Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maine 
Androscoggin 
Aroostook 
Cumberland 
Franklin 
Farms 
number 
8,173 
463 
895 
718 
388 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,454,104 
59,446 
350,911 
62,701 
49,442 
Average size of farm 
acres 
178 
128 
392 
87 
127 
Median size of farm 
acres 
67 
44 
155 
28 
61 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
410,633 
329,182 
559,514 
428,535 
276,723 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,308 
2,564 
1,427 
4,907 
2,172 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
570,168 
33,778 
140,800 
44,460 
18,538 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,780 
72,956 
157,319 
61,922 
47,777 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,239 
141 
28 
208 
61 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,278 
98 
135 
227 
108 
50 to 1 79 acres 
2,794 
118 
327 
195 
157 
1 80 to 499 acres 
1,318 
83 
234 
58 
47 
500 to 999 acres 
332 
15 
73 
26 
10 
1 ,000 acres or more 
212 
8 
98 
4 
5 
Total cropland 
farms 
5,864 
353 
775 
473 
223 
acres 
477,343 
22,041 
187,479 
17,981 
9,601 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
5,325 
333 
560 
448 
212 
acres 
400,960 
18,919 
146,957 
16,286 
8,573 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,365 
117 
89 
148 
37 
acres 
30,887 
844 
1 1 ,404 
676 
59 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
763,062 
53,831 
210,517 
26,304 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,364 
116,266 
235,215 
36,634 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
473,852 
1 1 ,875 
192,821 
17,245 
2,557 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
289,210 
41,956 
17,697 
9,059 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
3,279 
197 
384 
273 
184 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,022 
61 
72 
107 
53 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,045 
53 
55 
96 
64 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,081 
58 
105 
88 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
589 
31 
50 
52 
13 
$50,000 to $99,999 
379 
26 
37 
48 
11 
$100,000 or more 
778 
37 
192 
54 
21 
Government payments 
farms 
1,332 
72 
385 
58 
69 
$1 ,000 
10,162 
445 
2,492 
497 
595 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,722 
118 
345 
242 
148 
$1,000 
37,017 
2,094 
5,968 
5,161 
841 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
645,631 
51,035 
184,325 
37,960 
8,087 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,996 
110,227 
205,950 
52,868 
20,842 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
8,173 
463 
895 
718 
388 
$1,000 
164,610 
5,336 
34,652 
-5,998 
3,500 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,141 
1 1 ,524 
38,718 
-8,354 
9,021 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
3,964 
261 
393 
334 
133 
Other 
number 
4,209 
202 
502 
384 
255 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
5,113 
233 
531 
482 
291 
200 days or more 
number 
3,068 
134 
310 
345 
183 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,423 
145 
190 
211 
164 
number 
86,256 
5,769 
9,049 
3,698 
3,592 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,354 
72 
110 
110 
109 
number 
10,505 
576 
1,597 
993 
743 
Milk cows 
farms 
581 
37 
53 
39 
43 
number 
32,117 
1,999 
745 
828 
1,260 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1 ,656 
117 
143 
155 
99 
number 
35,311 
2,282 
9,126 
1,404 
979 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
24 
49 
75 
43 
number 
8,923 
1,155 
338 
1,205 
760 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
699 
26 
41 
72 
52 
number 
12,090 
1,120 
320 
1,084 
1,569 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
759 
29 
63 
87 
43 
number 
1 1 ,925 
306 
797 
2,428 
574 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,088 
107 
134 
211 
86 
number 
3,531,186 
(D) 
3,497 
4,702 
1,677 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
417 
26 
36 
48 
13 
number 
138,857 
2,213 
4,645 
2,310 
490 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
68 
2 
7 
1 
2 
acres 
5,040 
(D) 
344 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
649,389 
(D) 
40,728 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
151 
11 
8 
5 
3 
acres 
24,214 
1,932 
475 
364 
90 
tons 
371,184 
31,646 
5,864 
5,712 
1,295 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
19 
1 
8 
1 
- 
acres 
2,393 
(D) 
2,310 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
94,654 
(D) 
92,262 
(D) 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
19 
1 
8 
1 
- 
acres 
2,330 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
93,406 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
acres 
63 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
1,248 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
-continued 
224 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
