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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,775 
63 
80 
127 
234 
264 
acres 
44,407 
14,036 
7,465 
6,306 
6,995 
3,986 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,873 
70 
101 
149 
252 
265 
acres 
58,478 
16,188 
11,539 
8,831 
8,465 
5,311 
Nematodes 
farms 
333 
33 
25 
24 
47 
40 
acres 
15,359 
8,070 
2,682 
1,288 
1,135 
1,011 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
921 
49 
64 
83 
164 
133 
acres 
28,054 
10,072 
5,886 
3,848 
3,915 
2,029 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
240 
25 
24 
25 
47 
30 
acres on which used 
10,086 
5,693 
1,218 
1,090 
1,030 
408 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
244 
13 
17 
26 
40 
30 
acres 
4,863 
802 
452 
997 
673 
678 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
832 
22 
27 
49 
96 
101 
acres 
17,569 
4,359 
2,040 
2,192 
2,433 
1,471 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
773 
14 
9 
37 
41 
47 
acres 
51,619 
1,087 
1,558 
7,161 
2,019 
3,326 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
406 
16 
13 
23 
33 
45 
acres 
5,379 
1,100 
586 
1,192 
604 
392 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
247 
14 
20 
23 
25 
25 
acres 
7,815 
2,058 
2,749 
980 
972 
441 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,430 
39 
65 
91 
142 
153 
acres 
27,417 
6,796 
5,773 
4,182 
4,037 
2,348 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
973 
26 
36 
57 
101 
131 
acres 
17,085 
4,033 
3,535 
2,017 
2,563 
1,312 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
465 
13 
17 
26 
34 
12 
Solar panels 
farms 
392 
11 
16 
17 
31 
9 
Wind turbines 
farms 
59 
1 
3 
9 
7 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
18 
3 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
5,754 
30 
42 
92 
182 
246 
Part owners 
farms 
1,202 
42 
61 
88 
130 
116 
Tenants 
farms 
799 
14 
11 
23 
43 
70 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
6,958 
72 
103 
180 
312 
362 
acres 
446,103 
39,483 
19,677 
29,389 
32,072 
27,597 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
6,956 
72 
103 
180 
312 
362 
acres 
435,233 
38,929 
19,081 
28,811 
31,191 
27,104 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,012 
56 
73 
111 
173 
186 
acres 
90,860 
12,907 
11,077 
8,968 
10,091 
9,334 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,001 
56 
72 
111 
173 
186 
acres 
88,284 
10,795 
11,019 
8,968 
10,083 
9,254 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
458 
9 
13 
15 
29 
28 
acres 
13,446 
2,666 
654 
578 
889 
573 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
12,595 
206 
236 
402 
635 
695 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,937 
29 
42 
67 
152 
234 
2 operators 
3,116 
31 
35 
98 
152 
164 
3 operators 
518 
14 
26 
23 
36 
28 
4 operators 
124 
7 
9 
10 
11 
3 
5 or more operators 
60 
5 
2 
5 
4 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
5,243 
50 
43 
118 
193 
226 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,110 
23 
30 
76 
137 
185 
2 operators 
394 
8 
5 
10 
20 
14 
3 operators 
89 
- 
1 
6 
4 
1 
4 operators 
9 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
1 
" 
- 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,248 
80 
Ill 
179 
310 
346 
Female 
2,507 
6 
3 
24 
45 
86 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,878 
72 
100 
172 
287 
324 
Other 
3,877 
14 
14 
31 
68 
108 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
92 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
