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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,807 
110 
99 
122 
172 
220 
$1,000 
30,904 
17,269 
5,013 
2,932 
2,162 
1,280 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,617 
- 
- 
7 
19 
37 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
656 
2 
6 
32 
63 
108 
$5,000 to $24,999 
294 
24 
24 
39 
62 
66 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
20 
41 
30 
21 
8 
$50,000 or more 
114 
64 
28 
14 
7 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,456 
28 
23 
53 
77 
123 
$1,000 
26,557 
18,909 
469 
1,097 
1,151 
789 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,078 
7 
13 
29 
30 
81 
$5,000 to $24,999 
308 
4 
8 
11 
35 
30 
$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 
38 
43 
61 
$1,000 
3,163 
458 
432 
253 
326 
302 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,975 
13 
12 
22 
42 
91 
$1,000 
23,394 
18,451 
37 
844 
825 
487 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,659 
51 
42 
97 
169 
173 
$1,000 
104,563 
64,462 
6,822 
8,508 
5,527 
2,192 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,178 
- 
3 
3 
26 
66 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,113 
4 
5 
3 
54 
79 
$25,000 to $99,999 
266 
5 
6 
63 
87 
27 
$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 
120 
202 
338 
400 
$1,000 
40,871 
16,149 
5,270 
4,854 
3,937 
2,249 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,591 
3 
9 
26 
88 
263 
$5,000 to $24,999 
766 
10 
21 
108 
217 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
14 
50 
51 
30 
7 
$50,000 or more 
160 
97 
40 
17 
3 
2 
Utilities 
farms 
4,813 
124 
120 
198 
312 
325 
$1,000 
21,672 
11,841 
1,859 
1,595 
1,616 
965 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,631 
- 
7 
20 
50 
73 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
1 
14 
71 
146 
197 
$5,000 to $24,999 
484 
47 
88 
101 
113 
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 
120 
202 
329 
364 
$1,000 
53,481 
23,738 
6,354 
5,249 
5,170 
3,223 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,087 
- 
4 
21 
92 
183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
814 
10 
25 
98 
174 
163 
$25,000 to $49,999 
185 
12 
39 
59 
44 
11 
$50,000 or more 
207 
102 
52 
24 
19 
7 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
2,415 
123 
116 
184 
261 
264 
$1,000 
134,674 
74,887 
12,636 
15,006 
9,498 
6,900 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
964 
- 
3 
8 
12 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
- 
5 
38 
123 
130 
$25,000 to $99,999 
477 
19 
54 
96 
114 
76 
$100,000 to $249,999 
163 
44 
46 
29 
11 
10 
$250,000 or more 
89 
60 
8 
13 
1 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
771 
37 
15 
47 
58 
66 
$1,000 
15,752 
9,998 
797 
1,129 
794 
653 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
198 
1 
- 
3 
2 
16 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
4 
1 
4 
15 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
215 
8 
6 
21 
30 
29 
$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 
42 
50 
76 
52 
$1,000 
9,251 
4,697 
2,207 
654 
793 
145 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
368 
- 
- 
4 
9 
19 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
7 
6 
18 
29 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
15 
17 
25 
33 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
16 
9 
2 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
33 
18 
10 
1 
4 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,234 
92 
95 
126 
173 
136 
$1,000 
14,696 
6,201 
1,990 
1,651 
2,309 
856 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
745 
7 
13 
30 
73 
91 
$5,000 to $9,999 
171 
5 
21 
38 
47 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
201 
33 
35 
43 
36 
17 
$25,000 or more 
117 
47 
26 
15 
17 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
110 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
