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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
1 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
2,200 
16 
38 
48 
101 
106 
acres 
76,519 
3,627 
5,536 
6,1 56 
7,274 
7,515 
tons, dry 
167,667 
16,208 
21,437 
20,696 
21,159 
18,232 
Irrigated 
farms 
42 
- 
- 
2 
3 
5 
acres 
197 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
31 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,381 
3 
8 
9 
30 
39 
25 to 99 acres 
622 
1 
5 
10 
41 
35 
1 00 to 249 acres 
171 
6 
20 
23 
28 
29 
250 to 499 acres 
20 
5 
3 
4 
2 
2 
500 acres or more 
6 
1 
2 
2 
- 
1 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
305 
6 
16 
10 
26 
19 
acres 
8,585 
365 
784 
736 
1,352 
773 
tons, dry 
18,789 
797 
1,485 
1,760 
4,348 
1,710 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
" 
" 
“ 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,249 
6 
23 
20 
54 
73 
acres 
38,857 
259 
2,663 
2,185 
3,466 
4,826 
tons, dry 
77,651 
781 
8,900 
6,428 
8,324 
11,983 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
77 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,404 
20 
42 
62 
123 
163 
acres 
17,260 
4,713 
3,933 
2,151 
3,026 
1,582 
Irrigated 
farms 
540 
11 
23 
35 
60 
72 
acres 
4,794 
1,194 
1,352 
749 
700 
374 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,004 
5 
7 
21 
62 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
259 
2 
7 
23 
56 
89 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
107 
6 
15 
29 
42 
12 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
23 
4 
12 
3 
4 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
11 
8 
3 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
576 
4 
17 
41 
51 
91 
acres 
(D) 
13 
156 
101 
66 
48 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
20 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
7 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
73 
3 
5 
6 
13 
14 
acres 
81 
(D) 
11 
5 
(D) 
9 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
437 
10 
14 
27 
43 
60 
acres 
3,898 
3,270 
126 
117 
187 
89 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
18 
4 
2 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
283 
257 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
414 
2 
11 
25 
38 
58 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
2 
2 
- 
2 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
- 
1 
2 
3 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
422 
4 
30 
34 
64 
80 
acres 
4,985 
281 
1,674 
701 
1,414 
624 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
- 
3 
2 
7 
6 
acres 
150 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
16 
4 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
64 
1 
1 
10 
5 
10 
acres 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
1 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
“ 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
759 
5 
28 
48 
77 
110 
acres 
685 
22 
91 
126 
132 
138 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
10 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
456 
5 
21 
31 
46 
54 
acres 
4,146 
165 
675 
982 
1,056 
429 
Irrigated 
farms 
84 
2 
13 
7 
19 
17 
acres 
765 
(D) 
277 
121 
117 
67 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
295 
2 
4 
10 
4 
28 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
114 
1 
7 
3 
28 
24 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
46 
1 
10 
18 
14 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
339 
4 
19 
25 
43 
52 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3,200 
79 
568 
877 
783 
337 
Grapes 
farms 
100 
- 
2 
3 
6 
16 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
214 
- 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
102 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
