Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,807 
1,704 
12 
181 
189 
393 
505 
424 
$1,000 
30,904 
25,698 
20 
1,724 
2,674 
7,414 
7,636 
6,230 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,617 
804 
10 
69 
89 
194 
237 
205 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
656 
439 
- 
66 
48 
85 
120 
120 
$5,000 to $24,999 
294 
247 
2 
25 
33 
54 
73 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
110 
- 
13 
9 
28 
38 
22 
$50,000 or more 
114 
104 
- 
8 
10 
32 
37 
17 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,456 
1,210 
9 
120 
141 
300 
299 
341 
$1,000 
26,557 
13,002 
12 
576 
596 
8,159 
1,831 
1,828 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,078 
954 
8 
98 
102 
232 
232 
282 
$5,000 to $24,999 
308 
208 
1 
16 
36 
57 
53 
45 
$25,000 to $99,999 
59 
38 
- 
6 
3 
7 
11 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
$250,000 or more 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
946 
533 
6 
75 
75 
128 
133 
116 
$1,000 
3,163 
2,320 
1 
248 
361 
816 
446 
447 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,975 
928 
9 
75 
106 
223 
228 
287 
$1,000 
23,394 
10,682 
11 
328 
234 
7,342 
1,385 
1,381 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,659 
2,323 
23 
171 
258 
555 
611 
705 
$1,000 
104,563 
81,656 
889 
2,986 
5,115 
30,676 
25,730 
16,261 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,178 
1,374 
- 
75 
165 
308 
356 
470 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,113 
622 
7 
66 
73 
146 
173 
157 
$25,000 to $99,999 
266 
233 
15 
26 
14 
68 
54 
56 
$100,000 to $249,999 
52 
49 
1 
1 
3 
17 
16 
11 
$250,000 or more 
50 
45 
- 
3 
3 
16 
12 
11 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
7,676 
3,854 
41 
279 
361 
851 
1,053 
1,269 
$1,000 
40,871 
33,282 
96 
1,724 
3,507 
9,800 
10,656 
7,500 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,591 
2,981 
36 
213 
275 
620 
759 
1,078 
$5,000 to $24,999 
766 
581 
4 
51 
52 
147 
194 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
148 
1 
10 
14 
41 
50 
32 
$50,000 or more 
160 
144 
- 
5 
20 
43 
50 
26 
Utilities 
farms 
4,813 
2,698 
23 
160 
260 
631 
760 
864 
$1,000 
21,672 
12,729 
62 
656 
1,570 
3,768 
4,064 
2,609 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,631 
1,164 
6 
49 
101 
218 
323 
467 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
1,038 
15 
76 
99 
263 
293 
292 
$5,000 to $24,999 
484 
408 
2 
31 
49 
120 
115 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
64 
58 
- 
2 
7 
21 
20 
8 
$50,000 or more 
37 
30 
- 
2 
4 
9 
9 
6 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
6,293 
3,227 
29 
200 
330 
728 
907 
1,033 
$1,000 
53,481 
43,422 
172 
1,948 
4,233 
13,555 
12,178 
1 1 ,336 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,087 
2,269 
19 
124 
249 
469 
598 
810 
$5,000 to $24,999 
814 
602 
9 
55 
43 
135 
194 
166 
$25,000 to $49,999 
185 
170 
- 
15 
21 
52 
59 
23 
$50,000 or more 
207 
186 
1 
6 
17 
72 
56 
34 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
2,415 
1,549 
27 
107 
132 
344 
455 
484 
$1,000 
134,674 
104,579 
452 
5,579 
10,540 
26,335 
24,724 
36,950 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
964 
482 
7 
23 
33 
80 
149 
190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
492 
18 
40 
36 
106 
149 
143 
$25,000 to $99,999 
477 
361 
1 
23 
37 
98 
98 
104 
$100,000 to $249,999 
163 
140 
1 
14 
15 
33 
40 
37 
$250,000 or more 
89 
74 
- 
7 
11 
27 
19 
10 
Contract labor 
farms 
771 
437 
9 
41 
48 
76 
142 
121 
$1,000 
15,752 
12,898 
4 
520 
1,747 
3,814 
2,337 
4,476 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
198 
83 
9 
5 
13 
4 
30 
22 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
147 
- 
13 
9 
21 
44 
60 
$5,000 to $24,999 
215 
145 
- 
14 
19 
38 
50 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
31 
- 
7 
4 
7 
7 
6 
$50,000 or more 
34 
31 
- 
2 
3 
6 
11 
9 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
823 
509 
6 
29 
49 
129 
155 
141 
$1,000 
9,251 
6,816 
(D) 
(D) 
337 
1,668 
3,410 
1,271 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
368 
186 
- 
10 
24 
34 
51 
67 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
171 
6 
15 
11 
49 
50 
40 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
97 
- 
3 
10 
31 
29 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
27 
- 
1 
3 
8 
10 
5 
$50,000 or more 
33 
28 
- 
- 
1 
7 
15 
5 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,234 
919 
12 
112 
135 
221 
261 
178 
$1,000 
14,696 
12,530 
28 
864 
1,506 
3,978 
3,606 
2,547 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
745 
488 
11 
78 
83 
84 
123 
109 
$5,000 to $9,999 
171 
139 
- 
16 
11 
47 
41 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
201 
184 
1 
12 
30 
54 
56 
31 
$25,000 or more 
117 
108 
- 
6 
11 
36 
41 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 Maine 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
