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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
1,687 
164 
451 
126 
151 
179 
acres 
141,903 
334 
3,078 
1,383 
1,988 
2,597 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
1,849 
133 
420 
134 
168 
205 
acres 
210,182 
322 
3,218 
1,597 
2,274 
3,104 
Nematodes 
... farms 
413 
18 
106 
29 
28 
57 
acres 
37,580 
56 
858 
444 
453 
638 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
924 
71 
216 
51 
76 
106 
acres 
97,016 
143 
1,357 
660 
960 
1,353 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
341 
13 
82 
18 
25 
37 
acres on which used 
40,041 
32 
610 
248 
305 
460 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
422 
22 
57 
15 
28 
44 
acres 
10,251 
32 
268 
147 
203 
534 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
804 
61 
152 
58 
125 
81 
acres 
24,454 
94 
980 
760 
1,385 
2,213 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
377 
37 
63 
16 
46 
39 
acres 
38,852 
107 
1,047 
542 
2,117 
2,354 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
387 
61 
80 
41 
41 
34 
acres 
9,909 
77 
193 
479 
300 
379 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
298 
30 
92 
18 
16 
20 
acres 
18,994 
66 
245 
71 
114 
146 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
1,477 
183 
332 
100 
110 
175 
acres 
145,558 
268 
1,382 
441 
1,473 
1,786 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
928 
163 
212 
68 
93 
104 
acres 
29,379 
197 
648 
204 
913 
862 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
464 
37 
153 
61 
43 
51 
Solar panels 
... farms 
358 
33 
131 
50 
42 
37 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
125 
2 
20 
18 
22 
22 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
17 
2 
5 
1 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
29 
1 
13 
- 
1 
2 
Ethanol 
... farms 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
13 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
31 
- 
7 
2 
2 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
6,126 
1,000 
1,942 
504 
672 
575 
Part owners 
... farms 
1,581 
63 
215 
97 
166 
183 
Tenants 
... farms 
466 
176 
121 
21 
19 
36 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
7,708 
1,063 
2,158 
601 
838 
758 
acres 
1,237,055 
4,310 
54,930 
34,499 
63,175 
82,685 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
7,707 
1,063 
2,157 
601 
838 
758 
acres 
1,204,914 
4,247 
52,923 
31,895 
62,347 
79,085 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
2,056 
239 
341 
118 
186 
220 
acres 
253,734 
594 
5,671 
3,848 
7,526 
1 1 ,885 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
2,047 
239 
336 
118 
185 
219 
acres 
249,190 
594 
5,656 
3,848 
7,486 
1 1 ,845 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
528 
9 
69 
47 
49 
62 
acres 
36,685 
63 
2,022 
2,604 
868 
3,640 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
13,406 
1,959 
3,699 
934 
1,387 
1,289 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,782 
589 
1,014 
339 
398 
353 
2 operators 
3,787 
591 
1,148 
258 
409 
399 
3 operators 
445 
51 
87 
23 
31 
33 
4 operators 
119 
6 
23 
1 
18 
7 
5 or more operators 
40 
2 
6 
1 
1 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
5,494 
1,004 
1,696 
394 
563 
506 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,712 
868 
1,460 
361 
490 
437 
2 operators 
348 
65 
110 
12 
33 
33 
3 operators 
21 
2 
2 
3 
1 
1 
4 operators 
3 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,792 
672 
1,449 
418 
643 
609 
Female 
2,381 
567 
829 
204 
214 
185 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,964 
555 
989 
282 
379 
371 
Other 
4,209 
684 
1,289 
340 
478 
423 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
66 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
