Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maine 
Andrcsccggin 
Arccstcck 
Cumberland 
Franklin 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,365 
117 
89 
148 
37 
2007 
901 
51 
66 
119 
29 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
274,884 
7,856 
74,930 
6,612 
4,164 
2007 
228,468 
8,889 
58,394 
6,840 
2,056 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,358 
117 
89 
148 
37 
2007 
883 
51 
66 
114 
29 
acres, 2012 
96,173 
1,542 
46,796 
1,315 
799 
2007 
77,847 
1,928 
34,225 
1,240 
417 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured .. 
farms, 2012 
450 
16 
49 
55 
12 
2007 
280 
22 
34 
40 
11 
acres, 2012 
11,155 
331 
7,212 
303 
135 
2007 
11,012 
877 
6,739 
566 
24 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
460 
13 
39 
43 
13 
2007 
280 
14 
23 
34 
14 
acres, 2012 
8,142 
123 
1,772 
358 
216 
2007 
5,360 
159 
1,166 
359 
266 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
30,887 
844 
1 1 ,404 
676 
59 
2007 
20,994 
515 
10,836 
307 
66 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,355 
117 
89 
147 
37 
2007 
873 
51 
64 
114 
29 
acres, 2012 
30,811 
(D) 
1 1 ,404 
(D) 
59 
2007 
20,799 
515 
10,813 
301 
66 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
15 
1 
- 
2 
- 
2007 
36 
- 
3 
6 
- 
acres, 2012 
76 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
2007 
195 
23 
6 
- 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
399 
79 
7 
52 
4 
acres irrigated 
476 
(D) 
7 
64 
5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
362 
13 
18 
50 
5 
acres irrigated 
688 
26 
34 
87 
11 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
107 
4 
2 
12 
3 
acres irrigated 
241 
6 
(D) 
37 
9 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
102 
9 
7 
11 
13 
acres irrigated 
698 
131 
55 
37 
19 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
125 
2 
4 
14 
2 
acres irrigated 
520 
(D) 
28 
(D) 
(D) 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
84 
3 
5 
3 
8 
acres irrigated 
312 
4 
33 
(D) 
10 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
28 
- 
4 
1 
1 
acres irrigated 
276 
- 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
3 
- 
acres irrigated 
343 
- 
- 
60 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
63 
3 
10 
2 
_ 
acres irrigated 
1,026 
41 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
30 
2 
9 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
1,549 
(D) 
638 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
21 
1 
11 
- 
1 
acres irrigated 
2,691 
(D) 
1,865 
- 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
18 
1 
12 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
22,067 
(D) 
8,612 
- 
- 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
269 
12 
8 
40 
6 
acres irrigated 
371 
13 
8 
59 
6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
235 
16 
7 
44 
8 
acres irrigated 
515 
30 
36 
73 
42 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
65 
1 
4 
11 
5 
acres irrigated 
125 
(D) 
4 
22 
6 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
67 
3 
6 
6 
5 
acres irrigated 
334 
(D) 
30 
43 
7 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
82 
9 
5 
8 
2 
acres irrigated 
432 
43 
14 
63 
(D) 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
27 
2 
1 
4 
1 
acres irrigated 
177 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
25 
1 
- 
2 
- 
acres irrigated 
223 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
23 
- 
10 
2 
- 
acres irrigated 
579 
- 
76 
(D) 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
48 
2 
5 
1 
2 
acres irrigated 
757 
(D) 
78 
(D) 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
23 
2 
4 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
1,463 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
21 
2 
6 
1 
- 
acres irrigated 
2,410 
(D) 
1,508 
(D) 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
16 
1 
10 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
13,608 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
--continued 
256 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
