Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
310 
21 
90 
27 
38 
28 
$1,000 
(D) 
47 
(D) 
179 
571 
270 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
6 
1 
$1,000 
2,167 
- 
- 
- 
389 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
302 
21 
90 
26 
38 
24 
$1,000 
3,648 
47 
(D) 
(D) 
563 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
- 
6 
1 
$1,000 
2,117 
- 
- 
- 
389 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
2,628 
59 
426 
230 
360 
350 
$1,000 
47,980 
(D) 
(D) 
800 
1,697 
3,069 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
209 
2 
- 
- 
8 
$1,000 
32,287 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
729 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
500 
34 
117 
57 
60 
54 
$1,000 
14,343 
62 
625 
114 
102 
549 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
13,475 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
473 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,656 
105 
344 
129 
164 
189 
$1,000 
31,076 
218 
1,413 
315 
674 
1,074 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
20,909 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
367 
7 
23 
20 
6 
34 
$1,000 
126,632 
118 
4,149 
807 
154 
2,892 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
261 
- 
5 
5 
2 
14 
$1,000 
125,104 
- 
4,041 
612 
(D) 
2,470 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
699 
108 
237 
50 
77 
72 
$1,000 
1,726 
241 
597 
63 
126 
209 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
691 
97 
283 
43 
94 
40 
$1,000 
3,637 
641 
930 
82 
(D) 
160 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,998 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
441 
67 
172 
35 
74 
30 
$1,000 
7,159 
263 
3,807 
524 
1,815 
184 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
- 
12 
- 
12 
- 
$1,000 
3,554 
- 
2,220 
- 
1,334 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,504 
268 
470 
142 
169 
120 
$1,000 
38,938 
107 
737 
659 
(D) 
95 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
37,568 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
58 
21 
18 
1 
6 
3 
$1,000 
75,107 
(D) 
15,397 
(D) 
63 
750 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
9 
11 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
74,743 
(D) 
15,307 
(D) 
- 
750 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
468 
103 
152 
31 
76 
28 
$1,000 
4,935 
(D) 
863 
85 
2,228 
76 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
5 
1 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
3,299 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,332 
27 
149 
69 
126 
119 
$1,000 
10,162 
69 
922 
(D) 
697 
757 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
138 
11 
6 
11 
13 
22 
$1,000 
549 
29 
(D) 
65 
21 
42 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,311 
451 
631 
189 
249 
231 
$1,000 
24,793 
1,655 
4,700 
953 
3,232 
1,509 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
8,173 
1,239 
2,278 
622 
857 
794 
$1,000 
645,631 
20,810 
59,363 
16,156 
35,709 
19,562 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,996 
16,796 
26,059 
25,975 
41,668 
24,638 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,636 
515 
888 
275 
384 
367 
$1,000 
41,431 
441 
1,420 
369 
710 
830 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,093 
504 
846 
265 
354 
331 
$5,000 to $24,999 
301 
11 
31 
8 
25 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
- 
8 
1 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
174 
- 
3 
1 
2 
1 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,673 
341 
687 
191 
240 
275 
$1,000 
26,950 
154 
562 
333 
351 
424 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,263 
333 
663 
179 
217 
262 
$5,000 to $24,999 
226 
8 
23 
11 
23 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
119 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
56 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
