

Beef canle 

forms. except 

feedlols 

Tolal (0212) 

458 345 

2 138 1 803 

365 267 

41 31 

47 43 

5 4 

- - - - - - 1 068 827 

11 857 10 000 901 671 

6210 4732 

1 262 1 016 

25030 22034 8052 7084 

720 612 

12440 11 940 

2483 2412 1 072 839 12590 10094 

5570 4672 

267 77 

2075 171 

785 61 

431 208 4875 926 

341 193 71 14 

7 1 

11 - 1 - - - 207 86 

1 254 219 

38S 187 3621 707 

289 115 

6646 1 400 343 79 110 41 

3713 

108 ~I 224 91 970 210 164 62 492 113 133 55 478 97 

258 100 

6235 1 009 226 74 4360 683 186 55 4 785 656 219 70 

5 193 654 37462 4 745 

477 310 

1 473 948 77 62 319 298 

66 59 188 30 836 166 167 11 

1 000 30 27 1 

402 249 8 170 4541 

402 249 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 394 241 7400 4 184 

63 36 770 357 

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Poultry and Animal General forms. 

Dairy forms egg farms specially primarily 

(024) (025) farms (027) lives lock (029) 

3 184 23 15 

184 040 26 31 ~I 

14 23 14 44 

34 - - 2 

1 S48 - 1 6 

1 237 - - 1 

303 - - - 45 - - - 3 - - -

3 010 28 32 25 

97802 183 176 299 

1 711 2S 27 162 

6 186 73 115 1 026 

3 186 15 27 164 

132 396 119 112 2 177 

19898 67 24 621 

3 037 10 11 

94963 27 51 1 ~I 4334 3 4 164 

2819 11 22 44 

37433 92 61 933 

15 S63 64 20 457 

85 3 10 5 

1 174 13 24 20 

512 5 9 9 

275 19 139 47 

1 363 39 223 163 

253 19 138 46 

20 - 1 1 

- - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 78 2 131 19 273 (0) 133 83 1 

245 17 18 29 

1 090 (D) 90 80 

75 12 128 7 

1 904 12 1 126 100 

87 2 34 5 26 - 121 2 

793 - 1 085 (D) I 20 - 33 (D) 

82 2 132 19 271 (D) 253 55 

68 2 125 19 155 (D) 245 (D) 

46 1 8 1 116 (D) 8 (D) 

76 6 129 842 265 909 3:1 

54 5 128 4 S44 139 645 30 42 3 7 4 586 40 24 25 53 6 127 4 722 191 884 35 5 929 1 111 6 411 381 

592 16 279 142 2 218 63 2416 492 52 - 294 129 182 - 896 134 83 - 616 87 13 2 128 3 33 (D) 1 109 11 2 1 2 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

297 59 164 49 10 958 496 588 1 449 (D) 

292 34 164 47 5 11 - 1 - 3 - I 

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- I - 293 58 162 49 10346 471 295 1 382 9 395 

23 10 4 2 612 25 293 67 (0) 

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Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ___________ forms_ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______ _ number _ 

__ formsnumber _ Forms with- 1 to 1.999 ______________________ _ 

2.000 to 59,999 _______________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- 100,000 or more _________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 ____________ _ _ ______ formL 

number_ 

__forms_ 

number _ 

- Turkeys sold __________ _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

(orn for all purposes _ _ _____________ tormsacres_ 

Oats for groin __ _ _____________________________ forms_ 

Irrigated __ 

ocresbushels_ _ _____________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

hundredweight_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

lOO.D acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

tons, drv_ Irrigated ________________________________________ farmsacresFarms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

tons, drv_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: D.l to 4.9 acreL _________________________________ -----

5.0 to 24.9 ocre5. _______ . ____________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocre5. ___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or mare __________________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 

D.l to 4.9 ocres- _____________ ------ ---- --------------- 5,0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocre5. ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms_ 

total acrespounds_ 

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2 271 7 

101 982 292 

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Sugar crop, 

Irish potato. 

hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco forms forms (0133. melon forms Fruit and tree 

Totol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

12 - - 12 - - 249 - - 249 - - 5 - -

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3 137 - - 3 137 124 (D) 

14 - - 14 I - 646 - - 646 (D) - 29 526 - - 29 526 (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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570 - - 570 61 2 

111 444 - - 111 444 6327 210 

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54 935 - - 54 9351 678 I 1221 90809 - - 90 809 1 326 1 997 

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680 - - 680 4 7 

121 - - 121 2 2 

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295 - - 2951 5 13 

13 679 - - 13 679 351 518 

28 683 - - 28 683 726 1 187 

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39 - - 39 930 (D) 

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- - - 67 4 

19 - - 19 64 8 

3 - - 3 28 1 

- - - - 9 - - - - - 1 -

24 - - 24 10 139 

73 - - 73 22 4632 

- - - - 1 5 

- - - - (D) 207 

18 - - 18 8 22 

6 - - 6 2 77 

- - - - - 29 

- - - - - 11 

24 - - 24 9 139 

61 - - 61 18 4 607 

20050 - - 20 050 41 700 49 723 845 

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Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ for:ns_ - number _ 

forms wi1h- 1 to 1.999 __ • ____________________ ._. ___ . ____________ _ 2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60.000 10 99.999 _____________________________________ _ - 100',000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ farms-- number _ - Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ fanns_ 

acres_ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.010 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 2$.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see texfl _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocre5. ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more· ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

All vegetables· harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocro .. ____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 aCres. ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

lOO.O acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigoted _________________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1104.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocros _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 Ie> 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Applos __________________________________________ forms. 

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General 

Horticultural farms, 

specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

1 2 

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- 362 

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18 163 4 132 

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84 160 JJ 950 

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livestock farms, except dairy, 

poullry, and animal specially (021) 

Beef cottle 

forms. except 

feedlofS 

Tolol (0212) 

35 14 

982 595 

JJ 

867 64~ I JJ 5 

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18 1!1 JJ 

192 120 

151 109 

3 202 2435 

21 18 400 274 1 

16 383 12 313 

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23 9 

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44 202 33 5191 

66 260 52 416 

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462 309 599 463 

82 66 

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97 36 

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53 16 

2 2 

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160 10 

1 555 43 - -

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37 8 

123 2 - - - -

160 10 1 550 41 

100 180 4 380 

1978-Con. 

Poulfry and Animal General forms, 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

J5 54 20 15 

2 J67 404 742 339 3 554 

J5 13 18 

926 3 745 407 (O~ I 15 13 18 1 

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1 925 4 5 12 

94 329 38 77 390 

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375 146 939 3 200 4 5031 

694 944 1 020 4201 9 199 

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108 26 41 161 

1 362 IS 56 21 

1 564 - 3 10 

27 - - -

1 376 3 16 21 

75 379 (0) 376 851 

172 561 (0) 559 2 558 

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161 227 (0) 21 

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25 941 2 120 (0) (0) 

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Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 

Forms 

Vermont ______________ 1978_ - 7 273 1 1974_ - 5 906 1 

Addi,on ______________________ 1978_ - 700 

- 724 

- 175 

1974_ Bennington ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 196 Caledonia _____________________ 1978_ - 454 1974_ - 435 Chittenden ____________________ 1978_ - 446 1974_ - 446 Essex ________________________ 1978_ - 92 1974_ - 87 

Franklin ______________________ 1978_ - 752 1974_ - 780 Grand Isle ____________________ 1978_ - 129 1974_ - 146 lamoille ______________________ 1978_ - 244 1974_ - 248 Orange _______________________ 1978_ - 535 1974_ - 515 Orlean,- ______________________ 1978_ - 637 1974_ - 666 

Rutlond_. _____________________ 1978_ - 523 1974_ - 520 Washington ___________________ 1978_ - 373 1974_ 360 Windham _______ . _____ . _______ 1978_ - 271 1974_ - 280 Windsor _______________ ,, ______ 1978_ - 521 1974_ - 503 

forms not on moillisL __________ 1978_ - 1 421 

'1978 dota ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Land Use: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison _____ .. ____________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grond Isle ______ . _________________ _ Lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleons ___________________________ _ 

Rutlond ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windhom _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

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Farms 

7 095 

681 

171 

437 

441 

87 

728 

127 

233 

520 

628 

509 

364 

261 

509 

I 399 

Forms and land in forms 

All forms forms with soles of $2 • .500 or more 

Average Average Acres in size of form Percent of I Acres in size of farm farms (ocres) land area Farms forms (acres) 

752 940 241 29.6 4835 1 479 685 306 667 561 282 28.1 4 531 1 487 270 328 

238 716 341 47.6 617 226 726 367 243 517 336 48.6 639 234 977 368 43969 251 10.2 107 30031 281 46 528 237 10.81 121 35 593 294 122 737 270 31.3 329 105 161 320 1 123 789 285 31.6 322 109 465 340 128919 289 37.8 343 117 184 342 132 942 298 39.0 321 116 882 364 25 618 278 6.0 65 21 921 337 27 238 313 6.4 60 22 533 376 

226 205 301 53.6 676 214391 317 228 618 293 54.11 703 218692 311 32012 248 60.3 111 31 030 280 34 161 234 64.2 120 32 332 269 56032 230 18.5 180 48 121 267 55265 223 18.2 194 49802 257 130 773 244 29.6 392 110 879 283 140 498 273 31.8 389 123 895 318 194 812 306 42.6 557 181 327 326 198 693 298 43.4 563 184 618 328 

172 941 331 29.1 393 152976 389 

172 187 331 29.0 407 154 703 380 81 629 219 18.0 238 64 787 272 83 818 233 18.5 232 68 609 296 64 513 238 12.9 176 48 232 274 68 747 246 13.7 164 50 771 310 114 173 219 18.5 303 81 320 268 111 560 222 18.1 296 84 398 285 

119 891 84 - 348 45599 131 

Cropland 

Harvested Used only for pasture 

Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

861 6621 6 582 580 792 4791 254001 

160 658 663 118 783 438 36914 16376 161 10700 105 5016 

53 026 418 35 100 317 16216 67809 424 47469 277 18863 

9 134 84 6 551 49 2 212 

118 872 712 81 183 484 34 673 

22 891 122 16905 63 4146 

26333 219 18993 150 6 589 

54 711 500 34 782 347 18088 

97 088 617 65982 455 29 087 74633 491 49374 312 23308 

36 298 348 23 847 234 11 567 

26095 250 17243 158 7874 42 320 485 28045 324 13040 

55 418 1 088 25835 1 078 26408 

Croplond - Con. Woodland 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

In cultivated summer Idle Pastured Not postured follow 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 110 I 992 618 17625 2310 168 958 4541 531 423 

- II 509 66 2656 256 15973 404 34 766 

- 7 75 21 289 53 3506 124 18 505 

- 5 (0) 40 I 392 157 12 134 347 47253 

- 6 152 31 740 138 8900 278 35 609 

- I (0) 5 222 34 2 038 58 11 804 

- 10 294 38 1 638 368 32 156 411 48 550 

- 4 58 31 I 513 39 I 982 72 3 702 

- 4 (0) 17 554 83 4 011 162 21 321 

Addison ________________ -------- - -- Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonio _________________________ _ Chittenden ____________________ -- ---

Essex ________________ -_ -- ------ --- Fronklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille ________________________ ---

- 10 39 42 I 272 188 14 525 362 46 087 

- 6 111 51 I 280 293 23 902 425 58315 

- 12 163 48 1 288 229 20854 343 55 178 

- 6 55 30 579 107 5697 272 30812 

9 (0) 24 457 80 5736 190 28090 

4 10 41 860 145 10 389 380 49040 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans __________________ --_ - --- --- Rutland __________________ ------ ---- Woshington _______________________ _ 

Windham ______________________ -- --- Windsor ___________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL _______________ _ 15 103 133 2 885 140 7 155 713 42391 

Value of land and buildings' 

(dollors) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

Average Average Average Average per form per acre per form per acre 

161 885 660 195 715 625 130 338 462 149094 454 

227 845 669 238 028 659 

178 213 530 192568 524 

197 230 782 230 636 826 

131 612 554 162413 552 

145 402 526 175 315 533 

108821 382 130 363 383 

234 113 799 263 194 769 148917 500 178 576 490 

129469 465 160096 475 

114 414 365 134667 359 

172 463 563 182 749 558 

119 926 409 127 303 409 

221 784 872 245 670 845 

126 692 541 146 375 543 

154661 749 190 187 729 

129 585 582 147088 573 

148 309 603 169202 585 

114 907 421 131 612 413 

178 460 562 190006 572 

114 694 384 125451 383 

188691 523 221 216 514 

136 838 413 154 889 407 

136 237 693 166926 670 113 703 488 143 129 484 

209 859 886 237 369 860 

140 975 574 176 165 569 

178 042 734 200 409 663 

119 181 537 144 946 508 

79300 940 82 146 627 

In cover crops On which all crops failed 

Farms Acres Farms Acres 

295 5424 111 I 828 

34 1034 26 762 

11 296 - - 18 229 3 (0) 

22 477 8 108 

5 (0) - - 27 558 17 526 

13 208 5 61 6 (0) 4 38 

28 493 8 37 

25 587 4 41 19 428 4 72 17 189 9 61 23 176 4 (0) 

18 335 4 30 

29 172 15 15 

Other pastureland Lond in house lots, ponds. 

and rangeland roods. wasteland. etc. 

Farms Acres Farms Acres 

1 646 116 787 4 228 74 110 

200 17 300 465 10019 

44 3 388 107 2 194 

93 5 739 246 4585 124 10 753 267 5 848 26 1 423 41 1 219 

235 19 851 423 6 776 

40 I 929 88 I 508 50 2 210 134 2 157 

135 10 122 308 5 328 125 9368 309 6 139 175 15 687 321 6 589 

98 6 126 219 2 696 

56 2 576 147 2 016 110 5 894 319 6 530 

135 4421 834 10 506 

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Table 3. Irrigation: 1978 

Irrigated land according to use land in irrigated forms ! 

All Farms Total Harvested cropland Posturelond Other land Acres of 

Acres of harvested 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Acres cropland cropland 

Vermon1 _____ • ____________ _ 

Addison _. __________ • _____________ _ 

Bennington ..• _____ • __ • _____________ _ 

Caledonia • _____ • __ • ___ • __________ ._ Chittenden _______ • ____ • ______ • ____ _ 

Essex _______ ._. ____________ -_____ _ 

Franklin _________ • ___________ • _. __ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ lamoille _______ • __ ._ • ________ • ____ _ 

Orange ___________ • _. _. ___________ _ 

Orleans ____ . _____________________ ._ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______ • ___ • ___________ _ 

Windham _______________ . _________ _ 

Windsor _____ • ____ • _______________ _ 

109 I 595 95 I 313 13 259 1 5 

2~1 19 688 10 982 8 160 

26 723 25 (0) 2 (0) - 10 743 6 938 5 3671 

6 32 6 31 - - I (0) 677 289 251 

I (0) I (0) - - - - (0) (0) (0) 

9 (0) 7 (0) - - 2 (0) 503 332 261 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 788 I 459 I 124 9 137 7 (0) 2 (0) - - 5 23 4 (0) - - I (0) 610 333 194 - 82 32 17 3 3 2 (0) I (0) - -

8 25 8 25 - =1 -

=1 265 137 75 - (0) 1 2 (0) 2 (0) - - (0) (0) 

4 (0) 4 (0) - - - - 950 314 171 - 119 56 7 14 7 14 - - - - 658 

9 102 9 102 - - - - I 006 291 241 

5 54 5 40 I (0) I (0) 407 171 55 - Forms n01 on moillisL ______________ _ 15 198 8 16 7 182 - - 479 373 191 

Table 4. Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

All Farms Percent of Percent of 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenants tenancy Totol Full owners Par1 owners Tenants tenancy 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 7 273 4 033 2 785 455 6.3 4 835 2 171 2 335 329 6.8 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 700 358 296 46 66

1 

617 296 282 39 6.3

1 - 175 91 77 7 4.0 107 43 57 7 6.5 

- 454 235 193 26 5.7 329 126 179 24 7.3 

- 446 260 163 23 5.2 343 180 147 16 4.7 

- 92 62 24 6 6.51 65 39 21 5 771 - 752 449 283 20 2.7 676 383 275 18 2.7 

- 129 62 65 2 

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III 45 64 2 

1.8 - 244 1 123 110 II 4.5 180 74 95 II 6.1 

- 535 266 236 33 6.2 392 142 219 31 7.9 

- 637 312 277 48 

~f I 557 244 267 46 

:~ I 523 260 226 37 393 167 199 27 

- 373 208 141 24 6.4 238 98 120 20 8.4 

- 271 142 107 22 8.1 176 74 83 19 10.8 

- 521 296 198 27 52 1 303 135 149 19 63 1 

- I 421 909 389 123 87 i 348 125 178 45 12.9 i 

Table 5. Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

1 Corporation 1 1 

All Farms Individuol or family Partnership Other - cooperative, estate 

I Family held Other thon family held or trust, institutional, etc. 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 6 572 I 478 1161 511 188 748 125 59 679 20 9 7351 45 16 6621 Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- 594 183 045 73 37 243 21 14 721 3 

924

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9 2 7831 - 157 33 481 II 5 743 4 595 2 (0) I (0) 

- 410 104913 34 II 824 6 4 806 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 375 99 921 53 21 630 \I 3 856 2 (0) 5 (0) Essex ____________________________ _ 85 23 543 6 I 975 - - - - I (0) Franklin ____ " ______________________ _ 

- 678 199 161 53 16 608 15 8 499 3 I 002 3 935 Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

- 119 29 703 8 (0) 2 (0) - - - - lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans- __________________________ _ Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 220 47 770 17 (0) 5 2 6761 I (0) I (0) 

- 478 III 947 46 14 555 9 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- 570 170 095 54 17 814 9 4 6361 3 (0) I (0) 

- 458 139 657 48 26481 14 5 551 2 (0) I (0) 

- 336 71 079 28 7922 6 I 416 I (0) 2 (0) 

- 226 49 322 30 9072 9 (0) I (0) 5 3 357 

- 475 95 485 27 10 550 14 6 14~ I - - 5 1 996 

I 391 118 994 23 827 - - - 7 70 

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Table 6. Characteristics of Operators: 1978 

Operators Operators by ploce of Operators reporting days of work off form Operators by principal residence occupation All Farms On form Not on form 100 to 199 200 doys Male Female Average age operated operated Any days I to 99 days days or more Forming Other 

Vermonl __________________ _ 6 681 592 48.3 6 371 491 3 542 770 673 2 099 4 571 2 702 

675 25 47.4\ 617 39 211 73 28 110 565 135 - 160 15 51.6 144 17 87 26 II 50 103 72 426 28 49.2 392 31 224 56 28 140 284 170 415 31 51.7 374 35 201 32 38 131 277 169 89 3 52.8 78 4 40 14 7 19 68 24 - 710 42 47.6 656 43 219 79 29 III 620 132 - 127 2 47.9 112 7 47 13 6 28 90 39 229 15 4B.2 204 22 124 40 17 67 159 B5 500 35 50.0 462 47\ 245 B6 46 113 365 170 60B 29 46.9 534 52 22B B6 38 104 493 144 475 48 49.9 443 42 254 61 57 136 344 179 341 32 50.5 322 26 192 40 26 126 210 163 242 29 51.7 231 28 150 42 25 83 155 116 

- 465 56 52.4 449 37 304 64 56 184 273 248 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ________ . __________________ _ 

Orleons ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms nolan rnoillisL ______________ _ I 219 202 44.0 I 353 61 I 016 58 261 697 565 856 

Table 7. Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 

Forms with soles of $20,000 or more Farms with sales of less than $20,000 

All Farms Occupation Occupation 

Abnormal forms 

Forms Total Forming Other than farming Total Forming Other than forming (see text) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 7 273 3 162 2 976 186 4 096 I 588 2 508 15 

Addison __________________________ _ 

- 700 496 474 22 199 89 110 5 Bennington ________________________ _ 

- 175 62 61 I 113 42 71 - Caledonia _________________________ _ 

- 454 202 189 13 252 95 157 - - 446 228 1 207 2: \ 215 70 145 \ =\ - 92\ 42 41 50 27 23 

752 573 541 32 179 79 100 

Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

- Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

- 129 75 68 lamoille __________________________ _ 

- 244 133 119 Orange ___________________________ _ 535 261 244 Orleans __ . __ • _____________________ _ 637 429 413 Rutland ___________ • _______________ _ 

- 523 269 250 Washington _______ • _______________ _ - 373 146 137 

- 271 88 83 

- 521 1 128 119 

- I 421 i 30 30 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor . _________________________ _ 

Forms not on moil lis'- ______ • _______ _ 

Table 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Vermon1 __________________ _ 

Addison _. _________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ___________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille ____ ~ ____________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Or/eons- _____________________ -- ----

Rutland ___ . ____ .. _. ____ . _______ -- __ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

108 VERMONT 

Forms 

7 273 

700 

175 

454 

446 

92 

752 

129 

244 

535 

637 

523 

373 

271 

521 

I 421 

Cosh groin (011) Total (013) 

13 I 035 

5 53 

- 32 

- 88 

I 69 

- 12 

I 63 

2 21 

- 42 

I 67 

- 100 

3 73 

- 75 

- 40 

- 102 

- 198 

7 54 22 32 - 14 III 40 71 - 17 272 120 152 2 

16 208 80 128 - 19 254 94 160 - 9 226 73 153 I 

5 180 69 III 3 

9\ 392 153 239\ I 

-[ I 391 535 856 i -

1978 

Field crop except cash groin (013) 

1 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut, and 

other field crop Vegetable and Fruit and tree nut 

Cotton (0131) Tobacco (0132) (0133,0134,0139) melon (016) (017) 

- - I 035 102 167 

- - 53 5 32 

- - 32 3 3 

- - 88 7 4 

- - 69 13 8 

- - 12 - I 

- - 63 8 - - - 21 I 6 - - 42 2 3 

- - 67 5 14 

- - 100 3 I 

- - 73 7 6 - - 75 7 5 

- - 40 10 20 - - 102 9 14 

- - 198 22 50 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 80 Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978-Cono 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex __________________________ - __ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleons-__________________________ _ Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Horticultural General, primarily 

specialty (018) crop (019) 

165 301 

10 8 

8 5 

6 20 

10 7 

4 I 

6 4 

2 3 

5 5 

10 15 

8 7 

9 14 

10 12 

14 14 

14 19 

49 167 

livestock except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cottle, except 

Total feedlots (0212) 

I 659 I 088 

87 54 

56 46 

94 63 

89 62 

27 24 

73 60 

17 13 1 41 31 

121 87 

54 41 

124 90 

95 68 

77 48 

188 136 

516 265 

Tobie 90 Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text1 

Dairy (024) 

3 205 

472 

55 

211 

215 

44 

579 

70 

135 

272 

455 

266 

151 

79 

141 

60 

1978 

General. 

Poultry ond egg Animol specialty primarily livestock 

(025) (027) (029) 

84 323 219 

3 22 3 

3 8 2 

5 14 5 

8 20 6 

I 1 1 

8 6 4 

2 2 

4 5 ~I 9 14 7 

1 8 -

8 3 10 

3 2 13 

5 10 2 

10 6 18 

24 172 163 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more Farms with soles less thon $2.500 

$1,000 to 

$100,000 $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 fa $2,000 fa $1,500 to $1,499 

Forms Total or more $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 Total $2,499 $1,999 (see texl) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 7 258 4 835 767 1 670 725 476 455 742 2 423 264 330 1 829 

- 695 617 223 209 64 49 26 46 78 9 15 54 

- 175

1 107 15 32 15 11 16 18

1 68 13 13 42\ 

- 454 329 30 105 67 38 38 51 125 17 22 86 

- 443 343 68 115 45 31 38 46 100 14 20 66 

- 92 65 10 20 12 7 8 8 27 2 3 22 

- 752 676 149 319 105 35 38 30 76 10 17 49 

- 129 111 15 46 14 12 16 8 18 4 1 13 

- 244 180 34 71 28 24 7 16 64 14 13 37 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chit1enden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ 

- 533 392 43 134 84 42 44 45 141 22 31 88 

- 637 557 74 246 109 54 35 39 80 9 15 56 

- 523 393 55 153 61 42 35 47 130 20 18 92 

- 372 238 16 84 46 30 33 

~;l 134 13 22 

~I - 268 176 23 49 16 26 26 92 13 19 

- 520 303 12 72 44 38 49 88 217 39 32 146 

- 1 421 348 - 15 15 37 46 235 I 073 65 89 919 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutlond ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

Tobie 100 Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 

Products sold Crops. including nursery and livestock and livestock products Poultry and poultry products greenhouse products 

Total Average per farm Value Value Value 

($1,000) (dollars) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 274 318 37 717 2 198 17 475 5644 250 580 466 6 263 

Addison __________________________ _ 

- 53 019 75 742 180 (D) 612 48645 30 (0) Bennington ________________________ _ 

- 5 097 29 124 70 758 129 4 332 12 7 Caledonia _________________________ _ 

- 17 426 38 383 151 (D) 354 13470 30 (D) Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- 22 190 49 753 147 1 391 356 20054 33 744 Essex ____________________________ _ 

- 3 577 38 885 21 (D) 74 3 356 4 (0) Franklin __________________________ _ 

- 48 226 64 130 136 954 681 46 732 29 540 Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

- 5 932 45 984 52 704 97 5 221 5 7 

- 11 216 45 968 73 (D) 191 10 260 10 (D) 

- 18 989 35 493 171 I 000 439 17 749 38 239 

lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

- 33 640 52 811 146 (D) 541 32482 26 (D) RUlland ___________________________ _ 

- 20 286 38 788 147 1 313 429 18 852 32 121 Washington _______________________ _ 

- 10613 28454 134 751 287 9 589 40 273 

- 10 519 38 816 111 (D) 195 7 900 28 (0) 

- 10 150 19 482 204 840 400 9 274 44 36 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 3 437 2 418 455 756. 859 2 663 105 17 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA VERMONT 109 
Table 11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms with Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978 

Products sold Crops including nursery and livestock and livestock products Poullry and poullry producls greenhouse products 

Tolal Average per form Value Value Value ($1,000) (dollars) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 271 309 56 114 1 357 16 513 4276 248 572 262 6224 

- 52 777 85 539 149 (0) 557 48 435 21 (0) 

- 5 015 46 866 41 (0) 88 4288 4 (0) 

- 17 301 52 587 102 (0) 288 13402 18 (0) 

- 21 901 63 852 98 1 337 294 19 821 23 743 

- 3 553 54 658 15 (0) 56 3338 3 (0) 

- 48 137 71 208 99 918 633 46 680 18 539 

- 5 915 53 290 43 691 91 5 217 5 7 

- 11 131 61 838 43 (0) 157 10 218 7 (0) 

- 18 693 47 685 114 924 354 17 534 25 235 

- 33 555 60 242 107 (0) 500 32438 17 (0) 

- 20 145 51 258 100 1 261 346 18 762 25 121 

- 10 472 43 999 79 697 199 9 505 21 269 

- 10 196 57 933 81 (0) 128 7625 15 (0) 

- 9 780 32 277 114 741 260 9005 23 33 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Fronklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ RUllond ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 2 739 7 872 172 433 325 2 303 37 3 

Table 12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Vermont ___________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

ChiHenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ Orleons ___________________________ _ 

RUlland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Vermont __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Addison __________________________ _ - Bennington ________________________ _ - Caledonia _________________________ _ - Chittenden ________________________ _ - Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

- Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

- lamoille __________________________ _ - Orange ________________________ ----- OrleanL __________________________ _ 

- RUllond ________________________ ---_ - Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham - _________________________ _ - Windsor __________________________ _ 

-

Forms not on maillisL ______ ~ ________ _ 

110 VERMONT 

(' 978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

livestock and poultry feed for livestock and poultry Seeds. bulbs, planls. Animal health costs purchased and trees 

TOlal Commercially mixed formula feed 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms Tons ($1.000) farms ($1,000) farms ($1.000) 

3 492 16 104 6 232 85682 4982 455 588 67 258 5288 3492 3 703 3 354 

269 2 048 613 17 119 575 84 793 12 781 586 700 525 744 

65 129 137 1 332 90 6981 989 113 63 91 98 

187 975 363 5 773 251 33062 4948 323 209 197 102 

200 995 395 6092 290 31 696 4649 349 269 223 295 

40 198 75 1 079 55 5 750 928 61 41 48 30 

464 3 332 702 15492 628 85 053 12052 667 631 509 494 

68 464 99 1 552 81 7944 1 213 84 81 94 140 

139 1 197 207 3461 179 19463 2900 182 135 127 120 

259 860 464 6072 337 33 965 5029 432 214 304 124 

329 2 719 560 11 279 496 59 760 8952 485 396 310 253 

180 595 445 6 163 317 34 076 4901 408 221 302 218 

197 649 296 3 170 238 17 577 2 586 271 153 195 152 

100 470 177 2 562 116 12 882 1 799 152 117 132 287 

281 474 437 3 169 300 17 154 2 631 380 150 222 98 

714 980 1 262 1 367 1 029 5432 900 793 112 424 198 

Other agricultural Customwork. and Energy and petroleum Commercial fertilizer Hired farm labor Contract labor rental of machinery chemicals. including lime and equipment products 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

4 756 9 524 4 049 2 610 3866 21 635 445 659 1 711 1 296 7 251 15 542 

622 1 854 509 644 525 4017 43 200 226 207 701 2 821 

120 201 .104 66 100 404 5 17 38 20 175 327 

305 546 251 140 239 1 291 18 28 116 84 454 849 

251 559 246 179 280 1 994 23 30 94 73 442 1 231 

64 123 48 37 54 344 4 7 29 26 91 216 

587 1 648 533 427 543 3 584 31 22 261 267 752 2 406 

84 210 80 86 75 562 6 5 24 25 127 398 

168 300 161 135 137 815 3 2 80 35 239 596 

406 550 354 152 318 1 244 30 40 156 65 530 1 090 

526 1 285 377 268 496 2 031 46 63 226 144 637 1 785 

351 748 317 200 326 1 588 26 66 102 90 525 1 267 

249 421 192 91 170 924 11 8 112 63 370 626 

154 415 144 165 134 1 653 9 35 84 138 266 629 

351 375 224 112 273 1 083 23 64 95 48 521 760 

518 291 509 108 196 102 167 68 68 11 1 421 536 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 

(1978 doto are based on a sample of forms· see text) 

Tolal Gasoline Diesel fuel 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 

Storage copacity Storage capacity 

Vermont __________________ _ -

Addison _________________________ _ 

-- Bennington _______________________ _ -- Caledonia ________________________ _ 

-- Chittenden _______________________ _ 

-- Essex ___________________________ _ 

-- Franklin __________________________ _ - Grand Isle _______________________ _ 

-- Lamoille _________________________ _ 

-- Orange ___________________________ _ 

- Orleans __________________________ _ Rutland __________________________ _ --

-- Washington ______________________ _ Windham _________________________ --

_ 

- Windsor __________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

-

-

Vermont _________________ _ --

Addison _________________________ _ 

-- Bennington ________________________ _ 

- Caledonia _________________________ _ - Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ 

Oronge ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ Lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchased 

Expenses Expenses (1,000 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) gallons) Farms 

7 251 15 542 7 034 5 342 8538 3 189 

701 2 821 681 816 I 316 457 

175 327 168 120 193 81 

454 849 430 327 518 178 

442 I 231 432 366 593 163 

91 216 87 85 135 51 

752 2 408 701 675 1 073 1 

395 

127 398 123 122 197 55 

239 596 238 199 313 95 

530 1 090 524 367 599 276 

637 I 785 619 708 I 124 379 

525 I 267 508 508 814 235 

370 628 364 193 306 135 

266 629 261 261 407 101 

521 760 516 334 535 318 

1 421 536 1 382 259 415 270 

lP gas, butane, and propane 

Storage capacity 

Purchased Size 

Expenses (1,000 (1,000 I Forms ($1,000) gallons) Forms gallons) 

751 248 469 359 112 

131 58 111 76 26 

15 6 11 8 (0) 

28 12 21 4 1 

26 22 37 13 5 

18 4 7 10 2 

50 18 31 27 6 

26 11 21 20 9 

14 11 21 5 7 

77 23 44 58 14 

77 21 40 41 12 

38 5 10 29 5 

33 14 27 25 8 

16 5 10 2 (0) 

68 27 58 1 34 111 

134 11 19 i 7 4 

Natural gas Kerosene, motor oil. and grease 

Expenses I Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

35 10 7 239 844 

9 3 701 145 

I (0) 175 18 

2 (0) 442 48 - - 442 67 

2 (0) 91 14 

5 3 752 121 2 (0) 127 20 

- - 239 30 I (0) 530 56 7 I 637 101 6 I 525 66 

- - 370 36 - - 266 33 

- - 521 42 

- - I 421 47 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Size Purchased Size 

(1,000 Expenses (1,000 (1,000 

gallons) Farms ($1,000) gallons) Farms gallons) 

I 373 3 509 2 657 5209 2 458 918 

207 560 652 I 268 472 199 

44 72 51 99 62 19 

79 224 136 274 112 42 

71 222 206 406 163 73 

24 46 32 61 27 8 

146 1 

535 441 ~I 385 128 1 23 88 86 59 27 

54 152 116 224 101 45 

104 286 151 295 212 64 

180 365 260 509 251 100 

119 300 201 389 189 62 

54 177 110 219 116 45 

47 109 81 160 90 30 

136 193 85 168 160 50 

851 180 50 991 59 24 

Foeloil 

Storage capacity 

Purchased Size 

Expenses (1,000 (1,000 1 Forms ($1,000) gallons) Forms gallons) 

824 724 I 401 448 247 

138 127 246 89 44 

14 10 18 4 3 

51 30 59 24 10 

77 89 171 34 17 

13 12 22 6 4 

114 102 201 71 34 

15 10 21 9 3 

39 31 59 21 12 

51 82 151 28 33 

107 76 148 61 29 

57 50 100 36 16 

18 17 31 16 14 

34 46 90 14 8 

60 33 62 1 

28 18 1 36 10 20j 7 2 

Eleclricity Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. 

Forms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) Farms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) 

5 184 5 506 473 210 

586 I 009 17 11 118 114 7 9 

348 276 58 (0) 

338 469 1 26 12 

69 65 13 (0) 

665 I 026 49 23 106 146 8 (0) 

190 201 14 9 

438 388 52 (0) 

503 596 61 22 387 421 34 15 314 237 16 20 161 190 38 13 388 219 44 21 

573 152 36 8 

VERMONT 111 
Table 14. Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 

[1978 dolo are based an a sample of farms· see texl) 

Reporting only workers working Reporting only workers working Reporting balh - workers working less Ihan less Ihan 150 days 150 days or more 150 days or 150 days or mare All Farms 

Expenses Expenses Expenses less Ihan 150 days Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms Workers ($1.000) Forms Workers ($1,000) Forms 150 days or more ($1,000) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 3866 21 635 1 764 5509 2 010 930 1 730 7025 1 172 4720 2416 12601 

- 525 4 017 176 601 269 163 322 1 563 186 753 392 2 185 

- 100 404 48 147 50 14 19 74 38 104 64 280 

- 239 1 291 112 250 108 73 142 594 54 149 89 589 - 280 1 994 110 520 176 70 130 630 100 395 230 1 188 

- 54 344 24 92 24 17 30 115 13 56 45 204 - 543 3584 165 525 270 162 285 1 107 216 791 435 2 207 - 75 562 33 154 67 6 14 74 36 248 80 421 

- 137 815 53 184 60 25 62 262 59 228 123 493 

- 318 1 244 164 618 152 64 101 297 90 329 173 796 496 2 031 283 765 293 89 194 796 124 486 228 942 

- 326 1 588 126 388 100 88 143 501 112 389 198 986 170 924 74 336 99 58 92 355 38 151 91 470 

- 134 1 653 63 229 158 18 43 238 53 365 168 1 257 273 1 083 144 337 101 76 139 400 53 276 100 582 

Addison _________________________ __ Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chinenden _______________________ __ Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ lamoille __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleons ___________________________ _ RUlland __________________________ __ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillis'- ______________ _ 

- 196 102 189 363 83 7 14 18 - - - -

Table 15, Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farmsJ see text] 

Tolal Farms by estimated value of machinery and equipment 

All Farms Estimated value $110 $5,00010 $10,000 10 $20,000 10 $30,000 10 $50,000 10 $70,00010 $100,000 to $200,000 Forms ($1,000) $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 $49,999 $69,999 $99,999 $199,999 or more 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 7 268 225 195 1 052 1 760 1 044 830 1 003 573 486 458 62 

Addison __________________________ _ 

- 701 39693 21 76 53 67 163 89 120 97 15 Bennington ________________________ _ 

- 175 4859 19 40 38 22 20 23 6 6 1 Caledonia ________________________ __ - 454 13 763 55 75 111 77 33 41 32 27 3 Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- 447 15078 65 46 112 52 73 26 33 36 4 Essex ____________________________ _ 

- 92 2992 13 18 16 13 7 10 11 3 1 Franklin __________________________ _ 

- 752 34967 36 85 92 100 129 114 88 104 4 Grand Isle _______________________ __ - 127 6 028 6 19 17 15 30 8 11 19 2 lamoille _________________________ __ - 244 9 275 71 28 15 33 35 18 21 20 3 Orange ___________________________ _ 

- 535 15 853 33 152 58 97 95 60 21 13 6 Orleans ___________________________ _ 

- 638 24180 55 60 129 108 115 56 63 4S 7 Rutland __________________________ __ - 520 18 553 43 140 63 4S 83 51 43 45 7 

- 370 9 220 48 103 56 27 86 33 8 9 - Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

- 271 7937 28 68 38 55 37 20 12 9 4 Windsor __________________________ _ 

- 521 13 211 32 175 102 74 74 24 17 18 5 

- 1 421 9 587 527 675 144 45 23 - - 7 - Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

Table 16_ Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 10 

Cows and heifers Ihol hod calved I I Cottle and calves Heifers and heifer calves Steers. steer calves. bulls. and bull calves Tala I Beef caws Milk caws 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 5 395 326 517 4826 198 315 1 512 10891 3 919 187 424 4 535 113 526 3 111 14676 

- 577 59 595 546 34 B90 91 631 496 34 259 536 22833 344 1 872 

- 127 6 279 116 3 437 57 475 73 2 962 109 2 373 76 469 

- 346 19440 301 11 123 91 580 244 10543 312 7417 199 900 

- 336 25 425 308 15 107 93 806 243 14301 299 9 141 204 1 177 

- 73 4 255 70 2 621 22 211 57 2410 66 1 344 42 290 

- 670 55 228 635 37449 67 427 601 37022 597 16194 353 1 585 

- 93 6430 82 4 260 17 265 75 3995 78 1 934 61 236 

186 11 958 168 7 754 33 173 146 7 581 152 3 320 111 884 

- 412 23 231 382 13 170 118 629 328 12 541 374 9 177 246 884 

- 531 39 224 507 26072 79 512 480 25 560 493 12 122 284 1 030 

- 417 26 835 381 15 153 130 1 147 312 14006 372 10 249 248 1 433 

- 264 13 527 248 7 962 91 655 195 7 307 229 5 038 145 527 

- 178 10478 164 6143 80 613 112 5 530 155 3 782 130 553 

381 15 079 348 8 319 197 1 476 214 6843 324 5 549 258 1 211 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ______________________ ---

Caledonia ____________ -------------- Chillenden ________________________ _ 

Essex _____________ - _ --- -------- --- Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille ____________________ ------- Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans __________________ ---------- Rulland __________________________ __ 

Washinglon ______________________ __ 

Windham ________________ -------- -- Windsor __________________________ __ 

Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 804 9 533 570 4 855 346 2 291 343 2 564 439 3 053 410 1 625 

112 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 -Con. 

Sales ! 

Cattle and calves Calves Cattle 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 10 Total Fattened on groin and concentrotes 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison ____ • _____________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ Lamoille __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 10 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

4 862 

571 

116 

319 

324 

74 

663 

94 

182 

398 

524 

397 

250 

169 

343 

438 

Total 

Farms 

5 395 

577 

127 

346 

336 

73 

670 

93 

186 

412 

531 

417 

264 

178 

381 

804 

Number 

161 875 

28 521 

2954 

8 688 14 179 

1 913 31 726 

3 609 6 869 10 554 

19 137 

12 027 

5 791 4 912 

6 402 

4 593 

Number 

326 517 

59 595 

6 279 

19440 

25425 

4 255 

55 228 

6430 

11 958 

23 231 

39 224 26835 

13 527 

104781 

15 07~1 9 533 

Sales ($1,000) Farms 

29 078 4040 

5 035 507 

664 84 1 600 254 

3 164 270 

354 58 

4 632 611 

569 82 1 295 161 

2 234 328 

2 933 478 

2 312 336 

1 022 192 

900 129 

I 342 240 

I 023 310 

1 to 4 5 to 9 

492 644 

17 25 

12 18 

24 36 

22 31 

3 7 

13 13 

4 I 

17 12 

32 30 

17 13 26 27 

25 31 16 20 

47 57 

217 317 

Sales Sales 

Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) Forms 

109 829 7 065 4 129 52 046 22 013 400 

19 839 1 280 514 8 682 3 755 28 

1 666 122 105 1 288 543 16 

5 695 350 271 2 993 I 250 39 

9068 708 281 5 111 2 455 29 

1 254 61 1 66 659 292 7 

24 143 1 590 576 7 583 3043 17 

2 508 130 83 1 101 

~I 6 

4 753 357 159 2 116 13 

6280 353 358 4 274 I 880 33 

13 551 554 456 5 586 2 379 29 

8 071 614 349 3 956 1 698/ 40 

3 555 164 223 2 236 857 20 

3 180 182 152 1 732 718 25 

3 591 216 306 2 811 1 125 44 

2 675 383 230 1 918 6401 54 

Cottle and calves-inventory per farm 

Farms with10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 

631 1 015 1 566 847 191 

26 66 173 207 62 

25 22 33 16 1 

34 96 100 46 10 

30 63 96 75 17 

12 16 25 7 3 

40 121 300 147 34 

7 18 37 16 4 

15 45 62 29 5 

52 113 127 48 10 

36 110 245 93 15 

50 75 142 89 8 

31 59 87 25 

;1 34 35 45 18 

80 88 78 24 

159 88 16 7 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - inventory per form 

All Farms 

Part 4 of 10 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ Grand Isle ________________________ _ lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orleans O~~-------------- ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total 

Forms 

4 826 

546 

116 

301 

308 

70 

635 

82 

168 

382 

507 

381 

248 

164 

348 

570 

Number 1 to 4 5 to 9 

198315 1 000 292 

34 890 41 18 

3437 28 19 

11 123 44 30 15 107 53 16 2 621 15 4 

37449 25 15 4 260 8 4 7754 26 3 13 170 73 17 

26 072 34 8 15 153 57 28 7962 51 21 6 143 46 19 8 319 101 59 

4855 398 31 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Farms with- I 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 

380 1 528 1 264 312 47 

17 135 244 84 10 32 24 2 ~I 26 116 66 19 - 20 90 96 29 3 6 27 14 3 1 26 226 261 74 7 2 30 31 5 2 15 64 45 13 2 43 163 71 11 4 30 234 164 28 32 122 125 16 ~I 22 95 49 9 1 16 47 23 6 7 47 89 43 6 3 

68 58 8 7 -

Sales 

Number ($1,000) 

3 405 1 357 

350 157 

78 30 

206 80 

667 309 

27 9 

179 1 548 

40 26 

111 40 

263 113 

167 80 361 130 

86 33 163 64 

188 70 

150 361 

500 or more 

Farms Number 

9 5481 

1 (0) 

- - - - 2 (0) 

- -

2 (0) 

- - 1 (0) 

-

-

2 (O~/ -

1 (0) I - -

- -

500 or more I 

Forms Number 

3 1 842 

-

- =1 - -

1 (0) 

- - 1 (0) 

- -

- -

- - 1 (0) 

- -

-

=1 

-

-

- -I 

VERMONT 113 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 5 of 10 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ Coledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grond Isle ________________________ _ lamoille __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

RUlland ___________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Windsor __________________________ _ -

-

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

Tolol 

Forms 

1 512 

91 

57 

91 

93 

22 

67 

17 

33 

118 

79 

130 

91 

80 

197 

346 

Number 1104 5109 

10891 897 264 

631 57 17 475 28 15 580 49 22 806 56 16 211 11 6 427 42 12 265 8 3 173 23 3 629 80 16 512 54 11 1 147 64 32 655 54 15 613 44 15 1 476 100 50 

2 291 227 31 

1978 -Con. 

Beef cows - inventory per farm 

Forms with- SOO or more 

101019 201049 501099 10010199 200 10 499 Forms Number 

211 122 14 3 1 - - 11 5 - 1 - - - 9 4 1 - - - - 14 6 - - - - - 13 4 3 1 - - - 1 3 1 - - - - 10 2 1 - - - - 2 2 2 - - - - 5 2 - - - - - 18 3 1 - - - - 8 4 2 - - - - 22 10 1 - 1 - - 13 8 1 - - - - 13 7 1 - - - - 34 12 - 1 - - - 38 50 - - - - -

Milk cows - inventory per form 

All Farms 

Part 6 of 10 

Vermon1 _________________ _ 

-- Addison _________________________ _ 

-- Bennington _______________________ _ 

Caledonia -- _________________________ _ 

- Chittenden _______________________ _ 

-- Essex ____________________________ _ 

- Franklin __________________________ _ Grond - Isle ________________________ _ lamoille __________________________ _ -

Orange - ___________________________ _ Orleons - ___________________________ _ 

- Rutlond ___________________________ _ 

- Washington _. ______________________ _ 

Windhom _________________________ _ - Windsor - _________________________ _ 

--

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

All Farms 

Part 7 of 10 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- Addison __________________________ _ 

- Bennington ________________________ _ 

- Caledonia _________________________ _ 

- Chillenden ________________________ _ 

- Essex ____________________________ _ 

- Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand - Isle ________________________ _ Lamoille __________________________ _ - Orange ___________________________ _ -

- Orleans ___________________________ _ Rutland ___________________________ _ -

Washinglon - _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ - Windsor __________________________ _ -

-

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

114 VERMONT 

Totol 

Farms 

3 919 

496 

73 

244 

243 

57 

601 

75 

146 

328 

480 

312 

195 

112 

214 

343 

Forms 

4 862 

571 

116 

319 

324 

74 

663 

94 

182 

398 

524 

397 

250 

169 

343 

438 

Number 1109 101019 

187 424 714 179 

34 259 22 9 2 962 19 - 10 543 35 14 14 301 24 8 2 410 12 4 37 022 19 15 3 995 8 1 7 581 13 11 12 541 54 29 25 560 25 24 14006 41 17 7 307 1 40 10 5 530 35 3 

6~1 77 12 

2 564 290 22 

Tolol 

Soles Number ($1.000) 1 109 

161 875 29 078 1 324 

28 521 5035 75 

2 954 664 46 

8 688 1 600 85 14 179 3 164 69 

1 913 354 24 

31 726 4632 73 

3 609 569 17 

6 869 1 295 41 

10 554 2234 100 

19 137 2933 73 12027 2 312 101 

5 791 '1 022 89 

4912 900 68 6402 1 342 150 

4 593 1 023 313 

Dairy producls sold 

Forms with- 500 or more 

Sales 201049 501099 10010199 200 10 499 Forms Number Forms ($1,000) 

1 426 1 248 304 45 3" 1 842 3363 219321 

133 243 82 7 - - 487 43 308 28 23 2 1 - - 60 3 618 

110 66 19 - - - 220 11 756 

86 94 27 3 1 (D) 228 16714 24 13 3 1 - - 45 2996 226 260 73 7 1 (D) 591 42052 28 33 3 2 - - 74 4600 62 45 13 2 - - 138 8921 161 69 11 4 - - 296 15370 233 161 29 7 1 (D) 467 29443 117 122 15 - - - 278 16410 

88 47 9 1 - - 163 8436 39 22 6 7 - - 92 6829 

75 42 5 3 - - 156 7 738 

16 8 7 - - - 68 1 130 

CoHle and calves - so les per form 

Forms with- 500 or more 

101019 201049 501099 10010199 200 10 499 Forms Number 

786 1 753 789 167 38 5 3915 

48 218 182 39 8 1 (D) 18 36 13 3 - - - 64 128 35 5 2 - - 54 105 69 21 5 I (D) 13 27 6 4 - - - 74 299 170 37 8 2 (D) 10 43 18 5 1 - - 22 67 42 9 1 - - 97 147 45 8 1 - - 86 267 80 13 4 1 (D) 60 170 56 6 4 - - 51 83 23 2 2 - - 33 44 13 9 2 - - 83 88 16 6 - - - 73 31 21 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 8 of 10 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rulland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Forms not on mail lisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 9 of 10 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 10 of 10 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chillenden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans- __________________________ _ 

Rulland ___________________________ _ 

Was~ington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms n01 on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Talal 

Farms Number 

4040 109 829 

507 19839 

84 1 666 

254 5 695 

270 9068 

58 1 254 

611 24 143 

82 2 508 

161 4 753 

328 6280 

478 13 551 

336 8 071 

192 3 555 

129 3 180 

240 3 591 

310 2675 

Tolal 

Forms Number 

4 129 52046 

514 8682 

105 1 288 

271 2993 

281 5 111 

66 659 

576 4 7 583 

83 1 101 

159 2 116 

358 4 274 

456 5586 

349 3956 

223 2 236 

152 1 732 

306 2 811 

230 1 918 

TOlal 

Farms Number 

400 3405 

28 350 

16 78 

39 206 

29 667 

7 27 

17 548 

6 40 

13 111 

33 263 

29 167 

40 361 

20 86 

25 163 

44 188 

54 150 

Sales 

($1,000) 11o 9 

7065 1 055 

1 280 55 

122 33 

350 64 

708 52 

61 1 17 

1 590 58 

130 19 

357 29 

353 93 

554 60 614 95 

164 65 

182 52 

216 113 

383 250 

Sales I 

($1,000) 1 to 9 

22013 2 342 

3 755 194 

543 63 

I 250 166 

2455 143 

292 37 

3043 294 

439 45 

939 94 

1880 213 

2379 297 

1 698 190 

857 145 

718 1 98 

1:1 

208 

155 

I 

Sales ($1,000) 1109 

1 357 315 

157 18 

30 14 

80 33 309 16 

9 6 

179 12 

26 5 

40 8 

113 25 

80 24 

130 31 

33 18 

64 19 

70 40 

36 46 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978 -Con. 

Calves - sales per form 

Forms wi1h- 500 or more 

101019 20 1o 49 50 1o 99 100 1o 199 200 10 499 forms Number 

863 1 593 426 76 23 4 2 721 

57 271 103 16 4 I (0) 

16 28 6 1 - - - 71 96 19 3 1 - - 61 110 37 6 3 I (0) 

15 20 6 - - - - 105 306 118 16 6 2 (0) 

14 35 9 4 1 - - 32 73 23 3 I - - 109 107 14 5 - - -

127 234 46 9 2 - - 85 132 18 3 3 - -

54 62 10 - 1 - -

23 37 9 7 1 - - 63 53 8 3 - - -

31 29 - - J - -

Canle - sales per form 

Forms with- 500 or more 

1 1 101o 19 20 1o 49 50 1o 99 100 10199 200 1o 499 Fanns Number 

1 070 597 92 21 6 1 (0) 

162 139 15 3 I - -

22 17 2 1 - - - 60 42 2 1 - - - 74 45 10 6 3 - - 19 9 1 - - - -

191 77 10 3 1 - -

17 17 4 - - - - 33 26 5 1 - - - 77 58 10 - - - - 111 37 7 2 1 1 (0) 

104 48 5 2 - - - 49 26 1 2 

::1 -

31 15 8 - ::1 -

67 26 5 -

~I - -

53 15 7 - - -

Fanened conle - sales per form 

Farms wi1h- I 500 or more 1 

10 to 19 20 1o 49 50 to 99 100 10199 200 1o 499 Forms Number 

45 32 3 4 1 - -

4 4 2 -

=1 - - 1 1 - - - - 4 2 - - - - - 4 6 - 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 3 - - 1 - -

- 1 - - - - - 2 3 - - - - - 5 2 1 - - - - 3 2 - - ::1 - - 5 3 - 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - 3 1 - - - - -

8 - - - - - -

VERMONT 115 
Table 17. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

OrleanL _________________________ _ 

Rutlond ____ . _______________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Vermont __________________ _ 

-

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle _______ • ________________ _ 

lamoille _______ • __________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

OrieanL __________________________ _ 

RUllond ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex _________________________ • __ _ 

franklin __________________________ _ 

Grond lsi. ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- lamoille __________________________ _ 

- Orange ________________________ - ---- Orleans _. _________________________ _ - Rutlond ______________________ ------- Washington ___ . ___________ -. -- - - ----- Windham ______________________ ----- Windsor ____________ • _________ -- ----

forms nof on moil lisL ______________ _ -

116 VERMONT 

Inventory 

Hogs and pigs 

Used or to be used Tolol for breeding Dlh.r 

! Forms Number I Farms Number Forms 

1 072 7 871 503 2049 846 

71 513 21 62 67 22 62 2 (D) 22 56 312 16 75 53 43 342 14 45 42 10 29 1 (0) 10 52 277 13 78 47 13 187 3 19 13 30 218 14 55 24 83 461 30 135 72 59 665 16 110 58 61 447 21 97 55 65 671 26 181 59 47 240 13 36 43 77 810 28 180 I 70 

383 2 637 285 968j 211 

Tolol 

Forms Number 1 10 4 510 9 

1 072 7 871 722 222 

71 513 51 11 22 62 18 4 

56 312 39 9 43 342 26 11 10 29 9 - 52 277 42 6 13 187 11 1 

30 218 23 3 83 461 65 7 

59 665 1 40 4 61 447 41 9 

65 671 47 7 

47 240 34 7 

77 810 51 15 

383 2 637 225 128 

Tolol 

Soles 

Farms Number ($1,000) 110 9 

576 11 077 536 360 

27 883 47 11 

7 87 6 4 

24 424 18 14 

19 399 19 9 

5 29 1 4 

18 548 16 12 

5 (0) (0) 4 

19 420 20 10 

44 769 31 25 

30 986 57 16 

28 511 31 16 

38 1 426 75 19 

24 386 20 13 

41 1 180 67 16 

247 2 818 117 187 

Sol.s 

litters of pig s farrowed between Hogs and pigs Feeder pigs Doc.l, 1977. and 

Nov. 30. 1978 

Soles Sol.s Number Forms Number Forms Number ($1,000) forms Number ($1,000) 

5 822 527 1 727 576 11 077 536 278 5 957 171 

451 22 82 27 883 47 9 255 7 (D) 2 (D) 7 87 6 2 (D) (0) 

237 18 62 24 424 18 8 227 6 

297 14 47 19 399 19 7 260 6 

(0)1 2 (0) 5 (D) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

199 16 80 18 548 16 7 351 7 

168 3 24 5 (0) (0) - - - 163 15 53 19 420 20 9 263 6 

326 30 112 44 769 31 11 417 9 

555 18 128 30 986 57 9 267 7 

350 23 85 28 511 31 12 298 8 

490 28 204 38 1 426 75 12 1 026 34 

204 14 43 24 386 20 9 216 6 

630 30 136 41 1 180 67 17 316 9 

1 669 292 657 247 2 818 117 165 1 986 63 

Hogs and pigs-inventory per form 

Forms with- 500 or more 

10 to 24 2510 49 50 to 99 10010 199 200 10 499 Forms Number 

63 39 10 14 2 - -

3 4 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -

7 - 1 - - - -

3 2 - . 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - 2 1 1 - - - -

- - - 1 - - - 3 - - 1 - - - 8 2 1 - - - -

9 4 - 2 

=1 - =1 6 3 2 - -

5 4 1 - 1 - 5 1 - - - - -

4 3 3 - 1 - -

7 15 - 8 - - -

Hogs and pigs - sales per farm 

Forms with- 1,000 or more 

1010 49 50 10 99 100 10 199 20010 499 500 to 999 Forms Number 

177 19 13 6 1 - -

10 4 2 - - - - 3 - - - - - - 7 3 - - - - -

8 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 4 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - 7 - 2 - - - - 15 3 - 1 - - -

9 1 3 1 - - - 10 1 1 - - - -

15 - 2 1 1 - - 9 2 - - - - - 22 - 2 1 - - -

60 - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 18. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Vermon1 __________________ _ 

-

Addison __________________________ _ 

8ennington ________________________ _ - Caledonia _________________________ _ - Chittenden ________________________ _ - Essex - ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ - Grand - Isle ____________ • ___________ _ 

- lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ Chillenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Windsor - ___________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

Hens and pullets 

of laying age 

Forms Number 

1 200 504 525 

82 (0) 

24 1 032 

68 (0) 

59 48 372 

9 320 

51 (0) 

11 200 

22 (0) 

88 13 905 

61 9366 72 10 379 70 24 598 

52 17 053 

91 2 038 

440 6648 

Total 

Farms Number 

1 200 504 525 

82 (0) 

24 1 032 

68 (0) 

59 48 372 

9 320 51 (0) 

11 200 

22 (0) 

88 13 905 

61 9366 

72 10 379 70 24 598 

52 17 053 

91 2 038 

440 6 648 

Inventory 

Pullets 3 months 

old or older 

Forms Number 

140 27 215 

6 (0) 

2 (0) 

6 (0) 

9 (0) 

2 (0) 

6 (0) 

3 98 

2 (0) I 7 79 

5 49 

5 39 

10 78 

4 72 

14 200 

59 635 

1 to 100 to 

99 399 

1 133 36 

77 1 

22 2 

65 2 

45 6 

8 1 

46 2 

11 - 19 - 83 3 

60 - 65 5 

64 2 

46 3 

89 2 

433 7 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Soles 

Pullet chicks and pullets Hens and pullets Pullets 3 months Pullet chicks and pullets 

under 3 months old of loying age old or older under 3 months old 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

65 56 985 137 362499 22 50 247 12 (0) I 2 (0) 10 (0) 1 (0) - - - - 4 246 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 10 (0) - - - - 2 (0) 11 31 075 1 (0) - -

- - 1 (0) - - - -

4 (0) 8 (0) - - - -

- - 1 (0) - - - -

1 (0)1 3 (0)1 2 (0)1 1 (0) I 2 (0) 16 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

3 (0) 8 (0) - - 1 (0) 

3 40 8 (0) - - I (0) 

3 (0) 14 (0) - - - - 3 (0) 7 (0) - - - -

4 (0) 13 347 1 (0) - -

37 980 23 1 553 15 292 8 800 

Hens and pullets of laying age - inventory per form 

forms with- 100,000 or more 

400 to 1,600 to 3,200 to 10,000 to 20,000 to 50,000 to 

1,599 3,199 9,999 19,999 49,999 99,999 Forms Number 

13 3 5 4 5 -I 1 (0) 

2 1 - - 1 - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) 

5 - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - 2 - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

VERMONT 117 
Table 19. Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Total 

forms 110 2,000 10 Number 1,999 7,999 

All Farms 

vermont____________________ 65 6 375 65 

Caledonia ___________________________ 5 

Chittenden __________________________ 6 

Franklin ____________________________ 8 

Rutland __ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ ____ __ ___ 6 

Washington _________________________ 5 

Windsor __ __ ____ __ __ __________ __ ____ 3 

All other counties: ____________________ 9 

540 5 724 6 

239 8 (0) 6 260 5 (0) 3 496 9 

Forms not on moillisL________________ 23 135 23 

Table 20. Sheep and Lambs -Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ lamoille __________________________ _ 

Oronge ___________________________ _ Orleans ___________________________ _ Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ Fronklin __________________________ _ Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ RUllond ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory 

Sheep and lambs Ewes 1 yeor old or older 

Forms Number Forms Number 

545 9002 478 6 177 

37 755 32 454 

13 383 9 237 34 818 29 531 19 455 17 338 3 (0) 3 (0) 

II 108 7 72 6 (0) 5 (0) 

15 313 12 223 

41 I 003 35 718 

16 358 13 282 

22 425 18 262 

33 578 32 398 

22 278 19 164 69 823 51 549 

204 2 556 196 1 829 

Total 

Forms Number I 210 4 

545 9002 45 114 

37 755 4 II 

13 383 2 2 

34 818 5 6 

19 455 - 6 3 (0) - I 

II lOB 3 3 

6 (0) I - 15 313 2 4 

41 I 003 I 10 

16 35B 3 4 

22 425 2 B 

33 578 I 5 

22 278 - 9 

69 823 5 23 

204 2 556 16 22 

Table 21. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory 

All Farms 

Forms Number Forms 

Vermont __________________ _ - 344 I 898 176 

- 12 209 6 

- 3 (0) 2 

- 5 25 8 

Addison ________________ ---- ------- Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia ______________________ ----

- 7 33 4 

- 4 27 2 

- 3 (0) I 

- 5 2B 2 

- 4 23 3 

- 7 133 5 

Chillenden __________________ -- -- ---

Orlean,- _______________ ------------

Washington ______________ ----- - ---- Windham ____________________ -- ----

Windsor __________________ - - -- ----- All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 294 I 379 143 

118 VERMONT 

Forms with soles ot8,000 10 

15,999 

1978 

16,000 10 

29,999 

30,000 10 

59,999 

Sales of 500,000 or more 

60,000 10 100,000 10 

99,999 499,999 Forms Number 

Soles 

Sheep and lambs Sheep and lambs shorn Value of sheep, lombs, 

and wool sold 

Wool Soles Forms Number Forms Number (l,OOO Ibs.) Forms ($1,000) 

280 5695 452 7475 55 469 336 

22 366 23 486 3 26 16 

9 245 9 194 2 10 13 

25 361 27 689 5 30 24 

16 421 16 387 3 17 24 

1 (0) 3 26 (0) 3 (0) 

6 46 8 85 I 9 3 

5 (0) 6 89 (0) 6 (0) 

9 127 II 206 2 II 8 

33 668 37 921 6 37 35 

II 273 12 285 2 13 19 

16 279 14 336 3 18 13 

27 318 29 480 4 29 20 

13 239 18 249 2 20 10 

43 893 52 734 6 53 45 

44 I 360 187 2 30B 16 187 100 

Sheep and Iambs-Inventory per form 

Fanns with- 1,000 or more 

5109 101024 2510 99 10010 299 300 10 999 Forms Number 

203 103 64 16 -I - -

6 4 II I - - - 4 2 2 I - - - 7 10 4 2 - - - 2 4 6 I - - - I - I - - - - I 3 I - - - - 2 2 1 - - - -

3 I 5 - - - - 7 12 10 I - - -

- 6 2 I - - - - 6 6 - - - - 12 9 5 I - - - 5 6 2 - - - - 18 15 8 - - - -

135 23 - 8 - - -

Soles 

Milk gools I Goal milk 

Number Sales ($1.000) Forms Gallons Sales ($1,000) 

I 017 28 11 (0) (0) 

132 6 4 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) - - - 53 2 2 (0) (0) 

IB I - - - (0) (0) - - - (0) (0) I (0) (0) 

(0) (0) - - - 38 I I (0) (0) 

98 7 3 I 763 4 

647 9 - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 22. Angora Goats -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles 

All Farms Angora goats Mohair 

Farms Number Forms Number Sales ($1,000) Forms Pounds Sales ($1,000) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 8 25 - - - 8 114 (Z) 

Table 23. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory 

r Soles of mink and their pelts 

I I All Farms Mink and their pelts Female mink used for breeding 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Sales ($1,000) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 4 1 060 3 741 3 (0) (0) 

Table 24. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles 

All Farms I Colonies of bees I Honey I Farms Number Forms Number Sales ($1,000) Farms Pounds Sales ($1,000) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 173 4044 6 614 (0) 73 169 415 

107

1 - 23 2 449 1 (0) (0) 16 90 068 50 - 6 10 - - - - - - 19 881 1 (0) (0) 9 2 485 2 - 13 115 - - - 8 5 259 4 - 3 (0) - - - 1 (0) (0) - 17 63 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) - 8 38 - - - 4 676 1 - 8 (0) 1 (0) (0) 4 (0) (0) - 11 27 - - - 4 416 (Z) - 15 45 I (0) (0) 4 655 1 - 23 220 - - 12 5 367 5 - 5 35 1 1 (0) (0)1 3 756 11 

- 22 64j - - -j 7 I 008 lj 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

Table 25. Fish Sales: 1978 

TOlol Any Only by pounds Only by number Acres under water 

All for fish production Farms Sales Sales Sales Forms ($1,000) Farms Pounds Forms Number Forms Pounds ($1,000) Forms Number ($1.000) Forms Acres 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 7 1 I (0) 7 1 005 - - -I 6 975 1 4 3 

TROUT 

Table 26. Miscellaneous Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number All Farms Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

All Farms 

BROILERS TURKEYS 

- 242 8 407 65 6 375 

- 7 160 2 (0) 

- 5 108 1 (0) 

- 17 714 5 540 - 17 2067 6 1 724 

- 16 733 8 239 

- 6 289 2 (0) 

- 6 540 2 (0) 

- 8 137 - -

- 15 324 6 (0) 

- 16 589 5 260 

- 6 239 2 (0) 

- 14 416 3 (0) 

- 4 106 - -

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chillenden ________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

OrloonL __________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

All other counlies __________________ _ 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 133 4 782 30 11 121 

- 16 139 5 (0)1 - 8 84 2 (0) - 9 162 3 

115

1 

- 4 3 042 1 (0) - 8 44 2 (0) - 5 98 2 (0)1 - 10 61 4 (0) 

- 6 597 3 (0) - 8 50 2 (0) - 9 37 3 16 - 6 96 3 56 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ Chillenden ________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans __________ ' _________________ _ 

RUllond ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 105 I 985 23 1 135 Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 44 372 - - Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA VERMONT 119 
Table 26. Miscellaneous Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

All Farms Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number All Farms Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number 

TURKEYS FOR SLAUGHTER GEESE 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 121 4 701 29 11 120 Vermont __________________ _ 

- 344 1 924 34 459 

Addison __________________________ _ Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 15 135 5 (0) 

- 7 76 2 (0) 

- 7 158 3 115 

- 4 (0) 1 (0) 

- 8 43 2 (0) 

- 4 94 2 (0) 

- 9 51 3 (0) 

- 5 (0) 3 (0) 

- 6 471 2 (0)1 - 6 20 3 16 - 6 

96

1 

3 56 

- 44 351 - -

Addison __________________________ _ Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ Grand Isle ______________________ . __ _ Lamoille __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

- 21 127 3 11 

- 5 108 - - - 16 68 1 (0) 

- 13 127 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) - - - 3 (0) - - - 3 (0) - - - 11 50 2 (0) 

- 12 76 1 (0) 

- 11 90 3 (0) 

- 17 99 3 6 

- 9 41 2 (0) 

- 14 64 2 (0) 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 206 890 15 58 

TURKEY HENS KEPT FOR BREEDING PIGEONS OR SQUAB 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 27 81 1 (0) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 12 124 - -

- 5 40 - - Windham _________________________ _ 

- 3 3 - - Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 7 84 - - Windsor __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ - 4 17 - - - 13 40 1 (0) PHEASANTS 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

DUCKS 

- 7 21 - -

I I 

Vermont __________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 10 68 9 207 

- 3 33 2 (0) 

- 7 35 7 (0) 

OTHER POULTRY Vermont __________________ _ 

- 440 3637 62 1 690 Vermont __________________ _ 

- 21 195 2 (0) 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- 30 232 4 34 

- 19 80 1 (0) 

- 19 191 4 16 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 3 (0) - - - 11 168 2 (0) 

- 7 (0) - - Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

- 8 52 2 (0) 

- 6 340 2 (0) 

- 6 49 - - - 24 256 4 (0) 

- 15 113 2 (0) 

POULTRY HATCHED (SEE TEXT) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

- 58 9069 122 4640 

- 3 110 7 208 Rutland ___________________________ _ 

- 21 290 3 (0) Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- Washington 4 446 7 253 _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ - 22 111 1 (0) 

- 10 104 4 57 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ - 5 1 564 13 632 

- 4 (0) 6 (0) Windsor __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ - 25 177 4 67 

- 6 83 1 (0) 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

- 7 690 5 206 

- 4 (0) 3 (0) All other counties __________________ _ 

- 9 2 842 30 1 543 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 229 1 559 30 395 Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 22 1 850 51 1 254 

