Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
7,755 
6,168 
583 
388 
percent 
100.0 
79.5 
7.5 
5.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
523,517 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Average size of farm 
acres 
68 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
7,755 
6,168 
583 
388 
$1,000 
500,336 
161,806 
80,452 
61,040 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,518 
26,233 
137,997 
157,319 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,629 
2,265 
136 
83 
$1,000 to $2,499 
933 
830 
48 
24 
$2,500 to $4,999 
748 
643 
48 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
835 
694 
60 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
890 
729 
65 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
493 
359 
48 
30 
$50,000 to $99,999 
450 
310 
45 
24 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
214 
51 
34 
$250,000 to $499,999 
201 
74 
40 
32 
$500,000 to $999,999 
117 
35 
22 
17 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
89 
15 
20 
17 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
67 
12 
17 
15 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
15 
3 
2 
2 
$5,000,000 or more 
7 
- 
1 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
7,755 
6,168 
583 
388 
$1,000 
492,211 
157,250 
78,813 
60,042 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
187 
109 
44 
36 
$1,000 
7,466 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
9 
15 
11 
$1,000 
5,706 
1,046 
2,646 
1,951 
Corn 
farms 
164 
89 
42 
35 
$1,000 
6,869 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
8 
15 
11 
$1,000 
5,219 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
7 
5 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
10 
7 
1 
1 
$1,000 
451 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
370 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
9 
7 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
5 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
17 
11 
2 
1 
$1,000 
66 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
21 
13 
6 
5 
$1,000 
5,174 
2,295 
(□) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
6 
4 
3 
$1,000 
4,967 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,428 
1,075 
143 
73 
$1,000 
81,209 
38,693 
16,621 
13,477 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
257 
148 
36 
26 
$1,000 
71,286 
31,772 
15,392 
12,978 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,223 
809 
126 
76 
$1,000 
125,585 
34,862 
13,462 
9,513 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
317 
144 
41 
29 
$1,000 
116,511 
28,910 
12,693 
9,061 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
358 
223 
32 
18 
$1,000 
22,146 
6,944 
4,139 
3,795 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
30 
11 
9 
$1,000 
19,212 
5,147 
3,927 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
1,017 
680 
110 
66 
$1,000 
103,440 
27,917 
9,323 
5,718 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
239 
114 
34 
22 
$1,000 
96,600 
23,527 
8,679 
5,321 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,039 
713 
99 
63 
$1,000 
144,188 
27,809 
16,372 
9,400 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
244 
120 
30 
21 
$1,000 
135,260 
21,966 
15,199 
8,850 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
132 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
