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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
398 
128 
130 
26 
20 
34 
$1,000 
1,799 
337 
436 
55 
88 
122 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
184 
80 
60 
13 
5 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
114 
29 
38 
11 
7 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
17 
28 
2 
8 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
2 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,971 
419 
618 
188 
193 
162 
$1,000 
22,182 
3,242 
6,116 
1,639 
1,858 
1,735 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
957 
231 
325 
97 
104 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
822 
169 
244 
79 
75 
91 
$25,000 to $99,999 
171 
15 
44 
11 
14 
8 
$100,000 or more 
21 
4 
5 
1 
" 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,442 
292 
435 
141 
144 
130 
$1,000 
18,522 
2,586 
5,201 
1,309 
1,631 
1,476 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
163 
53 
55 
11 
15 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
396 
79 
126 
51 
45 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
721 
148 
207 
69 
71 
83 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
7 
27 
7 
8 
5 
$50,000 or more 
67 
5 
20 
3 
5 
3 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,189 
262 
371 
108 
106 
94 
$1,000 
3,660 
655 
914 
329 
227 
259 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
459 
123 
141 
42 
34 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
562 
113 
190 
48 
64 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
150 
25 
39 
16 
8 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
1 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,989 
1,829 
2,709 
557 
540 
462 
$1,000 
37,954 
6,986 
12,489 
3,316 
2,688 
2,878 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,537 
1,327 
1,859 
328 
354 
261 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,673 
404 
594 
177 
124 
136 
$10,000 to $24,999 
626 
90 
224 
44 
54 
55 
$25,000 or more 
153 
8 
32 
8 
8 
10 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,158 
1,173 
1,446 
302 
342 
259 
$1,000 
50,473 
7,869 
13,659 
3,666 
2,737 
2,744 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,665 
880 
923 
192 
223 
165 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,075 
248 
383 
76 
90 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
203 
20 
72 
16 
15 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
135 
22 
50 
11 
12 
7 
$100,000 or more 
80 
3 
18 
7 
2 
3 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
61 
29 
10 
2 
7 
4 
$1,000 
460 
40 
114 
(D) 
5 
4 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,997 
716 
1,026 
234 
254 
181 
$1,000 
47,700 
7,417 
12,040 
2,955 
3,335 
3,282 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,755 
2,322 
2,913 
570 
555 
467 
$1,000 
39,499 
-8,723 
-11,979 
(D) 
1,615 
5,450 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,093 
-3,757 
-4,112 
(D) 
2,910 
11,669 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
2,585 
683 
902 
195 
174 
157 
Average net gain 
dollars 
75,273 
37,565 
47,424 
(D) 
76,930 
83,821 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
245 
128 
71 
11 
11 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
454 
160 
157 
47 
24 
23 
$5,000 to $9,999 
365 
117 
137 
18 
31 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
481 
112 
178 
43 
40 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
359 
71 
151 
25 
16 
26 
$50,000 or more 
681 
95 
208 
51 
52 
46 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
5,170 
1,639 
2,011 
375 
381 
310 
Average net loss 
dollars 
29,997 
20,976 
27,228 
35,913 
30,895 
24,872 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
324 
108 
117 
18 
32 
22 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,280 
463 
521 
69 
101 
62 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,083 
366 
430 
86 
87 
41 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,252 
405 
479 
99 
71 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
545 
152 
189 
38 
33 
77 
$50,000 or more 
686 
145 
275 
65 
57 
33 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,755 
2,322 
2,913 
570 
555 
467 
$1,000 
38,947 
-8,701 
-11,894 
(D) 
1,561 
5,464 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,022 
-3,747 
-4,083 
(D) 
2,813 
11,701 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,584 
683 
902 
195 
174 
157 
Average net gain 
dollars 
75,093 
37,585 
47,514 
(D) 
76,660 
83,852 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
246 
128 
71 
11 
11 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
60 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
