Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
2,807 
2,240 
223 
134 
$1,000 
30,904 
11,250 
4,806 
3,652 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,617 
1,460 
54 
30 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
656 
503 
75 
41 
$5,000 to $24,999 
294 
166 
57 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
60 
21 
15 
$50,000 or more 
114 
51 
16 
11 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
2,456 
2,072 
167 
98 
$1,000 
26,557 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,078 
1,825 
117 
69 
$5,000 to $24,999 
308 
214 
34 
16 
$25,000 to $99,999 
59 
31 
14 
12 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
1 
2 
1 
$250,000 or more 
6 
1 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
946 
771 
75 
43 
$1,000 
3,163 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
1,975 
1,716 
107 
65 
$1,000 
23,394 
(D) 
745 
511 
Feed purchased farms 
4,659 
4,001 
303 
178 
$1,000 
104,563 
31,839 
15,136 
12,170 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,178 
2,891 
121 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,113 
898 
115 
60 
$25,000 to $99,999 
266 
173 
42 
29 
$100,000 to $249,999 
52 
26 
8 
6 
$250,000 or more 
50 
13 
17 
13 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
7,676 
6,472 
517 
305 
$1,000 
40,871 
18,005 
7,257 
5,012 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,591 
5,822 
342 
187 
$5,000 to $24,999 
766 
511 
111 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
86 
26 
16 
$50,000 or more 
160 
53 
38 
26 
Utilities farms 
4,813 
3,890 
414 
260 
$1,000 
21,672 
7,143 
2,644 
1,923 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,631 
2,330 
161 
82 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
1,268 
146 
110 
$5,000 to $24,999 
484 
260 
86 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
64 
25 
12 
6 
$50,000 or more 
37 
7 
9 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
6,293 
5,235 
453 
278 
$1,000 
53,481 
22,677 
9,305 
6,625 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,087 
4,467 
274 
166 
$5,000 to $24,999 
814 
576 
107 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
185 
105 
28 
18 
$50,000 or more 
207 
87 
44 
30 
Hired farm labor farms 
2,415 
1,710 
254 
144 
$1,000 
134,674 
31,516 
15,461 
10,208 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
964 
816 
57 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
546 
82 
52 
$25,000 to $99,999 
477 
274 
65 
39 
$100,000 to $249,999 
163 
67 
34 
21 
$250,000 or more 
89 
7 
16 
10 
Contract labor farms 
771 
558 
65 
40 
$1,000 
15,752 
4,163 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
198 
156 
21 
10 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
221 
23 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
215 
152 
11 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
16 
5 
2 
$50,000 or more 
34 
13 
5 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
823 
656 
79 
52 
$1,000 
9,251 
2,465 
1,508 
1,209 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
368 
353 
12 
5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
216 
27 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
68 
22 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
11 
12 
8 
$50,000 or more 
33 
8 
6 
5 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
1,234 
896 
163 
114 
$1,000 
14,696 
6,660 
2,669 
2,036 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
745 
607 
77 
55 
$5,000 to $9,999 
171 
124 
27 
19 
$10,000 to $24,999 
201 
107 
38 
26 
$25,000 or more 
117 
58 
21 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
136 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
