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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
365 
50 
25 
28 
42 
29 
$1,000 
4,085 
2,678 
410 
227 
385 
93 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
157 
2 
1 
8 
9 
10 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
92 
11 
4 
9 
12 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
81 
15 
14 
8 
17 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
7 
3 
3 
3 
- 
$50,000 or more 
19 
15 
3 
- 
1 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,239 
101 
90 
120 
172 
141 
$1,000 
22,232 
6,515 
2,111 
1,622 
1,304 
923 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,219 
10 
20 
34 
85 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
826 
28 
36 
73 
81 
37 
$25,000 to $99,999 
177 
48 
34 
11 
6 
11 
$100,000 or more 
17 
15 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,671 
77 
68 
91 
110 
102 
$1,000 
16,794 
4,210 
1,535 
1,164 
853 
755 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
275 
- 
1 
2 
17 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
526 
5 
7 
25 
25 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
32 
35 
55 
65 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
15 
19 
6 
3 
10 
$50,000 or more 
53 
25 
6 
3 
- 
- 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,220 
71 
58 
80 
130 
83 
$1,000 
5,438 
2,304 
576 
458 
450 
168 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
435 
3 
11 
10 
39 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
590 
16 
15 
46 
62 
40 
$5,000 to $24,999 
162 
30 
27 
22 
28 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
10 
5 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
13 
12 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
7,703 
120 
107 
173 
294 
366 
$1,000 
30,735 
5,142 
1,569 
1,304 
1,605 
1,593 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,329 
7 
25 
64 
180 
268 
$5,000 to $9,999 
949 
10 
23 
73 
84 
72 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
316 
45 
44 
31 
29 
24 
$25,000 or more 
109 
58 
15 
5 
1 
2 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,270 
121 
117 
194 
259 
247 
$1,000 
67,777 
43,018 
6,138 
4,106 
3,061 
2,301 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,176 
2 
5 
32 
103 
160 
$5,000 to $24,999 
761 
21 
42 
113 
128 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
162 
14 
31 
35 
18 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
81 
17 
22 
9 
9 
14 
$100,000 or more 
90 
67 
17 
5 
1 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
47 
3 
2 
4 
4 
2 
$1,000 
118 
25 
(D) 
21 
4 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,339 
122 
117 
192 
234 
232 
$1,000 
64,265 
28,816 
7,978 
5,514 
5,038 
2,459 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
8,173 
124 
118 
198 
338 
379 
$1,000 
164,610 
145,577 
23,412 
17,420 
13,195 
3,050 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,141 
1,174,007 
198,405 
87,979 
39,038 
8,048 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
3,177 
112 
101 
169 
271 
283 
Average net gain 
dollars 
85,328 
1 ,498,294 
258,895 
142,231 
79,150 
35,194 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
299 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
729 
- 
2 
1 
10 
15 
$5,000 to $9,999 
562 
- 
- 
1 
6 
15 
$10,000 to $24,999 
590 
1 
2 
2 
26 
58 
$25,000 to $49,999 
339 
2 
3 
11 
31 
126 
$50,000 or more 
658 
109 
94 
154 
198 
68 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,996 
12 
17 
29 
67 
96 
Average net loss 
dollars 
21,312 
1,852,670 
160,977 
228,180 
123,209 
71 ,978 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
423 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,688 
1 
- 
1 
2 
7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,157 
- 
- 
6 
7 
6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,069 
1 
1 
- 
15 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
360 
- 
2 
3 
12 
31 
$50,000 or more 
299 
10 
14 
19 
31 
39 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
8,173 
124 
118 
198 
338 
379 
$1,000 
163,075 
145,602 
22,913 
16,851 
12,979 
2,894 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,953 
1,174,207 
194,174 
85,105 
38,400 
7,636 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
3,170 
112 
100 
168 
269 
282 
Average net gain 
dollars 
85,157 
1,498,515 
259,199 
139,738 
78,934 
34,949 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
298 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
