Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
409 
128 
- 
- 
9 
18 
27 
74 
$1,000 
1,409 
(D) 
- 
- 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
406 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
383 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
396 
125 
- 
- 
9 
18 
24 
74 
$1,000 
1,386 
(D) 
- 
- 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
406 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
383 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
13 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
23 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,804 
825 
- 
22 
37 
168 
231 
367 
$1,000 
17,884 
12,804 
- 
665 
469 
2,665 
4,066 
4,939 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
73 
60 
- 
2 
1 
17 
18 
22 
$1,000 
8,136 
6,887 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,606 
2,057 
2,495 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
267 
109 
- 
5 
18 
32 
26 
28 
$1,000 
2,261 
1,160 
- 
64 
51 
398 
377 
271 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
$1,000 
1,038 
519 
- 
- 
284 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
870 
525 
_ 
15 
30 
137 
155 
188 
$1,000 
9,503 
7,072 
- 
379 
463 
1,139 
2,109 
2,982 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
33 
- 
2 
4 
4 
11 
12 
$1,000 
4,482 
3,581 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
272 
1,059 
1,644 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
137 
126 
- 
1 
10 
38 
35 
42 
$1,000 
44,250 
40,412 
- 
(D) 
3,122 
(D) 
11,593 
15,931 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
117 
- 
10 
37 
33 
37 
$1,000 
43,996 
(D) 
- 
- 
3,122 
(D) 
(D) 
15,779 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
432 
238 
- 
30 
26 
59 
72 
51 
$1,000 
2,898 
1,900 
- 
91 
91 
639 
782 
297 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
1,477 
899 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
734 
368 
6 
33 
35 
91 
113 
90 
$1,000 
2,122 
1,354 
42 
130 
123 
393 
423 
243 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
$1,000 
433 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
175 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
534 
300 
- 
21 
48 
89 
88 
54 
$1,000 
11,600 
8,839 
- 
165 
900 
4,011 
1,581 
2,183 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
38 
- 
- 
8 
18 
6 
6 
$1,000 
7,224 
6,507 
- 
- 
470 
3,320 
983 
1,734 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,288 
706 
13 
79 
64 
218 
172 
160 
$1,000 
11,748 
10,068 
16 
184 
137 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
8 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
1 
$1,000 
9,930 
8,866 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
193 
92 
- 
- 
9 
19 
40 
24 
$1,000 
23,251 
15,142 
- 
- 
1,157 
2,107 
3,895 
7,982 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
55 
39 
- 
- 
3 
11 
16 
9 
$1,000 
22,014 
14,427 
- 
- 
1,108 
1,945 
3,585 
7,789 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
518 
253 
- 
29 
17 
65 
66 
76 
$1,000 
3,924 
2,765 
- 
331 
802 
719 
671 
243 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
12 
- 
3 
2 
3 
4 
- 
$1,000 
2,534 
1,802 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
375 
520 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
780 
509 
5 
45 
49 
103 
155 
152 
$1,000 
8,124 
5,735 
3 
437 
598 
1,114 
2,309 
1,274 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
93 
62 
- 
19 
5 
13 
17 
8 
$1,000 
1,198 
1,025 
- 
31 
23 
45 
218 
708 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,206 
1,272 
13 
188 
117 
264 
359 
331 
$1,000 
47,909 
43,306 
576 
5,957 
6,777 
7,242 
14,687 
8,067 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,755 
3,878 
36 
252 
306 
843 
1,104 
1,337 
$1,000 
539,319 
413,104 
691 
16,629 
39,601 
92,962 
130,932 
132,287 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,545 
106,525 
19,202 
65,988 
129,416 
110,276 
118,598 
98,944 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,476 
2,051 
28 
224 
158 
407 
586 
648 
$1,000 
19,096 
15,521 
65 
606 
1,279 
3,312 
4,908 
5,352 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,855 
1,534 
19 
190 
106 
306 
424 
489 
$5,000 to $24,999 
460 
377 
9 
30 
41 
78 
116 
103 
$25,000 to $49,999 
105 
92 
- 
4 
6 
16 
29 
37 
$50,000 or more 
56 
48 
- 
" 
5 
7 
17 
19 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,604 
1,579 
22 
141 
128 
336 
461 
491 
$1,000 
16,115 
12,222 
24 
416 
932 
3,034 
3,600 
4,217 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,115 
1,186 
22 
121 
85 
251 
337 
370 
$5,000 to $24,999 
364 
290 
- 
16 
33 
67 
88 
86 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
59 
- 
4 
6 
12 
21 
16 
$50,000 or more 
52 
44 
- 
- 
4 
6 
15 
19 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
