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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,698 
1,637 
24 
158 
152 
376 
443 
484 
acres treated 
242,868 
214,166 
475 
9,759 
24,890 
65,049 
62,430 
51,563 
Manure used 
farms 
1,746 
1,018 
22 
76 
104 
241 
270 
305 
acres treated 
75,208 
62,686 
1,293 
1,777 
4,392 
16,285 
22,377 
16,562 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,687 
1,004 
7 
113 
108 
215 
302 
259 
acres 
141,903 
125,631 
141 
6,195 
13,869 
42,383 
33,010 
30,033 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,849 
1,139 
6 
100 
114 
270 
328 
321 
acres 
210,182 
187,926 
180 
9,162 
22,914 
57,671 
50,171 
47,828 
Nematodes 
farms 
413 
252 
4 
21 
31 
51 
79 
66 
acres 
37,580 
34,510 
82 
130 
5,671 
9,610 
13,621 
5,396 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
924 
584 
6 
64 
61 
128 
181 
144 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
97,016 
89,579 
84 
4,870 
11,192 
31,787 
27,398 
14,248 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
341 
217 
3 
21 
17 
40 
68 
68 
acres on which used 
40,041 
37,259 
42 
2,541 
6,512 
10,105 
13,398 
4,661 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
422 
287 
2 
15 
16 
62 
86 
106 
acres 
10,251 
8,287 
(D) 
643 
(D) 
1,796 
2,332 
2,847 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
804 
471 
2 
21 
37 
114 
129 
168 
acres 
24,454 
18,782 
(D) 
2,382 
(D) 
4,381 
6,773 
3,278 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
377 
216 
33 
27 
27 
64 
65 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
38,852 
21,062 
- 
684 
1,592 
3,080 
9,270 
6,436 
used 
farms 
387 
224 
1 
14 
15 
47 
66 
81 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
9,909 
7,407 
(D) 
24 
1,401 
2,332 
2,629 
(D) 
used 
farms 
298 
207 
- 
39 
18 
37 
46 
67 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
18,994 
18,016 
- 
397 
2,777 
5,243 
4,514 
5,085 
practices were used 
farms 
1,477 
977 
12 
77 
137 
241 
273 
237 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
145,558 
130,286 
119 
8,448 
18,290 
37,611 
39,862 
25,956 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
928 
650 
9 
95 
93 
151 
162 
140 
acres 
29,379 
27,025 
103 
1,953 
3,289 
6,158 
9,473 
6,049 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
464 
230 
2 
20 
37 
39 
82 
50 
Solar panels 
farms 
358 
184 
2 
20 
35 
33 
65 
29 
Wind turbines 
farms 
125 
53 
1 
3 
16 
6 
18 
9 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
17 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
29 
14 
- 
2 
- 
2 
8 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Other 
farms 
13 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
31 
18 
- 
6 
1 
- 
8 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
6,126 
2,596 
18 
133 
213 
560 
694 
978 
Part owners 
farms 
1,581 
1,042 
7 
75 
110 
219 
342 
289 
Tenants 
farms 
466 
326 
16 
81 
56 
98 
49 
26 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
7,708 
3,639 
25 
208 
324 
779 
1,036 
1,267 
acres 
1,237,055 
702,154 
6,199 
19,210 
52,765 
178,461 
194,645 
250,874 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
7,707 
3,638 
25 
208 
323 
779 
1,036 
1,267 
acres 
1,204,914 
688,253 
6,199 
18,620 
51,186 
175,403 
191,015 
245,830 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,056 
1,375 
23 
156 
167 
323 
391 
315 
acres 
253,734 
197,292 
742 
13,905 
24,308 
53,549 
64,957 
39,831 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,047 
1,368 
23 
156 
166 
317 
391 
315 
acres 
249,190 
196,330 
742 
13,905 
24,163 
53,144 
64,630 
39,746 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
528 
233 
_ 
9 
17 
55 
73 
79 
acres 
36,685 
14,863 
- 
590 
1,724 
3,463 
3,957 
5,129 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
13,406 
6,596 
83 
479 
652 
1,517 
1,757 
2,108 
1 operator 
3,782 
1,830 
15 
134 
137 
372 
526 
646 
2 operators 
3,787 
1,784 
12 
128 
218 
417 
483 
526 
3 operators 
445 
255 
13 
19 
18 
57 
54 
94 
4 operators 
119 
66 
- 
8 
5 
23 
12 
18 
5 or more operators 
40 
29 
1 
- 
1 
8 
10 
9 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
5,494 
2,726 
38 
238 
297 
686 
672 
795 
1 operator 
4,712 
2,310 
28 
194 
277 
557 
583 
671 
2 operators 
348 
180 
3 
19 
10 
60 
40 
48 
3 operators 
21 
11 
- 
2 
- 
3 
1 
5 
4 operators 
3 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
