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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
48 
42 
1 
4 
3 
11 
13 
10 
500 or more 
26 
24 
- 
- 
2 
8 
6 
8 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,782 
1,020 
16 
54 
141 
211 
280 
318 
number 
42,622 
37,032 
681 
1,521 
2,716 
10,520 
12,052 
9,542 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,354 
678 
7 
35 
108 
123 
167 
238 
number 
10,505 
6,578 
7 
372 
623 
1,411 
2,075 
2,090 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,086 
499 
7 
29 
93 
83 
112 
175 
1 0 to 49 
239 
156 
- 
5 
13 
34 
46 
58 
50 to 99 
19 
16 
- 
- 
1 
5 
6 
4 
too to 199 
8 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
1 
200 to 499 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
581 
453 
16 
34 
64 
108 
127 
104 
number 
32,117 
30,454 
674 
1,149 
2,093 
9,109 
9,977 
7,452 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
290 
177 
6 
18 
39 
34 
34 
46 
1 0 to 49 
130 
124 
6 
5 
15 
29 
50 
19 
50 to 99 
79 
75 
1 
7 
2 
24 
23 
18 
100 to 199 
46 
43 
3 
4 
6 
9 
12 
9 
200 to 499 
27 
25 
- 
- 
2 
9 
4 
10 
500 or more 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,909 
1,058 
16 
47 
120 
213 
295 
367 
number 
43,634 
32,144 
438 
1,149 
2,132 
8,137 
10,806 
9,482 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,656 
901 
14 
58 
112 
186 
236 
295 
number 
35,311 
22,746 
357 
595 
2,088 
5,739 
7,789 
6,178 
$1,000 
31,076 
14,009 
126 
338 
1,307 
3,054 
5,137 
4,047 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
677 
460 
8 
30 
47 
129 
102 
144 
number 
11,914 
10,842 
208 
300 
901 
3,016 
3,591 
2,826 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,456 
778 
14 
42 
97 
145 
209 
271 
number 
23,397 
11,904 
149 
295 
1,187 
2,723 
4,198 
3,352 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
26 
19 
- 
2 
1 
1 
3 
12 
number 
(D) 
586 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
42 
452 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
380 
- 
50 
94 
97 
62 
77 
number 
8,923 
5,694 
- 
562 
1,198 
2,239 
985 
710 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
683 
330 
43 
84 
79 
54 
70 
25 to 49 
47 
33 
- 
6 
7 
11 
2 
7 
50 to 99 
13 
10 
- 
1 
2 
3 
4 
- 
100 to 199 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
500 or more 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
340 
196 
_ 
32 
53 
44 
29 
38 
number 
1,596 
983 
- 
96 
236 
293 
206 
152 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
632 
325 
- 
37 
81 
93 
52 
62 
number 
7,327 
4,711 
- 
466 
962 
1,946 
779 
558 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
699 
368 
7 
47 
78 
86 
88 
62 
number 
12,090 
7,962 
20 
754 
1,530 
2,061 
2,554 
1,043 
$1,000 
1,726 
(D) 
6 
135 
207 
216 
340 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
759 
393 
8 
29 
51 
76 
118 
111 
number 
1 1 ,925 
7,581 
111 
312 
1,055 
2,043 
2,063 
1,997 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
613 
333 
8 
22 
46 
68 
94 
95 
number 
7,374 
4,619 
60 
210 
776 
1,061 
1,131 
1,381 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
456 
246 
8 
14 
37 
51 
70 
66 
number 
8,503 
6,369 
41 
83 
340 
4,080 
944 
881 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,667 
854 
6 
56 
79 
245 
213 
255 
number 
1 1 ,987 
7,281 
12 
570 
747 
2,620 
1,332 
2,000 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,602 
823 
6 
54 
79 
242 
199 
243 
number 
9,753 
5,932 
12 
314 
631 
2,213 
1,002 
1,760 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
432 
253 
- 
13 
23 
92 
45 
80 
number 
1,738 
1,015 
- 
68 
160 
308 
142 
337 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
595 
326 
7 
35 
40 
74 
88 
82 
number 
6,449 
3,246 
70 
275 
396 
878 
1,096 
531 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
229 
137 
- 
17 
24 
26 
34 
36 
number 
2,608 
1,457 
- 
310 
198 
258 
479 
212 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,088 
966 
1 
100 
122 
242 
240 
261 
number 
3,531,186 
3,513,162 
(D) 
2,761 
3,193 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,081 
959 
100 
122 
240 
238 
259 
400 to 3,199 
3 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
203 
121 
- 
5 
7 
30 
40 
39 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
385 
218 
611 
555 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
