Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
23 
14 
14 
59 
38 
28 
21 
$1,000 
103 
57 
36 
262 
466 
539 
1,943 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10 
3 
8 
20 
4 
3 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2 
9 
2 
26 
13 
8 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10 
1 
4 
12 
14 
8 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
1 
- 
1 
4 
6 
1 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
10 
Interest expense 
farms 
147 
130 
89 
256 
166 
102 
41 
$1,000 
1,816 
841 
675 
1,724 
3,111 
3,248 
2,964 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
92 
72 
53 
142 
48 
19 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
52 
28 
106 
74 
33 
12 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4 
6 
8 
8 
42 
45 
13 
$100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
9 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
107 
92 
69 
200 
127 
77 
33 
$1,000 
1,644 
687 
588 
1,251 
2,487 
2,075 
1,670 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15 
14 
14 
41 
8 
2 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
49 
26 
20 
65 
25 
9 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
38 
47 
27 
90 
54 
35 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
4 
8 
3 
29 
18 
4 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
1 
11 
13 
11 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
84 
72 
44 
169 
90 
65 
24 
$1,000 
172 
154 
87 
473 
624 
1,173 
1,294 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
38 
24 
15 
63 
22 
3 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
40 
43 
25 
88 
34 
15 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6 
5 
4 
16 
31 
29 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
12 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
5 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
500 
388 
249 
627 
320 
151 
54 
$1,000 
2,491 
1,413 
1,042 
2,967 
2,514 
2,868 
2,847 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
388 
305 
181 
441 
142 
22 
15 
$5,000 to $9,999 
84 
66 
55 
142 
103 
33 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
16 
6 
39 
64 
56 
10 
$25,000 or more 
8 
1 
7 
5 
11 
40 
25 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
256 
218 
129 
387 
232 
134 
39 
$1,000 
9,772 
1,167 
724 
4,524 
6,677 
18,000 
1 1 ,430 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
197 
180 
101 
220 
71 
21 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
47 
33 
21 
130 
90 
41 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
2 
4 
27 
35 
19 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
1 
3 
6 
17 
19 
2 
$100,000 or more 
4 
2 
- 
4 
19 
34 
19 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
6 
3 
1 
3 
7 
- 
- 
$1,000 
13 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
50 
- 
- 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
222 
182 
142 
362 
245 
133 
45 
$1,000 
8,219 
1,367 
1,501 
5,954 
8,222 
10,260 
13,803 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
521 
407 
257 
654 
332 
157 
55 
$1,000 
39,507 
-1,127 
5,079 
1 1 ,563 
27,668 
37,599 
54,385 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,829 
-2,769 
19,763 
17,680 
83,337 
239,486 
988,823 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
209 
189 
137 
366 
232 
118 
44 
Average net gain 
dollars 
276,312 
23,944 
50,090 
58,127 
136,917 
365,213 
1 ,293,524 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
13 
20 
12 
11 
8 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
52 
29 
28 
43 
15 
12 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
39 
47 
24 
51 
13 
6 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
58 
36 
12 
90 
28 
8 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
29 
19 
51 
22 
4 
3 
$50,000 or more 
29 
28 
42 
120 
146 
88 
31 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
312 
218 
120 
288 
100 
39 
11 
Average net loss 
dollars 
58,469 
25,929 
14,861 
33,721 
40,970 
140,918 
229,981 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
30 
26 
1 
12 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
106 
74 
36 
74 
27 
4 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
69 
48 
18 
60 
10 
- 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
55 
41 
42 
79 
19 
12 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
17 
19 
21 
22 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
18 
12 
4 
42 
22 
19 
7 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
521 
407 
257 
654 
332 
157 
55 
$1,000 
39,464 
-1,165 
4,837 
11,351 
27,147 
37,584 
54,361 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,747 
-2,862 
18,822 
17,356 
81,769 
239,388 
988,373 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
209 
189 
136 
366 
231 
118 
42 
Average net gain 
dollars 
276,160 
23,767 
48,788 
57,913 
136,007 
365,082 
1,354,581 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
13 
20 
12 
11 
8 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Maine 61 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
