Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
290 
271 
265 
19 
19 
54 
$1,000 
14,048 
11,949 
1 1 ,859 
2,099 
2,099 
799 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
74 
67 
66 
7 
7 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
68 
65 
63 
3 
3 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
64 
60 
59 
4 
4 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
39 
37 
2 
2 
4 
$50,000 or more 
43 
40 
40 
3 
3 
4 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
169 
150 
149 
19 
19 
48 
$1,000 
(D) 
7,717 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
292 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
98 
87 
86 
11 
11 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
51 
46 
46 
5 
5 
9 
$25,000 to $99,999 
14 
13 
13 
1 
1 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
5 
3 
3 
2 
2 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
82 
75 
74 
7 
7 
18 
$1,000 
862 
749 
(D) 
114 
114 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
118 
103 
102 
15 
15 
34 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,968 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms 
287 
253 
252 
34 
29 
68 
$1,000 
(D) 
37,694 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
133 
118 
118 
15 
15 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
70 
69 
12 
8 
18 
$25,000 to $99,999 
39 
35 
35 
4 
3 
12 
$100,000 to $249,999 
13 
12 
12 
1 
1 
5 
$250,000 or more 
20 
18 
18 
2 
2 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
569 
494 
486 
75 
68 
118 
$1,000 
14,302 
13,477 
13,331 
825 
708 
1,308 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
340 
286 
281 
54 
49 
87 
$5,000 to $24,999 
129 
113 
112 
16 
15 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
38 
37 
1 
1 
8 
$50,000 or more 
61 
57 
56 
4 
3 
8 
Utilities 
farms 
443 
402 
398 
41 
38 
66 
$1,000 
11,222 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
663 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
122 
109 
106 
13 
11 
18 
$1,000 to $4,999 
163 
151 
151 
12 
11 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
119 
106 
106 
13 
13 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
19 
19 
- 
- 
8 
$50,000 or more 
20 
17 
16 
3 
3 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
495 
437 
430 
58 
55 
110 
$1,000 
19,804 
18,381 
18,230 
1,424 
(D) 
1,695 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
267 
228 
226 
39 
38 
79 
$5,000 to $24,999 
117 
109 
105 
8 
8 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
38 
38 
6 
4 
8 
$50,000 or more 
67 
62 
61 
5 
5 
9 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
376 
340 
333 
36 
29 
75 
$1,000 
75,460 
63,957 
63,343 
1 1 ,503 
11,177 
12,236 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
76 
74 
73 
2 
2 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
75 
61 
60 
14 
9 
19 
$25,000 to $99,999 
120 
111 
108 
9 
8 
18 
$100,000 to $249,999 
50 
44 
43 
6 
6 
12 
$250,000 or more 
55 
50 
49 
5 
4 
11 
Contract labor 
farms 
120 
105 
99 
15 
13 
28 
$1,000 
9,045 
8,602 
8,461 
442 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14 
14 
14 
- 
- 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
27 
25 
23 
2 
2 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
42 
31 
29 
11 
9 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
22 
22 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
15 
13 
11 
2 
2 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
78 
71 
70 
7 
7 
10 
$1,000 
5,217 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
61 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
28 
26 
26 
2 
2 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22 
20 
20 
2 
2 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
4 
4 
2 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
19 
18 
17 
1 
1 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
167 
151 
150 
16 
14 
8 
$1,000 
5,273 
(D) 
5,154 
(D) 
(D) 
93 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
55 
47 
47 
8 
8 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
16 
15 
4 
4 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
53 
53 
3 
1 
- 
$25,000 or more 
36 
35 
35 
1 
1 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Maine 137 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
