Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Piscataquis 
Sagadahoc 
Somerset 
Waldo 
Washington 
York 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
203 
229 
579 
633 
392 
779 
2007 
190 
183 
564 
424 
472 
708 
acres, 2012 
46,687 
20,090 
140,045 
130,608 
149,047 
64,512 
2007 
34,048 
18,616 
111,371 
68,219 
158,459 
59,335 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
136 
138 
338 
431 
317 
513 
2007 
130 
130 
371 
316 
381 
455 
acres, 2012 
9,279 
4,462 
27,283 
20,381 
32,618 
19,025 
TENURE 
2007 
6,619 
4,561 
27,677 
19,538 
31,384 
17,207 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
151 
167 
398 
496 
332 
578 
2007 
138 
153 
372 
327 
412 
513 
acres, 2012 
29,756 
10,924 
60,829 
97,420 
57,699 
41,995 
2007 
18,656 
12,224 
42,364 
35,451 
119,465 
36,854 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
86 
88 
218 
327 
265 
356 
2007 
84 
101 
235 
228 
327 
289 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,441 
5,734 
(D) 
9,107 
6,995 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
5,822 
5,418 
19,865 
6,064 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
41 
50 
115 
119 
47 
147 
2007 
45 
25 
144 
92 
49 
162 
acres, 2012 
15,844 
8,243 
57,385 
30,717 
89,817 
21,279 
2007 
12,786 
(D) 
54,807 
31,268 
37,877 
21,376 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,819 
5,960 
31,197 
19,435 
84,497 
1 1 ,570 
2007 
9,637 
3,700 
35,894 
21,081 
34,075 
1 1 ,857 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
6,025 
2,283 
26,188 
1 1 ,282 
5,320 
9,709 
2007 
3,149 
(D) 
18,913 
10,187 
3,802 
9,519 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
39 
43 
106 
92 
42 
129 
2007 
43 
25 
127 
85 
47 
146 
acres, 2012 
6,344 
2,528 
20,139 
13,579 
23,079 
11,569 
2007 
4,536 
2,411 
21,513 
13,420 
1 1 ,055 
10,624 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
11 
12 
66 
18 
13 
54 
2007 
7 
5 
48 
5 
11 
33 
acres, 2012 
1,087 
923 
21,831 
2,471 
1,531 
1,238 
2007 
2,606 
(D) 
14,200 
1,500 
1,117 
1,105 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
11 
7 
14 
12 
10 
28 
2007 
3 
4 
9 
3 
7 
20 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
493 
1,410 
(D) 
432 
461 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
342 
700 
464 
519 
Total operators 
number 
325 
364 
966 
1,046 
583 
1,298 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
94 
106 
234 
306 
228 
333 
2 operators 
97 
115 
314 
279 
147 
393 
3 operators 
11 
6 
25 
27 
14 
37 
4 operators 
1 
1 
4 
13 
1 
13 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
2 
8 
2 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
123 
161 
372 
415 
215 
600 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
113 
152 
328 
359 
191 
508 
2 operators 
5 
3 
22 
14 
12 
43 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
8 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
339 
309 
912 
679 
723 
1,181 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
79 
77 
261 
206 
253 
310 
2 operators 
86 
96 
268 
194 
199 
330 
3 operators 
15 
8 
25 
18 
13 
63 
4 operators 
7 
- 
10 
3 
4 
3 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
- 
3 
3 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
117 
147 
316 
269 
261 
505 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
109 
128 
286 
230 
238 
402 
2 operators 
4 
4 
15 
18 
10 
42 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
3 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
155 
147 
441 
454 
288 
510 
2007 
150 
120 
472 
326 
370 
509 
acres, 2012 
41,391 
15,850 
114,974 
110,707 
138,144 
51,727 
2007 
30,465 
14,232 
100,300 
54,997 
150,664 
51,374 
Female 
farms, 2012 
48 
82 
138 
179 
104 
269 
2007 
40 
63 
92 
98 
102 
199 
acres, 2012 
5,296 
4,240 
25,071 
19,901 
10,903 
12,785 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,583 
4,384 
11,071 
13,222 
7,795 
7,961 
Farming 
2012 
104 
112 
291 
308 
176 
421 
2007 
84 
90 
238 
201 
174 
325 
Other 
2012 
99 
117 
288 
325 
216 
358 
Place of residence: 
2007 
106 
93 
326 
223 
298 
383 
On farm operated 
2012 
184 
218 
473 
559 
287 
698 
2007 
176 
173 
508 
376 
354 
629 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
19 
11 
106 
74 
105 
81 
2007 
14 
10 
56 
48 
118 
79 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Maine 331 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
