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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
4,052 
1,996 
23 
110 
184 
459 
537 
683 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads. 
acres 
81,707 
47,500 
496 
2,181 
3,862 
12,193 
12,506 
16,262 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
6,077 
2,948 
21 
193 
277 
616 
851 
990 
acres 
121,402 
62,450 
453 
2,219 
2,417 
17,963 
21,986 
17,412 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,365 
889 
10 
122 
104 
222 
229 
202 
acres 
30,887 
26,130 
(D) 
388 
1,815 
(D) 
3,118 
4,009 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,355 
887 
10 
122 
104 
222 
228 
201 
acres 
30,811 
26,084 
(D) 
388 
1,815 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
15 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
76 
46 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Programs 
farms 
293 
136 
- 
18 
5 
28 
43 
42 
acres 
12,643 
4,331 
- 
332 
152 
809 
991 
2,047 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
403 
318 
2 
21 
32 
80 
101 
82 
acres 
123,762 
116,101 
(D) 
(D) 
12,852 
38,219 
29,737 
27,983 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
554 
400 
3 
80 
64 
83 
109 
61 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
36,401 
35,007 
47 
6,374 
5,141 
9,094 
10,011 
4,339 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
8,173 
3,964 
41 
289 
379 
877 
1,085 
1,293 
$1,000 
3,356,102 
1,956,883 
10,356 
96,445 
184,580 
479,188 
595,127 
591,186 
Average per farm 
dollars 
410,633 
493,664 
252,586 
333,719 
487,017 
546,395 
548,504 
457,221 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,308 
2,212 
1,492 
2,965 
2,450 
2,097 
2,328 
2,070 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
735 
330 
14 
67 
33 
70 
59 
87 
$50,000 to $99,999 
615 
252 
- 
3 
44 
58 
58 
89 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,758 
783 
3 
87 
63 
169 
203 
258 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,301 
1,507 
20 
81 
138 
320 
429 
519 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,216 
694 
3 
35 
64 
154 
209 
229 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
373 
264 
1 
11 
24 
67 
82 
79 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
144 
112 
- 
3 
10 
37 
34 
28 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
24 
19 
- 
2 
3 
1 
10 
3 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
7 
3 
1 
1 
1 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
8,171 
3,963 
41 
289 
379 
877 
1,085 
1,292 
$1,000 
570,168 
389,713 
2,604 
21,309 
41,389 
112,208 
113,207 
98,997 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,171 
441 
15 
32 
58 
85 
121 
130 
$5,000 to $9,999 
777 
351 
- 
30 
19 
104 
89 
109 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,222 
496 
4 
52 
38 
86 
164 
152 
$20,000 to $49,999 
2,387 
1,100 
2 
81 
124 
180 
271 
442 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,344 
667 
9 
43 
65 
158 
174 
218 
$100,000 to $199,999 
705 
449 
9 
31 
27 
123 
138 
121 
$200,000 to $499,999 
399 
307 
2 
11 
30 
89 
89 
86 
$500,000 or more 
166 
152 
- 
9 
18 
52 
39 
34 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
5,974 
3,183 
30 
224 
319 
691 
875 
1,044 
number 
11,555 
7,326 
87 
430 
777 
1,955 
2,104 
1,973 
Tractors, all 
farms 
6,242 
3,216 
36 
212 
291 
703 
893 
1,081 
number 
14,400 
8,807 
74 
465 
784 
2,041 
2,638 
2,805 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,914 
1,963 
18 
135 
142 
409 
549 
710 
number 
5,711 
3,095 
23 
179 
242 
631 
880 
1,140 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,748 
2,043 
19 
123 
185 
445 
594 
677 
number 
6,578 
4,019 
40 
205 
324 
924 
1,232 
1,294 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
882 
601 
4 
40 
63 
151 
202 
141 
number 
2,111 
1,693 
11 
81 
218 
486 
526 
371 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
202 
160 
1 
13 
24 
39 
55 
28 
number 
229 
182 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
42 
62 
36 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
131 
89 
- 
1 
3 
20 
30 
35 
number 
155 
105 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
24 
37 
38 
Hay balers 
farms 
2,285 
1,337 
11 
54 
110 
252 
388 
522 
number 
2,970 
1,776 
18 
75 
162 
346 
502 
673 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
196 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
