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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
849 
105 
271 
85 
112 
94 
number 
6,240 
327 
1,248 
577 
774 
568 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
647 
99 
237 
61 
87 
72 
1 0 to 49 
188 
6 
34 
24 
24 
22 
50 to 99 
13 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
278 
38 
39 
12 
28 
36 
number 
12,500 
106 
342 
170 
370 
471 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
133 
38 
30 
9 
19 
21 
1 0 to 49 
62 
- 
8 
2 
7 
14 
50 to 99 
42 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
100 to 199 
26 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,044 
143 
331 
62 
109 
122 
number 
16,963 
457 
2,101 
547 
962 
1,126 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
870 
91 
269 
67 
94 
92 
number 
13,691 
215 
1,368 
(D) 
776 
735 
$1,000 
9,503 
167 
1,376 
(D) 
628 
514 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
348 
24 
92 
20 
21 
44 
number 
5,891 
(D) 
377 
(D) 
151 
282 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
753 
76 
216 
55 
88 
78 
number 
7,800 
(D) 
991 
446 
625 
453 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
7 
1 
2 
1 
- 
number 
290 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
478 
105 
163 
56 
52 
36 
number 
11,151 
1,225 
2,552 
2,133 
852 
570 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
379 
92 
139 
38 
39 
31 
25 to 49 
42 
2 
8 
6 
10 
1 
50 to 99 
31 
11 
12 
4 
1 
2 
100 to 199 
14 
- 
2 
4 
2 
2 
200 to 499 
10 
- 
2 
4 
- 
- 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
256 
38 
85 
35 
33 
20 
number 
2,392 
149 
540 
395 
162 
149 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
407 
97 
138 
44 
40 
32 
number 
8,759 
1,076 
2,012 
1,738 
690 
421 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
432 
69 
152 
61 
42 
31 
number 
23,536 
584 
3,796 
3,222 
1,590 
693 
$1,000 
2,898 
82 
583 
417 
181 
212 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
776 
244 
273 
73 
48 
42 
number 
12,504 
2,202 
4,055 
1,208 
950 
879 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
622 
196 
214 
49 
37 
36 
number 
7,110 
1,248 
2,309 
465 
525 
489 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
405 
115 
138 
37 
30 
28 
number 
6,263 
885 
1,572 
879 
459 
414 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,804 
485 
825 
120 
137 
88 
number 
20,337 
4,040 
10,426 
1,606 
2,080 
727 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,739 
475 
799 
116 
132 
79 
number 
12,663 
2,811 
6,203 
1,087 
1,230 
409 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
520 
142 
266 
30 
39 
16 
number 
2,883 
461 
1,946 
289 
96 
40 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
813 
269 
328 
31 
58 
49 
number 
8,599 
1,866 
2,544 
300 
661 
674 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
322 
104 
128 
13 
30 
17 
number 
4,342 
773 
1,304 
170 
488 
413 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,795 
586 
751 
130 
107 
99 
number 
153,925 
18,362 
108,408 
8,282 
3,339 
2,204 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,773 
584 
745 
123 
106 
99 
400 to 3,199 
21 
2 
5 
7 
1 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
192 
72 
73 
6 
2 
18 
number 
7,375 
2,219 
2,952 
645 
(D) 
447 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
354 
108 
147 
31 
12 
24 
number 
110,454 
6,690 
(D) 
2,281 
(D) 
562 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
23 
4 
9 
2 
- 
- 
number 
8,607 
296 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
