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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
number 
3,177 
789 
1,038 
804 
174 
170 
89 
7 
106 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
85,328 
16,955 
12,049 
20,666 
96,477 
221,606 
588,963 
3,771,051 
899,163 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
299 
100 
136 
61 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
729 
234 
306 
165 
4 
2 
- 
- 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
562 
126 
280 
142 
2 
- 
- 
- 
12 
$10,000 to $24,999 
590 
190 
187 
187 
9 
1 
2 
- 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
339 
75 
85 
146 
10 
9 
2 
- 
12 
$50,000 or more 
658 
64 
44 
103 
149 
158 
85 
7 
48 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,996 
1,494 
2,083 
1,215 
34 
30 
9 
2 
129 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
21,312 
9,643 
12,196 
20,120 
207,274 
191,999 
(D) 
(D) 
169,096 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
423 
128 
196 
89 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,688 
550 
804 
307 
- 
- 
1 
- 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,157 
392 
464 
267 
3 
5 
- 
- 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,069 
323 
436 
273 
7 
1 
1 
- 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
360 
65 
108 
168 
4 
3 
- 
- 
12 
$50,000 or more 
299 
36 
75 
111 
20 
21 
7 
2 
27 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
8,173 
2,283 
3,121 
2,019 
208 
200 
98 
9 
235 
$1,000 
163,075 
-1,391 
-12,963 
-8,764 
9,613 
31,902 
(D) 
(D) 
73,436 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
19,953 
-609 
-4,153 
-4,341 
46,218 
159,509 
(D) 
(D) 
312,492 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
3,170 
787 
1,035 
802 
174 
170 
89 
7 
106 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
85,157 
16,587 
12,053 
19,956 
95,751 
221,532 
589,241 
3,771,051 
898,600 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
298 
100 
135 
61 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
727 
235 
306 
162 
4 
2 
- 
- 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
568 
126 
280 
147 
3 
- 
- 
- 
12 
$10,000 to $24,999 
585 
189 
185 
186 
8 
1 
2 
- 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
342 
75 
86 
146 
11 
9 
2 
- 
13 
$50,000 or more 
650 
62 
43 
100 
148 
158 
85 
7 
47 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
5,003 
1,496 
2,086 
1,217 
34 
30 
9 
2 
129 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
21,362 
9,656 
12,195 
20,353 
207,274 
191,954 
(D) 
(D) 
169,116 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
422 
128 
195 
89 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,690 
550 
807 
306 
- 
- 
1 
- 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,163 
395 
466 
268 
3 
5 
- 
- 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,067 
322 
434 
274 
7 
1 
1 
- 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
360 
65 
108 
168 
4 
3 
- 
- 
12 
$50,000 or more 
301 
36 
76 
112 
20 
21 
7 
2 
27 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
10 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
3 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
361 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
235 
(D) 
" 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
2,722 
716 
909 
762 
99 
113 
56 
5 
62 
$1,000 
37,017 
5,870 
6,534 
6,645 
1,274 
5,599 
(D) 
(D) 
1,801 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
407 
92 
106 
136 
26 
27 
10 
2 
8 
$1,000 
8,002 
944 
395 
736 
141 
930 
(D) 
(D) 
24 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
438 
124 
132 
127 
13 
13 
10 
3 
16 
$1,000 
2,325 
576 
431 
284 
(D) 
169 
(D) 
(D) 
109 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
1,133 
394 
398 
271 
16 
17 
17 
- 
20 
$1,000 
8,616 
2,316 
1,862 
1,824 
133 
369 
1,265 
- 
846 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
270 
38 
107 
92 
11 
8 
4 
- 
10 
$1,000 
1,803 
121 
676 
468 
32 
77 
380 
- 
49 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
345 
43 
78 
93 
43 
39 
33 
2 
14 
$1,000 
604 
(D) 
23 
35 
67 
126 
209 
(D) 
67 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
77 
7 
19 
11 
4 
20 
10 
- 
6 
$1,000 
2,945 
(D) 
113 
209 
(D) 
828 
1,148 
- 
525 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
182 
38 
35 
54 
17 
16 
12 
1 
9 
$1,000 
1,587 
79 
107 
306 
201 
300 
(D) 
(D) 
171 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
657 
140 
216 
222 
22 
32 
12 
- 
13 
$1,000 
11,135 
1,731 
2,926 
2,783 
593 
2,800 
292 
- 
10 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
5,864 
1,699 
2,053 
1,486 
185 
180 
95 
8 
158 
acres 
477,343 
65,473 
65,823 
60,803 
(D) 
68,147 
83,718 
(D) 
54,296 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
5,325 
1,500 
1,819 
1,397 
185 
180 
94 
7 
143 
acres 
400,960 
45,743 
44,057 
52,485 
45,280 
60,960 
73,912 
28,445 
50,078 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
270 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
