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. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
110 
7 
22 
26 
14 
18 
7 
- 
16 
$50,000 or more 
67 
8 
2 
3 
3 
23 
17 
2 
9 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
741 
99 
214 
252 
48 
53 
28 
2 
45 
$1,000 
8,592 
379 
1,216 
1,463 
(D) 
1,247 
2,132 
(D) 
741 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
231 
38 
82 
97 
7 
- 
- 
- 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
267 
43 
85 
94 
12 
15 
2 
- 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
172 
15 
32 
45 
27 
28 
9 
- 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
1 
7 
11 
1 
7 
4 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
36 
2 
8 
5 
1 
3 
13 
2 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
1,186 
127 
332 
384 
92 
96 
46 
2 
107 
$1,000 
9,502 
(D) 
927 
1,553 
753 
2,000 
2,829 
(D) 
930 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
799 
93 
275 
297 
49 
22 
2 
1 
60 
$5,000 to $9,999 
192 
28 
37 
53 
20 
19 
11 
- 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
103 
5 
17 
23 
16 
22 
6 
- 
14 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
92 
1 
3 
11 
7 
33 
27 
1 
9 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
i . farms 
398 
51 
112 
132 
29 
20 
18 
2 
34 
$1,000 
1,799 
114 
171 
346 
(D) 
144 
(D) 
(D) 
236 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
184 
33 
70 
61 
8 
3 
3 
- 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
114 
8 
32 
47 
8 
6 
1 
- 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
9 
10 
24 
12 
11 
6 
1 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
1,971 
347 
606 
608 
110 
147 
57 
5 
91 
$1,000 
22,182 
2,432 
4,834 
6,360 
1,731 
2,970 
1,979 
409 
1,468 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
957 
203 
322 
300 
55 
40 
4 
- 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
822 
130 
254 
251 
40 
71 
30 
2 
44 
$25,000 to $99,999 
171 
14 
30 
52 
12 
31 
20 
1 
11 
$100,000 or more 
21 
- 
- 
5 
3 
5 
3 
2 
3 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
1,442 
259 
465 
429 
76 
109 
44 
4 
56 
$1,000 
18,522 
2,044 
4,289 
5,452 
1,434 
2,475 
1,376 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
163 
37 
59 
55 
8 
3 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
396 
95 
151 
96 
25 
17 
1 
- 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
721 
113 
225 
231 
29 
57 
29 
1 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
9 
23 
28 
9 
16 
8 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
67 
5 
7 
19 
5 
16 
6 
3 
6 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
1,189 
199 
325 
391 
69 
94 
46 
2 
63 
$1,000 
3,660 
388 
544 
908 
297 
495 
603 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
459 
82 
137 
191 
15 
15 
4 
1 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
562 
104 
172 
157 
37 
47 
14 
- 
31 
$5,000 to $24,999 
150 
13 
16 
41 
16 
28 
23 
1 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
3 
- 
6 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
“ 
- 
- 
2 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
6,989 
1,749 
2,724 
1,769 
201 
200 
67 
6 
273 
$1,000 
37,954 
8,636 
11,700 
9,257 
1,539 
2,463 
1,046 
202 
3,111 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,537 
1,216 
1,890 
1,150 
76 
51 
20 
1 
133 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,673 
365 
662 
435 
80 
46 
19 
1 
65 
$10,000 to $24,999 
626 
146 
142 
148 
41 
84 
16 
1 
48 
$25,000 or more 
153 
22 
30 
36 
4 
19 
12 
3 
27 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
4,158 
868 
1,343 
1,248 
192 
212 
73 
4 
218 
$1,000 
50,473 
4,263 
5,360 
9,679 
4,048 
8,397 
9,707 
2,299 
6,721 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,665 
668 
1,050 
797 
49 
25 
3 
- 
73 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,075 
165 
253 
353 
104 
84 
16 
- 
100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
203 
15 
34 
57 
27 
46 
4 
- 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
135 
20 
5 
39 
3 
40 
14 
1 
13 
$100,000 or more 
80 
- 
1 
2 
9 
17 
36 
3 
12 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
61 
- 
14 
30 
4 
8 
- 
1 
4 
$1,000 
460 
- 
(D) 
51 
(D) 
129 
(D) 
1 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
2,997 
601 
881 
857 
173 
210 
73 
6 
196 
$1,000 
47,700 
4,709 
6,949 
8,042 
3,361 
9,229 
6,100 
2,701 
6,610 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
7,755 
1,843 
2,985 
2,021 
220 
213 
74 
6 
393 
$1,000 
39,499 
-11,649 
-20,502 
-40,030 
11,967 
32,504 
42,772 
12,825 
11,612 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
5,093 
-6,321 
-6,868 
-19,807 
54,394 
152,602 
577,997 
2,137,484 
29,547 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 297 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
