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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
365 
161 
168 
36 
117 
248 
$1,000 
4,085 
727 
3,145 
214 
1,401 
2,684 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
157 
103 
43 
11 
45 
112 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
92 
39 
46 
7 
25 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
81 
10 
55 
16 
31 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
7 
8 
1 
7 
9 
$50,000 or more 
19 
2 
16 
1 
9 
10 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,239 
1,460 
696 
83 
913 
1,326 
$1,000 
22,232 
1 1 ,670 
10,067 
495 
7,630 
14,602 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,219 
848 
308 
63 
520 
699 
$5,000 to $24,999 
826 
521 
288 
17 
321 
505 
$25,000 to $99,999 
177 
86 
89 
2 
70 
107 
$100,000 or more 
17 
5 
11 
1 
2 
15 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,671 
1,131 
540 
_ 
668 
1,003 
$1,000 
16,794 
9,878 
6,916 
- 
5,925 
10,869 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
275 
209 
66 
- 
123 
152 
$1,000 to $4,999 
526 
371 
155 
- 
216 
310 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
473 
249 
- 
271 
451 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
51 
44 
- 
41 
54 
$50,000 or more 
53 
27 
26 
- 
17 
36 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,220 
718 
419 
83 
487 
733 
$1 ,000 
5,438 
1,792 
3,151 
495 
1,705 
3,733 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
435 
285 
125 
25 
191 
244 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
590 
363 
189 
38 
227 
363 
$5,000 to $24,999 
162 
61 
84 
17 
59 
103 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
7 
11 
2 
7 
13 
$50,000 or more 
13 
2 
10 
1 
3 
10 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
7,703 
6,063 
1,568 
72 
3,485 
4,218 
$1,000 
30,735 
20,278 
(D) 
(D) 
12,522 
18,213 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,329 
5,157 
1,109 
63 
2,902 
3,427 
$5,000 to $9,999 
949 
685 
262 
2 
410 
539 
$10,000 to $24,999 
316 
183 
128 
5 
128 
188 
$25,000 or more 
109 
38 
69 
2 
45 
64 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,270 
2,955 
1,074 
241 
1,799 
2,471 
$1,000 
67,777 
34,718 
28,677 
4,382 
24,311 
43,466 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,176 
2,430 
589 
157 
1,393 
1,783 
$5,000 to $24,999 
761 
414 
285 
62 
296 
465 
$25,000 to $49,999 
162 
66 
82 
14 
58 
104 
$50,000 to $99,999 
81 
17 
60 
4 
26 
55 
$100,000 or more 
90 
28 
58 
4 
26 
64 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
47 
10 
31 
6 
17 
30 
$1,000 
118 
33 
79 
6 
40 
78 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,339 
2,199 
968 
172 
1,491 
1,848 
$1,000 
64,265 
27,356 
33,066 
3,842 
22,934 
41,331 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
8,173 
6,126 
1,581 
466 
3,782 
4,391 
$1,000 
164,610 
-1,513 
102,734 
63,389 
36,979 
127,631 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,141 
-247 
64,980 
136,027 
9,778 
29,067 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
3,177 
2,142 
800 
235 
1,510 
1,667 
Average net gain 
dollars 
85,328 
34,195 
164,959 
280,313 
52,449 
115,109 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
299 
253 
30 
16 
141 
158 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
729 
590 
98 
41 
398 
331 
$5,000 to $9,999 
562 
413 
112 
37 
276 
286 
$10,000 to $24,999 
590 
447 
116 
27 
263 
327 
$25,000 to $49,999 
339 
224 
84 
31 
161 
178 
$50,000 or more 
658 
215 
360 
83 
271 
387 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,996 
3,984 
781 
231 
2,272 
2,724 
Average net loss 
dollars 
21,312 
18,764 
37,431 
10,756 
18,583 
23,589 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
423 
351 
32 
40 
217 
206 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,688 
1,407 
198 
83 
794 
894 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,157 
942 
172 
43 
527 
630 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,069 
871 
156 
42 
464 
605 
$25,000 to $49,999 
360 
222 
122 
16 
138 
222 
$50,000 or more 
299 
191 
101 
7 
132 
167 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
8,173 
6,126 
1,581 
466 
3,782 
4,391 
$1,000 
163,075 
-2,092 
101,898 
63,269 
36,348 
126,727 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,953 
-341 
64,452 
135,769 
9,611 
28,861 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
3,170 
2,142 
795 
233 
1,508 
1,662 
Average net gain 
dollars 
85,157 
33,972 
165,278 
282,332 
52,207 
115,053 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
