Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
2,790 
2,094 
266 
166 
$1,000 
39,460 
6,556 
5,177 
2,646 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,631 
1,402 
120 
74 
$1,000 to $4,999 
625 
426 
71 
31 
$5,000 to $24,999 
384 
218 
50 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72 
28 
15 
11 
$50,000 or more 
78 
20 
10 
8 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
1,961 
1,587 
129 
103 
$1,000 
7,275 
3,723 
1,141 
981 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,660 
1,409 
98 
77 
$5,000 to $24,999 
252 
157 
23 
21 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
20 
5 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
1 
3 
3 
$250,000 or more 
1 
" 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
637 
525 
41 
32 
$1,000 
2,006 
1,255 
312 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
1,612 
1,290 
100 
79 
$1,000 
5,268 
2,468 
828 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms 
4,276 
3,477 
310 
227 
$1,000 
50,732 
27,481 
8,237 
6,911 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,650 
2,323 
160 
109 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,216 
938 
75 
54 
$25,000 to $99,999 
324 
185 
52 
45 
$100,000 to $249,999 
69 
28 
18 
15 
$250,000 or more 
17 
3 
5 
4 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
7,221 
5,727 
552 
380 
$1,000 
30,619 
13,287 
4,612 
3,596 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,100 
5,126 
401 
267 
$5,000 to $24,999 
904 
543 
103 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
44 
30 
25 
$50,000 or more 
79 
14 
18 
15 
Utilities farms 
4,878 
3,638 
421 
294 
$1,000 
19,519 
7,576 
2,592 
1,917 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,336 
2,002 
144 
103 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,824 
1,325 
175 
109 
$5,000 to $24,999 
593 
289 
81 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
15 
15 
13 
$50,000 or more 
43 
7 
6 
4 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
6,051 
4,702 
483 
348 
$1,000 
40,716 
17,244 
5,847 
4,743 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,644 
3,909 
302 
208 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,086 
674 
115 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
188 
86 
28 
25 
$50,000 or more 
133 
33 
38 
34 
Hired farm labor farms 
2,534 
1,546 
255 
189 
$1,000 
164,366 
50,356 
22,708 
17,126 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
791 
626 
64 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
387 
48 
39 
$25,000 to $99,999 
776 
400 
96 
72 
$100,000 to $249,999 
278 
105 
23 
18 
$250,000 or more 
127 
28 
24 
22 
Contract labor farms 
946 
597 
87 
67 
$1,000 
20,919 
6,830 
2,314 
1,705 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132 
107 
6 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
309 
210 
24 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
328 
204 
22 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
110 
55 
22 
13 
$50,000 or more 
67 
21 
13 
10 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
741 
518 
66 
51 
$1,000 
8,592 
2,695 
670 
559 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
231 
197 
14 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
267 
200 
21 
18 
$5,000 to $24,999 
172 
89 
25 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
20 
4 
3 
$50,000 or more 
36 
12 
2 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
1,186 
779 
178 
102 
$1,000 
9,502 
3,291 
1,939 
1,626 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
799 
586 
112 
48 
$5,000 to $9,999 
192 
122 
23 
18 
$10,000 to $24,999 
103 
49 
22 
19 
$25,000 or more 
92 
22 
21 
17 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
