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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,687 
96 
81 
86 
144 
207 
acres 
141,903 
87,256 
21,683 
10,529 
8,808 
4,044 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,849 
109 
98 
116 
166 
223 
acres 
210,182 
119,805 
38,325 
20,683 
13,706 
4,702 
Nematodes 
farms 
413 
29 
22 
20 
27 
53 
acres 
37,580 
23,513 
5,271 
2,704 
2,038 
852 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
924 
68 
61 
60 
95 
115 
acres 
97,016 
60,336 
17,441 
6,382 
6,080 
1,948 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
341 
33 
32 
25 
36 
33 
acres on which used 
40,041 
24,891 
7,603 
2,611 
2,226 
811 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
422 
32 
29 
32 
47 
28 
acres 
10,251 
1,996 
1,896 
1,190 
1,944 
528 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
804 
24 
21 
34 
62 
57 
acres 
24,454 
3,744 
2,644 
2,461 
3,051 
2,799 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
377 
3 
13 
7 
31 
31 
acres 
38,852 
(D) 
836 
(D) 
2,215 
4,836 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
387 
16 
18 
16 
17 
28 
acres 
9,909 
3,753 
1,398 
1,268 
364 
467 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
298 
25 
24 
18 
33 
16 
acres 
18,994 
9,839 
5,520 
1,107 
1,438 
206 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,477 
99 
77 
82 
109 
142 
acres 
145,558 
87,432 
28,490 
12,235 
8,805 
2,464 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
928 
39 
48 
46 
61 
101 
acres 
29,379 
11,354 
8,252 
3,379 
2,742 
720 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
464 
4 
7 
4 
11 
15 
Solar panels 
farms 
358 
1 
6 
2 
9 
11 
Wind turbines 
farms 
125 
- 
1 
1 
2 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
29 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
31 
- 
7 
1 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
6,126 
30 
21 
59 
125 
211 
Part owners 
farms 
1,581 
85 
83 
118 
167 
141 
Tenants 
farms 
466 
9 
14 
21 
46 
27 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
7,708 
116 
104 
177 
292 
352 
acres 
1,237,055 
210,491 
57,072 
52,772 
75,693 
71,299 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
7,707 
115 
104 
177 
292 
352 
acres 
1,204,914 
206,806 
56,416 
51,717 
73,977 
69,585 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,056 
94 
97 
140 
213 
168 
acres 
253,734 
66,718 
34,206 
36,125 
42,754 
13,148 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,047 
94 
97 
139 
213 
168 
acres 
249,190 
63,036 
33,892 
36,035 
42,689 
13,135 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
528 
13 
8 
13 
22 
24 
acres 
36,685 
7,367 
970 
1,145 
1,781 
1,727 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
13,406 
300 
218 
377 
555 
667 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,782 
38 
50 
69 
160 
150 
2 operators 
3,787 
39 
46 
91 
146 
195 
3 operators 
445 
24 
15 
30 
26 
19 
4 operators 
119 
17 
4 
5 
5 
13 
5 or more operators 
40 
6 
3 
3 
1 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
5,494 
52 
48 
115 
167 
248 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,712 
33 
36 
81 
135 
216 
2 operators 
348 
5 
4 
14 
16 
16 
3 operators 
21 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,792 
117 
106 
183 
289 
318 
Female 
2,381 
7 
12 
15 
49 
61 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,964 
114 
109 
173 
292 
270 
Other 
4,209 
10 
9 
25 
46 
109 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
92 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
