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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
396 
59 
108 
28 
36 
42 
acres 
107,962 
283 
2,639 
1,561 
2,942 
4,780 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
6,929 
1,068 
2,033 
534 
748 
712 
acres 
912,217 
4,126 
52,307 
30,849 
61,144 
81,294 
Partnership 
farms 
525 
61 
119 
47 
38 
39 
acres 
151,773 
342 
3,175 
2,533 
3,108 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
farms 
312 
34 
89 
17 
14 
14 
acres 
111,743 
200 
2,296 
929 
(D) 
1,651 
Corporation 
farms 
582 
79 
103 
31 
52 
36 
acres 
354,808 
269 
2,396 
1,849 
4,029 
4,177 
Family held 
farms 
503 
66 
88 
24 
45 
34 
acres 
335,369 
237 
2,078 
1,431 
3,534 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
495 
66 
88 
24 
45 
34 
Other than family held 
farms 
79 
13 
15 
7 
7 
2 
acres 
19,439 
32 
318 
418 
495 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
72 
13 
15 
7 
6 
1 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
137 
31 
23 
10 
19 
7 
acres 
35,306 
104 
701 
512 
1,552 
(D) 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,415 
217 
475 
172 
211 
248 
workers 
15,072 
708 
1,727 
594 
1,242 
950 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
1,146 
95 
174 
65 
110 
64 
workers 
4,594 
228 
513 
164 
311 
155 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
1,976 
180 
375 
144 
168 
227 
workers 
10,478 
480 
1,214 
430 
931 
795 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
109 
. 
6 
2 
2 
15 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
16 
- 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
4,229 
621 
1,218 
379 
451 
418 
workers 
10,698 
1,725 
3,102 
958 
1,047 
1,045 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,239 
1,239 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,278 
- 
2,278 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
622 
- 
- 
622 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
857 
- 
- 
- 
857 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
794 
- 
- 
- 
- 
794 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
521 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
407 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
257 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
654 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
332 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
157 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
55 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
45 
1 
5 
1 
10 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
891 
202 
260 
54 
48 
82 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
681 
83 
204 
63 
66 
60 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
958 
273 
276 
69 
86 
78 
Other crop farming (1119) 
2,340 
82 
349 
210 
360 
306 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
2,340 
82 
349 
210 
360 
306 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
950 
111 
324 
84 
92 
119 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
14 
- 
5 
- 
- 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
308 
6 
15 
11 
4 
28 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
160 
54 
78 
3 
8 
5 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
209 
42 
96 
17 
23 
7 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
326 
83 
151 
21 
20 
26 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
1,291 
303 
519 
85 
149 
72 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,423 
196 
533 
190 
253 
291 
number 
86,256 
847 
4,928 
1,495 
1,869 
3,861 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,467 
175 
423 
141 
191 
180 
1 0 to 49 
667 
21 
105 
49 
62 
102 
50 to 99 
113 
- 
2 
- 
- 
6 
100 to 199 
102 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
48 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
500 or more 
26 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,782 
99 
367 
139 
184 
223 
number 
42,622 
384 
2,229 
696 
798 
1,946 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
70 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
