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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
398 
257 
52 
30 
$1,000 
1,799 
713 
174 
100 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
184 
133 
29 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
114 
72 
11 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
48 
11 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
3 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
- 
Interest expense farms 
1,971 
1,420 
189 
115 
$1,000 
22,182 
12,996 
2,417 
1,381 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
957 
718 
80 
44 
$5,000 to $24,999 
822 
599 
89 
56 
$25,000 to $99,999 
171 
98 
16 
14 
$100,000 or more 
21 
5 
4 
1 
Secured by real estate farms 
1,442 
1,065 
131 
76 
$1,000 
18,522 
11,005 
1,953 
1,092 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
163 
143 
6 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
396 
292 
39 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
721 
539 
69 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
58 
13 
11 
$50,000 or more 
67 
33 
4 
1 
Not secured by real estate farms 
1,189 
833 
128 
81 
$1,000 
3,660 
1,991 
464 
289 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
459 
368 
42 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
562 
368 
66 
41 
$5,000 to $24,999 
150 
94 
17 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
2 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
2 
1 
1 
Property taxes paid farms 
6,989 
5,658 
501 
349 
$1,000 
37,954 
26,500 
3,659 
2,520 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,537 
3,848 
280 
179 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,673 
1,338 
119 
89 
$10,000 to $24,999 
626 
407 
76 
64 
$25,000 or more 
153 
65 
26 
17 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
4,158 
3,104 
362 
264 
$1,000 
50,473 
20,480 
7,348 
5,571 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,665 
2,215 
187 
127 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,075 
705 
106 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
203 
97 
36 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
135 
73 
18 
16 
$100,000 or more 
80 
14 
15 
13 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
61 
38 
7 
2 
$1,000 
460 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
2,997 
2,075 
314 
227 
$1,000 
47,700 
20,495 
6,983 
5,794 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
7,755 
6,168 
583 
388 
$1,000 
39,499 
-15,365 
16,394 
13,402 
Average per farm dollars 
5,093 
-2,491 
28,120 
34,540 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
2,585 
1,884 
263 
173 
Average net gain dollars 
75,273 
38,119 
114,362 
134,391 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
245 
210 
11 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
454 
414 
18 
9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
365 
281 
40 
29 
$10,000 to $24,999 
481 
401 
38 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
359 
247 
42 
25 
$50,000 or more 
681 
331 
114 
77 
Farms with net losses number 
5,170 
4,284 
320 
215 
Average net loss dollars 
29,997 
20,350 
42,760 
45,805 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
324 
284 
12 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,280 
1,127 
84 
42 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,083 
976 
62 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,252 
1,070 
73 
57 
$25,000 to $49,999 
545 
427 
33 
23 
$50,000 or more 
686 
400 
56 
41 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
7,755 
6,168 
583 
388 
$1,000 
38,947 
-15,536 
16,430 
13,433 
Average per farm dollars 
5,022 
-2,519 
28,183 
34,621 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
2,584 
1,884 
262 
172 
Average net gain dollars 
75,093 
38,006 
115,046 
135,549 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
