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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
1,775 
453 
637 
153 
131 
109 
acres 
44,407 
1,114 
5,637 
3,030 
3,095 
3,252 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
1,873 
336 
663 
170 
167 
124 
acres 
58,478 
976 
5,761 
3,234 
3,558 
3,777 
Nematodes 
... farms 
333 
70 
94 
23 
32 
20 
acres 
15,359 
195 
1,003 
(D) 
537 
611 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
921 
181 
299 
94 
79 
73 
acres 
28,054 
404 
2,275 
1,686 
1,945 
2,034 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
240 
38 
58 
29 
27 
24 
acres on which used 
10,086 
101 
471 
595 
658 
751 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
244 
28 
59 
20 
23 
28 
acres 
4,863 
(D) 
510 
173 
365 
445 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
832 
124 
334 
66 
78 
71 
acres 
17,569 
304 
2,828 
1,146 
1,475 
1,630 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
773 
96 
277 
90 
91 
66 
acres 
51,619 
(D) 
5,467 
3,537 
5,306 
5,185 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
406 
116 
131 
29 
29 
23 
acres 
5,379 
192 
525 
244 
134 
292 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
247 
42 
69 
24 
30 
16 
acres 
7,815 
91 
306 
237 
415 
143 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
1,430 
441 
428 
111 
110 
81 
acres 
27,417 
782 
2,827 
1,703 
1,747 
1,518 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
973 
231 
309 
96 
100 
49 
acres 
17,085 
440 
2,000 
1,207 
1,593 
924 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
465 
93 
147 
51 
50 
25 
Solar panels 
... farms 
392 
86 
122 
43 
48 
20 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
59 
3 
16 
13 
2 
3 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
18 
2 
13 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
17 
- 
7 
- 
- 
2 
Ethanol 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
15 
6 
5 
2 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
8 
- 
2 
2 
- 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
5,754 
1,721 
2,348 
413 
395 
356 
Part owners 
... farms 
1,202 
97 
357 
137 
140 
101 
Tenants 
... farms 
799 
504 
208 
20 
20 
10 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
6,958 
1,818 
2,706 
550 
535 
457 
acres 
446,103 
8,802 
61,743 
28,266 
39,799 
49,430 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
6,956 
1,818 
2,705 
550 
535 
457 
acres 
435,233 
7,937 
59,794 
27,771 
38,775 
47,510 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
2,012 
607 
568 
157 
161 
111 
acres 
90,860 
1,746 
10,148 
5,333 
7,310 
6,129 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
2,001 
601 
565 
157 
160 
111 
acres 
88,284 
1,679 
10,048 
5,272 
7,157 
6,129 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
458 
66 
123 
21 
66 
60 
acres 
13,446 
932 
2,049 
556 
1,177 
1,920 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
12,595 
3,613 
4,682 
910 
927 
781 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,937 
1,249 
1,478 
295 
269 
216 
2 operators 
3,116 
905 
1,208 
231 
218 
213 
3 operators 
518 
140 
161 
33 
51 
25 
4 operators 
124 
15 
43 
5 
16 
8 
5 or more operators 
60 
13 
23 
6 
1 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
5,243 
1,719 
2,019 
367 
366 
292 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,110 
1,343 
1,600 
319 
271 
234 
2 operators 
394 
134 
148 
17 
25 
23 
3 operators 
89 
25 
36 
2 
15 
4 
4 operators 
9 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
3 
3 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,248 
1,362 
1,890 
424 
426 
355 
Female 
2,507 
960 
1,023 
146 
129 
112 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,878 
1,020 
1,415 
323 
285 
225 
Other 
3,877 
1,302 
1,498 
247 
270 
242 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
66 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
