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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
298 
99 
5 
12 
24 
29 
29 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
727 
309 
3 
24 
18 
61 
79 
124 
$5,000 to $9,999 
568 
236 
3 
26 
7 
47 
70 
83 
$10,000 to $24,999 
585 
317 
1 
34 
20 
57 
88 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
342 
235 
7 
24 
28 
52 
69 
55 
$50,000 or more 
650 
561 
2 
38 
56 
170 
161 
134 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
5,003 
2,207 
25 
138 
238 
466 
589 
751 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
21,362 
25,882 
20,208 
29,174 
20,299 
44,298 
24,696 
16,739 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
422 
158 
5 
17 
6 
29 
51 
50 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,690 
604 
- 
32 
78 
115 
146 
233 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,163 
532 
5 
22 
53 
109 
147 
196 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,067 
492 
6 
33 
47 
116 
114 
176 
$25,000 to $49,999 
360 
220 
9 
12 
39 
36 
60 
64 
$50,000 or more 
301 
201 
- 
22 
15 
61 
71 
32 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
10 
10 
1 
2 
7 
$1,000 
361 
361 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,722 
1,466 
17 
112 
136 
324 
422 
455 
$1,000 
37,017 
27,301 
96 
1,225 
2,472 
6,090 
5,592 
1 1 ,826 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
407 
255 
6 
19 
28 
62 
89 
51 
$1,000 
8,002 
7,174 
2 
165 
725 
788 
1,014 
4,481 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
438 
216 
_ 
11 
10 
52 
63 
80 
$1,000 
2,325 
1,027 
- 
45 
65 
250 
265 
401 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,133 
551 
12 
32 
42 
74 
179 
212 
$1,000 
8,616 
5,595 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,409 
1,588 
1,741 
Agri -tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
270 
152 
6 
5 
19 
29 
60 
33 
$1,000 
1,803 
1,088 
2 
6 
94 
393 
461 
133 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
345 
249 
8 
21 
20 
55 
80 
65 
$1,000 
604 
551 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
164 
162 
123 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
77 
53 
4 
5 
16 
15 
13 
$1,000 
2,945 
2,805 
- 
309 
209 
871 
808 
608 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
182 
128 
8 
15 
14 
27 
29 
35 
$1,000 
1,587 
1,404 
68 
38 
256 
336 
447 
259 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
657 
380 
2 
38 
40 
110 
86 
104 
$1,000 
11,135 
7,658 
(D) 
581 
(D) 
1,878 
848 
4,080 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
5,864 
3,031 
26 
216 
274 
651 
837 
1,027 
acres 
477,343 
368,476 
1,502 
16,936 
37,014 
96,971 
110,652 
105,401 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
5,325 
2,852 
23 
200 
260 
605 
790 
974 
acres 
400,960 
326,707 
1,115 
14,825 
33,139 
88,766 
96,980 
91,882 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
3,965 
1,872 
15 
145 
172 
378 
497 
665 
50 to 99 acres 
591 
350 
1 
26 
30 
64 
94 
135 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
353 
257 
6 
6 
22 
51 
73 
99 
200 to 499 acres 
266 
229 
1 
16 
22 
69 
82 
39 
500 to 999 acres 
101 
98 
- 
6 
5 
32 
29 
26 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
33 
31 
- 
- 
8 
6 
12 
5 
2,000 acres or more 
16 
15 
- 
1 
1 
5 
3 
5 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
543 
287 
1 
29 
32 
69 
68 
88 
acres 
10,168 
6,022 
(D) 
(D) 
447 
1,682 
1,857 
1,820 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
368 
182 
6 
25 
40 
43 
68 
acres 
5,990 
3,623 
- 
32 
1,112 
438 
1,062 
979 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
1,437 
673 
8 
71 
48 
146 
186 
214 
acres 
53,535 
26,547 
351 
1,755 
1,414 
5,354 
9,783 
7,890 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
295 
184 
4 
18 
12 
34 
36 
80 
acres 
6,690 
5,577 
(D) 
(D) 
902 
731 
970 
2,830 
Total woodland 
farms 
5,804 
2,815 
27 
187 
256 
592 
807 
946 
acres 
773,652 
406,157 
4,490 
11,189 
32,056 
101,420 
110,501 
146,501 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,103 
512 
11 
35 
74 
99 
148 
145 
acres 
27,105 
12,340 
156 
250 
805 
3,466 
3,010 
4,653 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
5,442 
2,663 
26 
183 
222 
552 
774 
906 
acres 
746,547 
393,817 
4,334 
10,939 
31,251 
97,954 
107,491 
141,848 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
