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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
204 
44 
78 
20 
19 
7 
Farms with- 
number 
80,913 
15,849 
28,286 
6,369 
8,512 
1,602 
1 to 1,999 
195 
43 
73 
20 
19 
7 
2,000 to 59,999 
9 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
176 
49 
77 
13 
16 
10 
number 
12,142 
1,826 
4,010 
3,032 
1,514 
275 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
144 
40 
45 
16 
12 
8 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
44,795 
1,567 
16,174 
3,601 
(D) 
369 
Barley for grain 
farms 
9 
- 
6 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
54 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
1,200 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
- 
6 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
56 
3 
4 
3 
7 
5 
acres 
2,810 
3 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
170 
bushels 
401,986 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,412 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
3 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
54 
3 
“ 
~ 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
35 
3 
4 
3 
7 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
163 
6 
8 
3 
14 
9 
acres 
11,872 
(D) 
79 
92 
290 
311 
tons 
220,172 
(D) 
940 
1,137 
3,489 
4,937 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
87 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
61 
6 
8 
- 
10 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
56 
- 
- 
3 
4 
3 
100 to 249 acres 
38 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
8 
- 
5 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
28 
- 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
cwt 
669 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
" 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
- 
5 
2 
1 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
92 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
6,995 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
acres 
751 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
32,722 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 249 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
22 
- 
4 
1 
6 
1 
acres 
413 
- 
17 
(D) 
49 
(D) 
pounds 
621,181 
- 
27,032 
(D) 
96,924 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
106 
“ 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
6 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
