Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
409 
- 
2 
2 
7 
15 
$1,000 
1,409 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
243 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
383 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
396 
- 
1 
2 
7 
15 
$1,000 
1,386 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
243 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
383 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
13 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
23 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,804 
15 
25 
36 
73 
89 
$1,000 
17,884 
1,987 
1,118 
1,927 
3,052 
2,382 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
73 
9 
8 
10 
23 
23 
$1,000 
8,136 
1,903 
762 
1,452 
2,438 
1,580 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
267 
- 
4 
2 
10 
17 
$1,000 
2,261 
- 
189 
(D) 
653 
417 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
2 
4 
4 
$1,000 
1,038 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
303 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
870 
14 
27 
46 
60 
64 
$1,000 
9,503 
1,278 
1,314 
2,077 
925 
1,062 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
11 
12 
10 
3 
7 
$1,000 
4,482 
1,247 
1,054 
1,452 
273 
456 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
137 
13 
23 
40 
39 
18 
$1,000 
44,250 
14,618 
12,736 
10,895 
4,799 
1,138 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
13 
23 
40 
35 
15 
$1,000 
43,996 
14,618 
12,736 
10,895 
4,678 
1,069 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
432 
1 
5 
9 
29 
46 
$1,000 
2,898 
(D) 
490 
500 
456 
632 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
2 
2 
2 
4 
$1,000 
1,477 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
306 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
734 
1 
2 
8 
23 
47 
$1,000 
2,122 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
341 
318 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
433 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
534 
- 
- 
14 
19 
18 
$1,000 
11,600 
- 
- 
4,154 
2,451 
689 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
- 
- 
14 
14 
13 
$1,000 
7,224 
- 
- 
4,154 
2,413 
657 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,288 
5 
7 
21 
36 
79 
$1,000 
11,748 
(D) 
(D) 
407 
1,170 
362 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
2 
3 
1 
7 
2 
$1,000 
9,930 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,023 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
193 
8 
3 
12 
25 
14 
$1,000 
23,251 
12,287 
1,719 
3,778 
3,335 
945 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
55 
6 
3 
10 
22 
14 
$1,000 
22,014 
(D) 
1,719 
(D) 
(D) 
945 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
518 
1 
2 
7 
23 
54 
$1,000 
3,924 
(D) 
(D) 
1,213 
828 
664 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
4 
5 
8 
$1,000 
2,534 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
561 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
780 
25 
45 
58 
121 
94 
$1,000 
8,124 
623 
625 
1,177 
1,287 
701 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
93 
3 
3 
2 
10 
9 
$1,000 
1,198 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
193 
58 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,206 
15 
39 
77 
133 
208 
$1,000 
47,909 
5,110 
10,377 
11,867 
8,917 
5,118 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,755 
86 
114 
203 
355 
432 
$1,000 
539,319 
158,394 
63,276 
52,851 
53,072 
30,987 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,545 
1,841,795 
555,049 
260,350 
149,498 
71,729 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,476 
71 
104 
152 
277 
351 
$1,000 
19,096 
6,531 
3,807 
2,272 
2,137 
1,080 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,855 
1 
15 
44 
127 
280 
$5,000 to $24,999 
460 
11 
37 
81 
134 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
105 
22 
38 
23 
15 
1 
$50,000 or more 
56 
37 
14 
4 
1 
- 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,604 
73 
108 
161 
276 
307 
$1,000 
16,115 
6,863 
2,752 
1,897 
2,087 
944 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,115 
9 
32 
69 
146 
240 
$5,000 to $24,999 
364 
21 
32 
74 
112 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
13 
29 
13 
17 
- 
$50,000 or more 
52 
30 
15 
5 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
82 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
