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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,354 
77 
323 
118 
148 
181 
number 
10,505 
(D) 
1,234 
443 
644 
1,027 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,086 
73 
309 
106 
133 
146 
10 to 49 
239 
4 
13 
12 
15 
35 
50 to 99 
19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
8 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
581 
36 
64 
36 
55 
59 
number 
32,117 
(D) 
995 
253 
154 
919 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
290 
35 
51 
30 
53 
38 
10 to 49 
130 
1 
10 
6 
2 
19 
50 to 99 
79 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
46 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
27 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,909 
148 
368 
144 
202 
229 
number 
43,634 
463 
2,699 
799 
1,071 
1,915 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,656 
105 
344 
129 
164 
189 
number 
35,311 
259 
1,876 
445 
745 
1,340 
$1,000 
31,076 
218 
1,413 
315 
674 
1,074 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
677 
36 
102 
60 
52 
66 
number 
11,914 
83 
622 
(D) 
(D) 
376 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,456 
77 
298 
107 
144 
162 
number 
23,397 
176 
1,254 
(D) 
(D) 
964 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
26 
- 
5 
1 
number 
(D) 
- 
75 
- 
- 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
110 
241 
54 
75 
90 
number 
8,923 
737 
2,985 
273 
615 
1,121 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
683 
99 
223 
53 
70 
74 
25 to 49 
47 
11 
12 
1 
2 
14 
50 to 99 
13 
- 
3 
- 
3 
2 
100 to 199 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
340 
48 
110 
16 
34 
50 
number 
1,596 
161 
508 
44 
175 
206 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
632 
83 
190 
50 
60 
84 
number 
7,327 
576 
2,477 
229 
440 
915 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
699 
108 
237 
50 
77 
72 
number 
12,090 
1,543 
4,633 
346 
655 
1,275 
$1,000 
1,726 
241 
597 
63 
126 
209 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
759 
92 
299 
53 
98 
54 
number 
11,925 
857 
3,488 
688 
1,774 
1,207 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
613 
67 
253 
38 
84 
42 
number 
7,374 
452 
2,094 
390 
1,129 
907 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
456 
50 
171 
26 
73 
31 
number 
8,503 
372 
1,464 
(D) 
746 
569 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,667 
202 
539 
158 
206 
161 
number 
11,987 
866 
4,477 
1,009 
1,833 
1,134 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,602 
200 
515 
157 
201 
154 
number 
9,753 
694 
3,609 
760 
1,529 
983 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
432 
67 
166 
35 
73 
30 
number 
1,738 
179 
862 
151 
219 
90 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
595 
97 
236 
34 
56 
60 
number 
6,449 
2,039 
2,137 
680 
353 
338 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
229 
41 
107 
14 
24 
10 
number 
2,608 
659 
1,299 
163 
126 
53 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,088 
368 
729 
194 
231 
147 
number 
3,531,186 
7,057 
12,539 
4,794 
(D) 
3,857 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,081 
368 
729 
193 
229 
147 
400 to 3,199 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
203 
36 
72 
18 
23 
7 
number 
(D) 
376 
1,563 
(D) 
437 
343 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
412 
81 
120 
50 
42 
35 
number 
1,256,343 
992 
3,870 
950 
(D) 
889 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
40 
13 
12 
2 
- 
1 
number 
(D) 
209 
435 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
72 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
