Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
77 
1,030 
36 
434 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
725 
18 
528 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
377 
8 
457 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4 
(D) 
8 
1,101 
$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 
- 
- 
Feed purchased farms 
4,276 
(X) 
3,821 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
50,732 
(X) 
45,134 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.4 
(X) 
9.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
979 
466 
782 
354 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,671 
4,080 
1,508 
3,712 
$5,000 to $9,999 
583 
4,028 
680 
4,554 
$10,000 to $24,999 
633 
9,037 
513 
7,917 
$25,000 to $49,999 
226 
7,800 
183 
6,193 
$50,000 to $99,999 
98 
6,938 
79 
5,267 
$100,000 or more 
86 
18,383 
76 
17,137 
$100,000 to $249,999 
69 
10,864 
64 
9,195 
$250,000 to $499,999 
13 
4,512 
7 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
7,221 
(X) 
7,382 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
30,619 
(X) 
31,070 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.7 
(X) 
6.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,712 
1,336 
3,828 
1,348 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,388 
5,341 
2,387 
5,209 
$5,000 to $9,999 
563 
3,585 
560 
3,757 
$10,000 to $24,999 
341 
5,056 
410 
5,780 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
4,584 
107 
3,544 
$50,000 or more 
79 
10,717 
90 
1 1 ,432 
Utilities farms 
4,878 
(X) 
4,027 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
19,519 
(X) 
16,599 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.6 
(X) 
3.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,473 
328 
1,234 
272 
$500 to $999 
863 
574 
702 
466 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,824 
4,233 
1,388 
3,122 
$5,000 to $9,999 
371 
2,503 
363 
2,500 
$10,000 to $24,999 
222 
3,403 
235 
3,361 
$25,000 or more 
125 
8,479 
105 
6,879 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
2,731 
70 
2,293 
$50,000 or more 
43 
5,748 
35 
4,586 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
6,051 
(X) 
6,754 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
40,716 
(X) 
46,053 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.5 
(X) 
10.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,066 
809 
2,470 
1,005 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,578 
5,835 
2,608 
6,166 
$5,000 to $9,999 
668 
4,173 
757 
5,107 
$10,000 to $24,999 
418 
6,346 
553 
8,240 
$25,000 to $49,999 
188 
6,262 
225 
7,911 
$50,000 or more 
133 
17,290 
141 
17,624 
$50,000 to $99,999 
82 
5,270 
96 
6,562 
$100,000 or more 
51 
12,021 
45 
11,061 
Hired farm labor farms 
2,534 
(X) 
1,972 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
164,366 
(X) 
118,224 
percent of total 
(X) 
30.5 
(X) 
25.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
333 
180 
284 
129 
$1,000 to $4,999 
458 
1,169 
404 
978 
$5,000 to $9,999 
196 
1,396 
226 
1,550 
$10,000 to $24,999 
366 
6,130 
299 
4,769 
$25,000 to $49,999 
455 
16,178 
263 
9,217 
$50,000 to $99,999 
321 
22,328 
239 
15,968 
$100,000 or more 
405 
116,984 
257 
85,613 
$100,000 to $249,999 
278 
39,243 
163 
24,002 
$250,000 to $499,999 
80 
28,527 
61 
20,891 
$500,000 or more 
47 
49,214 
33 
40,721 
Contract labor farms 
946 
(X) 
801 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
20,919 
(X) 
12,889 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.9 
(X) 
2.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132 
63 
175 
77 
$1,000 to $4,999 
309 
767 
275 
636 
$5,000 to $9,999 
130 
931 
108 
738 
$10,000 to $24,999 
198 
3,256 
112 
1,687 
$25,000 to $49,999 
110 
3,733 
77 
2,692 
$50,000 or more 
67 
12,167 
54 
7,058 
$50,000 to $99,999 
41 
2,882 
27 
1,742 
$100,000 or more 
26 
9,286 
27 
5,316 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
