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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Tobacco - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
2 
25.0 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
2,200 
85 
801 
229 
275 
254 
acres 
76,519 
362 
9,218 
4,523 
6,814 
8,830 
tons, dry 
167,667 
496 
1 1 ,974 
7,797 
10,985 
14,408 
Irrigated 
farms 
42 
2 
16 
5 
2 
5 
acres 
197 
(D) 
103 
31 
(D) 
20 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,381 
85 
725 
163 
165 
115 
25 to 99 acres 
622 
- 
76 
66 
110 
124 
100 to 249 acres 
171 
- 
- 
- 
- 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
20 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
6 
- 
" 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
305 
1 
100 
32 
39 
27 
acres 
8,585 
(D) 
1,002 
436 
755 
681 
tons, dry 
18,789 
(D) 
1,589 
638 
1,872 
1,879 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,249 
36 
422 
134 
152 
167 
acres 
38,857 
(D) 
4,862 
2,743 
3,489 
4,887 
tons, dry 
77,651 
(D) 
7,062 
5,487 
6,563 
8,224 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
6 
- 
- 
4 
acres 
77 
" 
35 
- 
- 
18 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,404 
514 
433 
119 
122 
55 
acres 
17,260 
637 
2,282 
1,441 
1,474 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
540 
248 
138 
35 
32 
14 
acres 
4,794 
249 
605 
373 
543 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,004 
492 
291 
68 
77 
25 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
259 
22 
125 
30 
26 
17 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
107 
- 
17 
21 
19 
13 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
23 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
11 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Beans, snap 
farms 
576 
203 
206 
55 
43 
18 
acres 
(D) 
51 
80 
50 
85 
36 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
20 
11 
4 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
7 
3 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
73 
18 
26 
6 
8 
- 
acres 
81 
3 
9 
5 
7 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
437 
129 
138 
47 
52 
14 
acres 
3,898 
35 
120 
(D) 
145 
78 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
18 
7 
3 
1 
- 
acres 
283 
(D) 
1 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
414 
129 
135 
46 
48 
12 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
- 
2 
1 
2 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
422 
63 
142 
55 
43 
29 
acres 
4,985 
30 
443 
453 
592 
280 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
8 
11 
2 
1 
2 
acres 
150 
3 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
64 
31 
19 
4 
7 
- 
acres 
17 
4 
6 
2 
3 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
759 
266 
259 
72 
54 
27 
acres 
685 
83 
217 
102 
57 
35 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
21 
10 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
10 
4 
4 
- 
(D) 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
456 
93 
149 
47 
57 
42 
acres 
4,146 
140 
665 
451 
526 
835 
Irrigated 
farms 
84 
15 
14 
15 
13 
9 
acres 
765 
(D) 
67 
37 
33 
259 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
295 
86 
109 
22 
44 
14 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
114 
7 
38 
21 
7 
17 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
46 
- 
2 
4 
6 
11 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
76 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
