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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
48 
6 
39 
3 
19 
29 
500 or more 
26 
2 
21 
3 
2 
24 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,782 
1,065 
639 
78 
757 
1,025 
number 
42,622 
8,373 
31,765 
2,484 
12,870 
29,752 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,354 
896 
399 
59 
599 
755 
number 
10,505 
4,722 
5,468 
315 
5,006 
5,499 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,086 
787 
250 
49 
474 
612 
10 to 49 
239 
101 
129 
9 
113 
126 
50 to 99 
19 
5 
13 
1 
7 
12 
100 to 199 
8 
2 
6 
- 
4 
4 
200 to 499 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
581 
248 
301 
32 
196 
385 
number 
32,117 
3,651 
26,297 
2,169 
7,864 
24,253 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
290 
199 
75 
16 
86 
204 
1 0 to 49 
130 
31 
91 
8 
61 
69 
50 to 99 
79 
11 
68 
- 
27 
52 
100 to 199 
46 
4 
37 
5 
17 
29 
200 to 499 
27 
2 
22 
3 
5 
22 
500 or more 
9 
1 
8 
- 
- 
9 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,909 
1,141 
704 
64 
797 
1,112 
number 
43,634 
12,438 
29,446 
1,750 
1 1 ,886 
31,748 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,656 
947 
641 
68 
691 
965 
number 
35,311 
13,285 
20,670 
1,356 
7,845 
27,466 
$1,000 
31,076 
17,485 
12,967 
624 
5,604 
25,472 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
677 
338 
301 
38 
286 
391 
number 
11,914 
1,618 
9,539 
757 
2,902 
9,012 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,456 
821 
591 
44 
589 
867 
number 
23,397 
1 1 ,667 
11,131 
599 
4,943 
18,454 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
26 
9 
17 
- 
15 
11 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
567 
- 
249 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
529 
177 
46 
237 
515 
number 
8,923 
4,811 
3,358 
754 
2,344 
6,579 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
683 
501 
149 
33 
211 
472 
25 to 49 
47 
20 
14 
13 
19 
28 
50 to 99 
13 
4 
9 
- 
6 
7 
100 to 199 
4 
2 
2 
- 
1 
3 
200 to 499 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
3 
500 or more 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
340 
227 
84 
29 
91 
249 
number 
1,596 
944 
518 
134 
462 
1,134 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
632 
436 
159 
37 
196 
436 
number 
7,327 
3,867 
2,840 
620 
1,882 
5,445 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
699 
467 
179 
53 
208 
491 
number 
12,090 
6,170 
4,890 
1,030 
3,353 
8,737 
$1,000 
1,726 
919 
644 
164 
495 
1,231 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
759 
572 
160 
27 
258 
501 
number 
1 1 ,925 
7,492 
4,247 
186 
4,189 
7,736 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
613 
453 
139 
21 
221 
392 
number 
7,374 
4,652 
2,578 
144 
2,502 
4,872 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
456 
320 
113 
23 
185 
271 
number 
8,503 
3,226 
5,118 
159 
2,059 
6,444 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,667 
1,282 
331 
54 
598 
1,069 
number 
1 1 ,987 
9,351 
2,187 
449 
4,355 
7,632 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,602 
1,235 
315 
52 
575 
1,027 
number 
9,753 
7,630 
1,807 
316 
3,463 
6,290 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
432 
352 
54 
26 
163 
269 
number 
1,738 
1,517 
177 
44 
551 
1,187 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
595 
472 
112 
11 
178 
417 
number 
6,449 
5,227 
1,054 
168 
1,619 
4,830 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
229 
173 
53 
3 
79 
150 
number 
2,608 
1,927 
561 
120 
763 
1,845 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,088 
1,714 
328 
46 
752 
1,336 
number 
3,531,186 
3,520,919 
8,589 
1,678 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,081 
1,707 
328 
46 
747 
1,334 
400 to 3,199 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
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 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Pullets tor laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
203 
160 
40 
3 
71 
132 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
832 
60 
(D) 
2,582 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
