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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
365 
230 
53 
36 
$1,000 
4,085 
(D) 
509 
453 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
157 
110 
26 
17 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
92 
65 
8 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
81 
48 
13 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
4 
3 
2 
$50,000 or more 
19 
3 
3 
3 
Interest expense farms 
2,239 
1,771 
211 
131 
$1,000 
22,232 
13,443 
2,835 
2,034 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,219 
1,011 
99 
57 
$5,000 to $24,999 
826 
644 
84 
53 
$25,000 to $99,999 
177 
113 
22 
16 
$100,000 or more 
17 
3 
6 
5 
Secured by real estate farms 
1,671 
1,360 
129 
81 
$1,000 
16,794 
10,790 
1,904 
1,339 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
275 
241 
18 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
526 
459 
19 
6 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
565 
73 
48 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
63 
11 
7 
$50,000 or more 
53 
32 
8 
6 
Not secured by real estate farms 
1,220 
928 
132 
82 
$1,000 
5,438 
2,653 
932 
695 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
435 
352 
43 
28 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
590 
464 
56 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
162 
101 
24 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
7 
5 
5 
$50,000 or more 
13 
4 
4 
3 
Property taxes paid farms 
7,703 
6,589 
485 
295 
$1,000 
30,735 
21,413 
2,801 
1,862 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,329 
5,629 
335 
194 
$5,000 to $9,999 
949 
712 
88 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
316 
199 
45 
34 
$25,000 or more 
109 
49 
17 
12 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
4,270 
3,461 
370 
230 
$1,000 
67,777 
18,580 
1 1 ,345 
8,344 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,176 
2,778 
188 
105 
$5,000 to $24,999 
761 
540 
98 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
162 
73 
46 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
81 
41 
16 
7 
$100,000 or more 
90 
29 
22 
13 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
47 
36 
6 
5 
$1,000 
118 
63 
33 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
3,339 
2,658 
283 
176 
$1,000 
64,265 
26,613 
9,470 
6,944 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
8,173 
6,929 
525 
312 
$1,000 
164,610 
28,407 
33,778 
27,516 
Average per farm dollars 
20,141 
4,100 
64,339 
88,194 
Farms with net gains ^ number 
3,177 
2,591 
248 
152 
Average net gain dollars 
85,328 
33,543 
164,581 
206,938 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
299 
282 
5 
4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
729 
665 
24 
16 
$5,000 to $9,999 
562 
494 
32 
15 
$10,000 to $24,999 
590 
488 
47 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
339 
276 
20 
8 
$50,000 or more 
658 
386 
120 
85 
Farms with net losses number 
4,996 
4,338 
277 
160 
Average net loss dollars 
21,312 
13,486 
25,408 
24,613 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
423 
386 
20 
6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,688 
1,541 
52 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,157 
1,047 
67 
48 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,069 
932 
54 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
360 
259 
51 
37 
$50,000 or more 
299 
173 
33 
19 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
8,173 
6,929 
525 
312 
$1,000 
163,075 
27,637 
33,724 
27,514 
Average per farm dollars 
19,953 
3,989 
64,236 
88,187 
Operators reporting net gains ^ farms 
3,170 
2,588 
246 
151 
Average net gain dollars 
85,157 
33,357 
165,805 
208,327 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
138 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
