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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
63 
88 
259 
229 
125 
298 
2007 
44 
59 
188 
128 
132 
194 
Any 
2012 
140 
141 
320 
404 
267 
481 
2007 
146 
124 
376 
296 
340 
514 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
14 
16 
35 
84 
67 
39 
2007 
38 
13 
64 
51 
111 
51 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
12 
6 
12 
42 
26 
52 
2007 
25 
8 
41 
35 
41 
30 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
15 
34 
56 
41 
55 
108 
2007 
26 
28 
62 
35 
63 
71 
200 days or more 
2012 
99 
85 
217 
237 
119 
282 
2007 
57 
75 
209 
175 
125 
362 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
16 
22 
15 
31 
24 
2007 
- 
2 
15 
15 
17 
7 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
12 
48 
69 
47 
84 
2007 
25 
12 
44 
44 
36 
25 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
38 
31 
114 
121 
52 
86 
2007 
34 
27 
111 
76 
82 
150 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
132 
170 
395 
428 
262 
585 
2007 
131 
142 
394 
289 
337 
526 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.8 
20.9 
19.6 
18.0 
19.9 
21.8 
2007 
20.1 
22.3 
20.3 
21.1 
19.3 
20.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
13 
19 
12 
28 
23 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
10 
41 
55 
36 
79 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
35 
30 
83 
105 
49 
61 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
141 
176 
436 
461 
279 
616 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
21.9 
22.8 
21.6 
20.1 
21.8 
24.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
2 
10 
9 
14 
2007 
- 
- 
4 
5 
- 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
34 
19 
30 
66 
18 
31 
2007 
5 
10 
17 
14 
22 
36 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
17 
35 
98 
72 
32 
110 
2007 
22 
6 
66 
46 
55 
97 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
46 
38 
133 
134 
77 
177 
2007 
54 
49 
174 
101 
135 
203 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
32 
24 
87 
79 
65 
101 
2007 
33 
23 
90 
86 
77 
107 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
24 
33 
90 
140 
71 
114 
2007 
35 
16 
79 
67 
63 
89 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
21 
25 
56 
66 
50 
105 
2007 
23 
42 
61 
34 
44 
53 
70 years and over 
2012 
29 
55 
83 
66 
70 
127 
2007 
18 
37 
73 
71 
76 
121 
Average age 
2012 
53.8 
57.5 
55.3 
54.5 
58.0 
56.8 
2007 
56.6 
59.6 
56.1 
57.1 
56.6 
55.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
150 
191 
471 
512 
278 
646 
2007 
126 
111 
352 
282 
282 
499 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
20 
29 
75 
40 
11 
44 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
80 
58 
217 
355 
106 
171 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
13 
74 
91 
48 
54 
369 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
5 
1 
4 
10 
10 
7 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
25 
23 
94 
62 
23 
131 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
18 
2 
53 
21 
74 
32 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
5 
18 
25 
24 
7 
26 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
- 
7 
10 
9 
1 
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 
202 
219 
564 
624 
375 
746 
acres, 2012 
46,487 
18,838 
134,981 
127,129 
89,596 
59,769 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
7 
22 
32 
13 
10 
49 
acres, 2012 
156 
1,374 
17,143 
4,786 
3,032 
4,451 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
180 
196 
492 
540 
344 
633 
2007 
164 
153 
483 
373 
427 
585 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
103,909 
58,254 
50,313 
47,885 
2007 
20,642 
15,005 
80,403 
(D) 
62,425 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
12 
23 
47 
22 
10 
74 
2007 
17 
20 
51 
31 
8 
59 
acres, 2012 
3,299 
1,654 
16,253 
9,479 
3,203 
6,353 
2007 
7,393 
2,093 
17,628 
8,956 
3,529 
5,406 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
10 
8 
29 
45 
29 
45 
2007 
9 
10 
25 
18 
27 
53 
acres, 2012 
14,840 
1,454 
14,046 
58,332 
85,026 
8,431 
2007 
6,013 
1,518 
9,992 
8,244 
84,591 
8,785 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
2 
7 
11 
1 
16 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
5,805 
1,700 
(D) 
1,158 
2007 
(D) 
- 
538 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
4 
15 
8 
11 
2007 
- 
- 
3 
2 
10 
4 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
32 
2,843 
(D) 
685 
2007 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7,914 
(D) 
334 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