Table 27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Sales Inventory Sales 

All Farms Sales All Farms Sales Forms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

HORSES AND PONIES GOATS EXCEPT ANGORA AND MILK 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 1 994 8 455 602 1 637 959 Vermont __________________ _ 

- 191 278 5 16 (Z) 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chillenden ________________________ _ Esse.x ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ Grand Isle ________________________ _ Lamoille __________________________ _ 

- 152 734 31 108 136 

- 60 381 12 35 29 

- 114 410 17 33 30 

- 115 563 30 92 89 

- 16 69 4 (0) (0) 

- 137 513 19 27 24 

- 24 89 3 (0) (0) 

- 61 198 13 21 13 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 3 4 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 4 - - - - 5 11 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 7 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 14 - - - - 5 9 1 (0) (0) 

- 11 39 1 (0) (0) 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

- 134 592 25 65 73 

- 119 420 23 43 22 

- 121 902 20 144 66 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 158 190 - - - Washinglan _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ - 97 370 25 62 35 

- 69 317 11 30 75 RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS Windsor __________________________ _ 

- 161 731 33 91 76 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 614 2 166 336 859 283 Vermont __________________ _ 

- 248 8 572 30 16681 (0) 

MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS Addison __________________________ _ 

- 8 47 - - - Vermont __________________ _ 

- 49 76 5 13 2 Caledonia _________________________ _ Chillenden ________________________ _ - 4 21 - - - - 5 (0) 1 (0) (0) Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington __________________ -- - - -- -

Caledonia __________________ --------

- 7 20 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 6 1 (0) (0) 

- 5 10 - - -

Franklin __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

- 7 368 3 700 2 

- 8 191 4 (0) (0) 

- 9 472 6 2402 6 Orange ______________________ -- ----

Rulland ______________________ ------

Washinglon __________________ ------ Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor ________________________ ---

- 4 4 - - - - 3 3 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 3 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 3 - - - - 8 14 1 (0) (0) 

RUlland ___________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 5 13 2 (0) (0) 

- 6 97 1 (0) (0) 

- 4 (0) 4 (0) (0) 

- 3 23 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 17 1 (0) (0) All olher counlies __________________ _ 

- 5 5 - - -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 8 8 - - - Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 186 5985 7 7 (Z) 

120 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 

All Farms 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

Vennont ___________________ _ 

Addison ___________________________ _ 

Bennington ______________ - __________ _ Chittenden _________________________ _ 

Franklin ___________________________ _ Grand Isle _________________________ _ 

Lamoille ___________________________ _ Orange ____________________________ _ 

Orleans ____________________________ _ Rutland ____________________________ _ 

Washington ________________________ _ Windham __________________________ _ Windsor ___________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Fonns not on maillisL _______________ _ 

WHEAT FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Vennont ___________________ _ 

Addison ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

BARLEY FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Vennont ___________________ _ 

Addison ___________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Fanns 

171 

29 

14 

18 

19 

6 

6 

4 

11 

21 

5 

6 

6 

5 

21 

18 

10 

5 

3 

12 

7 

5 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

6895 5S3S36 

1 208 96905 

366 28 699 1083 88 634 

1 215 75401 

330 26 600 161 13260 190 21 640 

616 54 558 839 67736 (D) (D) 

(D) (I» 

227 19456 159 13498 

392 38 633 

328 10622 

235 6365 76 (D) 

17 (D) 

364 12397 

302 9817 

62 2580 

Irrigated 

Fanns Acres 

All Farms Farms 

BUCKWHEAT (BUSHELS) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 8 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

- - - 3 

5 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

All other caunties ___________________ _ 

- - - - OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) - - - - - - Vermont ___________________ _ 135 

- - - - Addison __________________________ _ 35 - - - - 5 

6 

Bennington _________________________ _ 

Caledonia __________________________ _ 

- - Chittenden _________________________ _ 11 - - Essex _____________________________ _ 5 

- - Fronklin ___________________________ _ 16 Grand Isle _________________________ _ 12 lamoine ___________________________ _ 3 

- - 5 

12 

Orange ____________________________ _ 

Orleons ____________________________ _ 

- - 6 

5 

Rutland ____________________________ _ 

Ail other counties ___________________ _ - -

- - Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 14 

- - RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

- -

- - Vermont ___________________ _ 5 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

(D) (D) - -

(D) (D) - - 127 4983 - -

3366 147097 - -

923 44 015 I - - 72 3 850 - - (D) (D) - - 299 13567 - - 73 2540 - - 236 12 184 - - 255 12555 - - 68 (D) - - (D) 400 - - 151 4720 - - 144 8240 - - 29 S46 - -

644 19684 - -

15 666 - -

TobIe 29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 

All Farms 

DRY FIELD AND SEED BEANS 

(IOO.LB BAGS) 

Vennont. ____ • ____ • ______ • __ 

IRISH POTATOES (HUNDREDWEIGHT) 

Vermont_._. __________ • ____ • 

Addison •••• ___ • _______ • ___________ _ 

Bennington ___ ••• __ • ___ •• ___________ _ Caledonia __________________________ _ 

Chittenden _________________________ _ 

Forms 

3 

120 

6 

6 

4 

9 

Harvested 

Acres 

(D) 

701 

4 

12 

(D) 

5 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(D) - -

127284 11 (D) 

1 227 - - (D) 1 (D) 

(D) - - 264 1 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

I 

All Farms 

IRISH POTATOES 

(HUNDREDWEIGHT) - Con. 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Fronklin ___________________________ _ 

Lamoille ___________________________ _ Orange ____________________________ _ 

Orleans ____________________________ _ Rutland ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham __________________________ _ 

Windsor ___________________________ _ 

Farms not on moil list ________________ _ 

Forms 

5 

7 

6 

14 

4 

14 

10 

13 

14 

8 

Harvested 

Acres 

(D) 

4 

95 

17 

(D) 

36 

9 

67 

5 

1 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

I I 

(D) - - 350 - - (D) - - 1 929 - - (D) - - 2708 1 (D) 

2236 - - 5 780 - - 686 - - 240 8 1 

VERMONT 121 
Tobie 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 

All Farms 

FIELD SEED CROPS 

Vermont _____ _ -

Addison __________________________ _ 

BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL SEED (POUNDS) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

-

HAY CROPS (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

- Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

- Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- Essex ____________________________ _ 

- Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

- lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

- Orleans ___________________________ _ 

- Rutland ___________________________ _ 

- Washington ________________________ _ 

- Windham _____ . ________________ _ - Windsor _________________________ _ 

--

Forms n01 on maillisL _____________ _ --

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Vermont _________________ _ --

Addison ________________________ _ 

-- Bennington ______________________ _ -- Caledonia _____________________ . ___ _ -- Chitlenden ___________ . ____________ _ -- Essex ___________________________ _ 

-- Franklin _________________________ _ 

-- Grand Isle _______________________ _ -- lamoille ________________________ _ 

-- Orange __________________________ _ 

- - Orleans __________________________ _ 

- - Rutland __________________________ ._ - - Washington ______________________ _ 

- - Windham ________________________ _ 

- - Windsor _________________________ _ 

--

Forms not on maillisL _____________ _ - -

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Vermont _________________ _ 

--

Addison _________________________ _ -- Bennington _______________________ _ -- Coledonia ________________________ _ - - Chittenden _______ . _______________ _ -- Essex ____________________ _ -- Franklin _________________________ _ -- Grand Isle _______________________ _ -- lamoille _________________________ _ -- Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans- __________________________ _ - Rutland __________________________ _ 

- Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham - _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

OTHER TAME DRY HAY (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

-

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ - Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ - Essex ____________________________ _ 

- Franklin __________________________ _ - Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ______________________ -- ----

Orleans ______________________ -- ---- - RUlland ____________________ ---- ---- Washington _______________________ ~ - Windham _________________________ _ - Windsor _______________________ - ----

Farms naf on moillisL ______________ _ -

122 VERMONT 

Farms 

3 

3 

3 

3 

5 965 

616 

143 

397 

390 

79 

682 

113 

200 

467 

598 

463 

325 

208 

452 

832 

2 057 

358 

85 

117 

144 

21 

242 

85 

55 

155 

165 

217 

99 

71 

127 

116 

413 

84 

5 

15 

27 

6 

80 

17 

15 

31 

31 

25 

18 

4 

10 

45 

4 251 

384 

75 

306 

284 

58 

517 

58 

157 

363 

460 

325 

220 

150 

313 

581 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms 

112 (X) -

112 (X) -

112 (0) -

112 (O)j -

493 499 879 189 11 

96 894 164447 5 

8 428 17 123 - 31 269 54 2371 - 39 981 74 299 - 5 505 10 382 - 67 568 132 813 2 

14 031 25 660 - 16 345 31 018 - 30 705 58 428 1 

59 934 108 616 1 

41 132 68 781 - 22 055 38 333 - 12 910 21 370 - 25 318 41 685 2 

21 424 31 997 -

99 443 220 029 1 

24 779 53 092 1 

3 146 8 511 - 5 337 11 584 - 8 154 19 078 - 1 220 2 653 - 12 974 31 010 - 7 417 14 900 - 1 852 4 504 - 4 191 10 570 -

7 639 17 960 - 10 191 20 810 - 3 800 7 938 - 2 485 4 721 - 4 138 9 395 -

2 120 3 303 -

1 

7 432 13 682 1 

2 266 4 624 - 90 131 - 358 648 -

850 1 757 - 79 182 - 1 306 2 265 1 

254 520 -

267 483 -

443 770 -

366 780 - 290 404 -

237 299 -

44 (0) - 144 276 -

438 446 -

256 038 462 498 6 

33 252 58480 1 

3 359 5 986 - 18 945 32 403 -

21 408 39 360 -

3 395 6645 - 38 188 75 149 1 

3348 5 789 - 9 994 19 803 -

19 123 36 247 I 

35 971 66 227 1 

20 194 34 093 - 12 547 22 277 - 7 398 12 484 -

14 171 21 797 2 

14 745 25 758 -

Acres 

-

-I 

-I -I 

264 

202 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0~1 -

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

=1 

-

-

-

-

-

1 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

81 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

(0) 

-

All Farms 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

-

Addison __________________________ _ 

- Bennington ________________________ _ 

- Caledonia _________________________ _ 

- Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- Essex ____________________________ _ 

- Franklin __________________________ _ 

- Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms naf on maillisL ______________ _ 

GRASS SILAGE AND HAYLAGE 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

HAY CROPS CUT AND FED GREEN 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Addison __________________________ _ - Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ -

- Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- Essex ____________________________ _ 

- Franklin __________________________ _ 

- Grand Isle ________________________ _ - lamoille __________________________ _ 

- Orange ___________________________ _ - Orleans ___________________________ _ 

- Rutland ___________________________ _ Washington - _______________________ _ 

- Windham _________________________ _ 

- Windsor __________________________ _ 

-

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

CORN FOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

SORGHUMS FOR SILAGE OR GREEN 

CHOP (TONS, GREEN) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Chillenden ________________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rulland ___________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms 

953 

63 

31 

62 

42 

9 

70 

II 

44 

82 

82 

82 

69 

42 

103 

161 

1 026 

267 

10 

58 

75 

7 

163 

25 

40 

71 

115 

71 

41 

20 

55 

8 

560 

100 

9 

20 

46 

12 

88 

20 

19 

52 

47 

59 

31 

16 

25 

16 

2 190 

407 

55 

116 

148 

24 

368 

60 

75 

199 

153 

239 

98 

72 

122 

54 

82 

31 

7 

9 

5 

5 

6 

8 

6 

5 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

36825 44 950 - -

3 040 4 096 - - 1 169 1 368 - - 2 977 3961 - - 1 991 3034 - -

181 159 - - 3 439 6 087 - - 478 550 - - 1 126 1 650 - -

2619 2 876 - - 4042 5 251 - - 3 911 4425 - -

2509 3050 - - 1 718 2 212 - - 3 848 4 029 - -

3 777 2 202 - -

77 732 352 553 4 150 

29 119 116632 4 150 

504 2633 - -

3 201 15 659 - -

5 926 27 372 - - 332 1 525 - - 9 471 46408 - - 2 042 9 653 - -

2 453 H 435 - - 3 192 17 689 - -

10 589 49 020 - - 5 076 22 368 - - 2 182 11 312 - -

857 3 564 - - 2 548 16 563 - -

240 720 - -

16 029 60 257 - -

4 438 15 526 -

160 731 =1 - 451 1 213 - - 1 652 5 752 - - 298 687 - - 2 190 8310 - -

492 2 007 - - 653 2 239 - - 1 137 6 100 - -

1 327 6 040 - -

1 470 4 673 - - 780 2944 - - 408 1 976 - -

469 1 939 - -

104 120 - -

95 543 1 351 610 11 283 

23 922 300 624 8 238 

1 854 30 025 - - 4 178 65 419 - - 8 218 128 874 - - 1 039 18 070 - - 16 201 216 132 2 (0) 

2 501 30 424 1 (0) 

3 418 53 809 - - 5 849 87 454 - - 7 091 98 564 - - 9299 124 205 - -

2 952 47 528 - - 3 857 74 486 - - 3 473 55 056 - -

1 691 20940 - -

1 299 12 079 2 (0) 

608 6 131 2 (0) 

218 2 690 - -

83 668 - - 13) 685 - - 23 280 - - 116 1 010 - - 66 281 - - 33 222 - - 21 112 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 

All Farms 

LAND USED FOR VEGETABLES 

(SEE TEXT) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison ________________ -----------

Bennington ______ - _______ -- - - - - -- --- Caledonia ______________ -- ----- _ ----

Chittenden _____ --_ -- --------------- Franklin ________ - _________ -- ____ --- Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

Orange ________________ - ---- ______ _ 

OrleonL _______ -- __ -_ ---------- ---- Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor ________________________ ---

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

AU VEGETABLES HARVESTED 

(SEE TEXT) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ Orleans ___________________________ _ Rutland ___________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Ali other counties __________________ _ 

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

ASPARAGUS 

Vermont __________________ _ 

-

Windham _________________________ _ 

- Ali other counties __________________ _ -

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

BEANS, SNAP (BUSH AND POLE) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

-

Addison __________________________ _ 

- Bennington ________________________ _ 

- Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- Franklin __________________________ _ Orange - ___________________________ _ Rutland ___________________________ _ - Washington - _______________________ _ 

Windham - _________________________ _ Windsor - __________________________ _ 

- Ali other counties __________________ _ 

-

forms not on moil lisL ______________ _ -

BEETS 

Vermont __________________ _ 

-

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Washington - _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ -

- Windsor __________________________ _ 

- Ali other counties __________________ _ 

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

BROCCOLI 

Vermont __________________ _ 

-

(oledonio _________________________ _ Rutland ___________________________ _ - Windham _________________________ _ - Windsor __________________________ _ - Ali - other counties __________________ _ 

- Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

HEAD CABBAGE 

Vermont __________________ _ 

-

~~~:~~~f.====:::::=:===:=:======::: -

-

-

~:~~~~~-== =~=~ ===~=~ =======~=~==== -

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

Harvested 

forms 

282 

31 

13 

17 

23 

16 

5 

24 

7 

21 

15 

20 

25 

6 

59 

282 

31 

13 

17 

23 

16 

5 

24 

7 

21 

15 

20 

25 

6 

59 

21 

6 

8 

7 

78 

7 

3 

7 

4 

5 

6 

5 

7 

6 

6 

22 

41 

4 

3 

5 

4 

10 

15 

35 

4 

3 

6 

4 

11 

7 

32 

3 

6 

3 

5 

6 

9 

Irrigated 

Acres forms Acres 

1 594 31 307 

120 7 (0) 

69 3 (0) 

64 1 (0) 

430 3 (0) 

61 - - 9 - -

58 1 (0) 

53 1 -

155 1 (0)1 

76 4 9 

261 2 (0) 

98 1 (0) 

32 - -

108 8 16 

I 

1 600 31 306 

121 7 34 

68 3 5 64 1 (0) 

429 3 207 

61 - -

9 - - 57 1 (0) 

53 - - 154 1 (0) 

80 4 9 

273 2 (0) 

94 1 (0) 

32 - -

106 8 16 

32 4 2 

6 - -

15 1 

4 21 

11 - -

48 11 (0) 

~ I 2 

- (O~ 1 8 - (0) - - (0) - -

5 - -

2 1 (0) 

7 - - 4 - - 3 - -

4 8 2 

10 9 3 

1 - -

1 1 (0) 

2 - - 1 - -

2 - -

3 8 (0) 

8 4 1 

(0) - - (0) - -

1 - -

1 1 (0) 

3 3 (0) 

1 - -

37 3 (0) 

(0) 2 (0) 

10 - - (0) - - 17 - - 2 - - 2 1 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

CANTALOUPS ANO PERSIAN MELONS 

Vermont ______________ ---- --

Addison _________________________ _ -- Rutland _______________ - - - -- ----- ---- All other counties _________________ _ --

forms not on moillisL _____________ _ --

CARROTS 

Vermont _________________ _ 

-- Caledonia ________________________ _ -- Franklin _________________________ _ 

-- Orange ___________________________ _ - Orleans ___________________________ _ - Windham _________________________ _ - Windsor __________________________ _ - All other counties __________________ _ -

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

CAULIFLOWER 

Vermont __________________ _ -

Caledonia _____________ , ____________ _ - All other counties __________________ _ -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

Vermont __________________ _ -

Addison __________________________ _ 

- Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ Rutland ___________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

LETTUCE AND ROMAINE 

Vermont ________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

ONIONS, DRY 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

ONIONS, GREEN 

Vermont __________________ _ 

PEAS, GREEN, EXCLUDING 

GREEN COW PEAS 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- All other counties __________________ _ -

PEPPERS, SWEET 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- Rutland ___________________________ _ Windham - _________________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

PUMPKINS 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- Addison __________________________ _ 

- Bennington ________________________ _ 

- Washington _______________________ _ Windham - _________________________ _ 

Ali - other counties _________________ _ 

--

SPINACH 

Vermont _________________ _ 

--

Harvested ! Irrigated 

forms Acres Forms Acres 

28 10 - -

4 1 - - 4 2 - - 6 6 - -

14 2 - -

47 37 9 31 

8 19 - -

4 1 - - 4 (0) - - 3 (0) - -

5 2 - - 7 1 - - 8 2 1 (0) 

8 21 8 (0)1 

22 6 1 (0) 

3 1 - -

12 4 1 (0) 

7 11 - -I 

68 47 13 24 

5 (0) 3 (0) 

5 (0) - - 12 22 2 (OJ 3 1 -

5 2 - -

3 1 - - 5 3 - - 8 4 - -

22 4 8 2 

I I 22 

1:1 

2 (0) 

4 2 (0) 

3 

: 1 

- - 6 - - 9 - -

I 10 4 - -

6 3 - - 4 1 - -

7 21 - -

38 25 3 (0) 

4 1 1 (0) 

3 (Zll - - 5 1 (0) 

5 3 - - 6 10 - - 7 3 - - 8 5 1 (0) 

15 23 2 (0) 

4 (O{ I 1 (0) 

3 - - 3 (0) - - 5 6 1 (0) 

30 62 3 21 6 (0) 1 (0) 

3 4 2 (0) 

3 (0) - - 4 (0) - - 14 16 - -

3 (0) I - -

VERMONT 123 
Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 -Con. 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres forms Acres 

All Farms 

SQUASH TOMATOES 

93 92 14 (0) - 99 87 18 25 Vermon1 __________________ _ Vermont __________________ _ 

3 1 - - - 5 3 2 (0) 

8 18 2 (0) 

7 5 - - - 5 (0) 1 (0) 

4 (0) - -

- 7 8 1 (0) 

- 6 3 - - - 8 32 1 - -

- 6 6 - - - 5 4 - -

- 10 9 4 (0) 

- 6 (0) - -

- 12 36 2 (0) 

- 6 3 - - - 5 (0) - - - 8 5 1 (0) 

- 6 3 2 (0) 

- 9 8 - - - 8 9 - - - 7 3 1 (0) 

- 22 5 8 2 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans- __________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 29 4 8 2 Forms not on moil list TURNIPS 

- 5 2 - - Vermont __________________ _ 

SWEET CORN MIXED VEGETABLES 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 221 1 001 17 (0) - 30 36 4 15 Vermont __________________ _ 

- Addison 3 3 - - __________________________ _ 

- 24 60 3 (0) 

10 53 1 (0) 

- 11 14 1 (0) 

- 21 318 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) - - - 12 44 - -

- 3 (0) - - - 4 (0) - -

- 4 4 1 (0) 

- 3 13 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) - - - 10 7 1 (0) 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 19 25 - - - 4 (0) - -

- 15 114 1 (0) 

- 12 44 1 (0) 

- 12 144 - -

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 4 2 - -

Orange ___________________________ _ 

Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

WATERMELONS 

OTHER VEGETABLES 

- 22 60 - -

- 4 20 - - - 15 9 1 (0) 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ Vermont __________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ - 8 7 1 (0) 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 52 67 8 2 - 7 2 - - Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978 

Totcl Nonbearing age Bearing age Harvested 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Farms Pounds I All Farms 

LAND IN ORCHARDS 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 394 6 494 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Addison __________________________ _ 

- 30 1 906 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Bennington ________________________ _ - 6 360 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Caledonia _________________________ _ - 13 38 (;;) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Chittenden ________________________ _ 

- 11 134 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Grand Isle ________________________ _ - 9 210 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) lamoille __________________________ _ - 6 13 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Orange ___________________________ _ - 21 235 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Orleans ___________________________ _ 

- 10 29 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Rutland . _______ . ___ . ______________ _ 

- 11 409 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 42 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 26 888 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

- 29 261 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 8 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 209 1 961 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

APPLES 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 391 6 430 403 034 269 121 375 365 281 659 308 50 121 866 

- 30 1 904 166 264 22 79 347 29 86 917 1 29 22 324 790 

- 6 (0) 16 192 4 (0) 5 (0) 5 (0) 

- 13 37 1 611 10 1 262 9 349 9 47 760 

Addison __ . _____________ • ___ . _____ _ Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chillenden _______________________ ._ - 10 126 40531 8 2 071 8 (0) 6 980 150 Grand Isle . _____ .• ___ • __ . _________ _ 

- 9 203 13 027 3 724 8 12 303 6 2 757 000 

6 (0) (0) 1 (0) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

21 231 13 478 11 1 001 21 12 477 16 1 859 050 

10 26 729 6 375 9 354 7 11 101 

Lamoille . ______ . __ • ______________ ._ 

Orange ____ •• ____ . ________________ _ 

OrieanL ___________________ --------

11 409 22 760 5 (0) 11 (0) 8 5 257 230 

- 9 40 1 316 3 (0) 9 (0) 6 134 300 

- 24 868 45 107 14 8 031 22 37 076 17 10 668 460 

Rutland ______ . ______ • ______ ---- --.- Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham ___ . ________ • ____________ _ 

- 29 256 12 296 14 1 483 24 10 813 15 1 387 080 

4 5 194 4 59 4 135 4 3 930 

Windsor ________________________ --_ 

Ali other counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 209 1 957 69 171 164 13 468 201 55 703 178 667 615 

CHERRIES 

Vermont ___________________ _ 12 9 419 9 84 7 335 5 (0) 

124 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 

All Farms 

GRAPES (FRESH WEIGHT) 

(SEE TEXT) 

Vermon1 __________________ _ 

Chittenden __________ - ___ -- __ -- - ___ _ Orange ________________________ - __ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

PEACHES 

Vermont __________________ _ 

PEARS 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

PLUMS AND PRUNES (FRESH 

WEIGHT) (SEE TEXT) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ Orleans ___________________________ _ 

Washing'on _______________________ _ 

Windsor __________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 33. Berries: 1978 

All Farms Forms 

BLACKBERRIES (POUNDS) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 5 

BLUEBERRIES, TAME (POUNDS) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 8 

Windham _________________________ _ 

- 4 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 

RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 53 lamoille __________________________ _ 

- 3 Orange ___________________________ _ 

- 5 Rullond ___________________________ _ 

- 6 Windhom _________________________ _ 

- 6 Windsor __________________________ _ 

- 6 Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 13 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 14 

Con 1978 -

Tolol 

Forms Acres 

27 10 

4 4 4 2 3 (Z) 

9 3 

7 1 

8 14 

37 19 

3 (O) 

4 6 3 2 4 (0) 

5 4 4 (Z) 

7 2 

7 2 

24 8 

3 (Z) 

5 2 3 1 5 2 

8 3 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

2 1 929 

19 18 678 

(O) (0) 

(O) (0) 

13 17 535 

1 (0) 

1 1 251 2 

:~~I 4 

1 1 026 3 6374 

1 (0) 

Nonbearing age 

Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines 

5 305 25 501 

1 778 4 204 

935 4 (O) 

105 2 (O) 

1 073 8 183 

1 414 7 14 

I 1 382 6 (O) 

803 30 407 

118 3 (O) 

330 4 (O) 

25 3 (0) 

34 4 (0) 

215 3 (0) 

23 3 (0) 

23 3 17 

35 7 14 

I I 444 17 1471 15 2 67 4 (0)1 35 42 2 (0) 

88 3 23 

232 6 68j 

Irrigated 

All Farms Farms Acres 

STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

-

-I - -I - -

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

- - Chittenden ________________________ _ 

Essex ____________________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

4 2 lamoille __________________________ _ Orange ___________________________ _ 

1 (0) Rutland ___________________________ _ 

1 (0) Washington _______________________ _ 

- - Windham _________________________ _ 

1 (0) Windsor __________________________ _ 

- - All other counties __________________ _ 

1 (0) 

- - Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

Bearing age Harvested 

Forms Trees or vines Forms Pounds 

23 4804 13 4 875 

3 1 574 1 (0) 

4 (0) - - 2 (O) 2 (0) 

7 890 3 640 

7 1 400 7 4 200 

I I 3 (O)I 3 (O) 

24 396/ 16 58 357 

3 (0) I 1 (O) 

3 (O) 2 (O) 

1 (O) 1 (0) 

2 (0) - - 3 (0) 3 (0) 

1 (O) - -

4 6 2 (0) 

7 21 7 4200 

I 17 297 1 

12 5 886 

1 

~J/ 1 (O) 

4 2 (0) 

3 (0) 2 (O) 

3 65 2 (0) 

6 164 1 5 5 605 

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- 118 188 679 664 35 126 

- 12 13 53 546 4 3 

- 3 6 (0) 1 1 (0) 

- 5 8 62 330 1 (0) 

- 6 13 59 400 2 (0) 

- 3 (O) (0) - -

- 8 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

- 4 2 10 630 1 (0) 

- 13 13 43 669 3 4 - 7 5 20 750 3 3 

- 8 4 17 905 3 (0) 

- 15 40 108 865 3 29 

- 9 8 40 396 2 (O) 

- 3 2 6 721 1 (0) 

- 22 5 18 740 8 4 

Tobie 34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 

All Farms 

AU NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE 

PRODUCTS (SEE TEXT) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonio _________________________ _ Chitlenden ________________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ Lamoille __________________________ _ 

Orange ___________________________ _ Orleans ___________________________ _ Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washinglon _______________________ _ Windham _________________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

208 

19 

9 

6 

11 

11 

7 

16 

9 

13 

16 

20 

16 

6 

49 

Sq. fl. under glass or other Sales 

protection Acres in open ($1.000) 

565 666 246 2 269 

45 292 16 155 

81 078 25 117 47484 (0) 220 101 430 28 182 

15 131 2 79 20 784 (0) 48 

42 158 13 308 17 108 46 144 26037 10 97 52 654 (0) 263 

47 502 37 292 39 426 18 160 11 342 6 60 

18 240 44 146 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

BEDDING PLANTS 

Vermonf ___________________ _ 

Addison ___________________________ _ 

Bennington _________________________ _ 

Caledonia __________________________ _ 

Chittenden _________________________ _ Franklin ___________________________ _ 

lamoille __________ . ________________ _ Orange ____________________________ _ 

Orleans-___________________________ _ 

Rutlond ____________________________ _ 

Washington ________________________ _ 

Windham __________________________ _ Windsor ___________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Farms not on (llaillisL _______________ _ 

Sq. ft. under 

glass or other Sales Farms protection Acres in open ($1.000) 

134 349 989 6 017 

16 42 092 (D) 144 9 31 028 (O) 34 5 23 792 124 6 (0) (0) 95 10 7 501 (0) 61 6 14 284 32 10 16 558 (0) 68 6 10 978 41 9 14 832 2 56 12 24 255 (0) 106 13 31 692 (0) 89 13 37 536 (O) 81 4 (0) (D) 26 

15 18 240 60 

VERMONT 125 
Table 34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978-Con. 

All Farms Sq. 11. under 

All Sq. 11. under glass or other Sales Farms glass or other Sales Forms protection Acres in open ($1.000) Farms protection Acres in open ($1,000) 

BULBS NURSERY PRODUCTS 

Vermont ____________________ 11 32 326 (0) 13 Vermont ____________________ 40 (0) 165 423 

CUT FLOWERS AND CUT FLORIST Chittenden __ ._ ... _ .................. 7 23 26 

GREENS Orange _____________________________ 6 13 107 Orleon5 _____________________________ 5 (0) (0) 91 Rullond ___ . ________________________ . 3 5 3 Vermont ____________________ 16 44 947 4 73 Windham ___________________________ 7 25 (0) Windsor ____________________________ 3 (0) (0) (0) 

Rullond _____ . ______________________ . 4 (0) (0) (0) All other counties ____________________ 9 43 78 Washington _________________________ 4 (0) (0) (0) All other counties ____________________ 8 35 540 1 54 VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 

FOUAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTS Vermont ____________________ 9235 8 

Vermont ____________________ 87 116 213 36 603 GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES 

Addison ____________________________ 6 3 200 (0) 8 Vermont ____________________ 11 639 (X) 86 

Bennington __________________________ 3 (0) (0) (0) Washington _________________________ Caledonia ___________________________ 949 4 23 092 93 3 3 (X) (0) 

Chittenden __________________________ 4 (0) (0) All other counties ____________________ 4 7 690 (X) (0) 

Franklin ____________________________ Orange 3 5070 8 _____________________________ 6 20 375 (0) (0) OTHER NURSERY AND Orleons _____________________________ Washington 3 (0) (0) 11 GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS _________________________ 6 14 609 74 Windham ___________________________ 9 8 740 (0) 101 Vermont ____________________ 21 (0) (0) (0) Windsor ____________________________ 3 (0) (0) (0) 

All other counties ---- -- -- ------------ 6 5 662 3 42 All other counties _________ ':" __________ 6 (0) (0) (0) 

Forms not on moillisL ________________ 34 14 5Jj Forms not on maillisL ________________ 15 30 35 

Table 35. Other Crops: 1978, not shown 

Table 36. Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978 

Reporting land held under foreign ownership Reporting don't know Reporting no No response 

Owned by individuals Owned by foreign held 

who are not citizens corporations, 

of Ihe Uniled Sloles associations, or a 

land in foreign government Land in land in Land in 

All Farms 

forms Total acres farms forms farms 

Farms (acres) held Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms (acres) Forms (acres) Forms (acres) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 74 21 304 12674 60 10256 14 2418 13 3442 6828 1 645 417 358 82 777 

- 8 2 769 2243 8 (0) - Addison __________________________ _ - 2 (0) 648 224050 42 11 158 

- 5 1 446 747 5 747 - Chittenden ________________________ . - - - 411 119 721 30 7752 

- 18 5 714 3 176 18 (0) - Fronklin __________________________ • - 2 (0) 685 206454 47 13 367 

· 3 1 237 453 3 (0) - Lamoille __________________________ . - 2 (0) 223 51 318 16 2997 Orleans __________________________ __ - 17 8 753 5 123 11 (0) 6 2 402 2 (0) 577 172 957 41 12492 All other counties ___________________ _ 7 873 420 7 420 - - 5 943 2 893 752 623 168 33926 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

· 16 512 512 8 496 8 16 - - 1 391 118 294 14 1 085 

Table 37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978 

Farms withIncome $110 $25010 $50010 $1,00010 $5,00010 $10,000 10 $20,00010 $30,000 

Farms ($1.000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 29,999 or more 

All Farms 

Vermont __________________ _ 

· 437 431 182 80 62 92 17 3 1 -

- 36 21 16 10 3 7 - - - - - 26 25 13 2 6 2 3 - - - · 30 25 10 8 4 6 2 - - - - 17 13 8 3 1 5 - - - - · 5 5 2 1 1 1 - - - - - 26 23 9 3 8 5 1 - - - - 7 17 4 - - 2 - 1 - -

· 18 5 12 1 3 2 - - - - - 34 53 14 5 8 5 1 - 1 - - 28 39 9 7 3 6 2 1 - - - 33 48 10 6 4 11 1 1 - - · 37 23 16 6 10 4 1 - - - · 29 24 11 6 2 10 - - - - - 67 75 26 15 9 11 6 - - -

Addison _________________________ __ 

Bennington __________________ ---- --- Coledonio _________________________ _ Chittenden _______________________ __ 

Essex ______________ -- _- ---- -------

Franklin ______________________ ----- Grand Isle _______________________ __ Lamoille _________________________ __ 

Orange __________________ ---------- Orleons __________________________ __ 

Rullond ________________ ------------ Woshinglon ______________________ __ 

Windham __________________ -------- Windsor __________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL _______________ _ 44 34 22 7 - 15 - - - -

126 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

farms withAll Farms Value $1 to $250 to $500 to $1.000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30.000 

Forms ($1.000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 or more 

Vermont __________________ _ 732 1 928 189 115 148 200 30 28 8 14 

Addison ____________ --------------- Bennington __________ - ___________ --_ 

Caledonia ______________ -_ ---- -_ ---_ 

Chittenden __________ - ___ -- ---- -- --_ 

Essex ____ ---_ ---- -- -------- -- -- --- Franklin ____________ - _____________ _ 

Grand Isle ________________________ _ 

69 295 13 9 16 19 6 3 - 3 

25 85 10 - 6 5 - 3 - I 

- 65 144 23 5 14 15 5 I 2 - 57 175 17 6 11 16 2 3 I 1 

- 15 29 4 4 2 3 I I - -

46 152 II 7 10 12 2 2 I 1 

- II 74 5 I - 2 I I - I 

lamoille ____________ - ___________ - __ Orange ___________________________ • Orloons ___________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ Washington _______________________ • 

Windham . __ • _____________________ _ Windsor __________________________ _ 

- 22 14 9 3 5 5 - - - -

- 72 144 16 13 12 24 4 2 I -

- 43 32 1 21 8 7 6 - 1 - ;1 - 44 10 6 5 7 8 16 2 2 I 

- 59 103 17 10 12 15 I 3 I - - 50 318 8 6 7 17 3 4 I 4 

87 107 23 12 16 31 3 2 - -

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 67 58 7 24 22 14 - - - -

Table 39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 

[For classification of sociol and ethnic groups; see text) 

lond in forms Harvested cropland Forms by value of safes 

All Farms Market value Occupation forming Occupation other than forming 

of agricultural 

products sold less than $2,500 to $20,000 less than $2,500 to $20,000 

Forms Acres Forms Acres ($1,000) $2,500 $19,999 or more $2,500 $19,999 or more 

Vermont _. ___ • ___ ._._._. __ • 

- 23 4464 20 2 161 834 - 1 8 10 3 1 

Addison _____________ • ____________ _ 

- 6 2 355 6 I 556 599 - - 6 - - - Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 10 1 892 7 570 236 - I 2 3 3 I 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 7 217 7 35 - - - - 7 - -

Table 40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978 

[For classification of social and ethnic groups; see text) 

Full owners Port owners Tenants 

All Farms Harvested Harvested Harvested Number land in forms cropland Number land in farms cropland Number land in forms cropland 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 14 3 793 1 847 9 671 314 - - -I Addison __________________________ _ All other counties __________________ _ - 5 I 911 1 280 I (0) (0) - - - - 9 I 882 567 I (0) (0) - - -

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- - - - 7 217 35 - - -

Table 41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

Forms land in farms Forms land in forms Forms land in forms Farms land in forms 

BLACK ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 3 712 3 712 Vermont __________________ _ 

- 5 1 265 4 (0) 

AMERICAN INDIAN 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 3 1 025 3 1 025 

- 12 I 462 3 1 192\ 5 I 245 3 I 

7 217 19~ I -

ALL OTHER RACES (SEE TEXT) 

Vermont __________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA VERMONT 127 
Table 42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

Forms land in forms Forms Lond in forms 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 35 6724 20 5 657 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 1 411 4 (0) 

- 4 505 3 (0) 

- 11 3 280 5 2 700 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 16 1 528 8 1 176 

Table 43. Female Operators: 1978 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2.500 or more All farms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

Farms Lond in farms Forms Lond in farms Forms land in forms Forms Land in forms 

Vermont ___________________ _ 592 115 484 242 68 376 Orleans ___________________________ _ 

- 29 7905 21 6 745 

- 25 6 187 19 5 198 15 3236 7 1 618 

- 28 5863 15 4 789 

- 31 7 214 21 6 525 

- 42 10 S43 30 9057 

Addison __________________________ _ 

Bennington _________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ Chittenden ________________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Rutland ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _________________________ _ 

Windsor _________________ ~ ________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 48 185S4 29 11 634 

- 32 6 126 18 4643 

- 29 5873 10 2567 

- 56 9433 20 5414 

- 5 2007 4 1 901 

lamoille __________________________ _ 

- 15 3 591 8 2406 Orange ___________________________ _ 

- 35 5888 18 3605 Farms nat on maillisL ______________ _ - 202 23064 22 2 274 

128 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________ -- ---- -- -- -- -----

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

AP~~g;!~i~~ ~~n~~~~a ====== ====== == == == == == == == -pe;c-e-nt: 

7 273 1 752 940 5 906 1 667 561 4 835 1 479 685 4 531 1 487 270 - (X) 282 (X) 306 (X) 328 (X) 241 - (X) 5 930 240 (X) 5 931 136 (X) 5 930 240 (X) 5 931 136 - (X) 29.6 (X) 28.1 (X) 25.0 (X) 25.1 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 161 885 (X) 130 338 (X) 195 715 (X) 149 094 (X) 

(X) 660 (X) 462 (X) 625 (X) 454 

lond in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ - 7 095 8616621 5 762 779 3441 4 740 762 230 I 4 434 714 2181 

- 6 582 580 792 5 SOl 514 804 4 602 532 016 4346 486 923 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ______________________ • ________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 575 2 317 368 (NA) 189 717 149 (NA) 

- 803 10 788 396 (NA) 275 3914 129 (NA) 

- 682 15 685 462 (NA) 245 5 780 181 (NA) 

- 961 35424 824 (NA) 536 20 145 556 (NA) 

- 1 423 98 418 1 483 (NA) 1 254 88 382 1 367 (NA) 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 1 388 189 312 1 377 (NA)I 1 357 185 3371 1 374 (NA) I 

- 696 193 660 548 (NA) 692 192 553 547 (NA) 

- 51 30 766 38 (NA) 51 30 766 38 (NA) 

- 3 4 422 5 (NA) 3 4 422 5 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 4 791 254 001 3844 232 979 3 252 211 756 2 932 201 938 

- 1 008 26 869 923 31 561 627 18 458 674 25 357 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured _____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Posture/and and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 295 5 424 (NA) (NA) 190 3 669 210 6 375 

- III 1 828 (NA) (NA) 91 1 576 167 5 587 

- 110 1 992 (NA) (NA) I 76 1 718 85 2 7471 

- 618 17 625 (NA) (NA) 350 11 495 323 10 648 

- 5 522 700 381 4 782 657 0881 3 928 560 516 3 729 562 850 

- 2310 168 958 (NA) (NA) 1 918 151 110 2 122 193 053 

4 541 531 423 (NA) (NA) 3 135 409 406 2 799 369 797 

- 4 730 190 897 4 184 231 1291 3 083 156 939 3 295 210 202 

- 1 646 116 787 (NA) (NA) I 1 238 102 4991 1 687 147 9231 

- 4 228 74 110 (NA) (NA) 2 730 54 440 2 815 62 279 

Pastureland, aU types ___________________________________ _ 6 137 539 746 (NA) (NA) 4246 465 365 (NA) 542 914 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ _ 109 1 595 46 509 88 1 531 36 446 Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ 95 1 313 (NA) (NA) 76 1 260 36 441 Pastureland irrigated _________________________________ _ 13 259 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) (NA) - Other land irrigated __________________________________ _ 5 23 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _________ _ 113 1 889 (X) (X) 105 1 708 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample af forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 7 273 274 318 5 906 207 889 4 835 271 309 4 531 205 970 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 37 717 (X) 35 200 (X) 56 114 (X) 45 458 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 767 128 767 355 (NA) 767 128 767 355 (NA) 

- 1 670 108 161 1 596 (NA) 1 670 108 161 1 596 (NA) 

- 725 21 636 1 140 (NA) 725 21 636 1 140 (NA) 

- 476 6877 619 (NA) 476 6877 619 (NA) I - 455 3 275 387 (NA) 455 3 275 387 (NA) 

- 742 2 593 379 (NA) 742 2 593 379 (NA) 

- 2 423 2 179 1 418 (NA) (X) (X) 55 (NA) 

- 264 594 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 330 558 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 580 690 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 249 337 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 830 12 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (Xl 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins _______________________________ .:. ____________ _ 

Commodity (redit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds. hay. forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrles ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 2 198 17 475 2 082 15 844 1 357 16 513 (NA) 15 106 

- 64 276 (NA) (NA) 57 

27~1 77 394 - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 672 7 208 (NA) (NA) 1 036 6 466 1 073 7 544 - 282 1 164 (NA) (NA) 175 1 099 131 548 - 222 6 109 (NA) (NA) 145 6061 131 4 298 

- 208 2 269 157 1 581 140 2 174 114 1 5151 - 84 449 (NA) (NA) 55 441 83 806 

livestock. poultry. and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Other 

~~;~;~~~~?~;;=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 5 715 256 843 4 915 189 336 4311 254 796 4 068 188 272 

- 466 6263 346 8 780 262 6 224 214 8 753 

- 3 363 219 321 (NA) (NAl 3 300 218 654 3 447 160 265 - 4 862 29 078 (NA) (NA) 4 097 28 308 3 945 18 589 - 576 536 (NA) (NA) 228 372 190 172 - 469 336 (NA) (NA) 174 257 84 130 - 875 1 309 (NA) (NA) 405 980 157 364 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA VERMONT 129 
Tobie 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvesled lrrigaled 1978 1974 in farms Farms in farms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 7 273 5906 1 752 940 6 582 1 696966 580 792 109 19688 8 160 I 595 

1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocre5 _____________________ _ 50 to 69 oc'eL ____________________ _ 70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ac'eL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 500 to 999 acreL __________________ _ 1.000 to 1.999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 316 160 I 177 140 632 299 15 84 28 22 

- 864 402 23039 676 18 809 8816 32 670 193 142 

- 362 238 20 872 319 18412 7897 9 512 195 185 

- 581 303 49 133 545 46 082 14489 4 315 72 23 897 572 104 536 734 84 090 27 878 6 684 193 46 

- 658 577 104 984 634 101 207 32 318 6 910 153 78 

579 595 115 166 566 112 570 39 740 7 1 392 454 72 

- 525 539 124 776 503 119 598 45082 4 928 520 238 I 684 I 741 597 793 1 666 591 464 217612 16 5746 2812 358 

- 685 655 439 868 678 434 739 144 163 7 4615 1 695 326 113 110 144 337 113 144 337 37932 3 3 832 1 845 105 9 14 27 259 8 25026 4 S66 - - - -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________ .. ________ _ 

-------- 7 273 I 752 940 5 906 1 667 561 4835 1 479 685 4 531 1 487 270 Harvested cropland ____________________ _ 

-------- 6 582 580 792 5 501 514 804 4602 532 016 4346 486 923 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 4 033 779 787 3 504 817 662 2 171 553 868 2 380 664 707 Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 3 557 215 764 (NA) 220 867 2028 181 178 (NA) 198821 Port owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 2 785 882 683 2 106 776 991 2335 842 825 1 896 753 263 Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 2 658 331 078 (NA) 267 451 2 274 318 975 (NA) 262 352 Tenants _____________________________ _ 

-------- 455 90 470 296 72 908 329 82992 255 69 300 Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 367 33 950 (NA) 26486 300 31 863 (NA) 25 750 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________ _ -------- 6 572 I 478 116 (NA) (NA) 4 239 1 228 906 4 108 1 295 655 Partnership ________________ . _________ _ 

-------- 511 188 748 (NA) (NA) 441 176 853 339 144 918 Corporation __________________________ _ 

-------- 145 69 414 (NA) (NA) 138 68 177 77 42 225 

Other-cooperative. esfate or trust. instituti anal, etc._ 45 16662 (NA) (NA) 17 5 749 7 4472 

All forms I Forms with soles of I All farms I Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 0' more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ - 4 571 4 223 3 903 3 844 On form operated ______________________ 6 371 4808 4214 3 758 

- 2 702 1 587 932 603 Not on farm operated ___________________ 491 371 320 246 

Operators by oge group: 

Nol reported ___________________________ 411 631 301 443 

Unde, 25 yeo,s ______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 3S to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 

4510 54 yeors _______________________ _ 55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average 0ge __________________________ _ 

- 159 106 112 94 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

- 1 164 738 818 592 None _________________________________ 3480 2 713 2 887 2464 

- I 760 1 216 1 041 931 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 571 436 444 345 

- I 782 I 556 1 259 1 220 5010 99 dayL _________________________ 199 181 137 116 

- 1 398 1 307 1 016 1 007 10010 149 doyL _______________________ 224 133 107 85 

- 1 010 887 589 603 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 449 241 279 120 

48.3 50.0 48.1 49.4 200 days or more ______________________ 2099 I 211 762 517 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[J 978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All fa,ms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ feed for liveslock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ Seeds, bulbs, planls, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________ -- -- ---- -- -- -- ----------- Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ____________ ---- -- ---- -- --------------- Conl,act labor ______________________ -- -- ------ ---- -----

- 3 492 16104 2 603 11 322 2474 15364 1 957 11 064 

- 6 232 85 682 5 136 67 486 4 350 84 073 4 064 66 740 

- 4 982 67 258 4672 61 008 3882 66458 3 956 60 560 

- 5 288 3 492 (NA) (NA) 4039 3 315 3 317 2 122 

- 3 703 3 354 3 463 1 901 3 143 3 149 2976 1 859 

- 4 756 9 524 3 997 7 400 3 803 9 139 3 376 7 278 

- 4 049 2 810 2 532 1 539 3 281 2 632 2 252 1 511 

- 3 866 21 635 3 137 14 779 3 297 20 731 2 834 14497 

- 445 659 215 389 365 583 164 364 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________ -- ------ -- ----- - -- -------- 1 711 1 296 1 728 1 125 1 432 1 191 1 517 1 085 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __________ ---------- -------------- Gasoline ____________________ -------- -- ------------

Diesel fuel ____________ ---- -- -- -- ---- -------- -- -- -- LP gas, bulane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oiL ___________________ ---- -- -- ---- -------- ---

Nalural gas ________________ -------- -- -- ---- -.. ----- Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Eleclricity __________________ -- ---- -- -- -------- --- - ---

Other-cool, wood, coke •• Ic. ____ -_ -- -- -- ---------- ----

- 7 251 15 542 (NA) (NA) 4846 14 812 (NA) (NA) 

- 7 239 9826 5 782 6 705 4834 9 298 4484 6 449 

- 7 034 5 342 (NA) (NA) 4690 4980 4400 4 065 

- 3 509 2 657 (NA) (NA) 3 166 2 599 2 622 I 400 

751 248 (NA) (NA) 710 239 536 201 

- 824 724 (NA) (NA) 752 698 

- 35 10 } (NA) (NA) 35 10 4 482 783 

7 239 844 (NA) (NA) 4 834 772 

- 5 184 5 506 (NA) (NA) 4 170 5 335 (NA) (NA) 

- 473 210 (NA) (NA) 383 180 (NA) (NA) , 

130 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lexl) 

All farms Forms wilh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl paslure ___________________________ _ PaSlure and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ Lime ________________ - ________ -- - -- - ____ -. __ -----. ________ ---

4632 369 395 3 736 355 364 

4 567 318 857 3 696 306 748 

1 579 SO 538 I 396 48 616 

2 516 81 803 2 ISO 77 267 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________ . _______ . ________ _ Nematodes in crops _. _____________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _______ ._. ________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ • Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 

I 147 38 295 822 34 362 

130 7369 108 7 206 

386 9 872 256 9 142 

2447 89300 I 2 174 86 5241 

204 6 774/ 166 6 391 I 2413 (Xl I 982 (Xl 

915 ()() 751 ()() 

TobIe 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ 

Wheel troctors ____________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, setf-propelled only ___ _ f.orn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ (ottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup bolers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype _________________________ _ 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimoted market value of 011 

7 268 5 754 4 857 4 451 machinery and equipment - Con. 

225 195 141 152 206 233 129 318 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

30 984 24 531 42461 29 054 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$SO,OOO to $69,999 ______________________ 

I 052 696 384 

ill I $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

I 760 I 0361 461 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

I 044 I 196 j 760 906j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

1 1 4998 6580 2 914 3 4391 2 636 3 141 1 5 608 7849 2 902 3 252 3 439 4 597 6 537 16322 1 838 2 640 6097 13 682 

152 170 II 14 142 156 356 375 129 1 131 I 233 244 181 204 96 108 89 96 - - - - - - 3 711 4 104 I 754 I 806 2 093 2 298 4 202 4434 I 015 I 030 3 255 3 404 

2 351 2 798 914 968 I 548 I 830 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1978 

830 

I 003 

573 

486 ..., 

458 

62 ~ J 

Farms 

4 719 4373 

5319 

80 

224 

182 

(NAl 

2 591 3 779 

2040 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

3 381 274044 

(NAl 231 870 

(NAl 42 174 

I 124 40 535 

(NAl 30 885 

5 122 

75 3 365 

(NAl 50 201 

30 1 252 

462 (Xl 

(NAl (Xl 

Forms with sales 

of $2,SOO or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I 

057

1 

740 983 

I 095 963 I 063 

386 555 383 , 477 ..., 

288 H 455 ~ 285 

jL 62 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 197010 1974 

6 353 4 013 6 177 2 446 13 694 3 100 87 8 238 100 188 1 62 (NAl (NAl 2 776 I 413 3 975 I 156 

2 328 927 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 

Farms wilh3 866 2 102 (Xl 2936 (~I 3 297 2 834 14375 (~ 4 146 (~ 10 229 13 064 15 158 

tJl~~~if}~il~~~~~~m~m~~~mm~~m~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I 146 I 011 1 Oil 993 993 856 736 789 634 I 268 629 I 258 679 552 I 022 358 I 174 758 2 531 889 648 695 84 490 394 2 399 670 567 1 214 15 203 162 3 048 203 331 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA VERMONT 131 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

- 6 298 ()O 5 110 (X) 4340 (X) 4083 (X) Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 5722 (X) 4 874 (X) 4 155 (X) 3 972 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 5 715 256 843 4915 189 336 4 311 254 796 4068 188 272 Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 5 252 29 950 4 695 (NA) 4 171 28937 3 977 18891 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ - 5 395 326 517 4 763 331 990 4 089 313 270 3938 320346 Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ - 4 826 198 315 4464 201 031 3 778 192 909 3 785 195948 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 1 512 10 891 1 204 11 825 765 7 144 680 7964 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 3 919 187 424 3 899 189 206 3428 185 765 3 570 187 984 

- 4 535 113 526 (NA) (NA) I 3 622 108066 3 496 105 653 

3 111 14676 (NA) (NA) 2 309 12 295 2308 18 745 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Soles, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 4 862 161 875 4 592 150 895 4097 158 153 3945 147290 

- (X) 29078 (X) (NA) (X) 28 308 (X) 18 589 

- 4 040 109 829 (NA) (NA) 3 588 107 805 3 505 100 967 

- (X) 7065 (X) (NA) (X) 6879 (X) 3895 

- 4 129 52046 (NA) (NA) 3510 50348 3 493 46 323 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 22013 (X) (NA) (X) 21 429 (X) 14694 

- 400 3 405 (NA) (NA) 237 3 116 185 2 536 $1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 1 357 (X) (NA) (X) 1 257 (X) 789 

- 3 363 219 321 (NA) (NA) 3 300 218 654 3447 160 265 $1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 1 072 7 871 755 4455 498 3960 509 3 340 

- 503 2049 (NA) (NA) 173 885 153 791 

- 846 5 822 (NA) (NA) 456 3075 472 2 549 

Inventory: Hogs ond pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 527 1 727 235 943 180 892 162 762 

- 423 1 037 158 457 142 491 102 365 

- 230 690 173 486 119 401 129 397 

- 545 9 002 243 4998 208 5 252 114 3 084 

- 478 6 177 (NA) (NA) 175 3 727 90 2 164 

- 419 2 201 (NA) (NA) 54 439 15 80 

- 1 994 8455 1 253 5355 1 087 4741 830 3 827 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 ond Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ Goats ______________________________________ -_ - ____ _ 

$1,000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 

- 576 11 077 288 5 491 228 7 125 190 4388 

- (X) 536 (X) (NA) (X) 372 (X) 172 

- 278 5 957 98 2 811 76 3 311 67 2 119 

-- (X) 171 (X) (NA) (X) 93 (X) 45 

-- 280 5695 142 2 534 148 4 362 75 1 817 

- 452 7 475 (NA) (NA) 166 4 503 72 2 438 

- (X) 55 008 (X) (NA) (X) 31 974 (X) 18 441 

- 469 336 (NA) (NA) 174 257 84 130 

- 180 1 033 (NA) (NA) 24 245 7 22 

-- (X) 29 (X) (NA) (X) 14 (X) 1 

-- 602 1 637 194 645 326 948 117 467 

-- (X) 959. (X) (NA) (X) 658 (X) 234 

POULTRY 

- 1 389 (X) 787 (X) I 672 (X) 504 (X) 

- 1 217 531 740 753 826 674 589 519 054 476. 818 728 

- 1 200 504 525 733 800 988 576 492 715 464 793 658 

- 140 27 215 (NA) (NA) 69 26339 17 19 660 

- 65 56 985 (NA) (NA) 17 55 875 12 22 104 

- 242 8 407 70 3 152 113 5 376 39 1 618 

- 133 4 782 (NA) (NA) 49 4 114 27 3 714 

- 121 4 701 (NA) (NA) 41 4082 25 3 706 

- 27 81 (NA) (NA) 12 32 5 8 

- 602 (X) (NA) (X) 230 (X) 57 (X) 

Inventory: 

Any poultry _______________ - -- -- ---- -- -- ------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and ather meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys _________________ - _- __ ------ -------------- Turkeys for slaughter ___________________ - --------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________ ---- ---------------

- 330' (X) 185 (X) 183 (X) 132 (X) 

- 156 412 746 154 416 705 91 409 805 109 415 048 

- 137 362 499 143 388 248 79 359 698 106 386 762 

- 22 50 247 (NA) (NA) 15 50 107 2 (D) 

- 12 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 17 800 

- 65 6375 24 4 802 36 4 817 14 4 240 

- 30 11 121 (NA) (NA) 19 11 034 8 7 507 

- 29 11 120 (NA) (NA) 19 11 034 8 7 507 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 84 (X) (NA) (X) 56 (X) 7 (X) 

- 466 6 263 346 8 780 262 6224 214 8 753 

Sales: Any poultry ________________ --- - ------ ---- ----------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________ -- -- -- -- -- ------ ---- ----

r urkeys for slaughter _________ - --- - -- - - -- ---- -- --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

132 VERMONT 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoled 

Forms Acres Quanlily Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

2 279 102440 (X) 12 290 2 137 100 852 (X) 12 290 - (NA) (NA) 2229 93840 (X) 4 153 - 2 310 94412 (X) I (D) - 171 (D) 553 536 1 (D) 149 6829 550 936 

185 5 776 470402 (NA) (NA) 162 5 671 464 326 1 (D) - 2 190 95 543 I 351 610 11 (D) 2067 94023 1 330 870 11 (D) - (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) 2 170 87 776 I 251 336 4 (D) -

- 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - - (HA) (NA) (X) (HA) (HA) 12 393 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 82 I 299 (X) I 2 (0)1 82 1 299 (X) I 2 (D) 

- 93 1 894 (X) (HA) (HA) 82 I 671 (X) - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (HA) - - - - - - 82 I 299 12079 2 (D) 82 1 299 12 079 2 (D) 

- (HA) (NA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 72 I 352 10480 - - Cui for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (HA) (HA) (NA) (NA) 6 284 568 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (HA) (HA) (X) I (NA) (NA) 4 35 (X) - -I - 18 328 10622 - - 14 299 10 257 - - - 25 252 9 281 (HA) (HA) 21 230 8662 - - Ools for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 135 3366 147097 - - 113 3254 143582 - - - (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (NA) 112 2 188 99 809 - - 80rley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 12 364 12 397 - - 11 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (NA) 24 587 23 260 - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 15 666 - - 4 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) (HA) 3 17 390 - - Olher small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 8 132 (X) - - 6 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) (X) (HA) (NA) 9 86 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - - 7 107 3 260 (NA) (NA) 7 107 3260 - - Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (HA) (HA) - - - - - Callan (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 120 701 127 284 11 (D) 77 672 124 193 2 (D) 

- 198 1 035 221 208 (HA) (NA) 120 983 216 224 3 3 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 5 965 493 499 879 189 11 264 4331 448 081 826 496 11 264 

1974_ - 5 074 431 888 783 415 (HA) (HA) 4051 405 328 750 506 9 197 Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 057 99443 2200291 I (0)1 1 776 93 693 212 3871 1 (D) 

- (HA) (HA) (HA) (NA) (NA) 1 562 80639 182 765 2 (D) 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 4 251 256 038 462498 6 81 3205 229 240 429 107 6 81 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (X) - - 3 112 (X) - - 1974_ - (HA) (HA) (X) (HA) (NA) 51 1 600 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (HA) (HA) (NA) (NA) 16 290 10222 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

- (HA) (NA) (HA)l (NA) (HA) 23 328 15 2021 - -I - 282 1 600 (X) 31 306 175 I 426 (X) 19 288 1974_ - 229 1 338 (X) (HA) (NA) 154 I 177 (X) 7 40 Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 221 1 001 (X) 17 (D) 138 899 (X) 7 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (HA) (HA) 134 775 (X) 4 23 Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 99 87 (X) 18 25 68 79 (X) 8 23 1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - (HA) (HA) (X) (NA) (NA) 61 54 (X) 3 1 

- 38 25 (X) 3 (D) 27 23 (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 43 44 (X) 5 3 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 394 6494 (X) 9 212 127 4308 (X) 5 (D) 

- 161 5 322 (X) (NA) (NA) 112 5 127 (X) 1 (D) 

- 391 6430 50 121 866 (NA) (NA) 125 4 267 49 399 591 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 112 5 105 50991 522 (NA) (NA) 

- 8 14 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 12 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 

- 27 10 4875 (NA) (NA) 9 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (HA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sirawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _______________________ ~ _________ 1978_ 

- 152 232 (X) 35 136 87 201 (X) 25 130 

- 79 96 (X) (HA) (HA) 52 83 (X) 13 40 

- 118 188 679 664 35 126 76 172 642 409 25 120 

- (HA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) 42 70 278 107 13 36 

- 208 269 (X) 29 84 140 236 (X) 26 80 

- 8 112 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 112 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA VERMONT 133 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

- 1 421 119 891 (NA) (NA) 348 45 599 (NA) (NA) 

(X) 84 (X) (NA) (X) 131 (X) (NA) 

- (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

- (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

79 300 (X) (NA) (X) 82 146 (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) 940 (X) (NA) (X) 627 (X) (NA) 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre ------------ _________________ dollors_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 1 399 55 418 (NA) (NA) 348 18671 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 088 25 835 (NA) (NA) 305 10 811 (NA) (NA) 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 222 919 (NA) (NA) 14 70 (NA) (HA) 

- 406 5 447 (NA) (NA) 150 2 225 (NA) (NA) 

- 205 4 780 (NA) (NA) 38 958 (NA) (NA) 

- 158 5 773 (NA) (NA) 51 1 650 (NA) (NA) 

- 68 4 082 (NA) (NA) 30 1 879 (NA) (NA) 

- 22 2 545 (NA) (NA) 15 1 740 (NA) (NA) 

- 7 2 289 (NA) (NA) 7 2289 (NA) (HA) 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - (HA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 ocres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 1 078 26408 (NA) (NA) 298 7204 (NA) (NA) 

- 184 3 175 (NA) (NA) 45 656 (NA) (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 29 172 (NA) (NA) 7 28 (NA) (NA) 

- 15 15 (NA) (NA) 15 15 (NA) (NA) 

- 15 103 (NA) (HA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 133 2 885 (NA) (NA) 23 613 (NA) (NA) 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 800 49 546 (NA) (NA) 254 24 125 (NA) (NA) 

- 140 7 155 (NA) (NA) 72 5452 (NA) (HA) 

- 713 42 391 (NA) (NA) 212 18673 (NA) (NA) 

- 901 14927 (NA) (NA) 129 2803 (NA) (NA) Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and 

- 135 4421 (NA) (NA) 15 805 (NA) (HA) 

- 834 10 506 (NA) (NA) 122 1 998 (NA) (NA) 

woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 1 210 37984 (NA) (NA) 340 13461 (NA) (NA) 

- 15 198 (NA) (NA) 7 182 (NA) (NA) 

- 8 16 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 7 182 (NA) (HA) 7 182 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) land seT aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

t1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 1 421 3437 (NA) (NA) 348 2 739 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 2 418 (X) (NA) (X) 7 872 (X) (NA) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by volue of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 15 714 (NA) (NA) 15 714 (NA) (NA) 

- 15 386 (NA) (NA) 15 386 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 37 496 (NA) (NA) 37 496 (NA) (NA) 

- 46 371 (NA) (NA) 46 371 (NA) (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 235 773 (NA) (NA) 235 773 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 073 697 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 65 152 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 89 147 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 247 290 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 672 109 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 455 756 (NA) (NA) 172 433 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 333 534 (NA) (NA) 143 297 (NA) (NA) 

- 59 36 (NA) (NA) 7 17 (NA) (NA) 

- 43 40 (NA) (NA) 14 25 (NA) (NA) 

49 146 (NA) (NA) 15 95 (NA) (NA) 

8 (Z) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Crops ______________________________ ---- __ ---- -- -- ----

Groins ______________________ --- ___ -- - ___ -----------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ______________________ -- ---- ---- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco __________________ -- -- -- -- -- - -- ---- ---- ---- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _________ -- _- -- -- ---- ---- -- --- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________ -- -_ -- -------- ---

882 2 681 (NA) (NA) 332 2 306 (NA) (NA) 

105 17 (NA) (NA) 37 3 (NA) (NA) 

- 68 1 130 (NA) (NA) 53 1 118 (NA) (NA) 

438 1 023 (NA) (NA) 294 917 (NA) (NA) 

247 117 (NA) (NA) 29 43 (NA) (NA) 

187 100 (NA) (NA) 37 91 (NA) (NA) 

479 294 (NA) (NA) 157 133 (NA) (NA) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producfs ______ - - -- -- - --- -- -- - - - - - - -

Dairy products ________ - --- -- - - -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pjgL_________________ ------------- Sheep, lambs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _____ _ 

11974 data include sales of forest products. 

134 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ - I 421 (NA) 119 891 I 088 96 355 25 835 15 479 191 198 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres- ______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres- ____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

137 (NA) 585 38 238 92 - - - - - 398 (NA) 10 253 329 8750 3984 8 80 16 16 

- 130 (NA) 7417 122 6921 2999 7 399 175 182 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

- 256 (NA) 22 241 242 20981 4 598 - - - - 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 308 (NA) 35 358 180 18 878 4 442 - - - -

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 125 (NA) 20 347 125 20 347 4 441 - - - - 180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1.000 to 1.999 ocre'-_______________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 22 (NA) 

; :11 22 4 170 9~1 - - - -

15 (NA) - - - - - -

- 16 (NA) 4240 16 4240 

1:/ 

- - - - - 7 (NA) 3850 7 3850 2 289 - - - -

- 7 (NA) 7980 7 7980 700 - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Land in forms _________________________ _ 

--------- I 421 119891 (NA) (NAl 348 45 599 (NAl (NA) Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 1 088 25835 (NA) (NA) 305 10811 (NA) (NA) 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 909 83 279 (NA) (NA) 125 21 566 (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 717 15 156 (NA) (NA) 125 5 264 (NA) (NA) Part owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 389 27 389 (NA) (NA) 178 17 297 (NAl (NA) Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 311 6801 (NA) (NA) 151 2 412 (NA) (NA) Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 123 9 223 (NA) (NA) 45 6 736 (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 60 3878 (NA) (NA) 29 3 135 (NA) (NA) 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- 1 391 118 994 (NA) (NA) 340 45 447 (NA) (NA) Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 23 827 (NA) (NA) 8 152 (NA) (NA) Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust, institut iona!, etc._ 7 70 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

All farms I Forms with sales of All forms 1 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 565 (NA) 246 (NA) On form operated ______________________ I 353 (NA) 303 (NA) 

- 856 (NAl 102 (NA) Not on form operated ___________________ 61 (NA) 38 (NA) 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

(NA) I Not reported ___________________________ 7 (NA) I 7 (NA) I - 46 16 (NA) Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 345 (NAl 174 (NA) None _________________________________ 370 (NA) 75 (NA) 

- 469 (NA) 40 (NA) 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 44 (NA) 16 (NA) 

- 292 (NA) 65 (NA) 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 14 (NA) - (NA) 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL ______________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

- 127 (NA) 23 (NA) 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 61 (NA) 8 (NA) 

- 142 (NAl 30 (NA) 150 to 199 day'- _______________________ 200 (NA) 135 (NA) 

- 44.0 (NA) 40.4 (NA) 200 days or more ______________________ 697 (NA) 79 (NA) 

55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms I Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock ond poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs _____________________ J ______________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired form lobar _______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 

- 714 980 (NA) (NA) 303 638 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 262 1 367 (NA) (NA) 336 684 1 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 029 900 (NA) (NA) 321 

5~~ I (NA) (NA) 793 112 (NA) (NA) 269 (NA) (NA) 424 198 (NA) (NA) 195 41 (NA) (NA) 518 291 (NA) (NA) 120 124 (NA) (NA) 509 108 (NA) (NA) 203 45 (NA) (NA) 196 102 (NA) (NA) 109 65 (NA) (NA) 167 68 (NA) (NA) 128 17 (NA) (NA) 

68 11 (NA) (NA) 22 4 (NAl (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ Petroleum products __________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

Natural ~~e~~~I_~~t~~~~ gas _______________________________________ _a_~d_~~~~~~~ == == = = == == == == == == == == == == _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity ___________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke. otc. _________________________ _ 

1 421 536 (NA) (NA) 348 304 (NA) (NA) 1 421 377 (NA) (NA) 348 194 (NAl (NAl - 1 382 259 (NA) (NA) 333 135 (NA) (NA) 

- 180 50 (NA) (NA) 54 27 (NA) (NA) 134 11 (NA) (NA) 127 10 (NA) (NA) 36 10 (NA) (NA) 29 10 } - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - 1 421 47 (NA) (NA) 348 12 573 152 (NA) (NA) 255 106 (NA) (NA) 1 - 36 8 (NA) (NA) 7 4 (NA) (NAl I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAil LIST, VT. 135 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dote ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sates of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control-

- 488 9 449 112 

- 488 8986 112 

- 60 463 8 

- 143 1 983 53 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 328 2 450 127 

- 7 1 400 7 

97 1 039 37 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 47 1 674 31 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent ond bird control _______________________ _ 

- 45 345 15 

- 337 (X) 143 

- 45 (X) 8 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Average per form ________________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 

1 421 

9 587 

6 747 

527 

675 

144 

1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA)i 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 

348 3 134 

9 005 

169 

89 

53 

1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

(NA) machinery and equipmen1- Can. (NA) $20,000 10 $29,999 _____________________ _ 

(NA) $30,000 10 $49,999 _____________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 _____________________ _ 

(NA) $70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________ _ 

(NA) $100,000 10 $199.999 ___________________ _ 

(NA) $200,000 or more ______________________ _ 

4 514 

4450 

64 

643 

381 

1 400 

753 

1 346 

105 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

45 

23 

1974 

Forms 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) ~ L 

Acres on which used 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 

22 

8 

1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA)j 

r---------~--------~~----------------~--------~--------__1 1978 

All forms Manufaclured 197410 1978 

Farms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ - 747 815 194 217 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ - 1 067 1 251 612 671 Wheel troctors ____________________________ - 1 154 1 685 83 83 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ - 7 14 - - Com heads for combines ___________________ - 29 29 - -

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ - - - - - Cottonpickers _____________________________ - - - - - Mower conditioners _______________________ - 298 327 171 171 Pickup bolers _____________________________ - 344 352 23 23 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ - 91 91 15 15 

TobIe 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(J 978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number 

575 598 

499 580 

1 108 1 602 

7 14 

29 29 

- -

- - 141 156 

329 329 

76 76 

1974 

Forms Number 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Manufactured 

197010 1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ____________________ -- ---- -- -- -- ------------------- Workers __________________ ---- ---- -- -- ---- ------------ ---- 196 7 (X) 189 (X) 109 (NA) 

- 377 (X) 14 (X) 363 238 (NA) 

- 87 - - 87 87 30 (NA) 

- 65 7 14 58 116 50 (NA) 

- 37 - - 37 125 22 (NA) 

- 7 - - 7 35 7 (NA) 

- - - - - - - (NA) 

Forms with- 1 worker ____________________ ---- -- -- -------------------

2 workers ____________ ---------------- ---- -- ---- -- ------ 3 or.4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

136 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

- I 241 (Xl (NAl (NAl 336 (Xl (NAl (NAl Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 985 (Xl (NAl (HAl 320 (Xl (HAl (HAl 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 882 2 681 (NAl (HAl 332 2306 (HAl (NAl 

- 655 I 240 (NAl (NAl, 309 I 051, Any (NAl (NAl cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

- 804 9 533 (HAl (NAl 312 5 797 (HAl (NAl 

- 570 4855 (NAl (NAl 177 3 337 (NAl (NAl 

CoHle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows Dnd herrers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 346 2 291 (NAl (NAl 110 I 396 (NAl (NAl Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 343 2 564 (NAl (HAl 110 I 941 (HAl (HAl 

- 439 3 053 (NAl (NAl, 140 I 384 (NAl (HAl 

- 410 I 625 (NAl (HAl 156 I 076 (NAl (NAl 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 438 4 593 (NAl (HAl 294 3942 (NAl (NAl 

- (X) I 023 (Xl (HAl (Xl 917 00 (HAl 

- 310 2675 (NAl (HAl 211 2248 (HAl (HAl 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- (Xl 383 (Xl (NAl (X) 351 (Xl (NAl 

- 230 I 91S (NAl (NAl 132 I 694 (NAl (HAl 

$1,000_ Collie ___________________________________________ _ 

- (Xl 640 (Xl (HAl, (Xl 5~, (Xl (HAl 

- 54 150 (HAl (NAl 8 (HAl (HAl 

- (Xl 36 (X) (NAl (Xl 20 (Xl (NAl 

- 68 I 130 (NAl (NAl 53 I Jl8 (NAl (NAl 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: 

- 383 2 637 (NAl (NAl 52 194 (NAl (NAl 

- 285 968 (HAl (NAl 29 43 (NAl (NAl, - 211 I 669 (NAl (NAl 44 151 (NAl (NAl 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

Utters of pigs farrowed between-

- 292 657 (NAl (NAl 29 57 (NAl (NAl - 225 426 (NAl (NAl 15 22 (NAl (NAl 

- 82 231 (HAl (NAl 14 35 (NAl (NAl 

- 204 2556 (NAl (NAl 37 I 

522

1 

(NAl (NAl - 196 I 829 (NAl (NAl 37 I 104 (NAl (NAl 

- 339 I 576 (NAl (NAl 15 30 (NAl (NAl 

- 614 2 166 (NAl (NAl, 171 580, (NAl (NAl l 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ Sheep and 10mbL ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 247 2 818 (NAl (NAl 29 566 (NAl (NAl - (Xl 117 (Xl (NAl (Xl 43 (Xl (NAl - 165 I 986 (NAl (NAl 7 133 (NAl (NAl 

- (Xl 63 (Xl (NAl (Xl 5 (Xl (NAl - 44 I 360 (NAl (NAl 30 I 297 (NAl (NAl - IS7 2 308 (NAl (NAl 37 I 341 (NAl (NAl 

- (Xl 16336 (Xl (NAl (Xl 9 170 (Xl (NAl 

- 187 1001 (NAl (NAl 37 9~ I (NAl (NAl I - 143 647 (NAl (NAl 7 (NAl (NAl - (Xl 9 (Xl (NAl (Xl (Zl (Xl (NAl 

- 336 859 (NAl (NAl 157 386 (NAl (NAl - (Xl 283 (X) (NAl (Xl 132 (Xl (NAl 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULtRy 

Inventory: 

- 491 (Xl (NAl (NAll 94 (X)I (NAl (NAll - 447 7283 (NAl (NAl 94 I 180 (NAl (NAl - 440 6648 (NAl (NAl 87 983 (NAl (NAl - 59 635 (NAl (NAl 22 197 (NA) (NA) 

- 37 980 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 105 I 985 (NA) (NA) 29 337 (NA) (NA) - 44 372 (NAl (NA) - - (NAl (NAl - 44 351 (NA) (NA) - - (NAl (NAl - 7 21 (NAl (NAl - - (NA) (NA) - 315 (X) (NAl (X) 64 (Xl (NAl (Xl 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickenL _______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 96 (X) (NA) (NAl 30 (X) (NA) (NAl - 38 I 845 (NAl (NAl 8 152 (NA) (NAl - 23 I 553 (NAl (NAl - - (NA) (NA) - 15 292 (NAl (NA) 8 152 (NA) (NAl - 8 800 (NAl (NA) - - (NAl (NA) - 23 I 135 (NAl (NA) 8 160 (NA) (NA) - - - (NAl (NAl - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl (NA) - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NAl - 37 (Xl (NAl (X) 30 (Xl (NA) (X) - 105 17 (NAl (NA) 37 3 (NA) (NA) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 8roilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry _______________________ c ____________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE- COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, VT. 137 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes ----------- ______________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

68 2 083 (X) I - - 22 I 635 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 21 392 38633 - - 14 385 38 500 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 54 I 691 20940 - - 15 I 250 13 200 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 197B_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels> ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) I - - - - (X) I - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL ________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) _________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grozed - _________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL ____________________ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Oots for groin (bushels) __ _ _ ______________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 14 644 19 684 - - 7 630 18900 - - 1974_ Borley for groin (bushels) _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) __ _ _______________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for grain ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ____________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _ _ _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (bale,) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(X) I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(N~I - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) _________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 8 I 240 8 I - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Hay crops (tons, dry) (see texO _________________ 1978_ - 832 21 424 31 997 - - 291 8 486 18039 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Alfalfa hoy (ton,_ dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 116 2 120 3 3031 - - 45 919 I 323 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 581 14 745 25 758 - - 246 7039 16 356 - - Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Alfalfa ,eed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I - 59 106 (X) 8 16 7 14 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 52 67 (X) 8 2 7 7 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 22 5 (X) 8 2 7 2 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _______________ , ______________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) 

- 209 I 961 (X) - - 7 49 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 209 I 957 667615 (NA) (NA) 7 49 201 600 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (poundsL _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grope, (pound,) (,ee text) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 7 I 4 200 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 29 7 (X) 8 4 7 I (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

22 5 18 740 8 4 7 I I 050 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crop' _________________________________ 1978_ 49 45 (X) - - 15 32 (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

138 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, vr. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

farms ____________________________ -- -- ---_ -- ------ - __ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~i~~ ~~n~~~~a============ == == == ==== ==== -j);;c-e-nr: 

700 238 7161 724 243 517 617 226 726 639 234 977 

- (X) 341 (X) 336 (X) 367 (X) 368 

(X) SOl 760 (X) SOl 504 (X) 501 760 (X) SOl S04 

- (X) 47.6 (X) 48.6 (X) 45.2 (X) 46.9 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars- 227 845 (X) 178 213 (X) 238 028 (X) 192 S68 (X) 

(X) 669 (X) 530 (X) 659 (X) 524 

land in forms according to use: Totol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 681 160 6581 704 149 2781 604 155 3281 622 145 3531 

663 118 783 690 110811 595 116021 616 108 646 

By acres harvested: I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

101019 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

32 (0) 36 (NA) 20 73 20 (NA) 

23 308 14 (NA) 14 181 9 (NA) 

21 507 22 (NA) 9 216 5 (NA) 

- 42 1 607 55 (NA) 22 893 32 (NA) 

- 99 7 217 124 (NA) 90 6 632 111 (NA) 

10010199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010499 acres _____________________________ _ 50010999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 202 29 2541 233 (NA)I 197 28 5661 233 (NA) I 

- 220 64 573 188 (NA) 219 (0) 188 (NA) 

- 23 14 172 17 (NA) 1 23 14 1721 17 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

- 438 36 914 415 33461 389 34 741 371 31 917 

124 4 961 150 5 0061 110 4 5661 130 4 790 

- 34 1 034 (NA) (NA) 28 797 39 992 

- 26 762 (NA) (NA) 21 687 32 826 

- 11 509 1 

(NA) (NA) I 11 509 1 

10 469 1 - 66 2 656 (NA) (NA) 60 2 573 66 2 503 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 528 50 739 541 53 092 472 45 574 488 50 055 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 256 15 973 (NA) (NA) 237 15 253 265 20 692 

- 404 34 766 (NA) (NA) 354 30 321 366 29 363 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 512 27 319 584 41 147 449 25 824 521 39 569 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all 'ypes __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 200 17300 (NA) (NA) 185 16 670 I 260 28 2831 

- 465 10 019 (NA) (NA) 403 9 154 457 11 286 

- 595 70 187 (NA) (NA) 536 66 6641 (NA) 80 8921 

- 26 723 5 51 26 723 4 (0) 

- 25 (0) 1 (NA) (NA) 25 (0) I 4 (0) I - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - -

- 14 256 i (X) ()Oi (X) 14 256 i (X) 

11978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Value Value Value I Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ - 700 53 019 724 38 587 617 52 777 639 38 433 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 75 742 (X) 53 297 (X) 85 539 (X) 60 146 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold; 1 $100,000 or mor"-__________________________________ _ $40,00010 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 223 35 540 102 (NA) 223 35 540 102 (NA) 

- 209 14 196 288 (NA) 209 14 196 288 (NA) 

- 64 1 931 119 (NA) 64 1 931 119 (NA) $10,00010 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text> ____________________________ _ 

- 49 745 59 (NA) \ 49 745 1 

59 (NA) 

- 26 195 47 (NA) 26 195 47 (NA) 

- 46 170 20 (NA) 46 170 20 (NA) I - 78 83 87 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 9 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 25 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 35 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 159 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

crdr~in-s-==============================~============== Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporalion loans _________________ _ T abaceo ___________________________________________ _ 

- 180 3 8681 289 3 6081 149 3 837\ (NA) 3 556 

- 15 61 (NA) (NA) 13 

(O~I 25 116 

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hay. forage. and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ Fruits, nuts. and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher crops _________________________________________ _ 

116 1 016 (NA) (NA) 93 994 180 1 757 31 114 (NA) (NA) 28 112 16 24 40 2 520 (NA) (NA) 35 2 517 32 1 547 

- 19 155 18 117 16 153 13 110 4 3 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 2 

liveslock, poullry, and their producls _____________________ _ Poultry and poultry producls ___________________________ _ Oairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Caltle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~h~:p~l~nf~~~ a~d-':;;'ol:::: :::: :::::::: :::::::::::::::- Olher livestock and liveslack producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

614 49 151 633 34 829 559 48 940 583 34 728 30 (0) 32 357 21 (0) 23 356 

- 487 43 308 (NA) (NA) 484 43 227 516 30985 

- 571 5 035 (NA) (NA) 532 4 978 569 3 268 27 47 (NA) (NA) 23 46 18 31 

- 26 16 (NA) (NA) 17 11 8 10 

- 56 (0) (NA) (NA) 44 (0) 23 78 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ADDISON COUNTY, VT. 139 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

forms with harvested cropland farms with irrigaled land 

Acres Acres Horvesled Acres Horvesled Irrigaled 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- - 700 724 238 716 663 236 704 118 783 26 10743 5367 723 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres-____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 23 19 58 11 40 23 4 20 10 4 - 54 42 1 298 37 970 519 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 13 29 755 10 593 287 - - - - - 17 25 1 338 17 1 338 642 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 43 35 5 135 42 5013 2619 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 43 39 6919 41 6 597 3010 - - - - - 52 54 10468 52 10468 5 103 1 (D) (D) (D) - 46 61 10930 46 10930 5905 - - - - - 273 287 98 855 272 98595 52 503 10 3541 2 244 313 

- 113 110 72 421 112 71 621 35490 4 2 769 1 135 257 

- 22 22 (D) 22 (D) (D) 3 3832 1 845 105 

- 1 1 (D) 1 (0) (D) - - - -

Table 4, Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974· 

All forms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

-------- 700 238 716 724 243 517 617 226 726 639 234 977 

-------- 663 118 783 690 110811 595 116021 616 108646 

Land in forms __________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 358 93 841 406 115 443 296 84 011 344 109 443 

-------- 329 44 538 (NA) 49 519 279 42436 (NA) 48 127 

--------- 296 133 518 279 117 360 282 132 306 258 (D) 

--------- 292 68647 (NA) 56551 280 68219 (NA) 55871 

--------- 46 11 357 39 10 714 39 10409 37 (D) 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 42 5 598 (NA) 4 741 36 5366 (NA) 4648 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- 594 183 045 (NA) (NA) 520 174 226 578 200 330 

--------- 73 37243 (NA) (NA) 69 35660 45 23 330 

--------- 24 15645 (NA) (NA) 24 15 645 15 (D) 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate Of' trust, instituti anal, etc._ 9 2 783 (NA) (NA) 4 1 195 1 (D) 

All forms Farms with soles of All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 565 606 543 578 On farm operated ______________________ 617 608 555 547 Olher ______________________________ _ 

- 135 100 74 45 Not on form operated ___________________ 39 34 27 19 

Operators by age group: Nol reported ___________________________ 44 64 35 57 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

- 20 12 20 12 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 year'-______________________ _ 

- 105 101 91 81 None _________________________________ 467 405 446 386 35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 

- 169 179 145 159 1 10 49 day'-__________________________ 60 61 55 53 45 to 54 year'- ______________________ _ 

- 194 196 182 184 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 13 14 12 9 55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

- 146 133 130 116 10010 149 days ________________________ 14 13 10 12 6S yeors and over ____________________ _ 

- 66 85 49 71 15010199 doys ________________________ 14 19 11 15 Average age _________________________ _ 

- 47.4 48.1 47.2 48.1 200 days or more ______________________ 110 84 62 43 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample af forms; see texl] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ feed for liveslock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ - ___ ------------------- Other agricullurol chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Conlroct labor ______________________ ---- ---------------

- 269 2048 310 1 698 263 1 918 267 1 679 

- 613 17 119 641 10 573 576 17010 582 10 510 

- 575 12 781 611 9640 539 12699 574 9 603 

- 588 700 (NA) (NA) 553 676 501 406 

- 525 744 548 416 511 742 516 412 

- 622 1 854 521 1 452 575 1 829 491 1 448 

- 509 644 371 418 484 633 351 415 

- 525 4017 430 2644 487 3909 409 2 594 

- 43 200 22 47 43 200 14 38 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ - _____ ---------- 226 207 237 206 211 199 221 200 

Energy and pelroleum products __________________________ _ Pelroleum products ____________ -- ________________ ----

Gasoline ____________________ -- ____ ---------------- Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP gas, bulone, and propan"- _______________________ _ 

fuel oil __________________ -- ---_ ------------------- NOlural gas ________________ --- ___ -- --------------- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Eleclricily __________________ -----_ ---- ------------ --- Olher- cool, wood, coke, elc. __________________ --------

- 701 2821 (NA) (NA) 631 2 782 (NA) (NA) 

- 701 1 801 719 1 199 631 1 775 635 1 179 

- 681 816 (NA) (NA) 612 801 607 637 

- 560 652 (NA) (NA) 547 646 459 356 

- 131 58 (NA) (NA) 126 58 116 44 

- 138 127 (NA) (NA) 137 (D) 

- } 9 3 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 634 142 

701 145 (NA) (NA) 631 143 

- 586 1 009 (NA) (NA) 563 997 (NA) (NA) 

- 17 11 (NA) (NA) 13 9 (NA) (NA) 

140 ADDISON COUNTY, YT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore bosed on (] sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except p,0sture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

time ------------------------------------------------------

- 602 65 784 556 

- 602 62 053 556 

- 129 3 731 127 

- 317 13 392 301 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords- ____________________________ _ 

- 140 7 599 133 

- 36 2 874 36 

71 3 342 51 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sonitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

354 17 0311 341 

- 30 1 88: I 24 

- 308 (X) 300 

193 (X) 179 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value af all machinery and eQuipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000. 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _____________________ ._. __ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled anly __ _ Corn heads for combines ________________ • __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers _________________________ • __ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ • 

Pickup balers __________ • __ • ______________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

701 711 631 631 machinery ond equipment - (on. 

39 693 24 662 38 883 23 973 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

56 623 34686 61 621 37 992 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

21 74 12 29 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

76 67 1 35 471 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

53 80j 39 75 j $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

596 852 372 447 330 405 541 781 297 333 346 448 667 2407 306 505 604 1 902 34 37 - - 34 37 54 62 31 31 29 31 

36 36 5 5 31 31 - - - - - - 541 689 214 247 375 442 511 563 154 158 375 405 

457 563 185 194 310 369 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

64 644 492 53 013 

60 973 (NA) 49 339 

(0) (NA) 3 674 

13 316 174 8 595 

7 448 (NA) 7 375 

2 874 1 (D) 

3 160 23 1 316 

16 8691 (NA) 12 8911 

1 75: I 8 

611 I(X) 59 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 

67 135 65 130 

163 195 161 191 

89 82 89 82 

120 "1 I 120 "1 

97 ~ 78 11 95 ~ 771 15 -' j L 15 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

627 903 531 555 785 322 671 2 142 516 

30 33 3 34 38 10 

40 41 19 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

381 418 180 533 560 172 

382 453 186 

Any hired workersforms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________ • ________________________________ _ 525 349 (X) 362 (X) 487 409 2 068 (X) 714 (X) 1 354 2 013 2 303 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ____________________________ • ____________ _ 

10 workers or more _______________________ • _____________ _ 

- 132 149 149 139 139 105 118 - 122 122 244 70 140 114 96 - 160 57 189 94 309 158 98 - 86 18 97 41 264 85 54 - 25 3 35 18 502 25 43 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ADDISON COUNTY, VT. 141 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 625 (X) 633 (X) 562 (X) 581 (X) 

- 588 (X) 618 (X) 534 (X) 572 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 614 49 151 633 34 829 559 48 940 583 34 728 

- 584 5 098 1 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 616 (NA) 537 5035 571 3309 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 577 59 595 615 61 368 529 58 728 569 60 433 Cows and heifers that hod calved __________ :. _________ _ - 546 34 890 577 34904 509 34 554 548 34 478 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 91 631 87 1 489 59 369 62 1 092 Milk cows ______________________________________ _ 

- 496 34 259 535 33 415 489 34 185 523 33 386 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ - 536 22 833 (NA) (NA) 499 22 517 498 22442 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 344 1 872 (NA) (NA) 309 1 657 319 3 513 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ - 571 28 521 612 25 739 532 28 282 569 25 533 

- $1,000_ (X) 5 035 (X) (NA) (X) 4978 (X) 3 268 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 507 19 839 (NA) (NA) 490 19720 519 17615 

- $1,000_ (X) 1 280 (X) (NA) (X) 1 271 (X) 611 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 514 8 682 (NA) (NA) 482 8 562 518 7918 

- $1.000_ (X) 3 755 (X) (NA) (X) 3708 (X) 2658 Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - 28 350 (NA) (NA) 18 327 14 318 

- (X) 157 (X) (NA) (X) 148 (X) 95 

- 487 43 308 (NA) (NA) 484 43 227 516 30 985 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 71 513 69 630 63 460 57 593 

- 21 62 (NA) (NA) 18 57 15 99 

- 67 451 (NA) (NA) 59 403 54 494 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 22 82 17 125 19 77 15 (0) 

- 19 49 11 62 17 (0) 9 (0) 

- 14 33 14 63 12 (0) 14 63 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 37 755 22 327 24 424 14 227 

- 32 454 (NA) (NA) 20 225 10 174 

- 14 213 (NA) (NA) 8 163 4 37 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 152 734 126 578 125 476 1 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 100 397 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$' .000_ Sheep and lombL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 

Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Horses and ponies _______________________ _ 

$1,000 

- 27 883 22 764 23 846 18 716 

- (X) 47 (X) (NA) (X) 46 (X) 31 

-- 9 255 5 147 8 (0) 5 147 

- (X) 7 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 2 

- 22 366 10 195 13 242 7 150 

-- 23 486 (NA) (NA) 15 279 7 177 

-- (X) 3 235 (X) (NA) (X) 1 594 (X) 1 053 

-- 26 16 1 (NA) (NA) I 17 "1 8 10 

-- 6 138 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

-- (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) 

-- 31 108 20 83 24 70 14 59 

-- (X) 136 (Xl (NA) (X) 72 (X) 29 

POULTRY 

- 104 (X) 95 (X) 80 (X)I 74 (X) 

- 82 31 213 87 36 356 62 (0) 66 35 546 

- 82 (0) 81 30058 62 (0) 60 29 334 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 6015 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 7 160 9 282 4 113 7 (0) 

- 16 139 (NA) (NA) 11 106 8 36 

- 15 (0) (NA) (NA) 11 106 8 36 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 44 (X) (NA) (X) 32 (X) 14 (X) 

Inventory: Any poultry ___________________________ - _____ -------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ - - ---- --------

Turkeys for sla ughter _______________ - - - --- - ----- -- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________________ ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---

- 25 (X) 13 (X) 19 (X) 13 (X) 

- 11 19 750 11 (0) 10 (0) 11 (0) 

- 10 (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 11 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 7 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) - (X) 

- 30 (0) 32 357 21 (0) 23 356 

Sales: Any poultry __________________________ -------- -------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ---.. -------- Broilers and other meaf-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys _____________________ - - -- -- -- -- -- --------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ -- -- ---- -- -- ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____ ----------------

Other poultry __________ -- -- -- -- - - -- -- ------ -- -- ---

Poultry and poultry products ______ .. _____________ $1,000_ 

142 ADDISON COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purpose'- ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1976 __ 

1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 197B_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweighiL _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see loxl>-________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crop,-_____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegetables harvesled for sale (see text) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 197B __ 

Farms 

420 

431 

29 

45 

407 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

31 

13 

-

-

31 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

10 

12 

35 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

7 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

8 

-

- 616 

631 

358 

(NA) 

384 

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

31 

22 

24 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) .( 

(NA) 

30 

32 

30 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

14 

5 

12 

(NA) 

19 

1 

Harvested 

Acres 

25 130 

23 419 

1 208 

1 970 

23 922 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

608 

229 

-

-

608 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

235 

128 

923 

(NA) 

302 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

(0) 

107 

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 

6 

-

- 96 894 

91 422 

24 779 

(NA) 

33 252 

112 

(NA) 

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

121 

75 

60 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

I 906 

2 242 

1 904 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

13 

4 

13 

(NA) 

19 

(0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

96905 

134 981 

300 624 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) I (X) 

-

- 6 131 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(X) 

(X) I 

6 365 

5 048 

44 015 

(NA) 

9 817 

(HA) 

-

(NA) I (X) 

(X) I 

(0) 

3 260 

~I =1 

1 227 

542 

-

- 164447 

165 808 

53 0921 

(NA) 

58 480 

(X) 

(X) 

- (NA) 

-

(NAlI 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) I 

(X) 

(X) 

22 324 790 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

53 546 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms 

9 245 1 410 

(NA) (NA) 429 

1 (0) 28 

(NA) (NA) 45 

8 238 398 

(NA) (NA) 419 

- - -

(NA) (NA) 3 

2 (0) I 31 

(NA) (NA) 13 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

2 (0) 31 

(NA) (NA) 11 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

- - -

(NA) (NA) I 2 

- - 9 

(NA) (NA) 10 

- - 31 

(NA) (NA) 42 

- - 6 

(NAl (HA) 12 

- - - (NA) (NA) I 

- - -

(NA) (NA) 6 

- - I 

(NA) (NAl 7 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - 5 

(NA) (NA) 5 

- - - (NA) (NAl - 5 202 556 

(NA) (NA) 567 

1 (0)1 338 

(NA) (HA) 348 1 (0) 346 

- - 3 

(NA) (NA) 19 

- - - (NA) (NA) 3 

- - -

(NAl (NAl I 4 

7 34 28 

(NA) (NAl 19 

3 (0) 22 

(NA) (NAl 15 

4 (0) 9 

(NA) (NA) 7 

I (0) 2 

(NA) (NAl 5 

3 (0) 26 

(NA) (NAl 30 (NA) (NAl 26 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAl - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

(NA) (NAl - (NA) (NA) -

4 31 10 

(NA) (NA) 5 

4 3 9 

(NA) (NAl 4 

4 1 16 

(NA) (NAl 1 

forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

24 943 (X) I 9 245 

(0) (X) - -

(0) (0) 1 (0) 

(0) 134 981 - -

(0) 298 635 8 (0) 

21 333 264 983 - -

- (X) - - 102 (X) - -

608 (X) I 2 (O~ I 229 (X) -

- - - - - - - -

608 6 131 2 (0) 

203 2 332 - - - - - -

- - - -

- (X) - -

(0) (X) I - -

(0) (0) - -

(0) (0) - - 889 42 405 - -

936 40 017 - - (0) (0) - -

358 15 210 - -

- - - -

(0) (0) I - - - (X) - - 79 (X) I -

;1 (0) (0) -

107 3 260 -

-

~I -

~I - -

- -

- -

- =1 

- - - - - (0) (0) - - 3 242 - -

- - -

20~ I - - -

94 412 161 556 5 

89 298 163 125 I (0) 

24 198 52 31' I 1 (O~ I 25 940 60 183 - 31 924 57 052 I (0) 

112 (X) - -

406 (X) - -

- - - - 58 2 232 - -

- - - -

26 1 780 I - -I 

117 (X) 7 34 

67 (X) 2 (0) 

(0) (X) 3 (0) 

43 (X) - - (0) (X) 4 (0) 

6 (X) - - (0) (X) I (0) 

3 (X) 2 

1 892 (X) 3 (0~1 (0) (X) - - 1 890 22 303 790 (NA) (HA) 

2 235 21 922 556 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

12 (X) 4 3 4 (X) 2 (0) 12 50 686 4 3 3 11 695 2 - 18 (X) 4 I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

ADDISON COUNTY, VT. 143 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

175 43 969 196 46 528 107 30 031 121 35 593 

- (X) 251 (X) 237 (X) 281 (X) 294 

- (X) 430080 (X) 430 208 (X) 430080 (X) 430 208 

- (X) 10.2 (X) 10.8 (X) 7.0 (X) 8.3 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

197 230 (X) 131 612 (X) 230 636 (X) 162 413 (X) 

(X) 782 (X) 554 (X) 826 (X) 552 

Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars-

- 171 16 3761 189 18 906 107 13 282 117 16037 

- 161 10 700 176 11 853 104 9 048 116 10 660 

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 21 85 20 (NA) 9 38 4 (NA) 

13 173 20 (NA) 4 48 6 (NA) 

- 15 327 20 (NA) 6 137 3 (NA) 

- 28 1 012 32 (NA) 13 514 22 (NA) 

- 49 3249 35 (NA) 39 2 727 32 (NA) 

- 27 3 778 35 (NA) 25 (0)1 35 (NA) 

- 8 2 076 14 (NA) 8 2 076 14 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 50010999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 105 5 016 112 6000 69 4091 68 4 578 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 35 660 45 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 1 053 18 143 26 799 

- 11 296 (NA) (NA) 6 30 6 351 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 4 47 

- 7 75 (NA) (NA) 4 20 3 131 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Crop/and in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle .. __________________________________ _ 

- 21 289 (NA) (NA) 9 93 17 270 

- 136 22 011 146 20 218 88 12 881 96 13497 

- 53 3 506 (NA) (NA) 36 2 335 49 3 504 

- 124 18 505 (NA) (NA) 81 10 546 83 9 993 

Total woodland __ _ 

Woodland Woodland pastu-r~d -== == ==== == == == ==== ======== == == == not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 116 5 582 138 7404 74 3 868 90 6059 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 44 3 388 (NA) (NA) 32 2 716 46 3 990 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 107 2 194 (NA) (NA) 69 1 152 82 2 069 

Posture land. all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 137 11 910 (NA) (NA) 89 9 142 (NA) 12 072 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 6 32 2 (0) 5 (0) 2 (0) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 3 (0) (X) (X) 3 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample af forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All-forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 175 5 097 196 4462 107 5015 121 4 373 

- (X) 29 124 (X) 22 765 (X) 46 866 (X) 36 140 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 2 146 3 (NA) 15 2 146 3 (NAl 

- 32 2 100 36 (NA) 32 2 100 36 (NA) 

- 15 445 29 (NA) 15 445 29 (NA) 

- 11 150 14 (NA) 11 150 14 (NA) 

- 16 112 19 (NA) 16 112 19 (NA) 

$2.500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 18 61 17 (NA) 18 61 17 (NA) 

- 68 82 77 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 13 28 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 22 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 21 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 25 11 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 70 758 115 1 083 41 722 (NA) 1 028 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 51 248 (NA) (NA) 30 221 54 345 

- 13 49 (NA) (NA) 8 45 10 27 

- 6 333 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 7 576 

- 9 117 11 67 5 112 4 56 

4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

Crops ________________________________ -- - - --- - --------

Grains ______________________________ ---- ----------- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotron and cottonseed ________________ -_ -- -_ -- - - -- ---- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ____________________ -- ------------------ ---- Field seeds, hoy, foroge. and silage ____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries-_____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ______________ -- -------- -- ---- -- ----------

132 4 338 141 3 319 88 4 292 100 3 288 

12 7 16 16 4 (0) 7 14 

- 60 3 618 (NA) (NA) 58 (0) 65 2 742 

116 664 (NA) (NA) 83 630 92 490 

7 6 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 5 (0) 

10 13 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

17 30 (NA) (NA) 11 26 15 32 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ Poultry and poultry praducts ___________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________ - __ - - - -- --- - ------ ---- Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL ______________________________________ _ Sheep. lombs, and woal _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

'19/4 data include sales of forest products, 

144 BENNINGTON COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 175 196 43 969 161 41 287 10 700 6 677 251 32 Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 9 11 18 8 14 10 1 (0) (0) (0) 10 to 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 

- 24 29 648 17 482 235 2 (0) (D) (0) 50 to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 

- 8 10 424 8 424 241 1 (D) (OJ (OJ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

- 8 11 681 8 681 263 - - - - 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ - 18 15 2 109 17 1 989 744 1 (0) (DJ (OJ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 12 21 1 967 11 I 817 583 - - - - 180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 22 24 

~ ~ll 22 4 370 :il - - - 14 -I 17 13 3 051 - - - 43 36 15 437 42 14957 3 854 1 (0) (D) 

- 14 

2 17 

4 9 336 

(0) 

12 

2 

7 820 

(0) 

2 249 

(0) -

- -

- -

- (0~1 - 1 1 (0) 1 (0) (OJ - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: 

--------- 175 43 969 196 46 528 107 30031 121 35 593/ --------- 161 10 700 176 11 853 104 9 048 116 10660 

Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 91 20 980 119 21 069 43 8 975 55 11 257 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 81 3 158 (NA) 3977 41 2 248 (NA) 3 065 

--------- 77 20 794 58 19 620 57 18 861 52 18 689 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ --------- 73 6 998 (NA) 6009 56 6 256 (NA) 5 824 

--------- 7 2 195 19 5 839 7 2 195 14 5 647 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 7 544 (NA) 1 

Type of organization: . 

867 7 544 (NA) 1 771 

Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 157 33 481 (NAJ (NA) 91 22 803 107 30432 --------- 11 5 743 (NA) (NAJ 10 (0) 9 2 941 

--------- 6 (OJ (NAJ (NAJ 6 2 045 4 (0) 

iona!. etc._ 1 (OJ (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

All farms I Forms with sales of I All forms I Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 103 106 86 90 On farm operated ______________________ 144 148 94 94 - 72 84 21 26 Not on farm operated ___________________ 17 18 6 11 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

21 21 

Not reported ___________________________ 14 241 7 11 

- 1 1 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

- 21 20 11 13 None _________________________________ 81 80 67 67 

- 36 46 23 22 1 to 49 dOyL __________________________ 21 12 12 8 - 48 47 39 34 50 to 99 dOyL _________________________ 5 5 4 3 - 39 38 19 22 100 to 149 dOyL _______________________ 1 4 - 1 - 30 37 14 23 150 to 199 dOyL _______________________ 10 14 6 5 - 51.6 51.1 49.8 51.1 200 days or more ______________________ 50 57 15 17 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeorL ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL ______________________ _ 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ 

Average age _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or fomily operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 doto are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms I Farms with sales of $2,500 or more I 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed lor livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula leed'-_______ • ____________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, ond trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemiC<lls including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobor ______________________________________ _ Controct lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire, and rental of mochinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gosoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gos, butane, and propone ________________________ _ fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

- 65 129 75 100 43 122 39 91 - 137 1 332 154 1 130 95 1 300 96 1 106 - 90 989 132 1 040 77 979 95 1 026 1 

- 113 63 (NA) (NA) 87 61 71 48 - 91 98 116 61 73 94 83 57 - 120 201 120 168 89 192 85 162 - 104 66 75 43 79 60 59 41 - 100 404 100 494 70 356 75 485 - 5 17 6 15 5 17 4 (0) 

- 38 20 68 33 31 171 50 31 

- 175 327 (NA) (NA) 107 

304

1 

(NA) (NA) - 175 205 196 190 107 189 121 176 - 168 120 (NA) (NA) 103 109 120 122 - 72 51 (NA) (NA) 62 48 44 23 - 15 6 (NA) (NA) 11 (OJ 14 2 - 14 (0) (NA) (NA) 10 10 } - 1 (OJ (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 121 29 - 175 18 (NA) (NA) 107 16 - 118 114 (NA) (NA) 84 109 (NA) (NA) - 7 9 (NAJ (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NAJ 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BENNINGTON COUNTY, VT. 145 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on 0 sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

CO~r~;I~C~~1 ff:;:i~~~:~,-e;~;Pt-p~~i~r~- ~= == == == == == == = = == == == == == = Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _______________________ . ______________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control118 7 630 87 114 6 625 85 

- 37 1 005 34 

- 72 1 488 56 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 27 740 21 I (0) 1 9 347 9 Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 70 204O 58 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 1 (0) I - 53 (X) 43 

- 31 (X) 23 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market volue of 011 machinery ond equipmenL _ 

Average per farm __ 

Forms by value group: 

_ ____ farms-

$1,000_ _________ dollars_ 

$1 to $4,999 __ ._. ___ .. ______ ._ .. ____ .. 

$5.000 to $9,999_ ... _____ .. __________ .. _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________ . _______ ._ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors- __________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines _________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ coftonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup bolers _____________ • ___ • __________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____ . ____ ._ .. _ ... _____ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

175 196 107 121 machinery and equipment-Con. 

4 859 3 533 4 113 2866 $20,000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

27 765 18 026 38 441 23 686 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

19 34 II 8 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

40 43 1 4 211 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

38 52 i 23 30 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

92 146 60 80 51 66 

141 191 72 76 92 115 

156 398 36 45 147 353 

10 I~I I (0) I 9 (0) 

5 2 (0) 3 (0) 

15 17 10 10 5 7 

- - - - - -

100 105 35 35 66 70 

108 110 28 28 81 82 

60 63 28 28 34 35 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

7 214 

6 253 

961 

1 178 

714 

(0) 

347 I 946 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

85 6482 (NA) 5 845 (NA) 637 

33 684 

(NA) 537 

- - 3 342 

(NA) 1 312 

1 (0) 

15 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

22 30 16 28 

20 18 19 17 

23 17 21 15 

6 1 21~ 6 1 6 6 2 I .J jL I .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

150 211 131 

151 195 73 

172 375 68 

- -

II 4 4 

15 15 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

79 81 36 

110 116 30 

62 64 23 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ______ • __________ -------------- ---- ---- -- -- ---.---

Workers ______________________ ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -------- 100 52 (X) 86 (X) 70 75 

- 334 (X) 83 (X) 251 273 463 

- 31 33 33 32 32 20 22 

- 13 12 24 16 32 4 14 

- 31 6 (0) 18 63 21 16 

24 1 (0) 19 (0) 24 14 

- I - - 1 (0) I 9 

Forms with·· 1 worker ______________ -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---------- -- -- -- --- 2 workers __________________________ -- -- ----------------

3 or 4 workers ____________ ---- -- -- -- -- -- ---------- ------

5 fa 9 workers ___________ - --- - -- ---- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- 10 workers or more __________________ -- ------------------

146 BENNINGTON COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 146 DO 151 (X) 93 (X) 103 (X) 

134 (X) 133 (X) 87 (X) 93 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________________ ------ __ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

- 132 4338 141 3 319 88 4 292 100 3 288 

- 122 684 1 122 (NA) I 85 645

1 94 501

1 

- 127 6 279 128 6929 84 ,,001 92 6 472 

- 116 3437 122 3 800 80 3 219 88 3 595 

- 57 475 58 635 30 294 33 475 

- 73 2962 89 3 165 60 2 925 71 3 120 

- 109 2 373 1 (NA) (NA) 1 76 2 199 1 77 2 320 1 

- 76 469 (NA) (NA) 48 362 55 557 

- 116 2~1 117 3 0361 83 2 830 92 2 940 

- (X) (X) (NA) (X) 630 (X) 490 

- 84 

1 6661 

(NA) (NA) I 65 1 612 69 1 620 

- (X) 122 (X) (NA) (X) 114 (X) 75 

- 105 1 288 (NA) (NA) 78 1 218 85 1 320 

- (X) 543

1 

(X) (NA) 1 (X) 515

1 

(X) 415

1 - 16 78 (NA) (NA) 11 65 8 94 

- (X) 30 (X) (NA) (X) 25 (X) 36 

- 60 3 618 (NA) (NA) 58 (0) 65 2 742 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 22 62 21 150 9 27 12 58 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - 271 

2 (0) 

- 22 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 12 55 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year ahd Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oec. , of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 __ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 7 16 - - 3 5 

- 2 (D) 4 7 - - 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) 5 9 - - 2 (D) 

- 13 

383

1 

10 510 8 356 3 334 

- 9 237 (NA) (NA) 6 224 3 287 

- 5 35 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 9 

- 60 381

1 

63 4741 37 275

1 

37 334

1 

- 7 

87

1 

9 89 3 23 5 50 

- (X) 

(D~ (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

- 2 4 49 - - 1 (D) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (0) 

- 9 245 6 357 5 225 2 (0) 

- 9 194 (NA) (NA) 5 178 2 (0) 

- (X) 1 736 (X) (NA) (X) 1 590 (X) (0) 

10 13 (NA) (NA) 1 5 (D) I 2 (0) 1 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (D) 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) 

- 12 35 17 62 8 27 13 40 

- (X) 29 (X) (NA) (X) 25 (X) 32 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 28 (X) 28 (X)I 15 (X) 1 16 (X) 1 

24 1 063 27 2 647 12 710 15 2 158 Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 24 (D) 27 2 593 12 (0) 15 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkevs -------- ------------------------------ ___ _ Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 3 40 

- 5 108 2 (0) 5 108 - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 7 (X) (NA) (X) I 4 (X) I 3 (Xl 

6 (X) 8 (X) 3 (X) I 4 (X) 

4 256 7 864 2 (0) 3 804 

4 (D) 7 862 2 (0) 3 804 

1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) I (D) Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - (NA) (NAl - - - - Other poultry ________________________ ~ ____________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000 __ 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

12 7 16 16 4 (0) 7 14 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA BENNINGTON COUNTY, VT. 147 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoled Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres Farms Acres Quontily Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 61 2 220 (X) - - 57 2 185 (X) - - 1974_ for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 197B_ 72 2 346 (X) (NA) (NA) 66 2 332 (X) - -

- 14 366 28 699 - - 14 366 28 699 - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop {tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 19 334 29 946 (NA) (NA) 14 321 28916 - - - 55 1 854 30025 - - 51 1 819 29591 - - 1974_ for ladder, hogged or grazed ________________ 197B_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 59 2 011 31 117 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 197B_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 1 (D) (X) I - (NA) I 1 (D) (X) - -

- 3 9 (X) (NA) 3 9 (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 9 136 - - CuI for dry loroge or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin {bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 5 72 3 850 - - 5 72 3 850 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 74 3 410 - - Borley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 6 12 (0) 1 (D) 4 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 21 4564 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lext} _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 143 8 428 17 123 - - 94 6 814 15 335 - - - 152 9 091 18 867 (NA) (NA) 105 7 973 17 384 - - Alfollo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 85 3 146 8 5111 - (NA) I 66 2 880 8 122 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 64 3 384 8 167 - - Other tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 75 3 359 5 986 - - 51 2 489 5 008 - -

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Allolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 13 68 (X) 3 5 8 62 (X) 2 (D) 

- 15 68 (X) (NA) (NA) 11 65 (Xl - -

- 10 53 (X) 1 (D) 7 49 (X) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 11 38 (X) - -

- 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 2 (X) - - - 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

~I - 6 360 (X) - - 4 (D) (X) -

- 13 524 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 506 (X) - -

- 6 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 505 5 168 500 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 3 9 (X) 1 (0) 3 9 (X) 1 (D) 

- 4 2 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 3 6 (D) 1 (0) 3 6 (D) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 - - 1 -

- 9 27 (X) 3 15 5 27 (X) 3 15 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

148 BENNINGTON COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms __________ -_ -- ----------- - -- ---- ----------- - --- Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;!~~~~ :~nf~~~~o== == == ====== == ==== == ======-p;rc~nt= 

454 122 737 435 123 7891 329 105 161 I 322 109465 

- (X) 270 (X) 285 (X) 320 (X) 340 

- (X) 391 680 (X) 391 936 (X) 391 680 (X) 391 936 

- (X) 31.3 (X) 31.6 (X) 26.8 (X) 27.9 

Value of land and buildings: 1 Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - 145 402 (X) 108 821 (X) 175 315 (X) 130 363 (X) 

- (X) 526 (X) 382 (X) 533 (X) 383 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 437 53 0261 426 50 536 319 47 7251 315 45 5491 

418 35 100 399 32 781 310 32 414 305 30 519 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ - 23 92 21 (NA) 10 40 9 (NA) 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 40 515 34 (NA) 10 131 8 (NA) 

201029 acres _______________________________ _ - 33 755 36 (NA) 13 308 10 (NA) 301049 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 86 3 128 71 (NA) 50 1 882 48 (NA) 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 108 7 558 116 (NA) 100 7 119 109 (NA) 

10010 1990cres _____________________________ _ 

20010499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 10 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

- 92 12 463 88 (NA)I 91 (0)1 88 (NA) 

- 33 8929 33 (NA) 33 8 929 33 (NA) 

- 3 1 660 - (NA) 3 1 66() - (NA) 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 317 16 216 318 15 275 250 14 631 248 13 331 

- 58 1 710 61 2480 39 680 43 1 699 

Cropland in cover crops. legumes, and soil·improvement grasses, not harvested or postured ________________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed __________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______________ _ Croplond idle ____________________________________ _ 

18 229 (NA) (NA) 12 198 15 234 

3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 7 143 

5 (0) I (NA) (NA) I 4 (0) I 4 197 

40 1 392 (NA) (NA) 25 395 21 1 125 

T otol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 399 59387 376 58 890 295 49 66() 283 50 943 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured _____________________________ _ 

- 157 12 134 (NA) (NA) 127 11 088 131 7 930 

347 47 253 (NA) (NA) 256 38 572 236 43 013 

Olher land __________________________________________ _ 278 10 324 291 14 363 203 7 776 224 12 973 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ________________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds. roods. wasteland. etc ________ _ 93 5 739 (NA) (NA) 63 3 950 108 8 6081 246 4 585 (NA) (NA) 184 3 826 192 4 365 

Posture land, all types ___________________________________ _ 383 34 089 (NA) (NA) 290 29 669 (NA) 29 869 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ _ 1 (0) 6 42 - - 3 25 Horvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 3 25 Pastureland irrigated _________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated __________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _________ _ 5 124 (X) (X) 3 (0) (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - 454 17426 435 16889 329 17 301 322 16 754 

- (X) 38 383 (X) 38 825 (X) 52 587 (X) 52 031 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________________________________ ._ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2.500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl>-___________________________ _ 

- 30 7 576 16 (NA) 30 7 576 16 (NA) 

- 105 6650 92 (NA) 105 6 650 92 (NA) 

- 67 2055 103 (NA) 67 2 055 103 (NA) 

- 38 584 38 (NA) I 38 584 1 

38 (NA) 

- 38 251 37 (NA) 38 251 37 (NA) 

- 51 186 30 (NA) 51 186 30 (NA) 

- 125 125 119 (NA) (X) (X) 6 (NA) 

- 17 37 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- 22 37 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 28 34 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- 58 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

Crop'-______________________________________________ _ 

Groins _______________________________ .:. ____________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporotion loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporalion loans _________________ _ T abacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds. hoy, forage. and siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery ond greenhouse producls _____________________ _ 

Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 151 936 152 1 068 102 881 (NA) 1 008 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 5 29 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 128 523 (NA) (NA) 87 477 83 535 

- 17 46 (NA) (NA) 11 43 11 18 

- 6 34 (NA) (NA) 3 33 4 (0) 

- 6 220 8 122 4 (0) 7 (0) 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 8 282 

liveslock. poultry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poullry producls __________________________ _ 

