Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maine 
Androscoggin 
Aroostook 
Cumberland 
Franklin 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
3,060 
230 
364 
236 
97 
2007 
2,525 
128 
465 
187 
102 
Any 
2012 
5,113 
233 
531 
482 
291 
2007 
5,611 
250 
781 
443 
286 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
750 
38 
82 
59 
21 
2007 
991 
26 
177 
74 
39 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
398 
17 
52 
20 
23 
2007 
518 
16 
70 
32 
26 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
897 
44 
87 
58 
64 
2007 
880 
30 
96 
86 
42 
200 days or more 
2012 
3,068 
134 
310 
345 
183 
2007 
3,222 
178 
438 
251 
179 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
373 
45 
49 
35 
9 
2007 
250 
19 
29 
16 
12 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
620 
25 
74 
63 
26 
2007 
684 
31 
91 
46 
45 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
1,432 
95 
102 
126 
103 
2007 
1,480 
65 
185 
129 
78 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
5,748 
298 
670 
494 
250 
2007 
5,722 
263 
941 
439 
253 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.3 
19.9 
21.1 
20.3 
19.9 
2007 
20.5 
20.4 
23.0 
20.3 
19.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
286 
39 
43 
27 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
541 
19 
62 
63 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
1,204 
76 
85 
114 
86 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
6,142 
329 
705 
514 
267 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.5 
22.3 
23.4 
22.4 
21.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
62 
5 
7 
4 
3 
2007 
46 
- 
2 
2 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
488 
37 
60 
30 
30 
2007 
350 
20 
58 
13 
15 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
834 
50 
70 
91 
35 
2007 
991 
56 
140 
94 
52 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
1,938 
113 
208 
184 
96 
2007 
2,277 
109 
349 
186 
114 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
1,231 
71 
152 
88 
34 
2007 
1,303 
71 
202 
102 
58 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
1,253 
57 
145 
88 
75 
2007 
1,048 
28 
140 
68 
43 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
981 
51 
111 
50 
47 
2007 
794 
35 
99 
67 
40 
70 years and over 
2012 
1,386 
79 
142 
183 
68 
2007 
1,327 
59 
256 
98 
60 
Average age 
2012 
57.0 
56.4 
56.8 
57.6 
57.3 
2007 
56.4 
55.9 
57.2 
56.0 
55.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
6,393 
350 
658 
561 
284 
2007 
5,335 
265 
695 
476 
274 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
597 
41 
67 
28 
21 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
2,746 
114 
246 
159 
91 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
2,034 
187 
122 
337 
87 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
122 
1 
25 
14 
4 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
750 
25 
96 
61 
30 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
469 
- 
75 
10 
60 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
272 
11 
60 
15 
12 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
107 
- 
32 
2 
12 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
7,938 
450 
869 
693 
384 
acres, 2012 
1,314,892 
55,204 
317,566 
60,417 
47,882 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
396 
12 
52 
58 
14 
acres, 2012 
107,962 
2,688 
44,881 
3,795 
1,682 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
6,929 
392 
744 
575 
340 
2007 
6,956 
308 
1,080 
507 
335 
acres, 2012 
912,217 
35,032 
200,102 
46,792 
41,456 
2007 
887,469 
(D) 
224,408 
35,067 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
525 
34 
56 
42 
21 
2007 
544 
26 
68 
50 
30 
acres, 2012 
151,773 
9,477 
55,772 
2,994 
2,847 
2007 
165,957 
2,661 
73,508 
4,907 
1,916 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
503 
33 
57 
66 
23 
2007 
506 
34 
70 
58 
21 
acres, 2012 
335,369 
12,265 
78,101 
8,379 
4,759 
2007 
259,305 
9,987 
71,234 
5,175 
4,384 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
79 
2 
14 
8 
2 
2007 
46 
9 
5 
8 
1 
acres, 2012 
19,439 
(D) 
6,307 
1,180 
(D) 
2007 
9,969 
3,072 
2,726 
2,503 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
137 
2 
24 
27 
2 
2007 
84 
1 
23 
7 
1 
acres, 2012 
35,306 
(D) 
10,629 
3,356 
(D) 
2007 
24,866 
(D) 
3,692 
4,075 
(D) 
--continued 
332 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
