Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
409 
103 
213 
29 
30 
13 
$1,000 
1,409 
105 
513 
163 
356 
115 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
383 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
396 
101 
202 
29 
30 
13 
$1,000 
1,386 
(D) 
(D) 
163 
356 
115 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
383 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
13 
2 
11 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,804 
88 
669 
173 
218 
210 
$1,000 
17,884 
87 
1,475 
972 
1,281 
1,651 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
73 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
8,136 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
222 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
267 
42 
90 
20 
30 
24 
$1,000 
2,261 
41 
309 
139 
206 
346 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 
1,038 
- 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
870 
91 
269 
67 
94 
92 
$1,000 
9,503 
167 
1,376 
(D) 
628 
514 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
- 
2 
4 
2 
1 
$1,000 
4,482 
- 
(D) 
342 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
137 
- 
4 
4 
8 
14 
$1,000 
44,250 
- 
823 
671 
1,207 
1,288 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
- 
4 
4 
7 
9 
$1,000 
43,996 
- 
823 
671 
(D) 
1,202 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
432 
69 
152 
61 
42 
31 
$1,000 
2,898 
82 
583 
417 
181 
212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
1,477 
- 
248 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
734 
238 
270 
45 
61 
39 
$1,000 
2,122 
436 
532 
193 
223 
143 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
433 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
534 
147 
274 
30 
39 
16 
$1,000 
11,600 
3,672 
6,301 
745 
377 
165 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
11 
23 
7 
- 
- 
$1,000 
7,224 
2,621 
4,185 
418 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,288 
395 
521 
99 
77 
81 
$1,000 
11,748 
(D) 
7,119 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
3 
4 
1 
$1,000 
9,930 
361 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
193 
154 
26 
1 
3 
3 
$1,000 
23,251 
14,960 
4,877 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
55 
42 
9 
1 
1 
$1,000 
22,014 
13,922 
4,750 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
518 
204 
197 
31 
36 
18 
$1,000 
3,924 
(D) 
1,309 
68 
(D) 
48 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
6 
7 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
2,534 
(D) 
672 
- 
(D) 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
780 
92 
179 
58 
69 
71 
$1,000 
8,124 
681 
2,028 
685 
460 
564 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
93 
16 
12 
8 
9 
9 
$1,000 
1,198 
18 
28 
106 
59 
9 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,206 
712 
770 
189 
165 
131 
$1,000 
47,909 
3,733 
9,154 
4,321 
6,642 
4,958 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,755 
2,322 
2,913 
570 
555 
467 
$1,000 
539,319 
79,940 
136,440 
34,263 
36,262 
33,708 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,545 
34,427 
46,838 
60,110 
65,338 
72,181 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,476 
906 
1,241 
263 
304 
202 
$1,000 
19,096 
1,078 
3,177 
994 
1,008 
1,407 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,855 
858 
1,121 
207 
240 
141 
$5,000 to $24,999 
460 
44 
105 
51 
62 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
105 
3 
9 
5 
1 
7 
$50,000 or more 
56 
1 
6 
- 
1 
2 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,604 
674 
931 
204 
200 
147 
$1,000 
16,115 
747 
1,793 
812 
854 
2,552 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,115 
661 
835 
141 
155 
91 
$5,000 to $24,999 
364 
9 
92 
60 
39 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
2 
3 
3 
4 
12 
$50,000 or more 
52 
2 
1 
- 
2 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
