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 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
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 
Non-family 
farms 
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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
- Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,585 
531 
773 
707 
172 
170 
68 
3 
161 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
75,273 
21,417 
18,943 
21,507 
102,060 
237,315 
754,158 
5,076,028 
179,823 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
245 
75 
117 
40 
3 
1 
- 
- 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
454 
110 
219 
120 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
365 
89 
133 
113 
5 
2 
- 
- 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
481 
107 
141 
203 
7 
3 
1 
- 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
359 
74 
76 
145 
20 
8 
1 
- 
35 
$50,000 or more 
681 
76 
87 
86 
137 
156 
66 
3 
70 
Farms with net losses 
number 
5,170 
1,312 
2,212 
1,314 
48 
43 
6 
3 
232 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
29,997 
17,547 
15,888 
42,036 
116,408 
182,313 
1,418,491 
801,060 
74,740 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
324 
87 
159 
63 
2 
- 
- 
- 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,280 
392 
614 
245 
2 
1 
- 
- 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,083 
303 
567 
195 
1 
2 
1 
- 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,252 
328 
522 
334 
1 
5 
- 
- 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
545 
116 
204 
181 
13 
4 
- 
- 
27 
$50,000 or more 
686 
86 
146 
296 
29 
31 
5 
3 
90 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
7,755 
1,843 
2,985 
2,021 
220 
213 
74 
6 
393 
$1,000 
38,947 
-11,669 
-20,509 
-40,059 
11,821 
32,277 
42,653 
12,826 
11,606 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
5,022 
-6,332 
-6,871 
-19,821 
53,734 
151,536 
576,398 
2,137,653 
29,532 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
2,584 
531 
773 
707 
171 
170 
68 
3 
161 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
75,093 
21,361 
18,930 
21,458 
101,989 
235,980 
752,418 
5,076,028 
179,786 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
246 
75 
118 
40 
3 
1 
- 
- 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
454 
110 
218 
121 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
365 
88 
133 
114 
5 
2 
- 
- 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
480 
108 
141 
202 
6 
3 
1 
- 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
360 
77 
76 
143 
20 
8 
1 
- 
35 
$50,000 or more 
679 
73 
87 
87 
137 
156 
66 
3 
70 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
5,171 
1,312 
2,212 
1,314 
49 
43 
6 
3 
232 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
29,993 
17,539 
15,887 
42,031 
114,666 
182,313 
1,418,491 
800,722 
74,740 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
329 
87 
164 
63 
2 
- 
- 
- 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,275 
392 
609 
245 
2 
1 
- 
- 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,083 
303 
567 
195 
1 
2 
1 
- 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,252 
328 
522 
334 
1 
5 
- 
- 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
547 
116 
205 
181 
14 
4 
- 
- 
27 
$50,000 or more 
685 
86 
145 
296 
29 
31 
5 
3 
90 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) .... 
...farms 
2,716 
628 
837 
814 
114 
135 
40 
4 
144 
$1,000 
78,482 
8,320 
9,352 
12,458 
8,554 
26,134 
(D) 
(D) 
5,799 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
381 
82 
104 
133 
11 
18 
11 
3 
19 
$1,000 
4,671 
484 
(D) 
1,164 
363 
178 
(D) 
(D) 
1,151 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
332 
94 
111 
71 
12 
13 
9 
1 
21 
$1,000 
1,614 
232 
216 
274 
75 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
738 
188 
303 
194 
8 
17 
5 
- 
23 
$1,000 
4,486 
763 
1,039 
897 
175 
(D) 
22 
- 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
287 
54 
53 
87 
27 
33 
5 
- 
28 
$1,000 
12,034 
531 
(D) 
714 
853 
5,430 
(D) 
- 
1,275 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
540 
112 
124 
171 
30 
59 
19 
- 
25 
$1,000 
7,381 
478 
444 
800 
622 
2,420 
2,353 
- 
264 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
75 
8 
12 
19 
20 
8 
5 
- 
3 
$1,000 
3,268 
187 
103 
493 
1,676 
198 
469 
- 
141 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
...farms 
112 
18 
8 
52 
10 
12 
7 
1 
4 
$1,000 
1,455 
70 
86 
453 
249 
379 
191 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
887 
201 
244 
295 
40 
55 
5 
- 
47 
$1,000 
43,573 
5,574 
6,755 
7,662 
4,541 
15,945 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
5,249 
1,252 
1,913 
1,379 
186 
173 
71 
5 
270 
acres 
160,789 
26,038 
33,942 
31,654 
13,578 
21,414 
18,554 
1,016 
14,593 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
4,834 
1,174 
1,719 
1,271 
173 
167 
70 
5 
255 
acres 
137,039 
20,599 
27,036 
26,531 
12,027 
19,501 
17,076 
1,016 
13,253 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
298 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
