Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
310 
- 
- 
6 
12 
27 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,261 
1,024 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
8 
14 
$1,000 
2,167 
- 
- 
- 
1,254 
913 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
302 
- 
- 
6 
12 
24 
$1,000 
3,648 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,261 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
8 
13 
$1,000 
2,117 
- 
- 
- 
1,254 
863 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
2,628 
23 
36 
76 
130 
167 
$1,000 
47,980 
3,515 
6,664 
9,981 
10,621 
5,074 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
209 
17 
24 
48 
72 
48 
$1,000 
32,287 
3,426 
6,471 
9,590 
9,689 
3,110 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
500 
3 
4 
17 
40 
17 
$1,000 
14,343 
10 
2,527 
5,716 
4,851 
456 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
- 
4 
17 
30 
6 
$1,000 
13,475 
- 
2,527 
5,716 
4,800 
431 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,656 
38 
35 
73 
109 
122 
$1,000 
31,076 
18,238 
1,189 
1,751 
2,824 
1,427 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
30 
8 
4 
14 
6 
$1,000 
20,909 
17,957 
512 
549 
1,499 
392 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
367 
38 
33 
72 
91 
56 
$1,000 
126,632 
71,925 
18,993 
19,853 
12,438 
2,818 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
261 
38 
33 
72 
86 
32 
$1,000 
125,104 
71,925 
18,993 
19,853 
12,238 
2,096 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
699 
1 
7 
4 
18 
61 
$1,000 
1,726 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
219 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
691 
2 
2 
4 
17 
40 
$1,000 
3,637 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
44 
144 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,998 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
441 
1 
- 
8 
14 
9 
$1,000 
7,159 
(D) 
- 
1,802 
1,249 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
- 
6 
12 
6 
$1,000 
3,554 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
510 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,504 
5 
8 
14 
32 
64 
$1,000 
38,938 
35,258 
(D) 
1,120 
205 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
3 
2 
3 
1 
1 
$1,000 
37,568 
(D) 
(D) 
1,097 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
58 
5 
2 
9 
8 
6 
$1,000 
75,107 
68,376 
(D) 
3,165 
1,357 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
5 
2 
9 
8 
6 
$1,000 
74,743 
68,376 
(D) 
3,165 
1,357 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
468 
1 
- 
9 
22 
23 
$1,000 
4,935 
(D) 
- 
405 
1,053 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
1 
- 
2 
5 
4 
$1,000 
3,299 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
714 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,332 
93 
80 
100 
147 
117 
$1,000 
10,162 
2,432 
1,002 
1,229 
1,064 
1,098 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
138 
- 
- 
5 
13 
17 
$1,000 
549 
- 
- 
56 
161 
158 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,311 
14 
23 
31 
96 
187 
$1,000 
24,793 
3,313 
4,136 
1,562 
4,863 
4,023 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
8,173 
124 
120 
202 
339 
404 
$1,000 
645,631 
343,831 
66,086 
55,678 
44,950 
26,755 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,996 
2,772,828 
550,715 
275,632 
132,597 
66,226 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,636 
108 
104 
131 
220 
292 
$1,000 
41,431 
21,967 
7,786 
3,707 
4,148 
1,231 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,093 
2 
9 
38 
106 
234 
$5,000 to $24,999 
301 
9 
14 
55 
93 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
16 
26 
14 
9 
2 
$50,000 or more 
174 
81 
55 
24 
12 
2 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,673 
110 
103 
131 
192 
263 
$1,000 
26,950 
16,360 
4,582 
1,934 
1,546 
1,216 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,263 
8 
18 
70 
110 
222 
$5,000 to $24,999 
226 
26 
27 
35 
64 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
7 
21 
17 
16 
1 
$50,000 or more 
119 
69 
37 
9 
2 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
108 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
