Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maine 
Androscoggin 
Aroostook 
Cumberland 
Franklin 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
8,173 
463 
895 
718 
388 
2007 
8,136 
378 
1,246 
630 
388 
$1,000, 2012 
645,631 
51,035 
184,325 
37,960 
8,087 
2007 
493,693 
39,523 
110,936 
25,755 
7,700 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
78,996 
110,227 
205,950 
52,868 
20,842 
2007 
60,680 
104,558 
89,034 
40,881 
19,845 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
3,636 
223 
400 
307 
118 
2007 
3,364 
147 
417 
248 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
41,431 
756 
25,081 
836 
117 
2007 
24,426 
560 
13,242 
445 
177 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
2,673 
114 
385 
198 
66 
2007 
2,059 
100 
350 
134 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
26,950 
539 
15,242 
317 
73 
2007 
20,210 
703 
12,881 
179 
50 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
2,807 
206 
401 
210 
92 
2007 
2,209 
138 
358 
182 
81 
$1,000, 2012 
30,904 
632 
15,747 
1,534 
127 
2007 
21,985 
468 
9,657 
1,254 
166 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
2,456 
136 
152 
242 
177 
2007 
1,741 
126 
101 
171 
122 
$1,000, 2012 
26,557 
2,966 
(D) 
1,645 
344 
2007 
13,601 
4,013 
371 
1,624 
481 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
946 
47 
59 
99 
70 
2007 
721 
50 
49 
79 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
3,163 
159 
193 
320 
175 
2007 
4,596 
744 
159 
1,248 
169 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1,975 
118 
127 
216 
142 
2007 
1,291 
93 
67 
118 
85 
$1,000, 2012 
23,394 
2,807 
(D) 
1,325 
168 
2007 
9,005 
3,269 
212 
376 
313 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,659 
278 
293 
442 
262 
2007 
3,640 
214 
233 
353 
233 
$1,000, 2012 
104,563 
15,108 
12,917 
3,728 
1,955 
2007 
103,475 
15,652 
1,174 
3,846 
1,403 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
7,676 
417 
854 
684 
369 
2007 
7,825 
367 
1,163 
609 
375 
$1,000, 2012 
40,871 
1,942 
12,340 
2,497 
666 
2007 
35,779 
1,413 
8,847 
1,945 
929 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
4,813 
255 
541 
408 
214 
2007 
3,778 
242 
459 
311 
206 
$1,000, 2012 
21,672 
1,240 
(D) 
1,065 
322 
2007 
18,097 
1,425 
3,690 
800 
394 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
6,293 
297 
731 
574 
284 
2007 
7,119 
332 
1,088 
569 
331 
$1,000, 2012 
53,481 
2,637 
14,653 
3,406 
931 
2007 
48,228 
2,489 
14,037 
2,975 
1,058 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
2,415 
144 
301 
251 
79 
2007 
1,886 
106 
307 
166 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
134,674 
7,689 
29,732 
13,361 
1,340 
2007 
90,323 
4,369 
20,543 
5,743 
1,006 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
771 
32 
84 
80 
37 
2007 
718 
29 
61 
60 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
15,752 
469 
(D) 
846 
90 
2007 
10,263 
385 
535 
491 
114 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
823 
48 
128 
56 
18 
2007 
709 
39 
114 
38 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
9,251 
1,163 
3,001 
137 
32 
2007 
6,141 
160 
1,216 
603 
75 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
1,234 
98 
203 
87 
41 
2007 
846 
64 
181 
64 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
14,696 
515 
5,757 
696 
120 
2007 
12,529 
1,590 
5,411 
344 
(D) 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
365 
25 
83 
31 
10 
2007 
309 
20 
64 
26 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
4,085 
171 
1,276 
109 
12 
2007 
3,445 
247 
979 
93 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
2,239 
113 
385 
154 
95 
2007 
1,800 
113 
290 
142 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
22,232 
1,264 
7,436 
1,294 
399 
2007 
18,277 
1,042 
4,727 
871 
289 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1,671 
76 
308 
114 
75 
2007 
1,391 
94 
220 
110 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
16,794 
930 
5,633 
991 
338 
2007 
12,542 
903 
2,912 
689 
243 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1,220 
74 
202 
95 
37 
2007 
1,137 
77 
182 
84 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
5,438 
335 
1,803 
303 
60 
2007 
5,735 
139 
1,815 
182 
46 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
7,703 
389 
872 
690 
364 
2007 
7,466 
342 
1,144 
580 
359 
$1,000, 2012 
30,735 
1,730 
5,305 
2,895 
912 
2007 
24,156 
1,557 
4,727 
2,175 
742 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
4,270 
236 
471 
412 
200 
2007 
3,889 
258 
457 
292 
193 
$1,000, 2012 
67,777 
12,213 
18,427 
3,593 
649 
2007 
42,759 
3,451 
8,900 
2,366 
701 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3,339 
159 
423 
275 
149 
2007 
2,944 
156 
422 
234 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
64,265 
5,571 
17,415 
3,459 
1,217 
2007 
56,382 
5,199 
12,266 
3,074 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Maine 235 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
