Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
310 
274 
30 
6 
151 
159 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,856 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
15 
7 
10 
12 
$1,000 
2,167 
1,429 
738 
- 
798 
1,369 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
302 
268 
28 
6 
144 
158 
$1,000 
3,648 
(D) 
812 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
15 
6 
9 
12 
$1,000 
2,117 
1,429 
688 
- 
748 
1,369 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
9 
3 
- 
7 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
15 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
2,628 
1,650 
834 
144 
1,193 
1,435 
$1,000 
47,980 
10,627 
24,360 
12,993 
22,481 
25,499 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
209 
30 
128 
51 
98 
111 
$1,000 
32,287 
(D) 
16,622 
(D) 
15,154 
17,133 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
500 
332 
103 
65 
205 
295 
$1,000 
14,343 
731 
1,192 
12,420 
7,924 
6,419 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
2 
5 
50 
35 
22 
$1,000 
13,475 
(D) 
(D) 
12,309 
7,581 
5,894 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,656 
947 
641 
68 
691 
965 
$1,000 
31,076 
17,485 
12,967 
624 
5,604 
25,472 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
10 
49 
3 
13 
49 
$1,000 
20,909 
(D) 
(D) 
385 
1,132 
19,777 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
367 
100 
244 
23 
137 
230 
$1,000 
126,632 
12,028 
105,553 
9,051 
29,312 
97,320 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
261 
40 
207 
14 
97 
164 
$1,000 
125,104 
11,491 
104,649 
8,963 
28,789 
96,314 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
699 
467 
179 
53 
208 
491 
$1,000 
1,726 
919 
644 
164 
495 
1,231 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
691 
514 
152 
25 
266 
425 
$1,000 
3,637 
1,637 
1,934 
67 
871 
2,766 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
1,998 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
441 
355 
60 
26 
164 
277 
$1,000 
7,159 
5,780 
1,245 
134 
1,986 
5,173 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
18 
6 
- 
6 
18 
$1,000 
3,554 
2,730 
824 
- 
824 
2,730 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,504 
1,196 
250 
58 
545 
959 
$1,000 
38,938 
37,956 
819 
163 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
8 
2 
- 
5 
5 
$1,000 
37,568 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
58 
33 
5 
20 
25 
33 
$1,000 
75,107 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,678 
71,428 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
15 
4 
11 
13 
17 
$1,000 
74,743 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,547 
71,196 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
468 
358 
83 
27 
171 
297 
$1,000 
4,935 
4,135 
708 
92 
3,373 
1,562 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
9 
3 
- 
7 
5 
$1,000 
3,299 
2,859 
440 
- 
2,855 
444 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,332 
746 
526 
60 
573 
759 
$1,000 
10,162 
3,768 
5,751 
643 
3,537 
6,625 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
138 
- 
110 
28 
59 
79 
$1,000 
549 
- 
423 
126 
293 
256 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,311 
1,597 
508 
206 
868 
1,443 
$1,000 
24,793 
10,564 
10,918 
3,310 
6,762 
18,030 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
8,173 
6,126 
1,581 
466 
3,782 
4,391 
$1,000 
645,631 
263,535 
339,702 
42,393 
203,782 
441,849 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,996 
43,019 
214,866 
90,973 
53,882 
100,626 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,636 
2,467 
925 
244 
1,578 
2,058 
$1,000 
41,431 
8,697 
30,999 
1,735 
16,037 
25,393 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,093 
2,314 
562 
217 
1,368 
1,725 
$5,000 to $24,999 
301 
109 
175 
17 
112 
189 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
10 
56 
2 
24 
44 
$50,000 or more 
174 
34 
132 
8 
74 
100 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,673 
1,865 
674 
134 
1,104 
1,569 
$1,000 
26,950 
8,312 
17,971 
666 
9,588 
17,362 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,263 
1,723 
431 
109 
930 
1,333 
$5,000 to $24,999 
226 
92 
115 
19 
105 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
21 
41 
3 
21 
44 
$50,000 or more 
119 
29 
87 
3 
48 
71 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
212 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
