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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
365 
50 
25 
29 
42 
36 
$1,000 
4,085 
2,678 
410 
227 
385 
96 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
157 
2 
1 
9 
9 
16 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
92 
11 
4 
9 
12 
13 
$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 
91 
124 
171 
157 
$1,000 
22,232 
6,515 
2,154 
1,600 
1,312 
990 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,219 
10 
20 
37 
84 
104 
$5,000 to $24,999 
826 
28 
36 
75 
81 
42 
$25,000 to $99,999 
177 
48 
35 
10 
6 
11 
$100,000 or more 
17 
15 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,671 
77 
69 
93 
109 
109 
$1,000 
16,794 
4,210 
1,545 
1,174 
858 
796 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
275 
- 
1 
2 
17 
14 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
526 
5 
7 
26 
25 
53 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
32 
36 
56 
64 
32 
$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 
59 
82 
131 
98 
$1,000 
5,438 
2,304 
609 
427 
454 
194 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
435 
3 
11 
12 
40 
38 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
590 
16 
15 
47 
62 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
162 
30 
27 
22 
28 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
10 
6 
- 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
13 
12 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
7,703 
120 
109 
177 
295 
384 
$1,000 
30,735 
5,142 
1,577 
1,364 
1,566 
1,649 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,329 
7 
27 
64 
183 
282 
$5,000 to $9,999 
949 
10 
23 
74 
84 
77 
$10,000 to $24,999 
316 
45 
44 
34 
27 
23 
$25,000 or more 
109 
58 
15 
5 
1 
2 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,270 
121 
119 
198 
260 
258 
$1,000 
67,777 
43,018 
6,161 
4,170 
3,037 
2,322 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,176 
2 
5 
32 
105 
171 
$5,000 to $24,999 
761 
21 
44 
117 
127 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
162 
14 
31 
35 
18 
10 
$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 
119 
195 
234 
244 
$1,000 
64,265 
28,816 
8,020 
5,628 
4,936 
2,540 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
8,173 
124 
120 
202 
339 
404 
$1,000 
164,610 
145,577 
23,895 
16,830 
13,529 
3,644 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,141 
1,174,007 
199,125 
83,319 
39,909 
9,020 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
3,177 
112 
103 
172 
273 
305 
Average net gain 
dollars 
85,328 
1 ,498,294 
258,559 
139,688 
77,675 
34,724 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
299 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
729 
- 
2 
1 
10 
16 
$5,000 to $9,999 
562 
- 
- 
1 
7 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
590 
1 
2 
2 
27 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
339 
2 
3 
11 
35 
137 
$50,000 or more 
658 
109 
96 
157 
194 
70 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,996 
12 
17 
30 
66 
99 
Average net loss 
dollars 
21,312 
1,852,670 
160,977 
239,863 
116,308 
70,169 
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 
8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,069 
1 
1 
- 
15 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
360 
- 
2 
3 
12 
31 
$50,000 or more 
299 
10 
14 
20 
30 
39 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
8,173 
124 
120 
202 
339 
404 
$1,000 
163,075 
145,602 
23,396 
16,261 
13,313 
3,485 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,953 
1,174,207 
194,964 
80,501 
39,272 
8,627 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
3,170 
112 
102 
171 
271 
304 
Average net gain 
dollars 
85,157 
1,498,515 
258,853 
137,223 
77,449 
34,486 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
