Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hancock 
Kennebec 
Knox 
Lincoln 
Oxford 
Penobscot 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
404 
604 
314 
344 
551 
677 
2007 
386 
649 
304 
363 
545 
706 
$1,000, 2012 
22,608 
44,992 
8,417 
11,455 
19,180 
45,981 
2007 
46,429 
48,174 
8,118 
12,155 
15,730 
41,973 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
55,961 
74,491 
26,806 
33,300 
34,810 
67,919 
2007 
120,281 
74,229 
26,704 
33,485 
28,863 
59,452 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
241 
234 
159 
126 
227 
307 
2007 
239 
253 
144 
140 
201 
292 
$1,000, 2012 
840 
1,426 
243 
198 
1,341 
2,149 
2007 
1,691 
1,257 
202 
248 
950 
1,801 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
206 
166 
139 
93 
126 
247 
2007 
154 
160 
106 
74 
90 
180 
$1,000, 2012 
1,628 
725 
181 
151 
785 
1,478 
2007 
1,614 
371 
196 
369 
686 
1,053 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
157 
188 
117 
83 
142 
284 
2007 
107 
181 
83 
101 
106 
221 
$1,000, 2012 
270 
812 
388 
472 
973 
1,970 
2007 
251 
962 
285 
262 
584 
1,810 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
116 
218 
89 
115 
160 
230 
2007 
61 
178 
56 
89 
148 
149 
$1,000, 2012 
429 
755 
273 
308 
387 
1,131 
2007 
1,366 
2,818 
152 
236 
351 
713 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
32 
75 
15 
48 
62 
82 
2007 
21 
76 
19 
32 
64 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
77 
278 
24 
53 
120 
564 
2007 
71 
(D) 
(D) 
80 
160 
503 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
98 
170 
81 
87 
133 
195 
2007 
52 
128 
44 
65 
113 
117 
$1,000, 2012 
352 
477 
249 
255 
267 
568 
2007 
1,295 
(D) 
(D) 
156 
191 
211 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
189 
377 
172 
241 
348 
409 
2007 
144 
385 
118 
188 
296 
338 
$1,000, 2012 
1,223 
16,970 
949 
2,147 
2,268 
12,499 
2007 
(D) 
19,481 
(D) 
1,544 
1,976 
10,311 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
379 
554 
299 
313 
536 
624 
2007 
365 
635 
285 
349 
523 
681 
$1,000, 2012 
1,466 
2,923 
652 
787 
1,396 
3,462 
2007 
3,550 
2,576 
652 
875 
1,214 
3,122 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
227 
371 
160 
188 
347 
401 
2007 
161 
357 
137 
157 
243 
348 
$1,000, 2012 
602 
1,053 
239 
351 
693 
1,214 
2007 
2,058 
1,633 
273 
462 
545 
1,353 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
314 
470 
220 
254 
412 
538 
2007 
313 
602 
259 
298 
467 
613 
$1,000, 2012 
1,094 
3,254 
833 
914 
2,225 
4,377 
2007 
1,837 
3,748 
947 
1,491 
1,738 
4,576 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
109 
160 
101 
100 
104 
191 
2007 
86 
156 
77 
73 
96 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
6,732 
7,567 
1,872 
2,772 
3,086 
7,561 
2007 
10,743 
6,279 
1,943 
3,328 
2,908 
6,354 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
78 
26 
35 
29 
36 
63 
2007 
61 
56 
55 
26 
26 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
3,361 
336 
338 
248 
1,148 
509 
2007 
2,272 
780 
466 
241 
362 
1,159 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
49 
53 
30 
44 
50 
64 
2007 
37 
44 
20 
47 
50 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
1,104 
264 
74 
(D) 
972 
2007 
65 
465 
95 
120 
210 
795 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
37 
92 
30 
47 
84 
90 
2007 
38 
62 
22 
41 
32 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
446 
1,571 
194 
236 
216 
636 
2007 
245 
633 
338 
258 
242 
603 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
10 
31 
13 
17 
12 
21 
2007 
12 
16 
13 
9 
17 
21 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
95 
48 
21 
(D) 
83 
2007 
(D) 
62 
30 
27 
234 
101 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
71 
140 
64 
96 
135 
197 
2007 
54 
154 
57 
67 
95 
188 
$1,000, 2012 
481 
1,303 
365 
604 
962 
1,814 
2007 
499 
1,372 
300 
569 
803 
2,271 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
49 
110 
55 
56 
104 
149 
2007 
26 
122 
49 
45 
64 
155 
$1,000, 2012 
363 
1,087 
320 
477 
806 
1,414 
2007 
439 
1,134 
250 
489 
634 
1,749 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
41 
64 
31 
60 
68 
102 
2007 
46 
86 
34 
45 
68 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
118 
216 
45 
127 
156 
400 
2007 
60 
238 
50 
81 
169 
522 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
370 
592 
303 
317 
534 
630 
2007 
351 
598 
267 
327 
512 
658 
$1,000, 2012 
1,498 
2,071 
938 
1,086 
1,744 
1,933 
2007 
(D) 
1,865 
(D) 
984 
1,468 
1,726 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
225 
330 
159 
171 
315 
337 
2007 
197 
326 
133 
191 
252 
360 
$1,000, 2012 
1,783 
3,027 
639 
1,087 
1,786 
4,193 
2007 
2,527 
3,872 
753 
1,140 
1,461 
4,227 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
165 
230 
135 
130 
230 
261 
2007 
114 
255 
97 
124 
172 
258 
$1,000, 2012 
1,348 
3,310 
1,023 
1,290 
1,448 
4,132 
2007 
4,400 
6,498 
1,044 
1,321 
1,810 
4,577 
--continued 
236 Maine 2012 Census of Agricuiture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
