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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Wheat for grain, all - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
100 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
2,200 
621 
850 
519 
58 
56 
20 
- 
76 
acres 
76,519 
15,276 
20,795 
19,585 
5,559 
6,599 
4,722 
- 
3,983 
tons, dry 
167,667 
26,793 
31,603 
37,128 
17,142 
22,771 
20,655 
- 
1 1 ,575 
Irrigated 
farms 
42 
14 
12 
13 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
197 
60 
79 
52 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,381 
448 
595 
277 
14 
13 
4 
- 
30 
25 to 99 acres 
622 
145 
223 
192 
18 
13 
1 
- 
30 
1 00 to 249 acres 
171 
28 
30 
45 
22 
23 
8 
- 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
20 
- 
2 
4 
4 
4 
5 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
6 
- 
- 
1 
" 
3 
2 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
305 
73 
106 
73 
12 
16 
9 
_ 
16 
acres 
8,585 
1,675 
1,968 
1,860 
856 
654 
727 
- 
845 
tons, dry 
18,789 
3,049 
4,127 
4,174 
2,745 
1,433 
1,341 
- 
1,920 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
- 
“ 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,249 
335 
488 
306 
33 
29 
10 
- 
48 
acres 
38,857 
8,013 
11,843 
10,940 
2,619 
3,067 
536 
- 
1,839 
tons, dry 
77,651 
14,315 
20,281 
20,679 
6,409 
10,760 
1,240 
- 
3,967 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
6 
2 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
77 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,404 
251 
417 
477 
70 
56 
21 
- 
112 
acres 
17,260 
1,359 
1,034 
2,346 
2,249 
3,871 
4,402 
- 
1,999 
Irrigated 
farms 
540 
64 
132 
200 
35 
32 
9 
- 
68 
acres 
4,794 
141 
206 
603 
574 
1,486 
934 
- 
851 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,004 
192 
367 
361 
7 
8 
- 
- 
69 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
259 
45 
45 
94 
24 
15 
2 
- 
34 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
107 
14 
5 
21 
35 
22 
6 
- 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
23 
- 
- 
1 
4 
9 
6 
- 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
11 
- 
- 
2 
7 
- 
2 
Beans, snap 
farms 
576 
94 
128 
226 
36 
29 
5 
- 
58 
acres 
(D) 
72 
33 
81 
74 
174 
17 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
20 
4 
5 
7 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
7 
1 
3 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
73 
8 
20 
22 
6 
10 
4 
- 
3 
acres 
81 
(D) 
5 
13 
2 
13 
(D) 
- 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
437 
75 
73 
174 
27 
23 
10 
- 
55 
acres 
3,898 
84 
(D) 
121 
156 
172 
2,345 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
18 
4 
1 
6 
- 
1 
5 
- 
1 
acres 
283 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
- 
(D) 
258 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
414 
72 
71 
172 
23 
20 
4 
- 
52 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
- 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
2 
Sweet corn 
farms 
422 
97 
93 
122 
37 
38 
8 
_ 
27 
acres 
4,985 
417 
240 
922 
883 
1,467 
693 
- 
363 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
12 
4 
8 
4 
2 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
150 
3 
3 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
64 
8 
8 
25 
7 
6 
- 
- 
10 
acres 
17 
2 
2 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
“ 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
759 
118 
171 
297 
44 
42 
7 
_ 
80 
acres 
685 
122 
85 
183 
88 
108 
39 
- 
59 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
8 
12 
13 
1 
- 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
10 
1 
2 
5 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
456 
84 
133 
136 
32 
28 
5 
- 
38 
acres 
4,146 
532 
523 
640 
836 
934 
77 
- 
603 
Irrigated 
farms 
84 
5 
23 
15 
12 
14 
2 
- 
13 
acres 
765 
(D) 
36 
85 
98 
241 
(D) 
- 
229 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
295 
49 
105 
103 
7 
7 
1 
- 
23 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
114 
30 
26 
30 
12 
6 
3 
- 
7 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
46 
5 
2 
3 
13 
15 
1 
- 
7 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
339 
73 
90 
89 
27 
26 
3 
_ 
31 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3,200 
437 
416 
407 
718 
822 
43 
- 
356 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
306 Farm Typology 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
