Figure 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses 
$160 
$140 
$120 
$100 
0) 
O $80 
$60 
$40 
$20 
$0 
O 
O 
• 2012 
02007 
02002 
8 
Livestock and 
poultry purchased 
or leased 
Feed purchased 
o 
o 
Fertilizer, lime, and Gasoline, fuels, and 
soil conditioners oils purchased 
purchased 
9 
e 
Hired farm labor Interest expense 
Chemicals 
purchased 
Figure 7. Selected Farm Production Expenses - Percent of Total 
25% 
20% 
(0 
0) 
(0 
£ 
0) 
,3 15 % 
w 
o 
° 10 % 
£ 
0) 
U 
0) 
Q. 
5% 
0 % 
Livestock and 
poultry purchased 
or leased 
Feed purchased Fertilizer, lime, and Gasoline, fuels, and Hired farm labor 
soil conditioners oils purchased 
purchased 
Interest expense 
Chemicals 
purchased 
• 2012 
02007 
02002 
2012 Census of Agriculture Maine 5 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
