Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
17 
$1,000 
1,409 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
286 
273 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
383 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
396 
- 
1 
2 
7 
17 
$1,000 
1,386 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
286 
273 
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 
16 
28 
33 
75 
95 
$1,000 
17,884 
2,070 
1,211 
1,768 
3,221 
2,337 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
73 
10 
8 
9 
25 
21 
$1,000 
8,136 
1,986 
753 
1,378 
2,582 
1,436 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
267 
1 
5 
1 
11 
18 
$1,000 
2,261 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
710 
410 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
1 
1 
4 
4 
$1,000 
1,038 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
591 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
870 
16 
29 
43 
67 
61 
$1,000 
9,503 
1,646 
1,073 
1,976 
1,064 
1,014 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
13 
11 
9 
4 
6 
$1,000 
4,482 
1,615 
740 
1,398 
323 
406 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
137 
15 
25 
37 
40 
16 
$1,000 
44,250 
16,248 
12,411 
9,712 
4,821 
993 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
15 
25 
37 
36 
13 
$1,000 
43,996 
16,248 
12,411 
9,712 
4,700 
924 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
432 
1 
5 
10 
34 
50 
$1,000 
2,898 
(D) 
490 
500 
478 
643 
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 
28 
46 
$1,000 
2,122 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
364 
306 
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 
23 
$1,000 
11,600 
- 
- 
4,154 
2,451 
814 
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 
8 
20 
42 
88 
$1,000 
11,748 
(D) 
(D) 
406 
1,192 
377 
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 
13 
24 
16 
$1,000 
23,251 
12,287 
1,719 
3,963 
3,150 
995 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
55 
6 
3 
11 
21 
14 
$1,000 
22,014 
(D) 
1,719 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
518 
1 
2 
7 
24 
53 
$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 
28 
48 
56 
136 
112 
$1,000 
8,124 
662 
969 
1,007 
2,118 
1,394 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
93 
3 
3 
3 
12 
7 
$1,000 
1,198 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
180 
37 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,206 
15 
42 
75 
144 
214 
$1,000 
47,909 
5,110 
10,863 
11,386 
9,235 
5,046 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,755 
89 
117 
201 
370 
450 
$1,000 
539,319 
161,261 
63,534 
50,128 
54,443 
31,850 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,545 
1,811,919 
543,023 
249,394 
147,143 
70,778 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,476 
74 
106 
150 
288 
361 
$1,000 
19,096 
6,628 
3,806 
2,197 
2,239 
1,058 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,855 
1 
15 
44 
133 
293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
460 
13 
39 
80 
139 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
105 
22 
39 
22 
15 
1 
$50,000 or more 
56 
38 
13 
4 
1 
- 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,604 
76 
111 
158 
285 
315 
$1,000 
16,115 
6,953 
2,728 
1,897 
2,105 
940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,115 
11 
32 
68 
151 
247 
$5,000 to $24,999 
364 
21 
36 
70 
118 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
13 
29 
15 
15 
- 
$50,000 or more 
52 
31 
14 
5 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
108 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