~~~;~j~~~~!;~;=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Olher Iiveslock and liveslock producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 359 16490 360 15 507 290 16420 286 15 439 

- 30 (0) 27 5 123 18 (0) 15 5 122 

- 220 11 756 (NA) (NA) 217 11 756 236 9 204 

- 319 1 600 (NA) (NA) 274 1 554 277 1 065 

- 24 18 (NA) (NA) 13 13 14 7 

- 30 24 (NA) (NA) 17 20 14 8 

- 26 (0) (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 10 33 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CALEDONIA COUNTY, VT. 149 
Tobie 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

- 454 435 122 737 418 120 183 35 100 All forms __ . __ • ____________________ ._ 

Forms with-

- 7 11 17 2 (D) (D) 

- 48 21 1 344 31 914 356 - 23 14 1 372 21 1 251 532 

- 24 23 1 983 21 1 753 586 - 49 65 5 743 44 5 182 1 827 - 40 SO 6209 40 6209 1 832 

- 44 37 

~ ~jl 43 8540 2 314 

- 33 25 33 7910 2 696 - 127 129 45 567 124 44 562 13 868 - 48 50 30 574 48 30 574 7 536 11 8 13 281 11 13 281 3548 - 2 - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 fa 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres. _________ •• _______ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Forms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 454 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 418 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 235 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 204 Port owners __________________________________ _ 193 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 189 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 26 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 25 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 410 Partnership __________________________________ _ 34 Corporation __________________________________ _ 8 Other- cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 2 

All forms 

Acres 

122 737 

35 100 

47 297 

9 071 

68 578 

23 982 

6 862 2047 

104 913 

11 824 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

435 

399 

247 

(NA) 

165 

(NA) 

23 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

123 789 32 781 

58483 

12 164 

59943 

18928 

5 363 

1 689 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Farms in forms cropland 

1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - 1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

329 

310 

126 

110 

179 

176 

24 

24 

292 

29 

6 

2 

Acres 

105 161 32 414 

(D) 

(D) 

66561 

23487 (D) 

(D) 

89549 

10438 (D) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

322 

305 

155 

(NA) 

147 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

291 

23 

6 

2 

Irrigated 

land 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

109465 

30 519 

45 734 

10 268 

58 548 

18 578 

5 183 

1 673 

91 787 

11 758 

(0) 

(D) 

All forms Forms with sales of All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation; Operators by place of residence: 

392 360 285 269 

31 28 21 18 

Forming _____________________________ _ Other ________________ • ______ • _______ _ 284 302 260 264 On form operated 

170 125 69 SO Not on form operat~-=================== 31 39 23 27 Operators by age group; Under 25 years _______________________ _ 121 

Not reported ___________________________ 

14 10 9 Operators reporting days of work aff form: 25 to 34 years ________________________ _ 63 42 43 38 None _________________________________ 210 201 188 168 

41 28 31 20 

15 14 13 8 

35 to 44 years- _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 97 85 70 68 1 to 49 day'-__________________________ 

115 116 85 90 50 to 99 days __________________________ 

11 3 5 3 17 13 9 9 140 100 65 45 

55 to 64 years- _______________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ L-________ ~ ________ ~ 

93 95 74 67 100 to 149 days ________________________ 

72 77 47 42 150 to 199 days ________________________ 

49.2 50.8 49.3 49.1 200 days or more ----------------------

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and treeS __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---------------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor. ___ • ________ • ______ -- -- --------------- Contract labor ______________________ ---- -- -------------

- 187 975 197 1 042 142 959 137 I 026 

- 363 5 773 379 6 145 266 5 717 287 6 089 

- 251 4948 336 5 824 217 4932 277 5 790 

- 323 209 (NA) (NA) 249 195 217 117 

- 197 102 219 109 171 98 179 108 

- 305 546 272 512 256 539 226 503 

- 251 140 160 81 201 127 142 80 

- 239 I 291 223 I 006 206 1 260 196 997 

- 18 28 15 27 13 18 11 20 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmenf ______________________ ------ ---- ------------ 116 84 139 78 95 70 126 76 

Energy and pefroleum products- _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________ ---- -- -------------------- Gasoline ______________ --- - -- -- ---- -- -------------- Diesel fuel _____ • ________ • ________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ____ • ___ • _____ ._ -- __ -- ---- -- --------------- Natural gas __________________ ------ -- ---------- --- Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

£Iectricity _________________ - _- -------- ---- -----------

Other -cool. wood, coke, etc. ____________ -- -- -- ---- ----

- 454 849 (NA) (NA) 314 808 (NA) (NA) 

- 442 555 429 527 302 525 321 506 

- 430 327 (NA) (NA) 300 310 316 338 

- 224 136 (NA) (NA) 195 133 143 76 

- 28 (D) (NA) (NA) 17 (D) 41 45 

- 51 30 (NA) (NA) 36 29 

- 2 } (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 321 48 

442 48 (NA) (NA) 302 44 

- 348 276 (NA) (NA) 269 268 (NA) (NA) 

- 58 18 (NA) (NA) 51 14 (NA) (NA) 

150 CALEDONIA COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms· see text) 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------

289 23 599 245 

277 19 265 239 - 140 4 334 129 

187 6 409 165 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control~ Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

22 1 022 15 - 2 (D) 2 - 13 274 8 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals far- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

155 4 7541 138 

- 12 

41:/ 

12 

129 (X) 110 

41 (X) 33 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ - $1,000 __ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,99L _______________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

- Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

- Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ (ottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated morket value of 011 

454 421 314 316 machinery ond equipment-Con. 

13 763 8 981 12 186 8 024 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

30 314 21 333 38 807 25 392 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

55 49 36 18 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

75 81 1 25 40 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

111 96j 63 75 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

320 424 206 252 138 172 

358 554 202 223 211 331 

393 946 148 200 347 746 

1 (0) - - 1 (D) 

22 27 4 4 18 23 

2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- - - - - - 223 236 97 98 130 138 

256 265 71 71 187 194 

100 109 40 41 63 68 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text1 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

23 250 226 18 522 

18 986 (NA) 14 570 

4264 (NA) 3 952 

6061 86 2264 

942 (NA) 2 022 

(D) - -

239 2 (0) 

4660 (NA) 2 5191 

418 -

(x1/ (X) 26 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

77 82 56 71 

33 84 32 83 

41 18 41 18 

32 -, r 31 

27 ~ 1111 27 1 III 3 -' j L 3 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

352 465 271 307 460 160 382 929 196 

6 7 1 17 19 8 12 12 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) 181 190 116 268 288 82 

112 126 57 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 239 127 (X) 166 (X) 206 196 - 630 (Xl 231 (X) 399 572 861 

Farms with- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

~ ot~:rk:;ske;rs ~~;e ========== ==== ==== == == ==== == == ====== == 

- 115 80 80 91 91 87 51 - 33 21 42 21 42 33 42 - 50 21 65 19 58 50 41 - 36 4 (D) 32 178 31 46 - 5 1 (0) 3 30 5 16 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CALEDONIA COUNTY, VT. 1 Sl 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 388 (X) 368 (X) 292 (X) 288 (X) 

- 364 (X) 354 (X) 283 ()() 281 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 359 16490 360 15 507 290 16420 286 15439 

- 336 1 641 346 (NA) 283 1 587 281 1 080 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 346 19440 345 20867 274 18813 278 19961 

- 301 11 123 315 12337 251 10917 268 11 999 

- 91 580 86 778 50 407 54 523 

- 244 10543 273 11 559 227 10 510 246 11 476 

- 312 7 417 (NA) (NA) 260 7 160 252 6946 

199 900 (NA) (NA) 154 736 174 1 016 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 319 8 688 338 8200 274 8432 277 7875 $1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 1 600 (X) (NA) (X) 1 554 (X) 1 065 

- 254 5695 (NA) (NA) 231 5 555 232 5 011 $1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 350 (X) (NA) (X) 339 (X) 162 

- 271 2993 (NA) (NA) 234 2877 249 2864 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ - (X) 1 250 (X) (NA) (X) 1 215 (X) 903 

- 39 206 (NA) (NA) 28 181 20 245 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 80 (X) (NA) (X) 70 (X) 89 

- 220 11 756 (NA) (NA) 217 11 756 236 9204 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 56 312 65 340 33 203 40 201 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

- 16 75 (NA) (NA) 10 54 8 43 

- 53 237 (NA) (NA) 30 149 38 158 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 18 62 19 44 10 50 11 20 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 15 41 6 6 8 (D) 4 (D) June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 9 21 15 38 7 (D) 9 (D) Sheep and 10mbL ___________________________________ _ 

- 34 818 23 533 18 684 14 387 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 29 531 (NA) (NA) 16 443 13 227 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 7 34 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 1 (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 114 410, 89 299 68 234 59 199 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 24 424 28 310 13 337 14 92 

$1,000_ - (X) 18 (X) (NA) (X) 13 ()() 7 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 227 12 221 4 179 4 23 

$1,000_ - (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) (Z) Sheep and 10mbL ___________________________________ _ 

- 25 361 18 194 16 295 13 178 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 27 689 (NA) (NA) 16 574 12 314 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) 4980 (X) (NA) (X) 4 119 (X) 2 770 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 30 24 (NA) (NA) 17 20 14 8 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 9 55 (NA) (NA) 4 11 - - $1,000_ - (X) 2 (X) (NA) ()() 1 (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 17 33 15 26 8 21 8 17 

$1,000_ - (X) 30 ()() (NA) (X) 18 (X) 3 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 81 (X) 56 (X) 45 (X) 36 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 71 (D) 55 507 541 42 (D) 35 507 234 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 68 (D) 55 (D) 41 (D) 35 (D) 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkevs _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 17 714 2 (D) 10 535 2 (D) 

- 8 84 (NA) (NA) 3 64 3 17 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 27 ()() (NA) (X) 12 ()() 4 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens:3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 22 (X) 14 (X) 11 (X) 12 (X) 

- 10 202 304 13 185014 3 202 200 11 (D) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 10 (D) 13 (D) 3 (D) 11 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ --_ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________ -------- ---

Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 5 540 2 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 

- 30 (D) 27 5 123 18 (D) 15 5 122 

152 CALEDONIA COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoted Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ 

117 4 267 (X) - - 112 4 237 (X) - -

- 131 4 176 (X) (NA) (NA) 128 4 165 (X) - -

- 3 (0) (0) - - 3 (0) (0) - -

- 4 64 4850 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 4 850 - -

- 116 (0) 65419 - - 111 (0) 65 262 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 125 4093 73 461 - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (0) (X) I - - I (0) (X) I - -

- 7 280 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 280 (X) - - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, 9reen) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- I (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) I 120 - -

CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - -

- 6 (0) (0) - - 5 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 247 15 710 - - Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - -

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - -

1974_ 

Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA~I - -

(Xli 

- =1 - 3 5 (X) - 2 (0) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- ;1 - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

~I - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish polalaes (hundredweighIL_c _______________ 1978_ - 4 (0) (0) - - 3 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - 18 336 82 912 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) (0) - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 397 31 269 54 237 - - 298 28 662 51 322 - -

- 384 29 275 52 474 (NA) (NA) 292 27 025 49 456 2 (0) Anolfo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 197B_ 

1974_ 

- 117 5 337 11 5841 -

(NA) I 

99 4 951 11 2091 - (0) I - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 97 4 075 7 834 2 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ - 306 18 945 32 403 - - 237 17 253 30 361 - -

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 3 78 (X) - - Anolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 197B_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) I I (0) (0) - -I 

- 17 64 (X) I (0) 11 56 (X) - - 1974_ - 18 43 (X) (NA) (NA) 14 37 (X) I (0) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 11 14 (X) I (0) 6 10 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 12 16 (X) 1 (0) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 6 2 (X) - - 4 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 I (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeoL _______________ 197B_ - 2 (0) (X) - - I (0) (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA~I 4 4 (X) I - -

- 13 38 (X) - 4 5 (X) - - 1974_ - 5 5 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 13 37 47 760 (NA) (NA) 4 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Peaches (pounds). __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) I (0) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 7 9 (X) 1 (0) I 4 8 (X) I - - 1974_ Slrawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ - 4 8 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 8 (X) - - - 5 8 62 330 I (0) 4 (0) (0) - - 1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 8 49 200 - - - 6 2 (X) - - 4 (0) (X) - - - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CALEDONIA COUNTY, VT. 1 S3 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 446 128919 446 132 942 343 117 184 321 116 882 

- (X) 289 (X) 298 (X) 342 (X) 364 

- (X) 341 120 (X) 341 056 (X) 341 120 (X) 341 056 

- (X) 37.8 (X) 39.0 (X) 34.4 (X) 34.3 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size at form ________________________________ _ Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 234 113 (X) 148 917 (X) 263 194 (X) 178 576 (X) 

(X) 799 (X) 500 (X) 769 (X) 490 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

- 441 67 8091 441 67421 339 63 099 318 60 554 

- 424 47469 418 44563 332 44 961 314 41 913 

Lond in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 33 140 30 (NA) 14 61 8 (NA) 

- 37 510 38 (NA) 11 159 13 (NA) 

- 33 772 33 (NA) 20 473 14 (NA) 

- 51 1 856 39 (NA) 30 1 123 23 (NA) 

- 97 6 832 96 (NA) 87 6 177 76 (NA) 

- 101 13 933 121 (NA) 98 13542 119 (NA) 

- 66 18 296 55 (NA) 66 18296 55 (NA) 

- 5 (D) 5 (NA) 5 (D) 5 (NA) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) 

I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 277 18 863 290 20 546 214 16969 205 16616 

- 61 1 477 79 2312 45 1 169 66 2025 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 22 477 (NA) (NA) 15 (D) 24 958 - 8 108 (NA) (NA) 8 108 13 130 

- 6 152 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 6 136 

- 31 740 (NA) (NA) 20 571 30 801 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 337 44 509 347 44 132 264 38 589 253 36457 

- 138 8900 (NA) (NA) 117 8190 132 11 880 

- 278 35609 (NA) (NA) 214 30399 191 24 577 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 308 16601 325 Pasturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and 21 389 242 15496 243 19 871 

woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots. ponds, roads. wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 124 10 753 (NA) (NA) 104 10253 121 14 599 

- 267 5 848 (NA) (NA) 208 5243 214 5272 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 382 38 516 (NA) (NA) 297 35412 (NA) 43 095 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 9 (D) 4 33 5 (D) 1 (D) 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 8 94 (X) (X) 8 94 (X) (X) 

'1978 data a re based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 446 22 190 446 16995 343 21 901 321 16849 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 49 753 (X) 38 105 (X) 63 852 (X) 52 489 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 68 12 154 38 (NA) 68 12 154 38 (NA) $40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ $20.000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 115 7 597 120 (NA) 115 7 597 120 (NA) 

- 45 1 265 74 (NA) 45 1 265 74 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 31 461 35 (NA) 31 461 35 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 38 262 24 (NA) 38 262 24 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 46 161 27 (NA) 46 161 27 (NA) 

- 100 110 126 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 14 32 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 20 35 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 20 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 46 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 179 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 147 1 391 161 1 278 98 1 337 (NA) 1 202 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 8 65 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins __________________________________________ ---

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ CoHan and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________ -_ ----- --- ----

- 113 751 (NA) (NA) 76 714 84 746 

- 23 316 (NA) (NA) 19 312 17 127 

- 11 138 (NA) (NA) 7 133 10 86 

- 11 182 14 140 7 174 8 109 

- 4 1 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 69 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon5- ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nurserv and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher crops ______________________________________ ---

- 360 20 799 367 15 619 298 20 564 288 15 552 

- 33 744 36 700 23 743 20 698 

- 228 16 714 (NA) (NA) 226 (D) 234 12 503 

- 324 3 164 (NA) (NA) 280 3 123 276 2 275 

- 19 19 (NA) (NA) 17 (D) 17 8 

- 17 24 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 7 4 

- 41 135 (NA) (NA) 24 124 14 65 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and paultry praducls __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________________ -------- ------

Cattle and calves ________________ - - -- - - --------------

Hags and pigs __________________ -_ -- -- ------------ --- Sheep, lambs, and woo'- _____________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock and liveslock praducls (see lexl) _________ _ 

'1974 dolo includ. sales of forest producls. 

