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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,790 
71 
91 
116 
205 
259 
$1,000 
39,460 
27,006 
3,964 
2,640 
2,168 
1,508 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,631 
1 
1 
6 
19 
55 
$1,000 to $4,999 
625 
- 
9 
19 
73 
121 
$5,000 to $24,999 
384 
18 
36 
71 
93 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72 
17 
22 
10 
13 
9 
$50,000 or more 
78 
35 
23 
10 
7 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,961 
16 
23 
45 
89 
113 
$1,000 
7,275 
907 
428 
962 
710 
722 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,660 
6 
13 
25 
55 
82 
$5,000 to $24,999 
252 
3 
6 
9 
23 
26 
$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 
9 
9 
22 
35 
32 
$1,000 
2,006 
260 
121 
320 
347 
134 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,612 
11 
14 
30 
64 
105 
$1,000 
5,268 
647 
307 
642 
363 
588 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,276 
27 
38 
79 
135 
168 
$1,000 
50,732 
6,672 
5,408 
6,004 
4,228 
2,552 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,650 
3 
1 
6 
42 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,216 
4 
4 
18 
43 
69 
$25,000 to $99,999 
324 
6 
8 
31 
34 
31 
$100,000 to $249,999 
69 
2 
21 
24 
16 
1 
$250,000 or more 
17 
12 
4 
" 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
7,221 
89 
117 
198 
366 
433 
$1,000 
30,619 
8,841 
3,748 
2,984 
3,548 
2,706 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,100 
5 
6 
36 
133 
276 
$5,000 to $24,999 
904 
18 
44 
130 
209 
140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
21 
50 
26 
20 
12 
$50,000 or more 
79 
45 
17 
6 
4 
5 
Utilities 
farms 
4,878 
89 
117 
201 
347 
380 
$1,000 
19,519 
5,526 
2,482 
2,114 
2,153 
1,566 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,336 
1 
- 
8 
29 
93 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,824 
4 
11 
67 
172 
213 
$5,000 to $24,999 
593 
24 
79 
113 
137 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
34 
20 
8 
7 
5 
$50,000 or more 
43 
26 
7 
5 
2 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
6,051 
89 
117 
201 
349 
400 
$1,000 
40,716 
12,032 
4,882 
4,126 
5,177 
3,391 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,644 
2 
3 
27 
84 
171 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,086 
15 
49 
112 
203 
202 
$25,000 to $49,999 
188 
16 
31 
48 
46 
24 
$50,000 or more 
133 
56 
34 
14 
16 
3 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,534 
89 
116 
181 
308 
266 
$1,000 
164,366 
51,760 
21,543 
15,168 
17,466 
7,754 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
791 
- 
- 
6 
40 
79 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
3 
1 
23 
78 
95 
$25,000 to $99,999 
776 
5 
47 
88 
137 
72 
$100,000 to $249,999 
278 
23 
42 
57 
47 
18 
$250,000 or more 
127 
58 
26 
7 
6 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
946 
38 
41 
66 
116 
100 
$1,000 
20,919 
8,951 
2,433 
1,951 
1,775 
1,208 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132 
1 
- 
2 
7 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
309 
1 
2 
10 
33 
28 
$5,000 to $24,999 
328 
6 
10 
27 
47 
48 
$25,000 to $49,999 
110 
7 
8 
16 
24 
11 
$50,000 or more 
67 
23 
21 
11 
5 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
741 
32 
38 
53 
79 
78 
$1,000 
8,592 
3,497 
791 
1,021 
839 
766 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
231 
- 
- 
2 
16 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
267 
3 
2 
19 
16 
39 
$5,000 to $24,999 
172 
7 
27 
27 
43 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
6 
6 
3 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
36 
16 
3 
2 
2 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,186 
52 
64 
92 
137 
134 
$1,000 
9,502 
3,047 
1,560 
1,128 
932 
996 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
799 
3 
7 
28 
81 
89 
$5,000 to $9,999 
192 
14 
18 
28 
28 
19 
$10,000 to $24,999 
103 
6 
20 
19 
22 
15 
$25,000 or more 
92 
29 
19 
17 
6 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
