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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
398 
264 
3 
38 
19 
57 
77 
70 
$1,000 
1,799 
1,423 
1 
189 
124 
232 
468 
410 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
184 
99 
3 
13 
11 
11 
32 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
114 
80 
- 
9 
3 
35 
22 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
74 
- 
16 
3 
10 
18 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,971 
1,205 
3 
31 
110 
307 
417 
337 
$1,000 
22,182 
15,402 
4 
220 
1,181 
5,129 
4,843 
4,025 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
957 
561 
3 
23 
45 
100 
220 
170 
$5,000 to $24,999 
822 
498 
- 
6 
55 
151 
152 
134 
$25,000 to $99,999 
171 
126 
- 
2 
9 
49 
39 
27 
$100,000 or more 
21 
20 
- 
- 
1 
7 
6 
6 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,442 
849 
3 
10 
84 
239 
283 
230 
$1,000 
18,522 
12,596 
3 
163 
957 
4,358 
3,828 
3,287 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
163 
99 
3 
2 
13 
8 
37 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
396 
200 
- 
3 
13 
46 
79 
59 
$5,000 to $24,999 
721 
434 
- 
3 
53 
142 
131 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
62 
- 
- 
3 
21 
19 
19 
$50,000 or more 
67 
54 
- 
2 
2 
22 
17 
11 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,189 
770 
3 
28 
54 
187 
276 
222 
$1,000 
3,660 
2,806 
1 
57 
224 
772 
1,015 
737 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
459 
292 
3 
14 
20 
71 
97 
87 
$1,000 to $4,999 
562 
339 
- 
11 
24 
77 
127 
100 
$5,000 to $24,999 
150 
122 
- 
3 
8 
33 
46 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
15 
- 
- 
2 
6 
6 
1 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,989 
3,463 
28 
128 
251 
768 
1,008 
1,280 
$1,000 
37,954 
21,447 
63 
503 
1,604 
5,262 
6,903 
7,111 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,537 
2,114 
22 
103 
141 
425 
621 
802 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,673 
849 
6 
8 
68 
217 
232 
318 
$10,000 to $24,999 
626 
401 
- 
15 
34 
100 
117 
135 
$25,000 or more 
153 
99 
" 
2 
8 
26 
38 
25 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,158 
2,446 
11 
164 
202 
574 
749 
746 
$1,000 
50,473 
40,633 
26 
1,160 
3,291 
12,320 
12,633 
11,203 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,665 
1,371 
11 
96 
109 
264 
412 
479 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,075 
735 
- 
62 
64 
200 
228 
181 
$25,000 to $49,999 
203 
149 
- 
- 
18 
45 
44 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
135 
123 
- 
6 
7 
45 
42 
23 
$100,000 or more 
80 
68 
- 
4 
20 
23 
21 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
61 
46 
- 
6 
3 
23 
11 
3 
$1,000 
460 
402 
- 
2 
(D) 
165 
(D) 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,997 
1,865 
8 
134 
157 
405 
593 
568 
$1,000 
47,700 
35,767 
58 
1,478 
3,380 
9,074 
11,410 
10,368 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,755 
3,878 
36 
252 
306 
843 
1,104 
1,337 
$1,000 
39,499 
50,118 
757 
6,702 
5,848 
6,705 
10,061 
20,045 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,093 
12,924 
21,032 
26,595 
19,110 
7,954 
9,114 
14,992 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,585 
1,563 
16 
150 
122 
301 
486 
488 
Average net gain 
dollars 
75,273 
98,569 
63,829 
70,831 
125,015 
110,560 
90,283 
102,479 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
245 
85 
- 
15 
6 
13 
15 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
454 
191 
- 
31 
14 
31 
43 
72 
$5,000 to $9,999 
365 
184 
- 
26 
22 
19 
61 
56 
$10,000 to $24,999 
481 
313 
5 
31 
7 
60 
113 
97 
$25,000 to $49,999 
359 
266 
- 
23 
15 
69 
77 
82 
$50,000 or more 
681 
524 
11 
24 
58 
109 
177 
145 
Farms with net losses 
number 
5,170 
2,315 
20 
102 
184 
542 
618 
849 
Average net loss 
dollars 
29,997 
44,901 
13,205 
38,458 
51,110 
49,028 
54,719 
35,295 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
324 
123 
- 
- 
13 
31 
19 
60 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,280 
439 
8 
18 
21 
100 
118 
174 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,083 
408 
- 
7 
37 
54 
119 
191 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,252 
574 
6 
19 
44 
119 
149 
237 
$25,000 to $49,999 
545 
305 
6 
26 
30 
75 
78 
90 
$50,000 or more 
686 
466 
- 
32 
39 
163 
135 
97 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,755 
3,878 
36 
252 
306 
843 
1,104 
1,337 
$1,000 
38,947 
49,681 
757 
6,839 
5,828 
6,825 
9,874 
19,559 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,022 
12,811 
21,032 
27,137 
19,044 
8,096 
8,944 
14,629 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,584 
1,562 
16 
150 
122 
301 
486 
487 
Average net gain 
dollars 
75,093 
98,361 
63,829 
71,742 
124,863 
110,902 
89,897 
101,752 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
