Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Piscataquis 
Sagadahoc 
Somerset 
Waldo 
Washington 
York 
Farms 
number 
203 
229 
579 
633 
392 
779 
Land in farms 
acres 
46,687 
20,090 
140,045 
130,608 
149,047 
64,512 
Average size of farm 
acres 
230 
88 
242 
206 
380 
83 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
40 
100 
70 
93 
36 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
394,503 
331,556 
512,425 
384,874 
594,517 
403,257 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,715 
3,779 
2,119 
1,865 
1,564 
4,869 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
10,010 
9,083 
53,438 
24,917 
30,999 
45,487 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,308 
39,663 
92,294 
39,363 
79,080 
58,391 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3 
41 
34 
59 
49 
171 
1 0 to 49 acres 
41 
82 
154 
204 
90 
248 
50 to 1 79 acres 
97 
81 
207 
220 
160 
255 
1 80 to 499 acres 
43 
18 
118 
128 
59 
93 
500 to 999 acres 
14 
5 
39 
15 
23 
8 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
2 
27 
7 
11 
4 
Total cropland 
farms 
151 
145 
371 
471 
330 
532 
acres 
12,387 
5,169 
30,190 
24,840 
35,706 
20,995 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
136 
138 
338 
431 
317 
513 
acres 
9,279 
4,462 
27,283 
20,381 
32,618 
19,025 
Irrigated land 
farms 
20 
41 
60 
118 
75 
152 
acres 
160 
188 
196 
241 
12,079 
1,272 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
86,432 
(D) 
154,647 
27,451 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
(D) 
149,278 
(D) 
394,506 
35,239 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,858 
55,384 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
31,048 
16,080 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
83 
103 
179 
289 
125 
330 
$2,500 to $4,999 
25 
43 
65 
84 
35 
83 
$5,000 to $9,999 
36 
14 
76 
76 
53 
118 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
32 
75 
68 
84 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
10 
43 
41 
39 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
14 
30 
34 
19 
30 
$100,000 or more 
19 
13 
111 
41 
37 
50 
Government payments 
farms 
45 
17 
96 
105 
73 
46 
$1 ,000 
405 
139 
1,053 
837 
526 
358 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
82 
77 
200 
199 
120 
253 
$1,000 
759 
261 
2,700 
1,033 
1,573 
3,260 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
8,731 
7,277 
66,399 
20,809 
76,503 
31,872 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,008 
31,779 
114,678 
32,874 
195,161 
40,914 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
203 
229 
579 
633 
392 
779 
$1,000 
1,970 
1,602 
23,786 
4,858 
80,242 
-802 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,706 
6,995 
41,082 
7,674 
204,698 
-1,030 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
104 
112 
291 
308 
176 
421 
Other 
number 
99 
117 
288 
325 
216 
358 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
140 
141 
320 
404 
267 
481 
200 days or more 
number 
99 
85 
217 
237 
119 
282 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
64 
56 
220 
222 
61 
222 
number 
2,049 
1,202 
13,842 
8,008 
603 
3,356 
Beef cows 
farms 
43 
31 
108 
124 
36 
123 
number 
203 
417 
1,030 
591 
161 
607 
Milk cows 
farms 
17 
14 
58 
67 
13 
54 
number 
778 
308 
6,292 
3,854 
170 
1,199 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
39 
29 
154 
139 
40 
121 
number 
928 
378 
3,661 
2,314 
201 
1,180 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
36 
30 
74 
63 
27 
71 
number 
226 
130 
718 
368 
170 
772 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
35 
29 
54 
45 
15 
57 
number 
250 
346 
736 
319 
(D) 
699 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
35 
33 
33 
79 
22 
77 
number 
425 
476 
639 
894 
811 
893 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
51 
86 
146 
206 
62 
223 
number 
717 
1,406 
2,693 
3,750 
1,350 
3,999 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
10 
14 
22 
40 
18 
44 
number 
468 
365 
4,396 
11,245 
61,075 
8,566 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
2 
12 
4 
4 
18 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
864 
(D) 
4 
235 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
113,948 
(D) 
60 
24,411 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7 
4 
22 
25 
- 
11 
acres 
1,314 
148 
4,560 
2,476 
- 
528 
tons 
15,073 
2,164 
68,649 
45,787 
- 
9,118 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
226 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