154 CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ - 446 446 128919 424 127 530 47469 9 503 261 (0) 

Farms with- I to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- 13 14 57 10 52 23 2 (0) (0) (0) 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ - 45 28 1 344 37 I 101 503 4 96 9 9 

- 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 20 23 1 165 17 I 006 399 - - - - 70 to 99 ocreL ____________________ _ 

- 28 25 2 241 26 2088 944 2 (0) (D) (D) 

- 40 40 4 827 37 4480 I 462 - - - - 100 to 139 acre5-__________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ - 45 37 7084 42 6602 2 425 - - - -

37 36 ;:1 37 7400 

~il - - -

"il 31 47 31 7 360 I (D) (0) 

- 115 121 41 447 115 41 447 16 077 - - -

- 63 61 39 500 63 39 500 14 656 - - -

8 13 (0) 8 (0) (0) - - - 1 1 (D) I (D) (0) - - -

180 to 219 acre5- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acre5- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

1978 '1974 1978 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 277 283 256 Olher _______________________________ _ 169 152 87 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL _______________________ _ 35 to 44 yeorL _______________________ _ 

4 41 2 

49 38 34 

85 74 58 45 to 54 yeorL _______________________ _ 111 146 89 55 to 64 yearL _______________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ 114 103 90 

83 70 70 Average age __________________________ _ 51.7 -51.5 52.6 

'1974 

256 

56 

31 

23 

47 

103 

84 

52 

52.2 

Forms 

446 

418 

277 

(NA) 

153 

(NA) 

16 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

132 942 

44 563 

66 779 

19 394 

61 481 

23 073 

4 682 

2 096 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms 

343 

332 

180 

170 

147 

146 

16 

16 

282 

49 

10 

2 

Operators by place of residence: 

On farm operated ---------------------- Not on form operated ___________________ 

Not reported ___________________________ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _________________________________ 

1 to 49 dayL __________________________ 

50 to 99 doy'-_________________________ 

100 to 149 day'- _______________________ 

150 to 199 days ________________________ 

200 days or more ----------------------

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

Acres Forms Acres 

117 184 321 116 882 

44 961 314 41 913 

47 670 170 52 346 

16 385 (NA) 17 170 

63 785 137 (D) 

26 008 (NA) 22 757 

5 729 14 (D) 

2 568 (NA) 1 986 

89 080 275 93 283 

21 414 37 17 592 

(0) 7 (D) 

(0) 2 (D) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

374 357 294 264 

35 32 17 20 

37 46 1 32 28 1 

231 186 212 170 

17 16 14 13 

15 15 11 7 

13 4 7 2 

25 21 12 13 131 120 75 45 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more J 1978 1974 1978 1974~ Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 200 995 184 1 194 153 978 133 1 174 

- 395 6 092 385 5 540 315 5 978 287 5477 

- 290 4 649 340 4 969 267 4 576

1 

277 4 932 

- 349 269 (NA) (NA) 294 260 234 165 - 223 295 266 165 202 292 217 159 - 251 559 268 564 217 541 221 557 - 246 179 201 113 200 169 167 109 - 280 1 994 255 1 838 234 1 916 228 1 800 - 23 30 22 15 21 (D) 10 12 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ ~ ____________ _ Animal heallh casls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Cust~mwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 94 73 113 68 79 66 91 61 

- 442 1 231 (NA) (NA) 347 1 192 (NA) (NA) - 442 750 436 511 347 723 315 488 - 432 366 (NA) (NA) 337 349 309 293 - 222 206 (NA) (NA) 216 204 199 126 - 26 22 (NA) (NA) 26 22 40 12 - 77 89 (NA) (NA) 70 84 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - 315 57 - 442 67 (NA) (NA) 347 64 - 338 469 (NA) (NA) 305 457 (NA) (NA) - 26 12 (NA) (NA) 25 (D) (NA) (NA) I 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Pe~~~~I~e~~~~~~t~_ Diesel ====== ==== == == ====== ========== == == fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, bulane, and prapane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Nalural gas ______________________________________ _ 

EI Ke~o~ene. motor oil. and greose _____________________ _ 

o~~~~'~~a_.,I,- ~';o-d, -~';k;'-;I~: == ======== == == = === == == ==== 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VT. 155 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to contro1- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 250 20082 216 

- 245 18 373 216 

- 51 1 709 40 

- 157 6429 122 

- 62 3 285 46 

- 4 430 4 

- 20 126 18 

- 152 7 597 120 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 6 30 5 

- 158 (X) 131 

- 61 (X) 50 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ - (om heads for combines __________________ _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ - (otfonpickers- ___________________________ _ 

- Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

447 436 347 321 machinery and equipment - Con. 15 078 11 394 14 268 10 350 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

33 731 26 133 41 118 32 243 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,00010 $69,999 ______________________ 

65 57 13 20 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

46 85 1 6 38 $100,00010 $199.999 ____________________ 

112 83 i 108 63 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

312 497 197 248 156 249 

336 507 147 171 238 336 

421 1 205 97 145 409 1 060 

11 11 - - 11 11 

18 18 8 8 10 10 

12 20 8 16 4 4 

- - - - - -

278 309 118 120 169 189 

305 346 69 71 248 275 

148 187 53 58 97 129 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

19 393 

17 842 

1 551 

5 890 

3 181 

430 

(D) 

7 179 

(D) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

221 18 S44 

(NA) 16561 (NA) 1 983 

92 4010 

(NA) 2 741 

- - 3 45 

(NA) 4425 

2 (D) 

34 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

52 72 52 65 

73 82 72 79 

26 29 26 29 

33 "1 r 31 1 36 ~ 28 l 35 27 

4 .J jL 4 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

333 500 307 

323 473 188 

392 1 070 251 

3 3 - 14 16 8 

9 9 4 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

213 228 III 

288 313 93 

157 180 77 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Iha n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

- 280 170 (X) 210 (X) 234 228 

Workers __________ • _________________ -- ---- -- -- -------- ---- 1 275 (X) 360 (X) 915 1 145 1 435 

- 68 95 95 52 52 58 57 

- 69 23 46 74 148 51 41 

- 75 40 139 46 149 59 47 

Farms with- 1 worker ________________________________ -------- ------- 2 workers ______________________________________ --.----- :3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 36 11 (D) 16 110 35 49 

- 32 1 (D) 22 456 31 34 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

156 CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9, Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 382 (X) 388 ()O 304 (X) 290 00 347 (X) 363 (X) 278 (X) 277 (X) 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 360 20 799 367 15 619 298 20 564 288 15 552 

333 3 206 1 350 (NA) I 282 3 158 1 278 2 287 1 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ - 336 25 425 347 26 598 276 24639 276 27 341 Cows and heifers thot had calved ____________________ _ - 308 15 107 325 16 569 258 14 730 261 16 013 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 93 806 113 I 451 51 555 56 943 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 243 14301 251 15 118 231 14 175 239 15 070 

- 299 9 141 (NA) (NA) 257 6 651 1 243 6 024 

- 204 I 177 (NA) (NA) 163 I 058 173 3 304 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 324 14 179 339 13 989 260 13 964 276 13 609 $1,000_ - (X) 3 164 (X) (NA) (X) 3 123 (X) 2 275 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 270 9 068 (NA) (NA) 249 6951 242 7 814 

$1,000_ - (X) 708 (X) (NA) (X) 701 (X) 437 (ottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 281 5 111 (NA) (NA) 241 5 013 246 5 795 

- (X) 2 455 1 (X) (NA) I (X) 2 422 (X) I 638 1 - 29 667 (NA) (NA) 21 655 23 579 

- (X) 309 (X) (NA) I (X) 304 (X) 210 

- 226 16 7141 (NA) (NA) 226 (0) 234 12 5031 

- 43 3421 65 3661 32 304 37 2141 

- 14 45 (NA) (NA) 13 (0)1 15 22 

- 42 297 (NA) (NA) 31 (0) 37 192 1 

- 14 47 29 56 13 (0)1 16 28 

- 13 25 23 31 12 (0) 14 15 

- 10 22 21 25 9 (0) 11 13 

- 19 455 20 288 6 261 I 10 106 

- 17 338 (NA) (NA) 8 200 6 68 

- 7 33 (NA) (NA) 3 18 - -

- 115 563 1 94 552 1 77 4171 60 400 I 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Ooiry products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov, 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 19 399 30 352 17 (0) 17 

- (X) 19 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 20~ I - 7 260 11 153 7 260 4 51 

- (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) II - 16 421 18 120 7 292 7 61 

- 16 387 (NA) (NA) 7 252 4 67 

- (X) 3 239 (X) (NA) (X) 2 201 (X) 635 

- 17 241 (NA) (NA) I 7 (0) I 7 

- 4 18 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0~1 - (X) 9il (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) 

- 30 19 90 18 70 12 76 - (X) 89 (X) (NA) (X) 79 (X) 53 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 68 (X) 62 (Xl 52 (X) I 34 (X) 

- 60 56616 57 57 768 45 56 239 33 57 267 - 59 (0) 56 54 225 44 (0) 32 (0) - 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (0) - 17 2 067 6 440 14 2 027 3 190 

- 9 162 (NA) (NAl 7 (0) - - - 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - 24 (X) I (NA) (X) I 14 (X) I 3 (X) 

- 23 (X) 16 (X) 18 (X) I 14 (X) 

- II 45 075 14 43400 11 45 075 12 (0) 

- II (0) 14 43400 11 (0) 12 (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 6 1 724 - - 5 (0) - - - 3 115 (NA) (NA) 3 115 - - - 3 115 (NA) (NA) I 3 115 - =1 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 6 (X) (NA) (X~ I 3 (X) 2 - 33 744 36 700 23 743 20 698 (X~ i 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughte'-___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHITIENDEN COUNTY, VT, 157 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantify Forms Acres 

157 9 301 (X) - - 153 9 165 (X) - - Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

- 166 8 890 (X) (NA) (NA) 159 8 825 (X) - - 18 1 083 88 634 - - 17 (D) (D) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 12 726 55 808 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 55 808 - - 148 8 218 128 874 - - 145 (D) 127 044 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions. greenL ________ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 154 8 049 116 847 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged orgraled _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

7 218 (X) I - - 7 218 (X) - - - 4 70 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL_ __ _ __1978_ 7 218 2 690 - - 7 218 2690 - -

1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __ _ _ _ __ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - Hogged ar grazed ____ _ _________ 1978_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Wheat for grain (bushelsL ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - Oats for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 11 299 13 567 - - 9 (D) (D) - -

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 337 14 747 - - Barley for grain (bushels) ____________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (0) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Other small grains for groin ___________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

- 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 9 5 264 1 (D) 4 2 165 - - - 18 109 20 587 (NA) (NA) 9 104 20 343 - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 390 39981 74 299 - - 311 37644 71 298 - - 376 36 217 66400 (NA) (NA) 293 33 749 63 231 - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ 

- 144 8 154 19 078 - (NAll 

132 7 932 18 825 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 107 7 669 15 494 - -

- 284 21 408 39 360 - - 224 19 634 37051 - -

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 23 429 (X) 3 207 19 424 (X) 2 (D) 

- 20 242 (X) (NA) (NA) 17 240 (X) I (D) 

- 21 318 (X) 2 (D) 18 316 (X) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 15 150 (X) - -

12 36 (X) 2 (D) II (0) (X) I (D) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 12 27 (X) - - - I (D) (X) - - I (0) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 6 (X) - -

Atl vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos- _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 11 134 (X) 3 (0) 5 112 (X) I (0) 

- II 118 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 82 (X) - -

- 10 126 980 150 (NA) (NA) 5 106 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 82 844 864 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 4 4 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) , (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 8 19 (X) 2 (D) 7 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 9 II (X) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (X) - - - 6 13 59 400 2 (D) 6 13 59 400 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 10 28 115 - -

II 30 (X) 3 8 7 25 (X) 2 (D) 

- - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

158 CHinEN DEN COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

92 25618 87 27238 65 21 921 60 22 533 

- 313 ()() 337 ()() 376 ()() 278 (X) - (X) 424 320 ()() 424 448 ()() 424 320 (X) 424448 

- (X) 6.0 ()() 6.4 ()() 5.2 ()() 5.3 

-

Farms _______ . __________________ -_____ -.- _._ -- --- _ --- Average size of form _._. _____ . ___________________ . __ _ Approximate lond areo ___________________ . _____________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

129469 ()() 114414 ()() 160 096 ()() 134667 ()() 

(X) 465 (X) 365 ()() 475 (X) 359 

-

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _________ • _______ • _______ • ___ dollors. Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

87 9 134 84 10574 62 8045 60 9227 - 59 6 151 - 84 6 551 82 6819 60 5995 

land in forms according to use: Tolal cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvesled cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 7 18 4 (HA) 4 11 - (HA) 

- 6 85 3 (HA) - - - (NA) 

- 9 208 8 (HA) 3 68 3 (HA) 

- 19 700 16 (HA) 11 426 8 (HA) 

- 19 1 274 26 (HA) 18 (D) 23 (HA) 

- 18 2489 19 (HA) I 18 2489 19 (HA) 

- 6 1 777 6 (HA) 6 1 777 6 (HA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (HA) 

- - - - (HA) - - - (HA) 

By acres harvested: 110 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

5010 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 10 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 10 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 49 2 212 55 3550 37 1 798 41 3031 

- 11 371 3 205 6 252 2 (D) Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 5 148 (HA) (HA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (HA) (HA) - - 2 (D) 

- 1 (0) (HA) (HA) 1 (D) - -

- 5 222 (HA) (HA) 3 (D) - -

Cropland in cover crops. legumes. and soil-improvement grosses. not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops lailed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 73 13842 78 14847 52 11 667 53 11 735 

- 34 2038 (HA) (HA) 27 1 525 33 2440 

- 58 11 804 (HA) (HA) 40 10 142 37 9295 

Tolal woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland poslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland nol paslured ____________________________ _ 

- Olher land _________________________________________ _ 52 2642 54 1 817 43 2209 38 1 571 

- 26 1 423 (HA) (HA) 22 1 257 21 834 

- 41 1 219 (HA) (HA) 34 952 30 737 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pas lured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots. ponds. roads. wasteland. etc _______ _ 

Paslureland, all Iypes-_________________________________ _ 

- 74 5673 (HA) (HA) 53 4 580 (HA) 6305 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Posturelond irrigated __________ • _____________________ _ Olher land irrigaled _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (HA) (HA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (HA) (HA) - - (HA) - - - - (HA) (HA) - - - - - 3 (D) (X) (X) 2 (D) (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Volue Volue 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold ' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 92 3577 87 2674 65 3 553 60 2642 

- (X) 38 885 (X) 30 736 (X) 54 658 (X) 44 033 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,00010 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 10 1 674 6 (NA) 10 1 674 6 (NA) 

- 20 1 340 22 (NA) 20 1 340 22 (HA) 

- 12 345 16 (HA) 12 345 16 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 7 114 6 (NA) 7 114 6 (NA) 

- 8 52 7 (HA) 8 52 7 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $2,500 (seele.l) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see le.I) ____________________________ _ 

- 8 28 2 (NA) 8 

28

1 

2 (NA) 

- 27 (D) 28 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) ()() (X) (X) 

- 3 5 (HA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 8 (HA) (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 7 (HA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________________________ . ___________ _ 

- Grains 21 221 27 213 15 214 (NA) 195 ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodily Credil Corporalion loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporalion loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 

(O~I 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (HA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hay, loroge, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegelables, sweel corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts. and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 16 96 (NA) (NA) 12 91 10 126 

- 4 2 (NA) (NA) 4 2 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 4 12 1 (D) 3 (D) - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Liveslock, poullry, and their producls ____________________ _ Poullry and poullry producls __________________________ _ 

Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep,lombs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock and liveslock producls (seelexl) _________ _ 

- 75 3 356 69 2 433 56 3 339 58 2 424 - 4 (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 45 2 996 (NA) (NA) 44 (D) 54 2 159 

- 74 354 (HA) (NA) 56 338 58 (D) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 2 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ESSEX COUNTY, VT. 159 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- - 92 87 25 618 84 24 634 6 551 - - - - 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres. __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

5 I 19 3 13 4 - - - - 6 6 203 5 188 46 - - - - 3 4 177 2 (0) (D) - - - - - 3 I 234 2 (0) (D) - - - - - II 13 I 228 II I 228 336 - - - - 10 6 I 604 8 I 275 221 - - - - 15 12 19[ 15 3 034 

~[ - - - - 6 

00,1 

6 I 464 - - - - 19 21 6 739 19 6 739 I 956 - - - - 10 8 6 096 9 5 596 I 545 - - - - 4 5 4820 4 4 820 976 - - - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

-------- 92 25 618 87 27 238 65 21 921 60 22 533 

-------- 84 6 551 82 6819 60 5995 59 6 151 

land in forms __________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: 

-------- 62 13 187 6J 17 124 39 9 752 36 12419 

--- ----- 56 2984 (NA) 3 774 J6 2523 (NA) 3 106 

-------- 24 II 441 23 10 014 21 II 224 23 10014 

Full owners __________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ Port owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 22 3064 (NA) 2 945 19 2 979 (NA) 2945 

-------- 6 990 I (0) 5 (D) I (D) 

--------- 6 503 (NA) 100 5 (D) (NA) 100 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ Tenants _____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: 

-------- 85 23 543 (NA) (NA) 60 (D) 57 21 253 

--------- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 3 I 280 

-------- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - anal, etc._ I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Individual or family ____________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instituti 

All farms I Forms with sales of I All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ Operators by place of residence: 

68 68 54 57 On form operated ______________________ 78 64 54 43 Other _______________________________ _ 24 19 II 3 Not on form operated ___________________ 4 5 2 4 

Operators by age group: Not reported ___________________________ 10 18 9 13 

Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ - - - - Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to J.4 yeors _______________________ _ - 6 7 5 6 None _________________________________ 50 31 38 26 35 to 44 yeors- ______________________ _ 

- 23 20 16 II I to 49 doys ___________________________ 9 2 8 2 45 to 54 yeors ________________________ _ 21 19 17 15 5010 99 doy'- _________________________ 5 5 5 5 55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ - 20 14 14 10 100 to 149 days ________________________ 3 2 2 2 65 yeors and over _____________________ _ 22 27 13 18 150 to 199 doy'-_______________________ 4 4 I 3 Average oge _________________________ _ - 52.8 52.9 51.8 52.9 200 days or more ______________________ 19 21 10 4 

-Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees • _________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ ---_ -- -- ----- - -- ---- - -- Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ________________ --- - - - -- ----- ----- -- --- Contract labor __________________ ---- -- -- ----- - -- -- -- ---

- 40 198 38 107 27 189 25 97 

- 75 I 079 73 906 55 I 065 58 900 

- 55 928 65 800 47 924 55 796 

- 61 41 (NA) (NA) 51 40 50 41 

- 48 30 39 30 39 30 32 29 

- 64 123 59 108 51 120 49 106 

- 48 37 29 19 42 36 28 (D) 

- 54 344 39 177 50 343 35 175 

- 4 7 4 14 3 (D) 4 14 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ______________________ - ___ -- ---- -------- ---- 29 26 23 22 27 (D) 17 21 

Energy and petroleum products ______ - __ - -- ------ ---- - - --- Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gosoline ____________________ -- -- -- -- --------------

Diesel fuel ______________ ._ -- ---- -- -- -- -------- ----

lPgas, bUfane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ________________ ---- -- ---- -- ------------ ---

Natural gas ______________ -- -- -- -- -- ---------- -- --- Kerosene, motor oil, ond grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ______________ -- -- - - ---- -- -- ---------- -- --- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 91 216 (NA) (NA) 65 207 (NA) (NA) 

91 147 87 98 65 142 60 92 

- 87 85 (NA) (NA) 62 81 60 63 

- 46 32 (NA) (NA) 45 (D) 38 16 

- 18 4 (NA) (NA) 18 4 7 I 

13 (D) (NA) (NA) 13 12 

- } 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 60 II 

- 91 14 (NA) (NA) 65 13 

- 69 65 (NA) (NA) 54 62 (NA) (NA) 

- 13 4 (NA) (NA) 10 2 (NA) (NA) 

160 ESSEX COUNTY, vr. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based an a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms Forms with soles of $2 • .500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _______________ . ________________________ _ Cropland fertilized. except pasture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime ___________________________ • _______ • _________________ _ 

61 3 911 49 - 60 3443 49 - 21 468 17 - 915 30 - 34 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops _._. __________________________________ _ Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass. or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

17 856 16 - 2 (D) - - 131 7 - 7 

24 935 22 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________ • _______ • __ Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 4 126 4 

- 30 (X) 26 

- 10 (X) 9 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment __ ~ _________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

forms by value group; $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms· see text) 

All farms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

92 84 65 60 machinery and equipment - Can. 

2 992 2191 2746 1 968 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

32 522 26083 42240 32800 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

13 8 5 3 $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

18 121 6 

~I $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

16 14j II $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

64 75 44 49 22 26 74 122 33 35 57 87 81 210 30 41 77 169 

2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (Oil 9 9 2 (D) 7 

2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- - - - - - 50 51 16 16 34 35 52 53 17 17 35 36 

29 40 8 8 24 32 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

3 786 49 4008 

3345 (NA) 3 123 

441 (NA) 885 

887 17 624 

(D) (NA) 534 

- - - 131 1 (D) 

(D) (NA) 380 

126 I (D) 

(X) 2 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

13 19 12 18 

7 21 7 20 

10 7 9 7 

II 1 r II .., 3 311 3 r 31 I ..J i L I ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

70 85 65 76 116 42 77 193 53 1 (D) - 2 (D) I 

- - - (NAl (NA) (NA) 

36 38 17 52 56 22 

26 30 13 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 54 30 (X) 37 (X) 50 35 - 223 (X) 75 (X) 148 214 214 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

510 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 15 16 16 5 5 15 6 - 9 5 10 12 24 6 10 - 17 5 18 11 35 16 4 - 8 3 (D) 7 (D) 8 11 - 5 1 (D) 2 (D) 5 4 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ESSEX COUNTY, VT. 161 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _______________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ______________ _ 76 (X)I 75 (X) 56 (X) 56 (X) 

73 (X) 72 (X) 55 (X) 56 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _____ $1,000_ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________ $1,000_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

75 3 3561 69 2 433 56 3 339 58 2 424 

74 357 1 69 (NA) 56 341 58 258 

Inventory: 

Cottle and calves ______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________ _ Beef cows ___ _ ________ . _____________ _ 

Milk COWS _____ .. ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ______________________ _ 

Sleers. steer colves. bulls and bull calves ___ _ 

73 4 255 72 4 114 55 4083 56 3 926 70 2 621 64 2 603 53 2 554 54 2 547 22 211 10 102 13 171 6 60 57 2 410 59 2 501 47 2 383 52 2 487 

66 I 344 1 (NA) (NA) 52 I 275 1 52 I 284

42 290 (NA) 1 (NA) 31 254 28 95 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 74 I 913 69 I 838 56 I 852 58 I 776 $1,000_ Calves _ 

(oltle 

Follened cattle 

Dairy products ____ _ $1,000_ _ ______ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs __________________________ _ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding __________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ___________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

(X) 354 (X) (NA) (X) 338 (X) (0) 

58 I 254 (NA) (NA) I 49 I 235 45 I 113 

- (X) 61 (X) (NA) (X) 60 (X) (0) 

66 659 (NA) (NA) 49 617 50 663 

(X) 292 1 (X) (NA) I (X) 278 1 (X) 

7 27 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 3 2221 20 

- (X) 9 (X) (NA) I (X) (0) (X) 6 

45 2 9961 (NA) (NA) 44 (0) 54 2 159 

- 10 291 II 28 6 21 7 21 

I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

10 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 6 (0) 

Lilters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 2 (0) I (0) 2 (0) I (0) Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 2 (0) I (0) 2 (0) I (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________ _ I (0) I (0) I (0) I (0) Sheep and lambs _____________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____ .. _____________________ _ 

Goots __________ _ 

Horses and ponies ________ _ 

Soles; 

Hogs and pigs _. 

feeder pigs _ 

Sheep and lombL ___ ~_ _ _______________ _ 

Sheep and lombs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool__ _ __________________ _ 

3 (0) I 

(0) I 2 (0) I (0)1 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 16 69 1 15 83 1 7 10 1 7 60 I 

- 5 

29

1 

- - 4 (0)1 -

=1 

(X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 

- I (0) - - I (0) - (X) 

(0) I (X) (NA) (X) (0)1 

(X) 

(0) I I (0) I (0) I (0) I 

- 3 26 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

$1,000_ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs. and wool ______________________ $1,000_ 

Goats ________________ _ 

Horse') and ponies _ 

3 (OJ (NA) (NA) I 2 (O~ I I (O~ I - (NA) (NA) - - (X) 

~I (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - 4 - - 3 (0) - - (X) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

$1,000_ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paullry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder _______________________ _ 

I 10 (X) I 12 (X)I 6 (X) I 5 (X)I 9 360 12 I 066 5 193 5 834 Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 9 (0) 12 I 037 5 (0) 5 832 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____ _ _________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles: Any poultry ____________________ . _______________ -- - __ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder _________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age _______ . ____________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ ------

Turkeys for s!oughler ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________________ -- ---- ---

Poultry and poultry product5- ___________________ $1,000_ 

- I (0) I (0) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

2 (X) I (NA) (X) 2 (X) I - (X)I 

2 (X) 2 (X) 2 (X)I I (X) 

I (0) 2 (0) I (0) I (D) 

I (0) 2 (0) I (0) I (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) -

~I - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - -

-

=1 

(NA) (NA) -

=1 - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X~ i (NA) (X) - (X~ i - (X) 

4 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) I (0) 

162 ESSEX COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - For grain or seed (bushelsl- __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) ____ ____ __ 1978_ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________ ______ ___ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons. green} __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

CuI for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 8arley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Irish polaloes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeoL _______________ 1978 __ 

1974_ -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Apples (poundsl-___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Slrowberries (pounds) _______________________ .1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

Forms 

25 

25 

2 

1 

24 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

5 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 

3 

-

-

79 

78 

21 

(NA) 

58 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

4 

3 

3 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

-

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

-

3 

(NA) 

4 

-

Harvested 

Acres 

1 109 

937 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(0) 

-

-

- (NA) _. 

(NAl 

- (NA) 

-

-

73 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

81 

-

- 5 505 

5 964 

1 220 

(NA) 

3 395 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

5 

2 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

-

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NAl 

- (NAl 

(D) 

-

(0) 

(NA) 

2 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Quantity 

00 

(X) 

(D) 

(D) 

18 070 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) I (X) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

-

- 2 540 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(NA)I 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

-

=1 

17 131 (D)I 

10 38;1 11 098 

2 6531 

(NA) 

6645 

(X) 

(X) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) I 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres forms 

- - 25 

(NA) (NA) 23 

- - 2 

(NA) (NA) 1 

- - 24 

(NA) (NA) 22 

- - -

(NA) (NA) -

- (NAi I - (NA) 1 

- - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) I 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) I -

- - - (NA) (NA) -

- - 5 

(NA) (NA) 1 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - 1 

(NA) (NA~I 1 

- -

(NA) (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) -

- - 3 

(NA) (NA) 2 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - 57 

(NA) (NA) 56 

- (NAll 

19 

(NA) 11 

- - 44 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) I -

- - 4 

(NA) (NA) 2 

- - 3 

(NA) (NA) 2 

- - 1 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) -

- - 2 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) -

- -' 1 

(NA) (NA) - - - 1 

(NA) (NA) - - - 3 (NA) (NA) -

forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

1 109 DO - - (D) DO - - (D) (D) - - (D) (0) - - (D) 18 070 - -

910 18 126 - - - DO - -

- DO - -

- DOl - =1 (D) (X) -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - (0) (D) - -

- - - -

- - - - - (X) - - - (X) I - -

- - - -

- - - -

73 2540 - -

(D) (0) - -

- - - -

- - - -

(0) (0) - -

(0) (0) I - - =1 (X) -

- (X) -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

-

=1 

- -

- - -

- - -

(0) (0) - -

(D) (0) - -

- - - -

- - - -

4 929 9 713 - - 5 310 10 192 1 (D) 

(0) (0) I -

668 1 792 - =1 

3 093 6 2061 -

;1 - (X) -

-

(X~I -

=1 

- - - -

- - - -I - -I 

5 (X) - - (0) (X) - - (0) (X) - - (0) (X) - - (D) (X) - - - (X) - - - (X) - - - (X) I - -

I (0) (X) - -

- (X) I - - (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(0) 

- (X) (X) - -' -

=1 

(0) (0) - - - - (D) (X) - - (NAli (X) (NA) 

ESSEX COUNTY, VT. 163 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms w~h sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Api;~:!~?~~~i;n~~!~;==== == = = = = = = = == = == = = == = = = = = ~;~c~~~ = 

- 752 226 205 780 228 618 676 214391 703 218692 

- (X) 301 (X) 293 (X) 317 (X) 311 

- (X) 422400 (X) 422 656 (X) 422400 (X) 422 656 

- (X) 53.6 (X) 54.1 (X) SO.8 (X) 51.7 

Value of land and buildings:' Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollors_ - 172463 (X) 119 926 00 182749 (X) 127 303 (X) 

- (X) 563 (X) 409 (X) 558 (X) 409 

lond in farms according to use: T 0101 cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 728 118872 771 117 891 659 115 SOl 695 112 480 

- 712 81 183 744 75 158 647 79 417 677 73537 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 5010 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 50010 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 29 130 27 (NA) 18 73 12 (NA) 

- 24 320 22 (NA) 10 125 9 (NA) 

- 27 612 43 (NA) 12 273 25 (NA) 

- 71 2 620 91 (NA) 56 2 131 81 (NA) 

- 208 14721 256 (NA) 199 (D) 245 (NA) 

- 246 33870 230 (NA) 245 (D) 230 (NA) 

- 102 26014 73 (NA) 102 26014 73 (NA) 

- 5 2896 1 (NA) 5 2896 1 (NA) 

- - - I (NA) - - I (NA) 

(ropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 484 34 673 544 38 165 446 33595 490 35509 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-impF'ovement 80 3 016 106 4568 64 2489 92 3434 

grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which 011 crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

- 27 558 (NA) (NA) 20 428 16 1 034 

- 17 526 (NA) (NA) 15 (D) 33 I 259 

- 10 294 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 12 273 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

TOlol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 38 1 638 (NA) (NA) 28 1 325 44 868 

- 604 80 706 597 76 8081 549 73337 548 73422 

- 368 32 156 (NA) (NA) 345 30817 354 31 787 

- 411 48 550 (NA) (NA) 370 42520 374 41 635 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 493 26627 540 33 919 441 25553 494 32 790 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 235 19851 (NA) (NA) 218 19278 279 25 789 land in house lots, ponds, roods. wastelond, etc _______ _ - 423 6776 (NA) (NA) 375 6275 397 7001 

Pasturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 694 86680 (NA) (NA) 636 83 690 (NA) 93085 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 9 137 7 143 9 137 6 (D) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 6 (D) Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 11 276 (X) (X) 10 (D) (X) 00 

'1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Volue Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sald l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 752 48 226 780 34945 676 48 137 703 34 867 

- (X) 64 130 (X) 44801 (X) 71 208 (X) 49 597 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,00010 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less Ihon $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lex!) ____________________________ _ 

- 149 23 144 58 (NA) 149 23 144 58 (NA) 

- 319 21 032 305 (NA) 319 21 032 305 (NA) 

- 105 3 Q79 191 (NA) 105 3 079 191 (NA) 

- 35 492 86 (NA) 35 492 86 (NA) 

- 38 276 27 (NA) 38 276 27 (NA) 

- 30 114 33 (NA) 30 114 33 (NA) 

- 76 89 80 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 10 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 30 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 23 (NA) (NA) (X) 00 (X) (X) 

- 30 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ________________________ ---------- -- -------- ----

Groins ____________________ ----- - ---- -.. ------------- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ --- - -- -- --------------

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ______ ---------------

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ______ ---------------

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________ ---- ---------- -- ---

Nursery and greenhouse products ---------------------- Other crops ________________ -------- -- ----------------

- 136 954 148 793 99 918 (NA) 764 

- 9 54 (NA) (NA) 9 54 11 11 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 109 655 (NA) (NA) 78 623 88 607 

- 16 52 (NA) (NA) 12 50 5 (D) 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) I (D) 

- 11 79 13 100 9 (D) 8 98 

4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 8 4 

Liveslock, poullry, and Iheir producls _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

Dairy praducls ________________ -- ----- - ---- ------ ---- COllie and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pig,- ___________________ ---- ---- ------ -- ---- Sheep.lombs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other liveslock and liveslock producls (seelexl) -----------

689 47 272 721 33 813 637 47 219 666 33 770 

29 540 28 495 18 539 20 493 

- 591 42052 (NA) (NA) 590 (D) 621 29 850 

663 4632 (NA) (NA) 627 4 594 655 3403 

18 16 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 23 16 

9 3 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 4 2 

29 30 (NA) (NA) 21 24 8 6 

'1974 dOlO include sales of forest producls. 

164 FRANKLIN COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms Forms with irrigated land Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 752 780 226 205 712 220 992 81 183 9 2 788 I 124 137 

Forms with- I to 9 ocreL ______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres- ____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocrOL ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocrOL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

21 15 84 12 59 47 - - - - - 31 36 858 19 575 240 - - - - - 17 23 981 13 759 367 - - - -

23 21 1 947 23 1 947 992 - - - - 65 63 7 655 58 6854 2 470 I (0) (0) (0) 

69 92 11 033 67 10 709 4 349 - - - -

- 77 93 

~n!1 75 14851 :91 3 587 289 

'il 91 85 89 21 182 2 (0) (0) 

247 252 87 122 246 86667 33 610 1 (0) (0) (0) 

99 89 63062 99 63 062 20 563 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 11 9 (0) 11 14 327 3 100 - - - - 1 2 (0) - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

--------- 752 226 205 780 228 618 676 214 391 703 218 692 

--------- 712 81 183 744 75 158 647 79 417 677 73 537 land in forms _________________ .. _______ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 449 117699 505 133 223 383 106 676 441 124 191 

--------- 420 42 175 (NA) 43 407 363 40 566 (NA) 41 941 

--------- 283 103 760 246 90 107 275 (0) 236 89 568 

--------- 277 38041 (NA) 30 301 270 (0)1 (NA) 30 171 

--------- 20 4 746 29 5 288 18 (0) 26 4 933 

--------- 15 967 (NA) I 450 14 (0)1 (NA) I 425 

--------- 678 199 161 (NA) (NA) 608 188 659 663 203 586 

--------- 53 16608 (NA) (NA) 48 

15:1 

36 12 716 

--------- 18 9 501 (NA) (NA) 18 (0) 4 2 390 

anal, etc._ 3 935 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporotion _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instituti 

All forms I Forms with soles of I All forms I Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '\974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ 

- 620 653 603 630 

Operators by ploce of residence: On form operated ______________________ 656 653 592 593 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 132 123 73 69 Not on form operoted ___________________ 43 39 37 32 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 151 

Not reported ___________________________ 53 84 1 47 741 

- 8 15 8 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 yeorL ______________________ _ - 123 165 111 152 None _________________________________ 492 421 475 404 35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 

- 191 165 175 151 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 65 54 59 52 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 195 184 182 167 50 to 99 doyL _________________________ 14 21 11 18 55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 

- 167 181 147 159 100 to 149 doyL _______________________ 12 13 10 12 65 years and over ____________________ _ 

- 68 66 53 55 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 17 17 13 12 Average age _________________________ _ 

- 47.6 46.9 47.2 46.6 200 days or more ______________________ 111 106 6B 65 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms I Forms with soles of $2,500 or more I 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ - 464 3 332 416 2 470 418 3 313 362 2 448 

- 702 15 492 720 12 233 641 15 460 660 12 198 Commerciallv mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health casts ___________________________________ _ 

Other ~~~~e~~I~ift~ili;!~ agricultural chemicals ~~~~~~_s_=========================== including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

- 628 12052 678 10 742 611 12 047 631 10 722 

- 667 631 (NA) (NAl 612 626 574 372 

- 509 494 501 288 486 492 471 266 

- 587 1 64B 594 I 235 554 I 635 557 1 227 

- 533 427 379 184 503 419 362 182 - 543 3 584 483 2043 509 3 500 458 2 029 - 31 22 29 28 31 22 25 27 

equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum producl'-_________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, bulone, and prapan"-_______________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Olher - coal. woad, cake, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 261 267 260 205 234 255 1 

243 200 I - 752 2408 (NAl (NAl 670 2 385 (NA) (NA) 

- 752 I 359 760 924 670 1 341 693 915 

- 701 675 (NAl (NAl 619 662 677 572 

- 535 441 (NAl (NAl 511 438 453 231 

- 50 18 (NAl (NAl 50 18 49 18 

- 114 102 (NAl (NAl 114 102 } - 5 3 (NAl (NAl 5 3 693 94 

- 752 121 (NAl (NAl 670 118 

- 665 1 026 (NAl (NAl 629 I 021 (NAl (NAl 

- 49 23 (NAl (NAl 49 23 (NAl (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FRANKLIN COUNTY, VT. 165 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _______________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture _________________________ =_ 

Li!~s_t~~~ _o_n_d_ :~~~~I~~_d_ ~e_~i~i~~~ _=== == ==== == == === === = === = = = = == Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 578 65 655 550 65 132 

- 575 55 861 547 55495 

- 245 9 794 239 9637 

- 376 15 189 354 14917 

- 138 6467 131 6443 

- 11 668 11 668 

- 14 559 14 559 

- 372 15 763 350 15 512 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 12 417 12 417 

- 304 (X) 288 (X) 

- 113 (X) 103 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks inclUding pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. sheor bar or flywheellype ___________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

752 757 670 689 machinery and equipment - (on. 

34 967 21 523 34 398 20 854 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

46 499 28 432 51 340 30 267 $30,000 10 $49.999 ______________________ . 

$50.000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

36 59 17 38 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

85 97 34 76 1 

$100,000 10 $199.999 ____________________ 

92 154j 81 133 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

606 750 420 480 237 270 

589 744 321 354 336 390 

700 2 126 270 378 682 1 748 

21 21 1 (0) 20 (0) 

62 65 18 18 44 47 

24 24 15 15 9 9 

- - - - - - 557 605 266 270 305 335 

595 626 147 147 453 479 

367 428 124 128 254 300 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

557 47 815 

(HA) 38 384 (HAl 9431 

184 7279 

(NA) 4052 

1 (0) 

4 175 

(HAl 7079 

1 (0) 

84 (X) 

(HAl (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

100 145 99 142 

129 194 129 193 

114 60 114 59 

88 1 { 88 1 104 48 104 48 

4 J L 4 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

664 857 592 

530 665 317 

708 1 998 464 

5 5 - 40 43 23 

21 24 9 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

391 419 230 

546 575 190 

303 342 154 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 1 SO days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ____ _ Workers ______________ _ 

543 378 (X) 381 (X) 509 458 

- 2 036 (X) 720 (X) 1 316 1 925 2 230 

- 127 187 187 117 117 121 129 

- 117 116 232 70 140 117 86 

181 58 190 125 420 153 106 

82 16 (0) 40 2271 82 86 

36 1 (0) 29 412 36 51 

Farms with- 1 worker _________________ ---- -----------------------

2 workers __________________ -- -------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- 3 or.4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ----------------------------

166 FRANKLIN COUNTY, vr. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

197B 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 699 ()() 728 ex) 640 ex) 666 ex) 

- 678 ex) 710 ex) 625 ex) 657 ex) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any collie, hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

- 689 47272 721 33813 637 47219 666 33 770 

- 671 4651 700 (NA) I 627 4605 657 3421 1 

Inventory: CoHfe and calves ___________________________________ _ Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ____ ________ _________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers ond heifer calves ___________________________ _ Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 670 55228 705 56580 623 54 735 656 55839 

- 635 37449 678 38556 605 37290 642 38 289 

- 67 427 109 1 190 43 290 80 951 

- 601 37022 636 37366 592 37000 626 37338 

- 597 16 194 (NA) (NA) 562 15932 569 15 143 

- 353 1 585 (NA) (NA) 324 1 513 375 2407 

Sales, Collie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Collie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fallened collie _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 663 31 726 694 32439 627 31 536 655 32 155 

- ex) 4632 ex) (NA) ()() 4594 (X) 3403 

- 611 24143 (NA) (NA) 587 24042 607 24655 

- ()() 1 590 ex) (NA) ()() 1 582 ex) 1 176 

- 576 7 583 (NA) (NA) 544 7494 571 7500 

- ()() 3043 ()() (NA) ()() 3012 ex) 2227 

- 17 548 (NA) (NA) 13 536 26 549 

- ex) 179 (X) (NA) ex) 175 ()() 140 

- 591 42052 (NA) (NA) 590 (D) 621 29 850 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 52 277 78 396 37 142 63 339 

- 13 78 (NA) (NA) 6 43 16 65 

- 47 199 (NA) (NA) 35 99 62 274 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 16 80 24 92 6 41 17 82 

- 12 39 19 51 4 17 15 46 

- 10 41 16 41 5 24 11 36 

- 11 108 11 114 9 (D) 7 37 

- 7 72 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 4 19 

- 3 8 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 137 513 131 419 1 113 446 106 330 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- 18 548 31 595 5 (D) 23 565 

- (X) 16 ()() (NA) ex) (D) ex) 16 

- 7 351 13 406 2 (D) 11 (D) 

- (X) 7 (X) (NA) ex) (D) ex) 7 

- 6 46 6 45 4 (D) 4 (D) 

- 8 85 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 3 36 

- (X) 595 ex) (NA) ex) (0) ()() 182 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 9 3 (NA) (NA)I 7 (D) 4 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - ~I $1.000_ - (X) - ()() (NA) ex) - ex) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 19 27 14 37 15 21 6 24 

- (X) 24 (X) (NA) (X) 20 (X) 6 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older. _____________________ _ 

- 62 ex) 63 ex) 47 (X) 47 (X) I 

- 53 (D) 58 44016 40 (D) 42 43 481 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 51 (D) 58 38908 39 (D) 42 38414 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 5045 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 16 733 7 277 14 (D) 5 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 11 ex) (NA) (X) 8 (X) I 6 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older. _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 21 ex) 16 (X) 13 (X) 14 (X) 

- 8 (D) 12 24508 5 (D) 10 (D) 

- 8 (D) 11 24506 5 (D) 9 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter. ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000 __ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 8 239 2 (D) 5 179 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 1 (D~I (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 

~i (NA) (X) 1 (X) 2 (X) 29 28 495 18 539 20 493 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FRANKLIN COUNTY, VT. 167 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with saJes of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn tor all purposes _________________________ 1978 -- 377 17 416 (X) 2 (0) 373 17 385 (X) 2 (0) 

1974 For groin or seed (bushels} ___________________ 1978 

1974 For silage or green chop {tons. greenL _________ 1978 

-- 383 15 514 (X) (NA) (NA) 383 15 514 (X) 2 (0) 

)';, 19 1 215 75 401 - - 18 (0) (0) - -

24 406 24487 (NA) (NA) 24 406 24487 - - -- 368 16 201 216 132 2 (0) 364 (0) 215 847 2 (0) 

1974 For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 374 15 128 208 854 2 (0) 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 

1974 For groin or seed (bushels} ___________________ 1978 

-- 9 83 (X) I - (NA) I 9 83 (X) I - - -- II 195 (X) (NA) II 195 (X) - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 9 83 668 - - 9 83 668 - -

1974 Cut for dry loroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 (0) I 728 - -

-- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) - -

-- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- 3 30 860 (NA) (NA) 3 30 860 - - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- 16 236 12 184 - - 15 (0) (0) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 163 7 685 - - Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 90 2 316 - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanu1s for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Calion (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 

1974 -- 7 4 350 - - 5 (0) (0) - - -- 22 23 2 536 (NA) (NA) 13 18 1 654 2 (0) 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textl _________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 682 67 568 132 813 2 (0) 622 65 848 130 723 2 (0) 

-- 706 61 662 115 776 (NA) (NA) 647 60 077 113 793 3 38 

Alfalfo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

-- 242 12 974 31 0101 - (NA) I 214 12 790 30 844 - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 178 6 563 16 954 - - -- 517 38 188 75 149 1 (0) 472 36938 73 511 I (0) 

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 12 466 (X) - -

Alfolfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 58 2 320 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I 9 187 9 705 - -I -- 16 61 (X) - - 12 53 (X) - - -- 16 52 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 l4 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 

1974 T omaloes _________________________________ 1978 

1974 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 12 44 (X) - - 9 37 (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 30 (X) - - -- 6 3 (X) - - 5 (0) (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 2 (X) - - -- 2 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 

1974 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 

1974 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 

1974 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 

1974 Strowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 Other craps _________________________________ 1978 

-- 2 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - -- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

-- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

-- 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

-- 9 (0) (X) 3 661 6 (0) (X) 3 66 

-- 4 19 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

-- 8 (0) (0) 3 (0) 6 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 -

-- II 3 (X) I (0) 9 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

-- I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

168 FRANKLIN COUNTY, vr. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

129 32012 146 34 161 111 31 030 120 32332 - (X) 234 (X) 280 (X) 269 (X) 248 - (X) 53 120 (X) 53248 (X) 53 120 (X) 53248 - (X) 60.3 (X) 64.2 (X) 58.4 (X) 60.7 -

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 221 784 (X) 126692 (X) 245 670 (X) 146 375 (X) 

- (X) 543 - (X) 872 (X) 541 (X) 845 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 127 22891 143 23 5601 110 22 349 117 22444 - 122 16905 138 16 190 107 16567 115 15546 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

5 17 3 (HA) 3 (D) 2 (HA) - 8 117 8 (HA) 2 (D) 4 (HAl - 5 117 13 (HA) 3 (D) 4 (HA) -

- 15 568 24 (HA) 10 376 17 (HAl 

- 26 1 731 35 (HAl 26 1 731 33 (HAl 

- 33 4823 36 (HAl 33 4823 36 (HAl 

- 28 (D) 15 (HA) 28 (D) 15 (HA) 

- 2 (D) 4 (HAl 2 (D) 4 (HAl 

- - - - (HA) - - - (HAl 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 63 4146 80 5747 58 3995 67 5485 

- 46 1 840 40 1 623 40 1 787 33 1 413 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _. _____ • 

- 13 208 (HAl (HA) 13 208 10 243 

- 5 61 (HAl (HAl 5 61 9 461 

- 4 58 (HAl (HA) 4 58 9 194 

- 31 1 513 (HAl (HAl 25 1 460 12 515 

- 95 5684 104 5648 83 5 378/ 89 5 117 

- 39 1 982 (HA) (HA) 37 (D) 42 2763 

- 72 3 702 (HAl (HA) 61 (D) 58 2354 

- 96 3437 114 4953 83 3303/ 98 4771 

- 40 1 929 (HAl (HAl 37 (D) 37 2548 

- 88 1 508 (HAl (HA) 77 1 418 90 2223 

Pastureland, aillypes ___________________________________ _ 93 8057 (HA) (HA) 86 7 802 (NA) 10796 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 5 23 - - 4 (D) - - - 4 (D) (HAl (HA) 3 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NAI - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAl (HA) 1 (D) - - 12 173 (X) (X) 12 173 (X) (Xl 

1]978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 129 5932 146 4853 111 5 915 120 4817 Average per form ___________________________ dollars-- (X) 45984 (X) 33 240 (X) 53 290 (X) 40142 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold,' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see t"xt) ____________________________ _ 

- 15 2334 8 (NA) 15 2334 8 (NAI 

- 46 2874 34 (NA) 46 2 874 34 (HAl 

- 14 398 37 (NAl 14 398 37 (HA) 

- 12 166 20 (HA) 12 166 20 (NA) 

- 16 113 8 (NA) 16 113 8 (HA) 

- 8 31 13 (NAl 8 31 13 (NA) 

- 18 (D) 26 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 4 8 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 3 (NAl (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 3 (HAl (HAl (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ___________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Colton ond coltonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 52 704 74 890 43 691 (NAI 870 

- 7 33 (NAl (NA) 7 33 11 115 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Carporotion loans _____ . ____________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 41 269 (HAl (HA) 33 258 51 351 

- 5 (D) (NAl (NAI 4 (D) 4 (01 7 348 (NAl (NA) 7 348 4 375 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Callie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~~::p~~~,."~~~ ond-;-;'01:::::::: :::::::: :::: :::::: ::::: Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 97 5228 114 3 961 91 5224 99 3946 - 5 7 2 (D) 5 7 2 (D) 

- 74 4600 (NAl (NA) 74 4600 85 3433 - 94 569 (NAl (HA) 89 566 96 476 - 5 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 2 (0) 

- 5 38 (NAl (NA) 5 38 2 (D) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRAND ISLE COUNTY, VT. 169 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Sb:e of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvesled Acres Harvesled Irrigaled 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- - 129 146 32012 122 31 648 16905 5 610 194 23 

- 2 2 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 15 11 (D) 12 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 6 8 363 4 246 135 - - - - - 9 17 754 9 754 333 - - - - 14 16 1 719 14 1 719 809 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 10 22 1 560 9 1 420 773 - - - - - 14 13 2 773 14 2 773 1 452 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 11 11 2577 11 2 577 1 418 - - - - 33 29 11 266 33 11 266 6426 1 (D) (D) (D) 15 15 10 552 15 10 552 5368 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - -

110 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 10139 acreL __________________ _ 

14010179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 10219 ocreL __________________ _ 

22010 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 Dcres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1.000 101,999 aCreL _______________ _ 

- - 2.000 acres or more ________________ _ - - - - - - - - -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estote or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All farms 

1978 

Farms 

129 

122 

62 

55 

65 

65 

2 

2 

119 

8 

2 

'1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

32 012 146 34 161 

16 905 138 16190 

(D) 75 10871 

(D) (NA) 3984 

21 955 69 22925 

12 715 (NA) 11 991 

(D) 2 (D) 

(D) (NA) 215 

29 703 (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NAl 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operotors by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

111 

107 

45 

41 

64 

64 

2 

2 

101 

8 

2 

Farming ______________________________ 90 111 89 105 On farm operaled _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 39 34 22 14 Not on farm aperaled __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under25years________________________ 2 6 2 6 Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 vears_________________________ 23 14 16 14 None ________________________________ _ 

351044 yeors_________________________ 28 25 27 20 1 1049 days __________________________ _ 

451054 yearL________________________ 33 43 30 39 501099 davs _________________________ _ 

551064 vear"-________________________ 29 34 24 25 100 10149 davs _______________________ _ 

65 years and over __ ____ ______________ __ 14 23 12 15 15010 199 dayL ______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ 47.9 50.3 48.2 48.8 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

31 030 120 32332 

16567 115 15 546 

8450 53 9 146 

3 591 (NAl 3420 

(D) 65 22821 

(D) (NAl 11 911 

(D) 2 (D) 

(D) (NAl 215 

28 721 111 28 864 

(D) 8 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or mare 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

112 121 98 98 

7 6 6 4 

10 18 7 17 

79 76 77 74 

10 11 10 5 

3 3 3 3 

2 4 3 

4 1 4 1 

L-__________ ~ __________ ~ ~ __________ 28 30 ~ __________ 14 ~ 

13 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 68 464 58 265 64 463 45 260 

- 99 1 552 119 1 188 88 1 547 98 1 177 

- 81 1 213 111 1 079 79 (D) 97 1 073 

- 84 81 (NAl (NA) 79 80 77 39 

Liveslack ond poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal heollh cosls ___________________________________ _ 

- 94 140 101 56 87 139 84 55 

- 84 210 80 128 76 208 73 127 

- 80 86 58 32 71 84 51 31 

- 75 562 82 387 71 557 78 386 

- 6 5 3 1 6 5 3 1 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, ond Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________ - __ --- ___ -- --------------- Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________ -----------------

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ---------------- 24 25 34 21 22 (D) 34 21 

- 127 398 (NA) (NA) 108 393 (NA) (NA) 

- 127 250 141 187 108 246 115 182 

- 123 122 (NAl (NA) 104 119 115 107 

88 86 (NA) (NA) 86 (D) 67 51 

26 11 (NAl (NA) 26 11 13 4 

15 (D) (NA) (NA) 15 10 } 2 (D) (NA) (NAl 2 (D) 115 20 

127 20 (NA) (NA) 108 20 

106 146 (NA) (NA) 99 145 (NA) (NA) 

8 2 (NA) (NA) 8 2 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __________________ -_ --------------

Gasoline ______________ ---- -- - - ---------------- ----

Diesel fuel ______________ - - - - -------- -- -------- ----- lP gos. bulane, and propane ____________________ -----

Fuel oil _________________ - - - -- ------ ----------------

Nalural gos __________________ - __ - -- ---- ------------

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ _ 

Electricity ____________________ -_ - _____ ---------------- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

170 GRAND ISLE COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dote aTe bosed on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________________________ -- - --

Cropland fertilized. except p'0sture __________________________ _ Posture Dnd rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ____________________________________________ - _____ - __ _ 

- 84 7 852 76 

- 84 7 580 76 

- 8 272 8 

- 44 1 291 40 

Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 27 1 396 25 

- 3 256 3 

- 9 283 7 

- 48 2 8951 43 

- 4 

211/ 

4 

- 40 (X) 37 

20 (X) 17 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,99L ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market volue of 011 

127 133 108 107 machinery and equipment- Can. 

6 028 3472 5 901 3 293 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

47 461 26 105 54 635 30 776 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

6 18 2 9 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

19 26 1 6 121 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

17 17j 15 14 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

95 121 65 67 39 54 105 123 59 62 54 61 112 317 39 61 104 256 16 20 3 6 13 14 15 16 6 1~ I 9 1~ I 14 20 9 5 

- - - - - - 78 92 33 34 54 58 87 92 24 24 63 68 

65 79 29 33 37 46 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

7 788 73 5 297 

7 516 (NA) 5 174 

272 (NA) 123 

1 243 11 441 

(D) (NA) 1 052 

256 - - (D) 2 (D) 

2 868 (NA) 1 492 1 

213 -

(XlJ (X) 15 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I 

I 15 28 15 

28

1 

30 21 30 21 

8 15 8 15 

11 -, , 11 -, 

19 ~ 811 19 ~ 81 2 -' i L 2 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

105 131 77 

96 127 48 

125 338 69 

7 7 1 

10 10 

6 6 :1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

57 61 24 91 91 20 

59 64 24 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 75 42 (X) 69 (X) 71 78 

- 496 (X) 94 (X) 402 440 516 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

~ot~~rk:::e:rs ~o;:e == == == ====== == == ==== ========== == ==== == 

. 7 17 17 14 14 5 14 

- 10 14 28 10 20 10 17 

- 33 8 25 33 115 33 18 - 19 2 (D) 7 42 19 18 - 6 1 (D) 5 211 4 11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRAND ISLE COUNTY, VT. 171 
Table 9, Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 99 (X) 115 (X) 90 (X) 99 (X) 

93 (X) III (X) 84 (X) 97 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 97 5 228 114 3 961 91 5 224 99 3946 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

- 96 583 1 

112 (NA) 90 579 97 (0) 

Inventory: 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 93 6 430 110 7 651 84 6350 96 7 349 Cows and heifers thot had colved ____________________ _ 82 4 260 102 4 543 74 4 216 88 4 442 Beef cows ___________________ .. _________________ _ 17 265 28 397 II 227 20 320 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 75 3 995 95 4 146 69 3 989 84 4 122 Heifers and heifer calves ________________________ .. __ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____ _ 78 I 934 1 (NA) (NA) 73 I 922 84 2 238 

61 236 (NA) (NA) 54 212 60 669 

Sales; CoOle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 94 3 609 III 4028 89 3 593 96 3929 

$1,000_ (X) 569 (X) (NA) (X) 566 (X) 476 Calves __ - 82 2 508 (NA) (NA) 79 2 499 85 2 749 

$1,000_ - (X) 130 (X) (NA) (X) 129 (X) 86 

83 I 101 (NA) (NA) 79 I 094 86 I 180 

$1,000_ Fattened coHle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- (X) 439 1 (X) (NA) (X) 437 (X) 390 

- 6 40 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

- (X) 26 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

Doiry products _______________________________ $1,000 -- 74 4 600 (NA) (NA) 74 4600 85 3 433 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 13 187 17 53 II (0) 9 33 Used or 10 be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

Otner nags and pigs ______________________________ _ -- 3 19 (NA) (NA) 3 19 2 (0) 

-- 13 168 (NA) (NA) II (0) 8 (0) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ -- 3 24 6 6 3 24 2 (0) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 3 (0) 4 (0) 3 (0) - -

-- 3 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

Sneep and lambL __________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 6 107 3 90 5 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 5 95 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) I (0) 

Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 3 4 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Horses and ponies ______________________________ _ 

Sales: 

-- 24 89 20 89 1 

21 83 1 

II 66 1 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Sheep and lambs- __________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs snorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________________ $1,000 Goats_____ _ ___________________________________ _ 

-- 5 (0) 5 22 3 (0) 1 (0) 

-- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

-- - - I (0) - - I (0) 

-- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) 

-- 5 69 I (0) 4 (0) I (0) 

-- 6 89 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

-- (X) 608 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

-- 6 (0) I (NA) (NA) 5 (0)1 2 (0) 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

Horses and ponies _________________ _ $1,000 -- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

-- 3 (0) I (0) 3 (0) I (0) 

-- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) $1,000 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meal-type chickens- ______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________ ---- -- -- ---

-- IS (X) 1 II (X) 14 (X) I 9 (X) I - II 298 10 417 II 298 8 (0) 

-- II 200 10 416 II 200 8 (0) 

- 3 98 (NA) (NA) 3 98 - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- 3 81 - - 3 81 - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

6 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 2 (X) 

Sales: Any poulfry __________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -------- --- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

4 (X) I (X) 4 (X) I (X) 

- I (0) I (0) I (0) I (0) 

- I (0) I (0) I (0) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- ----

Turkeys for slaughter ________ ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________ - - - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---

Poultry and poultry producfL ___________________ $1,000_ 

- - - - - - - - -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (O~ I - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (Xi i - (X) 

- 5 7 2 (0) 5 2 (0) 

172 GRAND ISLE COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) ____ ___ ___ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

60 2 831 (X) I 1 (D) 58 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

77 3 320 (X) (NA) (NA~I 73 3 293 (X) - - - 6 330 26 600 - 6 330 26 600 - - 11 522 65 467 (NA) (NA) 11 522 65 467 - - - 60 2 SOl 30424 1 (0) 58 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA~I 71 2 771 33 613 - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 5 131 (X) I - (NN I 5 131 (X) I - =1 - 7 89 (X) (NA) 7 89 (X) -

For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 5 131 685 - - 5 131 685 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 89 798 - - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 0015 for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - -

- 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

- 2 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (0) - - - 12 255 12 555 - - 12 255 12 555 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 163 7 959 - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ J978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) - - (Xli 

-

=1 - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (0) -

- (NA) (NA) 

(X; I 

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Callan (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

~I - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - -

::1 

- - - - - =1 

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 113 14 031 25 660 - - 100 13 720 25 231 - - - 128 13 146 23 902 (NA) (NA) 105 12 544 23 097 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 85 7417 149001 -

(NAll 

78 7 312 14 7331 - =I - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 69 4 025 10 040 -

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 58 3 348 5 789 - - 50 3 172 5 547 - -

Field seed crops-_____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 141 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 90 2 400 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegelables horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) I 3 51 1 1221 - -I - 5 9 (X) - - 4 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 6 33 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 27 (X) - - Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X)I - -

- 9 210 (X) 1 (0) 7 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 10 267 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) (X) - - Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ - 9 203 2 757 000 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 2 757 000 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 257 2 820 000 (NA) (NA) Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 3 2 (X) 1 (D) 3 2 (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 3 106 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 106 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRAND ISLE COUNTY, VT. 173 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

APe;~:!~~~~~i~n~;l~~: = == = =::: = = = ==:::: =::: = = = =: ~;~c~~~ = 

- 244 56032 248 55 265 180 48 121 194 49 802 

- (Xl 230 (X) 223 (X) 267 (Xl 257 

- (Xl 303 360 (X) 303 552 (Xl 303 360 (Xl 303 552 

- (Xl 18.5 (Xl 18.2 (Xl 15.9 (Xl 16.4 

Value of land and buildings:' Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 154 661 (X) 129 585 (Xl 190 187 (Xl 147 088 (Xl 

- (Xl 749 (Xl 582 (Xl 729 (Xl 573 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 233 26 3331 236 25 591 170 23968 185 23 494 

- 219 18 993 222 16263 163 17652 181 15 529 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ____________________ _' __________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 19 (Ol 19 (NAl 7 19 9 (NAl 

- 14 183 21 (NAl 2 (Ol 6 (HAl 

- 20 467 20 (NAl 8 197 14 (HAl 

- 37 1 347 41 (NAl 23 860 33 (NAl 

- 60 4 013 61 (NAl 55 3743 59 (NAl 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________ . _______ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 52 7 017 47 (NAl 51 (Ol 47 (NA) 

- 15 4 607 12 (NAl 15 4607 12 (NAl 

- 2 (Ol 1 (NAl 2 (Ol 1 (NAl 

- - - - (NAl - - - (NAl 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ - 150 6 589 171 8403 122 5920 133 7208 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 28 751 34 925 18 396 26 757 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil· improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ - 6 94 (NAl (NAl 4 (Ol 12 146 

- 4 (Ol (NAl (NAl 3 (Ol 5 57 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ - 4 (0) (NAl (NAll 2 (Ol 6 70 

- 17 554 (NAl (NAl 10 302 14 484 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 189 25 332 198 22 963 148 20956 160 19874 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 83 4 011 (NAl (HAl 71 3662 77 5087 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 162 21 321 (NAl (NAl 122 17294 129 14 787 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 149 4367 163 6 711 104 3 197 134 6434 

Posfureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 50 2210 (NAl (NAl 31 1 694 59 4 145 Land in house lots, ponds. roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 134 2 157 (NAl (NAl 94 1 503 119 2 289 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 183 12 810 (NAl (NAl 140 11 276 (NA) 16440 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 3 3 - - 1 (Ol - - Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 2 (Ol (NAl (NAl 1 (Ol - - Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 1 (Ol (NAl (NAl - - (NAl - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 6 37 (Xl (Xl 5 (0) (Xl (Xl 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($I,oool Forms ($I,ooOl Forms ($1,000) Farms ($I,OOOl 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars- - 244 11 216 248 B 412 180 11 131 194 8 360 

- (X) 45 968 (Xl 33 919 (Xl 61 838 (Xl 43 093 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or mor"- ___________________________ ---- ___ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________ -- __ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see textl ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 34 5 613 15 (NAl 34 5 613 15 (NA) 

- 71 4264 58 (NAl 71 4264 58 (NAl 

28 806 54 (NAl 28 806 54 (NA) 

- 24 338 1 

31 (NA) 24 338 31 (NA) 

- 7 49 18 (NA) 7 49 18 (NA) 

- 16 61 17 (NA) 16 61 17 (NA) 

- 64 85 55 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 14 32 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 22 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 21 26 (NA) (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________ -- ---- ---- -- -- ---- ----

Groins __________________________ -- - - ______ ---- -- ---

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ___________ -- -- ---- -------- -. ---- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ -- ---- -- -- ------------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries- _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ .--- --------------

Other crops _____________ - _ --- -------- ---- ------ -- ---

- 73 570 79 431 43 527 (NA) 405 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 13 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 58 438 (NA) (NA) 34 403 37 190 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 5 24 

- 6 13 (NA) (NA) 3 11 4 (0) 

- 7 48 6 120 5 (D) 5 (0) 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 5 55 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __________________ --- Poultry and poultry productL _________________________ _ 

Dairy products ___________ . ---- --- ---- -- ---------- ---- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ___________ - __ -- -- -- -- -- ---- --- - -- -- --- Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ______ _ 

194 10 646 209 7 810 160 10 604 176 7 784 

- 10 (D) 16 805 7 (0) 10 804 

- 138 8 921 (NA) (NA) 136 (0) 143 6 254 

182 1 295 (NA) (NAl 156 1 270 168 710 

19 20 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 8 14 

- II 8 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - -

- 16 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 8 4 3 

I )974 data include soles of forest products. 

174 LAMOILLE COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 244 246 56 032 219 54 444 18 993 3 82 17 3 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres- ______________________ _ 11 10 24 5 11 7 1 (D) (D) (D) 10 to 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 

- 28 21 695 16 461 207 1 (0) (D) (D) 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ - 13 21 728 12 670 252 1 (0) (D) (D) 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

- 15 11 1 195 15 1 195 598 - - - - 100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 24 30 2 891 23 2 757 1 072 - - - - 140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ - 20 24 3 279 20 3 279 1 154 - - - - 180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 31 

11 n:\1 27 5 417 

; ~11 - - -

~I - 24 24 5 701 - - -

- 54 56 18 391 53 18 006 6 327 - - -

- 22 16 (0) 22 (0) (0) - - -

- 2 3 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 244 56032 246 55 265 180 46 121 194 49 8021 --------- 219 18 993 222 16 263 163 17 652 181 15 529 

--------- 123 21 877 149 27 185 74 15 140 103 22 292/ --------- 103 6294 (NA) 6 122 62 5229 (NA) 5 508 

--------- 110 31 319 85 24882 95 30 145 79 (D) 

--------- 105 11 547 (NA) 8 932 1 90 11 271 (NA) 8814 

--------- 11 2836 14 3 198 11 2836 12 (D) 

--------- 11 1 152 (NA) 1 209 11 1 152 (NA) 1 207 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 220 47 770 (NA) (NA) 157 39 993 175 42654 

--------- 17 4 723 (NA) (NA) 16 (D) 16 5 345 

--------- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 2 879 3 1 803 ional. etc._ 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

All farms I Forms with sales of I All forms I Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 159 179 140 164 On farm operated ______________________ 204 180 155 145 - 85 66 40 27 Not on form operated ___________________ 22 22 14 15 

Operotors by principal occupation: farming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

51 OP::~t:::or::~;~~~~~-s-~;~~::~~-~~:~~--- 18 43 11 31 1 - 5 5 4 

- 35 44 27 31 None _________________________________ 109 126 97 114 - 71 52 54 45 1 to 49 doyL __________________________ 27 16 22 12 

- 52 66 44 53 50 to 99 doy'-_________________________ 13 3 6 1 - 46 45 34 37 100 to 149 doyL ____________________ ~ __ 6 2 3 1 - 35 33 17 20 150 to 199 doyL _______________________ 11 14 9 6 - 46.2 46.7 47.0 48.1 200 days or more ______________________ 67 40 32 20 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors ____________________ ~ __ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and ·over ____________________ _ Average oge _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) farms ($1.000) farms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________ .:. _________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other - cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 139 1 197 130 674 98 1 190 95 660 - 207 3461 212 2884 160 3 436 169 2 862 - 179 2900 196 2 667 160 2 896 163 2 654 - 182 135 (NA) (NA) 149 131 132 76 - 127 120 130 55 105 119 119 54 - 168 300 167 287 132 290 135 281 - 161 135 102 50 142 113 91 49 - 137 815 119 576 119 790 112 575 - 3 2 8 6 2 (D) 5 5 

- 80 35 62 31 67 35 1 

58 31 

- 239 596 (NA) (NA) 172 564 (NA) (NA) - 239 387 246 243 172 368 192 239 - 238 199 (NA) (NA) 171 187 187 137 - 152 116 (NA) (NA) 128 112 102 59 - 14 11 (NA) (NA) 14 11 29 11 - 39 31 (NA) (NA) 39 31 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - 192 32 - 239 30 (NA) (NA) 172 28 - 190 201 (NA) (NA) 147 191 (NA) (NA) - 14 9 (NA) (NA) 5 5 (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LAMOILLE COUNTY, VT. 175 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with safes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. fa control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchardL ____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 168 12 696 132 12 487 

- 168 10 227 132 10 018 

- 82 2 469 82 2 469 

- 97 3 935 88 3 773 

- 65 4 854 51 3 839 

- 11 305 11 305 

- 3 102 3 102 

- 73 2 5141 68 2 4591 

- 11 

29:\ 

11 

- 121 (X) 112 29: (X) I - 42 (X) 33 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of aU machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to ~.999 _________ . __ . _____________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999_. _____ . _______ . __ . ____ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___ .. ________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

244 234 9 275 5 424 

38 010 23 179 

71 26

28 52 1 

15 44j 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimoted market value of 011 

172 187 machinery and equipment - Can. 

