Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
14 
14 
14 
1 
500 or more 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
56 
50 
49 
6 
6 
50 
number 
3,804 
3,676 
(□) 
128 
128 
818 
Beef cows 
farms 
36 
30 
30 
6 
6 
41 
number 
620 
492 
492 
128 
128 
315 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
15 
14 
14 
1 
1 
30 
10 to 49 
18 
14 
14 
4 
4 
11 
50 to 99 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
100 to 199 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
25 
25 
24 
- 
- 
21 
number 
3,184 
3,184 
(D) 
- 
- 
503 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1 
1 
1 
13 
10 to 49 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
5 
50 to 99 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
100 to 199 
12 
12 
11 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
6 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
57 
47 
44 
10 
10 
50 
number 
2,552 
2,305 
(D) 
247 
247 
914 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
51 
46 
45 
5 
5 
51 
number 
2,996 
2,871 
(D) 
125 
125 
607 
$1,000 
1,889 
1,684 
(D) 
205 
205 
506 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
35 
34 
33 
1 
1 
15 
number 
1,705 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
185 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
46 
41 
40 
5 
5 
50 
number 
1,291 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
422 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
1 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
37 
33 
32 
4 
4 
30 
number 
2,125 
1,918 
(D) 
207 
207 
596 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
30 
28 
27 
2 
2 
28 
25 to 49 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 or more 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
12 
9 
8 
3 
3 
15 
number 
569 
543 
(D) 
26 
26 
181 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
37 
33 
32 
4 
4 
26 
number 
1,556 
1,375 
(D) 
181 
181 
415 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
42 
38 
37 
4 
4 
24 
number 
9,596 
9,319 
(D) 
277 
277 
2,700 
$1,000 
762 
715 
(D) 
48 
48 
507 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
36 
24 
22 
12 
12 
37 
number 
1,902 
1,523 
(D) 
379 
379 
510 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
28 
16 
14 
12 
12 
26 
number 
1,262 
1,005 
(D) 
257 
257 
306 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
33 
18 
18 
15 
15 
15 
number 
1,138 
937 
937 
201 
201 
537 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
191 
161 
159 
30 
30 
88 
number 
4,289 
3,460 
(D) 
829 
829 
1,526 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
191 
161 
159 
30 
30 
84 
number 
2,015 
1,665 
(D) 
350 
350 
1,070 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
85 
71 
71 
14 
14 
37 
number 
1,260 
1,217 
1,217 
43 
43 
451 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
60 
45 
43 
15 
15 
44 
number 
670 
563 
(D) 
107 
107 
1,802 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
25 
19 
17 
6 
6 
16 
number 
358 
340 
(D) 
18 
18 
972 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
100 
75 
74 
25 
25 
61 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
873 
873 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
95 
70 
70 
25 
25 
61 
400 to 3,199 
4 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
15 
8 
8 
7 
7 
11 
number 
194 
138 
138 
56 
56 
1,010 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 151 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
