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. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
741 
(X) 
623 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
8,592 
(X) 
6,698 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
1.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
231 
104 
235 
101 
$1,000 to $4,999 
267 
599 
221 
507 
$5,000 to $9,999 
84 
596 
83 
548 
$10,000 to $24,999 
88 
1,323 
47 
662 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
1,113 
17 
565 
$50,000 or more 
36 
4,858 
20 
4,316 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25 
1,530 
10 
672 
$100,000 or more 
11 
3,328 
10 
3,644 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
1,186 
(X) 
1,136 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
9,502 
(X) 
10,138 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.8 
(X) 
2.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
349 
57 
298 
50 
$500 to $999 
125 
80 
133 
88 
$1,000 to $4,999 
325 
793 
367 
836 
$5,000 to $9,999 
192 
1,322 
112 
758 
$10,000 to $24,999 
103 
1,589 
123 
1,957 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
1,618 
62 
2,092 
$50,000 or more 
44 
4,043 
41 
4,357 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
398 
(X) 
306 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,799 
(X) 
2,445 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
113 
21 
77 
14 
$500 to $999 
71 
48 
39 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
114 
264 
81 
174 
$5,000 to $9,999 
51 
344 
55 
390 
$10,000 to $24,999 
36 
461 
41 
642 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
325 
3 
106 
$50,000 or more 
3 
336 
10 
1,090 
Interest expense farms 
1,971 
(X) 
1,531 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
22,182 
(X) 
19,171 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.1 
(X) 
4.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
318 
136 
241 
91 
$1,000 to $4,999 
639 
1,755 
471 
1,213 
$5,000 to $9,999 
383 
2,758 
279 
1,983 
$10,000 to $24,999 
439 
6,555 
345 
5,515 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
3,975 
111 
3,724 
$50,000 to $99,999 
55 
3,837 
70 
4,705 
$100,000 or more 
21 
3,166 
14 
1,940 
Secured by real estate farms 
1,442 
(X) 
1,185 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
18,522 
(X) 
15,623 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.4 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
163 
70 
154 
73 
$1,000 to $4,999 
396 
1,140 
342 
875 
$5,000 to $9,999 
351 
2,525 
224 
1,630 
$10,000 to $24,999 
370 
5,395 
296 
4,613 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
3,268 
98 
3,253 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
3,285 
63 
4,045 
$100,000 or more 
19 
2,838 
8 
1,133 
Not secured by real estate farms 
1,189 
(X) 
925 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,660 
(X) 
3,548 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.7 
(X) 
0.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
459 
(D) 
376 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
562 
1,283 
378 
923 
$5,000 to $9,999 
93 
605 
80 
533 
$10,000 to $24,999 
57 
900 
70 
939 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
543 
14 
441 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
(D) 
6 
394 
$100,000 or more 
- 
1 
(D) 
Property taxes paid farms 
6,989 
(X) 
6,761 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
37,954 
(X) 
32,509 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.0 
(X) 
7.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
896 
173 
799 
169 
$500 to $999 
418 
300 
488 
346 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,223 
9,783 
3,400 
9,632 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,673 
11,431 
1,366 
8,921 
$10,000 to $24,999 
626 
8,865 
574 
8,110 
$25,000 or more 
153 
7,403 
134 
5,332 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
4,158 
(X) 
3,921 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
50,473 
(X) 
62,823 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.4 
(X) 
13.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,230 
537 
1,218 
542 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,435 
3,355 
1,404 
3,199 
$5,000 to $9,999 
527 
3,522 
458 
3,095 
$10,000 to $24,999 
548 
8,384 
432 
6,918 
$25,000 to $49,999 
203 
7,043 
206 
7,324 
$50,000 to $99,999 
135 
8,270 
121 
8,318 
$100,000 or more 
80 
19,361 
82 
33,427 
$100,000 to $249,999 
64 
9,925 
59 
8,855 
$250,000 or more 
16 
9,437 
23 
24,572 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
