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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- - Con. 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
727 
137 
180 
84 
81 
61 
$5,000 to $9,999 
568 
78 
160 
28 
54 
66 
$10,000 to $24,999 
585 
45 
133 
52 
52 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
342 
16 
82 
13 
35 
47 
$50,000 or more 
650 
34 
65 
15 
23 
35 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
5,003 
853 
1,577 
419 
567 
495 
Average net loss 
Loss of- 
..dollars 
21,362 
9,301 
12,614 
23,719 
26,385 
12,719 
Less than $1 ,000 
422 
121 
128 
17 
46 
41 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,690 
345 
550 
148 
176 
150 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,163 
174 
416 
107 
140 
117 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,067 
151 
341 
82 
129 
114 
$25,000 to $49,999 
360 
46 
69 
22 
47 
59 
$50,000 or more 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
301 
16 
73 
43 
29 
14 
Total 
... farms 
10 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
$1,000 
361 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
... farms 
2,722 
214 
565 
195 
307 
290 
Customwork and other agricultural 
$1,000 
37,017 
1,142 
4,788 
959 
5,070 
2,274 
services 
... farms 
407 
32 
65 
34 
50 
45 
$1,000 
8,002 
60 
588 
178 
249 
179 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
438 
8 
43 
32 
34 
50 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
$1,000 
2,325 
8 
81 
94 
49 
133 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
1,133 
39 
187 
74 
148 
142 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
$1,000 
8,616 
16 
382 
183 
630 
1,128 
(see text) 
... farms 
270 
41 
80 
32 
28 
29 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
$1,000 
1,803 
40 
211 
52 
55 
193 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
345 
14 
53 
9 
27 
47 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$1,000 
604 
3 
(D) 
2 
5 
(D) 
payments received 
... farms 
77 
8 
7 
4 
5 
10 
Amount from state and local government 
$1,000 
2,945 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
123 
(D) 
agricultural program payments 
... farms 
182 
10 
51 
11 
24 
8 
Other farm-related income 
$1,000 
1,587 
17 
254 
(D) 
98 
17 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
657 
84 
184 
50 
83 
59 
LAND USE 
$1,000 
11,135 
969 
3,208 
377 
3,861 
516 
Total cropland 
... farms 
5,864 
662 
1,362 
460 
674 
640 
acres 
477,343 
1,372 
14,756 
9,929 
19,004 
25,928 
Harvested cropland 
... farms 
5,325 
642 
1,192 
416 
601 
573 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
400,960 
1,139 
10,078 
7,131 
13,713 
19,759 
1 to 49 acres 
3,965 
642 
1,192 
384 
529 
414 
50 to 99 acres 
591 
- 
- 
32 
72 
118 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
353 
- 
- 
- 
- 
41 
200 to 499 acres 
266 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
101 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
33 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
16 
improvements (see text) 
... farms 
543 
23 
186 
39 
59 
47 
On which all crops failed or 
acres 
10,168 
75 
1,034 
323 
798 
910 
were abandoned 
... farms 
368 
10 
102 
30 
39 
45 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
acres 
5,990 
11 
346 
155 
263 
758 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
... farms 
1,437 
56 
352 
115 
202 
177 
acres 
53,535 
117 
3,047 
2,161 
4,045 
4,182 
In cultivated summer fallow 
... farms 
295 
17 
63 
32 
24 
48 
acres 
6,690 
30 
251 
159 
185 
319 
Total woodland 
... farms 
5,804 
265 
1,504 
505 
754 
679 
acres 
773,652 
736 
22,942 
16,920 
35,058 
48,524 
Woodland pastured 
... farms 
1,103 
66 
332 
91 
126 
118 
acres 
27,105 
143 
2,408 
904 
1,762 
3,416 
Woodland not pastured 
... farms 
5,442 
215 
1,353 
482 
724 
644 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
acres 
746,547 
593 
20,534 
16,016 
33,296 
45,108 
pastured (see text) 
... farms 
4,052 
360 
1,294 
351 
465 
413 
acres 
81,707 
1,051 
1 1 ,845 
4,637 
7,168 
8,685 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
62 Maine 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
