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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
13 
3 
4 
6 
7 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
- 
4 
- 
2 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
13 
1 
10 
2 
5 
8 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
2 
_ 
2 
_ 
_ 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
2 
. 
2 
. 
. 
2 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
19 
3 
8 
8 
2 
17 
acres 
2,393 
(D) 
(D) 
1,596 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
94,654 
(D) 
(D) 
55,296 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
12 
2 
4 
6 
2 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
500 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
2,859 
1,746 
1,016 
97 
1,274 
1,585 
acres 
193,106 
54,895 
132,572 
5,639 
78,676 
114,430 
tons, dry 
424,176 
101,674 
313,451 
9,051 
158,191 
265,985 
Irrigated 
farms 
47 
37 
9 
1 
12 
35 
acres 
408 
(D) 
223 
(D) 
227 
181 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,235 
1,055 
136 
44 
550 
685 
25 to 99 acres 
1,084 
597 
455 
32 
498 
586 
1 00 to 249 acres 
387 
85 
284 
18 
159 
228 
250 to 499 acres 
126 
8 
116 
2 
56 
70 
500 acres or more 
27 
1 
25 
1 
11 
16 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
208 
135 
69 
4 
94 
114 
acres 
9,144 
2,899 
6,134 
111 
3,976 
5,168 
tons, dry 
14,142 
4,733 
9,227 
182 
6,907 
7,235 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,479 
831 
602 
46 
658 
821 
acres 
95,343 
28,687 
64,452 
2,204 
40,392 
54,951 
tons, dry 
183,655 
55,753 
124,773 
3,129 
78,117 
105,538 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
20 
6 
- 
3 
23 
acres 
252 
114 
138 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,473 
930 
366 
177 
614 
859 
acres 
72,409 
16,177 
53,547 
2,685 
27,611 
44,798 
Irrigated 
farms 
510 
287 
130 
93 
212 
298 
acres 
13,324 
3,171 
9,711 
442 
1,659 
11,665 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,049 
771 
132 
146 
458 
591 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
225 
113 
92 
20 
67 
158 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
47 
18 
23 
6 
24 
23 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
61 
9 
50 
2 
28 
33 
250.0 acres or more 
91 
19 
69 
3 
37 
54 
Beans, snap 
farms 
574 
397 
128 
49 
182 
392 
acres 
(D) 
138 
(D) 
23 
(D) 
185 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
50 
37 
9 
4 
13 
37 
acres 
30 
24 
6 
1 
2 
28 
Peas, green 
farms 
119 
69 
37 
13 
42 
77 
acres 
90 
33 
41 
15 
34 
55 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
13 
6 
6 
1 
1 
12 
acres 
10 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
741 
437 
244 
60 
302 
439 
acres 
61,336 
14,261 
44,952 
2,124 
26,140 
35,196 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
141 
54 
80 
7 
55 
86 
acres 
37,654 
7,242 
28,953 
1,458 
14,837 
22,817 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
546 
388 
109 
49 
206 
340 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
28 
12 
13 
3 
19 
9 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
24 
9 
11 
4 
13 
11 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
54 
9 
44 
1 
27 
27 
250.0 acres or more 
89 
19 
67 
3 
37 
52 
Sweet corn 
farms 
418 
296 
99 
23 
138 
280 
acres 
1,676 
518 
959 
200 
471 
1,205 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
39 
25 
13 
1 
21 
18 
acres 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
222 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
