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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Tobacco - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
2 
3 
3 
acres 
106 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
4 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
6 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
5 
2 
1 
2 
- 
- 
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 
19 
39 
45 
105 
115 
acres 
76,519 
4,060 
5,732 
5,657 
7,514 
7,745 
tons, dry 
167,667 
17,669 
22,478 
18,419 
21,612 
18,419 
Irrigated 
farms 
42 
- 
- 
2 
3 
5 
acres 
197 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
31 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,381 
4 
7 
9 
30 
40 
25 to 99 acres 
622 
1 
7 
8 
44 
45 
1 00 to 249 acres 
171 
8 
19 
23 
29 
27 
250 to 499 acres 
20 
5 
4 
3 
2 
2 
500 acres or more 
6 
1 
2 
2 
1 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
305 
8 
15 
9 
28 
19 
acres 
8,585 
455 
754 
676 
1,397 
890 
tons, dry 
18,789 
927 
1,425 
1,690 
4,538 
1,698 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
“ 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,249 
9 
21 
20 
56 
83 
acres 
38,857 
456 
2,545 
2,236 
3,532 
5,058 
tons, dry 
77,651 
1,140 
8,701 
6,493 
8,283 
12,459 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
77 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,404 
21 
45 
58 
128 
164 
acres 
17,260 
5,060 
3,770 
1,967 
3,111 
1,509 
Irrigated 
farms 
540 
12 
25 
32 
60 
78 
acres 
4,794 
1,324 
1,370 
601 
700 
377 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,004 
6 
6 
22 
67 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
259 
2 
8 
22 
60 
85 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
107 
6 
17 
27 
42 
12 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
23 
4 
12 
3 
4 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
11 
9 
2 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
576 
4 
19 
39 
51 
91 
acres 
(D) 
13 
158 
99 
66 
48 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
20 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
7 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
73 
3 
6 
5 
13 
14 
acres 
81 
(D) 
11 
4 
(D) 
9 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
437 
10 
17 
24 
43 
66 
acres 
3,898 
3,270 
169 
74 
187 
91 
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 
13 
23 
38 
64 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
2 
2 
- 
2 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
- 
2 
1 
3 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
6 
6 
- 
- 
" 
Sweet corn 
farms 
422 
5 
31 
32 
67 
83 
acres 
4,985 
586 
1,409 
662 
1,429 
612 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
1 
2 
2 
7 
6 
acres 
150 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
16 
4 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
64 
1 
2 
9 
5 
10 
acres 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
1 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
759 
5 
30 
46 
81 
112 
acres 
685 
22 
108 
109 
135 
135 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
10 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
456 
5 
23 
30 
50 
54 
acres 
4,146 
165 
720 
987 
1,023 
436 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
128 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
