Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
7,755 
2,322 
2,913 
570 
555 
467 
percent 
100.0 
29.9 
37.6 
7.4 
7.2 
6.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
523,517 
9,616 
69,842 
33,043 
45,932 
53,639 
Average size of farm 
acres 
68 
4 
24 
58 
83 
115 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
7,755 
2,322 
2,913 
570 
555 
467 
$1,000 
500,336 
63,367 
90,366 
23,003 
30,027 
34,287 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,518 
27,290 
31,021 
40,356 
54,103 
73,421 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,629 
946 
1,111 
171 
116 
140 
$1,000 to $2,499 
933 
344 
373 
52 
80 
38 
$2,500 to $4,999 
748 
236 
297 
51 
58 
43 
$5,000 to $9,999 
835 
233 
317 
64 
88 
54 
$10,000 to $24,999 
890 
261 
309 
71 
79 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
493 
107 
177 
52 
41 
33 
$50,000 to $99,999 
450 
103 
160 
44 
36 
28 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
49 
108 
39 
27 
48 
$250,000 to $499,999 
201 
24 
36 
22 
22 
9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
117 
10 
10 
3 
4 
11 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
89 
9 
15 
1 
4 
4 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
67 
5 
12 
1 
3 
2 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
15 
3 
2 
- 
1 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
7 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
7,755 
2,322 
2,913 
570 
555 
467 
$1,000 
492,211 
62,686 
88,337 
22,318 
29,567 
33,724 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
187 
10 
22 
6 
17 
14 
$1,000 
7,466 
6 
88 
(D) 
90 
329 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
5,706 
- 
- 
- 
- 
201 
Corn 
farms 
164 
9 
11 
4 
15 
12 
$1,000 
6,869 
(D) 
52 
(D) 
78 
293 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
5,219 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
451 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
370 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
9 
- 
6 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
17 
1 
5 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
66 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
21 
_ 
4 
_ 
6 
1 
$1,000 
5,174 
- 
161 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
- 
2 
- 
3 
$1,000 
4,967 
- 
(D) 
- 
536 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,428 
517 
448 
120 
122 
59 
$1,000 
81,209 
4,177 
14,001 
8,126 
6,042 
2,949 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
257 
20 
74 
35 
27 
21 
$1,000 
71,286 
1,227 
10,213 
7,289 
5,312 
2,607 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,223 
260 
465 
125 
94 
84 
$1,000 
125,585 
2,161 
10,767 
6,968 
6,357 
13,767 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
317 
2 
78 
48 
26 
47 
$1,000 
116,511 
(D) 
6,863 
6,200 
5,602 
13,165 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
358 
61 
122 
37 
36 
39 
$1,000 
22,146 
483 
2,028 
1,902 
2,531 
6,465 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
- 
12 
15 
8 
14 
$1,000 
19,212 
- 
970 
1,669 
2,301 
6,119 
Berries 
farms 
1,017 
223 
391 
109 
75 
65 
$1,000 
103,440 
1,679 
8,739 
5,066 
3,826 
7,302 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
239 
2 
65 
33 
18 
34 
$1,000 
96,600 
(D) 
5,824 
4,373 
3,295 
6,825 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,039 
411 
353 
81 
66 
40 
$1,000 
144,188 
34,450 
38,412 
(D) 
9,474 
11,889 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
244 
91 
78 
14 
12 
14 
$1,000 
135,260 
31,233 
34,910 
(D) 
8,924 
1 1 ,525 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
54 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