8969 5 040 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

52 146 26 952 $30,000 to ~9,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

20 14 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

8 271 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

15 36j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

- COMonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

155 194 97 111 76 83 

198 270 80 105 140 165 

228 546 80 117 207 429 

- - - - - - 20 21 7 8 13 13 

1 (0) 1 (0) - -

- - - - - -

159 173 70 71 90 102 

153 161 41 41 114 120 

92 103 39 40 55 63 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

33 

35 

18 

21 -, 

20 r 3 .J 

Farms 

187 

183 

222 

1 

10 

9 (NA) 

89 

134 

74 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

135 11 226 (NA) 8 514 (NA) 2 712 

48 I 525 

(NA) I 479 

2 (0) 

3 40 

(NA) 1 522 

3 68 

12 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

47 33 45 

35 34 35 

22 18 22 

{ 21 1 8 20 8 

L 3 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

243 164 

259 107 

511 134 

(0) - 11 5 

9 - (NA) (NA) 

96 46 

147 34 

80 29 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ -- -- -- -- ---- ------ ---- -- ---

Workers ___________________ - -- -- -- -- -- -- ------------------ 137 84 (X) 112 (X) 119 112 

- 597 (X) 185 (X) 412 543 576 

16 23 23 23 23 16 24 

- 20 43 86 12 24 20 21 

55 15 48 56 183 37 22 

38 2 (0) 15 88 38 27 

8 1 (0) 6 94 8 18 

Farms with- 1 worker ____________________ --- - ---------------- --- - -- --

2 workers ____________________ -- ---- -- ------------------ 3 or.4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _________ - -- -- ------ -- -------- ---- -- ---

176 LAMOILLE COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All form. Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 1 

Inventory: 

I· 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 199 (X) 208 (X) 159 ()() 174 (X) 

- 190 (X) 199 (X) 153 (X) 169 (X) 

- 194 10 646 209 7810 160 10604 176 7 784 

- 190 1 324 1 199 (NA) 1 157 1 289 1 170 7241 

- 186 11 9J 190 11 726 153 11643 166 11 4431 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ - 168 7 754 167 7 697 144 7 667 153 7 592 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 33 173 40 180 17 110 28 102 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 146 7 581 152 7 517 136 7 557 146 7 490 

- 152 3 320 (NA) (NA) 127 3 138 1 142 3 331 

- 111 884 (NA) (NA) 91 838 88 520 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ - 182 6869 190 6 161 156 6744 168 6000 

- (X) 1 295 (X) (NA) (X) 1 270 (X) 710 

- 161 4 753 (NA) (NA) I 144 4 683 153 4 102 

- (X) 357 (X) (NA) (X) 351 (X) 110 

- 159 2 116 (NA) (NA) 136 2 061 142 1 898 

- (X) 939 1 (X) (NA) I (X) 919 1 (X) 600 

- 13 111 (NA) (NA) 6 103 6 38 1 - (X) 40 (X) (NA) (X) 36 (X) 10 

- 138 8 921 (NA) (NA) 136 (D) 143 6 254 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: 

- 30 218 27 417 17 172 22 386 - 14 55 1 (NA) (NA) 7 45 8 61 - 24 163 (NA) (NA) 14 1271 20 325 1 

- 15 53 10 59 7 421 8 (0) 

- 10 25 7 29 3 (0) 5 (0) 

- 7 28 6 30 6 (D) 6 30 - 15 313 6 178 6 

103

1 

- - - 12 223 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) - - - 3 17 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 61 198 1 45 139 1 41 129 1 33 93 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs- ______________________________ _ 

litters af pigs farrowed between- Oec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 19 420 13 261 9 

342

1 

8 232 - (X) 20 ()O (NA) (X) (0) (X) 14 - 9 263 2 (0) 5 231 2 (D) 

- (X) 6 ()() (NA) (X) 

(O~ 1 

(X) (0) - 9 127 4 94 2 - - - 11 206 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - - (X) 1 532 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - - 11 

(D~I (NA) (NA) 1 4 (Dj -

=1 - 1 (NA) (NA) - - - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 13 21 10 17 7 12 4 7 - (X) 13 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 3 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lomb'-___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 26 (X) I 24 (X) I 12 (X) I 16 (X) 1 - 22 (D) 23 64 153 11 (0) 15 63 919 - 22 (D) 21 56046 11 (0) 15 (D) - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 6 289 - - 2 (0) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 7 (X) (NA) (X) I 1 (X) 2 (X) I - 7 (X) 9 (X) 5 (X) 5 (X) 

- 4 30 805 9 51 774 4 30 805 5 (D) - 3 (D) 7 47 720 3 (D) 5 (D) - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 2 (0) 2 (D) 1 (0) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (Xl - (X) - 10 (D) 16 805 7 (D) 10 804 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chicken. 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hen. kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hen. and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 monlh. old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkey. _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LAMOILLE COUNTY, VT. 177 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For siloge or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oats for groin {bushels} _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Borley for groin {bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cation (bales) ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweetpotafoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ J 978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 197B_ 

Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

118 LAMOILLE COUNTY, yr. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms 

79 

88 

6 

7 

75 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

5 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

10 

-

- 200 

201 

55 

(NA) 

157 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NAl 

2 

11 

2 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

6 

7 

6 

(NA) 

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

4 

4 

4 

(NA) 

7 

-

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

3 579 (X) 

3 410 (X) 

161 13 260 

267 18 723 

3 418 53 809 

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) I 38 

,,11 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X)I 

- -

- - 68 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) I - (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - - -

- -

- - - -

- - - -

- - 95 (0) 

102 17 866 

- - - - 16 345 31 018 

13 392 25 562 

1 852 4 5041 (NA) (NA) 

9 994 19 803 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) I 

(0) (X) 

110 (X) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) I 

13 (X) 

23 (X) 

13 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

3 (X) 

6 (X) 

2 10 630 

(NA) (NA) 

2 (X) 

- (X) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

- - 76 3 555 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 86 (0) (X) - - - - 5 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 7 267 18 723 - - - - 73 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 83 3 103 45 325 - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- (NAil 

- - (X) - -

(NA) 4 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 4 33 156 - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - 2 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 4 69 1 800 - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - 4 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 6 93 17 320 - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 151 15 054 29 409 - -

(NA) (NA) 167 12 722 24 915 - - - (NAll 

51 1 803 4443 1 

- - (NA) 36 1 619 3 317 - -

- - 122 9 145 18 753 - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - -I - -

- - 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 7 102 (X) - -

- - 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 5 57 (X) - -

- - 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 3 3 (X) - - - - 1 (0) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 3 7 (X) I - -

- - 2 (0) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1 (D) 2 (0) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 4 6 (X) 1 (0) 

1 (D) 2 (0) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 4 6 15 036 1 (0) 

1 (0) 5 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres farms Acres 

Forms ____________________________ - ___ - - ____ ---------

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

AP~;:;!~?~~ ~~n~~~~a==== ======== == ==== == ====== -perc;n,: 

535 130773 515 140498 392 110 879 389 123 895 - (X) 244 (X) 273 (X) 283 (X) 318 - (X) 441 600 (X) 441 664 (X) 441 600 (X) 441 664 - (X) 29.6 (X) 31.8 (X) 25.1 (X) 28.1 -

Value of land and buildings, I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - 148 309 (X) 114 907 (X) 169202 (X) 131 612 (X) 

(X) 603 (X) 421 (X) 585 (X) 413 -

land in forms according to use: Tolol cropland _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 520 54 7111 501 534081 381 48 603 378 47668 

500 34 782 479 33 071 370 31 515 370 30 771 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

201029 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

10010 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 10 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 10 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Tolol woodland ______________________________________ _ 

Woodland poslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured _____________________________ _ 

Olher land __________________________________________ _ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ________________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ________ _ 

- 39 174 38 (NA) 17 76 15 (NA) 

- 39 523 45 (NA) 14 193 16 (NA) 

- 79 1 784 51 (NA) 34 778 22 (NA) 

- 84 3086 91 (NA) 57 2 173 68 (NA) 

- 133 9404 139 (NA) 124 8 879 135 (NA) 

- 98 12 175 91 (NA) 97 (0)1 90 (NA) 

- 27 (D) 23 (NA) 26 (D) 23 (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (0)1 - (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - 1 (NA) 

- 347 18088 336 18 148 263 15 794 246 15620 

- 75 1 841 64 2189 48 

1:1 

37 1 277 

- 28 493 (NA) (NA) 19 14 501 

- 8 37 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (D) 

10 39 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) I 5 (0)1 

- 42 1 272 (NA) (NA) 26 836 22 498 

445 60 612 436 66 3741 332 49 136 337 58 559 

- 188 14525 (NA) (NA) 162 13485 216 25 194 

362 46 087 (NA) (NA) 266 35651 236 33 365 

339 15 450 374 20 7161 247 13 140 276 17 668 

135 10 122 (NA) (NA) 103 8 7181 159 13 453 

308 5328 (NA) (NA) 220 4422 231 4 215 

Poslurelond, all Iypes ___________________________________ _ 443 42 735 (NA) (NA) 338 37997 (NA) 54 267 

Irrigoled land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated _________________________________ _ Olher land irrigoled _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _________ _ 

8 25 2 (D) 6 (D) 2 (D) 

8 

25

1 

(NA) (NA) 6 (D) 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 2 (O)i (X) (X) 2 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Volue Volue Volue Value Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 535 18989 515 14504 392 18 693 389 14 286 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 35493 (X) 28 163 (X) 47685 (X) 36 725 

Forms by value of agricullurol producls sold, 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.00010 $39.999 _________________________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less Ihon $2.500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2.00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 43 6 701 19 (NA) 43 6 701 19 (NA) 

- 134 8360 118 (NA) 134 8360 118 (NA) 

- 84 2 541 99 (NA) 84 2541 99 (NA) 

- 42 620 70 (NA) I 42 620 70 (NA) 

- 44 313 45 (NA) 44 313 45 (NA) 

- 45 158 31 (NA) 45 158 31 (NA) 

- 141 (D) 131 (NA) (X) (X) 7 (NA) 

- 22 48 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 31 52 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 24 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 64 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (D) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Cro~---- ___________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporolion loons _________________ _ Calion and cOllonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporolion loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy. forage, alld silage ________ • ___________ _ 

Vegelables, sweel corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, Dnd berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 171 1 000 155 5771 114 924 (NA) 515 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 

(O~I 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 127 420 (NA) (NA) 88 371 77 368 

- 24 61 (NA) (NA) 15 53 10 18 

- 19 187 (NA) (NA) 11 175 10 60 - 16 308 8 37 10 301 7 (D) 

- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 8 (D) 

Liveslock, poullry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry produclS __________________________ _ 

Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

COllie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~~::p~\':.:~i~ ~~d-;;;'oi============ == == ==== ======== === Olher liveslock and liveslock producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 445 17988 443 13 679 357 17 769 355 13 537 - 38 239 38 356 25 235 22 353 - 296 15370 (NA) (NA) 286 15 255 300 11 850 - 398 2234 (NA) (NA) 339 2 166 340 1 273 - 44 31 (NA) (NA) 31 24 22 22 - 37 35 (NA) (NA) 17 23 9 14 - 33 79 (NA) (NA) 20 66 15 25 

'1974 dolo include sales of faresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ORANGE COUNTY, VT. 179 
TobIe 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoled 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 535 Forms wi1h- 515 130773 SOO 127 655 34 782 8 265 75 25 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 oere'-____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 oere'- __________________ _ 140 to 179 oeres. __________________ _ 180 to 219 oere'- __________________ _ 220 to 259 oere'- __________________ _ 260 to 499 oere'- __________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 oeres. _______________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 17 10 69 9 49 18 3 23 6 6 

- 35 31 872 30 769 371 4 (D) (D) (D) 

- 30 21 I 718 23 I 331 503 - - - - - 39 43 3401 37 3 215 I 168 - - - - - 65 47 7647 59 6996 2376 - - - - - 67 58 10 518 64 10058 2963 I (D) (D) (D) 

- 46 50 9212 44 8801 2830 - - - - - 42 53 10072 42 10072 3080 - - - - - 143 148 50910 141 50010 13 731 - - - - - 45 46 28450 45 284SO 6542 - - - - - 6 5 7904 6 7904 1 200 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - -

TobIe 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________ . _________ _ 

-------- 535 130 773 515 140 498 392 110 879 389 123895 Harvested cropland ____________________ _ 

-------- 500 34 782 479 33071 370 31 515 370 30771 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 266 49746 284 59834 142 (D) 183 46 474 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 239 9461 (NAl 13 235 127 (D) (NA) (D) Port owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 236 74 756 202 75081 219 71 517 179 71 890 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 232 23 008 (NA) 17840 215 22 313 (NA) 17248 Tenants _____________________________ _ 

-------- 33 6271 29 5 583 31 (D) 27 (D) Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 29 2313 (NA) 1 996 28 (D) (NA) I 990 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- 478 111 947 (NA) (NA) 346 94271 350 108061 Partnership _" ________________________ _ 

--------- 46 14 555 (NA) (NAl 37 13007 33 13 695 Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 9 (D) (NA) (NAl 9 3601 6 2 139 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instituti anal, etc._ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

All forms Forms with soles of I All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Operators by place of residence: 

- 365 375 319 333 On form operated ______________________ 462 440 352 333 Olher ______________________________ _ 

- 170 132 73 SO Not on farm operated ___________________ 47 22 26 16 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 years. ______________________ _ 35 to 44 yeors. ______________________ _ 45 to 54 yeors. ______________________ _ 

91 O;:~I:::o:::~~~~~~~:~;:~;;~~~~;:~--- 26 45 14 34 

- 17 9 15 

- 77 58 62 45 None _________________________________ 271 247 238 224 

- 110 79 88 54 1 1049 days ___________________________ 66 47 53 40 

- 118 143 84 114 5010 99 days __________________________ 20 19 15 11 S5 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 yeors and over _____________________ _ Average oge __________________________ _ 

- 115 123 85 96 100 10 149 days ________________________ 18 13 8 7 

98 95 58 65 15010 199 doys ________________________ 28 18 14 4 

50.0 51.7 48.4 51.3 200 days or more ______________________ 113 95 53 33 

'Applies only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livesloek and poultry purehased _________________________ _ Feed for livesloek and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal heollh eosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, ond trees ____________ --------------- Commercial fertilizer _____________ .. ------ --------------- Orher agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Conlroet labor ________________ -- ---- -- -- ------------ ---

- 259 880 236 692 174 850 167 653 

- 464 6072 467 5 136 349 5939 357 5 049 

- 337 5029 423 4788 299 4950 352 4 728 

- 432 214 (NA) (NA) 343 208 299 165 

- 304 124 295 115 258 120 250 110 

- 40f 550 349 570 332 516 294 560 

- 354 152 217 89 290 142 202 86 

- 318 1 244 269 802 274 1 182 236 774 

- 30 40 12 12 24 39 9 10 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________ - _ ---- -- ---------------- 156 65 167 68 137 60 145 66 

Energy and petroleum produets __________________________ _ 

Pelroleum producls __________________ -- -------------- Gasoline __________________ -_ -- ------ --------------

Diesel fuel __________________ -------- -------------- LP gos, bulone, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________________ -- ---------------

NOlural gas ____________________ ---- --------------- Kerosene, motor oil, and 9r8Ose _____________________ _ 

Eleclrieily __________________ ---------- ---------------- Olher-eool. wood, coke. ele .. ________________________ _ 

- 530 1 090 (NA) (NA) 387 1 027 (NA) (NA) 

- 530 678 489 463 387 640 381 443 

- 524 367 (NA) (NA) 386 341 378 307 

- 286 151 (NA) (NA) 265 148 231 78 

- 77 23 (NA) (NA) 76 (D) 46 9 

- 51 (D) (NA) (NA) 38 77 

- 1 } (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 380 49 

- 530 56 (NAl (NA) 387 51 

438 388 (NAl (NA) 342 364 (NAl (NA) 

- 52 24 (NAI (NAI 52 24 (NA) (NAI 

180 ORANGE COUNTY, vr. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based an a sample of farms· see text] 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ • __________ _ 390 22 816 322 Croplond fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

385 18 286 317 - 180 4 530 149 - 4992 198 - 242 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to coo.rol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 55 I 395 53 Nematodes in crops ____ • ____ . _____ ._. ____________________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 23 235 14 Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

6 1131 222 - 277 

- 5 

~I 5 

- 271 214 

- 108 (X) 83 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel Iraclors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CoHonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

535 506 392 382 machinery and equipment - Can. 15 853 10688 14766 9 697 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

29631 21 123 37 668 25 385 $30,000 10 $49.999 ______________________ 

$50.000 10 $69.999 ______________________ 

33 73 7 30 $70.000 10 $99.999 ______________________ 

152 96 1 72 

I~! $100.000 10 $199.999 ____________________ 

58 125j 22 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

366 489 236 274 174 215 463 721 213 238 318 483 451 I 117 122 154 424 963 

- - - - - - 16 16 10 10 6 6 9 10 7 7 2 (D) 

- - - - - - 244 259 131 134 123 125 307 314 69 70 240 244 

179 220 76 80 119 140 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data or. based on a sample of farms, see lext] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

21 667 294 17 947 

17 337 (NA) 14212 

4330 (NA) 3 735 

4 571 101 2660 

(D) (NA) I 726 

- - - 206 5 81 

5 552 (NA) 33001 

60 2 (D) 

(X) 44 ()() 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

97 104 97 100 

95 66 94 64 60 24 60 24 

21 ., 181~ 21 1 13 ~ 13 18 

6 J jL 6 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

412 533 317 407 591 208 469 I 081 244 

2 (D) 

I~I 20 20 

17 17 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

214 231 118 328 341 100 

167 193 67 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or mare Working less Ihan 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 318 154 (X] 254 (X) 274 236 - I 221 (X) 274 (X) 947 I 132 I 061 

Farms with- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 103 87 87 79 79 79 68 - 59 38 76 47 94 47 37 - 45 26 85 45 141 38 52 - 89 2 (0] 65 394 89 57 - 22 I (D) 18 239 21 22 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ORANGE COUNTY, VT. 181 
Tobie 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 456 ()O 467 (Xl 350 (X) 357 (Xl 

- 427 (Xl 438 (Xl 339 (Xl 347 (Xl 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 445 17 988 443 13 679 357 17 769 355 13 537 Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 423 2300 418 (NAl 349 2 213 344 1 309 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

412 23 231 421 24 754 334 22401 342 23 662 

- 382 13 170 408 14 117 317 12827 337 13 647 

- 118 629 122 800 69 429 69 541 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 328 12 541 362 13317 293 12 398 318 13 106 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 374 9 177 (NAl (NAl 314 8788 319 8 854 

- 246 884 (NAl (NAl 202 786 201 I 161 

Sales. CoNte and calves ___________________________________ _ - 398 10 554 398 9651 339 10277 340 9312 $1,000_ - (Xl 2234 (Xl (NAl (Xl 2 166 (Xl 1 273 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 328 6280 (NAl (NAl 293 6 135 308 6 242 $1.000_ - (Xl 353 (Xl (NAl (Xl 329 (Xl 241 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 358 4 274 (NAl (NAl 309 4 142 308 3 070 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- (Xl 1 880, (Xl (NAl, (Xl 1 837 (Xl 1 032 

- 33 263 (NAl (NAl 23 246 26 232 

- (Xl 113 (Xl (NAl (Xl 105 (Xl 73 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 296 15 370 (NAl (NAl 286 15 255 300 11 850 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 83 461 75 334 55 311 55 220 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 30 135 (NAl (NAl 20 89 13 74 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 72 326 (NAl (NAl 49 222 50 146 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 30 112 19 92 20 81 13 68 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ 

-- 27 67 16 53 18 52 10 39 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 18 45 16 39 13 29 11 29 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ - 41 1 003 36 967 21 605 11 634 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 35 718 (NAl (NAl 17 467 9 497 Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 7 54 (NAl (NAl 4 4ll 2 (01 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 134 592, 127 593, 94 416 82 453 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 44 769 31 703 31 614 22 549 

- (Xl 31 (Xl (NAl (Xl 24 (Xl 22 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 11 417 11 476 7 338 7 392 

$1,000 -- (Xl 9 (Xl (NAl (Xl 8 (Xl 8 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ -- 33 668 24 380 16 4111 8 267 Sheep and lombs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- 37 921 (NAl (NAl 17 612 7 458 

-- (X) 6 420 (X) (NAl (Xl 3 843 (Xl 2395 Sheep. lombs. ond wooL _______________________ $1,000_ - 37 35 (NAl (NAl 17 23 9 14 Goots _____ . ____ . _________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (01 (NAl (NAl 1 (01 - -

$1,000 -- (Xl (0) (Xl (NA) (Xl (0) (X) - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 25 65 18 62 15 50 10 45 

-- (Xl 73 (Xl (NAl (Xl 61 (Xl 24 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _________ . ________________________ -- ____ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 97 (Xl 81 (Xl 67 (Xl 53 (Xl 

- aa 13 984 80 29 975 60 13 236 52 29 182 Hens and pullets of laying age ___________ ~ ________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 88 13 905 80 29435 60 13 216 52 28 677 

- 7 79 (NA) (NAl 4 20 - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot~type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________ -----_ - - ----

Turkeys for slaughter _________________ - - _____ -- ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ___________________________________ ._ 

- 2 (01 (NAl (NAl 2 (0) - - - 6 540 3 64 4 (01 2 (01 

- 8 44 (NAl (NAl 6 (0) 2 (0) 

- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (01 2 (Ol 

- 1 (01 (NAl (NAl 1 (ol - - - 33 (Xl (NAl (Xl 22 (Xl 6 (Xl 

Sales. Any poultry ________________________ -_ - _____ ------ --- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meaf-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________ ---- ---- ----

Turkeys for slaughter _______________________ - -----

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________ ---- ---- ---

Poultry ond poultry products ___ . ______ . _________ $1,000_ 

- 27 (Xl 16 (Xl 17 (Xl 11 (Xl 

- 17 40 426 15 26454 11 40 245 10 26098 

- 16 (01 15 25 754 10 (Ol 10 25 398 

- 1 (Ol (NAl (NAl 1 (ol - - - I (01 (NAl (NAl - - - -

- 2 (01 - - 2 (01 - - - 2 (01 (NAl (NAl 2 (01 1 (ol 

- 2 (01 (NAl (NAl 2 (01 1 (Ol 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - - -

- 5 (Xl (NAl (Xl 2 (Xl - (Xl 

- 38 239 38 356 25 235 22 353 

182 ORANGE COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantify Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 201 6 039 (X) I - - 190 5 903 (X) - - 190 5 355 (X) (NA) (NA) 176 5 270 (X) - -

- 4 190 21 640 - - 3 (0) (0) - -

- 14 310 38 295 (NA) (NA) 6 290 36 431 - - - 199 5 849 87454 - - 189 (D) 86094 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 175 4980 78 101 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (JO - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 5 23 (X) - (NN I 

5 23 ()()I - =1 - 5 37 (X) (NA) 5 37 (X) -

- - -

28~1 - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 5 23 - - 5 23 280 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA~I (NA) (NA) 5 37 396 - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) - -I 

- 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 5 22 400 - - 3 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

8arley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA~I - -

(X> I 

- =1 - - - (X) - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - - - - - - - - ;j - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

~I - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 14 17 1 929 - - 9 16 1 773 - -

- 22 29 6334 (NA) (NA) 12 24 5 490 - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl} _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 467 30 705 58428 1 (D) 351 27 539 54 029 1 (D) 

- 458 28962 51 946 (NA) (NA) 356 26 760 49006 - - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 155 4 191 10 570 I - (NA) I 

141 3 995 10 3231 - =1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 98 2 706 5 898 - Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - 363 19 123 36 247 1 (0) 278 17 143 33464 1 (D) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I - -

- 24 57 (X) 1 (D) 15 50 (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - 19 41 (X) (NA) (NA) 11 21 ()() - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 19 25 (X) - - 13 22 (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 10 (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 (D) (X) - - 3 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 3 (Z) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) I - -I 

- 21 235 (X) - - 13 175 (X) - 1974_ - 10 100 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 94 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 21 231 1 859 050 (NA) (NA) 13 170 1 772 450 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 92 733 347 (NA) (NA) Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 4 (D) (Z) (NA) (NA) 4 2 - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 16 17 (X) 3 4 10 11 (X) 3 4 1974_ - 11 5 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) (X) 1 (0) Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 13 13 43 669 3 4 8 9 38 969 3 4 1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 5 16 546 I (D) 

- 16 15 (X) 4 8 10 10 (X) 2 (D) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (Xl (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ORANGE COUNTY, VT. 183 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

637 194 812 666 198 693 557 181 327 563 184 618 

- (Xl 306 (Xl 298 (Xl 326 (Xl 328 

(Xl 457 600 (Xl 457 408 (Xl 457 600 (Xl 457 408 

- (Xl 42.6 (Xl 43.4 (Xl 39.6 (Xl 40.4 

Forms ________________________ _ 

Average size of form ___________ ====================== Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

178 460 (Xl 114 694 (Xl 190 006 (Xl 125 451 (Xl 

(Xl 562 (Xl 384 (Xl 572 (Xl 383 

Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

- 628 97 088 650 91 5441 552 92 919 552 85 823 

- 617 65982 616 58875 543 63 642 538 56 791 

land in farms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested; 

- 14 63 29 (NAl II 43 15 (NAl 

- 23 315 23 (NAl 8 ll2 7 (NAl 

- 40 881 30 (NAl 18 399 16 (NAl 

- 93 3 530 102 (NAl 72 2 780 77 (NAl 

- 184 12 779 202 (NAl 174 12 198 193 (NAl 

- 185 24 4221 179 (NAl 182 24 ll8 179 (NAl 

- 71 19 286 44 (NAl 71 19 286 44 (NAl 

- 6 (Dl 6 (NAl 6 (Dl 6 (NAl 

- I (Dl I (NAl I (Dl I (NAl 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ • _________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ____________________ . ______ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 455 29 087 465 29 829 414 27 537 395 26456 Other cropland _____ . ___________________________ • __ 72 2 019 80 2 840 56 I 740 65 2 576 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 

- 25 587 (NAl (NAl 19 528 26 627 

- 4 41 (NAl (NAl 4 41 29 777 

grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ - 6 III (NAl (NAl 6 III 5 249 Cropland idle _________ . _. _________________ • _____ _ 

- 51 I 280 (NAl (NAl 39 I 060 26 923 

Total woodland _________________________ • ___________ _ 

- 542 82 217 580 85 549 471 73 796 502 78 409 Woodland postured _______ . _____________________ . __ - 293 23 902 (NAl (NAl 263 22 023 321 28 862 Woodland not postured _______________ ._. __________ _ 425 58 315 (NAl (NAl 367 51 773 350 49 547 

Other land _______ . _________ . _______________________ _ 

- 358 15 507 423 21 600 316 14 612 363 20 386 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______ . ________________________ _ - 125 9368 (NAl (NAl 114 9069 190 12 786 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 309 6 139 (NAl (NAl 271 5 543 293 7 600 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 555 62 357 (NAl (NAl 497 58 629 (NAl 68 104 

Irrigated land _____________________________________ • __ _ 

- 2 (Dl 2 (Dl 2 (Dl 1 (Dl Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (Dl Posture - - - (NA) (NAl - - (NA) - land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NAl - - - - Other land irrigated _________ • _______________________ _ 

land set aside in the federol farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 13 286 (Xl (Xl 12 (D) (X) (Xl 

11978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($I,OOOl Farms ($1,000) 

- 637 33 640 666 24419 557 33 555 563 24 319 

- (Xl 52 8ll (Xl 36 665 (Xl 60242 (X) 43 195 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm _________ • _________________ dollarsFarms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _. _________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 74 13 618 26 (NAl 74 13 618 26 (NA) 

- 246 15 388 207 (NA) 246 15 388 207 (NAl 

- 109 3360 163 (NA) 109 3 360 163 (NA) 

- 54 790 87 (NA) 54 790 87 (NA) 

- 35 263 45 (NA) 35 263 45 (NA) 

- 39 136 30 (NA) 39 136 30 (NA) 

- 80 86 108 (NA) (X) (Xl 5 (NA) 

- 9 20 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (Xl 

- 15 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 21 25 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 35 14 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 146 I 026 171 I 146 107 985 (NA) I 087 

- 6 20 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 5 9 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 132 694 (NA) (NA) 94 654 97 792 

- 7 48 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 14 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 3 (D) 

- 9 144 10 65 9 144 8 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 5 203 

(raps ____________________ ---- -- ---- ---- --------------

Groins ____________________________ ._ ---- ------ -- ---

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ -- ------ --------------

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ______ --------------- Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons. ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _________ . ___________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________ -- -- ------ -- -- ---- -------

- 542 32 614 563 22 832 ,01 32 570 520 22 798 

- 26 (D) 22 236 17 (D) 17 233 

- 467 29443 (NA) (NA) 465 (D) 479 20 454 

- 524 2 933 (NA) (NA) 490 2 902 513 2 067 

30 57 (NA) (NA) 23 54 22 (0) 

- 13 19 (NA) (NA) 7 17 2 (0) 

- 35 (D) (NA) (NA) 22 22 11 16 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls _______ - -- -- - - ----- - --- - ---

Dairy producls ___________ - - - - - -- -- --- - ----- - - --- - ---

Cottle and colves ____________ -- ------ -- --------------

Hogs and pigs ________________ - - ---- -- ------------ --- Sheep, lambs, and waal ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ----------

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

184 ORLEANS COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 637 666 194812 617 192 062 65 982 2 (0) (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

- 8 8 19 3 9 3 - - - - 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

- 17 27 524 14 462 255 I (0) (0) (0) 50 to 69 acre'- ____________________ _ 

- 20 25 I 187 19 I 137 450 - - - - 70 to 99 acre'-____________________ _ 

- 35 26 2916 33 2 738 I 143 - - - - 100 to 139 acre'-__________________ _ 

- 53 52 6119 50 5 789 2 149 - - - - 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

- 47 70 7347 44 6890 2 794 - - - - 180 to 219 acre'- __________________ _ 220 to 259 acre'-__________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acre'- __________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocre'-_______________ _ 2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 69 il 13 858 69 13 858 

~ll - - - - - 70 16 571 70 16 571 - - - -

- 222 233 77 679 221 77 399 26 612 I (0) (0) (0) 

- 83 73 53400 81 52017 16 201 - - - - - 13 12 15 192 13 15 192 5473 - - - -

- - I - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

--------- 637 194812 666 198 693 557 181 327 563 184 618 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 617 65982 616 58 875 543 63 642 538 56 791 

Tenure of operator: 

--------- 312 80 163 416 102 136 244 (0) 320 89 051 

--------- 297 23 008 (NA) 27 120 234 (0) (NA) 25 124 

--------- 277 99 988 219 86 005 267 98 748 213 (0) 

Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropJond _________________ _ Part owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 274 37 268 (NA) 27 566 264 36 956 (NA) 27 513 1 --------- 48 14 661 31 10 552 46 (0) 30 (0) 

--------- 46 5 706 (NA) 4189 45 (0) (NA) 4 154 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: 

--------- 570 170 095 (NA) (NA) 494 157 021 518 165 345 

--------- 54 17 814 (NA) (NA) 50 17403 39 14 240 

--------- 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 6 5 033 ionol, etc._ I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust. institut 

All forms I Farms with sales of I All forms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 1)974 1978 1)974 1978 1)974 1978 1)974 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by place of res idence: 

- 493 526 477 502 On form operated ______________________ 534 536 474 466 

- 144 134 80 55 Not on farm operated ___________________ 52 50 40 36 

Operators by age group, Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 55 to 64 yeor'-______________________ _ 65 years aQd over ____________________ _ 

Average oge _________________________ _ 

241 191 OP::~t::o::~~~~~~~-:;:~:::;~~:~~--- 51 74 43 55 1 

- 7 7 

- 128 89 117 83 None _________________________________ 378 342 361 323 - 157 154 136 135, I to 49 days-__________________________ 67 53 57 41 

- 164 167 150 136 50 to 99 days __________________________ 19 21 18 14 

- 113 138 97 115 100 to 149 day'-_______________________ 17 9 13 6 

- 68 88 50 69 150 to 199 day'-_______________________ 21 21 14 10 

- 46.9 48.3 46.3 47.6 200 days or more ______________________ 104 107 66 65 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms I Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feed'- ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~::s, bu!bs, pl~~ts. and trees __________________________ _ mercIa I fertIlizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 329 2 719 301 I 673 309 2 713 266 I 663 - 560 II 279 601 8647 519 II 268 519 8 612 - 496 8952 556 7 347 477 8948 496 7 325 

- 485 396 (NA) (NA) 470 395 425 284 - 310 253 315 174 300 253 294 173 - 526 I 285 498 913 513 I 275 447 898 - 377 268 242 133 369 267 232 132 - 496 2031 360 I 349 465 I 998 343 I 337 - 46 63 24 62 41 59 24 62 

- 226 144 208 124 192 139 198 123 Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor ail. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool. wood. coke. etc, _________________________ _ 

- 637 I 785 (NA) (NA) 581 I 768 (NA) (NA) - 637 I 167 657 779 581 I 156 560 762 - 619 708 (NA) (NA) 563 700 552 523 - 365 260 (NA) (NA) 358 259 332 131 - 77 21 (NA) (NA) 76 (0) 48 20 - 107 76 (NA) (NA) 107 76 } - 7 I (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 560 88 - 637 101 (NA) (NA) 581 100 - 503 596 (NA) (NA) 488 594 (NA) (NA) - 61 22 (NA) (NA) 56 18 (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ORLEANS COUNTY, VT. 185 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo are based on a sample of farms, see text) 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass. or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 525 54 726 512 54 354 

- 513 43 240 500 42868 258 11 486 258 11 486 . 286 9680 279 9 623 

- 56 1 386 54 (0) 

- I (0) 1 (0) 

- 21 796 21 796 

- 308 10 547 306 (0) 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 35 1 508 35 1 508 

- 212 (X) 211 (X) 

- 60 (X) 60 (X) 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Aufomobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines _____ .. ____________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers _____ .. ______________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type __________ •• ________ • ___ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

638 649 582 553 machinery and equipment - Can. 24 180 16 293 23 777 15 361 $20,000 10 $29,999 _____________ • ________ 

37 900 25 105 40 854 27 778 $30,00010 $49.999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

55 60 38 35 $70,00010 $99,999 ______________________ 

60 1111 32 72 $100,000 to $199,999 _______________ • ____ 

129 152 i 119 130 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufaclured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

558 734 393 460 243 274 

429 599 230 253 266 346 

587 1 638 201 325 532 I 313 

23 24 3 3 21 21 

49 49 19 19 1 30 30 

12 12 10 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - - - -

382 391 250 253 135 138 

431 454 137 138 297 316 

179 192 114 121 68 71 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolo are based on a sample of farms, see lexl] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

447 39063 (NAl 31 486 (NA) 7577 

118 4003 

(NA) 2924 

- - - - (NAl 4065 

1 (0) 

60 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

108 132 108 127 

115 123 114 118 

56 41 56 41 

63 1 ~ 63 1 45 30 45 30 

7 .J L 7 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

549 704 488 

457 641 288 607 1 607 412 

9 9 3 

28 28 16 

9 11 5 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

378 404 216 

433 459 138 

188 208 108 

Any hired workersFarms wilh sales of $2.500 or more 

Working I SO days or more Working less Ihan I SO days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms _______________________ - - - -- --- - -------------------

Workers ________________ -------------- ---- ---------------- 496 213 (X) 407 (X) 465 343 

- I 673 (X) 422 (X) 1 251 I 617 1 483 

- 165 93 93 163 163 139 103 

- 115 78 156 100 200 115 49 

- 95 30 96 78 270 95 89 

- 96 10 (0) 45 282 91 70 

25 2 (0) 21 336 , •. 25 32 -

Forms with- I worker • ______ ••• _____ • __ ------ •• -- ----- -----.----. ---

2 workers _____ •• _______ • ___ -------- --- - --- ••• --------.- 3 or 4 workers ___ • ________ • ______ • --•• -- -- -- .----------- 5109 workers •••• _____ • __ • _________________ • __________ _ 

10 workers or more ____________ -- ---------------- --------

186 ORLEANS COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 559 ()() 575 (X) 504 (X) 514 (X) 

537 (X) 558 (X) 493 (X) 507 (X) 

Soles: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

542 32 614 563 22 832 501 32 570 520 22 798 

531 3 009 1 

551 (NA) 494 2 973 1 

515 2095 1 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 531 39 224 552 39 532 488 38 684 504 39089 

- 507 26 072 526 25985 476 25 889 486 25 815 

79 512 72 546 57 359 49 422 

- 480 25 560 510 25439 465 25 530 483 25 393 

- 493 12 1221 (NA) (NA) I 457 11 8641 453 II 776 

- 284 I 030 (NA) (NA) 258 931 285 I 498 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 524 19 137 545 18 686 490 18969 513 18 526 

- (X) 2 933 (X) (NA) (X) 2902 (X) 2 067 

- 478 13 551 (NA) (NA) 456 13 448 475 12 949 

- (X) 554 (X) (NA) (X) 548 (X) 364 

- 456 5 586 (NA) (NA) 429 5 521 440 5577 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- (X) 2 379

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 2 355 I (X) I 702

1 - 29 167 (NA) (NA) 22 156 10 105 

- (X) 80 (X) (NA) I (X) 76 (X) 26 

- 467 29 443 (NA) (NA) 465 (0) 479 20 454 

- 59 665 72 3871 46 553 60 350 

- 16 110 (NA) (NA) 12 98 17 106 1 - 58 555 (NA) (NA) 45 455 59 244 

- 18 128 18 120 14 III 17 (D)I 

- 16 79 12 59 12 69 II (0) 

- 10 49 15 61 7 42 15 61 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- 16 358 11 31 9 

233

1 

4 

(O~ I - 13 282 (NA) (NA) 7 209 2 

- 6 38 (NA) (NA) 3 24 -

- 119 420 I 109 399

1 

92 2421 79 283

1 

- 30 

986

1 

29 611 23 

8~1 22 

568

1 

- (X) 57 (X) (NA) (X) (X) (0) 

- 9 267 4 103 6 190 3 (0) 

- (X) 

71 

(X) (NA) (X) 

23~ I 

(X) 

(O~ I - II 273 I (0) 6 I 

- 12 285 (NA) (NA) 6 190 2 (0) 

- (X) 2 122 (X) (NA) (X) I 178 (X) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 13 19 1 

(NA) (NA) I 7 171 2 (0) I - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) I (0) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D)I (X) (Z) 

- 23 43 17 32 13 24 8 16 

- (X) 22 (X) (NA) (X) 15 (X) 4 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

I 

- 73 (X) 70 (X) 58 (X) I 51 (X) 

- 63 9 415 70 20 751 49 9 163 51 20 168 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 61 9366 68 20 559 47 9 114 51 (0) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 5 49 (NA) (NA) 5 49 I (0) Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 8 137 6 118 4 101 4 (0) 

- 5 98 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) I (D) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) Turkey hens kepI for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 22 (X) (NA) (X) 18 (X) 1 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 15 (X) 8 (X) 9 (X) 4 (X) 

- 8 (D) 8 11 573 4 (0) 4 11 525 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 8 (D) 4 11 525 4 (0) 4 11 525 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat~type chickens ________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________ , _________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $I,OOO_ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D~ I - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 3 (X) (NA) (X) I (Xl i - (X) 

- 26 (D) 22 236 17 (D) 17 233 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ORLEANS COUNTY, VT. 187 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sakts of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes -- _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

160 7 707 (X) - - 156 7648 (X) - - - 185 7 506 (X) (NA) (NA) 183 (0) (X) - - - 11 616 54 558 - - 11 616 54 558 - - - 3 147 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - 153 7 091 98 564 - - 149 7 032 97 879 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 181 7 280 107 544 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- 6 116 (X) - - 6 116 (X) - - - 17 606 (X) (NA) (NA) 13 500 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 6 116 1 010 - - 6 116 1 010 - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 297 2 326 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 - (X) - - Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) --- ____________________ 1978_ 

- 5 76 (0) - - 3 (0) (0) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 12 151 4 720 - - 10 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____ . _______________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 117 5 191 - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) - _______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 57 3 720 - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 4 (0) (0)' - - 4 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - 16 205 50 527 (NA) (NA) 9 203 50 309 - -

$weetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 598 59 934 108 616 1 (0) 527 57 659 106 394 1 (0) 

1974_ - 589 53 484 93 308 (NA) (NA) 517 51 582 91 196 1 (0) Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 165 7 639 17 960 - - 158 7 530 17 804 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 135 6837 14 971 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 460 35 971 66 227 1 (0) 415 34 571 64 762 1 (0) 

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 65 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 7 53 (X) - - 6 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 11 38 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 21 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 4 (0) (X) - - 4 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 16 (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 1 (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) -

- 10 29 (X) - - 8 (0) (X) - ~I 1974_ - 6 17 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 10 26 11 101 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 4 1 (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 6 3 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) Strawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - - (NA) , (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - 1 - Nursery and greenhouse praducts _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 9 47 (X) 1 (0) 9 47 (X) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

188 ORLEANS COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

523 172 941 520 172 187 393 152 976 .uJ7 154 703 

(X) 331 (X) 331 (X) 389 (X) 380 

(X) 593 280 (X) 593 280 (X) 593 280 (X) 593 280 - (X) 29.1 (X) 29.0 (X) 25.8 (X) 26.1 -

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 188 691 (X) 136 838 (X) 221 216 (X) 154 889 (X) 

(X) 523 (X) 413 (X) 514 (X) .uJ7 

land in forms according to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 509 74 6331 504 70 8171 384 68 442 395 64 8861 

491 49 374 489 45 457 377 46 304 390 42 952 - By acres harvested: J to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

27 121 31 (NA) 8 38 13 (NA) -

- 30 406 38 (NA) II 135 12 (NA) 

- 53 I 209 22 (NA) 21 485 8 (NA) 

57 2 108 72 (NA) 30 I 144 43 (NA) 

- 118 8 297 138 (NA) 101 7 269 126 (NA) 

- 147 20 7591 143 (NA) I 147 20 7591 143 (NA) 

57 (D) 44 (NA) 57 (0) 44 (NA) 

- 2 (D) I (NA) 2 (D)I I (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - (NA) 

- 312 23 308 298 21 226 238 20 652 224 18 295 

- 73 I 951 80 4 134 48 I 486 58 3 639 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which 011 crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Posture land and rangeland, other than crop/and and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 19 428 (NA) (NA) II 217 17 415 

- 4 72 (NA) (NA) 4 72 18 I 571 

- 12 163 (NA) (NA) 8 157 6 84 1 - 48 I 288 (NA) (NA) 32 I 040 23 I 569 

- 429 76 0321 437 74 3441 333 65 068 343 65 147 

- 229 20854 (NA) (NA) 195 19 431 203 27 780 

- 343 55 178

1 

(NA) (NA) 264 45 637 258 37 367 

- 365 22 276 360 27 0261 280 19466 301 24 670 

- 175 15 687 (NA) (NA) I 139 14 302 157 17 087 

- 321 6 589 (NA) (NA) 246 5 164 264 7 583 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 465 59 849 (NA) (NA) 357 54 385 (NA) 63 162 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigoted __________________________ _ Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 6 62 4 (D) 5 (D) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 20 278 (X) (X) 20 278 (X) (X) 

lJ978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

AI/farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 523 20 286 520 16 495 393 20 145 407 16 384 Average per farm ___________________________ do/lars_ - (X) 38 788 (X) 31 721 (X) 51 258 (X) 40 256 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

- 55 7 193 25 (NA) 55 7 193 25 (NA) $40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 153 10 078 141 (NA) 153 10 078 141 (NA) $20.000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 61 I 857 116 (NA) 61 1 857 116 (NA) $10.000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2.500 (see texl) ___________________________ _ 

$2.000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 42 590 51 (NA) 42 590 I 51 (NA) I - 35 255 31 (NA) 35 255 31 (NA) 

- 47 III 39 (NA) 47 171 39 (NA) 

- 130 141 117 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 20 45 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 18 31 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 34 40 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 58 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity (redit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 147 I 313 188 I 511 100 I 261 I (NA) I 4571 - 7 49 (NA) (NA) 7 49 I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, foroge. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 115 531 (NA) (NA) 76 487 98 692 

- 21 75 (NA) (NA) 14 II 15 61 - 14 542 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 12 349 - 13 97 17 286 II (D) 13 284 - II 19 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 24 63 

livestock, poultry. and Iheir products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Ca"le and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pig,-_____________________________________ _ 

Sheep. Iambs, and waal ______________________________ _ 

Other liveslock and livestock praducls (see texl) _________ _ 

- 431 18 973 436 14 778 347 18 883 363 14 729 - 32 121 33 132 25 121 23 129 - 278 16 410 (NA) (NA) 277 (D) 308 13 308 - 397 2 312 (NA) (NA) 336 2 247 357 I 204 - 28 31 (NA) (NA) 15 25 19 IS - 18 13 (NA) (NA) 7 4 12 62 - 28 85 (NA) (NA) 18 (D) 14 II 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RUTLAND COUNTY, VT. 189 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms forms in forms cropland 

523 520 172 941 491 169 861 49 374 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with13 15 37 6 22 10 

- 45 28 1 244 32 943 479 16 12 947 15 890 331 26 15 2 141 25 2066 699 

- 45 54 5 214 41 4 764 1 663 - 42 47 6 618 41 6468 2 242 

- 43 47 8 496 42 8 301 2 858 

35 38 8 318 33 7 811 2 938 163 158 58 531 162 58 131 19 356 77 92 49 877 76 48 947 13 191 13 11 17 312 13 17 312 4020 

5 3 14 206 5 14 206 1 587 

1 to 9 ocreL ______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocrcs _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 140 fa 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

lBO to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

Land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Farms 

523 

491 

260 

237 

226 

220 

37 

34 

458 

48 

16 

1 

Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

4 950 171 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - 1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

- - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

393 

377 

167 

153 

199 

197 

27 

27 

332 

44 

16 

1 

Acres 

152 976 

46 304 

56 106 

14 586 

88 511 

28 915 

8 359 

2 803 

120 013 

26 160 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

407 

390 

193 

(NA) 

180 

(NA) 

34 

(NA) 

362 

36 

8 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

-

-

-

Acres 

154 703 

42 952 

61 754 

14 535 

82 079 

24 420 

10870 

3 997 

133 276 

18 644 

(D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ (D) 

r-~------~------~--~--------~------~------~--~--------~ All farms I All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ______________________________ 344 360 320 337 On farm operated _____________________ _ 443 421 337 331 Other ________________________________ 179 151 73 61 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 42 38 30 28 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 38 52 26 39 

Under 25 yeors ________________________ 17 7 15 6 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 year'-________________________ 56 70 41 55 None ________________________________ _ 248 212 228 203 35 to 44 year'-________________________ 117 100 82 77 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 37 32 26 25 45 to 54 year'-________________________ 131 153 100 116 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 24 14 18 13 

22 19 16 11 

35 30 20 14 

136 119 66 54 

55 to 64 years_________________________ 113 123 93 101 100 to 149 day'-______________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________ 89 58 62 43 150 to 199 day'- ______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ L-__________ 49.9 49.5 49.8 49.5 ~ ________ ~ 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-__________ ~ ________ ~ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ -------- --------------- Other agricultural chemicols including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Controct labor ________ -- -- ---- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -------

- 180 595 212 484 128 574 158 462 

- 445 6 163 449 5 216 344 6 105 367 5 166 

- 317 4901 410 4 843 295 4 889 362 4 819 

- 408 221 (NA) (NA) 334 215 286 166 

- 302 218 343 194 279 215 298 191 

- 351 748 349 579 307 735 304 572 

- 317 200 244 136 277 195 225 135 

- 326 1 588 263 1 174 273 1 574 241 1 169 

- 26 66 23 42 15 64 22 (D) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and 

equipment ________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- ---- ---- 102 90 139 84 90 78 130 82 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________ -- ---- -- -- ------------

Gasoline __________________ -- -- -- -- -- -------------- Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP gas. butane. and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ___________ • ________ -- ---- -- ---- -------- ---

Naturol gas ________________ -- ---- -- ---------- - - - --

Kerosene. motor oil. and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricity ____________________ ---- ---- ------------ ---

Other- cool. wood, coke, etc, _______ - -- -- -- ------------

- 525 1 267 (NA) (NA) 395 1 235 (NA) (NA) 

- 525 832 516 635 395 806 405 612 

- 508 508 (NA) (NA) 390 487 400 401 

- 300 201 (NA) (NA) 274 200 225 111 

38 5 (NA) (NA) 38 5 49 12 

- 57 50 (NA) (NA) 56 (D) 

- 6 1 } (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 405 87 

- 525 66 (NA) (NA) 395 63 

387 421 (NA) (NA) 322 415 (NA) (NA) 

- 34 15 (NA) (NA) 28 14 (NA) (NA) 

190 RUTLAND COUNTY, YT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text1 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _________________________________________________ • ___ _ 

350 33 452 307 - 345 28 963 302 - 118 4489 III - 5 924 176 - 192 

Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops _______ • ___ ._. ________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchardL ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

79 3356 63 - 9 210 9 - 619 13 - 14 

226 7899 199 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ • ______________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

15 468 15 -

- 151 (X) 138 

- 41 (X) 40 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ___ • _________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn hoods for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ______ • _____________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

520 513 395 404 machinery and equipment - Can. 

18 553 12 621 17 690 II 788 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

35 680 24602 44 784 2:9 178 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

43 64 20 19 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

140 83 1 53 471 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

63 lOOj 56 78 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

345 482 227 257 178 225 

395 578 190 200 276 378 

491 I 353 132 164 473 I 189 

27 28 2 (0) 1 25 (D) 

26 26 10 10 16 16 

28 29 15 16 13 13 

- - - - - - 310 340 147 148 184 192 

369 377 93 93 278 284 

259 322 91 102 184 220 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

32 764 

28 307 

4 457 

5 717 

3277 

210 

(D) 

7 809 

468 

()O 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

45 

83 

51 

43 -, 45 

7 ~ -' 

Farms 

418 

429 

490 

10 

19 

22 

(NA) 

239 

353 

233 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

305 22 684 (NA) 202:97 

(NA) 2 587 

87 3631 

(NA) 3 278 

- - 8 132 

(NA) 5 325 

4 118 

45 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

99 43 93 

107 77 107 

35 51 35 r 43 

25H 1 45 25 

jL 7 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

563 358 

602 231 

I 289 270 

13 - 20 7 

22 5 (NA) (NA) 

253 134 

366 93 

261 86 

Any hired workersWorking less thon 150 doys I Farms with sales of $2.500 or mOre 

Forms _____________________________ • _____________________ _ 

Workers _________ • _______________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker _______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Any 

326 

1 118 

107 

57 

93 

57 

12 

Working 150 days or more 

Forms Workers 

200 (X) 

(X) 341 

96 96 

72 144 

32 101 

- - - -

Farms Workers 1978 1974 

I 273 241 1 049 1 204 

238 (X) 

(X) 777 

61 51 51 58 93 63 

77 77 

70 140 

52 168 

57 42 11 27 

28 173 

11 219 

RUTLAND COUNTY, VT. 191 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All ferms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Number forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 455 (X) 455 (X) 346 (X) 365 (X) 

431 (X) 442 (X) 337 (X) 358 (Xl 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 431 18 973 436 14 778 347 18 883 363 14 729 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

415 2 357

1 425 (NA) 339 2 276 359 I 281 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 417 26 835 434 29055 333 25864 353 28053 

381 15 153 409 16468 316 14 788 343 16002 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 130 I 147 134 1 240 78 858 77 835 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 312 14006 348 15 228 286 13 930 325 15 167 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ - 372 10 249 (NAl (NA) 311 9 797 318 10 371 Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 248 I 433 (NAl (NA) 192 I 279 209 I 680 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 397 12 027 418 10610 336 11 721 357 10 368 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 2 312 (Xl (NAl (Xl 2 247 (X) I 204 

- 336 8 071 (NAl (NA) 295 7 906 321 7 236 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 614 (X) (NA) (Xl 600 (X) 256 

349 3956 (NA) (NAl 298 3 815 317 3 132 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ - (X) 1 698 (X) (NAl (Xl I 647 (X) 948 

- 40 361 (NAl (NA) 27 332 14 101 

$1,000_ - (Xl 130 (Xl (NA) (Xl 120 (X) 34 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 278 16 410 (NA) (NAl 277 (D) 308 13 308 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs- ____________________________ . ________ _ 

- 61 447 79 335 44 338 57 238 Used or 10 be used for breeding ___________ . _________ _ - 21 97 (NA) (NA) 15 73 18 92 Other hogs and pigs-. _____________________________ _ 

- 55 350 (NA) (NA) 39 265 48 146 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ ._ - 23 85 25 90 15 63 19 70 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 16 49 20 44 11 38 15 33 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 18 36 16 46 13 25 13 37 Sheep and lombs _________ . _____________ ._. __________ _ 

- 22 425 20 642 11 130 15 547 Ewes 1 year old or older _______ ._. _________________ _ 

- 18 262 (NA) (NA) 7 76 11 398 Goats ________ • ____________________________________ _ 

- 5 78 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 121 902

1 106 435 71 704 81 381 

Hogs and pigs ___ • __________________________________ _ 

- 28 511 27 537 15 382 19 398 

$1,000_ - (X) 31 (X) (NAl (X) 25 (X) 15 feeder pigs _____________________ . ________________ _ 

- 12 298 9 245 7 211 5 118 

$1,000_ - (Xl 8 (X) (NAl (Xl 6 (X) 2 Sheep and lamb,- ___________________________________ _ 

- 16 279 16 380 7 84 II 325 Sheep and lambs shorn _______ . ______________________ _ - 14 336 (NA) (NA) 5 82 12 508 Pounds of wool. ____________ . ___________ . _________ • - (X) 2 538 (X) (NA) (X) 668 (X) 3 882 

Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $I,ooO_ - 18 13 (NA) (NA) 7 4 12 62 Goots _____________________________ • _______________ _ 

- 3 72 (NA) (NA) 3 72 1 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 5 (X) (NAl (X) 5 (X) (Z) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 20 144 13 34 11 117 7 25 

- (Xl 66 (Xl (NA) (X) 60 (X) 6 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 84 (X) 87 (X) 54 (X) 61 (Xl 

- 72 10418 80 13470 49 9952 56 12 871 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ___________________ • __ - 72 10 379 78 13 356 49 (D) 54 (0) 

- 5 39 (NA) (NAl 4 (D) 2 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______ • _______ • ___________ • ______________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry __________________________________ ---

- 3 40 (NA) (NA) I (D) I (0) 

- 15 324 12 489 11 276 9 285 

- 10 61 (NA) (NA) 5 38 6 66 

- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 61 

- 2 (Ol (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 5 

- 27 (Xl (NA) (X) 17 (X) 6 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry ____________________________________ -----

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age • ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter __ • ___________ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ -- -------------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 19 (X) 24 (X) 16 (X) 18 (X) 

- 8 (Dl 20 6530 8 (Dl 16 6 492 

- 8 (D) 19 6490 8 (D) 16 6469 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (Dl (NA) (NA) I (Dl - - - 6 (Ol 4 100 6 (D) 2 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - - 3 (Ol (NA) (NAl 3 (Dl - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - 5 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) - (X) 

- 32 121 33 132 25 121 23 129 

192 RUTLAND COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigoled Horvesled Irrigoled 

Forms Acres Quontity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quonlily Farms Acres 

Corn for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 251 10 139 (X) - - 236 10009 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 260 9 752 (X) (HA) (HA) 250 9691 (X) I (D) 

- 21 (D) 67 736 - - 19 (D) (D) - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, greenl- _________ 1978_ - 23 627 55 545 (HA) (HA) 21 (D) (D) - - - 239 9299 124 205 - - 227 (D) 123 044 - - 1974_ F.orfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 244 8921 119 060 I (D) 

- I (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (HA) (HAl (X) (HA) (HA) 3 (D) (X) - -

- 8 66 (X) I - (HAil 

8 66 (X) - - - II 179 (X) (HA) II 179 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NAl (HAl - - - - - - 8 66 281 - - 8 66 281 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

- (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 9 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ CUi for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

- (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (HAl 2 (D) (D) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (HA) (X) (HAl (HA) - - (X) - - Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - I (D) (D) (HAl (HA) I (D) (D) - - - 6 144 8240 - - 4 (D) (D) - - - (HA) (HA) (NA) (NAI (HAl 3 7 280 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ OOls for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) - _______________________ 1978_ 

- (HAl (NAI (HAl (NAl (HA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Olher small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (HA) (NA) (X) (HAl (HAl - - (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NAl (HAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ CoMon (boles) ---____________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobocco (pounds) - ___________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (HAl (HA) - - - - - - 14 36 2 708 I (D) II 34 2 588 I (D) 

- 31 83 12644 (HA) (HAl 23 73 12 160 I (D) 

1974_ Irish pOloloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - I (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (HAl - - - - - - 463 41 132 68781 - - 357 38 188 65088 - - - 443 36 258 64 825 (HA) (HA) 362 33 916 62387 - - - 217 10 191 20 810 - (HAil 

191 9 745 20 184 - - =1 (HA) (HA) (HA) (HAl 200 9003 19363 - - 325 20 194 34 093 - - 261 18621 31 741 - -

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (seelexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (HA) (HA) (X) (HAl (HAl 4 386 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (NA) (HAl (HA) (HAl 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (HA) (NAlI (NA) (HAl I (D) (D) - -

- 21 154 ()() I (D) 14 143 (X) I (D) 

- 25 154 00 (HAl (HAl 16 138 (X) I (D) 

- IS 114 ()() 1 (D) 10 107 (X) 1 (D) 

- (HA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 13 107 (X) 1 - - 8 5 (X) 1 (D) 6 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- (HA) (HAl ()() (HAl (HAl 7 6 (X) I - - 5 (D) (X) I (D) 5 4 (X) I (D) 

- (HA) (HAl (X) (HA) (HAl 4 3 (X) 1 -

Field seed crop"-_____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978< 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- II 409 00 - - 9 (01 (X) - - - 13 873 (X) (NAl (NAl 9 813 (X) - - - II 409 5 257 230 (HAl (HAl 9 (01 (D) (NA) (NA) - (HA) (HA) (HAl (NA) (NAl (NA) 813 4 597 842 (NAl (NA) - - - - (NA) (HAl - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl (HAl (HAl (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) - - - - (HA) (HAl - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (HAl (NAl (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

land in orchordL ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- II 7 (X) 3 3 6 6 (X) 3 3 - 6 6 (X) (NAl (HAl 4 (D) (X) 2 (D) - 7 5 20 750 3 3 6 (D) (D) 3 3 - (HA) (HA) (HA) (HAl (NAl 3 4 4200 2 - - 13 II (X) I (D) II (D) (X) 1 (D) - - - (X) (HA) (HAl - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Berries ------------ _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sirawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hursery and greenhouse producls _______________ 1978_ Olher crops -------- _________________________ 1978_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RUTLAND COUNTY, VT. 193 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Api~~;!~~~~Z\~n~~!~;== = = == = = = = = = = = == = = =: =: =::: = ~;;c~~~: - 373 81 629 360 83 818 238 64 787 232 68 609 

- (X) 219 (X) 233 (X) 272 (X) 296 

- (X) 452480 (X) 452 736 (X) 452480 (X) 452 736 

- (X) 18.0 (X) 18.5 (X) 14.3 (X) 15.2 

Value of lond and buildings;' Average per farm __________________ > __________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 136 237 (X) 113 703 (X) 166 926 (X) 143 129 (X) 

(X) 693 (X) 488 (X) 670 (X) 484 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 364 36298 356 33 536 235 30227 229 28 228 

- 348 23847 336 22 393 230 20 478 225 19868 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 31 96 30 (NA) 16 42 11 (NA) 

- 45 604 31 (NA) 9 135 6 (NA) 

- 34 808 41 (NA) 16 402 10 (NA) 

- 56 2 088 67 (NA) 28 1054 36 (NA) 

- 97 6 580 88 (NA) 79 5508 83 (NA) 

- 67 8 759 65 (NA) 64 8425 65 (NA) 

- 17 (D) 13 (NA) 17 (D) 13 (NA) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 234 11 567 237 9683 157 9292 144 7 411 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 50 884 60 1 460 32 457 33 949 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 17 189 (NA) (NA) 10 60 10 413 

- 9 61 (NA) (NA) 6 52 7 41 

- 6 55 (NA) (NA) 6 55 7 235 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 30 579 (NA) (NA) 18 290 13 260 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 304 36 509 297 39 267 198 27429 197 31 213 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 107 5 697 (NA) (NA) 81 4996 110 9 154 

- 272 30812 (NA) (NA) 178 22433 166 22059 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 249 8822 259 11 015 156 7 131 177 9 168 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________ • _______________ _ 

- 98 6 126 (NA) (NA) 71 5 351 93 6688 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _._. ___ _ - 219 2696 (NA) (NA) 134 1 780 145 2480 

Posturelond. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 304 23 390 (NA) (NA) 206 19639 (NA) 23 253 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 7 14 1 (D) 6 (D) 1 (D) Harvested cropland irrigated _______________________ •• __ - 7 14 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 1 (D) Pastureland irriga1ed ___________________________ • ____ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irriga1ed • ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 8 59 (X) (X) 8 59 (X) (X) 

11978 dote are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold ' • ______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 373 10613 360 8 465 238 10472 232 8316 

- (X) 28 454 (X) 23 514 (X) 43 999 (X) 35845 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see texl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see texl) ____________________________ _ 

- 16 2 767 13 (NA) 16 2 767 13 (NA) 

- 84 5 546 72 (NA) 84 5 546 72 (NA) 

- 46 1 368 49 (NA) 46 1 368 49 (NA) 

- 30 444 36 (NA) 30 444 36 (NA) 

- 33 243 20 (NA) 33 243 20 (NA) 

- 29 102 34 (NA) 29 102 34 (NA) 

- 134 (D) 136 (NA) (X) (X) 8 (NA) 

- 13 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 22 38 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 40 49 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 59 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ________________________________ -- --------------

Grains ______________________________ ---------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ____________________ ------------------------ field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________ ---- ---- -- ---- --------- --

- 134 751 154 614 79 697 (NA) 531 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 105 374 (NA) (NA) 61 327 62 294 

- 15 72 (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 11 52 

- 11 31 (NA) (NA) 5 30 8 56 

- 16 263 16 121 13 259 13 118 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 6 6 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ______ --------------- Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ____________________ --- - -------------- Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs. ___________________ ---- ------ --------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see texl) ----------

- 291 9 862 282 7 657 201 9 775 198 7 596 

- 40 273 32 279 21 269 20 278 

- 163 8436 (NA) (NA) 158 8 434 152 6678 

- 250 1 022 (NA) (NA) 189 966 191 619 

- 38 75 (NA) (NA) 18 66 6 3 

- 29 20 (NA) (NA) 12 13 9 4 

- 34 37 (NA) (NA) 14 26 11 14 

1]974 data include sales of forest products. 

194 WASHINGTON COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 373 360 81 629 348 79 102 23 847 7 658 56 14 

Farms wi.h- 1 to 9 ocre5 ________________________ _ 10 to 49 oere"-_____________________ _ 10 11 30 8 20 8 I (D) (D) (D) 

47 34 I 228 36 957 451 4 90 22 6 

50 to 69 oere"-_____________________ _ 19 15 1 100 16 928 325 - - - - 70 to 99 oere"-_____________________ _ 16 27 I 385 15 I 312 460 - - - - 100 to 139 oeres ____________________ _ 

140 to 179 oere"- ___________________ _ 52 36 6 135 51 6 023 2230 - - - - 43 34 6942 42 6 797 2030 1 (D) (D) (D) 

180 to 219 oere"-___________________ _ 

220 to 259 oere"- ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 oere"-___________________ _ 

500 to 999 oeres ____________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 oeres _________________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more _________________ _ 

39 47 7678 38 7498 

~ ::1/ - - - - 41 43 9835 41 9835 - - - - 76 82 26823 71 25259 8 148 1 (D) (D) (D) 

30 29 20473 30 20473 4964 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 373 81 6291 360 83 818 238 64 787 232 68 609 

--------- 348 23 847 336 22 393 230 20478 225 19868 

--------- 208 34 541 227 42 899 98 20 158 117 29 310 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Part owners _________________________ _ --------- 189 7 736 (NA) 9 086 94 5 118 (NA) 6 835 

--------- 141 40 865 115 36 904 120 38 816 101 35 655 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ --------- 136 13978 (NA) 12 159 117 13 317 (NA) 11 915 

--------- 24 6223 18 4015 20 5 813 14 3644 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 23 2 133 (NA) 1 148 19 2 043 (NA) 1 118 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- 336 71 079 (NA) (NA) 209 56 250 206 59 608 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 28 7922 (NA) (NA) 21 6589 24 (D) Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 2 (D) 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust, instituti anal. etc._ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

All forms 1 

Forms with sales of 

1 All forms 1 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 1 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ____________________________ _ 

- 210 210 180 182 On form operated ______________________ 322 302 208 191 Other _______________________________ _ 163 148 58 48 Not on form operated ___________________ 26 33 16 20 Not reported ___________________________ 25 23 1 14 19 

4 4 3 4 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

- 44 26 30 16 None _________________________________ 173 142 139 119 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

2510 34 years _______________________ _ 35 to 44 yeor"-_______________________ _ 84 76 47 44 1 to 49 doy"-__________________________ 30 30 27 24 45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

- 92 94 67 62 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 10 5 5 5 55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 84 79 61 56 100 to 149 days ________________________ 14 16 9 4 65 years and over _____________________ _ 65 79 30 48 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 12 18 2 5 Average age _________________________ _ 

- 50.5 52.2 50.2 52.1 200 days or more ______________________ 126 108 48 42 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale propriet9rships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Exper.ses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purehosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ .: _____________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum produets __________________________ _ 

Pe~~~~~~e~~~~~e!~_ Diesel == ========== == ====== == ======== == == fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and prapone ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, ete. _________________________ _ 

- 197 649 166 387 114 597 96 353 

- 296 3 170 296 2 967 198 3 087 205 2 903 

- 238 2 586 268 2 766 172 2 536 204 2 731 

- 271 153 (NA) (NA) 195 138 162 74 

- 195 152 191 59 165 150 154 55 

- 249 421 205 294 199 396 152 285 

- 192 91 151 61 164 85 123 60 

- 170 924 156 598 133 896 133 591 

- 11 8 9 8 7 8 9 8 

- 112 63 93 71 76 441 7\ 68 

- 370 628 (NA) (NA) 238 590 (NA) (NA) 

- 370 371 350 284 238 347 232 266 

- 364 193 (NA) (NA) 232 173 227 148 

- 177 110 (NA) (NA) 177 110 130 68 

- 33 14 (NA) (NA) 33 14 32 10 

- 18 17 (NA) (NA) 18 17 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - 232 40 

- 370 36 (NA) (NA) 238 33 

- 314 237 (NA) (NA) 211 223 (NA) (NA) 

- 16 20 (NA) (NA) 16 20 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WASHINGTON COUNTY, VT. 195 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture _ .. ________________________ _ - 242 14 180 192 13 261 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ - 230 11 576 186 10862 

Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. tumigants, etc, to contro/- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliotion or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

93 2 604 77 

- 125 3084 102 

- 42 724 29 8 311 8 

- 15 43 11 

- 152 4 1961 133 

- 4 

(x1\ 4 

- 124 109 

69 (X) 60 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ______________ • ____________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CoUonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _____________ • ________ _ 

Pickup bolers • ___________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

370 349 238 227 machinery and equipment-Con. 

9 220 6 665 8 212 5 658 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

24 920 19 097 34 504 24 925 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50.000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

41! 59 8 18 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

103 91 24 40 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

56 n 49 57 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

246 293 121 140 133 153 

292 373 146 155 176 218 

341! TlO 84 112 319 598 

- - -

:1 - - 13 13 8 5 5 

12 16 8 8 8 

- - - - - - 165 168 82 84 84 84 

200 215 54 59 152 156 

102 125 48 49 59 76 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers -All forms, 1978 

2399 

2 918 

625 

311 

27 

3930 

4 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

155 9 954 (NA) 8 259 (NA) 1 695 67 1 776 

(HA) 841 

- - 2 (0) 

(NA) 208O 

1 (0) 

29 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

27 50 26 42 

86 46 86 44 

33 13 28 13 

~1 { 8 ., 13 9 ~ 13 

- J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

266 354 215 

244 326 135 

317 685 141! 

