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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
365 
249 
1 
32 
23 
60 
80 
53 
$1,000 
4,085 
3,651 
(D) 
(D) 
429 
1,030 
666 
1,199 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
157 
84 
- 
15 
7 
9 
29 
24 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
92 
67 
- 
5 
- 
19 
28 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
81 
67 
1 
9 
11 
21 
15 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
13 
- 
- 
3 
5 
3 
2 
$50,000 or more 
19 
18 
- 
3 
2 
6 
5 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,239 
1,344 
7 
100 
137 
335 
441 
324 
$1,000 
22,232 
14,970 
132 
883 
1,379 
4,568 
5,241 
2,767 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,219 
704 
3 
51 
76 
167 
228 
179 
$5,000 to $24,999 
826 
502 
1 
42 
48 
125 
165 
121 
$25,000 to $99,999 
177 
123 
3 
6 
11 
40 
41 
22 
$100,000 or more 
17 
15 
- 
1 
2 
3 
7 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,671 
980 
5 
60 
91 
255 
334 
235 
$1,000 
16,794 
10,558 
118 
653 
932 
2,865 
4,002 
1,988 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
275 
147 
1 
6 
3 
43 
61 
33 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
526 
299 
- 
11 
36 
82 
98 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
435 
1 
39 
44 
98 
136 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
65 
3 
3 
6 
19 
25 
9 
$50,000 or more 
53 
34 
- 
1 
2 
13 
14 
4 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,220 
789 
3 
67 
88 
193 
257 
181 
$1,000 
5,438 
4,411 
14 
230 
447 
1,702 
1,239 
779 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
435 
274 
- 
28 
30 
53 
105 
58 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
590 
362 
2 
27 
42 
94 
104 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
162 
123 
1 
11 
14 
36 
38 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
18 
- 
1 
- 
7 
6 
4 
$50,000 or more 
13 
12 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
7,703 
3,658 
26 
215 
332 
787 
1,039 
1,259 
$1,000 
30,735 
17,945 
75 
750 
1,495 
4,410 
5,101 
6,114 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,329 
2,835 
26 
177 
272 
587 
797 
976 
$5,000 to $9,999 
949 
532 
- 
29 
27 
123 
166 
187 
$10,000 to $24,999 
316 
205 
- 
6 
27 
49 
53 
70 
$25,000 or more 
109 
86 
- 
3 
6 
28 
23 
26 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,270 
2,406 
18 
151 
251 
579 
666 
741 
$1,000 
67,777 
50,569 
125 
2,159 
4,904 
15,924 
18,946 
8,512 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,176 
1,562 
14 
93 
156 
329 
422 
548 
$5,000 to $24,999 
761 
556 
3 
25 
54 
179 
174 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
162 
143 
- 
26 
20 
29 
33 
35 
$50,000 to $99,999 
81 
62 
1 
3 
11 
11 
15 
21 
$100,000 or more 
90 
83 
- 
4 
10 
31 
22 
16 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
47 
27 
5 
2 
1 
7 
6 
6 
$1,000 
118 
80 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
8 
12 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,339 
1,919 
18 
121 
166 
414 
580 
620 
$1,000 
64,265 
48,220 
227 
2,792 
4,812 
14,165 
14,344 
1 1 ,880 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
8,173 
3,964 
41 
289 
379 
877 
1,085 
1,293 
$1,000 
164,610 
176,390 
-63 
7,532 
11,603 
92,638 
37,773 
26,907 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,141 
44,498 
-1,532 
26,063 
30,615 
105,630 
34,814 
20,810 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
3,177 
1,761 
16 
151 
141 
412 
497 
544 
Average net gain 
dollars 
85,328 
132,402 
27,840 
76,492 
116,319 
274,680 
104,908 
72,529 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
299 
99 
- 
5 
12 
24 
29 
29 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
729 
311 
6 
24 
18 
62 
77 
124 
$5,000 to $9,999 
562 
230 
- 
26 
7 
47 
70 
80 
$10,000 to $24,999 
590 
320 
1 
34 
20 
57 
89 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
339 
234 
7 
24 
28 
52 
68 
55 
$50,000 or more 
658 
567 
2 
38 
56 
170 
164 
137 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,996 
2,203 
25 
138 
238 
465 
588 
749 
Average net loss 
dollars 
21,312 
25,769 
20,330 
29,118 
20,159 
44,151 
24,433 
16,754 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
423 
158 
5 
17 
6 
29 
51 
50 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,688 
604 
- 
32 
78 
116 
146 
232 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,157 
528 
5 
22 
53 
107 
145 
196 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,069 
493 
6 
33 
47 
116 
116 
175 
$25,000 to $49,999 
360 
220 
9 
12 
39 
36 
60 
64 
$50,000 or more 
299 
200 
- 
22 
15 
61 
70 
32 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
8,173 
3,964 
41 
289 
379 
877 
1,085 
1,293 
$1,000 
163,075 
174,965 
-45 
7,543 
11,548 
92,500 
37,136 
26,282 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,953 
44,139 
-1,092 
26,102 
30,471 
105,474 
34,227 
20,326 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
3,170 
1,757 
16 
151 
141 
411 
496 
542 
Average net gain 
dollars 
85,157 
132,093 
28,778 
76,619 
116,166 
275,287 
104,198 
71,684 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
192 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
