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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,790 
1,643 
5 
197 
147 
353 
451 
490 
$1,000 
39,460 
34,758 
18 
685 
2,286 
3,562 
9,589 
18,617 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,631 
758 
- 
70 
69 
170 
205 
244 
$1,000 to $4,999 
625 
458 
2 
90 
39 
102 
99 
126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
384 
303 
3 
34 
24 
61 
104 
77 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72 
63 
- 
3 
9 
10 
18 
23 
$50,000 or more 
78 
61 
- 
- 
6 
10 
25 
20 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,961 
1,054 
19 
103 
114 
277 
259 
282 
$1,000 
7,275 
4,557 
7 
505 
566 
811 
1,381 
1,286 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,660 
850 
19 
81 
78 
234 
192 
246 
$5,000 to $24,999 
252 
167 
- 
18 
34 
37 
55 
23 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
33 
- 
4 
2 
6 
10 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
637 
348 
8 
30 
24 
92 
87 
107 
$1,000 
2,006 
1,415 
2 
193 
93 
345 
260 
522 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,612 
866 
13 
91 
111 
231 
216 
204 
$1,000 
5,268 
3,142 
6 
313 
473 
466 
1,121 
764 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,276 
2,212 
25 
121 
192 
559 
622 
693 
$1,000 
50,732 
37,400 
164 
1,250 
3,022 
10,890 
10,657 
11,416 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,650 
1,199 
19 
63 
89 
271 
326 
431 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,216 
683 
6 
40 
63 
182 
202 
190 
$25,000 to $99,999 
324 
256 
- 
16 
38 
81 
71 
50 
$100,000 to $249,999 
69 
59 
- 
2 
- 
23 
19 
15 
$250,000 or more 
17 
15 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
7 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
7,221 
3,731 
31 
232 
301 
825 
1,064 
1,278 
$1,000 
30,619 
23,728 
61 
843 
2,532 
4,611 
8,396 
7,284 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,100 
2,841 
28 
192 
204 
609 
769 
1,039 
$5,000 to $24,999 
904 
701 
3 
34 
74 
179 
223 
188 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
122 
- 
6 
15 
31 
47 
23 
$50,000 or more 
79 
67 
- 
- 
8 
6 
25 
28 
Utilities 
farms 
4,878 
2,878 
22 
165 
245 
649 
857 
940 
$1,000 
19,519 
15,323 
18 
560 
1,505 
3,835 
4,501 
4,904 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,336 
1,089 
13 
53 
78 
198 
326 
421 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,824 
1,207 
9 
72 
95 
300 
345 
386 
$5,000 to $24,999 
593 
477 
- 
40 
61 
128 
148 
100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
72 
- 
- 
8 
15 
27 
22 
$50,000 or more 
43 
33 
- 
" 
3 
8 
11 
11 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
6,051 
3,276 
24 
221 
271 
710 
969 
1,081 
$1,000 
40,716 
31,940 
38 
1,321 
3,240 
6,648 
10,680 
10,014 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,644 
2,210 
21 
142 
158 
446 
615 
828 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,086 
779 
3 
59 
72 
198 
269 
178 
$25,000 to $49,999 
188 
171 
- 
20 
27 
41 
47 
36 
$50,000 or more 
133 
116 
- 
- 
14 
25 
38 
39 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,534 
1,646 
9 
130 
165 
407 
484 
451 
$1,000 
164,366 
129,374 
129 
6,775 
15,227 
27,715 
42,451 
37,076 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
791 
405 
3 
38 
40 
93 
98 
133 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
372 
6 
20 
37 
87 
125 
97 
$25,000 to $99,999 
776 
543 
- 
43 
45 
140 
166 
149 
$100,000 to $249,999 
278 
218 
- 
27 
26 
71 
54 
40 
$250,000 or more 
127 
108 
- 
2 
17 
16 
41 
32 
Contract labor 
farms 
946 
604 
5 
47 
65 
136 
191 
160 
$1,000 
20,919 
15,298 
13 
702 
1,190 
3,200 
5,579 
4,614 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132 
81 
- 
9 
3 
15 
32 
22 
$1,000 to $4,999 
309 
175 
5 
17 
20 
43 
53 
37 
$5,000 to $24,999 
328 
215 
- 
19 
23 
56 
58 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
110 
78 
- 
- 
14 
15 
27 
22 
$50,000 or more 
67 
55 
- 
2 
5 
7 
21 
20 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
741 
480 
3 
45 
42 
105 
149 
136 
$1,000 
8,592 
6,000 
2 
106 
821 
688 
2,124 
2,260 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
231 
135 
3 
20 
2 
30 
36 
44 
$1,000 to $4,999 
267 
166 
- 
19 
14 
36 
56 
41 
$5,000 to $24,999 
172 
131 
- 
6 
14 
33 
44 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
23 
- 
- 
6 
6 
5 
6 
$50,000 or more 
36 
25 
- 
- 
6 
- 
8 
11 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,186 
794 
12 
112 
100 
161 
226 
183 
$1,000 
9,502 
8,078 
58 
787 
800 
1,715 
2,219 
2,499 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
799 
480 
6 
72 
70 
80 
144 
108 
$5,000 to $9,999 
192 
146 
6 
19 
16 
40 
32 
33 
$10,000 to $24,999 
103 
83 
- 
9 
5 
22 
25 
22 
$25,000 or more 
92 
85 
- 
12 
9 
19 
25 
20 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
