Table 22. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Massachusetts: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
105 
7 
3 
4 
13 
41 
21 
1 
15 
$50,000 or more 
56 
1 
- 
- 
2 
10 
26 
3 
14 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
2,604 
508 
795 
719 
166 
163 
66 
4 
183 
$1,000 
16,115 
850 
1,133 
1,542 
1,475 
2,731 
3,400 
1,704 
3,280 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,115 
456 
734 
638 
82 
64 
11 
- 
130 
$5,000 to $24,999 
364 
50 
56 
77 
73 
57 
22 
- 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
1 
5 
2 
10 
30 
12 
1 
12 
$50,000 or more 
52 
1 
- 
2 
1 
12 
21 
3 
12 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
2,790 
548 
904 
846 
127 
119 
58 
5 
183 
$1,000 
39,460 
1,168 
1,242 
2,226 
1,786 
4,755 
7,398 
14,896 
5,989 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,631 
378 
704 
486 
6 
4 
- 
- 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
625 
123 
139 
235 
42 
15 
1 
- 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
384 
40 
56 
113 
63 
53 
18 
- 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72 
5 
2 
11 
7 
21 
17 
- 
9 
$50,000 or more 
78 
2 
3 
1 
9 
26 
22 
5 
10 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
1,961 
352 
786 
616 
65 
58 
12 
1 
71 
$1,000 
7,275 
668 
1,891 
1,771 
499 
1,131 
(D) 
(D) 
924 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,660 
325 
708 
504 
37 
26 
4 
- 
56 
$5,000 to $24,999 
252 
24 
68 
106 
21 
17 
4 
- 
12 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
3 
9 
6 
7 
13 
3 
1 
1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
637 
131 
257 
185 
21 
21 
9 
- 
13 
$1,000 
2,006 
224 
528 
349 
95 
513 
260 
- 
38 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
1,612 
272 
639 
537 
47 
41 
7 
1 
68 
$1,000 
5,268 
444 
1,362 
1,422 
403 
618 
(D) 
(D) 
886 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
4,276 
984 
1,647 
1,223 
91 
100 
24 
1 
206 
$1,000 
50,732 
5,372 
7,833 
12,459 
3,934 
9,436 
(D) 
(D) 
5,953 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,650 
735 
1,157 
658 
19 
4 
2 
- 
75 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,216 
218 
443 
426 
28 
21 
4 
- 
76 
$25,000 to $99,999 
324 
27 
47 
136 
32 
39 
6 
- 
37 
$100,000 to $249,999 
69 
4 
- 
3 
12 
32 
2 
- 
16 
$250,000 or more 
17 
- 
- 
- 
4 
10 
1 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
7,221 
1,743 
2,686 
1,923 
219 
212 
74 
6 
358 
$1,000 
30,619 
2,903 
3,754 
5,705 
2,437 
4,642 
5,674 
1,140 
4,365 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,100 
1,603 
2,537 
1,607 
60 
48 
3 
- 
242 
$5,000 to $24,999 
904 
133 
144 
291 
145 
92 
15 
2 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
7 
3 
20 
11 
53 
24 
- 
20 
$50,000 or more 
79 
- 
2 
5 
3 
19 
32 
4 
14 
Utilities 
...farms 
4,878 
1,106 
1,530 
1,440 
209 
213 
74 
6 
300 
$1,000 
19,519 
1 ,566 
2,057 
3,865 
1,715 
3,182 
2,975 
1,102 
3,057 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,336 
669 
966 
599 
8 
5 
1 
- 
88 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,824 
383 
492 
672 
94 
65 
4 
- 
114 
$5,000 to $24,999 
593 
51 
70 
160 
95 
114 
27 
- 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
2 
1 
6 
11 
22 
29 
- 
11 
$50,000 or more 
43 
1 
1 
3 
1 
7 
13 
6 
11 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
6,051 
1,379 
2,152 
1,694 
207 
213 
74 
6 
326 
$1,000 
40,716 
3,602 
4,908 
7,379 
3,457 
6,249 
7,929 
1,762 
5,431 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,644 
1,202 
1,929 
1,253 
45 
23 
2 
- 
190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,086 
159 
213 
392 
111 
108 
14 
1 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
188 
17 
5 
40 
41 
42 
15 
- 
28 
$50,000 or more 
133 
1 
5 
9 
10 
40 
43 
5 
20 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
2,534 
414 
621 
764 
192 
205 
74 
6 
258 
$1,000 
164,366 
9,971 
12,008 
26,677 
12,474 
32,371 
28,772 
10,763 
31,330 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
791 
184 
300 
257 
13 
4 
- 
- 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
97 
142 
234 
46 
7 
3 
- 
33 
$25,000 to $99,999 
776 
116 
156 
218 
86 
82 
7 
- 
111 
$100,000 to $249,999 
278 
12 
22 
38 
43 
77 
23 
- 
63 
$250,000 or more 
127 
5 
1 
17 
4 
35 
41 
6 
18 
Contract labor 
...farms 
946 
172 
234 
293 
70 
67 
31 
3 
76 
$1,000 
20,919 
(D) 
2,004 
2,703 
(D) 
2,921 
4,083 
(D) 
3,078 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132 
38 
29 
54 
1 
1 
1 
- 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
309 
55 
102 
101 
22 
5 
- 
- 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
328 
64 
79 
109 
30 
20 
6 
1 
19 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
296 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
