Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hancock 
Kennebec 
Knox 
Lincoln 
Oxford 
Penobscot 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
138 
169 
128 
138 
200 
298 
2007 
98 
213 
74 
107 
158 
248 
Any 
2012 
266 
435 
186 
206 
351 
379 
2007 
288 
436 
230 
256 
387 
458 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
88 
46 
22 
35 
32 
72 
2007 
70 
84 
29 
38 
85 
41 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
26 
27 
13 
13 
23 
34 
2007 
27 
36 
29 
29 
25 
48 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
39 
92 
42 
22 
68 
72 
2007 
46 
60 
40 
42 
74 
79 
200 days or more 
2012 
113 
270 
109 
136 
228 
201 
2007 
145 
256 
132 
147 
203 
290 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
29 
22 
12 
17 
18 
21 
2007 
13 
29 
7 
6 
12 
51 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
34 
9 
23 
21 
37 
2007 
36 
71 
28 
25 
74 
51 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
63 
113 
55 
56 
134 
143 
2007 
63 
109 
58 
77 
86 
150 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
289 
435 
238 
248 
378 
476 
2007 
274 
440 
211 
255 
373 
454 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.9 
19.6 
22.5 
20.3 
20.0 
20.4 
2007 
19.7 
19.8 
19.3 
19.6 
20.5 
19.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
24 
13 
1 
6 
14 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
14 
35 
14 
14 
15 
33 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
60 
89 
49 
53 
103 
126 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
306 
467 
250 
271 
419 
505 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
21.7 
21.6 
25.1 
23.3 
23.9 
22.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 
- 
6 
- 
- 
8 
11 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
19 
28 
7 
16 
18 
45 
2007 
15 
28 
16 
12 
24 
45 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
25 
36 
14 
30 
50 
69 
2007 
52 
82 
18 
36 
63 
106 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
89 
186 
59 
74 
154 
170 
2007 
94 
176 
78 
109 
155 
191 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
87 
113 
62 
74 
73 
89 
2007 
62 
111 
62 
30 
67 
122 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
42 
85 
62 
47 
71 
109 
2007 
49 
86 
37 
77 
89 
82 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
70 
77 
37 
46 
74 
95 
2007 
41 
64 
49 
21 
56 
65 
70 years and over 
2012 
72 
72 
73 
57 
111 
99 
2007 
73 
96 
44 
78 
83 
84 
Average age 
2012 
58.7 
56.5 
61.4 
58.7 
58.3 
56.6 
2007 
57.5 
55.9 
57.9 
58.4 
56.2 
54.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
343 
478 
249 
245 
431 
546 
2007 
245 
462 
200 
249 
350 
467 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
45 
27 
25 
35 
31 
58 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
161 
189 
130 
68 
259 
342 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
70 
240 
66 
78 
96 
102 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
16 
4 
2 
8 
9 
2 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
29 
29 
24 
29 
41 
28 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
24 
5 
11 
37 
13 
34 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
15 
12 
11 
9 
8 
14 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
5 
1 
4 
7 
6 
7 
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 
390 
595 
304 
337 
536 
650 
acres, 2012 
50,953 
70,412 
26,911 
31,187 
71,398 
106,162 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
13 
38 
11 
16 
17 
32 
acres, 2012 
4,156 
9,254 
901 
1,370 
3,522 
4,771 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
354 
511 
262 
300 
496 
570 
2007 
328 
583 
251 
294 
493 
592 
acres, 2012 
41,224 
(D) 
(D) 
27,388 
62,910 
80,760 
2007 
35,568 
(D) 
(D) 
23,730 
(D) 
83,438 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
19 
54 
19 
16 
24 
52 
2007 
18 
27 
27 
18 
32 
62 
acres, 2012 
2,197 
13,048 
1,593 
1,433 
4,749 
17,422 
2007 
1,736 
11,487 
1,946 
2,032 
3,577 
17,182 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
20 
29 
29 
16 
26 
38 
2007 
24 
37 
18 
40 
18 
44 
acres, 2012 
8,964 
14,901 
4,101 
1,547 
7,347 
12,876 
2007 
14,292 
8,432 
3,377 
3,380 
7,596 
12,305 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
3 
7 
- 
3 
1 
1 
2007 
8 
- 
2 
3 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
160 
- 
119 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
267 
- 
(D) 
70 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
8 
3 
4 
9 
4 
16 
2007 
8 
2 
6 
8 
1 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,082 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
886 
(D) 
(D) 
787 
(D) 
1,682 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Maine 333 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
