Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
8,173 
(X) 
8,136 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
645,631 
(X) 
493,693 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
78,996 
(X) 
60,680 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,086 
6,224 
2,684 
7,063 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,803 
12,984 
1,838 
13,354 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,158 
34,290 
1,838 
28,692 
$25,000 to $49,999 
825 
29,032 
686 
24,041 
$50,000 to $99,999 
557 
39,177 
446 
31,406 
$100,000 to $249,999 
372 
59,142 
332 
52,320 
$250,000 to $499,999 
166 
56,946 
161 
56,480 
$500,000 or more 
206 
407,836 
151 
280,338 
$500,000 to $999,999 
116 
82,983 
91 
63,877 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
61 
89,131 
42 
63,218 
$2,500,000 or more 
29 
235,722 
18 
153,244 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
3,636 
(X) 
3,364 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
41,431 
(X) 
24,426 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
4.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,468 
287 
1,467 
269 
$500 to $999 
673 
458 
595 
401 
$1,000 to $4,999 
952 
1,998 
829 
1,734 
$5,000 to $9,999 
188 
1,284 
154 
1,044 
$10,000 to $24,999 
113 
1,719 
99 
1,514 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
2,512 
96 
3,276 
$50,000 to $99,999 
59 
4,343 
76 
5,113 
$100,000 or more 
115 
28,831 
48 
1 1 ,073 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,673 
(X) 
2,059 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
26,950 
(X) 
20,210 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.2 
(X) 
4.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,476 
220 
1,003 
161 
$500 to $999 
286 
197 
236 
161 
$1,000 to $4,999 
501 
1,116 
429 
956 
$5,000 to $9,999 
112 
758 
111 
761 
$10,000 to $24,999 
114 
1,854 
121 
1,906 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
2,245 
59 
2,016 
$50,000 or more 
119 
20,560 
100 
14,248 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
3,351 
47 
3,302 
$100,000 or more 
71 
17,208 
53 
10,946 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
2,807 
(X) 
2,209 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
30,904 
(X) 
21,985 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.8 
(X) 
4.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,201 
230 
1,009 
188 
$500 to $999 
416 
270 
284 
193 
$1,000 to $4,999 
656 
1,479 
461 
999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
170 
1,230 
153 
1,060 
$10,000 to $24,999 
124 
1,957 
126 
2,018 
$25,000 or more 
240 
25,737 
176 
17,527 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
4,566 
85 
2,919 
$50,000 or more 
114 
21,171 
91 
14,608 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
2,456 
(X) 
1,741 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
26,557 
(X) 
13,601 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.1 
(X) 
2.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,363 
413 
893 
290 
$1,000 to $4,999 
715 
1,612 
588 
1,234 
$5,000 to $9,999 
197 
1,339 
121 
803 
$10,000 to $24,999 
111 
1,483 
77 
1,110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
906 
20 
682 
$50,000 to $99,999 
28 
1,915 
29 
1,948 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
617 
7 
950 
$250,000 or more 
6 
18,271 
6 
6,584 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3 
1,213 
2 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3 
17,058 
3 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
946 
(X) 
721 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,163 
(X) 
4,596 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
487 
(D) 
302 
122 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
303 
663 
270 
550 
$5,000 to $9,999 
82 
540 
69 
418 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
743 
48 
734 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
261 
9 
328 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
481 
17 
1,146 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
4 
(D) 
$250,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,975 
(X) 
1,291 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
23,394 
(X) 
9,005 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.6 
(X) 
1.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,289 
335 
827 
246 
$1,000 to $4,999 
466 
1,019 
346 
700 
$5,000 to $9,999 
111 
738 
58 
420 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Maine 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
