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) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
1,136 
7 
103 
115 
158 
189 
2 
55 to 59 years 
1,283 
11 
124 
124 
163 
234 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,132 
5 
106 
137 
132 
246 
2 
65 to 69 years 
933 
5 
84 
102 
120 
220 
2 
70 years and over 
1,400 
8 
102 
162 
207 
392 
2 
Average age 
57.8 
59.6 
51.2 
59.6 
58.9 
61.6 
58.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) . 
142 
- 
31 
46 
10 
2 
- 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
15 
- 
3 
- 
1 
2 
- 
Asian 
71 
- 
55 
5 
2 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
80 
- 
58 
12 
1 
2 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander .. 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
White 
7,559 
41 
805 
761 
962 
1,498 
11 
More than one race reported 
29 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,201 
16 
130 
143 
146 
282 
3 
2 people 
3,664 
17 
348 
345 
476 
775 
4 
3 people 
1,161 
2 
165 
109 
135 
176 
2 
4 people 
1,040 
3 
179 
112 
120 
167 
2 
5 or more people 
689 
3 
101 
70 
91 
102 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
5,727 
29 
546 
448 
651 
1,244 
3 
25 to 49 percent 
575 
3 
69 
78 
92 
70 
3 
50 to 74 percent 
636 
5 
126 
109 
92 
70 
- 
75 to 99 percent 
368 
2 
83 
75 
42 
57 
1 
100 percent 
449 
2 
99 
69 
91 
61 
4 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
490 
1 
82 
88 
65 
49 
2 
acres 
73,847 
(D) 
6,317 
28,736 
5,659 
10,088 
(D) 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
6,207 
25 
780 
602 
781 
1,095 
9 
Dial-up service 
341 
1 
16 
37 
25 
77 
- 
DSL service 
1,417 
5 
186 
113 
155 
248 
1 
Cable modem service 
3,104 
7 
408 
286 
440 
533 
5 
Fiber-optic service 
766 
7 
92 
104 
107 
88 
- 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
776 
2 
99 
102 
78 
99 
2 
Satellite service 
384 
1 
47 
23 
29 
112 
1 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
235 
1 
34 
22 
31 
44 
1 
Other Internet service 
63 
1 
7 
5 
6 
14 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
6,737 
28 
757 
624 
823 
1,314 
7 
2 households 
742 
11 
116 
105 
104 
145 
3 
3 households 
168 
2 
25 
23 
31 
31 
1 
4 households 
66 
- 
16 
21 
7 
10 
- 
5 or more households 
42 
" 
9 
6 
3 
2 
- 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
.. farms 
7,362 
37 
846 
733 
911 
1,466 
11 
acres 
469,987 
5,870 
37,619 
58,950 
31,401 
156,121 
1,672 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
475 
2 
64 
64 
42 
84 
5 
acres 
42,611 
(D) 
6,781 
8,096 
1,681 
14,343 
817 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
6,168 
34 
706 
519 
754 
1,271 
7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
25,109 
26,721 
24,221 
121,794 
843 
Partnership 
.. farms 
583 
4 
110 
70 
57 
123 
3 
acres 
(D) 
2,062 
8,641 
(D) 
2,743 
19,619 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
388 
4 
47 
47 
34 
93 
2 
acres 
(D) 
2,062 
5,847 
4,808 
761 
14,446 
(D) 
Corporation 
.. farms 
719 
2 
74 
150 
119 
72 
1 
acres 
105,800 
(D) 
6,735 
42,118 
5,914 
15,360 
(D) 
Family held 
.. farms 
578 
2 
49 
131 
99 
66 
acres 
82,550 
(D) 
6,354 
24,153 
5,016 
13,953 
- 
More than 10 stockholders 
.. farms 
10 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
10 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
568 
2 
48 
126 
99 
66 
- 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
141 
- 
25 
19 
20 
6 
1 
acres 
23,250 
- 
381 
17,965 
898 
1,407 
(□) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
174 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
