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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
398 
26 
10 
26 
42 
37 
$1,000 
1,799 
686 
83 
172 
211 
120 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
184 
3 
2 
5 
12 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
114 
2 
1 
12 
12 
18 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
11 
7 
8 
16 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
7 
- 
1 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,971 
61 
83 
107 
183 
163 
$1,000 
22,182 
2,514 
1,878 
1,675 
2,862 
1,535 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
957 
4 
15 
40 
75 
83 
$5,000 to $24,999 
822 
29 
45 
45 
83 
67 
$25,000 to $99,999 
171 
22 
18 
21 
22 
13 
$100,000 or more 
21 
6 
5 
1 
3 
" 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,442 
49 
63 
65 
140 
118 
$1,000 
18,522 
1,963 
1,517 
1,160 
2,457 
1,262 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
163 
- 
1 
2 
16 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
396 
2 
3 
14 
39 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
721 
26 
40 
36 
60 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
10 
10 
8 
11 
3 
$50,000 or more 
67 
11 
9 
5 
14 
8 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,189 
45 
49 
80 
96 
101 
$1,000 
3,660 
551 
361 
515 
405 
273 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
459 
4 
6 
18 
19 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
562 
13 
23 
36 
48 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
150 
25 
15 
18 
29 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
1 
5 
8 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,989 
79 
108 
179 
314 
369 
$1,000 
37,954 
1,689 
1,662 
1,502 
2,286 
2,265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,537 
22 
29 
66 
140 
219 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,673 
19 
21 
49 
117 
101 
$10,000 to $24,999 
626 
15 
44 
56 
49 
32 
$25,000 or more 
153 
23 
14 
8 
8 
17 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,158 
83 
112 
202 
268 
284 
$1,000 
50,473 
14,009 
6,380 
4,778 
5,497 
2,533 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,665 
3 
7 
41 
83 
139 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,075 
12 
40 
103 
135 
122 
$25,000 to $49,999 
203 
5 
28 
29 
26 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
135 
19 
22 
24 
16 
3 
$100,000 or more 
80 
44 
15 
5 
8 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
61 
3 
2 
10 
3 
3 
$1,000 
460 
2 
(D) 
323 
(D) 
4 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,997 
85 
113 
202 
236 
233 
$1,000 
47,700 
11,893 
6,213 
4,500 
5,023 
2,630 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,755 
86 
114 
203 
355 
432 
$1,000 
39,499 
64,481 
20,497 
21,483 
12,771 
1,716 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,093 
749,782 
179,802 
105,826 
35,974 
3,972 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,585 
73 
94 
174 
258 
315 
Average net gain 
dollars 
75,273 
1,082,018 
265,171 
149,103 
78,087 
38,326 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
245 
- 
1 
- 
4 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
454 
- 
- 
2 
1 
10 
$5,000 to $9,999 
365 
- 
2 
- 
5 
15 
$10,000 to $24,999 
481 
1 
3 
6 
26 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
359 
1 
1 
23 
63 
138 
$50,000 or more 
681 
71 
87 
143 
159 
89 
Farms with net losses 
number 
5,170 
13 
20 
29 
97 
117 
Average net loss 
dollars 
29,997 
1,115,854 
221,431 
153,835 
76,037 
88,523 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
324 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,280 
- 
1 
- 
5 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,083 
1 
1 
2 
2 
8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,252 
3 
4 
3 
9 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
545 
- 
2 
2 
34 
17 
$50,000 or more 
686 
9 
12 
22 
45 
64 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,755 
86 
114 
203 
355 
432 
$1,000 
38,947 
64,365 
19,991 
21,727 
12,651 
1,662 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,022 
748,428 
175,357 
107,029 
35,636 
3,847 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,584 
73 
94 
173 
258 
315 
Average net gain 
dollars 
75,093 
1,080,409 
259,780 
151,556 
77,531 
38,185 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
246 
- 
1 
- 
4 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
