Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,088 
1,346 
1,044 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
3,531,186 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
417 
180 
165 
99 
73 
74 
95 
145 
number 
138,857 
19,840 
46,966 
200,993 
199,416 
638,163 
13,679,943 
20,061,324 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
68 
26 
27 
57 
49 
46 
80 
126 
acres 
5,040 
3,272 
2,660 
3,615 
3,604 
2,739 
5,342 
8,020 
bushels 
649,389 
419,517 
295,847 
(D) 
(D) 
266,755 
485,087 
647,910 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
151 
185 
233 
343 
332 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
24,214 
23,516 
24,351 
27,654 
27,537 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
371,184 
429,432 
407,813 
449,971 
447,405 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
19 
13 
12 
17 
15 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,393 
512 
302 
533 
551 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
94,654 
22,474 
(D) 
32,111 
32,881 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
19 
6 
10 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,330 
129 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
93,406 
6,994 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
8 
11 
3 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
63 
383 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
1,248 
15,480 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
154 
159 
197 
285 
272 
320 
535 
679 
acres 
28,725 
27,206 
24,919 
22,403 
22,364 
24,277 
35,548 
40,971 
bushels 
1,856,231 
1 ,937,569 
2,113,706 
1,643,996 
1,643,127 
2,014,920 
2,728,024 
2,514,472 
Barley for grain 
farms 
58 
94 
112 
192 
195 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
15,324 
16,975 
25,856 
28,063 
28,163 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
868,647 
1,076,922 
1,825,297 
1,764,610 
1,769,992 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
3 
5 
9 
8 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
93 
(D) 
156 
146 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
1,115 
(D) 
1,067 
967 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
30 
14 
18 
19 
18 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,128 
766 
940 
829 
804 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
87,088 
22,570 
34,009 
21,743 
20,993 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
18 
16 
35 
67 
61 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
365 
481 
367 
865 
984 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
5,387 
4,359 
3,570 
9,405 
9,839 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Tobacco 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
2,859 
3,048 
2,765 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
193,106 
197,757 
209,955 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
424,176 
428,423 
446,171 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
3 
3 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
13,500 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
1,473 
968 
684 
667 
611 
582 
509 
535 
acres 
72,657 
66,783 
6,925 
11,961 
1 1 ,745 
10,251 
9,727 
1 1 ,278 
Potatoes 
farms 
741 
464 
444 
614 
586 
770 
839 
1,134 
acres 
61,336 
56,362 
64,474 
73,233 
73,085 
87,650 
83,261 
99,251 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
16 
4 
4 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
4 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
507 
374 
415 
352 
334 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,536 
3,014 
4,037 
5,054 
5,170 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
' Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1 982 exclude abnormal farms. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years de not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
® Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
