Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
747 
33 
407 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
644 
8 
254 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
1,463 
12 
782 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
567 
3 
372 
$250,000 or more 
5 
17,881 
4 
5,824 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
1 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms 
4,659 
(X) 
3,640 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
104,563 
(X) 
103,475 
percent of total 
(X) 
16.2 
(X) 
21.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,240 
515 
874 
393 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,938 
4,598 
1,749 
4,175 
$5,000 to $9,999 
685 
4,635 
393 
2,624 
$10,000 to $24,999 
428 
6,635 
311 
4,481 
$25,000 to $49,999 
172 
5,754 
118 
4,132 
$50,000 to $99,999 
94 
6,855 
89 
6,226 
$100,000 or more 
102 
75,571 
106 
81,444 
$100,000 to $249,999 
52 
8,374 
57 
8,187 
$250,000 to $499,999 
21 
7,267 
27 
9,016 
$500,000 to $999,999 
15 
10,484 
13 
8,463 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
14 
49,446 
9 
55,777 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
7,676 
(X) 
7,825 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
40,871 
(X) 
35,779 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.3 
(X) 
7.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,112 
1,471 
4,507 
1,570 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,479 
5,390 
2,203 
4,730 
$5,000 to $9,999 
417 
2,699 
510 
3,462 
$10,000 to $24,999 
349 
5,325 
344 
5,396 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
5,471 
144 
4,960 
$50,000 or more 
160 
20,515 
117 
15,662 
Utilities farms 
4,813 
(X) 
3,778 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
21,672 
(X) 
18,097 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.4 
(X) 
3.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,733 
367 
1,284 
285 
$500 to $999 
898 
611 
693 
466 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
3,320 
1,213 
2,571 
$5,000 to $9,999 
288 
1,976 
290 
2,024 
$10,000 to $24,999 
196 
3,039 
219 
3,303 
$25,000 or more 
101 
12,359 
79 
9,449 
$25,000 to $49,999 
64 
2,111 
53 
1,742 
$50,000 or more 
37 
10,248 
26 
7,707 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
6,293 
(X) 
7,119 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
53,481 
(X) 
48,228 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.3 
(X) 
9.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,532 
1,001 
3,099 
1,222 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,555 
5,689 
2,466 
5,595 
$5,000 to $9,999 
442 
2,861 
714 
4,794 
$10,000 to $24,999 
372 
5,755 
493 
7,432 
$25,000 to $49,999 
185 
6,237 
197 
6,634 
$50,000 or more 
207 
31,938 
150 
22,550 
$50,000 to $99,999 
116 
8,197 
87 
5,928 
$100,000 or more 
91 
23,741 
63 
16,623 
Hired farm labor farms 
2,415 
(X) 
1,886 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
134,674 
(X) 
90,323 
percent of total 
(X) 
20.9 
(X) 
18.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
460 
217 
430 
177 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
504 
1,138 
434 
1,006 
$5,000 to $9,999 
281 
1,816 
178 
1,256 
$10,000 to $24,999 
441 
7,211 
261 
4,266 
$25,000 to $49,999 
274 
9,365 
224 
7,938 
$50,000 to $99,999 
203 
14,076 
194 
13,693 
$100,000 or more 
252 
100,852 
165 
61,985 
$100,000 to $249,999 
163 
23,775 
114 
17,186 
$250,000 to $499,999 
57 
18,216 
29 
9,897 
$500,000 or more 
32 
58,860 
22 
34,902 
Contract labor farms 
771 
(X) 
718 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
15,752 
(X) 
10,263 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.4 
(X) 
2.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
198 
99 
225 
100 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
670 
255 
620 
$5,000 to $9,999 
116 
833 
99 
661 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99 
1,543 
81 
1,185 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
1,546 
32 
1,128 
$50,000 or more 
34 
11,060 
26 
6,569 
$50,000 to $99,999 
19 
1,318 
14 
946 
$100,000 or more 
15 
9,742 
12 
5,623 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Maine 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
