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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
5,698 
1,354 
2,284 
462 
464 
391 
acres 
91,383 
3,124 
12,590 
5,075 
7,102 
8,277 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,746 
621 
588 
127 
106 
89 
acres 
23,433 
1,101 
3,063 
1,422 
1,441 
1,800 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,692 
609 
556 
127 
98 
88 
acres 
23,119 
1,081 
2,913 
1,370 
1,407 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
65 
12 
37 
3 
8 
2 
acres 
314 
20 
150 
52 
34 
(D) 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
19 
2 
8 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
459 
(D) 
144 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
518 
56 
127 
57 
42 
52 
acres 
31,025 
166 
1,508 
(D) 
1,434 
2,028 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
198 
68 
67 
21 
13 
10 
$1,000 
26,238 
3,684 
8,413 
1,887 
1,907 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
7,755 
2,322 
2,913 
570 
555 
467 
$1,000 
5,460,071 
578,325 
1,497,622 
469,141 
431,014 
445,100 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
704,071 
249,063 
514,117 
823,054 
776,602 
953,104 
Average per acre 
....dollars 
10,430 
60,142 
21,443 
14,198 
9,384 
8,298 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
626 
482 
132 
7 
5 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
360 
217 
105 
17 
16 
3 
$100,000 to $199,999 
803 
375 
304 
39 
48 
22 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,840 
930 
1,258 
206 
173 
146 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,863 
309 
780 
162 
187 
150 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
756 
9 
272 
82 
83 
90 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
392 
- 
60 
53 
38 
54 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
99 
- 
2 
4 
5 
2 
$10,000,000 or more 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
7,751 
2,322 
2,909 
570 
555 
467 
$1,000 
418,149 
63,088 
116,610 
31,565 
32,828 
32,535 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,214 
612 
384 
68 
53 
65 
$5,000 to $9,999 
738 
330 
311 
45 
22 
16 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,296 
418 
548 
91 
80 
62 
$20,000 to $49,999 
2,132 
610 
906 
156 
164 
114 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,181 
223 
461 
96 
117 
108 
$100,000 to $199,999 
735 
93 
220 
79 
93 
56 
$200,000 to $499,999 
375 
35 
75 
33 
25 
42 
$500,000 or more 
80 
1 
4 
2 
1 
4 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
5,484 
1,315 
2,098 
443 
470 
347 
number 
10,324 
1,727 
3,430 
849 
958 
706 
Tractors, all 
farms 
5,826 
1,212 
2,365 
475 
494 
416 
number 
13,383 
1,847 
4,622 
1,197 
1,287 
1,048 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
4,100 
946 
1,704 
351 
324 
267 
number 
6,704 
1,286 
2,721 
(D) 
576 
429 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,247 
391 
1,201 
286 
344 
305 
number 
5,683 
494 
1,698 
498 
624 
557 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
653 
61 
159 
41 
64 
52 
number 
996 
67 
203 
(D) 
87 
62 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
47 
10 
4 
2 
3 
5 
number 
54 
10 
4 
(D) 
3 
7 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
120 
16 
23 
6 
13 
3 
number 
146 
21 
24 
10 
16 
(D) 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,540 
51 
460 
156 
194 
196 
number 
1,884 
57 
519 
182 
226 
234 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,751 
615 
963 
225 
248 
184 
acres treated 
86,121 
1,434 
9,226 
4,843 
6,320 
6,212 
Manure used 
farms 
1,155 
230 
359 
112 
126 
91 
acres treated 
24,374 
459 
2,372 
1,345 
2,061 
2,008 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
64 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
