Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - 
Con. 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
16 
15 
1 
6 
1 
3 
2 
2 
acres 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(Z) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
625 
377 
2 
38 
65 
82 
102 
88 
acres 
281 
196 
(D) 
(D) 
63 
38 
38 
46 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
54 
37 
7 
7 
5 
1 
6 
12 
acres 
25 
19 
- 
4 
8 
3 
1 
2 
Land in orchards 
farms 
507 
254 
9 
32 
20 
54 
72 
67 
acres 
3,536 
2,468 
27 
407 
38 
985 
581 
431 
Irrigated 
farms 
62 
32 
- 
2 
- 
17 
10 
3 
acres 
295 
266 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
11 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
403 
182 
6 
24 
18 
39 
46 
49 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
78 
55 
3 
3 
2 
10 
24 
13 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
21 
13 
- 
5 
- 
3 
- 
5 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
443 
230 
9 
32 
20 
49 
63 
57 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3,337 
2,368 
25 
400 
37 
967 
547 
392 
Grapes 
farms 
95 
31 
- 
4 
1 
6 
15 
5 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
57 
12 
- 
(Z) 
(D) 
3 
8 
(D) 
Peaches, all 
farms 
98 
54 
- 
4 
1 
13 
16 
20 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
39 
25 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
7 
10 
Pecans 
farms 
2 
2 
_ 
2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
1,109 
573 
3 
41 
57 
95 
168 
209 
acres 
39,734 
34,234 
42 
79 
(D) 
(D) 
5,119 
14,093 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - 
Con. 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
248 
_ 
17 
25 
61 
102 
43 
acres 
85 
- 
5 
6 
17 
42 
14 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
1 
9 
7 
- 
acres 
6 
- 
- 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
253 
6 
15 
20 
75 
94 
43 
acres 
1,069 
19 
126 
34 
179 
422 
288 
Irrigated 
farms 
30 
- 
- 
1 
15 
9 
5 
acres 
29 
- 
- 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
7 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
221 
6 
11 
18 
69 
82 
35 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
23 
- 
2 
2 
5 
8 
6 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
8 
- 
2 
- 
1 
4 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
213 
6 
9 
18 
57 
81 
42 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
969 
13 
118 
30 
142 
395 
272 
Grapes 
farms 
64 
- 
11 
3 
9 
27 
14 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
45 
- 
7 
2 
19 
12 
5 
Peaches, all 
farms 
44 
6 
5 
- 
14 
11 
8 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
14 
3 
1 
- 
6 
3 
1 
Pecans 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
536 
6 
11 
49 
108 
211 
151 
acres 
5,499 
4 
37 
346 
1,342 
1,438 
2,333 
' Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
^ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
210 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
