Table 1 1 . Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Irrigated farms 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Any land irrigated 
All harvested 
cropland 
irrigated 
Nonirrigated farms 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
number 
7,755 
7,691 
1,746 
1,630 
1,000 
987 
6,009 
6,061 
Land in farms 
acres 
523,517 
517,879 
126,843 
111,632 
62,199 
47,956 
396,674 
406,247 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
704,071 
829,090 
865,198 
949,277 
714,858 
732,187 
657,253 
796,768 
Average per acre 
dollars 
10,430 
12,313 
1 1 ,909 
13,861 
1 1 ,493 
15,069 
9,956 
1 1 ,887 
Irrigated land 
acres 
23,433 
23,133 
23,433 
23,133 
16,099 
15,801 
(X) 
(X) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
farms 
5,249 
5,508 
1,706 
1,579 
1,000 
987 
3,543 
3,929 
acres 
160,789 
187,406 
46,492 
48,368 
18,064 
17,752 
114,297 
139,038 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,834 
4,792 
1,699 
1,566 
1,000 
987 
3,135 
3,226 
acres 
137,039 
153,993 
40,095 
41,494 
16,035 
15,686 
96,944 
112,499 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms 
3,717 
4,129 
377 
390 
90 
132 
3,340 
3,739 
acres 
67,923 
64,339 
7,170 
5,548 
2,784 
1,311 
60,753 
58,791 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
farms 
19 
30 
3 
11 
1 
4 
16 
19 
acres 
459 
580 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
58 
(D) 
(D) 
Owned and rented land in farms: 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
6,956 
7,020 
1,464 
1,440 
811 
864 
5,492 
5,580 
acres 
435,233 
413,661 
106,632 
84,947 
56,489 
41,557 
328,601 
328,714 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,001 
2,044 
577 
497 
288 
224 
1,424 
1,547 
acres 
88,284 
104,218 
20,211 
26,685 
5,710 
6,399 
68,073 
77,533 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) 
$1,000 
492,211 
489,820 
326,699 
311,336 
200,297 
183,017 
165,512 
178,483 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,470 
63,687 
187,113 
191,004 
200,297 
185,427 
27,544 
29,448 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
farms 
4,330 
4,162 
1,681 
1,531 
981 
964 
2,649 
2,631 
$1,000 
382,915 
364,481 
321,660 
307,066 
199,172 
182,507 
61,255 
57,416 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
farms 
3,168 
3,187 
461 
328 
169 
106 
2,707 
2,859 
$1,000 
109,296 
125,338 
5,039 
4,270 
1,125 
510 
104,257 
121,068 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
539,319 
461,483 
275,591 
241,656 
166,758 
137,755 
263,728 
219,827 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,545 
60,003 
157,842 
148,255 
166,758 
139,569 
43,889 
36,269 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,476 
3,964 
1,528 
1,451 
869 
875 
1,948 
2,513 
$1,000 
19,096 
14,788 
11,857 
8,744 
5,120 
3,971 
7,239 
6,044 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,604 
2,272 
1,355 
1,148 
743 
701 
1,249 
1,124 
$1,000 
16,115 
12,490 
12,767 
9,688 
7,547 
6,318 
3,348 
2,802 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
2,790 
2,439 
1,169 
1,064 
574 
545 
1,621 
1,375 
$1,000 
39,460 
24,634 
34,724 
21,931 
26,147 
12,819 
4,735 
2,704 
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased 
farms 
1,961 
1,450 
342 
221 
113 
78 
1,619 
1,229 
$1,000 
7,275 
5,819 
777 
461 
248 
109 
6,497 
5,358 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,276 
3,821 
489 
349 
187 
109 
3,787 
3,472 
$1,000 
50,732 
45,134 
3,436 
2,672 
880 
336 
47,296 
42,462 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
7,221 
7,382 
1,669 
1,604 
936 
966 
5,552 
5,778 
$1,000 
30,619 
31,070 
17,147 
16,646 
10,614 
10,026 
13,472 
14,423 
Utilities 
farms 
4,878 
4,027 
1,331 
1,298 
719 
753 
3,547 
2,729 
$1,000 
19,519 
16,599 
10,276 
8,387 
6,251 
4,196 
9,243 
8,212 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms 
6,051 
6,754 
1,539 
1,570 
851 
948 
4,512 
5,184 
$1,000 
40,716 
46,053 
21,627 
22,073 
11,815 
11,504 
19,089 
23,980 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,534 
1,972 
954 
822 
489 
447 
1,580 
1,150 
$1,000 
164,366 
118,224 
96,289 
83,269 
54,124 
47,661 
68,077 
34,955 
Contract labor 
farms 
946 
801 
419 
376 
264 
258 
527 
425 
$1,000 
20,919 
12,889 
14,715 
8,309 
1 1 ,352 
5,072 
6,204 
4,580 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
741 
623 
260 
229 
177 
175 
481 
394 
$1,000 
8,592 
6,698 
5,375 
5,053 
4,592 
4,322 
3,217 
1,645 
Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing fees 
farms 
1,186 
1,136 
377 
367 
175 
166 
809 
769 
$1,000 
9,502 
10,138 
4,804 
6,286 
2,128 
2,184 
4,698 
3,852 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
398 
306 
185 
143 
115 
83 
213 
163 
$1,000 
1,799 
2,445 
1,157 
1,821 
837 
871 
642 
625 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,971 
1,531 
562 
502 
311 
289 
1,409 
1,029 
$1,000 
22,182 
19,171 
7,677 
7,484 
5,058 
4,427 
14,505 
11,687 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,989 
6,761 
1,479 
1,459 
817 
873 
5,510 
5,302 
$1,000 
37,954 
32,509 
8,676 
8,038 
4,654 
4,026 
29,279 
24,471 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,158 
3,921 
1,087 
1,067 
571 
610 
3,071 
2,854 
$1,000 
50,473 
62,823 
24,286 
30,795 
15,389 
19,912 
26,186 
32,028 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans (see text) 
farms 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
- 
342 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(□) 
Government payments received 
farms 
780 
593 
254 
186 
115 
97 
526 
407 
$1,000 
8,124 
4,603 
3,184 
1,937 
1,445 
702 
4,940 
2,667 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
farms 
2,716 
2,087 
661 
465 
322 
238 
2,055 
1,622 
$1,000 
78,482 
63,327 
21,935 
21,207 
10,792 
11,420 
56,547 
42,119 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
7,751 
7,690 
1,746 
1,630 
1,000 
987 
6,005 
6,060 
$1,000 
418,149 
433,507 
134,127 
137,915 
63,708 
70,915 
284,022 
295,593 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,948 
56,373 
76,820 
84,610 
63,708 
71,849 
47,298 
48,778 
Livestock inventory: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,423 
1,832 
110 
122 
31 
20 
1,313 
1,710 
number 
35,703 
46,852 
2,147 
2,542 
259 
139 
33,556 
44,310 
Milk cows 
farms 
278 
310 
24 
33 
7 
5 
254 
277 
number 
12,500 
15,050 
537 
(D) 
76 
(D) 
1 1 ,963 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
478 
453 
81 
70 
27 
15 
397 
383 
number 
11,151 
11,553 
615 
1,660 
145 
85 
10,536 
9,893 
Sheep and lambs 
farms 
776 
734 
105 
69 
46 
25 
671 
665 
number 
12,504 
11,787 
1,362 
734 
425 
225 
11,142 
11,053 
18 Massachusetts 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
