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. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
823 
(X) 
709 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
9,251 
(X) 
6,141 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
368 
124 
335 
122 
$1,000 to $4,999 
279 
669 
196 
447 
$5,000 to $9,999 
59 
410 
56 
416 
$10,000 to $24,999 
55 
872 
71 
1,039 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
982 
26 
915 
$50,000 or more 
33 
6,195 
25 
3,203 
$50,000 to $99,999 
17 
1,151 
13 
889 
$100,000 or more 
16 
5,043 
12 
2,314 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
1,234 
(X) 
846 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
14,696 
(X) 
12,529 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.3 
(X) 
2.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
228 
55 
121 
28 
$500 to $999 
158 
104 
99 
65 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
359 
919 
273 
655 
$5,000 to $9,999 
171 
1,216 
119 
866 
$10,000 to $24,999 
201 
3,111 
123 
1,881 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
2,548 
65 
2,225 
$50,000 or more 
44 
6,743 
46 
6,808 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
365 
(X) 
309 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,085 
(X) 
3,445 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
111 
26 
78 
17 
$500 to $999 
46 
30 
21 
14 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
92 
223 
92 
228 
$5,000 to $9,999 
55 
392 
57 
388 
$10,000 to $24,999 
26 
430 
37 
550 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
496 
11 
363 
$50,000 or more 
19 
2,488 
13 
1,886 
Interest expense farms 
2,239 
(X) 
1,800 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
22,232 
(X) 
18,277 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.4 
(X) 
3.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
445 
186 
369 
172 
$1,000 to $4,999 
774 
1,947 
676 
1,765 
$5,000 to $9,999 
442 
3,106 
331 
2,332 
$10,000 to $24,999 
384 
5,413 
275 
3,986 
$25,000 to $49,999 
121 
4,017 
98 
3,261 
$50,000 to $99,999 
56 
3,514 
32 
2,252 
$100,000 or more 
17 
4,050 
19 
4,510 
Secured by real estate farms 
1,671 
(X) 
1,391 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
16,794 
(X) 
12,542 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
2.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
275 
104 
235 
104 
$1,000 to $4,999 
526 
1,363 
581 
1,557 
$5,000 to $9,999 
407 
2,864 
263 
1,879 
$10,000 to $24,999 
315 
4,319 
208 
3,018 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
3,188 
68 
2,179 
$50,000 to $99,999 
43 
2,644 
24 
1,570 
$100,000 or more 
10 
2,312 
12 
2,235 
Not secured by real estate farms 
1,220 
(X) 
1,137 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,438 
(X) 
5,735 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
435 
191 
537 
217 
$1,000 to $4,999 
590 
1,240 
419 
970 
$5,000 to $9,999 
86 
593 
76 
509 
$10,000 to $24,999 
76 
1,140 
74 
1,088 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
660 
21 
692 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9 
501 
4 
285 
$100,000 or more 
4 
1,113 
6 
1,973 
Property taxes paid farms 
7,703 
(X) 
7,466 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
30,735 
(X) 
24,156 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.8 
(X) 
4.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
669 
169 
975 
247 
$500 to $999 
719 
526 
822 
610 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,941 
12,996 
4,599 
10,899 
$5,000 to $9,999 
949 
6,292 
720 
4,712 
$10,000 to $24,999 
316 
4,610 
276 
3,965 
$25,000 or more 
109 
6,143 
74 
3,723 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
4,270 
(X) 
3,889 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
67,777 
(X) 
42,759 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.5 
(X) 
8.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,544 
644 
1,422 
583 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,632 
3,527 
1,466 
3,271 
$5,000 to $9,999 
436 
2,878 
346 
2,392 
$10,000 to $24,999 
325 
4,853 
372 
5,662 
$25,000 to $49,999 
162 
5,495 
154 
5,317 
$50,000 to $99,999 
81 
5,564 
56 
3,640 
$100,000 or more 
90 
44,816 
73 
21,895 
$100,000 to $249,999 
64 
9,687 
48 
7,212 
$250,000 or more 
26 
35,129 
25 
14,683 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Maine 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
