Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Cut Christmas trees farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Short-rotation woody crops farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Other crops and hay (see text) farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Maple syrup (see text) farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Cattle and calves farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Milk from cows (see text) farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Hogs and pigs farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Poultry and eggs farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Aquaculture farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Value of- 
Government payments farms 
$1,000 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) farms 
$1,000 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) farms 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 farms 
$1,000 
Average per farm dollars 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
$1,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
Chemicals purchased farms 
$1,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
409 
368 
1,409 
(D) 
4 
4 
383 
383 
396 
357 
1,386 
(D) 
4 
4 
383 
383 
13 
11 
23 
(D) 
1,804 
1,507 
17,884 
10,955 
73 
40 
8,136 
3,545 
267 
231 
2,261 
1,461 
10 
5 
1,038 
416 
870 
681 
9,503 
4,754 
43 
16 
4,482 
1,153 
137 
66 
44,250 
12,882 
126 
58 
43,996 
12,684 
432 
335 
2,898 
1,513 
10 
5 
1,477 
(D) 
734 
611 
2,122 
1,392 
6 
2 
433 
(D) 
534 
373 
11,600 
6,597 
41 
23 
7,224 
3,662 
1,288 
1,068 
11,748 
1,905 
15 
5 
9,930 
(D) 
193 
141 
23,251 
8,955 
55 
27 
22,014 
7,961 
518 
410 
3,924 
1,524 
17 
6 
2,534 
561 
780 
549 
8,124 
4,556 
93 
74 
1,198 
(D) 
2,206 
1,764 
47,909 
23,982 
7,755 
6,168 
539,319 
210,557 
69,545 
34,137 
3,476 
2,595 
19,096 
6,241 
2,855 
2,294 
460 
264 
105 
32 
56 
5 
2,604 
1,828 
16,115 
4,588 
2,115 
1,617 
364 
173 
73 
28 
52 
10 
Partnership 
Total 
13 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
173 
4,521 
20 
3,235 
21 
605 
4 
(D) 
87 
2,354 
13 
(D) 
36 
16,857 
36 
16,857 
31 
116 
49 
122 
35 
508 
74 
1,552 
5 
1,396 
7 
963 
4 
912 
20 
351 
1 
(D) 
105 
1,640 
8 
350 
187 
7,190 
583 
75,481 
129,470 
341 
4,086 
226 
66 
30 
19 
284 
2,559 
197 
61 
16 
10 
Registered 
under 
state law 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
131 
3,428 
15 
2,501 
15 
203 
2 
(D) 
67 
2,148 
12 
1,704 
31 
14,793 
31 
14,793 
23 
104 
29 
(D) 
28 
404 
54 
1,528 
5 
1,396 
6 
(D) 
4 
912 
8 
266 
1 
(D) 
81 
998 
8 
350 
109 
5,789 
388 
56,631 
145,957 
219 
3,271 
134 
44 
27 
14 
176 
1,978 
116 
39 
12 
9 
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134 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
