Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hancock 
Kennebec 
Knox 
Lincoln 
Oxford 
Penobscot 
Farms 
number 
404 
604 
314 
344 
551 
677 
Land in farms 
acres 
53,365 
78,050 
29,407 
31,569 
75,275 
112,949 
Average size of farm 
acres 
132 
129 
94 
92 
137 
167 
Median size of farm 
acres 
50 
50 
44 
40 
62 
75 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
444,959 
370,354 
355,739 
320,217 
347,442 
336,186 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,369 
2,866 
3,798 
3,489 
2,543 
2,015 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
20,746 
42,275 
1 1 ,265 
14,795 
26,714 
42,865 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,606 
69,992 
35,875 
43,010 
48,482 
63,316 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
68 
112 
59 
48 
76 
81 
1 0 to 49 acres 
134 
174 
110 
135 
169 
169 
50 to 1 79 acres 
126 
183 
94 
110 
176 
288 
1 80 to 499 acres 
56 
107 
46 
46 
95 
87 
500 to 999 acres 
11 
21 
5 
2 
32 
33 
1 ,000 acres or more 
9 
7 
- 
3 
3 
19 
Total cropland 
farms 
319 
422 
237 
231 
354 
477 
acres 
1 1 ,989 
32,770 
7,510 
7,413 
15,694 
35,578 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
307 
398 
227 
203 
313 
451 
acres 
9,050 
29,447 
6,569 
6,288 
13,661 
32,162 
Irrigated land 
farms 
88 
90 
68 
61 
72 
129 
acres 
170 
427 
294 
126 
411 
2,340 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
(D) 
49,833 
(D) 
10,162 
19,219 
50,155 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
82,505 
(D) 
29,540 
34,880 
74,084 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
10,114 
14,419 
5,431 
5,207 
14,482 
16,188 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
35,414 
(D) 
4,955 
4,737 
33,967 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
142 
216 
143 
124 
237 
270 
$2,500 to $4,999 
43 
81 
22 
52 
91 
105 
$5,000 to $9,999 
63 
85 
51 
55 
74 
76 
$10,000 to $24,999 
62 
79 
34 
54 
73 
92 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
66 
44 
21 
32 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
24 
7 
19 
15 
22 
$100,000 or more 
28 
53 
13 
19 
29 
61 
Government payments 
farms 
60 
74 
46 
27 
69 
90 
$1,000 
187 
711 
116 
269 
488 
1,044 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
128 
216 
83 
102 
183 
226 
$1,000 
5,357 
2,187 
687 
415 
1,886 
2,833 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
22,608 
44,992 
8,417 
1 1 ,455 
19,180 
45,981 
Average per farm 
dollars 
55,961 
74,491 
26,806 
33,300 
34,810 
67,919 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
404 
604 
314 
344 
551 
677 
$1,000 
-1,696 
7,738 
-433 
-609 
2,414 
8,051 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-4,199 
12,811 
-1,379 
-1,769 
4,380 
1 1 ,892 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
210 
276 
172 
176 
247 
350 
Other 
number 
194 
328 
142 
168 
304 
327 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
266 
435 
186 
206 
351 
379 
200 days or more 
number 
113 
270 
109 
136 
228 
201 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
68 
207 
91 
103 
221 
178 
number 
516 
14,463 
1,522 
1,892 
2,981 
13,714 
Beef cows 
farms 
31 
116 
50 
53 
128 
110 
number 
142 
1,358 
303 
351 
773 
660 
Milk cows 
farms 
24 
43 
16 
22 
22 
59 
number 
114 
6,352 
248 
622 
641 
6,707 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
49 
146 
57 
83 
146 
139 
number 
190 
4,500 
459 
713 
1,347 
5,649 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
24 
62 
6 
43 
73 
52 
number 
206 
929 
27 
592 
642 
685 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
41 
42 
1 
51 
74 
64 
number 
272 
1,064 
(D) 
747 
1,330 
2,083 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
27 
52 
28 
46 
49 
56 
number 
258 
323 
541 
912 
870 
778 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
88 
165 
108 
114 
130 
171 
number 
2,724 
(D) 
2,194 
14,237 
2,937 
3,401 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
37 
31 
5 
16 
35 
22 
number 
5,701 
6,240 
1,169 
3,058 
5,317 
21,599 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
6 
- 
1 
5 
3 
acres 
- 
955 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
112,467 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
18 
- 
4 
33 
acres 
- 
3,877 
- 
- 
435 
8,015 
tons 
- 
54,995 
- 
- 
8,446 
122,435 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
6 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
36 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
696 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
6 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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