Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
310 
112 
- 
6 
1 
30 
28 
47 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,078 
151 
835 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
13 
- 
8 
- 
5 
$1,000 
2,167 
1,413 
- 
- 
- 
895 
- 
518 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
302 
106 
- 
6 
1 
28 
26 
45 
$1,000 
3,648 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,021 
138 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
13 
- 
8 
- 
5 
$1,000 
2,117 
1,413 
- 
- 
- 
895 
- 
518 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
10 
- 
- 
- 
5 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
58 
13 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
2,628 
1,286 
7 
46 
125 
241 
364 
503 
$1,000 
47,980 
38,949 
189 
1,046 
3,738 
11,159 
13,879 
8,937 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
209 
185 
- 
6 
16 
59 
71 
33 
$1,000 
32,287 
29,952 
- 
712 
2,977 
9,697 
1 1 ,298 
5,269 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
500 
208 
- 
6 
24 
53 
52 
73 
$1,000 
14,343 
13,502 
- 
33 
2,476 
5,151 
4,245 
1,596 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
54 
- 
- 
11 
21 
17 
5 
$1,000 
13,475 
13,183 
- 
- 
2,461 
5,046 
4,156 
1,521 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,656 
901 
14 
58 
112 
186 
236 
295 
$1,000 
31,076 
14,009 
126 
338 
1,307 
3,054 
5,137 
4,047 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
52 
1 
- 
5 
14 
19 
13 
$1,000 
20,909 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
743 
(D) 
3,144 
1,682 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
367 
339 
10 
30 
35 
87 
101 
76 
$1,000 
126,632 
120,600 
1,334 
4,064 
8,424 
36,868 
39,078 
30,832 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
261 
246 
10 
16 
17 
70 
76 
57 
$1,000 
125,104 
119,181 
1,334 
3,927 
8,040 
36,633 
38,600 
30,646 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
699 
368 
7 
47 
78 
86 
88 
62 
$1,000 
1,726 
(D) 
6 
135 
207 
216 
340 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
691 
391 
8 
32 
62 
71 
108 
110 
$1,000 
3,637 
2,322 
31 
128 
108 
1,439 
378 
239 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,998 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
441 
256 
- 
13 
23 
92 
45 
83 
$1,000 
7,159 
3,822 
- 
153 
312 
1,429 
316 
1,611 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
12 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
6 
$1,000 
3,554 
1,244 
- 
- 
- 
420 
- 
824 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,504 
750 
2 
87 
77 
190 
198 
196 
$1,000 
38,938 
38,336 
(D) 
(D) 
100 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
10 
- 
3 
2 
5 
$1,000 
37,568 
37,568 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
58 
35 
- 
2 
6 
13 
8 
6 
$1,000 
75,107 
71,138 
- 
(D) 
1,418 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
21 
- 
4 
10 
6 
1 
$1,000 
74,743 
70,981 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
468 
217 
6 
13 
13 
60 
63 
62 
$1,000 
4,935 
3,847 
(D) 
25 
(D) 
749 
769 
2,281 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
10 
- 
3 
4 
3 
$1,000 
3,299 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
540 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,332 
815 
10 
82 
60 
186 
281 
196 
$1,000 
10,162 
8,109 
68 
1,056 
892 
2,330 
2,078 
1,685 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
138 
88 
- 
3 
13 
33 
21 
18 
$1,000 
549 
398 
- 
8 
41 
51 
180 
118 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,311 
1,272 
10 
158 
138 
283 
367 
316 
$1,000 
24,793 
21,196 
92 
2,898 
2,016 
4,668 
6,763 
4,758 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
8,173 
3,964 
41 
289 
379 
877 
1,085 
1,293 
$1,000 
645,631 
494,549 
2,163 
24,806 
46,334 
156,374 
143,387 
121,485 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,996 
124,760 
52,757 
85,833 
122,253 
178,306 
132,154 
93,956 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,636 
2,060 
25 
187 
193 
436 
597 
622 
$1,000 
41,431 
36,676 
43 
2,305 
3,749 
13,132 
10,583 
6,866 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,093 
1,607 
23 
152 
146 
320 
463 
503 
$5,000 to $24,999 
301 
229 
2 
17 
27 
40 
66 
77 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
59 
- 
8 
3 
15 
23 
10 
$50,000 or more 
174 
165 
- 
10 
17 
61 
45 
32 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,673 
1,563 
7 
149 
143 
349 
449 
466 
$1,000 
26,950 
24,126 
29 
1,700 
2,556 
8,143 
6,679 
5,018 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,263 
1,225 
5 
117 
110 
262 
343 
388 
$5,000 to $24,999 
226 
168 
2 
16 
13 
34 
53 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
59 
- 
9 
4 
15 
20 
11 
$50,000 or more 
119 
111 
- 
7 
16 
38 
33 
17 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
