Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
7,755 
86 
114 
203 
355 
432 
percent 
100.0 
1.1 
1.5 
2.6 
4.6 
5.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
523,517 
49,724 
30,100 
37,779 
41,274 
36,358 
Average size of farm 
acres 
68 
578 
264 
186 
116 
84 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
7,755 
86 
114 
203 
355 
432 
$1,000 
500,336 
219,072 
79,792 
69,601 
56,684 
30,508 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,518 
2,547,345 
699,934 
342,862 
159,673 
70,621 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,629 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
$1,000 to $2,499 
933 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
748 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
835 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
890 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
493 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
450 
- 
- 
- 
- 
421 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
- 
- 
- 
351 
11 
$250,000 to $499,999 
201 
- 
197 
4 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
117 
- 
Ill 
6 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
89 
86 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
67 
64 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
15 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
7 
7 
" 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
7,755 
86 
114 
203 
355 
432 
$1,000 
492,211 
218,449 
79,167 
68,424 
55,397 
29,807 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
187 
13 
23 
33 
34 
16 
$1,000 
7,466 
1,643 
2,747 
1,373 
839 
522 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
7 
11 
5 
5 
5 
$1,000 
5,706 
1,521 
2,547 
805 
512 
320 
Corn 
farms 
164 
12 
22 
32 
32 
15 
$1,000 
6,869 
(D) 
2,520 
1,138 
829 
461 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
7 
11 
5 
5 
4 
$1,000 
5,219 
1,521 
2,329 
601 
512 
254 
Wheat 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
10 
- 
2 
2 
1 
2 
$1,000 
451 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
370 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
17 
1 
3 
2 
3 
1 
$1,000 
66 
(D) 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
21 
3 
4 
4 
3 
6 
$1,000 
5,174 
(D) 
(D) 
1,319 
(D) 
256 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
3 
2 
4 
1 
2 
$1,000 
4,967 
(D) 
(D) 
1,319 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,428 
21 
43 
64 
126 
164 
$1,000 
81,209 
26,642 
16,846 
12,364 
12,264 
6,764 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
257 
18 
36 
48 
90 
65 
$1,000 
71,286 
(D) 
16,735 
12,142 
11,609 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,223 
24 
51 
80 
150 
186 
$1,000 
125,585 
57,330 
21,159 
16,824 
16,033 
7,369 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
317 
22 
39 
53 
108 
95 
$1,000 
116,511 
(D) 
21,026 
16,436 
15,351 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
358 
5 
20 
26 
45 
54 
$1,000 
22,146 
(D) 
7,117 
5,310 
4,061 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
2 
15 
18 
32 
14 
$1,000 
19,212 
(D) 
7,052 
5,213 
3,743 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
1,017 
23 
43 
62 
127 
154 
$1,000 
103,440 
(D) 
14,043 
11,514 
11,973 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
239 
21 
26 
37 
78 
77 
$1,000 
96,600 
54,979 
13,796 
11,202 
11,408 
5,214 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,039 
37 
47 
58 
94 
162 
$1,000 
144,188 
92,813 
18,736 
11,535 
8,483 
6,462 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
244 
37 
40 
38 
56 
73 
$1,000 
135,260 
92,813 
18,630 
10,956 
7,738 
5,123 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
80 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
