Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,807 
110 
98 
119 
173 
211 
$1,000 
30,904 
17,269 
5,009 
2,746 
2,345 
1,276 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,617 
- 
- 
6 
20 
33 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
656 
2 
5 
32 
61 
103 
$5,000 to $24,999 
294 
24 
24 
39 
62 
66 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
20 
41 
29 
22 
8 
$50,000 or more 
114 
64 
28 
13 
8 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,456 
28 
23 
51 
76 
107 
$1,000 
26,557 
18,909 
469 
1,095 
1,149 
737 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,078 
7 
13 
27 
29 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
308 
4 
8 
11 
35 
28 
$25,000 to $99,999 
59 
8 
1 
13 
11 
12 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
6 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
946 
18 
14 
36 
44 
46 
$1,000 
3,163 
458 
432 
251 
327 
286 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,975 
13 
12 
22 
40 
80 
$1,000 
23,394 
18,451 
37 
844 
821 
450 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,659 
51 
40 
95 
167 
152 
$1,000 
104,563 
64,462 
6,662 
8,409 
5,625 
2,034 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,178 
- 
3 
3 
25 
57 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,113 
4 
5 
3 
52 
71 
$25,000 to $99,999 
266 
5 
4 
61 
88 
23 
$100,000 to $249,999 
52 
4 
20 
24 
2 
1 
$250,000 or more 
50 
38 
8 
4 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
7,676 
124 
118 
198 
337 
375 
$1,000 
40,871 
16,149 
5,205 
4,710 
4,090 
2,190 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,591 
3 
9 
26 
85 
239 
$5,000 to $24,999 
766 
10 
21 
104 
217 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
14 
48 
52 
31 
6 
$50,000 or more 
160 
97 
40 
16 
4 
2 
Utilities 
farms 
4,813 
124 
118 
194 
311 
317 
$1,000 
21,672 
11,841 
1,847 
1,578 
1,620 
963 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,631 
- 
7 
19 
50 
68 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
1 
13 
70 
143 
194 
$5,000 to $24,999 
484 
47 
87 
99 
115 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
64 
44 
10 
3 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
37 
32 
1 
3 
1 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
6,293 
124 
118 
198 
328 
346 
$1,000 
53,481 
23,738 
6,278 
5,137 
5,227 
3,217 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,087 
- 
4 
21 
91 
172 
$5,000 to $24,999 
814 
10 
25 
97 
172 
154 
$25,000 to $49,999 
185 
12 
37 
56 
46 
13 
$50,000 or more 
207 
102 
52 
24 
19 
7 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
2,415 
123 
115 
181 
261 
247 
$1,000 
134,674 
74,887 
12,581 
14,811 
9,682 
6,816 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
964 
- 
3 
8 
12 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
- 
5 
38 
120 
122 
$25,000 to $99,999 
477 
19 
53 
94 
116 
76 
$100,000 to $249,999 
163 
44 
46 
28 
12 
10 
$250,000 or more 
89 
60 
8 
13 
1 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
771 
37 
15 
45 
58 
65 
$1,000 
15,752 
9,998 
797 
1,114 
807 
645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
198 
1 
- 
2 
3 
14 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
4 
1 
4 
13 
18 
$5,000 to $24,999 
215 
8 
6 
20 
31 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
4 
4 
13 
10 
4 
$50,000 or more 
34 
20 
4 
6 
1 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
823 
56 
41 
49 
76 
53 
$1,000 
9,251 
4,697 
2,150 
666 
825 
157 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
368 
- 
- 
4 
9 
18 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
7 
6 
18 
28 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
15 
17 
24 
33 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
16 
9 
1 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
33 
18 
9 
2 
4 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,234 
92 
94 
122 
174 
118 
$1,000 
14,696 
6,201 
1,966 
1,627 
2,345 
775 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
745 
7 
13 
30 
70 
79 
$5,000 to $9,999 
171 
5 
21 
35 
49 
15 
$10,000 to $24,999 
201 
33 
34 
42 
38 
17 
$25,000 or more 
117 
47 
26 
15 
17 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
84 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
