Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,476 
32 
770 
657 
600 
601 
11 
$1,000 
19,096 
753 
4,570 
4,177 
4,495 
2,018 
327 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,855 
18 
608 
506 
508 
504 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
460 
6 
122 
118 
63 
85 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
105 
5 
28 
21 
12 
11 
3 
$50,000 or more 
56 
3 
12 
12 
17 
1 
1 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,604 
32 
652 
652 
524 
295 
11 
$1,000 
16,115 
122 
2,931 
8,458 
2,992 
648 
125 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,115 
24 
546 
399 
473 
264 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
364 
7 
86 
176 
38 
26 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
1 
9 
46 
6 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
52 
- 
11 
31 
7 
1 
- 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,790 
31 
814 
234 
699 
409 
8 
$1,000 
39,460 
443 
4,299 
2,186 
29,861 
944 
57 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,631 
8 
438 
134 
360 
280 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
625 
7 
230 
59 
144 
94 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
384 
10 
120 
28 
105 
32 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72 
5 
17 
6 
33 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
78 
1 
9 
7 
57 
3 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,961 
6 
178 
71 
95 
222 
- 
$1,000 
7,275 
52 
203 
143 
94 
434 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,660 
4 
171 
67 
92 
212 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
252 
1 
7 
3 
3 
7 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
1 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
637 
3 
33 
15 
11 
74 
- 
$1,000 
2,006 
(D) 
49 
27 
28 
250 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,612 
4 
165 
61 
94 
176 
- 
$1,000 
5,268 
(D) 
153 
116 
66 
185 
- 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,276 
11 
277 
95 
160 
535 
1 
$1,000 
50,732 
270 
1,183 
199 
415 
2,446 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,650 
3 
207 
81 
136 
453 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,216 
6 
65 
14 
22 
70 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
324 
- 
5 
- 
2 
9 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
69 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$250,000 or more 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
7,221 
36 
854 
755 
919 
1,441 
11 
$1,000 
30,619 
419 
3,534 
6,301 
7,878 
3,186 
177 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,100 
25 
701 
516 
749 
1,322 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
904 
6 
129 
183 
111 
106 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
2 
15 
42 
26 
9 
2 
$50,000 or more 
79 
3 
9 
14 
33 
4 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
4,878 
20 
532 
525 
630 
820 
10 
$1,000 
19,519 
105 
2,146 
3,285 
5,254 
1,238 
31 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,336 
6 
234 
192 
329 
513 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,824 
10 
183 
203 
172 
271 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
593 
4 
96 
111 
87 
32 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
- 
14 
14 
18 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
43 
- 
5 
5 
24 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
6,051 
22 
683 
655 
817 
1,187 
11 
$1,000 
40,716 
431 
5,326 
8,046 
9,465 
4,158 
154 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,644 
11 
456 
384 
628 
1,007 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,086 
6 
175 
197 
131 
154 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
188 
1 
31 
49 
32 
16 
2 
$50,000 or more 
133 
4 
21 
25 
26 
10 
- 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,534 
11 
382 
381 
374 
423 
9 
$1,000 
164,366 
641 
23,382 
27,176 
47,110 
10,821 
1,328 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
791 
2 
98 
131 
114 
207 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
2 
102 
78 
83 
118 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
776 
5 
103 
109 
95 
74 
3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
278 
2 
59 
42 
39 
18 
3 
$250,000 or more 
127 
20 
21 
43 
6 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
162 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