4 4 -

6 7 - 9 9 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

109 120 66 

225 232 71 

89 106 40 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________________ -- -- ---- -- -------------------

Workers _____________ ~ ______ -- - - -- ---- ------------ -------- 170 96 (X) 112 (X) 133 133 

- 670 (X) 183 (X) 487 546 666 

- 46 51 51 14 14 35 32 

- 41 26 52 34 68 20 30 

35 15 54 32 110 34 28 

30 3 (0) 18 122 30 27 

18 1 (0) 14 173 14 16 

Farms with- 1 worker ________________________ -- -- ---- -- -------------

2 workers _____________________ ~ __ - - - - ---------------- -- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ____________ -- _- ---- ------ ---- ------ ---

196 WASHINGTON COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 312 (X) 301 (X) 206 (X) 202 (X) 

- 282 (X) 284 (X) 194 (X) 195 (X) 

Soles: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

291 9 862 282 7 657 201 9 775 198 7 596 

- 270 I 116, 263 (NA) , 194 1 045 192 626, 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 264 13 527 275 15 214 188 12 739 193 14 149 

- 248 7 962 253 8 663 182 7 566 180 8 248 

- 91 655 86 738 40 326 39 477 

- 195 7 307 207 7 925 164 7 240 162 7 771 

- 229 5 038, (NA) (NA) , 177 4 80S, 175 5 094 

145 527 (NA) (NA) 92 368 102 807 

Soles: CoUle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 250 5 791 256 6 038 189 5 476 191 5 638 

(X) I 022 (X) (NA) (X) 966 (X) 619 

- 192 3 555 (NA) (NA) 159 3 364 169 4007 

- (X) 164 (X) (NA) (X) 148 (X) 140 

- 223 2236 (NA) (NA) 176 2 112 161 1 631 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- (X) 857, (X) (NA) , (X) 818, (X) 479, 

- 20 86 (NA) (NA) 10 74 12 127 

- (X) 33 (X) (NA) (X) 

8~1 (X) 28 

- 163 8 4361 (NA) (NA) 158 152 6 678 

- 65 671 1 47 198 30 5171 21 104 

- 26 181 (NAl (NA) , 14 155 6 14, 

- 59 490 (NA) (NA) 27 362 20 90 

- 28 204 14 

31

1 

16 168 6 15 

- 22 108 9 17 13 87 2 (0) 

- 17 96 8 14 9 81 6 (D) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of waol ___________________________________ _ 

- 33 

578

1 

28 

431

1 

12 281 9 205 

- 32 398 (NA) (NA) 12 197 8 133 

- 5 40 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 97 370, 88 306, 47 141, 51 217, 

- 38 I 426 12 158 18 I 

2~1 6 91 

- (X) 75 (X) (NA) (X) (X) 3 

- 12 I 026 3 95 6 934 2 (0) 

- (X) 34 (X) (NA) (X) 

32

1 

(X) (D) 

- 27 318 14 273 II 214 8 155 

- 29 480 (NA) (NA) 12 264 7 168 

- (X) 3 867 (X) (NA) (X) 2066 (X) I 252 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 29 20 (NA) (NA) 12 I:' 9 4 

- I (0) (HA) (HA) - - - $1.000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 25 62 9 19 13 34 9 19 

$1,000_ - (X) 35 (X) (HA) (X) 25 (X) 13 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ - 81 (X) 68 (X) 47 (X)' 34 (X) 

- 71 24 676 66 28 478 40 23 950 32 27 809 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 70 24 598 64 28 346 40 23 923 31 27 718 

- 10 78 (HA) (NA) 3 27 - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 3 (D) (NA) (HA) 3 (D) I (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 16 589 7 675 6 266 - - - 6 597 (NA) (HA) 2 (D) I (0) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) (HAl (HA) I (D) I (D) Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (HA) I (D) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, - 28 (X) (HA) (X)' 13 (X) 3 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 22 (X) 21 (X) 12 (X) 10 (X) 

- 14 (D) 16 23 749 9 (0) 7 23 493 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 14 (D) 16 23 712 9 (D) 7 23 456 

- - - (HA) (HA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oIL __________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - 5 260 3 285 I (D) I (D) 

- 3 (D) (HA) (NA) I (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (HA) (NA) I (D) 2 (0) 

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 4 (X) (NA) (X) I (X) - (X) 

- 40 273 32 279 21 269 20 278 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WASHINGTON COUNTY, VT. 197 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes - ________________________ 1978_ - 101 3 039 (X) - - 93 3 014 (X) - - - 94 3 093 (X) (NA) (NA) 88 3026 (X) - - - 5 (0) (0) - - 3 (0) (0) - -

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 8 127 7 295 (NA) (NA) 4 67 4 895 - - - 98 2952 47 528 - - 91 (0) 47389 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 85 2959 50 569 - - - 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

Wheat - - - - - - - - - - - for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- 3 5 117 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 39 1 140 - - Barley - - - - - - - - - - - for groin (bushels>- _____________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - Rye - - - - - - - - - - - for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans CbushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 10 9 2 236 - - 7 6 (0) - - - 1974_ 14 15 2 959 (NA) (NA) 10 9 2577 - -

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 325 22 055 38 333 - - 213 18 654 34456 - - - 301 19 768 35 832 (NA) (NA) 205 17 317 32 553 - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 99 3 BOO 7 938 - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 78 3 410 7405 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 68 2 901 6 779 - -

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 220 12 547 22 277 - - 159 10 825 20 178 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- 15 80 (X) 4 9 13 (0) (X) 3 (0) 

- 14 141 (X) (NA) (NA) 11 137 (X) 1 (0) All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 12 44 (X) 1 (0) 10 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 10 106 (X) 1 (0) 

- 6 3 (X) 2 (0) 5 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 1 (X) 1 (0) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ T omotoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 5 3 (X) - - 3 (0) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 2 (X) 1 (0) 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 9 42 (X) 1 (0) 3 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- 9 85 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 (0) (X) - - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 9 40 134 300 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 84 649 350 (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- 9 4 (X) 3 31 5 4 (X) 3 3 

- 4 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - - 8 4 17905 3 (0) 4 3 (0) 3 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- 16 2 (X) 2 (0) 13 2 (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse producfs _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

198 WASHINGTON COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres farms Acres farms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ____ .. _______ -- -----_ -- - - - - ------ - - -_ -- -_ ------- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;g;~~i~~ ~~f~~~~a==== == == == == == == == == == ==== -P;~c~~t= 

- 271 64 513 280 68 747 176 48 232 164 SO 771 

- (X) 238 (X) 246 (X) 274 (X) 310 

- (XI SOl 7tIJ (X) SOl 7tIJ (X) 501 7tIJ (X) SOl 7tIJ 

- (XI 12.9 (X) 13.7 (X) 9.6 00 10.1 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Averoge per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 209 859 (X) 140 975 (X) 237 369 (X) 176 165 (X) 

- (X) 886 (X) 574 (Xl 860 (X) 569 

land in farms according to use: Tolol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ - 261 26095 263 23 8671 170 20800 159 19 134 

- 2SO 17 243 244 15 613 164 14504 155 13403 

By ocres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or mare ___________________________ _ 

- 30 103 32 (HA) 19 tIJ 16 (HA) 

- 40 549 34 (HA) 13 183 10 (HA) 

- 25 572 44 (NA) 8 175 13 (NA) 

- 46 I 673 28 (NA) 29 I 067 16 (HA) 

- 55 3682 tIJ (HA) 44 3 024 55 (HA) 

- 32 4 2231 30 (NA) 30 (0) 30 (NA) 

- 21 (D) 14 (HA) 20 (D) 13 (HA) 

- I (D) 2 (NA) I (0) 2 (HA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (HA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ - 158 7874 183 7443 101 5 658 100 5072 

- 53 978 39 811 27 638 23 659 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 23 176 (HA) (HA) 15 131 8 (0) 

- 4 (D) (HAl (HA) - - 2 (D) 

- 9 (D) (HA) (HAl 5 287 1 

7 

- 24 457 (NA) (NA) 11 220 11 ~I Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 213 33 826 219 39 223 140 24 345 128 27 851 

- 80 5 736 (NAl (NA) 54 3951 55 4 179 

- 190 28 090 (NA) (NA) 128 20 394 121 23 672 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 164 4 592 206 5 657 105 3087 120 3 786 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 56 2 576 (NAl (NAl 37 I 873 51 2 109 

- 147 2016 (HA) (NA) 96 1 214 106 1 677 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 204 16 186 (NAl (NA) 130 11 482 (NA) 11 360 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 9 102 6 30 8 (D) 6 30 

- 9 102 (NAl (NA) 8 (D) 6 (0) 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (HA) -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - I (D) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _________ _ 2 (D) (X) (X) 2 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Fonns ($1.000) forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 271 10 519 280 7 529 176 10 196 164 7 205 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 38 816 (X) 26 889 (X) 57 933 (X) 43 933 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 23 5877 17 (NA) 23 5877 17 (NA) $40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 49 3 146 39 (NA) 49 3 146 39 (NA) $20.00010 $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 16 490 33 (NA) 16 490 33 (NA) $10.000 10 $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 26 369 26 (NAI 26 369 26 (NA) $5.000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 26 186 18 (NA) 26 186 18 (NA) $2.500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 36 128 29 (NA) 36 128 29 (NA) less Ihan $2.500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ - 92 100 115 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) $2.00010 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

- 13 28 {NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 19 33 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 21 25 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl>-___________________________ _ - 39 13 (NA) (NA) (XI (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 223 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ______________________________ ~ ____________ _ 

- 111 2 385 138 I 540 81 2 3431 (NA) I 496 

- - - (NAl (NA) -

~\ - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds. hay. forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, ond melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry producls--------------------------- Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~h2:p~I~.:~~~ ~~d-;;;,01================ ============ === Olher liveslock and liveslock praducls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 64 243 (NA) (NA) 41 218 48 265 

- 20 213 (NA) INA) 15 201 8 115 

- 27 1 616 (NA) (NA) 25 (D) 21 985 

- 20 292 17 123 18 (D) 15 (0) 

- 10 21 (NA) (NA) \ 8 (D) 5 (0) 

- 198 8 134 203 5 772 131 7 853 126 5 528 

- 28 (D) 23 184 15 (0) 11 180 

- 92 6829 (NAl (NA) 83 6 637 88 4 743 

- 169 900 (NA) (NA) 116 834 118 574 - 24 20 (NA) (NA) 12 16 10 6 - 20 10 (NAl (NAI 6 6 5 11 

- 21 (D) (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 8 15 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WINDHAM COUNTY, VT. 199 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- - 271 280 64 513 250 63 341 17 243 9 1 006 241 102 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreo- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres .. __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

18 21 59 11 33 18 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 33 43 979 30 924 439 4 73 49 46 

- 17 12 948 13 722 355 - - - - - 27 19 2 183 23 1 818 632 - - - - 35 24 4043 33 3 843 1 455 - - - - - 20 18 3 219 20 3 219 898 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 18 17 3 541 18 3 541 999 1 (0) (D) (D) 

- 12 19 2 901 12 2 901 667 - - - - 56 77 20459 55 20 159 5688 - - - - - 29 23 17 932 29 17932 4 851 1 (D) (D) (D) 

6 7 8 249 6 8 249 1 241 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

land in farms __________________________ _ 

-------- 271 64 513 280 68 747 176 48 232 164 50 771 Harvested cropland ____________________ _ -------- 250 17 243 244 15 613 164 14 504 155 13403 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 142 25 778 149 26 079 74 14 398 60 11 780 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 123 4 016 (NA) 3 498 63 2 348 (NA) 1 916 Port owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 107 34 735 119 40 574 83 30061 92 36897 Harvested cropland __________________ _ -------- 107 11 707 (NA) 11 653 83 (D) (NA) 11 025 Tenants _____________________________ _ 

-------- 22 4 000 12 2094 19 3 773 12 2094 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 20 1 520 (NA) 462 18 (D) (NA) 462 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 226 49 322 (NA) (NA) 137 36 399 140 43 993 Partnership _________________________ _ ---- ----- 30 9 072 (NA) (NA) 29 (D) 19 5 976 Corporation _________________________ _ --------- 10 2 762 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 5 802 

Other~cooperative, estate or trust, instituti anal, etc._ 5 3 357 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

All forms I Forms with sales of I All farms farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: forming ____________________________ _ 

- 155 165 126 128 On form operated ______________________ 231 216 148 135 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 116 107 50 31 Not on form operated ___________________ 28 17 22 11 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 12 39 6 13 

Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 2 5 2 4 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 38 14 24 7 None _________________________________ 114 87 93 69 

- 43 75 30 39 1 to 49 doy'-__________________________ 30 27 19 17 

- 69 64 40 43 50 to 99 doy'-_________________________ 12 20 10 7 

55 to 64 yeorL ______________________ _ 65 yeors and over ____________________ _ 

Average oge __________________________ _ 

- 67 69 51 42 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 10 12 6 10 

- 52 45 29 24 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 15 18 8 5 

51.7 52,0 51.3 52.4 200 days or more ______________________ 83 79 37 25 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock Dnd poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ----- - ---------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobar ______________ -- -- - - -- -- ----- - ---------

Contract lobar _________________ - ---- -- -- ---- - - ---------

- 100 470 93 221 74 424 63 212 

- 177 2 562 220 2 183 131 2 449 126 2 072 

- 116 1 799 173 2 005 98 1 752 123 1 924 

- 152 117 (NA) (NA) 114 107 105 79 

- 132 287 160 72 110 281 110 68 

- 154 415 197 283 131 400 134 267 

- 144 165 122 113 102 154 94 108 

- 134 1 653 151 985 113 1 497 120 920 

- 9 35 15 68 8 (D) 8 66 

Customwork, machine hire. and rentol of machinery and 

equipment ____________________ -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -------- 84 138 71 69 77 137 54 66 

Energy and petroleum producfs __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ___________ - - - - - -- -- -------- -- ---- Gasoline ___________________ - __ - - - - -- -------- ------

Diesel fuel ____________________ - - -------------- ----

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________ -- -------- ---------------

Natural gas _____________ - -- -- ---- -- ---------- ----- Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________ -- -_ ---------------

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 266 629 (NA) (NA) 180 584 (NA) (NA) 

- 266 426 278 270 180 392 164 237 

- 261 261 (NA) (NA) 175 242 164 170 

- 109 81 (NA) (NA) 95 79 67 32 

- 16 5 (NA) (NA) 10 3 12 5 

- 34 46 (NA) (NA) 26 37 

- - - } (NA) (NA) - - 164 31 

- 266 33 (NA) (NA) 180 31 

- 161 190 (NA) (NA) 122 183 (NA) (NA) 

- 38 13 (NA) (NA) 27 10 (NA) (NA) 

200 WINDHAM COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 153 13 255 131 

152 11 307 130 

71 1 948 65 

Cropland fertilized, except posture ___________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________________________ _ 94 3 631 74 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to cootrol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ - 47 1 533 27 Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 25 560 15 Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 25 1 364 14 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________________ _ 70 2 758 58 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth contror of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ 2 (0) 2 Insect control on livestock ond paultry ________________________ _ 74 (X) 52 Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 56 O() 38 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery ancf equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ - Motortrucks including pickups _______________ Wheel - troctors ____________________________ - Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ - Corn heads for combines __________________ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ - Cottonpickers _____________________________ - Mower conditioners _______________________ Pickup balers _____________________________ -

- Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ -

{l978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 

271 7937 

29 287 

28 

68 

38 

1974 

280 5 148 

18 386 

41 

661 

79 i 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 

185 7007 

37 877 

18 

17 

28 

1974 

164 

3 950 24 085 

15

25 1 

44j 

1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of oil 

mochinery ond equipment - Can. $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 _____________________ _ $50,000 to $69,999 _____________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ___________________ _ 

$200,000 or more ______________________ _ 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

156 238 111 147 72 91 

195 380 101 140 137 240 245 579 77 122 221 457 

- - - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (0) 

1 (D) 1 (D) - -

- - - - - - 92 105 29 30 64 75 

155 165 37 38 125 127 

88 118 26 33 68 85 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

12 493 10650 

1 843 

3 428 

1 343 

455 

1 283 

2 599 

(D) 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

1978 

55 

37 

20 

12 ' 

~J 

Forms 

225 

237 

241 

-

6 

4 (NA) 

81 

148 

78 

134 

(NA) 

(NA) 

45 

(NA) 

1 

15 

(NA) 

6 

17 

(NA) 

1974 

38 

39 

9 r 

811 

jL 

1974 

9201 

7 712 1 489 

1 304 

1 659 

(0) 

790 

1 959 

60 

O() 

(X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

42 30 

36 34 19 9 

12 , 

9 ~ 71 4 J 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

320 191 

384 157 

535 126 

- - 6 - 4 1 (NA) (NA) 

86 54 154 39 

99 24 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 134 71 (X) 116 (X) 113 120 

- 805 (X) 211 (X) 594 736 1 223 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms wilh-

- 31 24 24 32 32 21 26 - 12 17 34 10 20 10 19 

- 32 19 62 42 156 31 24 - 49 9 (D) 27 153 42 26 - 10 2 (0) 5 233 9 25 

1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

510 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA WINDHAM COUNTY, VT. 201 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number farms Number forms Humber 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 215 (X) 224 (X) 133 (X) 127 (X) 

- 191 (X) 210 (X) 121 (X) 119 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,OO(L - 198 8 134 203 5 772 131 7853 126 5 528 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 180 931 183 (NA) I 120 855 121 591 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 178 10478 199 10 255 115 9497 116 9074 Cows and heifers thot hod calved ____________________ _ - 164 6 143 177 6 172 108 5 738 109 5 574 Beet cows _____________________________________ _ 80 613 83 809 39 397 28 412 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 112 5530 134 5 363 88 5 341 102 5 162 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ - 155 3 782 (NA) (NA) 104 3 381 104 3005 Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 130 553 (NAl (HA) 80 378 81 495 

Soles, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 169 4 912 173 4491 116 4 596 118 4 125 

$1,000_ - (X) 900 (X) (NA) (X) 834 (X) 574 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 129 3 180 (NA) (NA) 95 2979 90 2656 

$1,000_ - (X) 182 (X) (NA) (X) 160 (X) 73 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 152 1 732 (NA) (NA) 107 1 617 108 1 469 

$1,000_ - (X) 718 (X) (NA) (X) 674 (X) 501 fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - 25 163 (NA) (NA) 13 146 5 19 

$1,000_ - (X) 64 (X) (NA) (X) 58 (X) 9 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 92 6829 (NAl (NA) 83 6637 88 4 743 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 47 240 49 225 22 142 19 108 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 13 36 (NA) (NA) 8 25 10 20 

- 43 204 (NA) (NA) 19 117 17 88 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 14 43 17 41 8 28 10 18 

-- 14 28 11 16 8 17 4 5 

- 8 15 16 25 5 11 9 13 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

-- 22 278 19 465 7 67 10 336 

- 19 164 (NA) (NA) 5 37 8 212 

- 7 39 (NAl (NA) - - 2 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 69 317 70 318 1 35 174 36 202 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- 24 386 16 197 12 275 10 105 

-- (X) 20 (X) (NA) (X) 16 (X) 6 

-- 9 216 7 137 6 169 6 (D) 

- (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 1 

-- 13 239 7 250 5 135 5 (D) 

-- 18 249 (NAl (NA) 5 94 5 (D) 

-- (X) 1 751 (X) (NA) (X) 628 (X) 1 830 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 -- 20 10 (NA) (NA) 6 6 5 11 

Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

$1,000 Horses and ponies _________ _ 

$1,000 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

-- 11 30 11 33 8 24 6 21 

-- (X) 75 (X) (NA) (X) 70 (X) 14 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __ . __________________________ ---- -- ---- ---- Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________ ---- ------- - -------

-- 62 (X) 47 (X) 30 (X) I 22 (X) 

- 53 17 125 47 16 738 26 (D) 22 15 659 

-- 52 17053 47 15643 25 (D) 22 (0) 

- 4 72 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 6 239 2 (D) 3 115 - - - 8 50 (NA) (NA) 3 8 - -

- 6 47 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 3 3 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 17 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 1 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ______________________ ---- ---- ------ ----- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers ond other meot-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ______________________ - - -- -- -- -------- - ---

Turkeys for slaughter ____________ -- ---- ----------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 18 (X) 12 (X) 10 (X) 7 (X) 

- 7 (D) 10 7144 4 (0) 5 6 691 

- 7 (D) 8 7093 4 (D) 4 6 690 

- - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 5 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 1 (X) 

- 28 (D) 23 184 15 (D) 11 180 

202 WINDHAM COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

76 3 880 (X) - - 63 3 731 (X) - - -

- 73 3 097 (X) (NA) (NA) 67 3 021 (X) - -

- 6 23 I 950 - - I (0) (D) - -

- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

72 3 857 74 486 - - 62 (D) 72 673 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 66 (0) 56 027 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (0) (X)I - (NAll 

I (0) (X) I - =I - 2 (D) (X) (NA) - - (X) - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (0) (0) - - I (0) (D) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - (ul for dry foroge or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA~I - - - -

- I (0) =1 (X) -- - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- ;1 - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ (otton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

~I - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish polaloes (hundredweighIL _________________ 1978_ - 13 67 5 780 - - II (D) (0) - - 1974_ - II 14 I 429 (NA) (NA) 6 13 I 333 - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 197B_ - 208 12 910 21 370 - - 129 10 341 18 349 - - 1974_ - 203 II 700 21 314 (NA) (NA) 123 9 665 18 728 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 71 2 485 4 7211 -

(NNI 

56 1 871 4 0471 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 58 2300 5 212 - =1 Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 197B_ - 150 7 398 12 484 - - 96 6 120 10 852 - -

field seed crop,-_____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) I - -I 

- 20 273 (X) I 2 (0) 15 261 (X) 2 (0) 

- 20 209 (X) (NA) (NA) 10 171 (X) I (D) 

- 12 144 (X) - - 10 (D) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 100 (X) I -

- 9 8 (X) I - - 6 6 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 2 (X) I -

- 6 10 (X) - - 5 (D) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I 4 II (X) I -

- 26 888 (X) 1 (0) 21 843 (X) - - 1974_ - 24 805 (X) (NA) (NA) 19 784 (X) I (0) Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 24 868 10 668 460 (NA) (NA) 19 827 10 668 460 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 776 II 462 435 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 6 14 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) iNA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 17 61 (X) 3 38 14 59 (x)1 3 38 

- 13 25 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 22 (X) I 3 14 

- 15 40 108 865 3 29 12 39 108 154 3 29 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 15 72 400 3 II 

- 20 40 (X) 6 30 18 (0) (X~ I 6 30 

- 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WINDHAM COUNTY, VT. 203 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 521 114 173 503 III 560 303 81 320 296 84 398 Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

(X) 219 (X) 222 (X) 268 (X) 285 

(X) 615 680 (X) 615 680 (X) 615 680 (X) 615 680 

- (X) 18.5 (X) 18.1 (X) 13.2 (X) 13.7 

Value of land and buildings;' Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 178 042 (X) 119 181 (X) 200 409 (X) 144 946 (X) 

(X) 734 (X) 537 (X) 663 (X) 508 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

- 509 42 320 494 42415 300 33 271 292 33 341 Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 485 28 045 468 24957 295 22687 285 20637 By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 43 165 48 (NA) 19 65 15 (NA) 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 55 733 65 (NA) 17 232 23 (NA) 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 83 1 886 79 (NA) 36 840 34 (NA) 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 118 4 328 95 (NA) 54 2 072 52 (NA) 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 102 6999 107 (NA) 88 6087 87 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 66 8 802 60 (NA) 64 (0) 60 (NA) 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 18 5 132 14 (NA) 17 (0) 14 (NA) 

500 to 999 acres _____________________ .. _______ _ - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ - 324 13040 340 15 503 196 9879 200 II 409 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 58 I 235 82 1 955 31 705 40 1 295 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvemen t grasses. not harvested or postured _______________ _ - 18 335 (NA) (NA) 9 159 12 320 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ - 4 30 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 207 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 4 10 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 5 116 Cropland idle __________________________________ _ -- 41 860 (NA) (NA) 21 514 24 652 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ -- 428 59 429 426 55 733 249 38 575 252 40 571 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 145 10 389 (NA) (NA) 94 6980 134 11 801 Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ -- 380 49 040 (NA) (NA) 222 31 595 194 28 770 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 350 12 424 353 13412 211 9474 216 10486 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 110 5 894 (NA) (NA) 67 4678 106 7004 

land in house lots, ponds, roads. wasteland, etc _______ _ - 319 6 530 (NA) (NA) 197 4 796 195 3 482 

Pasturelond, all types _________________________________ _ -- 415 29323 (NA) (NA) 251 21 537 (NA) 30 214 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ -- 5 54 4 108 5 54 4 108 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ -- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 4 (0) 

Pasturelond irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (NA) - Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ -- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 6 76 (X) (X) 4 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Volue Volue 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Markef value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 521 10 150 503 8 659 303 9 780 296 8367 Average per form __________________________ dollors_ - (X) 19482 (X) 17 215 (X) 32 277 (X) 28 267 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 12 2 429 9 (NA) 12 2 429 9 (NA) $40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 72 4877 64 (NA) 72 4877 64 (NA) $20.000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ - 44 I 311 57 (NA) 44 I 311 57 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ - 38 517 60 (NA) 38 517 60 (NA) $5,000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 49 334 41 (NA) 49 334 41 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 88 312 57 (NA) 88 312 57 (NA) less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

- 217 (0) 213 (NA) (X) (X) 8 (NA) $2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ - 39 87 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 32 55 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ - 59 70 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) less thon $1,000 ____ • ____________________________ _ 

- 87 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ - I (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(rops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 204 840 231 1 091 114 741 (NA) 994 Groins __________________________________ -_ --- ___ ---- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) (otton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

T abaceo ____________________ - ____ - - - -- -- ------------- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage. and siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts. and berrjeL _____________________________ _ 

- 164 416 (NA) (NA) 90 331 104 474 

- 25 62 (NA) (NA) 18 58 14 39 

- 20 189 (NA) (NA) 13 185 15 201 Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ _ - 16 160 16 270 13 154 11 267 Other crops __________________________________ --- ___ _ - 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 5 8 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products _______________________ • __ _ 

Dairy products ______________________________ ---- ----

Cottle and calves ______________________________ -- ----

- 406 9310 374 7327 263 9038 250 7 152 

- 44 36 39 87 23 33 23 82 

- 156 7 738 (NA) (NA) 149 7 650 166 6 102 

- 343 I 342 (NA) (NA) 236 I 222 235 908 Hogs ond pi9S- _______________________ • _______ ---- ---

Sheep, lombs. ond wool ____________________________ ---

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 41 67 (NA) (NA) 23 28 25 22 

- 53 45 (NA) (NA) 24 35 9 2 

- 51 83 (NA) (NA) 33 71 22 35 

11974 data include soles of forest products. 

204 WINDSOR COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with Forms with irrigated land harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 521 503 114 173 485 111 168 28 045 5 407 55 54 - Farms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres- ____________________ _ 22 12 91 13 60 30 - - - - - 38 45 I 111 31 957 541 2 (D) (0) (D) - 50 to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1.000 to 1,999 ocres _________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

27 21 I 590 24 I 420 665 - - - - - 4 493 49 4 033 I 366 I (0) (0) (D) 55 39 - 8 713 74 8 575 2 224 I (D) (D) (D) - 75 82 (D) 65 59 10 338 60 9520 2 603 I (D) (D) 

- 50 

~I 9 982 48 9 548 2636 - - -

~I - 54 12 733 52 12 233 3 752 - - - - 97 112 34 327 96 34 027 8 096 - - - - 30 26 20 604 30 20 604 4686 - - -

8 7 10 191 8 10 191 I 446 - - - - - - - - - - -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ --------- 521 114 173 503 III 560 303 81 320 296 84 398 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 485 28045 468 24957 295 22687 285 20 637 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 296 51 919 300 59 594 135 27 699 150 39 510 

--------- 266 9 375 (NA) 9 102 130 6 013 (NA) 6 273 

--------- 198 57 303 181 48 477 149 49 804 134 42 066 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 193 17 146 (NA) 14 733 146 15 448 (NA) 13 360 

--------- 27 4951 22 3 489 19 3 817 12 2 822 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ T enonts ____________________________ _ 

--------- Harvested cropland _________________ _ 26 I 524 (NA) I 122 19 I 226 (NA) I 004 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 475 95485 (NA) (NA) 270 66 328 275 73 183 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 27 10 550 (NA) (NA) 18 8260 II 5 574 Corporation _________________________ _ --------- 14 6 142 (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 10 5 641 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ional, etc._ 5 I 996 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

All forms \ 

Farms with sales of 

\ All forms \ 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more \ 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ Olher ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 273 279 204 218 On form operated ______________________ 449 402 1 

265 249 

- 248 212 99 68 Not on form operated ___________________ 37 27 18 12 

J Not reported ___________________________ 35 62\ 20 25\ 

- 12 I 7 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ - 51 50 32 28 None _________________________________ 207 157 153 117 35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

- 80 86 50 59 110 49 doys ___________________________ 47 47 35 33 4510 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

- 147 118 85 64 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 17 22 6 12 5510 64 yeor'-______________________ _ - 125 132 74 77 100 10 149 doy'-_______________________ 20 19 10 11 65 years and over ____________________ _ 

- 106 104 55 58 15010 199 doys ________________________ 36 33 21 18 Average age _________________________ _ 

- 52.4 53.6 51.8 53.2 200 days or more ______________________ 184 145 72 46 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Liveslock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health cosls __________________ . _________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls. and Irees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Conlrocl lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

- 281 474 187 317 164 436 104 288 - 437 3 169 420 2 737\ 277 3 027 253 2 617 

- 300 2 631 373 2 498 223 2 537 250 2 438

1 - 380 150 (NA) (NA) 240 131 184 90 

- 222 98 239 107 162 84 169 100 - 351 375 318 307 251 340 208 284 - 224 112 181 67 154 104 125 62 - 273 I 083 207 704 184 889 170 664 - 23 64 23 45 18 63 16 45 

equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 95 48 114 45 72 42 79 39 

Energy and pelroleum producls __________________________ _ 

Pelroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP gas, bulone. and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Nolurol gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Olher-coal, wood. coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

- 521 760 (NA) (NA) 303 671 (NA) (NA) - 521 521 478 396 303 454 290 352 - 516 334 (NA) (NA) 303 284 288 246 - 193 85 (NA) (NA) 153 78 132 41 - 68 27 (NA) (NA) 62 26 40 10 - 60 33 (NA) (NA) 44 30 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - 290 55 - 521 42 (NA) (NA) 303 36 

- 388 219 (NA) (NA) 280 201 (NA) (NA) - 44 21 (NA) (NA) 34 16 (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA WINDSOR COUNTY, VT. 205 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

- 334 14308 249 12617 Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

- 329 13072 249 11846 Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ - 86 1 236 52 

- 150 3461 112 Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 42 1 232 31 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - 10 55 - . 45 612 29 Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 119 2 584 85 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ - 18 702 17 

- 101 (X) 68 Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 25 (X) 15 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL. __________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ____ •• _____ ._ •• _____ • _____ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __ • ____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ •• __ •• 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines _________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (oHonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditjoners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ________ • __________ • ________ _ 

Field forage horvesters. shear bar or flywheel type _________ •• __ •• _____ . ____ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

521 485 303 289 machinery and equipment - Con. 

13 211 8 556 10 185 6495 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

25 357 17 641 33 613 22474 $30,000 to $49,999. _____________________ 

$50.000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

32 74 8 27 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________ • ________ 

175 126 50 56 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

102 123 78 63 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

340 470 171 210 212 260 425 655 199 236 293 419 

503 I 085 133 188 443 897 

- - - - - - 17 17 4 4 13 13 

13 13 7 7 6 6 

- - - - - - 234 254 95 95 139 159 

329 341 51 52 278 289 

135 158 38 38 100 120 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[J 978 data are based on 0 sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

771 

3 102 

1 175 

- S46 

2341 

(D) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

208 10088 (NA) 8394 (NA) 1 694 

61 I 739 

(NA) 665 

- - 4 146 

(NA) 1 852 

- - 20 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

74 76 54 64 

74 64 64 57 

24 14 15 14 171 -r 11 1 18 8 18 8 

5 J L 5 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

361 484 306 

378 553 170 

446 941 149 

2 (D) - 14 14 4 

9 9 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

143 151 65 

270 277 72 

110 122 39 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms _________________ - __ -.-.. - ----- -- -- -- -- -------------

Workers ______________ -- -- -- -- ---- -. -- ---. --.-----.------

- 273 129 (X) 197 (X) 184 170 

- 852 (X) 239 (X) 613 621 923 

96 60 60 68 68 64 35 

. 47 40 80 25 50 31 32 

83 26 81 70 229 49 40 

38 3 18 27 176 32 40 

9 - - 7 90 8 23 

Forms wi.h- I worker ____ • _______ ._ .. - ---- ---- -- -- ---.. ----.--•• ------- 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers ______________ ---- -- ---- -- -------------- --- 5109 worke .. ________________ ._. ____ •• ________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________ - --------- -- -- -- ---------

206 WINDSOR COUNTY, VT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,5(X) or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY , 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 446 (X) 422 (X) 269 (X) 261 (X) 

- 402 (X) 382 (X) 252 (X) 244 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

406 9 310 374 7 327 263 9038 250 7 152 -

- 372 I 454, 341 (NA), 249 1 285 1 

240 932, 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer colves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

Soles: CoNle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Callie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

381 15 079 370 15 347 241 13 517 241 13 555 

348 8 319 341 8 617 228 7 617 228 7 707 - 197 I 476 176 I 470 98 956 79 811 -

- 214 6843 248 7 147 171 6661 193 6 896 

- 324 5 549 (NA) (NA) 213 5 053 210 4 825 

- 258 I 211 (NA) (NA) 155 847 158 I 023 

- 343 6 402 332 5 989 236 5 939 235 5 5041 

- (X) I 342 (X) (NA) (X) I 222 (X) 908 

- 240 3 591 (NA) (NA) 185 3 428 190 3 1981 

- (X) 216 (X) (NA) (X) 195 (X) 129 

- 306 2 811 (NA) (NA) 216 2 511 212 2 306 

- (X) 1 125, (X) (NA) (X) I 026

1 

(X) 780, 

- 44 188 (NA) (NA) 26 150 16 105 

- (X) 70 (X) (NA) 1 (X) 57 (X) 30 

- 156 7 738 (NA) (NA) 149 7 650 166 6 102 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 77 810 80 596 41 396 50 475 

- 28 180 (NA) (NA) 17 140 22 188 

- 70 630 (NA) (NA) 38 256 41 287 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 30 136 29 169 18 99 22 155 

- 27 79 15 77 16 54 11 72 

- 21 57 22 92 15 45 19 83 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 69 823 33 392 31 396 14 151 

- 51 549 (NA) (NA) 24 325 12 85 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 8 32 (NA) (NA) 3 5 - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 161 731

1 

170 671 I 88 4141 88 4121 

- 41 I 180 35 892 23 

672

1 

25 811 

- (xj 67 (X) (NA) (X) 28 (X) 22 

- 17 316 16 737 10 210 16 737 

- (X) 9 (X) (NA) (X) 

61 

(X) 17 

- 43 893 16 180 21 687 7 60 

- 52 734 (NA) (NA) 24 412 8 101 

- (X) 5 870 (X) (NA) (X) 3 298 (X) 764 Sheep. Iambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 53 

~I (NA) (NA) I 24 35 1 

9 

- 4 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - ~I $1,000_ - (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 33 91 30 106 23 71 19 74 

$1,000_ - (X) 76 (X) (NA) (X) 68 (X) 34 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 107 (X) 83 (X) 51 (X) I 46 (X) 

- 91 2 238 81 3 298 43 I 224 44 2 205 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 91 2 038 76 3094 43 I 145 42 (0) 

- 14 200 (NA) (NA) 4 79 I (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 14 416 11 456 4 224 7 284 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 9 37 (NA) (NA) 4 11 2 (0) 

- 6 20 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- Other 4 17 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, - 32 (X) (NA) (X) 12 (X) 6 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding __________ " __________ _ 

- 23 (X) 25 (X) 14 (X) 18 (X) 

- 14 10 147 16 22 989 10 10 072 13 22 964 

- 13 (D) 15 688 9 (D) 12 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) 8 684 2 (D) 4 444 

- 3 16 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 3 16 (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ - 4 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 1 (X) 

- 44 36 39 87 23 33 23 82 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA WINDSOR COUNTY, VT. 207 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes --- ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For lodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums tor all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenl __________ 1978_ - 1974_ CUI lor dry loroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Wheal lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - OOls lor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974 -- Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 -- 1974 --

Soybeans for beons (bushels) ___________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see IOxl>-________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) _______________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Olher tome dry hoy (tons. dry) (see texl) ______ 1978 --

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Allollo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- 1974 --

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 -- 1974 -- Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- 1974 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 --

-- 1974 -- Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- land in orchards _____________________________ J 978 

1974 --

-- Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 -- 1974 --

8erries _____________________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974 -- Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

208 WINDSOR COUNTY, VT. 

Farms 

126 

135 

6 

13 

122 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

6 

5 

-

-

6 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14 

21 

-

- 452 

424 

127 

(NA) 

313 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

25 

29 

22 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

29 

21 

tNZ 

- (NA) 

3 

(NA) 

15 

8 

9 

(NA) 

16 

-

Harvested 

Acres 

3 700 

3 577 

227 

250 

3473 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

33 

56 

-

-

33 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 

14 

-

- 25 318 

21 547 

4 138 

(NA) 

14 171 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

94 

129 

60 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

261 

263 

256 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(Z) 

(NA) 

10 

5 

8 (NA) 

19 

-

Aillorms Forms with sales 01 $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

(X) - - 113 3 516 (X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 118 3473 (X) 1 (0) 

19 456 - - 5 (0) (0) - - 21 455 (NA) (NA) 11 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

55056 - - 110 3290 52 507 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 112 3 218 47709 1 (0) 

(X) - - - - (X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

(X) I - - 6 33 (X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 222 - - 6 33 222 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 254 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 686 - - 7 2 280 - - 1 177 (NA) (NA) 7 9 B03 - -

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 41 685 2 (0) 274 20 131 35 554 2 (0) 

36303 (NA) (NA) 256 17 390 31 443 1 (0) 

9395 - - 90 3 217 8 211 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 93 2 949 6 761 - - 21 797 2 (0) 204 11 273 18265 2 (0) 

(X) - - - - (X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -I 

(X) 1 (0) lB 78 (X) 1 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 18 110 (X) - - (X) - - 16 49 (X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 18 74 (X) - - (X) - - 6 (0) (X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 7 4 (X) - - (X) - - 6 (0) (X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 7 7 (X) - -

(X) - - 16 232 (X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 14 242 (X) - - 1 387 080 (NA) (NA) 16 229 1 352 480 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 242 2 760 628 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(X) 2 (0) 7 9 (X) 2 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 4 3 (X) 1 (0) 

40396 2 (0) 6 7 37964 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 3 3 15990 1 - (X) 2 (0) 13 16 (X) - 2 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
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APPENDIX A. General Explanation 

TAKING THE CENSUS ........................ . 

DATA PROCESSING •.•...•....•.............. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA .•................... 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED ......... . 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES .............. . 

DISCLOSURES ..........•............ 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS ..................... . 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ..•............. 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS ...................... . 

UNPUBLISHED DATA ....•..........•...... 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS ...................... . 

CENSUS COVERAGE ......................... . 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS. . ............... . 

TABLES 

A. PERCENT OF STATE TOTAL REPRESENTED BY ADJUSTMENT FOR WHOLE FARM NON RESPONSE : 1978 

B. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

STATE TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978 .. 

C. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

FARMS REPORTING AN ITEM IN THE COUNTY: 1978 .. 

D. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

COUNTY TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978. 

TAKING THE CENSUS 

Method of Enumeration 

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The 1978 Census of Agriculture was the first census to 

include a mailout/mailback enumeration supplemented by a 

thorough direct interview of all households in a sample of area 

segments. This combination list-direct enumeration sample 

approach was instituted to improve completeness of coverage 

for State level agriculture census statistics. 

In censuses prior to 1969, enumerators were assigned to a 

specific area and called on all farms with in the area. Beginning 

with the 1950 census, copies of the report form were mailed 

prior to the enumeration date to each boxholder served by post 

offices in predominantly rural areas and farmers were asked to 

complete the forms and have them ready for the enumerator to 

pick up. Enumerators going door-to-door in rural areas collected 

and reviewed all forms that had been completed; they also 

completed forms for those places with agricultural operations 

which did not have forms ready: 

For the 1969 and 1974 censuses, data were collected 

primarily by a self-enumeration, mailout/mailback procedure. 

This procedure was made possible by the availability of 

specialty lists and several administrative lists, including records 

from the prior agriculture census, from which a list of 

agriculture-related names and addresses was constructed. 

The mailout/mailback enumeration procedure was not used 

in taking the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, the 

Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. A discussion 

of the direct enumeration methods used appears in the reports 

for these outlying areas. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1978 census was comprised of all 

individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be readily 

identified as being associated with agriculture. The I ist was 

assembled from the records of the 1974 census and administrative records of various government agencies, primarily the 

Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The administrative lists used for 1978 were more 

accurate and extensive than those used for the 1974 and 1969 

censuses. For 197~, most administrative lists were used in their 

entirety; whereas, for 1974 and 1969 some lists were sampled so 

that only selected records were included in the census mailing 

list. 

Lists of large or specialized operations, such as nurseries, 

broiler growers, fish farms, and livestock range and feedlot 

operations, which might not be identified in other administrative records, were obtained from State and Federal agencies, 

trade associations, and similar organizations. Lists of multiestablishment companies having one or more establishments (or 

locations) producing agricultural products or providing agricultural services were obtained from the 1974 census and 

updated using results of the 1976 and 1977 Company Organization Surveys conducted by the Economic Surveys Division of 

the Census Bureau. 

A preliminary census mail list was assembled using names and 

addresses from the 1974 census and administrative source lists 

available early in 1978. Those records identified as most ·Iikely 

not to be farms, since the name appeared on only one source list 

or on selected combinations of list sources which had yielded a 

low percentage of farm operators for the 1974 census, were 

then selected for inclusion in the 1978 Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey. Slightly over 4 million of the short 

identification forms were mailed in May of 1978 to identify 

persons who were not active farm operators, to identify tenant 

and successor operators who were not on administrative source 

lists, and to update the name, address, and size information for 

the identified active farm operators. Approximately 1.9 million 

survey returns were classified as out-of-scope (nonfarms), and an 

additional 400,000 reports were returned by the Postal Service 

as being undeliverable, resulting in over 2.3 million names and 

addresses being deleted from the census mail list as a result of 

the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey. The final 

census mail list containing 4,241,000 names and addresses was 

developed using results of the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey, names and addresses from the unduplicated 

prel iminary list that were retained without precensus verification, and new or updated source I ists acquired after the 

prel iminary unduplication. 

The preliminary and final census mail lists were both 

constructed by merging and unduplicating the names and 
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addresses from the various source lists on the basis of Employer 

Identification numbers, Social Security numbers, and names and 

addresses. To facilitate processing, each name on the administra· 

tive source lists was assigned a geographic code indicating the 

State and county location of the operation and a size code 

indicating an estimated value of sales. Most duplicates were 

identified and resolved during computer processing; an additional group of possible duplicates identified during computer 

processing was resolved clerically. Other duplicate names not 

identified prior to mail ing were either reported by respondents 

or located during office processing. 

Direct Enumeration Area Sample 

When the evaluation survey conducted for the 1974 census 

confirmed the results of the evaluation survey for 1969 (i.e., an 

unacceptable number of midsize and a larger number of smaller 

farms were not included in the mail list), the decision was made 

to incorporate into the 1978 data collection procedures a direct 

enumeration area sample to provide State level estimates of the 

number and statistical characteristics of farms found not to be 

included in the mail list. The effect of this combination mail 

list-direct enumeration sample approach has been to drastically 

reduce the number and effect of missed farms in State totals. 

The direct enumeration sample consisted of approximately 

6,400 segments in "rural" areas (areas outside places with 2,500 

or more population in 1970) in all States, except Alaska and 

Hawaii. The segments were created and selected using enumeration district maps and data from the 1970 Census of Population 

and Housing. I n October and November 1978, enumerators 

visited each household in these segments to determine if 

anyone in the household was associated with an agricultural 

operation. A 78-A 1 (A) report form was completed for each 

person with agricultural operations. This form was similar to the 

78-A 1 (S) sample form but collected additional information on 

alternate names and addresses and other individuals associated 

with the operation for use in matching these cases to the census 

mail file. The front page of the 78-A 1 (A) report form is reproduced in appendix C. During the enumeration, each operator 

received an orange·colored sticker and was instructed that if 

he/she received a census form in the mail, the form should not 

be filled but returned with the sticker attached indicating that 

a report had already been completed. 

During office processing, a concentrated effort was made to 

match the direct enumeration sample returns to names and 

addresses on the census mail I ist using the sticker returns, 

microfilm search of the mail file for all associated names, 

telephone calls to all cases that could be reached by phone, and 

any other available information. Direct enumeration sample 

returns not matched to the census mail list after this extensive 

research comprise the sample representing farms in the State not 

on the census mail list. Data from these unmatched direct 

enumeration sample returns were used to provide estimates at the 

State level for farms not on the census mail list. For each State, 

these data have been tabulated and published as a "pseudo" 

county and are an integral part of the State totals. The direct 

enumeration sample estimates have not been included in 

individual county totals. 

Report Forms 

The Census Bureau recognizes the need to minimize both 

respondent burden and census cost by limiting the number of 

items for which data are requested to those most needed by 

users as the basis for current understanding and future planning. 

In addition to limiting data items, the most recent eight 

censuses of agriculture have also used sampling techniques to 

further minimize reporting burden and census cost. For 1945, 

additional items were included in the enumeration of designated 

geograph ic segments, but were omitted from the report forms 

used for all other areas. For the 1950, 1954, 1959, and 1964 

censuses, similar goals were met by instructing the enumerators 

to determine whether to ask or omit the items in designated 

sections of the report forms. For the 1969, 1974, and 1978 

mailout/mailback censuses, two report forms were used again 

with the result of minimizing the reporting burden, particularly 

for smaller farms. 

For 1978, the two report forms were a 5-page report form 

(78-A1 (S)) containing all the items asked in the census, and a 

4-page form (78-A1 (N)) omitting the sample items (sections 22 

through 27). Form 78-A 1 (N) and the 78-A 1 (S) sample 

items are reproduced in appendix D. In all States except 

Alaska and Hawaii, the sample form (A 1 (S)) was mailed to all 

certainty addresses (large farms) and to 20 percent of the 

noncertai nty addresses; the nonsample form (A 1 (N)) was mailed 

to the remaining noncertainty addresses. The sample form was 

mailed to all Alaska addresses. For Hawaii, a modified version of 

the sample form was used for all farms. The modifications were 

made principally in the crops section in order to cover the 

special ized agriculture on the islands. The Statistical Adjustments 

section of this appendix defines certainty farms and includes a 

discussion of the criteria used to determine whether the sample 

or nonsample form was to be mailed to noncertainty addresses. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were distributed by the U.S. Postal Service 

during the last week of December 1978 to all individuals, 

businesses, and organizations on the mail I ist. Approximately 

4,241,000 forms were included in the initial mailing (3,140,000 

nonsample forms and 1,101,000 sample forms). 

From February through August 1979, additional initial 

mailings were sent primarily to new tenants and successors 

identified during report form processing. Thus, the total mailing 

list for the 1978 Census of Agriculture was 4,430,000. 

An information sheet containing detailed instructions for 

completing the form was included with each report form (see 

appendix D). Additional special instructions were included with 

report forms sent to identifiable producers of poultry under 

contract, bees and honey, laboratory animals, feedlot operations, and nursery and greenhouse products. 

In an effort to provide additional help in completing reports, 

approximately 60,000 copies of a Farm Census Guide booklet 

were sent to county agricultural agencies and related institutions 

or businesses to whom farmers might turn for help. Included 

were rural banks, accountants, vocational agriculture instructors, and the following U.S. Department of Agriculture county 

offices: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, 
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Farmers Home Administration, and Agricultural Extension 

Service. This guide contained descriptions and definitions for 

various items in more detail than the instructions included with 

each report form. Representatives of the above agencies graciously consented to assist farmers in completing their report 

forms if assistance was requested. In addition, the telephone 

number for the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office was provided in the original mailing in case the respondent requested 

assistance or had additional questions which were not covered 

in the instructions. 

Followup Procedures 

The data collection effort included seven followup letters to 

nonrespondents, three of which were accompanied by a report 

form. To evenly distribute the workloads in mailing, receipts, 

and processing, the mail list was divided into three groups for 

followup purposes. I n late January, the first followup letter was 

sent to all nonrespondents reminding them of the February 15 

due date. The other reminders followed on a flow basis at 3- to 

4-week intervals starting in late February and continuing into 

July. 

In low response areas, additional efforts were made. State 

Commissioners of Agriculture were asked to issue supporting 

statements urging farmers to complete and return their reports. 

In early April 1979, nonrespondents in about 300 counties with 

the lowest response rates were mailed an additional letter using 

simpler language in l<;lrge print suggesting that if they needed 

help in completing their report, they could call collect to the 

Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. 

From March to November 1979, telephone calls were made 

to nonrespondents who were large (for most States, those with 

expected sales of $80,000 or more) or were located in about 

60 counties with low response. Data for large farms were obtained by telephone from secondary sources if the addressee 

could not be contacted or refused to provide information. Most 

of the nonresponse calls were made by the staff of the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. However, calls to the larger and 

more complex operations were made by the Agriculture Division 

staff. Upon completion of data collection, all counties had 

response rates exceeding 75 percent of the final mail list including additional addresses. The overall response rate for the 

50 United States was 88 percent for all addresses and nearly 

95 percent for addresses with a known history of farm operations. A significant proportion of the nonresponse cases was 

found not to have qualifying agricultural operations for 1978. 

For a description of the adjustment for nonresponse, see Statistical Adjustments. 

DATA PROCESSING 

All report forms were subjected to a clerical screening review, 

during which they were corrected to make them acceptable for 

keying onto magnetic tape. Farm operators completing a 

nonsample form who reported sales or acres above the certainty 

level were sent correspondence requesting the additional sample 

data. Reports for special I ist cases identified on the mail I ist as 

producing specific products such as broilers or cattle were 

checked to insure that the special item had been reported. 

Problem reports requiring special review or additional handling 

were referred to technical assistants, or if necessary, to 

statisticians for resolution. Report forms with sales or acreage 

above levels listed as State "must" were subjected to a more 

stringent precomputer review, including completeness checks for 

key basic data items. Reports from multiunit operations and 

institutional and government-operated farms were reviewed and 

edited by statisticans. All farms with expected or reported sales 

of $1,000,000 or more or 30,000 acres or more, all Alaska and 

Hawaii reports, selected multiunit operations, and other selected 

problem reports were reviewed by statisticians in the Agriculture Division. Omissions, inconsistencies, and other problems 

that could not be resolved by reference to other information on 

the report were resolved by contacting the respondents by 

telephone or correspondence. 

All successors and the more significant tenant names and 

addresses reported in the census were researched on microfilm 

of the census mail ~ile. Report forms were mailed to addresses 

not located on the mail file. Research was also conducted on 

reports from selected respondents claiming that they had 

previously completed a census form to eliminate possible 

duplication. 

Data for each report form were subjected to a detailed 

item-by-item computer edit. The edit included comprehensive 

checks for consistency and reasonableness, corrected data found 

to be in error or inconsistent, supplied missing data based on 

similar size farms within the same county, and assigned farm 

classification codes which were necessary for tabulating the 

data. Entries of large magnitude and significant computergenerated changes to the data were manually verified. Obvious 

errors such as reports of cotton or citrus in the Northern States 

were also identified and corrected. 

Many of the acceptability limits on data were necessarily 

wide making it impossible to identify and correct all errors or to 

always supply precise estimates for all the incompleteness in the 

reports. These factors and others may affect the rei iabil ity of 

data for some minor items, but they should not have a 

significant effect on major data items in any county. 

I n the computer edit, those farms with sales or acreage 

exceeding State "must" levels were tested for historical consistency. Key items such as acreage, number of I ivestock sold, 

crops, and sales were compared for significant changes between 

1974 and 1978. Problems in historical consistency were resolved 

usually by telephone. 

In order to reduce duplicate reporting because of more than 

one completed report being received for the same operation 

under different names, computer listings of reports with similar 

operator names and size of operation were produced and 

duplicate reports were deleted prior to tabulations. 

After each report was screened, computer edited, and had all 

identified problems corrected, each data item on the report was 

added into the total for that item for the county. The result was 

a computer tabulation matrix for each county containing the 

sum of individual entries for each data item. This matrix 

enabled the easy and precise construction of the published 

tables. 

Prior to publication of preliminary reports and volume 1 

reports, tabulated totals were reviewed by statisticians to 
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identify remaining inconsistencies and potential coverage 

problems. Comparisons were made with historical census trends 

as well as current year State level estimates published by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture and other agencies as part of the 

coverage review. Selected report forms were reviewed and 

problem entries were either verified as being correct or the data 

were corrected. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Significant changes were made to the data collection procedures to improve the coverage of the 1978 census, including 

a more complete mail list and the use of a direct enumeration 

area sample to supplement the mail list. The effect of these 

improvements has been to increase the 1978 State farm counts 

above what they would have been using previous methods. 

The 1978 State farm counts, consisting of totals from the 

mail list and the direct enumeration area sample, include farms 

that would have been missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

The 1978 county farm counts do not include any totals 

from the direct enumeration sample. However, for some 

counties, the counts may have increased substantially because 

of the improved coverage of small farms in the 1978 mail list. 

County level data on acreages and inventories are generally 

comparable. 

Estimates of the net proportion of farms missed in the 1974 

census varied widely by State, from a low of 0.7 percent in 

Nebraska to a high of 33.0 percent in West Virginia. Appendix C 

shows adjusted farm counts by State. Because missed farms 

were typically small, the percent missed was generally higher in 

States having a relatively large proportion of small farms and 

urbanized areas having a sizable number of part-time farms. The 

proportion of the total farms in each State represented by the 

direct enumeration sample in 1978 can be expected to follow a 

pattern similar to that for missed farms in 1974. 

Since most of the farms identified in the direct enumeration 

sample were small, these farms have a much greater effect on 

the State counts of farms and farms reporting than on measures 

of agricultural production such as land in farms, sales of 

agricultural products, acres and production of crops, and 

inventory and sales of livestock and poultry. 

Changes in the farm definition also affect the comparability 

of data. In general, data for 1978 and 1974 would be directly 

comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses only for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more because the data for these 

farms are not affected by changes in the farm definition. A 

difference in timing and the change from personal interview to 

mail enumeration affect comparabil ity with data from censuses 

prior to 1969. The effect of the 1974 definition change for 

selected State and county totals is shown in appendix B. 

Dollar figures shown for expenses and agricultural product 

sales have not been adjusted for changes in price levels between 

census years. Crop and I ivestock production and sales and 

expense data are for the calendar year 1978, except for a few 

crops (such as citrus) for which the producti on year overlaps the 

calendar year. Inventories of livestock, poultry, and other 

specified items are as of December 31, 1978. The reporting 

period and inventory date are the same as for the 1974 and 

1969 censuses. 

Censuses prior to 1969 were taken by enumerators, each 

assigned to a specific geograph ic area. Field work for the 1959 

and 1964 censuses was completed mainly in October, November, and December of the reference year. Livestock and poultry 

inventories for these two censuses were as of the time of 

enumeration. Other variations in the time of enumeration 

occurred prior to 1959. 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED 

Unusually strong adverse reaction to the length and content 

of the 1974 census report form stimulated an intensive review 

and rejustification of all data inquiries accepted for collection 

on the 1978 census report form. Data users were requested to 

provide the Bureau with their data requirements, including the 

level of publication needed-county, State, or national. Each 

data item requested was reviewed to determine if it was needed 

at the county level and if so, whether on a complete or sample 

basis. Some data items needed only at the State or regional level 

were relegated to one or another of the follow-on surveys 

scheduled to be conducted in 1980 for calendar year 1979. By 

eliminating many items included on the 1974 report form, 

redesigning the form to accommodate two columns of items per 

page, and converting many more items to write-in status, 

especially in the crops sections, the report form was reduced 

from a 20-page booklet to a 4-page form for most farms and a 

5-page form for certainty and sample farms. Data items on the 

1974 report form which were eliminated on the 1978 report 

form were: 

Type of rental arrangement 

Sales of forest products 

Commercial fertilizer used for specific crops 

I rrigation methods and quantity of water used 

Drainage 

Grain storage facilities 

Futures markets 

Contracts 

Injuries and illnesses 

Other production expenses 

I ncome and expenses from farm-related sources 

Farm credit 

Family income from off-farm sources 

Much of the detailed data collected in 1974 for costs of 

materials for individual types of agricultural chemicals and for 

quantities and costs of several feed categories including roughages purchased were deleted from the report form. I n addition, 

many of the redundant totals used on the 1974 report form for 

cross checking data, especially in the production expenses and 

value of agricultural products sold sections, were eliminated. 

The following high priority new data items were added to the 

1978 report form: 

Set-aside acres in Federal Farm Program 

Government Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loans for 

grain and cotton 

Direct sales to consumers 

Foreign ownership of farmland 

Greater detail on expenses for energy 
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FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF 

HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES 

I ntegral to each census of agriculture program are the 

follow-on surveys conducted after the main census. The purpose 

of these specialized surveys is to collect additional, much 

needed agriculture-related information from highly specialized 

operations or from only a sample of farms without burdening all 

farm operators. Thus, allowing the use of a shorter report form 

for the general census. The follow-on surveys are limited to high 

priority data items that yield United States, regional, or State 

level estimates, which in and of themselves or in association 

with general census data, are used as the basis for current 

decisionmaking and future planning. 

Data from ~he Farm Finance, the Farm and Ranch Irrigation, 

and the Farm Energy Surveys, conducted in 1980 covering 

calendar year 1979, are published in Volume 5, Special Reports, 

of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. 

The Farm Finance Survey provides detailed farm financial 

data, including debts, expenses, taxes, credits, assets, and farm 

and off-farm incomes for farm operators. Many of these items as 

well as detailed data concerning land ownership and landlord 

characteristics are also being collected from the landlords of the 

farms involved in the survey. 

The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides high priority 

data on water use by irrigated farms. Included in the data are: 

acreage irrigated, yields for irrigated and nonirrigated crops, 

quantity of water used, methods of distribution, types of 

pumps, and number of wells. 

The Farm Energy Survey provides detailed data on energy 

purchased by type of energy source, storage capacity, and 

selected kinds of energy-consuming machinery and equipment. 

The 1979 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers the 

operations of producers of nursery and greenhouse products, 

mushrooms, and sod in much greater detail than the main 

census of agriculture. This census has been conducted in 1890, 

1930, 1950, and every 10 years since, in association with the 

census of agriculture. Data for this census are published in 

Volume 5, Special Reports. 

DISCLOSURES 

In many tables, data are suppressed and a (D) is used instead 

of a number. To ensure the confidentiality of information on a 

characteristic of an individual farm, it is necessary to suppress 

data when the value of an item for one or two farms can be 

definitely or approximately. determined by mathematical 

manipulations. 

Suppressions of data made within frequency distributions are 

accomplished in a way that will maintain maximum integrity of 

the frequency groups as suppressions are made whenever 

possible in adjacent frequency classes. This allows the user, by 

subtraction from the total, to have a farm count and total 

quantity reported for the combined suppressed frequencies. 

Although the publ ished frequency data are not complete, the 

truncated frequency distribution is available for analysis purposes. 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS 

Some 1974 data have been revised since the 1974 volume I 

publications were released. The major revisions were for: 

Madera County, California-number of heavy breed turkeys 

sold and related data. 

Maricopa County, Arizona-acreage of improved pecans and 

related data. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Definitions and explanations of terms in this section provide 

more detailed descriptions for selected items and terms than are 

available on the report form or in the tables. Differences in 

definitions between censuses, data deficiencies, and special 

processing performed for individual or related data items are 

also explained. For an exact wording of ~he questions on the 

sample and nonsample forms used in 1978 for the contermi nous 

United States, and the information sheet which accompanied 

these forms, see appendix D. 

For all tables, historical data are shown whenever individual 

items are comparable, otherwise an (NA) is used. Some 

historical data may differ slightly from totals included in prior 

census publications due to rounding of fractions and dollar 

values. 

Farms or farms reporting-The term "farms" or "farms 

reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number of 

farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 farms 

in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and calves, the 

data for those farms reporting cattle and calves would appear as: 

Cattle and calves ............... farms . . . . . .. 842 

number. . .. 28,594 

Land in farms-The acreage designated in the tables as "land in 

farms" consists primarily of agricultural land used for crops, 

pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland and wasteland not 

actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, 

provided it was part of the farm operator's total operation. 

Large acreages of woodland or wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted from individual reports during 

the processing operations. 

Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes land 

owned and operated as well as land rented from others. Land 

used rent free was to be reported as land rented from others. 

Except for open range and grazi ng land used under government 

permits, all grazing land was included as "land in farms" 

provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Grazing land operated 

by grazing associations was to be reported by the person chiefly 

responsible for conducting the business of the association. All 

land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing 

livestock was to be included as land in farms. Land in Indian 

reservations not reported by individual Indians or non-Indians 

was to be reported in the name of the cooperative group that 

used the land. In some instances, an entire Indian reservation 

was reported as one farm. 
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Land area-The approximate total land area of counties and 

States shown for 1978 represents the land area as determined by 

records and calculations updated as of January 1, 1979. These 

data are updated periodically; however, the acreage shown for 

1978 are essentially the same as in 1974. Any differences 

between the land area in 1978 and 1974 are due to annexations, 

disi ncorporations, and other changes affecting county boundaries. 

land in two or more counties-With few exceptions, the land in 

each farm was tabulated as being in the operator's principal 

county. The principal county was defined as the one where the 

largest value of agricultural products were raised or produced. It 

was usually the county containing all or the largest proportion 

of the land in the farm. For a limited number of Western States, 

this procedure has resulted in the allocation of more land in 

farms to a county than the total land area of the county. To 

minimize this distortion, separate reports were required for large 

farms, identified from the 1974 census and prior special surveys 

as having more than one separately reportable farm unit. Other 

reports received showing land in more than one county were 

separated into two or more reports if the data would significantly affect the county totals. These reports were assigned to 

the appropriate counties during office processing. 

Value of land and buildings-Farm operators receiving the 

sample form were asked to report their estimate of the current 

market value of land and buildings owned, rented or leased from 

others, and rented or leased to others. Market value refers to the 

respondent's estimate of what the land and buildings would sell 

for under current market conditions. For 1978, this information 

is esti mated from the replies of a sample of farms; whereas for 

1974, all farm operators were asked to provide these data. If the 

value of land and buildings was not reported, it was estimated 

during processing by using the average value of land and 

buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic area. 

Other land-This category includes land in house lots, barn lots, 

ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. The definition of "other land" is 

the same in 1978 and 1974 only for farms with sales of $2,500 

or more. In 1974, for farms with sales of less than $2,500, 

"other land" included pastureland and rangeland other than 

cropland and woodland pasture in addition to land in house 

lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, and wasteland. 

Land set aside in the Federal Farm Program-The 1978 report 

form included a new inquiry on the number of acres set aside in 

1978 under the provisions of the Federal Farm Program. These 

data are for acres of cropland taken out of production by 

growers of wheat, corn, grain sorghums, and barley, and instead 

planted in cover crops, soil-improvement grasses, etc. No 

information was obtained as to which grains would have been 

grown on the acres set aside. 

Foreign ownership of agricultural land-An inquiry measuring 

the impact of foreign ownership of agricultural land was added 

to the 1978 report forms. All farm operators were asked to 

report the number of acres owned by individuals who are not 

u.S. citizens; or owned by foreign-held corporations, unincorporated associations, or foreign governments. 

I n some cases, operators using land owned by others may not 

know the beneficiary owner of the land or, if the owner is 

known, they may not know the citizenship of the landlord. 

Therefore, a "don't know" category was included on the report 

form. Corporations with 50 percent or more of the stock held 

by foreign investors were considered foreign owned. Any land 

owned and operated by such corporations was included as land 

held under foreign ownership. 

County summary table 36 provides operators response to the 

foreign ownership inquiry. Counts are provided for those 

responding "yes", "no", "don't know", and "no response". No 

attempt was made to contact nonrespondents. 

Operator-The term "operator" designates a person who 

operates a farm, either doing the work or making day-to-day 

decisions about such things as planting, harvesting, feeding, 

marketing, etc. The operator may be the owner, a member of 

the owner's household, a salaried manager, a tenant, a renter, or 

a sharecropper. If he/she rents land to others or has land worked 

on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator only of 

the land which he/she retains for his/her own operation. For 

partnerships, only one partner is counted as an operator. If 

there is no clear-cut partner in charge, then the senior or oldest 

active partner is considered to be the operator. For census 

purposes, the number of operators is the same as the number of 

farms. In some cases, the operator was not the individual named 

on the address label of the report form, but another family 

member, a partner, or a hired manager who was actually in 

charge of the farm operations. 

Operator characteristics-Data on characteristics such as residence, race, Spanish origin, age, sex, principal occupation, and 

off-farm work were collected from all operators in 1978. In the 

1974 census, operator characteristics were collected only for all 

farms with sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) 

and partnerships. If operator characteristics of race, age, sex, 

and principal occupation were not reported for 1978, they were 

derived based on reports with similar acreage size, tenure, and 

sales size. No adjustments were made for nonresponse to 

residence, Spanish origin, and off-farm work. 

Extensive verification and recontacting were done for 

positive responses to Spanish origin, especially in Southern 

States. It was found that a number of these responses were in 

error, apparently the word American in "Mexican American" 

was mistaken as American origin. 

Write-in entries of "other" race were clerically reviewed and 

recoded where necessary; entries without an accompanying 

write-in description were not verified by recontacting the 

respondent. Based on demographic classifications, "other" race 

is limited to native non-Spanish populations of Central and 

South American countries. 

In the presentation of data on race of operator, the 

classification "Black and other races" includes Blacks, American 

Indians, Asian or Pacific Islanders, and any other separate racial 

group excluding White. For the 1978 census, operators of 
APPENDI X A-Continued A-7 

Spanish origin are tabulated by reported race. Prior censuses 

included Spanish origin as "White" whenever separate data for 

the White race were shown. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the fi rst census to collect 

data on the sex of the operator. For farm operations where both 

husband and wife participated, the response was determined by 

the parties involved. 

Selected production expenses-Data on selected production 

expenses incurred in 1978 were requested from farm operators 

reporting on the sample form. Only selected production 

expenses were requested; thus, the expense data cannot be used 

in combination with gross sales to calculate net farm income. 

The 1974 census attempted to gather selected expenses plus a 

category "all other production expenses" to arrive at total 

expenses. This category was to include items such as deprecia· 

tion, taxes, interest, rent, and insurance for the farm business. 

Because of the burden to respondents and inaccuracy in 

reporting, the "all other production expenses" inquiry was not 

included on the 1978 report form. The 1979 Farm Finance 

Survey provides estimates on net farm income. 

For 1978, as with earlier censuses, expense data in some 

cases were not fully reported especially by operations producing 

crops, I ivestock, or poultry on a contract basis. Many such 

operators were unable or unwilling to estimate the value of 

production inputs furnished by the contractor. Estimates were 

made for individual expense items based on reported crop and 

livestock information, or on averages or ratios of expense items 

reported by similar farms in the same geographic area. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial fertilizer 

is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1978, excluding the 

cost of application. Some fertil izer purchased in 1978 may 

not have been applied during the year. If the fertilizer was 

applied by someone other than the operator, the cost of 

application is included as an expense forcustomwork, 

machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. Some 

operators may have included the cost of application with the 

amount spent on fertilizer. 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime-Expenses include the cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, other 

pesticides, lime, etc., excluding costs of application. Data 

exclude commercial fertil izer purchased. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment-This expense represents costs incurred for having 

customwork done on the place and for renting machines to 

perform agricultural operations. The cost of cotton ginning is 

excluded. The cost of labor involved in the customwork 

service is included in the customwork expense. The cost of 

labor used on rented or hired machinery is included as a 

hired farm and ranch labor expense. 

Energy and petroleum products-More extensive data on energy 

usage for the farm busi ness were collected in the 1978 census 

than in prior censuses. Data were collected on expenses, gallons 

purchased, and storage capacity for gasoline; diesel fuel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and fuel oil. I n addition, data on expenses 

for natural gas; kerosene, motor oil, and grease; electricity; and 

all other energy sources were collected. Data for 1974 include 

only storage capacity and expenses for gasoline; diesel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and a combined total expense for motor 

oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil. The 1978 energy 

data were collected from a sample of farms. Additional data on 

energy usage and storage capacity are available from the 1979 

Farm Energy Survey. 

Caution should be used in evaluating storage capacity. Farms 

not reporting storage capacity were not identifiable from farms 

with no storage capacity; therefore, the totals understate the 

actual storage capacity available. 

Value of agricultural products sold-This item represents the 

gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all 

agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 1978 

regardless of who received the payment. It includes sales by the 

operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners, 

landlords, contractors, and others associated with the operation. 

The value of agricultural products sold represents the sum of 

all crops including nursery products sold, and livestock and 

poultry and their products sold. It does not include income 

from farm·related sources such as customwork or agricultural 

services, or income from nonfarm sources. For 1974 and 1969, 

the value of agricultural products sold included sales of forest 

products from farms and ranches. 

The value of crops sold in 1978 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 1978. Data include 

sales from crops produced in earlier years and exclude some 

crops produced in 1978, but held in storage and not sold in 

1978. For crops sold through a co-op which made payments in 

several install ments, only the total value received in 1978 was to 

be reported. 

The value of agricultural products sold was collected from all 

operators. Where the operator failed to report a value of sales, 

esti mates were made based on the amount of crops harvested or 

the number of livestock or poultry sold. Extensive estimation 

was required for operators growing crops or livestock under 

contract. 

Caution should be applied when comparing sales in 1978 with 

sales reported in earlier censuses due to the extreme fluctuations 

in per·unit prices between census years. 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural 

services-This category consists of gross income received during 

1978 by farm operators for providing machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services for others such as plowing, 

planting, harvesting, etc. Entries were deleted when duplicate 

information was reported in the 1978 Census of Agricultural 

Services, or when entries were large enough to consider the 

agricultural services activity separate from the farm or ranch. 

The agricultural services part of a farming operation was 

generally considered a separate operation when income from 

agricultural s.ervices was greater than $500,000, or when it was 

$10,000 or more and greater than the value of agricultural 

products sold. Data for establishments primarily engaged in 

agricultural services are published separately in volume 3. 
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Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption-This item represents the value of agricultural products produced and sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption from roadside stands, farmers' markets, 

pick-your-own sites, etc. By definition, it excludes nonedible 

products such as nursery products, cut flowers, wool, grains, 

etc. Sales of agricultural products by vertically integrated 

operations through their own processing and marketing operations were excluded where identified. 

Fertilizer and lime-Detailed inquiries on acreage fertilized and 

tonnage of fertilizer applied by crop, which were included on 

the 1974 census form, were not collected in 1978. Data 

collected for 1978 are limited to total acres of cropland 

fertilized excluding cropland used only for pasture, and total 

acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized. Data on lime use 

were requested in both 1978 and 1974. Land fertilized and 

limed data were collected from a sample of farms in 1978. Total 

acres of cropland fertilized in 1974 were obtained by adding the 

acres of individual crops fertilized and, therefore, may include 

duplication where two or more crops using the same acreage 

were each fertilized during the year. 

Irrigation-The 1978 report forms included inquiries on acres 

irrigated for specific crops and total acres irrigated for harvested 

cropland, pastureland or rangeland, and any other land. Data 

on methods of irrigation and estimated quantity of irrigation 

water used by farms and ranches collected in the 1974 and 1969 

censuses are available from the 1979 Farm and Ranch Irrigation 

Survey and are included in Volume 5, Special Reports. 

Irrigation data collected on the 1978 report form are summarized in more detail in volume 2, Part 9, Irrigation on Farms 

and in Volume 4, Irrigation, which also includes data from 

off-farm water suppliers covered in the 1978 Census of 

Irrigation Organizations. 

Value of livestock and poultry on farms-Data for the value of 

livestock and poultry on farms were obtained by multiplying 

the inventory of each major age and sex group by the State 

average price. The State average prices for cattle, hogs, sheep, 

angora goats, hens and pullets of laying age, and turkeys were 

obtained primarily from data published by the Economics, 

Statistics, and Cooperatives Service of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

census-derived averages based primarily on reported value of 

sales in the 1978 Census of Agriculture. The 1974 and 1969 

data were developed in a similar manner. 

Poultry hatched-The 1978 data include all poultry hatched 

during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 1974, data 

include only poultry sold. For example, chickens hatched and 

raised for layer replacement on the same farm are included in 

1978 data for poultry hatched, but excluded from 1974 totals. 

The value of hatchery sales is included in the category "Poultry 

and Poultry products." 

Fish and other aquaculture products-The raising of fish and 

other aquaculture products in captivity was included as agricultural production by the 1972 Standard Industrial Classification, and data for such operations were included in the 

agriculture census for the first time in 1974. The value of fish 

and other aquaculture products sold is included in the category 

"Other livestock and livestock products." Production in salt 

water was considered not to be in captivity and was excluded. 

Bees and honey-Bee and honey production was enumerated 

and tabulated in the county in which the home farm was 

located (even though hives are often moved from farm to farm 

over a wide geographic area for pollination of crops). The 

completeness and accuracy of these data are affected by the fact 

that some bee operations may not have been on the mail list and 

some operators on the mail list may not have considered 

beekeeping to be an agricultural operation, and therefore did 

not report. 

