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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,790 
70 
86 
120 
198 
254 
$1,000 
39,460 
26,959 
3,900 
2,734 
2,159 
1,487 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,631 
1 
1 
6 
16 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
625 
- 
8 
19 
69 
119 
$5,000 to $24,999 
384 
18 
32 
74 
93 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72 
16 
23 
10 
13 
9 
$50,000 or more 
78 
35 
22 
11 
7 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,961 
13 
25 
45 
79 
109 
$1,000 
7,275 
858 
475 
964 
694 
694 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,660 
5 
13 
25 
46 
77 
$5,000 to $24,999 
252 
1 
8 
9 
22 
27 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
5 
2 
9 
11 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
1 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
637 
7 
10 
23 
34 
27 
$1,000 
2,006 
218 
160 
323 
342 
130 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,612 
8 
17 
29 
54 
101 
$1,000 
5,268 
640 
314 
642 
352 
565 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,276 
24 
37 
82 
125 
159 
$1,000 
50,732 
5,971 
5,613 
6,487 
4,072 
2,294 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,650 
2 
2 
6 
37 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,216 
4 
3 
18 
40 
58 
$25,000 to $99,999 
324 
6 
7 
32 
32 
28 
$100,000 to $249,999 
69 
2 
19 
26 
16 
1 
$250,000 or more 
17 
10 
6 
" 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
7,221 
86 
114 
200 
351 
415 
$1,000 
30,619 
8,771 
3,593 
3,177 
3,465 
2,647 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,100 
5 
6 
36 
123 
263 
$5,000 to $24,999 
904 
17 
42 
129 
204 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
19 
50 
28 
20 
12 
$50,000 or more 
79 
45 
16 
7 
4 
5 
Utilities 
farms 
4,878 
86 
114 
203 
332 
363 
$1,000 
19,519 
5,402 
2,525 
2,179 
2,078 
1,530 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,336 
1 
- 
8 
29 
85 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,824 
4 
11 
64 
164 
205 
$5,000 to $24,999 
593 
24 
74 
117 
130 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
32 
21 
9 
7 
5 
$50,000 or more 
43 
25 
8 
5 
2 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
6,051 
86 
114 
203 
334 
383 
$1,000 
40,716 
11,704 
4,910 
4,396 
5,013 
3,390 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,644 
2 
3 
26 
77 
167 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,086 
15 
46 
112 
197 
187 
$25,000 to $49,999 
188 
16 
30 
49 
44 
26 
$50,000 or more 
133 
53 
35 
16 
16 
3 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,534 
86 
113 
185 
297 
253 
$1,000 
164,366 
51,254 
20,757 
16,445 
16,968 
7,705 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
791 
- 
- 
5 
40 
73 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
1 
3 
22 
74 
88 
$25,000 to $99,999 
776 
5 
44 
91 
130 
72 
$100,000 to $249,999 
278 
23 
42 
57 
47 
18 
$250,000 or more 
127 
57 
24 
10 
6 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
946 
35 
44 
64 
113 
103 
$1,000 
20,919 
8,793 
2,590 
1,907 
1,785 
1,185 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132 
1 
- 
2 
6 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
309 
1 
2 
9 
31 
30 
$5,000 to $24,999 
328 
6 
10 
27 
46 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
110 
5 
10 
15 
25 
11 
$50,000 or more 
67 
22 
22 
11 
5 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
741 
30 
37 
54 
79 
72 
$1,000 
8,592 
3,380 
869 
1,030 
853 
686 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
231 
- 
- 
2 
16 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
267 
3 
2 
19 
15 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
172 
7 
24 
28 
44 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
6 
6 
3 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
36 
14 
5 
2 
2 
5 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,186 
49 
62 
95 
127 
131 
$1,000 
9,502 
3,012 
1,481 
1,236 
905 
891 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
799 
3 
6 
28 
73 
92 
$5,000 to $9,999 
192 
12 
19 
28 
26 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
103 
5 
19 
21 
22 
14 
$25,000 or more 
92 
29 
18 
18 
6 
8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
