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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
7,938 
3,838 
40 
276 
363 
853 
1,038 
1,268 
acres 
1,314,892 
767,917 
6,938 
31,588 
60,890 
175,040 
225,964 
267,497 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
396 
217 
- 
41 
26 
58 
50 
42 
acres 
107,962 
63,777 
- 
4,013 
13,370 
13,920 
21,973 
10,501 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
6,929 
3,216 
32 
222 
289 
684 
875 
1,114 
acres 
912,217 
500,581 
3,406 
21,979 
33,916 
114,824 
152,022 
1 74,434 
Partnership 
farms 
525 
340 
1 
37 
44 
75 
101 
82 
acres 
151,773 
120,142 
(D) 
(D) 
15,890 
24,645 
43,445 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
farms 
312 
212 
30 
20 
55 
65 
42 
acres 
1 1 1 ,743 
88,687 
- 
4,740 
12,366 
16,873 
30,393 
24,315 
Corporation 
farms 
582 
347 
7 
19 
36 
95 
98 
92 
acres 
354,808 
243,135 
(D) 
(D) 
16,702 
85,374 
54,953 
79,213 
Family held 
farms 
503 
323 
7 
18 
35 
87 
89 
87 
acres 
335,369 
(D) 
(D) 
3,174 
(D) 
84,650 
51,023 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
8 
5 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
495 
318 
7 
18 
34 
87 
87 
85 
Other than family held 
farms 
79 
24 
_ 
1 
1 
8 
9 
5 
acres 
19,439 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
724 
3,930 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
7 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
72 
22 
- 
1 
- 
7 
9 
5 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
137 
61 
1 
11 
10 
23 
11 
5 
acres 
35,306 
20,725 
(D) 
(D) 
8,841 
3,704 
5,225 
(D) 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,415 
1,549 
27 
107 
132 
344 
455 
484 
workers 
15,072 
1 1 ,325 
115 
843 
1,109 
2,952 
2,959 
3,347 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
1,146 
854 
14 
71 
85 
213 
240 
231 
workers 
4,594 
3,581 
25 
224 
319 
1,009 
937 
1,067 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
1,976 
1,253 
21 
79 
106 
275 
369 
403 
workers 
10,478 
7,744 
90 
619 
790 
1,943 
2,022 
2,280 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
109 
88 
6 
13 
14 
25 
30 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
16 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
4,229 
2,013 
38 
131 
208 
460 
521 
655 
workers 
10,698 
5,193 
99 
367 
670 
1,300 
1,183 
1,574 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,239 
555 
16 
76 
71 
146 
114 
132 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,278 
989 
11 
74 
118 
218 
246 
322 
50 to 69 acres 
622 
282 
- 
19 
19 
63 
81 
100 
70 to 99 acres 
857 
379 
2 
37 
31 
67 
121 
121 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
794 
371 
- 
30 
40 
62 
105 
134 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
521 
273 
2 
16 
18 
57 
68 
112 
180 to 219 acres 
407 
206 
- 
2 
7 
50 
60 
87 
220 to 259 acres 
257 
125 
- 
- 
7 
29 
40 
49 
260 to 499 acres 
654 
398 
6 
18 
38 
90 
120 
126 
500 to 999 acres 
332 
229 
4 
15 
14 
52 
82 
62 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
157 
120 
- 
1 
9 
36 
37 
37 
2,000 acres or more 
55 
37 
- 
1 
7 
7 
11 
11 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
45 
25 
1 
2 
3 
14 
5 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
891 
606 
9 
88 
81 
158 
165 
105 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
681 
311 
3 
13 
11 
62 
84 
138 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
958 
468 
4 
43 
44 
108 
140 
129 
Other crop farming (1119) 
2,340 
965 
3 
40 
61 
155 
285 
421 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
2,340 
965 
3 
40 
61 
155 
285 
421 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
950 
364 
6 
13 
35 
58 
95 
157 
Cattlefeedlots(112112) 
14 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
308 
288 
10 
23 
26 
75 
89 
65 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
160 
70 
- 
4 
14 
14 
15 
23 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
209 
99 
- 
14 
4 
26 
29 
26 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
326 
151 
- 
9 
23 
23 
51 
45 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
1,291 
610 
6 
41 
78 
195 
117 
173 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,423 
1,261 
22 
60 
160 
249 
348 
422 
number 
86,256 
69,176 
1,119 
2,670 
4,848 
18,657 
22,858 
19,024 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,467 
597 
6 
20 
100 
103 
154 
214 
1 0 to 49 
667 
408 
12 
28 
40 
74 
114 
140 
50 to 99 
113 
95 
- 
2 
9 
24 
31 
29 
100 to 199 
102 
95 
3 
6 
6 
29 
30 
21 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