Citrus enumeration-For the 1978 census, reports for selected 

citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas were obtained 

by direct enumeration. This special enumeration has been used 

in recent censuses because of the difficulty in identifying and 

enumerating absentee grove owners who often do not know the 

information that is needed to adequately complete the report 

form. A citrus caretaker is an organization or person caring for 

or managing citrus groves for others. Each citrus caretaker was 

enumerated as a farm operator and requested to complete one 

report form for all groves cared for and to furnish a list of grove 

owners' names, addresses, and number of acres of citrus. The 

names on the lists were matched to completed grove owners' 

reports to eli minate duplication. The caretaker was' also requested to inform the grove owner that he had al ready reported 

for the citrus under his care and that the grove owner was not to 

report agai n. I n the 1978 census, 8 caretakers in Arizona 

reported 250 grove owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 

100 caretakers in Florida reported 6,600 grove owners having 

240,000 acres of citrus; and 27 caretakers in Texas reported 

1,500 grove owners having 30,000 acres of citrus. 

More detailed information by State and county are included 

in volume 2, part 6. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity harvested are 

for the calendar year 1978 except for citrus fruits, avocados, 

and olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in Florida and Texas; 

and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data relate to the crops harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the 1977-78 marketing season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through November 30, 

1978; the data for Florida relate to the quantity harvested or 

to be harvested from April 1978 through March 1979. 

Olives-The data relate to the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 1978 harvest 

season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop harvested 

for the September 1, 1977 through August 31, 1978, harvest 

season. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-9 

Sugarcane-The data for Florida and Texas relate to the 

reported cuttings from November 1977 through April 1978. 

Pineapples and coffee-The data for Hawaii for pineapples 

relate to quantity harvested for the year ending May 31, 

1978, and coffee for the 1977-78 crop. 

Acres and quantity harvested-Crops were reported in whole 

acres, except for the following crops which were reported in 

laths of acres: Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, tobacco, fruit and 

nut crops including land in orchards, berries, vegetables, and 

nursery and greenhouse products; in Hawai i, taro, ginger root, 

and lotus root. Totals for crops reported in tenths of acres were 

rounded to whole acres at the aggregate level during the 

tabulation process. 

If two or more crops were harvested from the same land 

during the year, the acres would be counted for each crop. 

Therefore, the total acres of all crops harvested generally 

exceeds the acres of cropland harvested. The exception to 

this procedure is hay crops. When more than one cutting of hay 

was taken from the same acres, the acres are counted only once 

but the quantity harvested includes all cuttings. However, hay 

cut for both dry hay and green chop or silage would be reported 

for each applicable crop. For interplanted crops or "skip-row" 

crops, acres were to be reported according to the portion of the 

field occupied by each crop. 

If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were not to 

be reported as harvested. These acres were to be reported in the 

"land use" section under the appropriate cropland itemscropland used only for pasture or grazing, cropland used for 

cover crops, cropland on which all crops failed, cropland in 

cultivated summer fallow, or cropland idle. 

For crops grown purposely for grazing, quantity harvested 

was not requested. Acres for these crops were to be reported as 

"cropland harvested" and not as "cropland· used only for 

pasture or grazing." This procedure applies to the following 

crops: 

Corn cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed 

Cowpeas hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Sorghums hogged or grazed 

Soybeans hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

vegetables, nursery and greenhouse products, and soybeans 

plowed under. 

Acres of land in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, citrus 

or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were to be reported as 

harvested cropland regardless of whether the crop was harvested 

or failed. However, abandoned orchards were to be reported as 

cropland idle, not as harvested cropland or for the individual 

crop acreages. 

Data for hay represent all hay crops, including grass silage 

and hay crops cut and fed green. In production data, dry tons 

represent dry tonnage for the various hay categories and dry 

weight equivalents for grass silage and hay cut and fed green. 

The conversion used was 3 tons of green weight to 1 ton of dry 

weight. 

Crop units of measure-For some crops, the operator could 

report quantity harvested in a unit of measure currently in use 

in the area. These crops were: Corn for grain or seed, in bushels 

shelled or hundredweight shelled; sorghums for grain or seed, in 

bushels or pounds; rice in lOa-lb. bags, bushels, or 162-lb. 

barrels. Corn for grain and sorghums for grain are published in 

bushels and rice in 100-lb. bags. Grapes could be reported in dry 

weight or fresh weight; plums and prunes in fresh weight or 

prunes in dry weight; and in Hawaii, coffee in pounds 

parchment or pounds cherry, and macadamia nuts in pounds 

husked, unshelled or pounds shelled. For other fruit and nut 

crops and citrus, the operator was given a choice of units of 

meas.ure of pounds, tons, or boxes. The quantity harvested for 

these crops are published in pounds. 

Write-in crops-To reduce the length of the report form, only 

the major crops for the United States were pre listed (see 

sections 2 and 3 of the report form). For the other crops, the 

respondent was requested to look at a list of crops in each 

section and write in the crop name and its code (see sections 4, 

5, 6, 7, and 8 of the report form). For crops that had no 

individual code listed on the report form, the respondent was to 

write in the crop name and code the crop into the appropriate 

"all other" category for that section. Crops not coded by the 

respondent were coded during prqcessing before keying. Writein crops coded as "all other" were reviewed and assigned a 

specific code when possible. Crops not assigned a specific code 

were left in the appropriate "all other" category. 

In some cases, the reviewers were unable to determine the 

specific crop reported by the respondent because of incomplete 

or generalized crop names. To ensure proper coding, most of 

these respondents were telephoned; reports for those not 

telephoned were changed on the basis of other reports for the 

area. 

Misreported or miscoded crops-In a few instances, tabulated 

data may be inaccurate because respondents misunderstood or 

misinterpreted questions on the report form. Data may have 

been reported on the wrong line or in the wrong section of the 

report, or the wrong crop code may have been placed beside the 

name of a write-in crop. Some of these errors as well as some 

keying errors may not have been identified during processing 

and therefore were not corrected. Reports with unusual crops 

for the area were examined to minimize the possibility that they 

were in error. 

Comparability of crop data-For the 1974 and 1969 censuses 

data for all crops are available for farms with sales of $2,5000; 

more while only data for the major crops-corn, sorghums, 

soybeans, peanuts, wheat, cotton, tobacco, potatoes, hay, 

vegetables, land in orchards, and berries are available for all 

farms. For 1978, data for all crops are available for farms with 

sales of $2,500 or more and for all farms. 

For a number of commodities, less detailed data were 

collected in 1978 than in 1974. In these instances, 1974 data 

have been' combi ned to provide comparable figures wherever 

possible. 

The "acres of vegetables harvested" in 1978 and 1969 was 

the summation of the acres of individual vegetables harvested, 
A-l0 APPENDIX A-Continued 

but in 1974 it was the total land used for vegetable crops. 

For "land used for vegetable crops," the acres were to be 

reported only once even though two or more harvests of a 

vegetable or more than one vegetable were harvested from the 

same acres. 

The "other crops" in the tables are not comparable from 

census to census as crops are added and deleted from the report 

form each census. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the estimated 

value of all crops harvested duri ng the 1978 crop year. Data for 

the value of crops harvested were obtained by multiplying the 

average estimated value per unit by the reported acres or 

quantity harvested. Generally, harvested units of production 

(pounds, bushels, bales, etc.) were multiplied by State estimates 

of prices per unit. If only acres harvested were reported, State 

estimates for value of production per acre were used. The State 

average production price and production value per acre used in 

these calculations were obtained in most part from publications 

of the Economic, Statistics, and Cooperative Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). When USDA estimates 

were not available, Bureau of the Census statisticians made 

estimates using available sources such as data from adjacent 

States, respondents, report forms, county extension agents, and 

other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

"See Text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are 

explained or defined in this section. Also, additional definitions 

and explanations for some items are provided. 

Data for 1978 are based on a sample of farms-Sections 22 

th rough 27 of the census report form 78·A 1 (S), wh ich include 

inqUiries on commercial fertilizer and lime, chemicals, 

machinery and equipment, expenses for energy and petroleum 

products, selected production expenses, and value of land and 

buildings, were requested of all certainty (large) farms and 

approximately 20 percent of all other farms. As these data are 

subject to sampling error, estimates of the sampling reliability of 

county totals for selected items are shown in table D. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-For 1974 and 1978, 

"other races" includes American Indians, Asian and Pacific 

Islanders, and all other racial groups other than White. The 1969 

data are limited to farms operated by Blacks. Additional 

information on race of operator is provided under "operator 

characteristics" . 

All other races-This category is limited to native non-Spanish 

populations of Central and South American countries. 

1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole 

proprietorships) and partnerships-For 1974, farm operator 

characteristics were not collected from corporations, cooperatives, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian 

reservations. For 1978, characteristics and occupation of the 

senior partner or person in charge were collected from all farms, 

regardless of the type of organization. 

Other type of organization-This category includes cooperatives, 

estates or trusts, prison farms, grazi ng associations, and Indian 

reservations. 

Market value of agricultural products sold-This item represents 

the gross market value, before taxes and expenses, of all 

agricultural products sold in the census year including livestock 

and poultry and their products, and crops including nursery 

products and hay. The data include landlords' and contractors' 

shares. The 1974 and 1969 data include sales of forest products. 

Farms with value of agricultural products sold less than 

$2,500-ln 1978, this category includes all farms, except 

abnormal farms, with sales less than $2,500. In 1969 and 1974, 

farms reporting sales less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 and over are included in the 

category farms with sales of $2,500 and over. In frequency 

distributions, the 1969 and 1974 farms with potential sales of 

$2,500 and over are included in the $2,500 to $4,999 sales 

group. 

Other livestock and livestock products-Production of fish and 

laboratory animals is included in this category in 1974 and 

1978; whereas, production of these items was excluded entirely 

from the 1969 census. 

Poultry hatched-For 1978, th is category includes all poultry 

hatched during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 

1974, it only included poultry sold. Incubator egg capacity on 

December 31, 1978, is tabulated under the column heading 

Inventory and the number of poultry hatched is under the 

heading Sales. 

Worms-For 1978, the production of worms was separately 

identified; whereas for 1974, it was not. Inventory consists of 

the number of standard worm beds in production. A standard 

worm bed was considered to be 24 cubic feet measuring 8 feet 

by 3 feet by 1 foot. Sales of worms are shown in pounds. Worm 

casting sales are included in livestock products sold. 

Hay crops (tons, dry)-Data shown for hay represent all hay 

crops, including grass silage and hay crops cut and fed green. In 

production data, dry tons represent dry tonnage for the various 

hay categories and dry weight equivalents for grass silage and 

hay cut and fed green. The conversion used was 3 tons of green 

weight to 1 ton of dry weight. 

Other tame dry hay-The 1974 categories clover-timothy hay, 

lespedeza hay, coastal Bermuda grass hay, and other hay have 

been combined into "other tame dry hay" in 1978. 

All vegetables harvested for sale-I n 1978 and 1969, the acres of 

vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

vegetables harvested; while in 1974, it is the total land used for 

vegetable crops. 

land used for vegetables-Data are the total land used for 

vegetable crops. The acres are reported only once, even though 

two or more harvests of a vegetable or more than one vegetable 

were harvested from the same acres. 
APPEN 01 X A-Continued A-11 

Grapes (pounds)-Farm operators were given the option of 

reporting the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or fresh 

weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of grapes 

harvested have been converted to pounds fresh weight. 

All nursery and greenhouse products-Data are a summation of 

the individual items presented. 

Excludes abnormal farms-Abnormal farms include institutional 

farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. 

Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, 

pe n i tentiaries, schools, grazing associations, government 

agencies, etc. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-See explanation 

under Farm Classifications. 

FARM CLASSI FICATIONS 

State tables 29 through 35 present detailed 1978 data for all 

farms classified by specified characteristics-tenure of operator, 

type of organization, age and principal occupation of operator, 

size of farm (acres), value of agricultural products sold, and 

standard industrial classification. In 1974, comparable detailed 

data were tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. Other tables include data classified by value of sales 

groups, or other characteristics of the farm or the operator. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold or value of sales-In 

a number of State and county tables, data are shown separately 

for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or more, and for 

various value of agricultural products sold or value of sales size 

groups. 

For 1978, all farms except abnormal farms have been 

tabulated by size based on reported sales. Thus, the category 

"farms with sales of $2,500 or more" includes only farms with 

actual sales of $2,500 or more. For 1969 and 1974, farms 

reporting sales of less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 or more are included in most tables 

under the category farms with sales of $2,500 or more based on 

potential sales. 

In 1969, 1974, and 1978, abnormal farms were not tabulated 

based on actual or potential sales. Detailed data for abnormal 

farms are included in all farm data shown in State table 34, but 

are excluded from totals for all farms shown in other State 

tables 29 through 35. Otherwise, data for abnorma I farms are 

included in totals for all farms, but are excluded from totals for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more. 

In 1969 and earlier censuses, data were classified into nine 

groups referred to as "economic classes." For farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more, the value-of-products-sold classifications 

used in 1974 and 1978 are the same as the value ranges used for 

establishing economic classes 1 through 5. Data for farms with 

sales of less than $2,500, classified in 1969 and earlier censuses 

as class 6, part time and part retirement, are not directly 

comparable to the 1974 and 1978 value-of-product classes 

because of the change in farm definition and modifications in 

farm classification. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of tenure used 

for both the 1978 and 1974 censuses are: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

Part owners, who operate land they own and also land they 

rent from others. 

Tenants, who operate only land they rent from others or 

work on shares for others. 

Detailed 1978 data by tenure of operator are shown in State 

table 29 for all farms, excluding abnormal farms, and for farms 

with sales of $2,500 or more. 

Farms by type of organization-The 1978 Census of Agriculture 

was the first census in which all farms were classified by type of 

organization. I n the 1969 and 1974 censuses, these data were 

collected and tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. 

The classifications used were: 

I ndividual or family operation (sole proprietorsh ip), excluding partnership and corporation. 

Partnership operation, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, such as cooperative, estate or trust, institutional farm, 

etc. 

For 1978, corporations were subclassified by two additional 

characteristics into: 

a. Family held. 

Other than family held. 

b. More than 10 stockholders. 

10 or less stockholders 

These subclassifications were not used in the 1974 Census of 

Agriculture. However, somewhat similar classifications were 

obtained in a follow-on survey of all corporations identified in 

the census, which were published in volume IV, part 5 of the 

1974 Census of Agriculture. This survey collected detailed 

information on family and nonfamily corporations, number of 

shareholders, and other classifications and characteristics of 

corporations at both the firm (company) and farm levels. In the 

1969 census, corporations were classified only by number of 

shareholders; those having more than 10 or those having 10 or 

fewer shareholders. 

Caution should be exercised when comparing 1978 corporation data to those of the 1974 survey and the 1969 census. For 

the 1974 survey, respondents were given a choice of four kinds 

of corporations from which to select the one that best described 

their operation: Family corporation, independent corporation, 

parent corporation (with one or more subsidiaries), and subsidiary of another corporation. Classification rules used prevented an independent, parent, or subsidiary corporation from 

being classified as a family corporation. The two-way choice of 

family held or other than family held used in 1978 has resulted 

in a decrease in the number and proportion of nonfamily held 

corporations reported. 

A fotlowup study of the 1969 data indicated that a sizable 

number of farms were incorrectly reported as corporations, 

especially in the Southern States. The 1974 survey was used to 

identify and correct the misreporting of corporations in that 
A-12 APPENDIX A-Continued 

census. In the 1978 census, some reports incorrectly had both 

individual or family operation (sole proprietorship) and family 

held corporation indicated. These reports were reviewed during 

the processing phase and resolved based on whether or not the 

respondent operated under a corporate name, had reported as a 

corporation in the 1974 census, or was shown to be a 

corporation on one or more of the administrative records used 

in developing the census mail list. 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age 

and principal occupation were obtained from all operators for 

1978. In 1974, these data were collected only for all farms with 

sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. Detailed characteristics are shown by six age-of-operator 

groups in combination with occupation information for all 

farms in State table 31 and for farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 in State table 32. The principal occupation classifications used for 1978 were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

worktime in 1978 in farming or ranching. 

Other- The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

work time in 1978 in occupations other than farming. Some operators engaged in ranching marked 

"other" as their principal occupation. Most such 

obvious errors were corrected during processing. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified by size according to the 

total land area in each operation. The land area of a farm is an 

operating unit concept and includes land owned and operated as 

well as land rented from others. Land rented to or assigned to a 

tenant was considered the tenant's farm and not the owner's. 

Detailed characteristics of all farms by 12 size-of-farm groups 

are presented in State table 33. 

Farms by standard industrial classification- As in the 1974 

census, agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, 

nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) are classified by the Standard 

I ndustrial Classification (SI C) system in the 1978 census. These 

classifications, found in the 1972 SIC Manual, are used to 

promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of 

statistical data collected by various agencies. 

An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or livestock production (major group 02) is 

classified in the 3- or 4-digit industry group which accounts for 

50 percent or more of the total value of sales of its agricultural 

products. If the total value of sales of agricultural products of 

an establishment was less than 50 percent from a single 4-digit 

industry, but 50 percent or more from the products of two or 

more 4-digit industries within the same 3-digit industry group, 

the establishment is classified in the miscellaneous industry of 

that industry group; otherwise, it is classified as a general crop 

farm in industry 0191 or a general livestock farm in industry 

0291. 

All farms in the 1978 census were classified by SIC. In the 

1974 census, farms with sales of less than $2,500 were not classified by SIC. In 1978, those agricultural producers having no sales 

reported were retained as farms and classified as general 

livestock farms in industry 0291 if livestock or pasture were 

reported or as general crop farms in industry 0191. Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings are shown in State 

tables 11 and 35. Additional and more complete 1978 data for 

various SIC classifications are published in volume 2, part 8. 

UNPUBLISHED DATA 

Additional data have been assembled in a series of unpublished tables. The unpublished State table "Summary by 

Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 

1978" has a format similar to State table 34. The largest size 

group in the boxhead is $100,000 or more. Data are shown for 

the following SIC groupings: 

Cash grain farms (011) 

Field crop farms except cash grain farms (013) 

Cotton farms (0131) 

Tobacco farms (0132) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop 

farms (0133) 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) 

General farms, pri marily crop (019) 

Livestock farms except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty 

(021) 

Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) 

Dairy farms (024) 

Poultry and egg farms (025) 

Animal specialty farms (027) 

General farms, pri marily livestock (0291) 

The following unpublished county summary tables include 

data tabulated by detailed size groupings: 

Farms by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

Acreage and Value of Owned and Rented Land: 1978 

Farms by Acres of Cropland Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

Place of Residence of Operator by Occupation and Off-Farm 

Work: 1978 

Hired Farm Labor by Number of Hired Workers: 1978 

Farms by Expenses for Hired Farm or Contract Labor: 1978 

Broilers Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Cows and Heifers That Had Calved-Inventory by Number 

Per Farm: 1978 

Beef Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Milk Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Fattened Cattle Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Feeder Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Other Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Data similar to that shown in State table 28 for the acreages 

of crops harvested and production by acreage size have been 

summarized at the county level, but have not been tabulated. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-13 

These summaries can be tabulated at a minimal cost depending 

on the detail of data requested. 

For information on the availabil ity and cost of unpublished 

tabulations, please write to the Chief, Agriculture Division, 

Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS 

Every census or survey is subject to errors. In addition to 

sampling variabil ity, errors may arise from such sources as 

incorrect or incomplete reporting, processing, and the inability 

to obtain a report from each el igible reporting unit. Sampling 

variability is discussed in Statistical Adjustments. 

Reported data in the census may be incorrect as a result of 

the misunderstanding of questions or because of the use of 

estimates in reporting. During processing, adjustments were 

made to data items which appeared to be inconsistent with 

other items reported for the same farm. 

Respondents may have failed to provide all of the information requested. In some cases, the respondent may have 

indicated the presence of an item but not the amount. 

I mputations were made for missing data on the quantities and 

sales of crops and livestock but no imputations were made for 

place of residence or foreign ownership of land. 

Careful efforts were made to keep errors introduced during 

clerical and electronic processing to a controlled level through 

the use of quality control, verification, and check measures on 

specific operations. 

Extreme values in the direct enumeration sample (those 

contributing a substantial proportion of the estimated total) 

were reviewed individually and sometimes reduced. This will 

result in a possible downward bias in estimated totals. 

I nclusion of the direct enumeration sample in 1978 resulted 

in a matching operation to identify names and addresses 

included in both the direct enumeration sample and the mail 

list. This matching operation was subjected to critical review 

and verification, including telephone calls to most respondents 

in the direct enumeration sample who were not matched in 

normal processing. Duplicates which were not identified during 

the matching process will result in an upward bias in estimated 

totals. 

An adjustment was made for nonrespondent operations on 

the mail list. This adjustment employed sampling of both 

nonrespondent and respondent cases and variation from the 

adjustment is measured in sampling error; however, any systematic bias is not measured. 

An evaluation of coverage is being conducted to measure the 

extent of undercount or overcount of farms in the census. A 

description of this evaluation is included in Census Coverage. 

CENSUS COVERAGE 

Although a complete and fully accurate count of farms, 

farmland, and farm production is the aim of each nationwide 

census of agriculture, the complex structure of America's 

agriculture makes this aim difficult to achieve. Among the 

complexities are the many places to be included, the variety of 

arrangements under which farms are operated, the continuing 

changes in the relationship of operators to the farm operated, 

the expiration of leases and the initiation or renewal of leases, 

the problem of obtaining a complete list of agricultural 

operations, the difficulty of locating and identifying some types 

of farms, the operator's absence from the farm during the data 

collection period, and the operator's opinion that part or all of 

the operation does not qualify and should not be included in 

the census. 

An evaluation of coverage has been conducted for each 

census of agriculture since 1945. Although the primary purpose 

of these evaluations is to identify problem areas and supply 

evidence as a basis for improvements, they also provide users of 

cen'sus data with estimates of the completeness of census 

counts. The results of the coverage evaluation study were published for the 1974 census in Volume IV, Special Reports, part 

3. This report included estimates of the net percentage of all 

farms missed in the census. Farm counts for 1974, adjusted for 

this net undercount, are shown in appendix C. 

The inclusion of a direct enumeration sample to supplement 

the mail list for the 1978 census partially eliminates the major 

source of undercoverage of farms, namely, incompleteness of 

the mail list. However, inaccurate counting may still occur 

because (1) by design, the sample omitted the selection of area 

segments in places that had 2,500 or more population in 1970; 

(2) direct enumeration sample interviewers may have under 

counted or over counted farms; and (3) respondents may have 

been misclassified as farms or nonfarms during processing. 

The coverage evaluation for the 1978 census includes a 

re-enumeration of a subsample of the direct enumeration 

segments with matching and verification of differences, identification of operators not included on the mail list in places with 

2,500 or more population in 1970 using supplemental questions 

on the Annual Housing Survey, and verification of the farmnonfarm classification for a sample of respondents. 

The changes in data collection procedures implemented for 

the 1978 census should substantially reduce undercoverage, and 

the proportion of farms not included in the census is expected 

to be between 2 and 3 percent for the United States. Results of 

the coverage evaluation and other evaluative material are 

included in volume 5. 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS 

Report forms were obtained and tabulated for all the 

identified larger farms (in general, those with expected sales of 

$80,000 or more). In the few instances where the operator did 

not supply the required information, data were obtained from 

secondary sources. By means of detailed, programed edit 

specifications, adjustments or corrections were made during the 

computer edit operation for internally incomplete or inconsistent data. The review procedures provided for computer 

printouts of edit changes that exceeded specified limits for the 

item. These changes were then reviewed for reasonableness by 

members of the processing staff and necessary corrections made. 

Nonresponse 

The statistics for each State and county were adjusted to 

account for nonrespondent smaller operations. The number of 
A-14 APPENDIX A-Continued 

farms for which adjustment was made was estimated on the 

basis of the results of a canvass of a random sample of mail list 

addressees who did not respond to the census during the regular 

followup period. The canvass, using an abbreviated form, was 

accomplished with the use of the mail and telephone. The 

sample for each State was designed to provide esti mates of the 

number of nonrespondent farms with a relative standard error 

of approximately 6 percent. However, approximately one third 

of the sample could not be contacted resulting in a potential 

bias in the estimates. The sample estimate of the number of 

nonrespondent farms at the State level was allocated to strata at 

the county level using the number of nonrespondents and the 

proportion of census farms among respondents. A sample of 

respondent data records was selected by stratum and weighted 

to represent the nonrespondent farms. 

Table A shows for selected items for the State the percent of 

the published total that the whole farm nonresponse adjustment 

represents. Adjustment for individual item nonresponse on 

respondent forms is not included in the percentages. These 

percentages indicate the potential for bias in published figures 

resulting from nonresponse, i.e., the extent to which the actual 

data for nonrespondents may not agree with the nonresponse 

adjustments. The probable range of difference is unknown. 

However, the degree of uncertainty regarding the accuracy of 

the data increases as the percentage of the total represented by 

the nonrespondent adjustment increases. 

Direct Enumeration Sample 

Because of undercoverage problems with the mail list for the 

1969 and 1974 censuses, a direct enumeration area sample was 

included to supplement the mail list for the 1978 census. 

Enumeration district maps and data from the 1970 Census of 

Population and Housing were used to construct the sampling 

frame from which the direct enumeration sample was selected. 

The frame was stratified by State and by a farm density ratio 

(the ratio of farm households to total households). In this State, 

the selected sample consisted of 94 segments. The expected 

number of farms per segment varied by strata from none in 

residential areas to 12 in intensive farm areas and averaged about 

10 farms. Farms enumerated in the direct enumeration sample 

were matched to the mail I ist and the data for the unmatched 

farms were weighted by the reciprocal of the probability of 

selection for the segment to make State estimates for farm 

operations not represented on the mail list. 

TableA. Percent of State Total Represented by Adjustment 

for Whole Farm Nonresponse: 1918 

Item 

FannB ..........•... ···••········•········•········•••· . 

Land 1n farms ............. ·.··························· 

Value of agricultural products sold ................... . 

Harvested cropland .............. ·.·.··················· 

Corn for grain or aeed acres ......... ·················· 

Wheat for grain acres .... ······························ 

Percent 

of total 

2.6 

1.9 

1.0 

1.7 

(D) 

.1 

Inventory: 

Cattle and calves .............•.............. ········ 1.2 

Hens and pullets of laying age....................... .3 

Hogs and pigs ................. · .. ···················· '--____ 1._9...J 

Mail List Sampling 

To obtain county data for appropriate items without 

burdening all farm operators, data for Sections 22 through 27 of 

the report form 78-A 1 (S) were collected only from a sample of 

farms. The sample was selected from the mail list and consisted 

of all addresses in a certainty stratum and a random sample of 

addresses from the noncertainty stratum. The certainty stratum 

consisted of all addresses meeting specified size criteria in terms 

of indicated acreage and/or value of sales. Certainty size criteria 

varied by State from 1,000 to 5,000 indicated acres and from 

$40,000 to $200,000 indicated value of sales based on historic 

or mail I ist source data. All addresses in counties with less than 

100 farms in 1974 were also selected as certainty. Noncertainty 

addresses in counties with 100 to 199 farms in 1974 were 

sampled at a rate of 1 in 2, and noncertainty addresses in 

counties with 200 farms or more in 1974 were sampled at a rate 

of 1 in 5. 

Several elements of the sampling from the mail list and 

associated data collection may introduce substantial variation 

and a potential bias into the reSUlting data. First, the mail list 

from which the sample was selected contained about 50 percent 

nonfarm names and addresses which were not identifiable at the 

time of selection. Both farm and nonfarm names and addresses 

were selected into the sample. As a result, the farm data actually 

tabulated came only from part of the sample, specifically the 

names and addresses which represented farms. Secondly, the 

stratification was based on size information from several sources 

and of varying quality. Size information was not available for a 

substantial proportion of the names and addresses. In addition, 

sample and nonsample forms may have been returned at a 

different rate by respondents. 

In order to improve the precision and minimize the bias of 

estimates from the sample, post-stratification was used to 

produce estimates. Basically, this consisted of classifying all 

farms into relatively homogenous strata and weighting sample 

farms within each stratum by the ratio of total farms to sample 

farms. 

Farms meeting certainty size criteria during sample selection 

and those identified during processing as meeting similar criteria 

were assigned to a certainty stratum. All other farms were 

assigned to 64 strata. Farms with sales of less than $2,500 were 

classified into eight size-of-farm groups (less than 10 acres, 10 to 

49 acres, 50 to 69 acres, 70 to 99 acres, 100 to 199 acres, 200 

to 259 acres, 260 to 499 acres, and 500 acres or more); within 

each of two value-of-sales groups (less than $1,500 and $1,500 

to $2,499); within each of two type-of-farm groups (crop or 

general farms and livestock or poultry farms). Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more were classified into four size-of-farm groups 

(less than 50 acres, 50 to 99 acres, 100 to 259 acres, and 260 

acres or more); within each of the four value-of-sales groups 

($2,500 to $4,999, $5,000 to $9,999, $10,000 to $19,999, and 

$20,000 or more); within each of two type-of-farm groups (crop 

or general farms and I ivestock or poultry farms). 

Each stratum was examined and collapsed into another 

stratum if (1) the stratum contained less than 20 sample farms; 

or (2) the calculated weight for the stratum was greater than 10 

in counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 5 and greater than 4 in 

counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 2. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-15 

The post-stratification provided weights to be assigned to 

farms in each of the final collapsed strata such that the total of 

the weights for sample farms in the stratum would be equal to 

the total number of farms in the stratum. 

Estimates were prepared for items in Sections 22 through 27 

of the report form by multiplying the data for each item for 

each farm in the sample by the weight assigned to the farm. 

The weight for a certainty farm was 1. 

Reliability of Census Estimates 

Sampling variability in census data may arise from several 

sources, some affecting all data and others affecting only certain 

items or geographic levels of tabulation. 

The sampling involved in the imputation for nonrespondents 

affects all data items at all geographic levels of tabulation. 

However, farms above specified size limits were not eligible for 

selection to represent nonrespondents. The size limits varied by 

State from $60,000 to $150,000 and from 1,000 to 2,000 acres. 

As a result of these limits, the sampling variability arises 

primarily from smaller farms. For computing the estimates of 

variability due to weighting for nonresponse, the farms selected 

for weighting were considered to be a random sample of all 

farms in the stratum from which they were selected. 

Estimates from the direct enumeration sample are not 

included in county totals but contribute to sampling variability 

of State totals for all data items. 

The sample selected from the mail list provides estimated 

data only for Sections 22 through 27 of the report form. It 

contributes to sampling variability only for the items in these 

sections. Including the certainty farms and sample farms, data 

for Sections 22 throug, 27 were collected on approximately 26 

percent of the farms nationwide. 

Table B includes estimates of sampling reliability of State 

totals for a selected set of items. The estimates of sampling 

reliability for total number of farms, land in farms, harvested 

cropland, irrigated land, crops harvested, livestock, and value of 

agricultural products sold include components of variation for 

nonresponse imputation and for the direct enumeration sample. 

The component of variation for nonresponse imputation is 

relatively small and the direct enumeration sample is the major 

source of variation for these items. Estimates of sampling 

reliability for fertilizer use, chemical use, value of machinery 

and equipment, and value of land and buildings contain 

components of variation for the direct enumeration sample and 

the mail list sample. 

Table C contains estimates of sampling rei iabil ity for the 

estimated number of farms in a county reporting an item in 

table D. These estimates of sampling reliability contain com· 

ponents of variation arising from the mail I ist sample. The 

approxi mate standard error in percent may be read directly 

from the table based on the number of farms reporting the item. 

For a number of farms not shown in the table, a linear 

interpolation will provide a reasonable approximation. These 

estimates should not be applied to counties indicated to be 

certainty in table D. 

Table D shows estimates of the sampling variability of 

selected items for each county and for the portion of the State 

total pertaining to farms not on the mail list. Estimates for 

county totals contain variation from the mail list sample and 

estimates for the portion not on the mail list contain variation 

from the direct enumeration sample. Items for counties indicated to be certainty in the table are subject to some sampling 

error but this is expected to be small and is not included. Items 

in county publications with data collected from all farms contain a component of variation from nonrespondent imputation. 

This component is usually small and is not shown in the sampling variability tables. 

The sample estimates and the estimates of standard errors 

presented in tables B, C, and D permit the construction of 

interval estimates with prescribed confidence that the interval 

includes the average result of all possible samples. 

If all possible samples were selected, each of these surveyed 

under essentially the same conditions, and an estimate and its 

estimated standard error were calculated from each sample, 

then: 

a. Approximately 67 percent of the intervals from one 

standard error below the estimate to one standard error 

above the estimate would include the average value of all 

possible samples. 

b. Approximately 95 percent of the intervals from two 

standard errors below the estimate ~o two standard errors 

above the estimate would include the average value of all 

possible samples. 

For example, suppose the estimated number of farms in a 

State is 50,000 with a relative standard error of 3.0 percent. 

Then the standard error is 1,500 (3.0 percent of 50,000) and 

the chances are 2 out of 3 (67 percent) that complete coverage 

using the same survey methods would yield between 48,500 and 

51,500 farms. 

As calculated, the standard error also partially measures the 

effect of nonsampling errors but does not measure the effect of 

any systematic biases in the data arising from incorrect 

reporting by respondents, adjustments for nonresponse, in. 

complete unduplication, or incomplete coverage of farms. 
A-16 APPEN DI X A-Continued 

Table B. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of State Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

All farms 

Item 

Fanus .. .......................................•.............. nUInber .. 

Land in fanns ................................................. acres .. 

Harvested cropland ............................................ farms .. 

acres, . 

Irrigated land ................................................ fa:nns .. 

acres .. 

Agr1cul tural products sold .................................... fanns .. 

$1.000 .. 

Crops .. ...................................................... fams . . 

$1.000 .. 

L1 vestock, poultry I and the1 r products .. ................... . farms .. 

$1.000 .. 

Value of machinery and equipment .............................. fanns .. 

$1.000 .. 

Average value of land and buildings per farm ••.............. dol1ars .. 

Corn for grain or seed ........................................ farms .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Wheat for grain ............................................... farms .. 

acres . . 

bushels .. 

Soybean for beans .. .........................•.........•...•.. . farms .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Cattle and calves inventory ................................... farms .. 

number .. 

Cattle and calves sold ........................................ fanns .. 

number .. 

$1.000 .. 

Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................... faIms .. 

number .. 

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................ faI1lls .. 

number .• 

$1.000 .. 

Sheep and lambs inventory ..................................... farms . . 

nwnber .. 

Sheep and lambs sold .......................................... farms .. 

number .. 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ..... ................ . farms . . 

nwnber .. 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold . ......................... . farms .. 

number .. 

Commercial fertilizer used ... ................................ . fams .. 

acres . . 

Commercial fertil izer purchased ............................... farms .. 

$1.000 .. 

Agricu 1 tural chemicals purchased .............................. fams . . 

$1.000 .. 

Chemicals used on crops for inst::ct control ... ................. fams .. 

acres .. 

Chemicals used on crops for disease control ................... farms .. 

acres . . 

Gasoline purchased ............................................ fams .. 

1,000 gallons .. 

$1.000 .. 

Diesel fuel purchased .................................. ~ ..... . faI'lJ1s .. 

1, 000 ga 110ns .. 

$1.000 .. 

Livestock and poultry purchased ............................... farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Feed purchased ................................................ fams .. 

$1.000 .. 

Hired fann labor .............................................. farms .. 

$1.000 .. 

Standard error 

Quantity (percent) 

7,273 4.8 

1,752,940 2.2 

6,582 3.6 

580,792 .7 

109 9.2 

1,595 11.0 

7,273 5.1 

274,318 .4 

2,198 5.7 

17,475 1.3 

5,715 6.1 

256,843 .4 

7,268 4.8 

225,195 1.6 

161,885 3.2 

171 6.4 

(n) (n) 

553,536 6.0 

18 3.5 

328 7.5 

10,622 10.0 

1 .0 

(n) (n) 

(D) (n) 

5,395 2.5 

326,517 .6 

4,862 2.7 

161,875 .8 

29,078 1.0 

1,072 12.0 

7,871 12.0 

576 21.0 

11,077 11.0 

536 8.1 

545 22.0 

9,002 15.0 

280 7.1 

5,695 17.0 

1,200 11.0 

504,525 10.0 

137 8.9 

362,499 11.0 

4,632 3.2 

369,395 1.9 

4,756 3.1 

9,524 1.9 

4,049 6.0 

2,810 2.7 

1,147 21.0 

38,295 7.2 

386 11.0 

9,872 7.8 

7,034 4.9 

8,538 2.0 

5,342 2.0 

3,509 1.9 

5,209 2.1 

2,657 2.1 

3,492 4.0 

16,104 3.2 

6,232 5.6 

85,682 1.3 

3,866 2.2 

21,635 1.9 

Table C. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of Farms Reporting an Item in the County: 1978 

Farms reporting item Standard error 

(percent) Farms reporting item 

Farms with sales of 

Quantity 

4,835 

1,479,685 

4,602 

532,016 

88 

1,531 

4,835 

271,309 

1,357 

16,513 

4,311 

254,796 

4,857 

206,233 

195,715 

149 

6,829 

550,936 

14 

299 

10,257 

1 

(n) 

(n) 

4,089 

313,270 

4,097 

158,153 

28,308 

498 

3,960 

228 

7,125 

372 

208 

5,252 

148 

4,362 

576 

492,715 

79 

359,698 

3,736 

355,364 

3,803 

9,139 

3,281 

2,632 

822 

34,362 

256 

9,142 

4,690 

(NA) 

4,980 

3,166 

(NA) 

2,599 

2,474 

15,364 

4,350 

84,073 

3,297 

20,731 

$2,500 or more 

Standard error 

(percent) 

2.7 

1.1 

2.7 

.6· 

7.5 

11.0 

2.7 

.4 

8.6 

1.3 

3.0 

.4 

2.7 

1.6 

1.8 

6.1 

4.8 

6.0 

3.7 

8.1 

11.0 

.0 

(n)1 

(n) 

3.1 

.6 

3.1 

.8 

1.1 

4.6 

3.3 

7.1 

5.0 

7.0 

8.9 

21.0 

12.0 

22.0 

6.8 

10.0 

2.0 

11.0 

1.7 

1.9 

1.6 

1.8 

4.0 

2.6 

15.0 

6.1 

12.0 

8.1 

2.8 

(NA) 

2.1 

1.8 

(NA) 

2.1 

5.5 

3.2 

3.1 

1.3 

2.2 

1.9 

St andard error 

(percent) 

25 farms................................................. .:0.0 1,000 farms............................................... (NA) 

50 farms................................................. 18.0 1,500 farms.................... ............. .............. (NA) 

100 farms................................................ 9.0 2,000 farms............................................... (NA) 

250 farms................................................ 6.0 3,000 farms.................. ............................. (NA) 

500 farms................................................ 3.0 4,000 farms............................................... (NA) 

750 farms ................................................ 1-_____ ._5 .. 5,000 farms ............................................... '-_____ {N_A_)..J 
APPENDIX A-Continued 

TableD. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

County 

Addison •.••..•..•••.•••••.•. 

Benning ton ••••.••.•.•....... 

Caledonia .•••....•....••.•.. 

Chittenden .•••...•••••••••.. 

Essex ...................... . 

Franklin .••.....•.•.••.••••• 

Grand Isle ................ .. 

Lamoille ..••.•.•..••.•.••... 

Orange ..................... . 

Orleans .................... . 

Rutland ...•......•..•....•.. 

Washington ................. . 

Windham ..•.•.....•.......... 

Windsor .................... . 

Farms not on mail list ..... . 

County 

Addison ....•................. 

Bennington .................. . 

Caledonia ..•................. 

Chittenden .................. . 

Essex ......•..•.•............ 

Franklin ..•.................. 

Grand Isle .................. . 

Lamoille ...•................. 

Orange ...................... . 

Orleans ..................... . 

Rutland ....•..........•...... 

Washington ...•...........•... 

Windham ....••....•........... 

Windsor ..•................... 

Farms not on mail list ...... . 

Average value of 

land and buildings 

per farm 

Standard 

Value error 

dollars (percent) 

227,845 2.1 

197,230 5.6 

145,402 5.1 

234,113 3.1 

129,469 .1 

172,463 2.9 

221,784 4.8 

154,661 7.8 

148,309 3.8 

178,460 8.1 

188,691 5.0 

136,237 4.2 

209,859 7.0 

178,042 7.3 

79,300 31.0 

Gasoline 

Standard 

Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) 

816 4.0 

120 6.0 

327 9.2 

366 7.4 

85 .1 

675 4.4 

122 6.0 

199 15.0 

367 4.5 

708 4.7 

508 6.2 

193 7.7 

261 11.0 

334 7.3 

259 21.0 

Value of machinery and Acres fertilized equipment 

Standard Standard 

Value error error 

($1,000) (percent) Acres (percent) 

39,693 2.8 65,784 3.0 

4,859 4.8 7,630 6.3 

13,763 8.4 23,599 11.0 

15,078 5.3 20,082 5.5 

2,992 .1 3,911 .1 

34,967 3.4 65,655 3.3 

6,028 6.3 7,852 8.1 

9,275 11.0 12,696 13.0 

15,853 3.5 22,816 6.5 

24,180 3.6 54,726 4.4 

18,553 6.9 33,452 7.8 

9,220 4.7 14,180 9.1 

7,937 6.4 13,255 9.6 

13,211 7.6 14,308 8.5 

9,587 17.0 9,449 30.0 

Fann production expenses 

Diesel fuel Livestock and poultry 

purchased 

Standard Standard 

Expense error Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

652 5.4 2,048 7.9 

51 11.0 129 15.0 

136 9.7 975 14.0 

206 4.5 995 8.0 

32 .1 198 .1 

441 3.3 3,332 5.2 

86 4.8 464 11.0 

116 7.5 1,197 13.0 151 5.8 880 12.0 

260 7.5 2,719 6.2 

201 7.2 595 8.7 

110 10.0 649 12.0 

81 6.6 470 10.0 

85 10.0 474 18.0 

50 44.0 980 33.0 

A-17 

Chemicals used on crops for--

Insect control Disease control 

Standard Standard 

error error 

Acres (percent) Acres (percent) 

7,599 10.0 3,342 14.0 

740 29.0 347 12.0 

1,022 17.0 274 12.0 

3,285 18.0 126 44.0 

856 .1 131 .1 

6,467 14.0 559 1.8 

1,396 25.0 283 22.0 

4,854 28.0 102 .1 

1,395 13.0 235 22.0 

1,386 17.0 796 26.0 

3,356 13.0 619 7.9 

724 8.9 43 49.0 

1,533 13.0 1,364 12.0 

1,232 34.0 612 36.0 

2,450 72.0 1,039 47.0 

Feed Hired farm labor 

Standard Standard 

Expense error Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

17,119 2.6 4,017 3.7 

1,332 7.2 404 6.4 

5,773 5.6 1,291 10.0 

6,092 3.2 1,994 3.6 

1,079 .1 344 .1 

15,492 2.3 3,584 3.7 

1,552 6.1 562 6.1 

3,461 7.9 815 9.8 

6,072 5.1 1,244 8.7 11,279 3.4 2,031 5.8 

6,163 5.8 1,588 7.5 3,170 7.7 924 13.0 2,562 7.7 1,653 8.7 3,169 9.8 1,083 14.0 

1,367 27.0 102 39.0 
APPENDIX B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

1978 and 1974 

Definition used for 1974 and 1978 Definition used for 1959, 1964, ond 1969 Operations excluded by current definition but not by 

1959 definition 

Forms Value of products sold Forms Value of products sold Forms Value of products sold 

($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Vermont __________________ _ 

- 7 273 5 906 274 318 207 889 11 343 6 345 275 040 207 991 4 070 439 722 102 

Addison _________________________ _ 

Bennington ________________________ _ 

Caledonia _________________________ _ 

Chittenden _______________________ _ 

E$sex __________________________ _ 

Franklin _________________________ _ 

Grand Isle _______________________ _ 

Lamoille __________________________ _ 

)ronge ___________________________ _ 

Orleans _____________________ _ 

Rutland _____________________ _ 

- 700 724 53 019 38 587 766 756 53 039 38 596 66 32 20 9 175 196 5 097 4462 208 210 5 105 4 463 33 14 9 1 

454 

~\ 17 426 16 889\ 549 498\ 17 448 16908 95 63 22 19 446 22 190 16 995 512 471 22 211 17 002 66 25 21 7 

92 87 3 577 2 674 108 91 3 580 2 676 16 4 3 2 

- 752 780 48 226 34 945 797 813 48 237 34 953 45 33 11 8 129 146 5 932 4 853 138 154 5 934 4 855 9 8 2 2 

244 248 11 216 8 412 287 267 11 229 8417 43 19 13 5 535 515 18 989 14 504 630 551 19 011 14 514 95 36 22 10 637 666 33 640 24 419 690 686 33 656 24 423 53 20 15 4 

523 520 20 286 16495 612 569 20 307 16 503 89 49 21 8 Washington _______________________ _ 

Windham _ _ _______________ _ 

Windsor _ _ ____________ _ 

Forms not on moil list ___ _ 

- 373 360 10 613 8 465 456 415 10 632 8 477\ 83 55 19 12 

271 280 10 519 7 529\ 338 307\ 10 536 7 536 67 27 17 7 

- 521 503 10 150 8 65~ I 634 

55~ I 10 180 8 66~1 113 54 30 10 

- 1 421 (NA) 3 437 (NA) 4 618 (NA) 3 933 (NA) 3 197 (NA) 497 (NA) 

B-1 
c-, 

APPENDIX C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture preliminary reports show 

that there are 2,475,171 farms in the continental United States 

(excluding Alaska and Hawaii). In 1974 there were 2,310,702 

farms reported. However, these figures are not directly comparable because improvements in methodology and coverage 

account significantly for the higher 1978 counts. If the improved 1978 procedures had been used in 1974, an estimated 

2.6 million farms would have been included in the census. It 

should be noted that farms missed in the 1974 census were 

generally small and affected the farm count to a greater degree 

than other data. The missed farms accounted for about 5 

percent of the land in farms and 3 percent of the total value of 

agricultural products sold. This appendix briefly describes 

census procedures and provides 1974 farm counts adjusted for 

net missed farms and compared with 1978 farm counts. 

The State totals from the 1978 Census of Agricultu re are 

based on two separate sources. 

The primary source is the mail portion of the census. As 

in the 1974 and 1969 censuses, this part of the operation 

involved mailing out a report form to each name believed to 

be associated with agriculture. Mail and telephone followups 

were used to secu re the highest possible rate of retu rn of 

completed forms from the operators of the Nation's farms. 

However, the evaluation studies conducted show that 

some farms were missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

Despite every effort to assem ble a complete list, some 

operators did not get on the mail list. 

To improve the coverage of the 1978 census, additional 

mail list sources were used. Also, recognizing the shortcomings of the mail method, especially in counting the 

number of small farms, it was decided to take another step 

to ensure a more complete count. 

The second step involved conducting a complete enumeration of all households in approximately 6,400 sample segments in rural areas in all States, except Alaska and Hawaii. 

Farms enumerated in this sample were matched to the mail 

list. The sample farms not located on the mail list provided 

reliable estimates by State of the number and characteristics 

of the farms not represented in the mail portion of the. census. 

Estimates for such farms are an integral part of the State 

counts in 1978, but they are not a part of the county counts. 

The sample was not large enough to provide reliable estimates for each county. 

Because of the procedu res descri bed above, the State 

counts for 1978 are not directly comparable with the counts 

for 1974 and 1969. 

To bridge the gap between the 1974 and the 1978 farm 

counts, this appendix provides adjusted farm counts for 1974 

which are approximately comparable with farm counts for 1978. 

The adjustment factors are based on data from table 13 of 

1974 Census of Agriculture volume IV, Part 3, Coverage Evaluation, which presented data showing the estimated percent of 

farms missed and overcounted by regions and States. The estimated net percent of farms missed was derived by subtracting 

overcounted farms from missed farms. 

The 1974 coverage evaluation did not include Alaska and 

Hawaii; thus the 1978 and the 1974 data for these States are 

exclusively from farms on the mail I ist. Improvements in the 

1978 mail list, especially for Hawaii, have contributed to the 

increased farm counts. 

Table A presents adjusted 1974 farm cou nts by value of 

agricultural products sold categories. For each State, the adjusted farm counts for the two value-of-sales categories were 

derived using the 1974 published farm counts and the net 

percent missed. The adjusted counts for the two size categories 

were then added together to obtain the adjusted State count. 

The State counts were summed to obtain division, region, and 

U.S. level counts. As a result, adjusted counts derived by summation may not be exactly consistent with the indicated percent 

missed. The 1978 farm counts are from the preliminary reports 

and may differ slightly from final counts. 

Table B shows 1974 reported and adjusted counts compared 

with 1978 counts for regions by farm size and tenure of operator 

categories. Adjusted counts in these tables were proportionally 

adjusted to regional counts from table A and summed to the 

U.S. level. As a result, the indicated percent missed will not 

always agree with adjusted data. 

All data published in 1974 were based on reported numbers. 

The adjusted counts should be used only for comparison with 

1978 counts and not for comparison with other 1974 data. 

Both the 1974 and 1978 farm counts are subject to sampling 

variability. For 1974, the coefficient of variation for the adjusted farm counts is approximately 0.4 percent at the U.S. 

level and ranges from 1.0 percent to 6.0 percent for indiv idual 

States. Measures of sampling variability for 1978 counts are 

presented in appendix A. 
C-2 APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

United States 2 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more •••.•••.••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$40,000 to $99,999 ••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$10,000 to $19,999 •••••••.•••.••••••••••••••.•••• 

$5,000 to $9,999 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 ••••••••.•••••••••••••••••.•••••• 

Less than $2,500 •••.••••.•••••.•••••••••••••••••• 

Northeast ................................... . 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$40,000 to $99,999 •••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 •••.••••.••.•••.••.•••••••••••• 

$10,000 to $19,999 .••.•••••••••.••••.•.••••••••.. 

$5,000 to $9,999 •.••••.••••.••••.••.•.••••.•••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •.•...•••••••.•••••••.••••••••••• 

Less than $2,500 •••••••••••••..•.••.•.•..•.•••••• 

North CentraL ..•.•••••••••••••••••••.••••••• 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more •••......••••.•..•.•••••••••.•••• 

$40,000 to $99,999 ......••.•..••.•..•••.•••••••.• 

$20,000 to $39,999 •••.•.••.••.•.••••••.••••.••••• 

$10,000 to $19,999 ••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••.• 

$5,000 to $9,999 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 ••.•••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Less than $2,500 •••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• 

South •.•••••.••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of~-

$100,000 or more ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• 

$40,000 to $99,999 ••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 ••.••.••••••.••.••••••••••••••• 

$10,000 to $19,999 ••••••••.••••••.•.•.•.••••••••• 

$5,000 to $9,999 .•....•••.••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •.•••••••••..•••••••••••.••.••••• 

Less than $2,500 •••.•••••••••••.•••••••••••.••••• 

West 2 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more •••.•.••.•.•.•••••••.••••••..•••• 

$40,000 to $99,999 •••..•.••••••.••••••••.••.••••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 •••••.••.•••••••••.••••••.••••• 

$10,000 to $19,999 ••••••••.•..•••.••••••••••••••• 

$5,000 to $9,999 •••••••.•.••••••••••.•••••••••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •••.••••.••••••••••••••••••.••••• 

Less than $2,500 •••••••••.••••..•••.•.••.•••••••• 

New Eng land 3 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •.••••••••••••••• 

Farms wi th sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Middle Atlantic •••..•...•••••.••..•••..•••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .•..•.••.•.•••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••..•.••.•••.• 

New york ••••••••••...•.••.•••••.•••..••••.••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••••.••••••••.•• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••..•••••••••• 

New Jersey ••••......•.••.•••••.......••.•••..••.• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••.•••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••.•..•......•• 

Pennsylvania ..................................•.. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••.••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Eas t North Central ••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Ohio ••••••••..•••••••.••••• • •• •••••••••••••••••• • Farms with sales of .$2,500 or more •••••••.•.••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than .$2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Indiana ................................ • •• •••••• • 

Farms with sales of .$2,500 or more ••..•. · ••.•• ·· ••• 

Farms with sales of less than .$2,500 ••.•••.•••..•.. 

Illinois •....•••.•.•••••••.•.•.••••.••.••.••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••••••.••••• •••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•••••••.•••••• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms, 1978' Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

223,268 152,850 

364,010 324,417 

306,483 321,733 

309,250 309,876 

330,464 296,043 

331,329 289,511 

610,367 616,272 

149,385 127,531 

12,699 8,003 

25,835 22,358 

15,820 20,543 

14,194 14,900 

16,734 13,173 

19,609 13,148 

44,494 35,406 

1,027,319 1,017,367 

106,649 69,440 

215,707 192,962 

173,422 194,488 

148,064 165,864 

126,879 131,677 

103,363 103,914 

153,235 159,022 

1,016,070 930,099 

67,430 45,765 

84,887 73,981 

85,965 75,791 

116,407 99,629 

155,115 124,106 

174,997 145,243 

331,269 365,584 

282,397 235,705 

36,490 29,642 

37,581 35,116 

31,274 30,911 

30,587 29,483 

31,736 27,087 

33,360 27,206 

81,369 56,260 

30,157 23,269 

18,844 16,667 

11,313 6,602 

119,228 104,262 

86,047 75,458 

33,181 28,804 

49,323 43,682 

35,095 32,230 

14,228 11,452 

9,932 7,409 

6,742 5,530 

3,190 1,879 

59,973 53,171 

44,210 37,698 

15,763 15,473 

452,213 444,695 

366,051 360,619 

86,162 84,076 

95,821 92,158 

73,841 70,338 

21,980 21,820 

88,458 87,915 

71,681 70,986 

16,777 16,929 

109,770 111,049 

96,389 97,738 

13,381 13,311 

Farms" 1974 

Percent change, 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

-2.0 149,471 +49.4 

1.1 327,834 +11.0 

2.0 327,438 -6.4 

5.8 326,852 -5.4 

8.1 322,002 +2.6 

11.4 326,432 +1.5 

25.9 842,387 -27.5 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

1.9 8,282 +53.3 

4.7 23,812 +8.5 

9.8 21,019 -24.7 

9.5 14,680 -3.3 

3.1 13,797 +21.3 

16.7 16,019 +22.4 

35.5 55,121 -19.3 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

-3.1 67,123 +58.9 

.2 192,692 +11.9 

2.3 198,391 -12.6 

4.0 172,189 -14.0 

6.1 139,755 -9.2 

10.6 115,841 -10.8 

23.0 210,362 -27.2 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

-2.7 44,568 +51.3 

3.2 76,455 +11.0 

1.6 77,051 +11.6 

8.2 108,567 +7.2 

10.4 138,561 +11.9 

11.6 164,350 +6.5 

25.5 497,648 -33.4 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

.2 29,498 +23.7 

.0 34,875 +7.8 

.9 30,977 +1.0 

6.8 31,416 -2.6 

10.0 29,889 +6.2 

10.6 30,222 +10.4 

27.8 79,256 +2.7 

17 .8 28,548 +5.6 

5.2 17,517 +7.6 

39.6 11,031 +2.6 

16.2 124,182 -4.0 

5.7 80,092 +7.4 

34.6 44,090 -24.7 

14.2 50,847 -3.0 

4.3 33,678 +4.2 

33.3 17,169 -17.1 

14.5 8,760 +13.4 

4.5 5,791 +16.4 

36.7 2,969 +7.4 

18.3 64,575 -7.1 

7.2 40,623 +8.8 

35.4 23,952 -34.2 

7.1 486,098 -7.0 

2.9 371,995 -1.6 

24.1 114,103 -24.5 

4.9 96,899 -1.1 

2.1 71,847 +2.8 

12.9 25,052 -12.3 

7.2 95,341 -7.2 

3.6 73,637 -2.7 

22.0 21,704 -22.7 

9.1 126,295 -13.1 

3.8 101,599 -5.1 

46.1 24,696 -45.8 
APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 - Con. 

East North Central--Con. 

Michigan .....................•................... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••.••••••.•••• 

Wisconsin ............... , ........................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •.•.••••••••.•••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••..•••.•••.•. 

Wes t North Central •.•••..•••••••••.•.•.•••••••. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Minnesota ....................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .•.•••••••••••.•• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Iowa •......•..•.••.•.....••.........•••......••.• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••.•..••.•• 

Missouri .........................•.............•. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

North Dakota .................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

South Dakota ................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Nebraska .................................•....... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 Or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••.•••••• 

Kansas ........................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

South Atlantic ................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••....•...••••• 

Delaware and Maryland 3 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sa1es of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •..•.•.•.•..•.• 

Virginia ................................•......•• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Wes t Virginia ..................................•. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••••••.•••••.• 

North Carolina .................................. . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

South Carolina ••.••.••••••....•..••••••.••.•..•.• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Georgia .......................... ~ .............. . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••.•.•••..•••. 

Florida •.•.••.•.••••••.•.•••.••..••••••••.••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

East South CentraL ........................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Kentucky ........................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••••••••••.••• 

Tennessee •.............•.........••.............. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •.••••••.••••.••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •• , •.•...•••••• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms, 1978 1 

68,158 

47,767 

20,391 

90,006 

76,373 

13,633 

575,106 

508,033 

67,073 

102,984 

87,753 

15,231 

126,379 

117,704 

8,675 

121,826 

97,848 

23,978 

41,172 

38,914 

2,258 

39,667 

36,927 

2,740 

65,991 

61,507 

4,484 

77,087 

67,380 

9,707 

325,678 

216,297 

109,381 

22,600 

17,287 

5,313 

56,685 

38,416 

18,269 

20,619 

9,603 

11,016 

89,477 

64,897 

24,580 

33,450 

18,979 

14,471 

58,682 

38,906 

19,776 

44,165 

28,209 

15,956 

318,640 

211,915 

106,725 

110,002 

83,433 

26,569 

96,792 

63,407 

33,385 

Published 

64,094 

46,670 

17,424 

89,479 

74,887 

14,592 

572,672 

497,726 

74,946 

98,537 

85,926 

12,611 

126,104 

117,142 

8,962 

115,711 

82,421 

33,290 

42,710 

40,681 

2,029 

42,825 

39,849 

2,976 

67,597 

62,594 

5,003 

79,188 

69,113 

10,075 

296,103 

189,339 

106,764 

18,563 

14,592 

3,971 

52,699 

31,738 

20,961 

16,909 

6,122 

10,787 

91,280 

62,518 

28,762 

29,275 

17,534 

11,741 

54,911 

35,874 

19,037 

32,466 

20,961 

11,505 

306,010 

171,372 

134,638 

102,053 

67,662 

34,391 

93,659 

48,320 

45,339 

Farms, 

Net 

C-3 

1974 Percent change, 

percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

9.9 71,213 -4.3 

6.0 49,649 -3.8 

19.2 21,564 -5.4 

5.3 96,350 -6.6 

.5 75,263 +1.5 

30.8 21,087 -35.3 

5.6 610,255 -5.8 

3.2 513,996 -1.2 

21.8 96,259 -30.3 

9.0 108,614 -5.2 

5.5 90,927 -3.5 

28.7 17,687 -13.9 

4.4 133,125 -5.1 

3.2 121,014 -2.7 

26.0 12,111 -28.4 

9.6 128,948 -5.5 

4.7 86,486 +13.1 

21.6 42,462 -43.5 

4.4 45,649 -9.8 

3.2 42,026 -7.4 

44.0 3,623 -37.7 

1.5 43,420 -8.6 

1.6 40,497 -8.8 

-1.8 2,923 -6.3 

.7 68,480 -3.6 

.0 62,594 -1.7 

15.0 5,886 -23.8 

3.7 82,019 -6.0 

1.9 70,452 -4.4 

12.9 11,567 -16.1 

16.6 362,451 -10.1 

7.0 203,934 +6.1 

30.3 158,517 -31.0 

7.1 19,952 +13.3 

3.0 15,043 +14.9 

19.1 4,909 +8.2 

13.5 61,636 -8.0 

4.5 33,234 +12.6 

26.2 28,402 -35.7 

33.0 26,195 -21.3 

11.7 6,933 +38.5 

44.0 19,262 -42.8 

14.1 105,774 -15.4 

9.2 68,852 -5.7 

22.1 36,922 -33.4 

22.8 43,034 -22.3 

.8 17,675 +7.4 

53.7 25,359 -42.9 

13.2 63,133 -7.1 8.1 39,036 -.3 

21.0 24,097 -17.9 

22.6 42,727 +3.4 9.5 23,161 +21.8 41.2 19,566 -18.5 

14.8 360,164 -11.5 7.8 185,880 +14.0 22.3 174,284 -38.8 

10.5 113,897 -3.4 6.3 72,211 +15.5 17.5 41,686 -36.3 

18.8 115,683 -15.3 11.2 54,414 +16.3 26.0 61,269 -45.5 
C-4 APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 -Con. 

East South Central--Con. 

Alabama ......................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •.•••.•.•••..•••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Mississippi .................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •.•••.••••••.•••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

West South CentraL ........................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••.•••• 

Arkansas .......•......••......................... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Louisiana ....................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••.•••••• 

Oklahoma •••.•••••.••••...••••••..•.•.•••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••••••••••.•••.• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Texas .......................................•.... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •..•...•••••••• 

Mountain3 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••••••••••.••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Pacific 2 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Wash ing ton •••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .•.••••.••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••..•.••••••• 

Oregon ...................................•.....•. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••.••••••..••.• 

Farms-with sales of less than $2,500 •••••••••..••.• 

California •••••••••.••..•..••••...••.••.•.••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Farms, 1978' Published 

57,540 56,678 

34,665 29,303 

22,875 27,375 

54,306 53,620 

30,410 26,087 

23,896 27,533 

371,752 327,986 

256,589 20"3,804 

115,163 124,182 

58,788 50,959 

40,669 31,299 

18,119 19,660 

38,973 33,240 

22,683 18,580 

16,290 14,660 

79,530 69,719 

58,781 47,833 

20,749 21,886 

194,461 174,068 

p4,456 106,092 

60,005 67,976 

127,881 111,868 

97,876 90,449 

30,005 21,419 

154,516 123,837 

103,152 88,996 

51,364 34,841 

37,778 29,410 

24,737 21,079 

13,041 8,331 

34,875 26,753 

21,071 17,043 

13,804 9,710 

81,863 67,674 

57,344 50,874 

24,519 16,800 

'Data are from preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 

2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

'Data not compiled for individual States. 

Farms, 1974 Perc en t change, 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

13.3 64,821 -11.2 

7.5 31,679 +9.4 

17 .4 33,142 -31.0 

17.2 65,763 -17.4 

5.4 27,576 +10.3 

27.9 38,187 -37.4 

14.5 384,585 -3.3 

7.3 219,738 +16.8 

25.0 164,847 -30.1 

16.7 61,489 -4.4 

10.0 34,777 +17.0 

26.4 26,712 -32.2 

23.7 43,264 -9.9 

12.3 21,186 +7.1 

33.6 22,078 -26.2 

11. 7 79,243 +.4 

5.6 50,671 +16.0 

23.4 28,572 -27.4 

12.6 200,589 -3.1 

6.2 113,104 +18.9 

22.3 87,485 -31.4 

6.7 122,588 +4.3 

2.4 92,673 +5.6 

28.4 29,915 +.3 

11.6 143,545 +7.6 

5.6 94,204 +9.5 

27.5 49,341 +4.1 

10.8 32,999 +14.5 

6.4 22,520 +9.8 

20.5 10,479 +24.5 

15.5 31,788 +9.7 

6.3 18,189 +15.8 

28.6 13,599 +1.5 

10.5 78,758 +3.9 

4.9 53,495 +7.2 

33.5 25,263 -2.9 
APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table 8. Farms by Size of Farm and Tenure of Operator: 1978 and 1974 

UNITED STATES 2 

Farms •.••.•.•.........•.........•••.••.••.• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................... o •••••••••••••••• 

10 to 49 acres •••.••••••.••••.•••••••••••.•••••.• 

50 to 179 acres ••.•••••••••••••••••.••••..••••••• 

180 to 499 acres .••••••.••••••.•••••.•••••••••••• 

500 acres or more ......•.......................•. 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ...................................... . 

Part owner ....................••................. 

Tenant ........................................... . 

NORTHEAST 

Farms .•..•••••••..•..•••••••••••••••••• " •• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres .................................. . 

50 to 179 acres ................................ .. 

180 to 499 acres ............................... .. 

500 acres or more .................•.............. 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ...................................... . 

Part owner •...................•.•.•..•......••... 

Tenant ................................................... .. 

NORTH CENTRAL 

FartnS ...................................................................... .. 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ........................................................ .. 

10 to 49 acres ................................. .. 

50 to 179 acres ................................. . 

180 to 499 acres ............................... .. 

500 acres or more ............................................. .. 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ...................................... . 

Part owner ................................................................... .. 

Tenant .......................................................................... .. 

SOUTH 

FartnS .............................................................. .. 

FartnS by size: 

1 to 9 acres ............................................................... .. 

10 to 49 acres .................................. . 

50 to 179 acres ................................. . 

180 to 499 acres ................................ . 

500 acres or more ................................................. .. 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ...................................... . 

Part owner .................................................................... . 

Tenant ............................................................................ .. 

WEST 2 

Fanns ................................................................ .. 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ................................................................. .. 

10 to 49 acres •..•••••..•....•.•••••..••.•••••••• 

50 to 179 acres ................................. . 

180 to 499 acres ................................ . 

500 acres or more ........................................................ .. 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ..................................... .. 

Part owner ................................................................... .. 

Tenant ................................................................................ . 

Farms, 1978' Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

213,110 126,604 

474,535 378,631 

813,944 827,506 

596,268 615,913 

377 ,314 362,048 

1,450,414 1,422,367 

712,844 627,648 

311,913 260,687 

149,385 127,531 

13,534 7,689 

28,098 19,416 

61,017 54,901 

38,288 37,864 

8,448 7,661 

93,880 83,389 

43,680 36,112 

11,825 8,030 

1,027 ,319 1,017,367 

58,168 36,065 

138,016 108,756 

324,583 350,343 

321,482 345,610 

185,070 176,593 

542,504 568,866 

334,287 313,364 

150,528 135,137 

1,016,070 930,099 

95,711 55,659 

232,908 194,050 

370,928 369,648 

197,023 196,395 

119,500 114,347 

633,455 623,219 

264,029 214,061 

118,586 92,819 

282,397 235,705 

45,697 27,191 

75,513 56,409 

57,416 52,614 

39,475 36,044 

64,296 63,447 

180,575 146,893 

70,848 64, III 

30,974 24,701 

lData are from the preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 

2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

Farms, 

Net 

C-5 

1974 Percent change, 

percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

26.1 174,773 +21. 9 

22.9 494,024 -3.9 

11.0 936,797 -13 .1 

3.9 646,957 -7.8 

1.5 369,865 +2.0 

13.0 1,650,942 -12.1 

5.2 667,402 +6.8 

12.6 304,072 +2.6 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

16.8 9,301 +45.5 

31.2 28,403 -1.1 

17.1 66,655 -8.5 

6.0 40,542 -5.6 

1.5 7,829 +7.9 

19.5 103,110 -9.0 

4.9 37,797 +15.6 

32.4 11,823 .0 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

30.8 52,227 +11.4 

18.5 133,716 +3.2 

6.8 376,663 -13.8 

2.5 355,187 -9.5 

.9 178,560 +3.6 

7.5 620,166 -12.5 

4.0 329,173 +1.6 

7.3 147,014 +2.4 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

31.1 81,428 +17 .5 

24.2 258,033 -9.7 

4.0 433,227 -14.4 7.8 214,701 -8.2 3.8 119,811 -.3 

17.4 757,206 -16.3 7.5 232,239 +13.7 20.9 117,755 +.7 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

12.7 31,817 +43.6 22.0 73,872 +2.2 10.8 60,252 -4.7 -.8 36,527 +8.1 -1.8 63,665 +1.0 

12.1 170,460 +5.9 4.1 68,193 +3.9 8.3 27,480 +12.7 

APPENDIX D. Report Forms 

Form Approved: C.M.B. No. 41·S78025 

u.s. 

