Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
7,755 
3,878 
36 
252 
306 
843 
1,104 
1,337 
percent 
100.0 
50.0 
0.5 
3.2 
3.9 
10.9 
14.2 
17.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
523,517 
321,567 
338 
7,809 
19,845 
76,078 
100,571 
116,926 
Average size of farm 
acres 
68 
83 
9 
31 
65 
90 
91 
87 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
7,755 
3,878 
36 
252 
306 
843 
1,104 
1,337 
$1,000 
500,336 
408,201 
1,290 
22,694 
39,584 
85,627 
121,319 
137,687 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,518 
105,261 
35,845 
90,055 
129,359 
101,574 
109,890 
102,982 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,629 
999 
8 
17 
72 
249 
264 
389 
$1,000 to $2,499 
933 
340 
- 
24 
28 
61 
86 
141 
$2,500 to $4,999 
748 
326 
- 
28 
31 
71 
81 
115 
$5,000 to $9,999 
835 
421 
6 
19 
26 
83 
125 
162 
$10,000 to $24,999 
890 
496 
11 
49 
28 
89 
149 
170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
493 
312 
_ 
30 
33 
72 
84 
93 
$50,000 to $99,999 
450 
340 
8 
50 
27 
66 
97 
92 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
296 
3 
11 
21 
75 
107 
79 
$250,000 to $499,999 
201 
170 
" 
17 
20 
43 
44 
46 
$500,000 to $999,999 
117 
103 
_ 
4 
13 
23 
37 
26 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
89 
75 
- 
3 
7 
11 
30 
24 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
67 
57 
- 
2 
4 
9 
27 
15 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
15 
13 
- 
1 
3 
1 
2 
6 
$5,000,000 or more 
7 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
Total sales 
farms 
7,755 
3,878 
36 
252 
306 
843 
1,104 
1,337 
$1,000 
492,211 
402,465 
1,287 
22,257 
38,985 
84,513 
119,010 
136,413 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
187 
133 
. 
3 
7 
24 
41 
58 
$1,000 
7,466 
6,763 
- 
75 
(D) 
(D) 
1,558 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
28 
- 
- 
1 
4 
6 
17 
$1,000 
5,706 
5,264 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,067 
3,315 
Corn 
farms 
164 
122 
- 
3 
6 
20 
39 
54 
$1,000 
6,869 
6,241 
- 
75 
(D) 
(D) 
1,489 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
28 
- 
- 
1 
4 
6 
17 
$1,000 
5,219 
4,843 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,051 
2,945 
Wheat 
farms 
7 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
10 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
$1,000 
451 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
370 
370 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
370 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
9 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
17 
13 
. 
. 
. 
2 
7 
4 
$1,000 
66 
62 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
49 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
21 
18 
_ 
2 
2 
4 
5 
5 
$1,000 
5,174 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,745 
473 
259 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
11 
- 
1 
4 
4 
2 
$1,000 
4,967 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,745 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,428 
926 
11 
163 
86 
194 
232 
240 
$1,000 
81,209 
70,125 
694 
12,057 
9,201 
13,369 
17,789 
17,014 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
257 
233 
5 
40 
30 
41 
66 
51 
$1,000 
71,286 
62,607 
645 
10,453 
8,690 
11,967 
15,803 
15,049 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,223 
795 
5 
72 
82 
129 
255 
252 
$1,000 
125,585 
103,519 
88 
3,029 
9,411 
29,498 
33,567 
27,927 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
317 
236 
- 
12 
27 
47 
72 
78 
$1,000 
116,511 
97,715 
- 
2,731 
8,891 
28,771 
31,313 
26,010 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
358 
234 
- 
20 
28 
36 
82 
68 
$1,000 
22,146 
19,858 
- 
1,394 
4,086 
1,368 
8,817 
4,193 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
71 
- 
5 
16 
10 
23 
17 
$1,000 
19,212 
17,865 
- 
1,351 
3,786 
1,085 
8,053 
3,591 
Berries 
farms 
1,017 
658 
5 
55 
63 
115 
216 
204 
$1,000 
103,440 
83,661 
88 
1,635 
5,325 
28,130 
24,749 
23,734 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
239 
168 
- 
7 
11 
38 
50 
62 
$1,000 
96,600 
79,238 
- 
1,380 
5,003 
27,508 
22,978 
22,369 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,039 
700 
17 
75 
48 
161 
224 
175 
$1,000 
144,188 
116,119 
448 
5,080 
12,446 
15,016 
37,314 
45,815 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
244 
192 
6 
7 
13 
39 
78 
49 
$1,000 
135,260 
109,982 
364 
4,286 
11,979 
13,571 
35,553 
44,229 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
186 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
