Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
8,173 
2 
7 
53 
261 
percent 
100.0 
(Z) 
0.1 
0.6 
3.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,454,104 
(D) 
86,655 
190,756 
367,632 
Average size of farm 
acres 
178 
(D) 
12,379 
3,599 
1,409 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
8,173 
2 
7 
53 
261 
$1,000 
3,356,102 
(D) 
127,809 
306,220 
652,304 
Average per farm 
dollars 
410,633 
(D) 
18,258,412 
5,777,736 
2,499,251 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,308 
(D) 
1,475 
1,605 
1,774 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
570,168 
(D) 
24,684 
81,994 
192,990 
percent 
100.0 
(D) 
4.3 
14.4 
33.8 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
477,343 
(D) 
27,225 
100,786 
212,856 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
400,960 
(D) 
25,825 
92,428 
192,133 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
91,875 
- 
(D) 
1,414 
6,921 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
763,062 
(D) 
203,362 
382,669 
572,589 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,364 
(D) 
29,051,707 
7,220,162 
2,193,829 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
349 
- 
1 
24 
132 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
9,431 
20,528 
Tobacco 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,513 
- 
1 
22 
138 
$1,000 
207,254 
- 
(D) 
81,789 
176,789 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,103 
1 
2 
6 
30 
$1,000 
114,657 
(D) 
(D) 
83,830 
92,085 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
244 
2 
10 
$1,000 
12,574 
- 
- 
(D) 
7,451 
Berries 
farms 
948 
1 
2 
5 
25 
$1,000 
102,083 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
84,634 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
1,099 
- 
1 
4 
29 
$1,000 
76,007 
- 
(D) 
38,422 
50,323 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
310 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
20 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
302 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
3,648 
- 
- 
- 
20 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
2,628 
- 
- 
8 
61 
$1,000 
47,980 
- 
- 
1,787 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
500 
- 
- 
1 
7 
$1,000 
14,343 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,537 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,656 
- 
1 
18 
78 
$1,000 
31,076 
- 
(D) 
16,042 
19,506 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
367 
- 
17 
76 
$1,000 
126,632 
- 
- 
48,734 
93,105 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
699 
- 
- 
- 
8 
$1,000 
1,726 
- 
- 
- 
138 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
691 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
3,637 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
441 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
7,159 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,504 
- 
1 
4 
13 
$1,000 
38,938 
- 
(D) 
35,258 
36,340 
Aquaculture 
farms 
58 
1 
1 
4 
8 
$1,000 
75,107 
(D) 
(D) 
67,376 
70,262 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
468 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
4,935 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
554 
- 
- 
2 
22 
$1,000 
36,401 
- 
- 
(D) 
1 1 ,342 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
138 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
549 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
8,173 
2 
7 
53 
261 
$1,000 
645,631 
(D) 
126,614 
272,018 
417,272 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,636 
1 
4 
42 
220 
$1,000 
41,431 
(D) 
3,009 
14,600 
30,113 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,673 
1 
4 
44 
225 
$1,000 
26,950 
(D) 
3,200 
10,697 
21,120 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,456 
1 
3 
15 
54 
$1,000 
26,557 
(D) 
(D) 
17,925 
19,384 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,659 
1 
4 
26 
98 
$1,000 
104,563 
(D) 
21,987 
55,566 
72,093 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
7,676 
2 
7 
53 
261 
$1,000 
40,871 
(D) 
2,418 
10,738 
21,960 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
4,813 
2 
7 
53 
261 
$1,000 
21,672 
(D) 
(D) 
10,153 
13,910 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
2,415 
2 
7 
52 
255 
$1,000 
134,674 
(D) 
32,564 
58,692 
90,432 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,239 
1 
4 
42 
202 
$1,000 
22,232 
(D) 
(D) 
4,261 
8,848 
Government payments 
farms 
1,332 
34 
183 
$1,000 
10,162 
- 
- 
1,440 
3,520 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
2,423 
- 
1 
19 
86 
number 
86,256 
- 
(D) 
24,427 
44,442 
Milk cows 
farms 
581 
- 
17 
76 
number 
32,117 
- 
- 
10,859 
21,264 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
752 
- 
- 
- 
6 
number 
8,923 
- 
- 
- 
353 
36 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
