Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 farms 
7,755 
(X) 
7,691 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
539,319 
(X) 
461,483 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
69,545 
(X) 
60,003 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,512 
3,981 
1,584 
4,352 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,517 
11,102 
1,582 
11,567 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,976 
31,570 
2,144 
34,440 
$25,000 to $49,999 
964 
33,690 
889 
31,393 
$50,000 to $99,999 
747 
54,220 
660 
46,427 
$100,000 to $249,999 
658 
103,526 
495 
79,593 
$250,000 to $499,999 
201 
71,397 
210 
72,974 
$500,000 or more 
180 
229,833 
127 
180,737 
$500,000 to $999,999 
115 
78,070 
78 
56,087 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
51 
71,949 
35 
53,873 
$2,500,000 or more 
14 
79,814 
14 
70,777 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms 
3,476 
(X) 
3,964 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
19,096 
(X) 
14,788 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.5 
(X) 
3.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,325 
255 
1,571 
309 
$500 to $999 
532 
345 
693 
453 
$1,000 to $4,999 
998 
2,161 
1,121 
2,429 
$5,000 to $9,999 
263 
1,741 
279 
1,886 
$10,000 to $24,999 
197 
3,013 
184 
2,800 
$25,000 to $49,999 
105 
3,763 
70 
2,320 
$50,000 to $99,999 
32 
2,253 
33 
2,247 
$100,000 or more 
24 
5,565 
13 
2,344 
Chemicals purchased farms 
2,604 
(X) 
2,272 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
16,115 
(X) 
12,490 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.0 
(X) 
2.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,252 
211 
956 
150 
$500 to $999 
306 
208 
302 
191 
$1,000 to $4,999 
557 
1,243 
545 
1,267 
$5,000 to $9,999 
172 
1,185 
202 
1,357 
$10,000 to $24,999 
192 
2,912 
152 
2,295 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
2,500 
72 
2,457 
$50,000 or more 
52 
7,856 
43 
4,773 
$50,000 to $99,999 
29 
1,824 
30 
2,254 
$100,000 or more 
23 
6,033 
13 
2,519 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms 
2,790 
(X) 
2,439 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
39,460 
(X) 
24,634 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.3 
(X) 
5.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,210 
247 
1,025 
196 
$500 to $999 
421 
275 
331 
218 
$1,000 to $4,999 
625 
1,312 
556 
1,191 
$5,000 to $9,999 
184 
1,217 
201 
1,363 
$10,000 to $24,999 
200 
2,924 
171 
2,645 
$25,000 or more 
150 
33,485 
155 
19,021 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72 
2,614 
65 
2,207 
$50,000 or more 
78 
30,871 
90 
16,814 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased farms 
1,961 
(X) 
1,450 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,275 
(X) 
5,819 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,056 
(D) 
747 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
604 
1,421 
493 
1,041 
$5,000 to $9,999 
131 
916 
101 
686 
$10,000 to $24,999 
121 
1,667 
60 
831 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
1,137 
30 
980 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10 
582 
10 
631 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
769 
8 
(D) 
$250,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased farms 
637 
(X) 
556 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,006 
(X) 
1,776 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.4 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
292 
(D) 
278 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
260 
535 
191 
434 
$5,000 to $9,999 
40 
241 
43 
291 
$10,000 to $24,999 
30 
421 
31 
408 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
411 
11 
379 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
190 
2 
(D) 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
(D) 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) farms 
1,612 
(X) 
1,064 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,268 
(X) 
4,043 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
970 
278 
616 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
429 
1,006 
316 
630 
$5,000 to $9,999 
102 
725 
61 
412 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
