Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maine 
Androscoggin 
Aroostook 
Cumberland 
Franklin 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
....farms, 2012 
1,784 
61 
464 
90 
59 
2007 
2,093 
51 
896 
103 
72 
acres, 2012 
66,215 
2,594 
38,781 
982 
846 
2007 
98,496 
3,415 
67,508 
1,509 
1,118 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
....farms, 2012 
1,437 
46 
411 
72 
42 
2007 
1,779 
41 
852 
80 
55 
acres, 2012 
53,535 
2,271 
33,253 
774 
667 
2007 
90,124 
3,263 
64,260 
1,114 
681 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
....farms, 2012 
368 
17 
56 
22 
12 
2007 
301 
12 
48 
28 
11 
acres, 2012 
5,990 
206 
2,423 
116 
115 
2007 
4,423 
61 
1,073 
226 
394 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
....farms, 2012 
295 
12 
54 
16 
11 
2007 
215 
6 
62 
14 
10 
acres, 2012 
6,690 
117 
3,105 
92 
64 
2007 
3,949 
91 
2,175 
169 
43 
Total woodland 
....farms, 2012 
5,804 
278 
677 
418 
284 
2007 
5,561 
218 
857 
402 
265 
acres, 2012 
773,652 
27,231 
117,833 
31,160 
31,717 
2007 
660,679 
18,485 
140,618 
23,433 
22,688 
Woodland pastured 
....farms, 2012 
1,103 
49 
81 
74 
53 
2007 
1,056 
51 
108 
106 
67 
acres, 2012 
27,105 
974 
3,576 
3,198 
725 
2007 
26,230 
1,052 
5,821 
2,046 
1,196 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms, 2012 
5,442 
262 
659 
389 
266 
2007 
5,144 
206 
804 
360 
241 
acres, 2012 
746,547 
26,257 
114,257 
27,962 
30,992 
2007 
634,449 
17,433 
134,797 
21,387 
21,492 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms, 2012 
4,052 
224 
316 
380 
220 
2007 
3,413 
196 
301 
267 
188 
acres, 2012 
81,707 
4,501 
13,144 
8,132 
3,803 
2007 
62,014 
4,174 
9,848 
4,177 
2,714 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms, 2012 
6,077 
311 
650 
572 
296 
2007 
5,052 
250 
715 
412 
237 
acres, 2012 
121,402 
5,673 
32,455 
5,428 
4,321 
2007 
95,620 
5,052 
24,897 
6,008 
3,189 
Pastureland, all types 
....farms, 2012 
4,554 
255 
363 
412 
235 
2007 
4,469 
254 
422 
382 
251 
acres, 2012 
118,980 
6,003 
18,461 
12,043 
4,710 
2007 
125,263 
7,984 
21,584 
7,621 
5,467 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
....farms, 2012 
293 
4 
220 
5 
11 
2007 
695 
4 
584 
8 
13 
acres, 2012 
12,643 
104 
10,188 
115 
66 
2007 
32,812 
503 
28,373 
204 
38 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
....farms, 2012 
403 
16 
175 
9 
7 
2007 
527 
22 
171 
11 
14 
acres, 2012 
123,762 
1,221 
77,493 
185 
465 
2007 
104,796 
1,247 
51,677 
588 
415 
--continued 
250 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
