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. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
2 
12 
4 
6 
12 
4 
- 
5 
$50,000 or more 
34 
2 
- 
2 
2 
7 
10 
6 
5 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
823 
200 
208 
220 
54 
58 
49 
2 
32 
$1,000 
9,251 
352 
238 
534 
(D) 
2,628 
1,940 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
368 
116 
139 
103 
7 
2 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
279 
66 
63 
102 
16 
13 
7 
- 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
18 
6 
13 
28 
22 
16 
- 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
- 
- 
- 
2 
10 
14 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
33 
- 
- 
2 
1 
11 
12 
2 
5 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
1,234 
186 
235 
402 
132 
149 
77 
7 
46 
$1,000 
14,696 
793 
743 
1,664 
2,408 
2,439 
3,879 
1,749 
1,020 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
745 
142 
201 
311 
32 
29 
4 
- 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
171 
24 
18 
37 
39 
43 
5 
- 
5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
201 
14 
13 
45 
44 
47 
30 
2 
6 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
117 
6 
3 
9 
17 
30 
38 
5 
9 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
i . farms 
365 
48 
93 
95 
36 
27 
39 
7 
20 
$1,000 
4,085 
58 
129 
351 
327 
416 
938 
1,365 
500 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
157 
33 
60 
45 
9 
2 
2 
- 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
92 
12 
24 
28 
6 
8 
11 
- 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
81 
3 
9 
20 
19 
11 
13 
1 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
6 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
19 
- 
- 
1 
3 
7 
6 
2 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
2,239 
523 
645 
646 
134 
136 
84 
7 
64 
$1,000 
22,232 
3,382 
3,775 
3,951 
993 
2,856 
3,685 
549 
3,042 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,219 
316 
373 
408 
62 
28 
8 
1 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
826 
182 
247 
210 
69 
69 
21 
2 
26 
$25,000 to $99,999 
177 
25 
25 
28 
3 
37 
47 
2 
10 
$100,000 or more 
17 
- 
- 
- 
2 
8 
2 
5 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
1,671 
406 
501 
455 
93 
106 
65 
4 
41 
$1,000 
16,794 
2,903 
3,175 
3,246 
(D) 
2,105 
2,434 
(D) 
1,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
275 
78 
104 
80 
10 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
526 
147 
153 
170 
28 
15 
3 
1 
9 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
156 
223 
179 
53 
63 
27 
1 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
11 
18 
25 
2 
20 
15 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
53 
14 
3 
1 
7 
20 
2 
6 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
1,220 
248 
310 
371 
91 
90 
59 
5 
46 
$1,000 
5,438 
479 
600 
705 
(D) 
751 
1,251 
(D) 
1,102 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
435 
115 
113 
153 
22 
13 
3 
- 
16 
$1,000 to $4,999 
590 
111 
175 
192 
47 
38 
12 
1 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
162 
22 
22 
26 
21 
33 
25 
2 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
11 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
13 
- 
- 
1 
8 
2 
2 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
7,703 
2,220 
3,007 
1,816 
190 
180 
95 
9 
186 
$1,000 
30,735 
6,603 
8,635 
6,228 
(D) 
2,133 
2,504 
(D) 
2,465 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,329 
1,918 
2,610 
1,533 
108 
43 
5 
1 
111 
$5,000 to $9,999 
949 
244 
306 
220 
66 
58 
9 
- 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
316 
46 
87 
49 
13 
65 
40 
1 
15 
$25,000 or more 
109 
12 
4 
14 
3 
14 
41 
7 
14 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
4,270 
1,011 
1,410 
1,235 
181 
200 
95 
9 
129 
$1,000 
67,777 
2,559 
3,963 
5,899 
2,698 
8,074 
12,291 
16,212 
16,081 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,176 
889 
1,227 
924 
51 
15 
2 
- 
68 
$5,000 to $24,999 
761 
108 
161 
254 
105 
85 
16 
- 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
162 
14 
8 
47 
18 
53 
11 
1 
10 
$50,000 to $99,999 
81 
- 
14 
10 
5 
28 
16 
1 
7 
$100,000 or more 
90 
- 
- 
- 
2 
19 
50 
7 
12 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
47 
13 
11 
11 
3 
5 
3 
- 
1 
$1,000 
118 
18 
20 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
25 
" 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
3,339 
894 
1,004 
869 
169 
200 
96 
9 
98 
$1,000 
64,265 
5,580 
5,867 
7,502 
4,459 
9,779 
10,522 
7,137 
13,419 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
8,173 
2,283 
3,121 
2,019 
208 
200 
98 
9 
235 
$1,000 
164,610 
-1,029 
-12,898 
-7,831 
9,740 
31,913 
(D) 
(D) 
73,498 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
20,141 
-451 
-4,133 
-3,878 
46,826 
159,565 
(D) 
(D) 
312,757 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 269 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