1978 CENSUS 

Of 

AGRICULTURE 

I CtiIIPILET'1!. AIID R£TURII TO 

Note. Please read the Information Sheet before completing the form. 

t. Fiel<h:olJl for. graiii or . seed{~ quantity ~ 

.abel~lghtba$I~, ••• 0 

t. fliM tOIll{~Jsfiage . . . lilgl8j!jl ~~p. " .;. , ., .0 

~,~e~f6rg/lti~ ••.. ' •.•. 0 4:~J~fgJ3IR "." .•. , '.0 

1101 available, rell$OMble utln1ates may be used. If 

an u"'l:I~d~~li~f::e~::~~~ == Jabef iB all __ llOnd.nee to us. 

0-1 
0-2 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 4 Was there a CClRbill$d lotal 0120 or more FRUIT TREES, incllldinc GRAPEVINES, CITffUS andrtUT TREES OrtllllS PI.AC£in 19181 (Do nQt inclul!uo(lllQoned tr8llS) 

004 1 0 YES - c_"" /til, .tcU"" 

2 0 NO - Go 10 sect/on 5 

1. TOTAL ACRES in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchaltfs, citrus or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees on this place ••..••••.••• 

Total.cr~ 

Whol. acres :ton!", 121 I 

1 /10 

Acr •• III'I~1eII 

Whole acr~ . iT~s 

122 I 

I /10 

2. From the list at the right, ente! name and code for the fruit trees, grapevines, and nul trees on this place' in 1918, R~l\1ui 

requested Information for each crop even if nct harvested because 01 low prices, damage.fromhaiJ, frost, etc. Forlnterpl$n~ 

trees, estimate the area covered by each kind of fruit. If other crops wele interplanle\lwith trees, see Information Sheet •. 

NUMBER OF TREES OR VINES OF - Crop name Code Nonboa'in& !!earing age age 

It me/e s ace 16 edu se Brate sh tol f. 

Acres .n trees and vi""s of all ages 

Whole acre. ,T enth$ 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

Quantlt;y 

ho~slell 

Unit 01 !llti8$U!t Merl<qniJ 

CI''IIUI01(1)>'1 

(f!'0W"fq/l •• my ~.l'\IlI:slellln·19't7~7$ . (fCfl!.bl_<if 1f1n) 

• ......... 211 ' ............. 279 .. n ...... ~tl 

lOge o~ ........ " an 

TtrJ~~$ ~~; .... ;. 3Qt. 

OIMr 1'11,.,. - Sl""'lIy" 315; 

MUteROf' elide . (R~tq ... "tlIy In liJ<falml1) 

Almoi1<j3 , •• '.' •• •••• $11 . fil.llGlts all(! hazelnuts.. In 

a45 

~1 

a&3. 

Were any VEGETABLES. SWEET COliN, MELONS. etc., harvested SECTION 7 We!eaIlYSTRAW~RRlE$,.CRAt«IERR\E$,~f),.itERIIEftRIESbtN(I$teJl FOil SALE ITOIIIlhis place In 1978? C1<11 fORSA~Ii'O!IIII!i$~in1~m . 

SECTION 5 

005 

10 YES - C<lntpl.t. CIt/ • • ",,11... 1 0 YES - Ciim{>l.~:tlll'i#di ... 

20 NO - Go to soot/on 6 2 0 NO -lO"t'l~If«te 

FOI Florida, reporr fo' Sopt<tmber r. 1977 throug/l from \lie 11$\ below, entetJ;lop,y~meaQ€l~~;Il<lpti!t 'wOntlt'! mi,V<wl<lii'" 

other August Slates 31. 1978 report halvest for ca/endat season; ytUtr for all 1Q'18.. r:=':~~~::J~~~~~~j;u:;l1~n:$petJ=~lf=led=. ~ Acres Acres i-rrigat4d 7"':·l",~. etrJI'r·· '::-:'1" ~. "', WhOle acres ITenths Wl!ollla¢r •• ItMtblI Ct6i> MI1MJ 1. Land from which vegetables were harvested in 1978 •.•.•.•••..•••••.••. 375 376 

/10 /10 

~~;;~~~~~~l7R~-----' ____________ ~ ____ ~ ______ -+~~+-__________ 4-________ ~i/~IO~ 2. From the list below, enter the trQP name and code fOl each crop harvesteQ in 1978. If more than Qn6 vegetab/~ crop was h81vested f,om the 8tm'Ht acte61 report aorfls tOt 

eaah crop. Report crop!J grown under protectIon In section 6. 

Crop name Code Acr.s harvested Aer!!S irrigated 

If more Sp&;6 Is needed, use separate 5heet of papsr. 

Crop n.... Code Crop .oma Cod. 

Asparagus .•......• 379 Cucumbers ~nd pick I... • 411 Beans, snap (bush EIICIIlanl. . • • . • • • . .• 415 and pole) .... ..,. lSl Garlic............ 421 Beets. . . . . . . . . . . •. 313 HOfley<!ew melons. • . •• 423 Stoccoll • • • . . . • • . .• 315 LeUlJte and romaine. •. 427 Cabbage. • . . . • • . . •• 391 Lima beans, gteen ••.• 429 Canto loups and Mustard greens. • • . • •• 431 Persian melon.. . • • •. 39$ Onions, dry . • . . . . • •• 433 Carrots. . • . . . . . • • .. 391 Onions, iTaen ..••••• 43$ CauHr~ower •...... ~ r. T.T"-·$99--9kra--;:-.""7': ~ ":'. ; . ; • ~'-."' 437 

~::;';d; : : : : : : : : : :: :~ P~~tlfs'rr:~~r;~~ding Cowpea. (blackeyed and green cowpea.) ••.•. 441 otller green cowpeas).. ~ 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

SECTION 6 Were any NURSERY and GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS, sod, bulbs, IIOWef$, 

flower seeds, Yel8tabJe seeds and plants, vegelable$ under ,lass or otber 

/10 

/10 

~o 

006 protection, 01 MUSifRooMS ~IOWIl FOR SAI..E,...on_III_ls~p~ta_te_i,...n 1.,.,9.,-:'8-:?:--_~t-------i--t-----F----F---1 1 0 YES - Compl.t. till. _I ... 

2 0 NO - Go to _tlon 7 Area irrl ated 

None Square feet Mros ,t,ntl1~ 

477 478 1. Nursery and greenhouse products irrigated in 1978 0 If '""'" SPB()/I/!i _ed,u"'~U.~&tOl pljMr;' 

2. From the list below, enter the product name and code for each product grOWA. <:tlJP'l!!" . 1;'1111. ., I-=~'='':''':::''''':'':'''::::'':''';:''~''''':'-=r-sq-u-ar-'-f.-e-t-u-nd-er--r-:A-cr-'-:-$'tin':''t:::be-:--:o~pe:::n-r- al-.-' -;n-1-'-7&-.... Alfalfa "'*. (poU/llj$) .•••••••• , • < .M2 

Code glass or other In 1978 BelIns, dfil·fhllll and "'* . . protection In 1978 i--W-ho-le.:a::.c.:.t.:.: • .:.I-T-en-ths-ir-D-OI-I.-rs--.--.... J.:~y"11:e>I)···'·· ......... ~ .. 

~o • ~--------+--+-------r,----~~.-~--~ 

/10 

Product name 

~ ______________ ~ __ ~ __________ ~ ______ ~_~/I~0-r.~ __ ~----"" ~ 

~o • 1-11-m-o-'6-spac---.--I.-,,..--d<td--.-uL.-.-.-epa.J.'.-:'ec-s_:-C"' O-.,:-papa---' . ..L------....!..--'--..l..!:------'-----I ..... 

ProdIICI ..... Cod. Prodact name Code 614' 

~~ng.p.l~n.~(.i~e.I~~.v~~o~b.I~~I~~~).:~ ~~~~~ ~r.~r.i~i.~I~~~:::::::: :~ s:~~r:1"" '" .. S' Cut tlowets and cut tlorist greens .... 485 Sod harvested .••.•••. •••••••• ." . (, 65$ 

Nursery products - environmenlals, Vegetable and fk>wer .e.~s •••••••• 500 f5t· 

IIning..,.,t stock, fruit alld nut tre •• , Greenhouse .oe"tables •••• .••••• 511! 6$2 .nd vi ....................... 4.. Other - Specl/y ••••••••••••••• , 501 

FORM 78-A.' eN) 14-10_781 Page 2 

cllde 

Is};, ...... : .. ; .. ~&$ 

611 

8n 

:I 

'ftl 

Q$ 

~$t 

~,. 1w. 

11t 

~i .114 

1 .. 
APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 9 GROSS VALUE 01 CROPS B£FOR£ IaUs SECTION 12 Old you or JllYOIIe else bave lIlY CATTLE or 

ande~l*tes ($,.,1011» '-/hIII'.) 0'2'0 YES-O"""'"-",I ..... II011 

Report your best estimate ot tile value lor each of the foll\IWing groups of crops 0 NO 

sold flom this pl8Cll iD.197B. Include the value of tile Jand/oTiI's and/or contractor's 2 - Go to section 13 

sllare, estimating if necessary. Include ~alu~ (If Gownment CCC loans. • DECEMBER ~1, 1978 INVENTORY 

'----:---""1"':"--:-1 

1. Gralnssold In 1918, Inciudillll (lovemmentCCC loans - None I-:::-::-==""--+==t 1. CATTLE ANO CALVES of aU ages corn fill grain,grainsolgoottts, rice, wh.8a1 and other (Tot., of a. b • •• an<I d below) .•••••••••••••• CJ 

small grains, soybeans, dl}' lleans, dry peas and cowpeas, a. BEEF COWS _ lnolud9 beot h&I/eI. fhat 

flaKsee4, sunflower Slled,pepcom, and safflower ••••••• 0 hlid .al""" • • • • • • . • • . . • • • • • • . . • • • . . •. 0 

a. Of the tolal, hoW much was Nan8 b. MILK COWS kept for production 01 milk or cream 

re:cei'lfjd'cin.1978from for sate or home use - InotwllJ tJri milk 0010'$ and 

Government CCC laims? • •• 0 mill, /l$llat. thaI hlid calved • . • . . • . . • • . . . .. 0 

c.IiEtFERS ANO HEIFER CALVES - EltClwIlJ t; Colton andcoUOllsee4; including . Government CGC 'Q~iI$ •••••• " ••••••••••••••• , /l$lf",. that /UId calvlid • • • • • • . • • • • • • • . • •. 0 

Ii •. Of· the !oIal, bllw mucb was rec~ived In 19l1lfrom 

Government cee loans? •• 

d. STEERS STEER CALVES, BULLS 

AND BuLL CALVES .................... 0 

NtJlllber $Old 3. Tobacco •• , - , ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• , 0 I-=,------;---f 

• CAmE AND CALVES SOLO 

FROM TIllS PLACE IN 1978 InolwllJ tho •• Iftd on this pI_ on • 

contfB(}t or custom b&S/~~ Af:SIJ report 

None in 1978 

4. field seeds, grass sesds, hay, forage, and silage •••••• 0 

5, Vegetables. sweet corn, all!i melons -00 NOT fnol..t, ItISh 

poteros" of $WO$/patat<)Os, r~ 1l1em In. It"", 8 bftlo... •• 

1+.;;-----!--1 8$ $Old# cattle moved from this place 

to B teed/or tof further feeding. 

6.Fwils, mils, beiTi~s- apples, peaches, grapes, 2. Calws weighing less than 500 pounds •• 0 

Citrus. pe!:ans, st!8Wberries,. elc. . • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • 1=,------7---13• Cattle. including ca\Ye:s weighing 

1. Nursery andg(~nhouse proq~cts ......... __ ....... 0 500 pounds or mole . .. . .. • • . . .. . •• 0 

&. Ollier crops - peanuts, Itls~/lOtatoes, sweetpotatoes, 1-:==-----+--1 a. Of tile tl)tal cattle sold, how many 

$Ogm beets, sugarcane, mint were FATTENED on this place on GRAIN 

f()r oil,hops,ett. - Specify 0 $ or CONCENTRATES for 30 days Of more 

BOB 

B12 

on tbis plxe in 19787 

BO. 

B13 

SECTION 10 LAND 18191& 

and SOL [) for SlAU GKTER' . .. . . .. 0 ~--~---~-~ 

1. Copy ACRES IN TIllS PLACEflom settlon I, item 4, page 1 ..•..• ____ ACI •• 

HOTE: If Ih& same land had more tMp o.ne use in 1978. REPORT THAT LAND 

ONLY ONCE -10 tile use.fifstHste4 beto.wthal applies. For eX3OljlJ~, efepland h~rvestedaod.aJ$~pastured'i$ to.berepoIted only as "Cropland harvested," 

• DAIRY PRODUCTS SOUl FROM 

TIllS PLACE IH 1978 

4. GlOSS value: of sales of !lAIRY PRODUCTS 

(rom tIIis place in 11118. Report _ daIry 

2. CROPLAtfl)·' Nane .--.----1 pIOdUot" In IJ8Ctlon 15 . . . . . . • • • . . • • . • •. 0 

a. Croplaod nar.Vllsted -lnolO<ll1 a/l liJltd IIOfII W/llcI\ ')lOll!'. MIte ~~!!!..!i!!..!~4"~~~:-:-~D-id-YO-U-OI-aft-yoae--e-lse-bM:--any-H-:O-GS':"""or'":P:"IGS---Oft-III-is-'-I-xe--In-l-g-m-.I....-""'i 

ha"'.tftdOl'""" 

... Ineyards, _"wr~1Y w,"cu',&lI!I"/1 an<I gl'&lJJ!/1Q""",pr"utl". ISIl'H"Qfc~S1<f'" , ' 

"I!t~gt""'" .••.•••••• 0 1------1 o.~ 1 0 YES -C_"'f. w. ~ 

b. CrOPJandusedonlyfOf pasMe Of gr3zing-tnclu<1<1tq!s110lt 7Be 20 NO - 60 rQ $6011"" 14 

P •• tu", an<I9,azltlg I.and ·lI>a.t ""1'ldMve bee" «sod JOI c~ " ........ without addt!fMl/1 fmp,ove_t~, , . q •••• _ •• • •• • •• • • •. 0 • DE"""""",R 31, 1978 fflVEHTORY 

1=::------1 c. Cropland IISIld fotcov~1 tlOPSt I~gume$, and SQIHmpfi/Vement 78' flOGS and PIGS of a II ages (1 <>te' of • and b belOw) ••••••• _ 

8Ilt$ses,blttNOT barvestedandNOT.pastured •. " .••.••.• 0 /-:;;;;;-----f a. HOGS anaPl GS used or to be used for SREEIHNG ••••••• d. Cropland o!\whlcll a\l efep$: r~He4IE'C(fptloo: poliof I~ 

hotO .Ian<1lnot¢atd~ 'lid "lneyard5 on whiCh tho'CfOP /eUftd. b. OTKER HOGS d PI GS SUch ocra09' Is· ta be.rll{JOl'llid In Jlem2o., ',' .•.••.•••• ; •• 0 . an ..•......•...•...•..•... 

e. Cropland in .c~mvated summerfaHow •••• .~,.,.-----I • UTTERS FARROWED 

f; CrepJandidle ..................................... 0 f-=.-----I2. UTTERS fARROWED Oll this place between - Nune ft"mber of litters 

'=-=-----f iI. December I, 1977 and May 31, 1978 •.••...•. 0 BIB 

WPQdlaild "":I(I~lu<htalll)'OOdl.t'. {. .•. . •. ... b._----1 

=. ..~.I.m .• ~ .. , ..~ .. r!t ..... c. '~~ .... · .. )II .. f3,~lI· ........ a .. tI .•... ........ OO d .. la~d .. jII!. $.1. ut.ed.' ... -0 ,=~----f b. June 1, I'm and Kovembei 30, 1978 _ . . . . . . .. 0 L

B

_' • ____ J 

11_, gt/lWth.. . .. , b.Wee4Jandno\ pastured .. (] .t-.. .... -----I 4 •. tllberjll$IUrlltamJ1IId rangel*ll! - ltip!lfl/oany ~lu1elan<l<>thot 

t/i0f! C"'PllI#<Il/!ldi<ood'jJlltt~1He - •• ; •••••• '.' ;). ' ••• , ~.O ,=~----f 

5. All o111efland ":j:;aodinhou~elot~.tl~d$, (oeds,W&stelanQ, etc. . • tIOGS· AND PIGS SOU) 

1/lC1lfl/e ""Y·'f1J)dn~t",pot/i>d!n it._-? '''r~4~ .. ....... 0 ~o::::----.. 

Page 3 

you or IIIYont else kaye IllY SHEEP or LAMBS on tills plate in 1978? 

0.4'0 YES-~tbhr_lon 

20 NO - .GO'o SlKili"" 15 

SALES Numbol sold 

In 1918 

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0-4 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION IS Did you or anyone else have any HORSES, BEES, FISH, OTHER SECTION 17 Income Irom MACHINE WORK, CUSTOMWORK, and OTHER lTURAL LIVESTOCK, or ANIMAL SPECIALTIES in 1978? SERVICES PROVIDED lor olllers in 1978 o's , 0 YES - C_'er. thl • • ectlon Total amount received from machine work, customwork, None I Dollars ! Cents 20 NO - Go to section 16 and other agricultural services PROVIDED FOR OTHERS 

o I:'· in 1978 - planting, plowing, spraying, harvesting, etc ... : 

~!~~!a~i T ota I number Gross value of sales 

None D~ -1978 sold in 1978 Dollars iCents ~lly kind of wo~k done 

1. Horses and ponies of •• 0 ... 1;32 I SECTION 18 ouriRl 1978 did you SELL any crops, livestock, or livestock products all ages .............. 0 DIRECTLY to individuals FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - roadside 

2. Mules, burros, and ; ... e •• I·" stands, larmers markets, pick your own, etc.? 

donkeys .............. 0 1$- ! 0,. , 0 YES - Campl.r. ""s • ..,t/on e •• ." I·'· i 20 NO - Go to section 19 I Dollars iCents 

3. Mink and their pelts ....•. 0 1$ I 

1. What was Ihe gross value of these direct sales? •..•••••• 1;2. I 

a. Mink females used for le.3 :::::::::::::::::::'::::::::::::::::: '~::::::::::::::' : 

breeding ............ 0 :::::::::;::::::::::::::::=:::::::::;:::::: E::::::::· ::~::::::::::::::; 

4. Other livestock or animal I Specify producrs sold - vegelable •• eggs. etc. 

specialties in captivity SECTION 19 TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

(Enter name and code (rom 

"List A" below.) Mark (X) the one item which best describes the type of organization for this place in 1978. , 1$ Refer to the INFORMATION SHEET, Section 19. 

Name Code I e FAMilY or INDIVIDUAL operation (sale proprie' .2' 

5. Livestock or ani mal Acres under water Total quantity sold Gross value of sales torship), excluding partnership and corporation ........ , 0 922 

products (Enter name and for aquaculture in 1978 Dollars : Cents .PARTNERSHIP operation. Include family partnerships ••• 20 Total number 

cods from "List B" below.) I .INCORPORATED UNDER STATE lAW of partners --- ___ OR _~o~~~ 

, I Name Code ~$ I Answer BOTH. and bOY 

2 I I a. Is this a family held corporation? •.•...•.. {: 0 N~s --- : Gallons 

6. Fish and other aquaculture I' i b. Are there more than 10 stockholders? .....•. {' 0 Yes products (Enror name and 2 code 'rom "Ust C" below.) Pounds _DNa 1>--- OR----- r$ .OTHER, such as cooperative, estate or trust, prison Name Code /10 farm,-grazing association, Indian reservation, etc. . •••. 70 Specify 

Number -- SECTION 20 CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR (Senior partner 

I @!W " or person In charge) R.f., 10 tM INFORMA TION SHEET, S.ctlon 20. 

Nam. Codl Nam. Cod. Haml Cod. I" RESIDENCE - Does the operator (senior partner or 923 Colonies of bees. .. 839 Other goats ............ 848 Worms .•••.. , .•.. 857 Angora goats .... 842 Rabbits and their pelts .... 851 All other livestock- person in charge) live on this place? .....•..•••...• 0 Yes 20 No 

Milk goats 845 Chinchi lias and their pelts .. 854 Specify . ........ 860 .2. 

t ~ , I @!ill , f'h;' Name Cod. Ham. Cod. Haml Cod. 2 0 Negro or Black 

Mohair sold .... 864 Catfish ......... 872 Other fish - 30 American Indian 

Goats milk sold .. 866 Trout .......... 876 Specify ... 884 12. RACE of operator (senior partner or person in charge). . .0 Asian or Pacific Islander 

Honey sold ..... : : : : ~: : : 868 Tropical and Other aquaculture Other .0 Other - SPecify" livestock products - baitfish ........ 880 products - Specify . ......... .. .. 870 Specify ... 888 

If more space is needed, use separate sheet of paper 

SECTION 16 Did you or anyone else have any POULTRY such as CHICKENS, TURKEYS, 92' 

DUCKS, etc., on this place in 1978? {lncrude poultry gro .... for olhor. on. 3. AGE of operator (senior partner or person in charge) ....• Years old 

cont,act basi •. ) .2. 

0'. lOY ES - Compl.,. till • •• cr/on "N.~.~be'r ~~ 4. SEX of operator (senior partner or person in charge) •...• , 0 Male 20 Female 

Total number 

20 NO D~~~s i af;78 sold in 1978 5. SPANISH ORIGIN -Is the operator (senior partner - Go to sacO on 17 None or person in charge) of Spanish origin or descent 927 e.2 •• 3 (Mexican, Mexican American, Cuban, or other Spanish)? •. , 0 Yes 2oNo 1. HENS and PULLETS of laying age ...........•... 0 18 •• 89' 6. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

2. PUllETS 3 months old or older not yet of laying age •.. 0 did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or 

1 89• !.97 more) of his work time in 1978? For partnerships .28 

3. PULLET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old 

0 consldor all members of rhe partnership together • •••••• , 0 Farming 2 0 Other 

(Exclude comm:uclal brol/ers.) .....•..•..•.••.. 

14. BROILERS, fryers, and other meat type chickens, 1 •• 8 i8 •• 17. OFF FARM WOR K - How many days did the operator .2. 

Including capons and roasters .................. 0 I~;" p" ... « ","" ;" ","'., _.1 I~I {' O"~ 1

900 .0' 4 hours per day off this place in 1978? Include work 20 1-49 days 

5. TURKEYS at a nonfarm JoI!, business, 01 on someone else's farm. 3 0 50-99 days 

a. Turkeys for slaughter (EKcludO broeders.) . ...•..•• 0 (Exclude eKchange farm work.) •.••••••••••••••• • 0 100-149 days 

,.02 .0' S 0 150-199 days 

b. Turkey HENS kept for breeding ............... 0 • 0 200 days or more 

16. OTHER POULTRY raised in captivity - ducks, geese, 

pigeons or squab. pheasants, quail, etc. (Enrer poultry SECTION 21 Was any olille land in this place held under FOREIGN OWNERSHIP in 1978? name and code from the list below.) 

• '0 YES - Compl.,. ""s s.ctlon 

poultry name Code , 20 NO } 3 D Don't Go to section 28 None Acres 

Poultry name Code know 

Nam. Codo Name Cod. Name Code Of the total acres in this place, how many were owned by - 19'0 

Ducks .. 904 Pigeons or squab, . . .. 908 Quail ........... 912 1. Individuals who are NOT citizens of the United States? ...• 0 Geese ..... ... . 906 Pheasants . .. '" . .. 910 All other poultry - 1931 Specify . ........ 914 

2. ~~~~i~t~o~~I~rC~rfo~~~~~n or 0 , or a eovernmenti 

7. POULTRY HATCHED on this place 10 None Number I SECTIONS 22 - 27 Not applicable to this lorm 1978 and placed or sold - chickens, ••• turkeys, ducks, etc. - Specify kind 01 poultry [] 1 SECTION 28 PERSON COMPLETING THIS REPORT - PI .... _prlnt 

8. Incubator egg capacity on December 31. 1978 ........... 0 : Name 199. Date 

9. What was the gross value of sales of poultry Gross value of sales i Telephone I Area code I Number and poultry products (eggs, etc.) from this None Dollars I Cents place in 1978? Incrude estlmared value of 

.'8 I : ~~:;t showi ng major cens~~~~~~I~; ~~r' v~u~~~~ntvi 02. :f~~~~;d poultry products moved flom this place contractors and othars . ...•••••.• 0 S .0 YES 20 NO 

FORM ?., .... I·N' c"·IO·781 Page 4 
APPENDIX D-Continued 

(Sections 22 through 27 were collected from only 20 percent of the farms; see text) 

.~~ 

FERTILIZER, i"illCline ROCK PHOSPlfATE, O( 

.. m' ... ; .... ,~.1/ii.J9Itct $/fin. 19181 

lOY ES 7 CMP~(.tblflmi!on 

,SECTION 25 

Include .. ~p"""ltufll$,paid by YOU 

and others for pr«luctlon of ClOPS, L-~~~~-J livestock, and oth&t~rJc .. ltUf.1 

r.:"t;ra~ from tl\ls plOCll Nene '="'--::':":':':'--+':':':'4==,.-.---+:~::""'-'i 

1. ~ I ine for farm business 

1--____ ~a.lP gas.!lqtane, propane for 

tile farm busineSs (U Ibs, .. 1 gallo~)" , ", , , , , , , , 

4. Fuel oil fOf !l1e faint busin~s 0 

pru~iiiC!;~iHCt&£;[ij~mCiO~?1 Nall1ral gas fOf tile farm besilleSs ,', , , , , • , , . , • , 

Ktlosane, motor oil, ~rease, 

for tile farm business •..• , 

Electricity for tl1e farm 

bll$ineos"., ........ , 

OtlleJ 

SELECTED 

foI:lhiJ9Jaee i, 

Include yO\l!bllst estimates of expenses paid by you, yoor laltdford, contractolS, 

buyers, aIIO ot1lefS flllproouctiGII of CfOjl$, IiY~toCll, and oiller agricullurat products in 1978. DO NOT INCLUDE expens~ WlI*ted lilth pl)!formil!g 

,1-:-::::------1 . £liStomwor,~,faJ olller!>; ~eralion of nGIIlam activities, businesses,ar serv«:l)s; OfhOuseliolO 1)lqIell$es not rellit1ld to tile farll! oosiness, 

UvestoCll andpoulby jlulchased -came, calves, 

bogs, pigs, shee\l, lamlls, goats, ltO(ses, dutko, 

j:lOJllts, started'pulfets, etc ....... ; " ...... , ••• , .... , 0 

feedplIl'Glias¢d far li~stoekanu )lOIIlIry. '~,llIajn, 

.'~"~""6., fl)ixedreeils, coBtllnl;J!\es, etc • . ,; • , ,. , , •• ' ., 0 

formula 

Page 6 

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0·6 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

WE NEED A COMPLETED REPORT FORM 

FROM EVERYONE receiving this request. Please 

follow the instructions given below for completing 

section 1. You will then be able to determine 

what additional information is to be provided. 

1. The enclosed census report form is being used 

by farms and ranches throughout the entire 

United States. Because it is meant for use in 

all parts of the country. it may contain sections 

and inquiries which do not apply to you. In 

this case, mark the "None" or "No" bo)( and 

go on to the next item or section. 

2. If You Receive More lb.n One Report Form 

If you have multiple farming operations, you 

should complete a report for EACH SEPARATE 

and DISTINCT production unit. that is, each 

individual farm, ranch, feedlot. greenhouse, 

etc.; or combination of farms, etc., for which 

you maintain SEPARATE records of operating 

expenses and sales, livestock and other inven· 

tories, crop acreages. and production. Return 

any duplicate or extra report forms in the same 

envelope with the report(s) you complete so 

we can remove the extra addresses from our 

mail register. In the space provided to the 

right of the address label of the report form 

you complete, write the 11-digit number from 

the label of the extra form or forms. 

3. Partnership Operations 

A partnership is an association of two or more 

persons who have agreed (informally or under 

legal contract) on the amount of their contd· 

butions and profit distributions. 

Complete only ONE report for the entire 

partnership farm and ranch operation, including 

all partners' shares on the same report. If two 

or more report forms were received for the 

partnership see 2 above. 

Partners who also have separate operations 

of their own should complete reports for those 

separate operations. For additional information 

on Partnerships see section 19 below. 

4. How To Enter Your Responses On The Report 

Form 

Please enter your answers in the proper spaces, 

on the correct lines, and in the units requested, 

i.e., dollars, bushels, tons, etc. Write any 

explanation outside the answer spaces or on a 

separate sheet of paper. 

Enter whole numbers unless the "Tenths" 

column is provided, such as reporting acres of 

Irish potatoes in section 2. If you have 1/2, 

1/4, or 1/3 of an acre, convert to tenths. For 

example convert 1/2 to 5110, 1/3 to 3/10, 

114 to 2110, etc. 

If you do not recall exact figures, please give 

your best estimate. You may indicate "Est." 

(for estimated) beside the answer, if you like. 

For all dollar items, we need only whole 

dollars, although a "Cents" column is provided 

for those who wish to report cents. 

COMPLETING THE REPORT FORM 

Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1978 

This section determines the land for which you 

should report agricultural activities. It also pro· 

vldes space for reponing landlords, renters, and 

location(s) of agncultural activities. 

Chango in the Acres Operated in 1918 - Report 

all land that YOU USED during 1978, and the 

crops and livestock production on that land, even 

if some or all of It was no longer a part of your 

operation on December 31,1978. 

If you had agriculture operations at any time 

during 1978, but Quit farming before December 31, 

1978, report your 1978 crop and livestock pro· 

duction and sales from that land for the portion 

of the year that you operated the land. Please 

explain in the margin of the report form (or on 

a separate sheet of paper) that you quit farming 

or ranching dunng 1978 and give the approximate 

date and the name and address of the present 

operator, if known. 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

INFORMATION SHEET 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

If you acquired land for agricultural operations, 

but did not use it for livestock or crop production 

in 1978. include the land in section 1. Please 

explain in the margin or on a separate sheet of 

paper. 

Completing Items 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 1 -

Use items " 2, and 3 to determine the acres of 

land that are your responsibility for the purpose 

of making the agriculture census report. Include 

all land that you were associated with in 1978, 

regardless of location or use, but do not include 

holdings of residential property not associatecl 

with agricultural operations. Report all land in 

whole acres in this section. 

Item 1 - Land Owned - Report all land owned in 

1978 whether held under title, purchase contract 

or mortgage, homestead law, or as heir or trustee 

of an undivided estate, by you and/or your spouse. 

or by the partnership, corporation, or organi.!ation 

for which you are reporting. 

Item 2 ~ Land Rented or Leased FROM Others _ 

Report all land rented by you, even though the 

landlord may have supplied equipment, fertilizer, 

or other materials and/or some supervision of the 

work. 

INCLUDE in item 2 -

I. Land (for agricultural uses) that you rented 

F ROM others for cash payments 

b. Land worked on a share basis 

c. Land (owned by someone else) which you 

used rent·free 

d. Federal, State. Indian, or railroad land 

rented or leased by the acre 

DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2 - Land used on a 

per·head or animal unit license or permit basis, 

such as land used under section 3 of the Taylor 

Grazing Act, National Forest Land. or Indian 

Reservation Permit Land. 

Item 3 - Land Rented TO OTHERS - Cash 

tenants, share tenants, and share croppers are 

farm operators for census purposes and are responsible for making the agriculture census report for 

the land they operate. 

INCLUDE in item 3 -

a. Owned land rented TO others for cash or 

a'share of the crops or livestock 

b. land which you rented from others and 

then subleased to others in 1978 

c. Land rented out for residential or other 

nonfarm purposes, if it was part of the 

land reported in item 1 or 2 

d, Land worked for you by someone else on 

a share·of-crop basis 

e. Land which you allowed others to use rentfree 

NOTE: Please enter the names and addresses of 

renters, tenants, and sharecroppers in item 6. 

Item 4 - Acres in this Place - This is the sum of 

the land that you owned-in 1978 (item 11. PLUS 

the land that you rented FROM others (item 2), 

MINUS the land that you rented TO others (item 

3). It is very important that you report this 

figure correctly (even if "0" acres), since the 

remainder of your report should cover only those 

operations on "the Acres in This Place" reported 

in item 4. 

"Zero Acres in Place" - Should you complete the 

rest of this form? 

If you yourself had crop or livestock activities on 

the land for any portion of the year, you should 

complete the rest of the form. See "Changes in 

Acres Operated in 1978." above. 

If all your land was operated by a renter or share· 

cropper for all of 1978, you do not have to 

complete the entire form. In this case, you 

should: 

a. Complete Item 6 for renter. 

b. Skip to section 28 and complete Name, 

Address, Telephone number, etc. 

c. Explain briefly in the margin or on separate 

r>aper that you did not operate a farm or 

ranch in 1978. For example, "All land 

rented out," "Sold Farm," "Retired," 

etc., ~nd give the approximate date that 

u.s. OEPA.RTMENT OF COMMERCE 

BUFlEAr,U OF THE CENSUS 

you Quit operating. If you sold your farm, 

please give the name and address of current 

owner or operator, if known. 

d. Mail the form in the return envelope provided. 

trem 7 - Grazing Permits - In some States, 

government lands and Indian lands are used 

for grazing livestock under permit or special 

license, with payments on a per·head or animal 

unit basis. This land should NOT be included 

as part of item 2, "land rented or leased FROM 

others," or item 4, "Total Acres in This Place." 

But you should include in your report any livestock located on permit land in 1978. 

Section. 2-8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting 

crops harvested during the 1978 crop year from 

the land shown in section 1, item 4, of your report. 

Please report your crops in the appropriate section. 

Do not include any crops grown on land rented, 

leased, or worked on shares by others during 1978. 

Acres Harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 

1978. Round fractions to whole acres except 

where tenths are requested, as for Irish potatoes. 

QUlntity Hlrv"ted - The units of measure on the 

report form are those most commonly used 

throughout the country. If you use a different 

unit of measure, please convert your figure for 

quantity harvested to the unit requested. If 

harvest is incomplete by December 31, 1978, 

please estimate the total Quantity harvested. 

Crop Irrigation - For each crop irrigated, report 

number of acres irrigated. Irrigation is defined 

as land watered by artificial or controlled means -

sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, 

purposeful flooding, etc. Include acres that 

received supplemental, partial. and preplant 

irrigation. For any crop not irrigated, leave 

"Acres irrigated" blank. 

How to Report Crops Hlrve.ted 

a. Sections 2 and 3 - In these two sections, 

separate lines are provided for reporting each 

of several crops widely grown in the United 

States. Do not write in data for any other 

crops. 

b. Sections 4-8 - In each of these sections, 

report any of the crops listed in the same 

section. To report a crop in any of these 

sections, (1) find the crop name and the code 

number in the list in the section; (2) enter 

crop name and code in the first two columns 

of the first available answer line in the section; 

(3) enter the information requested in the 

headings of the remaining columns. 

Example: A farmer harvested 20 acres of alfalfa 

seed, yielding 6,000 pounds, and 30 acres of 

red clover seed, yielding 8,400 pounds. (He 

did not irrigate either crop.) He would enter 

the following in section 8: 

UCTIOII. 11tI'III,OT"EflCROl"SlIa'fttIlllllulIIlII,.,IKIIftI"I-"U.III_II. 

.o.IoI.., ....... p'C1"".QloIIIIIcn""tOIprn'.,I'~l 

.I!!IY(I·c_ ............ " .. 

,0110 _(10'0' .... ·.,..9 

II more space is needed. use separate sheet of paper. 

Two or More Crop. Harvested From The Same 

Land (Double-Cropping) - Report the total 

acres and production of each harvested crop in 

the appropriate section of the report form. 

Example: A farmer harvested 1 ,230 bushels of 

wheat from 40 acres in 1978. then planted and 

harvested 1.550 bushels of soybeans from the 

same 40 acres before the end of the year. He 

irrigated the soybeans but not the wheat, 
Section. 2-8 

- CROPS - Conllnued 

Interpllnted Crops end "Skip Row" Planting -

If two crops were grown at the same time in 

alternating strips in the same field, report the 

portion of the field used for each crop. 

Example: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton 

and soybeans. with two rows of cotton followed 

by an area of the same width planted in soybeans. 

Thirty acres of soybeans would be reported in 

section 2. item 8, and 30 acres of conon in section 

2, item 9. 

Vegetable. - Report acres of vegetables harvested 

FOR SALE. 00 not report acres of vegetables for 

home use. Report the total acreage of each 

vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: You harvested 10 acres of lettuce from 

a field in 1978. then replanted the field to lettuce 

and harvested the to acres again. Enter only 10 

acres of land from which vegetables were harvested 

in item 1 of section 5, but write in 20 acres of 

lettuce harvested in item 2 of section 5. 

Fruit and Nuts - In counting the combined total 

of 20 or more trees and vines. include those for 

home use as well as those maintained for sale of 

the production (exclude abandoned trees). 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines 

were interplanted with trees or vines, report the 

total acres for BOTH the orchard and the inter· 

planted crops harvested. 

Example: If 20 acres of cotton were grown in a 

30 acre pecan orchard. you would report 20 

acres of cotton in section 2. item 9, and 30 acres 

of pecans in section 4. 

Avocados, Olives, Sugarcane 

Avocados - For California report the quantity 

harvested from November " 1977 through 

November 3D, 1978. For Florida report the 

quantity harvested from April 1978 through 

March 1979. estimating if necessary. 

Olives - Report the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 

1978 harvest season. 

Sugarcane - For Florida and Texas report cuttings 

from November 1977 through April 1978. For 

Louisiana and Hawaii report for the 1978 crop 

year. 

Section 9 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 

Report the values received during 1978, regardless 

of the year in which the crops were harvested. 

Give gross values (before deducting taxes and 

expenses). If full payment was not received for 

a crop or crops sold in 1978, report only the 

amount actually received in 1978. 

For value of grains and cotton, include as sold the 

value of government CCC loans received in 1978 

but not loans obtained from any other government 

or private source. 

Seclion 10 - LAND USE 

The purpose of this section is to classify the acres 

you reported in section 1, item 4, by principal 

use in 1978. Do not include any acres you rented 

TO others (reponed in section 1, item 3). 

land Used for Multiple Purposes - If part of your 

land was used for more than one purpose in 1978. 

report that land on the line for the use first listed. 

and NOT on the line for the second use. For 

example, if you plowed under a cover crop. and 

planted and harvested a grain crop, report the land 

in item 2a, "Cropland harvested," but NOT as 

"Cropland used for cover crop. legumes ... etc." 

(item 2el. 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was 

harvested from the same land in 1978. report that 

land only ONCE as "Cropland Harvested," item 

2a of this section. 

Interpllnted Crops - If you interplanted crops, 

such as cotton in an orchard, report the total 

land used for both crops only ONCE, as "Cropland 

Harvested," in item 2a. 

FORM 71_"IUI nl.17.71/ 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

Section 12-16 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Animals and Poultry to be 'neluded in the Report 

-

Report all animals and poultry on the place on 

December 31, 1978. Include all owned by you 

and any kept by you for others. Include animals 

on unfenced land, on National Forest land, on 

district land or cooperative grazing association 

land, or on rangeland administered by the Bureau 

of Land Management on a per·head or lease basis 

(such as on wheat pasture). Include poultry 

(broilers, layers, turkeys. etc.) fed under contract 

on "This Place." Include livestock and poultry 

kept on this place for home use, 4H projects, etc. 

Number sold 

- Report all animals and poultry 

sold or removed from this place including those 

sold for a landlord or given to a landlord as his 

share or to others in trade or in payment for goods 

and services. Include animals of all ages without 

regard to ownership or who shared in the receipts 

if the animals were located on the place 30 days 

or more and were sold or removed from the 

place in 1978. 

Sales from Contract and Custom Feeding Opera· 

t;ons - Include animals and poultry (including 

poultry under contract) fed on this place on a 

contract or custom basis if they were removed 

from the place in 1978. 

Value of Sales 

- Be sure to report the total gross 

value of sales of animals and poultry without 

deducting cost of feed, cost of livestock purchased, 

cost of hauling and selling, etc. If the sale price 

or value is not known, give your best estimate of 

their value when they left this place. 

Animals Moved to Another Place 

- For animals 

removed from this place to another place, such as 

for further feeding. report the number as sold and 

give your best estimate of their market value when 

they left this place. 

Animals to be Excluded from the Report 

- 00 

not report any animals or poultry kept under a 

stlare arrangement on land rented TO others in 

1978. 

Animals Sold from Another Place - Animals 

owned by you, but held and sold from someone 

else's place should NOT be included. For example. 

do not report cattle purchased elsewhere. fed in, 

and sold from a feedlot not part of this place. 

Animals Bought and Sold- 00 not include animals 

bought and resold within 30 days. Such purchases 

and sales are considered "dealer" transactions. 

Fat Cattle Sales - 00 not include with fattened 

cattle in item 3a of section 12: 

a. Veal calves which were fattened primarily 

on milk. or 

b. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration 

before being sold. or 

c. Canle and calves that were sold for further 

feeding. 

All Other livestock - Specify' the name of any 

other livestock, animal specialty, or livestock pro· 

ducts on or sold from this place that have not been 

accounted for elsewhere on this form. 

Example: Bees sold (colonies. packages, poundsl: 

semen sales, animals bred and sold for laboratory 

use; birds, frogs, etc. 

Section 19 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following definitions to assist you in 

determining the t lpe of organization for your 

operation: 

Individual or Flmily Operation (Sole Proprietor· 

ship) - Defined as a farm or business organization 

controlled and operated by an individual. Includes 

family operations that are not incorporated and 

not operated under a partnership agreement. 

Partnership Operation - Defined as two or more 

persons who have agreed on the amount of their 

contribution (clpital and effort) and the distribu· 

tion of profits. Cl~wnershjp of land by husband 

and wife or joint filing of income tax forms by 

husband and wife dDe1 not constitute a partner· 

ship, unless the agreement to share contributions, 

decisionmaking, profits, and liabilities exists. 

Producing products under contract or under a 

share rental agreement does not constitute a 

partnership. 

Corporation - Defined as a legal entity or arti· 

ficial person created under the laws of a State 

to carryon a business. This definition does 

not include cooperatives. 

Other - Such as cooperative (defined as an incor· 

porated or unincorporated enterprise or association 

created and formed jointly by the members), estate 

or trust (defined as fund of money or property 

administered for the benefit of another individual 

or organization), prison farm, grazing association, 

Indian reservation, etc. 

Section 20 - OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

AND OCCUPATION 

This section applies to the characteristics and 

occupation of the individual owner, operator, 

senior partner, or person in charge for the type of 

organization reported in section 19 of the form. 

For Individual or Family Operation (Sole Pro· 

priB1onhip) 

- Complete this section for the 

operator. 

For Plrtnership Operations - Complete items 1 

through 5 and 7 (of this section) for the "Senior 

Partner." The "Senior Partner" is the individual 

who is mainly responsible for the agricultural 

operations on this place. Consider the oldest 

partner as the "Senior Partner" if each shares 

equally in the day·to-day management decisions. 

For item 6 (Principal Occupation) consider all 

members of the pannership together. Please 

include as "Farming" worktjme at all types of 

agricultural enterprises, including specialties, such 

as greenhouses, nurseries, mushrooms, ranching, 

feed lots, broiler feeding. etc. 

For Incorporated and Other Operations (Cooperatives, Estate,. etc.) - Complete section 

20 for the person in charge, such as hired manager, 

business manager, or other person primarily 

responsible for the on-site, day·to-day operation 

of the farm or ranch business. 

Section 22 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer was 

applied during 1978. If some acres where fertilized 

more than once, report acres ONL YONCE. 

Section 24 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 

The estimated market value in item 1 refers to 

ALL machinery and equipment kept on this place 

and used for the farm business. The value shOUld 

be an estimate of what the machinery and equipment would sell for in its present condition, 

not the replacement or depreciated value. 

Section 28 - SELECTED PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES 

Include expenses paid by you and by anyone else 

for the production of crops. poultry, livestock. 

and other agricultural products on this place. Also 

include expenses incurred even if payment was not 

made in 1978. Please give estimates if you do not 

know the exact figures. For example, if you grew 

broilers or fed cattle for others, include in item 1. 

as purchases, your best estimate of the value of the 

baby chicks or cattle at the time they were brought 

to this place. Also inClude in item 2, the value and 

amount of all feed purchased by you or someone 

else for use on this place. 

00 not include expenses related to nonfarm 

activities (trading and speculation, or livestock 

dealer activities). 

Hired Labor - Expenditures for hired labor should 

include gross wages or salaries, commissions, paid 

bonuses. and leave pay before deductions. plus the 

value of benefits paid by· 'Iou - Social Security 

taxes. unemployment insurance, etc. 00 not 

include room and board, house rent. or other 

items paid in kind. 

D-7 
0-8 APPENDIX D-Continued 

Form Approved: O.M.B. No. 41-578038 

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A 

Abnormal farms ......... . 

Age of operator ......... . 

Agricultural products sold, 

value. 

Agricultu ral serv ice income .. . 

Alfalfa hay ............ . 

Alfalfa seed ........... . 

Almonds ............. . 

Alsike clover seed ........ . 

Angora goats. .......... . 

Animal health costs ....... . 

Apples .............. . 

Apricots ............. . 

Aquaculture products ..... . 

Artichokes ............ . 

Asparagus ............ . 

Assets, value ........... . 

Austrian winter peas ...... . 

Automobiles ........... . 

Avocados ............. . 

B 

Bahia grass seed ......... . 

Bait and tropical fish sold ... . 

Balers, pickup .......... . 

Bananas ............. . 

Barley for grain ......... . 

Beans, castor ........... . 

Beans, dry field and seed .... . 

Beans, dry lima ......... . 

Beans, green lima ........ . 

Beans, snap (bush and pole) .. . 

Beans, soybeans ......... . 

Bedding plants .......... . 

Beef cows ............ . 

Bees, colonies .......... . 

Beets, sugar ........... . 

8eets, table ........... . 

Bentgrass seed .......... . 

Bermuda grass seed ....... . 

Berries .............. . 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed ...... . 

Blackberries ........... . 

INDEX 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

State 

tables 

10,34 

4,29-35 

10,1317 

29-35 

12,29-35 

25 ,26, 

28-35 

25,26 

28-35 

-

23 

6,29-35 

25,28-35 

-

24 

-

-

1,2,13,17, 

29-35 

-

14,29-35 

-

-

24 

14,29-35 

-

25,26, 

28-35 

-

26,28-35 

-

-

- 25-35 

-

18,20, 

29-35 

23 

26,28-35 

-

-

-

25,27 

-

-

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

7 2 

6 4 

9-11 2 

37 -

30 10 

30 10 

32 -

30 -

22 -

12 5 

32 10 

32 -

25 -

31 -

31 -

1, 15 1,7 

30 - - 7 

32 -

30 -

25 -

- 7 

32 -

28 10 

35 - 29 -

29 -

31 - 31 -

29 10 

34 -

16 9 

24 -

29 -

31 -

30 -

30 - 33 10 

30 -

33 -

8-Con. 

B lack operators and other 

ral;es ............... . 

Blueberries ............ . 

Bluegrass seed, .Kentucky ... . 

Boysenberries .......... . 

Broccoli ............. . 

Broilers .............. . 

B rom egrass seed. . . . . . . . . . 

Broomcorn ............ . 

Brussels sprouts ......... . 

Buckwheat ............ . 

Bulbs ............... . 

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and 

steer calves. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Burros, donkeys, and mules ... 

C 

Cabbage ............. . 

Cantaloupes and Persian melons. 

Carrots .............. . 

Castor beans. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Catfish sold ........... . 

Cattle an d calves . . . . . . . . . 

Cattle and calves sold, value ... 

Cauliflower ........... . 

Celery .............. . 

Chem icals, expense ....... . 

Chemicals used ......... . 

Cherries ............. . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older .............. . 

Chicory .............. . 

Chinchillas and their pelts ... . 

Chinese cabbage ......... . 

Chinese or ming peas ...... . 

Citrus fru its . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Clover seed ............ . 

Clover seed, red ......... . 

Coal, wood, coke, etc., 

expense ............. . 

Coffee .............. . 

Collards ............. . 

Colonies of bees ......... . 

Index-1 

Cou nty tabl es 

State County 

tables Summary report 

4,5,29-35 39-41 -

- 33 -

- 30 -

- 33 -

- 31 -

18, 19, 19,26 9 

29-35 

- 30 -

- 35 -

- 31 -

- 28 - - 34 -

20,29-35 16 9 

23 27 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

- 35 -

24 25 -

17, 18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

10, 18,20, 16 2,9 

29-35 

- 31 -

- 31 -

6,15,17, 12 5 

29-35 

15,29-35 - 6 

28-35 32 -

18, 19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 31 -

23 27 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

28-35 32 -

- 30 -

25 30 10 

7,29-35 13 5 

- 32 - - 31 -

23 24 -
Index-2 

C-Con. 

Combines, grain and bean ... 

Commercially mixed formula 

feed purchased ........ . 

Commodity Credit Corpora· 

tion loans ........... . 

Contract labor, expense ... . 

Corn, fiel d ........... . 

Corn heads for combines ... . 

Cornpickers and picker-shellers 

Corn, sweet .......... . 

Corn, sweet, for seed ..... . 

Corporation, type of organiza· 

tion ............ . 

F am ily held ........ . 

N onfam ily held ...... . 

Cotton ............. . 

Cotton Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ...... . 

Cottonpickers ......... . 

Cotton, value sold ....... . 

C owp eas for dry peas ..... . 

Cowpeas, green ........ . 

Cowpeas, hogged or grazed 

or cu t for silage ....... . 

Cows and heifers that had 

calved ............. . 

Crambe ............ . 

C ran berries. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Cropland for cover crops, Ie· 

gumes, and soil·improvement 

grasses ............. . 

Cropland harvested ...... . 

Cropland harvested, irrigated. 

Cropland Idle ......... . 

Cropland in cultivated summer 

fallow ............. . 

Cropland on which all crops 

failed ............. . 

Cropland pastu re ....... . 

Cropland total ......... . 

Crops, farms, acres, production 

Cucumbers ........... . 

Currants ............ . 

Customwork, machine hire, 

and rental of machinery and 

equipment, expense ..... . 

Cu stomwork, mach ine work, 

and other agricultural services, 

income ............. . 

State 

tables 

14,29-35 

6,29-35 

10,29-35 

6,9, 17, 

29-35 

25-35 

14,29-35 

14,29-35 

25,28-35 

-

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

25-35 

10,29-35 

14,29-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

-

18, 20, 29-35 

-

-

1,2,29-35 

1-4,13,17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2, 17, 

29-35 

25-35 

-

-

6,29-35 

12,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

- 7 

12 5 

- 2 

12 5 

28,30,35 10 

- 7 

- 7 

31 10 

35 -

5 4 

5 -

5 -

29 10 

- 2 

- 7 

- 2 

29 -

31 -

35 -

16 9 

35 -

33 -

2 1 

2 1,3,4 

3 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

- 1 

28-35 10 

31 -

33 -

12 5 

37 -

D 

Daikon ............. . 

Dairy cows-milk cows .... . 

Dairy products sold, value ... 

Dates .............. . 

Dewberries ........... . 

Diesel fuel purchased ..... . 

Diesel fuel storage ....... . 

Dill for oil ........... . 

Direct sales income ...... . 

Disease, chemical control .. . 

Donkeys, burros, and mules .. 

Ducks .............. . 

Ducks, geese, and other 

poultry ............ . 

E 

Eggplant ... 

Electricity expense ...... . 

Emmer and spelt ....... . 

Endive ............. . 

Energy expense ........ . 

Equipment and machinery .... 

Escarole ............. . 

Ewes 1 year old or older .... . 

Expenses, farm ......... . 

F 

Family and individual, type 

of organization ......... . 

Family held corporations ... . 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator ..... 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator for 

farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 ............. . 

Farms by size of farm ..... . 

Farms by standard industrial 

classification .......... . 

Farms by tenure of operator .. . 

Farms by type of organization . 

Farms by value of agricultural 

sales ............... . 

Farms, number ......... . 

Cou nty tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

- 31 -

17,18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

10,20, 16 2,9, 

29-35 

- 32 -

- 33 -

7,8,29-35 13 5 

8 13 -

- 35 -

11,29-35 38 -

15,29-35 - 6 

23 27 -

- 26 -

19 - -

- 31 - 7,29-35 13 5 

- 28 -

- 31 -

6·8,17, 12,13 5 

29-35 

13,14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 31 -

22,29-35 20 9 

6·9,17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

4,5,29-35 5 I 

i 4 

4,5,29-35 5 -

31 - -

32 - -

1-3,33 - 3 

13,35 8 -

4,29 4 4 

4,5,30 5 4 

10,34 7,9-11 2 

1-3, 13 1,2 1,4 

17,29-35 
F-Con. 

Fattened cattle sold ...... . 

Feed purchased ........ . 

Feeder pigs sold ........ . 

Female operators ....... . 

Fertilizer applied ....... . 

Fertilizer expense ....... . 

Fescue seed .......... . 

Field seed crops ........ . 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and 

silage sold, value ....... . 

Figs ............... . 

Filberts ............. . 

F ish sold ............ . 

Flaxseed ............ . 

Florist greens and flowers, cut 

Flower and vegetable seeds .. 

F lowering and foliage plants .. 

Flowers and florist greens, cut. 

Foliage and flowering plants .. 

Forage harvesters ....... . 

Foreign ownership ...... . 

Foxtail millet seed ...... . 

F ru it crops ............ . 

Fruits, nuts, and berries sold, 

value .............. . 

Fuel expense ........... . 

Fuel oil purchased ....... . 

Fuel oil storage ......... . 

Full owners .. : ........ . 

G 

Garlic ............... . 

Gas, natural, expense ...... . 

Gasoline and other petroleum 

fuel and oil purchased ..... . 

Gasol ine purchased ....... . 

Gasoline storage ......... . 

Geese ............... . 

Geese, ducks, and other 

poultry ............. . 

Ginger root ........... . 

Goats ............... . 

G oats, Angora. . . . . . . . .. . 

Goats, milk ........... . 

Goatsmilksold ......... . 

G oats, other. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Gooseberries ........... . 

Grain Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ....... . 

State 

tables 

20,29-35 

6, 17,29-35 

18, 21, 

29-35 

4,29-35 

15,29-35 

6, 15, 17, 

29-35 

-

25,28-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

24 

28-35 

-

-

-

-

-

14,29-35 

-

-

25-35 

10,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

4,29-35 

-

7,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

-

19 

-

23,29-35 

23 

23 

23 

23 

-

10.29-35 

INDEX -Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

16 9 

12 5 

17 9 

6,43 -

- 6 

12 5 

30 -

30 10 

- 2 

32 -

32 -

25 -

28 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

- 7 

36 -

30 -

32 10 

- 2 

12, 13 5 

13 5 

13 -

4,40 4 

31 -

13 5 

13 5 

13 5 

13 -

26 -

- -

35 -

- 9 

22 -

21 -

21 -

27 -

33 -

- 2 

G-Con. 

G rain hay 

Grains .............. . 

Grains sold, value ........ . 

G rapefru it ............ . 

Grapes .............. . 

Grass silage and haylage .... . 

Green chop hay ......... . 

Greenhouse products .... . 

Greenhouse vegetables ..... . 

Guar ............... . 

Guavas ...... . 

H 

Hatcheries ....... . 

Hay crops ............ . 

Haylage and grass silage .... . 

Hazel nu ts ........ . 

Health care expense for 

animals ............. . 

Heifers and heifer calves .... . 

Hens and pullets of laying age .. 

Herbs ............... . 

Hired farm labor, expense ... . 

Hogs and pigs .......... . 

Hogs and pigs sold, value. 

Honey sold ............ . 

Honeydew melons ..•..... 

Hops ............... . 

Horses and ponies ........ . 

I ncome from direct sales ..... 

I ncome from machine work, 

customwork, and other 

agricultural services ...... . 

Individual and family, type 

of organization ......... . 

Insects, chemical control. ... . 

Irish potatoes .......... . 

Irrigated farmland ........ . 

K 

Kale ........ . 

Kenaf ............... . 

Index-3 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

I 

I 

I 

26 30 -

25-35 28 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

28-35 32 -

25,28-35 32 10 

26,28-35 30 -

26 30 -

25 34 10 

- 34 -

- 35 -

- 32 -

- 26 -

25-35 30 10 

26,28-35 30 -

- 32 -

6,29-35 12 5 

20,29-35 16 9 

18, 19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 35 -

6,9, 17, 12, 14 5 

29-35 

17,18,21, 17 9 

29-35 

10,18,21, 17 2,9 

29-35 

23 24 -

- 31 -

- 35 -

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

11,29-35 38 -

12,29-35 37 -

4,5,29-35 5 4 

15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 29 10 

1-3,16,17, 3 1,3 

29-35 

- 31 -

- 35 -
Index-4 

K-Con_ 

Kentucky bluegrass seed ..... 

Kerosene, motor oil, and 

grease, expense ......... . 

K iwifru it ............. . 

Kumquats .......... . 

L 

Labor ..... . 

Land and buildings, value 

Land in farms ..... 

Land owned ........... . 

Land rented from others ... . 

Land rented to others .... . 

Land use ............ . 

Lemons ............. . 

Lentils ............. . 

Lespedeza seed ........ . 

Lettuce and Romaine .... . 

Lima beans, dry .... . 

Lima beans, green ...... . 

Lime and other agricultural 

chem ical expense 

Lime applied .......... . 

Limes .............. . 

Litters farrowed ...... . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold. 

Livestock and poultry ..... 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased ........... . 

Livestock, poultry, and their 

products sold ......... . 

Loans, Commodity Credit 

Corporation ......... . 

Logan berries .......... . 

Lotusroot ........... . 

LP gas, bu tane, propane 

pu rchased ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

storage ............ . 

M 

Macadamia nuts ......... . 

Machine hire, rental of machinery and equipment, and 

customwork expense ..... 

State 

tables 

-

7,29-35 

-

-

6,9,17, 

29-35 

1,2,17, 

29-35 

1-3,13,17, 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

1-3, 17, 

29-35 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6, 15, 

29-35 

15,29-35 

-

21,29-35 

13, 17, 18, 

20,29-35 

18 

6,29-35 

10,18 

10,29-35 

-

-

7,8, 

29-35 

8 

-

6,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

30 -

13 5 

32 -

32 -

12,14 5, 8 

1 1 

1,2 1,3,4 

- -

- -

- -

2 1,3 

32 -

29 -

30 -

31 -

29 -

31 -

12 5 

- 6 

32 -

17 9 

10,11 -

- 9 

12 5 

- 2, 9 

- 2 

33 -

35 -

13 5 

13 -

32 -

12 5 

M-Con. 

Machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural 

service income ......... . 

Machinery and equ ipment ... . 

M ale operators. . . . . . . . . . . 

Mandarins and tangerines ... . 

Mangoes ............. . 

Market value of farmland 

and bu il dings 

Melons .............. . 

Milk cows ............ . 

Milk goats ............ . 

Millet, proso .......... . 

Millet seed, fox tail ...... . 

M ink and their pelts ..... . 

Mint for oil .......... . 

M ohair sol d .......... . 

Motor oil, grease, and 

kerosene purchased ..... . 

Motortrucks including pickups 

Mower conditioners ...... . 

Mules, burros, and donkeys .. 

Mungbeans for beans ..... . 

Murcotts ............ . 

Mushrooms .......... . 

Mustard cabbage ....... . 

Mustard greens ... _ .... . 

Mustard seed ....... . 

N 

N atu ral gas expense ...... . 

Nectarines ........... . 

Nematode control in crops .. . 

N onfam il y held corporations . 

N um ber of farms ....... . 

Nu rsery and greenhouse 

products ........... . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products sold, value ..... . 

Nursery p roducts-shru bs, 

trees, etc .......... . 

o 

Oats for grain ........ . 

o ccu pation of operator .... 

Off-farm work by operator .. 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

12,29-35 37 -

13,14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

4,29-35 6 -

- 32 -

- 32 -

1,2,17, 1 1 

29-35 

- 31 -

17,18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

23 21 -

- 28 - - 30 -

23 23 -

- 35 -

23 22 -

7,29-35 13 5 

14,29-35 - 7 

14,29-35 - 7 

23 27 -

- 35 - - 32 - - 34 -

- 31 -

- 31 - - 28 -

7,29-35 13 5 

- 32 -

15,29-35 - 6 

4,5, 29-35 5 -

1-3,13,17, 1,2 1,3 

29-35 

25 34 10 

10,29-35 34 2 

- 34 -

25,26, 28 10 

28-35 

4,29-35 6,7 4 

4,29-35 6 4 
O-Con. 

Okra .............. . 

Olives ............... . 

Onions, dry and green ..... . 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, occupa· 

tion, off· farm work, sex, 

Span ish origin ......... . 

Oranges .............. . 

o rchardgrass seed ........ . 

Orchards ............. . 

Organization of farm ...... . 

Other field crops sold, value .. . 

Other livestock and livestock 

products sold, value ...... . 

Other poultry .......... . 

Owned land ........... . 

P 

Papayas .............. . 

Parsley .............. . 

Part owners ........... . 

Partnership, type of organiza· 

tion ............... . 

Passion fru it ........... . 

Pastureland and.grazing land .. . 

Pastureland irrigated ...... . 

Payroll and employment .... . 

Peaches .............. . 

Peanuts for nuts ......... . 

Pears ............... . 

Peas, Au strian winter ...... . 

Peas, Chinese or mingo ..... . 

Peas, dry field and seed ..... . 

Peas, green ............ . 

Pecans .....•......... 

Peppers .............. '. 

Persian melons .......... . 

Persimmons ........... . 

Petroleum expense ....... . 

Pheasants ............. . 

Pickup balers .......... . 

Pigeons or squab ........ . 

Pimientos ............ . 

Pineapples. . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Pistachios ............ . 

Plums ............... . 

Pomegranates .......... . I 

State 

tables 

-

-

-

4,29-35 

28-35 

-

25-35 

4,5,29-35 

10,29-35 

10,23, 

29-35 

-

29-35 

-

-

4,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

-

1,2, 17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

6,9,17, 

29-35 

25,28-35 

25-35 

-

-

-

-

25,28-35 

-

-

-

-

6, 7, 17, 

29-35 

-

14,29-35 

-

-

27 

-

-

-I 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

P-Con. 

31 - Ponies and horses ........ . 

32 -

31 - Popcorn ............. . 

Potatoes, Irish .......... . 

Potatoes, sweet ........ . 

Poultry and poultry 

6, 7 4 products sold. 

32 -

30 - Pou Itry hatched ......... . 

32 10 Principal occupation of 

5 4 operator 

- 2 Pro"Hction expenses ...... . 

27 2 Proso millet ........... . 

Pru nes .............. . 

26 9 Pu Ilets ........ . 

- - Pumpkins .... . 

Q 

32 - Quail ............... . 

31 -

4,40 4 

R 

5 4 Rabbits and their pelts ..... . 

32 - R ace of operator ........ . 

2 1 Radishes ............. . 

Rangeland ............ . 

3 1 

12, 14 5,8 Rapeseed ............ . 

Rasp berries ........... . 

32 10 Red clover seed ......... . 

29 10 Redtop seed ........... . 

32 - R esi dence of op erator . . . . . . 

30 - Rhubarb ............. . 

31 - Rice ................ . 

29 - Romaine and lettuce ...... . 

31 10 Rye for grain .......... . 

32 - Ryegrass seed .......... . 

31 -

31 -

32 - S 

12, 13 5 Saffl ower. . 

Sales of agricultural products .. 

26 -

- 7 Salt hay ............. . 

26 - Sanitation chem icals ...... . 

31 - Seeds! bulbs, plants, and 

35 - trees purchased. 

32 - Set aside program, acreage .. . 

32 - Sex of operator ........ . 

32 - Shallots ............. . 

Index-5 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

- 28 -

25-35 29 10 

25,27-35 29 10 

10, 13 10, 11 2, 9 

17-19, 

29-35 

- 26 -

4,29-35 6, 7 4 

6-9, 17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

- 28 -

- 32 -

19,29-35 18 9 

- 31 -

- 26 -

23 27 -

4,5,29-35 39-41 -

- 31 -

1, 2, 17, 2 1 

29-35 

- 35 -

- 33 -

25 30 10 

- 30 -

4,29-35 6 4 

- 31 -

26,28-35 28 -

- 31 -

25 28 10 

- 30 -

- 28 -

10, 13, 17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

- 35 -

15,29-35 - 6 

6, 17, 12 5 

29-35 

29-35 - 1 

4,29-35 6 -

- 31 -
Index-6 

State 

tables 

S-Con. 

Sheep and lambs ........ . 17,18,22, 

29-35 

Sheep and lambs shorn ..... . 22,29-35 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold, 10, 18, 22, 

value. 29-35 

Size of farm, av erage . . . . . . . 1,2,29-35 

Small grain hay ......... . 26 

Snap beans, bush and pole ... . -

Sod ................ . -

Sorghums ............ . 25-35 

Soybeans ............ . 25-35 

Spanish origin, operators of .. . 4,29-35 

Spelt and emmer ........ . -

Spinach ............. . -

Squash ............. . -

Standard industrial classifica· 

tion of farms (SIC) ...... . 13, 29-35 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bull calves ........ . 20,29-35 

Storage, selected petroleum .. 8 

Strawberries .......... . 25,26 

Sudangrass seed ....... . -

Sugar beets ........... . 26,28-35 

Sugarcane ........... . 26,27, 

29-35 

Su nfl ower seed ........ . 28-35 

Sweet corn ........... . 25,28-35 

Sweet corn for seed ...... . -

Sweetp otatoes ......... . 25,27-35 

T 

Tangelos ............. . -

Tangerines and mandarins ... . -

Taro ............... . -

Tenant operated farms ..... . 4,29-35 

Tenure .............. . 4,29-35 

Timothy seed .......... . -

Tobacco ............. . 25-35 

Tobacco sold, value ....... . 10,29-35 

Tomatoes ............ . 25,28-35 

Tractors, wheel ......... . 14,29-35 

Triticale .............. I -

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

20 9 

20 9 

20 2,9 

1 1 

30 -

31 - 34 -

28,30 10 

35 

29,30 10 

42 -

28 -

31 -

31 -

8 -

16 9 

13 -

33 10 

30 -

29 -

29 -

28 -

31 10 

35 - 29 10 

32 -

32 -

35 -

4,40 4 

4,40 4 

30 -

29 10 

- 2 

31 10 

- 7 

28 -

T-Con. 

Tropical and baitfish sold ... . 

Trout sold ............ . 

Trucks including pickups .... . 

Turkeys ............. . 

Turnip greens .......... . 

Turnips .............. . 

Type of farm (SIC) ....... . 

Type of organization ...... . 

v 

Value of agricultural products 

sold. 

Value of land and buildings ... 

Value of machinery and 

equipment. 

Vegetable and flower seeds .. . 

Vegetables, greenhouse ..... . 

Vegetables harvested for sale .. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or 

melons sold, value ....... . 

Velvetbeans for beans ..... . 

Vetch seed ............ . 

w 

Wages paid to farm workers ... 

Walnuts, English or Persian ... 

Waterc ress. . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Watermelons ........... . 

Weeds, chemical control .... . 

Wheat for grain ......... . 

Wheatgrass seed. . . . . .... . 

Wheel tractors .......... . 

Wild hay ............. . 

Wild rice ............. . 

Woodland ............ . 

Wool, pounds shorn ...... . 

Work off-farm by operator ... . 

Workers on farms ........ . 

Worms .............. . 

Wormseed oil .......... . 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

24 25 - 24 25 -

14,29-35 - 7 

19,29-35 26 9 

- 31 -

- 31 -

13,29-35 8 -

4,5,29-35 5 4 

10, 13, 17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

1,2,13,17, 1 1 

29-35 

13, 14, 17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 34 -

- 34 -

25-35 31 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

- 35 -

- 30 -

6,9, 17, 12, 14 5 

29-35 

28-35 32 -

- 31 - - 31 -

15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 28 10 

- 30 -

14,29-35 - 7 

26,28-35 30 -

- 28 -

1,2,29-35 2 1 

22,29-35 20 9 

4,29-35 6 4 

9,29-35 14 8 

23 27 - - 35 -