Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
8,173 
100.0 
8,136 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
763,062 
100.0 
617,190 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dellars 
93,364 
(X) 
75,859 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
2,282 
27.9 
2,866 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
465 
0.1 
493 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
1,099 
13.4 
676 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
997 
12.2 
1,058 
$1,000 
76,007 
10.0 
51,687 
$1,000 
1,676 
0.2 
1,752 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,022 
12.5 
838 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
3,743 
0.5 
2,991 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
310 
3.8 
236 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,045 
12.8 
846 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
302 
3.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
7,324 
1.0 
5,944 
$1,000 
3,648 
0.5 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
841 
10.3 
747 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
12 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
11,571 
1.5 
10,538 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
240 
2.9 
202 
$1,000 
5,242 
0.7 
4,410 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
2,628 
32.2 
2,401 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
457 
5.6 
328 
$1,000 
47,980 
6.3 
(D) 
$1,000 
14,375 
1.9 
10,213 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
500 
6.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
14,343 
1.9 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
132 
1.6 
151 
$1,000 
5,854 
0.8 
6,737 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
379 
4.6 
328 
their products 
.. farms 
3,679 
45.0 
3,233 
$1,000 
27,134 
3.6 
22,723 
$1,000 
289,210 
37.9 
290,617 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
338 
4.1 
377 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
1,504 
18.4 
1,195 
$1,000 
53,046 
7.0 
59,785 
$1,000 
38,938 
5.1 
75,831 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
1 ,656 
20.3 
1,447 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
198 
2.4 
197 
$1,000 
31,076 
4.1 
15,660 
$1,000 
69,097 
9.1 
67,611 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
367 
4.5 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
118 
1.4 
111 
$1,000 
126,632 
16.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
85,342 
11.2 
79,101 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
699 
8.6 
460 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
124 
1.5 
87 
$1,000 
1,726 
0.2 
813 
$1,000 
478,194 
62.7 
344,891 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
86 
1.1 
60 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
129,337 
16.9 
90,894 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
691 
8.5 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
20 
0.2 
15 
$1,000 
3,637 
0.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
66,114 
8.7 
50,334 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
18 
0.2 
12 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
441 
5.4 
322 
$1,000 
282,743 
37.1 
203,664 
$1,000 
7,159 
0.9 
(D) 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
58 
0.7 
98 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
75,107 
9.8 
26,300 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
4,899 
59.9 
4,427 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
473,852 
62.1 
326,573 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
468 
5.7 
359 
$1,000 
4,935 
0.6 
(D) 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
349 
4.3 
254 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
9,146 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
138 
1.7 
70 
Corn 
farms 
152 
1.9 
62 
$1,000 
549 
0.1 
749 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,574 
Wheat 
farms 
17 
0.2 
8 
$1,000 
707 
0.1 
148 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
30 
0.4 
12 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
2,311 
28.3 
1,705 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
(Z) 
- 
$1,000 
24,793 
3.2 
18,419 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
10,728 
(X) 
10,803 
Barley 
farms 
58 
0.7 
66 
$1,000 
3,744 
0.5 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
559 
6.8 
376 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
116 
(Z) 
80 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
191 
2.3 
161 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
294 
3.6 
236 
$1,000 
8,868 
1.2 
3,811 
$1,000 
201 
(Z) 
165 
Tobacco 
farms 
2 
(Z) 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
784 
9.6 
568 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
$1,000 
1,876 
0.2 
1,291 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
284 
3.5 
170 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,933 
0.3 
1,152 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
187 
2.3 
192 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,513 
18.5 
976 
$1,000 
2,831 
0.4 
2,827 
$1,000 
207,254 
27.2 
155,147 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
98 
1.2 
91 
$1,000 
3,310 
0.4 
3,123 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
1,103 
13.5 
1,102 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
105 
1.3 
72 
$1,000 
114,657 
15.0 
85,183 
$1,000 
14,526 
1.9 
9,780 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
244 
3.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
12,574 
1.6 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
948 
11.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
102,083 
13.4 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Maine 9 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
