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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
398 
26 
12 
25 
46 
40 
$1,000 
1,799 
686 
92 
173 
203 
126 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
184 
3 
3 
4 
16 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
114 
2 
1 
12 
13 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
11 
8 
8 
15 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
7 
- 
1 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,971 
64 
86 
104 
192 
168 
$1,000 
22,182 
2,620 
1,839 
1,622 
2,900 
1,643 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
957 
4 
16 
41 
82 
80 
$5,000 to $24,999 
822 
30 
48 
42 
85 
75 
$25,000 to $99,999 
171 
24 
17 
20 
22 
13 
$100,000 or more 
21 
6 
5 
1 
3 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,442 
52 
64 
61 
144 
125 
$1,000 
18,522 
1,995 
1,531 
1,114 
2,486 
1,374 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
163 
- 
1 
2 
17 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
396 
2 
3 
14 
39 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
721 
29 
40 
33 
63 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
10 
11 
7 
11 
3 
$50,000 or more 
67 
11 
9 
5 
14 
8 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,189 
48 
50 
79 
103 
102 
$1,000 
3,660 
625 
307 
509 
414 
269 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
459 
4 
7 
18 
18 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
562 
14 
23 
36 
57 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
150 
25 
17 
17 
28 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
3 
3 
8 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,989 
82 
Ill 
176 
326 
389 
$1,000 
37,954 
1,714 
1,710 
1,461 
2,326 
2,369 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,537 
22 
29 
67 
146 
229 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,673 
21 
21 
48 
124 
111 
$10,000 to $24,999 
626 
16 
47 
53 
48 
32 
$25,000 or more 
153 
23 
14 
8 
8 
17 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,158 
86 
115 
200 
282 
299 
$1,000 
50,473 
14,423 
6,119 
4,680 
5,675 
2,545 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,665 
3 
7 
43 
83 
150 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,075 
12 
44 
100 
148 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
203 
6 
28 
29 
27 
18 
$50,000 to $99,999 
135 
19 
23 
23 
16 
3 
$100,000 or more 
80 
46 
13 
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 
88 
116 
200 
250 
246 
$1,000 
47,700 
12,242 
5,978 
4,427 
5,492 
2,759 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,755 
89 
117 
201 
370 
450 
$1,000 
39,499 
64,658 
20,506 
22,063 
12,750 
1,722 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,093 
726,491 
175,261 
109,768 
34,460 
3,827 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,585 
76 
95 
174 
270 
327 
Average net gain 
dollars 
75,273 
1,041,629 
266,176 
150,414 
74,857 
37,453 
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 
- 
9 
15 
$10,000 to $24,999 
481 
1 
3 
6 
26 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
359 
1 
3 
21 
67 
137 
$50,000 or more 
681 
74 
86 
145 
163 
89 
Farms with net losses 
number 
5,170 
13 
22 
27 
100 
123 
Average net loss 
dollars 
29,997 
1,115,854 
217,325 
152,174 
74,612 
85,568 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
324 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,280 
- 
1 
- 
6 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,083 
1 
1 
2 
2 
8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,252 
3 
5 
2 
9 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
545 
- 
2 
2 
35 
22 
$50,000 or more 
686 
9 
13 
21 
46 
63 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,755 
89 
117 
201 
370 
450 
$1,000 
38,947 
64,541 
19,999 
22,268 
12,642 
1,690 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,022 
725,183 
170,930 
110,784 
34,169 
3,755 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,584 
76 
95 
173 
270 
327 
Average net gain 
dollars 
75,093 
1,040,083 
260,842 
152,643 
74,372 
37,383 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
