Table 20. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Maine: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
1 
1 
4 
10 
35 
15 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
174 
3 
- 
4 
18 
58 
63 
7 
21 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
2,673 
639 
809 
747 
128 
153 
90 
7 
100 
$1,000 
26,950 
722 
871 
1,706 
1,626 
4,530 
8,903 
2,238 
6,352 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,263 
617 
770 
696 
70 
47 
8 
- 
55 
$5,000 to $24,999 
226 
18 
35 
43 
39 
41 
23 
- 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
1 
4 
6 
13 
32 
5 
1 
3 
$50,000 or more 
119 
3 
- 
2 
6 
33 
54 
6 
15 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
2,807 
635 
813 
903 
120 
147 
91 
6 
92 
$1,000 
30,904 
1,123 
1,006 
2,341 
2,057 
5,811 
8,749 
4,377 
5,440 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,617 
453 
607 
519 
7 
4 
- 
- 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
656 
138 
170 
267 
43 
16 
2 
- 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
294 
33 
31 
105 
44 
44 
23 
- 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
10 
5 
10 
16 
52 
16 
- 
17 
$50,000 or more 
114 
1 
- 
2 
10 
31 
50 
6 
14 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
2,456 
526 
1,025 
735 
50 
47 
22 
2 
49 
$1,000 
26,557 
1,531 
1,815 
2,331 
460 
1,153 
1,237 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,078 
464 
943 
590 
24 
24 
7 
- 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
308 
53 
69 
136 
22 
12 
3 
- 
13 
$25,000 to $99,999 
59 
9 
13 
8 
4 
10 
8 
- 
7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
946 
190 
340 
318 
37 
29 
17 
- 
15 
$1,000 
3,163 
345 
624 
874 
329 
469 
388 
- 
133 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
1,975 
440 
867 
575 
17 
24 
7 
2 
43 
$1,000 
23,394 
1,186 
1,191 
1,456 
131 
684 
849 
(D) 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
4,659 
1,157 
1,875 
1,293 
104 
80 
38 
3 
109 
$1,000 
104,563 
5,159 
6,797 
9,390 
5,628 
10,275 
23,557 
12,142 
31,616 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,178 
899 
1,447 
779 
11 
5 
- 
- 
37 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,113 
218 
412 
421 
15 
6 
3 
- 
38 
$25,000 to $99,999 
266 
39 
16 
92 
70 
26 
4 
- 
19 
$100,000 to $249,999 
52 
1 
- 
1 
8 
34 
4 
- 
4 
$250,000 or more 
50 
- 
" 
- 
9 
27 
3 
11 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
7,676 
2,183 
2,815 
1,942 
208 
200 
98 
9 
221 
$1,000 
40,871 
3,332 
3,927 
4,809 
3,222 
7,325 
8,381 
3,220 
6,655 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,591 
2,062 
2,661 
1,693 
27 
13 
1 
1 
133 
$5,000 to $24,999 
766 
112 
148 
236 
146 
65 
9 
- 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
7 
6 
12 
32 
74 
16 
- 
12 
$50,000 or more 
160 
2 
- 
1 
3 
48 
72 
8 
26 
Utilities 
...farms 
4,813 
1,285 
1,543 
1,326 
202 
199 
98 
9 
151 
$1,000 
21,672 
1,331 
1,701 
2,277 
1,320 
2,218 
3,109 
1,694 
8,022 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,631 
874 
1,067 
607 
20 
17 
- 
- 
46 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
375 
423 
625 
87 
39 
1 
- 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
484 
33 
52 
94 
91 
131 
42 
1 
40 
$25,000 to $49,999 
64 
3 
1 
- 
3 
10 
42 
- 
5 
$50,000 or more 
37 
- 
- 
" 
1 
2 
13 
8 
13 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
6,293 
1,704 
2,288 
1,602 
207 
200 
98 
9 
185 
$1,000 
53,481 
3,874 
4,813 
6,082 
4,468 
8,609 
10,379 
6,369 
8,889 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,087 
1,534 
2,123 
1,290 
30 
7 
- 
- 
103 
$5,000 to $24,999 
814 
159 
154 
273 
107 
72 
7 
- 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
185 
11 
5 
31 
52 
56 
13 
- 
17 
$50,000 or more 
207 
- 
6 
8 
18 
65 
78 
9 
23 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
2,415 
515 
626 
670 
172 
190 
97 
9 
136 
$1,000 
134,674 
4,817 
8,754 
11,119 
7,520 
19,202 
26,777 
28,675 
27,811 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
964 
305 
362 
263 
8 
6 
- 
- 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
153 
161 
282 
63 
20 
- 
- 
43 
$25,000 to $99,999 
477 
54 
86 
108 
87 
98 
16 
- 
28 
$100,000 to $249,999 
163 
3 
14 
16 
14 
51 
42 
- 
23 
$250,000 or more 
89 
- 
3 
1 
- 
15 
39 
9 
22 
Contract labor 
...farms 
771 
172 
248 
210 
36 
34 
26 
6 
39 
$1,000 
15,752 
795 
1,346 
1,251 
436 
1,421 
1,136 
4,371 
4,996 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
198 
51 
91 
50 
4 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
279 
81 
97 
78 
10 
1 
4 
- 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
215 
36 
48 
76 
14 
14 
7 
- 
20 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
268 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
