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 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems ■ 
Ethanol 
■ Con. 
farms 
Other 
farms 
15 
4 
4 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
8 
1 
1 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
5,754 
1,580 
2,323 
1,388 
107 
102 
21 
3 
230 
Part owners 
farms 
1,202 
180 
390 
357 
87 
90 
42 
3 
53 
Tenants 
farms 
799 
83 
272 
276 
26 
21 
11 
" 
110 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
6,958 
1,761 
2,713 
1,746 
194 
192 
63 
6 
283 
acres 
446,103 
108,936 
131,535 
87,254 
19,809 
29,045 
19,432 
2,866 
47,226 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
6,956 
1,760 
2,713 
1,745 
194 
192 
63 
6 
283 
acres 
435,233 
106,002 
128,792 
84,866 
(D) 
28,322 
19,146 
(D) 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,012 
266 
663 
639 
113 
112 
53 
3 
163 
acres 
90,860 
9,215 
18,758 
21,147 
(D) 
12,911 
13,897 
(D) 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,001 
263 
662 
633 
113 
111 
53 
3 
163 
acres 
88,284 
9,061 
18,727 
21,071 
(D) 
12,853 
11,785 
(D) 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
458 
107 
172 
113 
16 
14 
11 
1 
24 
acres 
13,446 
3,088 
2,774 
2,464 
(D) 
781 
2,398 
(D) 
1,001 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
...number 
12,595 
2,864 
4,742 
3,183 
353 
455 
160 
40 
798 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,937 
976 
1,496 
1,113 
115 
66 
25 
1 
145 
2 operators 
3,116 
749 
1,258 
744 
86 
88 
28 
1 
162 
3 operators 
518 
90 
199 
114 
11 
35 
12 
1 
56 
4 operators 
124 
22 
27 
28 
7 
17 
6 
- 
17 
5 or more operators 
60 
6 
5 
22 
1 
7 
3 
3 
13 
Total women operators 
...number 
5,243 
1,132 
1,949 
1,503 
106 
148 
35 
15 
355 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,110 
932 
1,608 
1,215 
77 
91 
21 
2 
164 
2 operators 
394 
85 
145 
89 
13 
9 
5 
1 
47 
3 operators 
89 
10 
17 
22 
1 
10 
- 
- 
29 
4 operators 
9 
- 
- 
6 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
- 
" 
4 
" 
1 
" 
1 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,248 
1,365 
2,132 
1,099 
183 
177 
71 
5 
216 
Female 
2,507 
478 
853 
922 
37 
36 
3 
1 
177 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,878 
1,167 
- 
2,021 
220 
170 
68 
4 
228 
Other 
3,877 
676 
2,985 
- 
" 
43 
6 
2 
165 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
6,038 
1,547 
2,385 
1,608 
149 
128 
34 
- 
187 
Not on farm operated 
1,717 
296 
600 
413 
71 
85 
40 
6 
206 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,736 
1,177 
138 
878 
169 
138 
59 
5 
172 
Any 
5,019 
666 
2,847 
1,143 
51 
75 
15 
1 
221 
1 to 49 days 
743 
194 
227 
245 
13 
10 
7 
1 
46 
50 to 99 days 
447 
122 
137 
157 
1 
15 
- 
- 
15 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
759 
103 
415 
216 
4 
4 
1 
- 
16 
200 days or more 
3,070 
247 
2,068 
525 
33 
46 
7 
- 
144 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
328 
12 
152 
118 
7 
2 
- 
- 
37 
3 or 4 years 
507 
54 
204 
192 
7 
1 
1 
- 
48 
5 to 9 years 
1,119 
131 
567 
310 
26 
27 
5 
1 
52 
1 0 years or more 
5,801 
1,646 
2,062 
1,401 
180 
183 
68 
5 
256 
Average years on present farm 
21.6 
29.8 
18.1 
19.0 
23.8 
25.6 
28.1 
34.3 
19.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
223 
5 
121 
77 
1 
1 
- 
- 
18 
3 or 4 years 
433 
46 
192 
149 
6 
1 
1 
- 
38 
5 to 9 years 
993 
105 
488 
291 
22 
23 
1 
1 
62 
1 0 years or more 
6,106 
1,687 
2,184 
1,504 
191 
188 
72 
5 
275 
Average years operating any farm ... 
23.6 
31.9 
19.7 
21.3 
26.1 
27.6 
32.1 
34.3 
21.6 
Age group: 
Linder 25 years 
60 
- 
24 
33 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
359 
- 
94 
180 
10 
9 
3 
- 
63 
35 to 44 years 
655 
17 
319 
217 
26 
24 
7 
1 
44 
45 to 49 years 
797 
13 
416 
302 
29 
15 
5 
- 
17 
50 to 54 years 
1,136 
52 
618 
329 
36 
41 
8 
- 
52 
55 to 59 years 
1,283 
126 
644 
328 
44 
40 
11 
- 
90 
60 to 64 years 
1,132 
260 
436 
323 
24 
36 
15 
1 
37 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 301 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
