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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
3,485 
1,787 
6 
68 
144 
440 
524 
605 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
62,234 
35,114 
6 
786 
2,040 
7,580 
11,018 
13,684 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
5,698 
2,880 
26 
129 
208 
688 
841 
988 
acres 
91,383 
59,078 
50 
715 
3,450 
21,469 
16,075 
17,319 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,746 
1,162 
22 
157 
102 
234 
361 
286 
acres 
23,433 
19,252 
46 
958 
1,386 
5,190 
7,025 
4,647 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,692 
1,144 
22 
155 
98 
232 
353 
284 
acres 
23,119 
19,100 
46 
(D) 
(D) 
5,182 
6,948 
4,642 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
65 
26 
- 
2 
7 
4 
10 
3 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
314 
152 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
77 
5 
Programs 
farms 
19 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
acres 
459 
313 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
518 
388 
- 
17 
46 
76 
118 
131 
acres 
31,025 
27,538 
410 
2,726 
6,016 
8,329 
10,057 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
198 
150 
- 
28 
16 
33 
43 
30 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
26,238 
25,940 
6,822 
5,601 
(D) 
2,585 
(D) 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
7,755 
3,878 
36 
252 
306 
843 
1,104 
1,337 
$1,000 
5,460,071 
3,257,715 
8,761 
85,168 
234,122 
815,022 
1,001,792 
1,112,850 
Average per farm 
dollars 
704,071 
840,050 
243,365 
337,967 
765,103 
966,811 
907,420 
832,349 
Average per acre 
dollars 
10,430 
10,131 
25,920 
10,906 
11,798 
10,713 
9,961 
9,518 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
626 
305 
9 
57 
35 
59 
71 
74 
$50,000 to $99,999 
360 
153 
- 
27 
7 
18 
57 
44 
$100,000 to $199,999 
803 
286 
8 
25 
19 
82 
59 
93 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,840 
1,322 
13 
73 
119 
245 
381 
491 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,863 
998 
6 
58 
59 
236 
284 
355 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
756 
465 
- 
7 
36 
130 
133 
159 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
392 
265 
- 
5 
25 
60 
85 
90 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
99 
72 
- 
- 
6 
8 
30 
28 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
16 
12 
5 
4 
3 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
7,751 
3,878 
36 
252 
306 
843 
1,104 
1,337 
$1,000 
418,149 
276,949 
732 
12,246 
20,244 
64,968 
90,056 
88,702 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,214 
519 
- 
37 
62 
101 
121 
198 
$5,000 to $9,999 
738 
286 
18 
26 
21 
49 
85 
87 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,296 
560 
2 
47 
28 
87 
171 
225 
$20,000 to $49,999 
2,132 
1,031 
10 
73 
75 
245 
258 
370 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,181 
644 
6 
39 
39 
158 
205 
197 
$100,000 to $199,999 
735 
469 
- 
24 
50 
106 
136 
153 
$200,000 to $499,999 
375 
293 
- 
2 
27 
82 
99 
83 
$500,000 or more 
80 
76 
- 
4 
4 
15 
29 
24 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
5,484 
3,044 
31 
167 
256 
678 
870 
1,042 
number 
10,324 
6,477 
47 
317 
566 
1,403 
1,999 
2,145 
Tractors, all 
farms 
5,826 
3,059 
31 
199 
198 
687 
858 
1,086 
number 
13,383 
8,015 
54 
456 
539 
1,669 
2,295 
3,002 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
4,100 
2,144 
23 
160 
127 
472 
610 
752 
number 
6,704 
3,804 
40 
268 
215 
737 
1,091 
1,453 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,247 
1,793 
8 
104 
121 
401 
485 
674 
number 
5,683 
3,507 
8 
165 
251 
759 
1,007 
1,317 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
653 
434 
6 
17 
46 
92 
129 
144 
number 
996 
704 
6 
23 
73 
173 
197 
232 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
47 
29 
- 
- 
1 
8 
10 
10 
number 
54 
34 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
12 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
120 
95 
- 
3 
10 
16 
22 
44 
number 
146 
117 
- 
3 
11 
25 
25 
53 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,540 
812 
2 
12 
30 
154 
236 
378 
number 
1,884 
1,022 
(D) 
(D) 
43 
194 
296 
465 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
