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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
29 
25 
1 
7 
8 
9 
500 or more 
6 
6 
" 
1 
1 
4 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,039 
556 
2 
17 
40 
125 
168 
204 
number 
18,740 
15,095 
(D) 
77 
(D) 
3,580 
4,367 
6,034 
Beef cows 
farms 
849 
406 
2 
16 
28 
72 
123 
165 
number 
6,240 
3,622 
(D) 
68 
(D) 
649 
1,284 
1,450 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
647 
283 
2 
13 
22 
50 
79 
117 
1 0 to 49 
188 
113 
- 
3 
6 
21 
39 
44 
50 to 99 
13 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
100 to 199 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
278 
201 
- 
3 
14 
73 
59 
52 
number 
12,500 
1 1 ,473 
- 
9 
866 
2,931 
3,083 
4,584 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
133 
70 
3 
2 
28 
26 
11 
1 0 to 49 
62 
53 
- 
- 
9 
23 
7 
14 
50 to 99 
42 
42 
- 
- 
- 
15 
16 
11 
1 00 to 1 99 
26 
21 
- 
- 
2 
4 
5 
10 
200 to 499 
15 
15 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
6 
500 or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,044 
529 
8 
18 
28 
139 
134 
202 
number 
16,963 
13,160 
(D) 
516 
(D) 
2,941 
3,346 
5,443 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
870 
525 
_ 
15 
30 
137 
155 
188 
number 
13,691 
11,187 
- 
341 
755 
2,001 
3,279 
4,811 
$1,000 
9,503 
7,072 
- 
379 
463 
1,139 
2,109 
2,982 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
348 
225 
- 
2 
16 
60 
73 
74 
number 
5,891 
5,025 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,633 
2,022 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
753 
468 
- 
15 
28 
120 
137 
168 
number 
7,800 
6,162 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,646 
2,789 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
7 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
number 
290 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
478 
226 
- 
7 
33 
68 
59 
59 
number 
11,151 
7,488 
- 
321 
314 
1,341 
3,314 
2,198 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
379 
156 
3 
27 
55 
42 
29 
25 to 49 
42 
29 
- 
2 
6 
6 
7 
8 
50 to 99 
31 
21 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
16 
100 to 199 
14 
12 
- 
2 
- 
2 
2 
6 
200 to 499 
10 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
500 or more 
2 
2 
" 
- 
- 
" 
2 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
256 
128 
- 
6 
7 
40 
29 
46 
number 
2,392 
1,715 
- 
43 
24 
378 
789 
481 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
407 
193 
- 
7 
31 
56 
54 
45 
number 
8,759 
5,773 
- 
278 
290 
963 
2,525 
1,717 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
432 
238 
_ 
30 
26 
59 
72 
51 
number 
23,536 
16,612 
- 
554 
359 
3,559 
9,794 
2,346 
$1,000 
2,898 
1,900 
- 
91 
91 
639 
782 
297 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
776 
385 
14 
20 
30 
90 
127 
104 
number 
12,504 
7,234 
196 
358 
403 
1,267 
2,912 
2,098 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
622 
311 
8 
12 
19 
75 
112 
85 
number 
7,110 
4,318 
88 
243 
189 
814 
1,837 
1,147 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
405 
221 
6 
24 
18 
65 
57 
51 
number 
6,263 
4,102 
150 
213 
286 
736 
1,613 
1,104 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,804 
1,014 
18 
40 
105 
298 
293 
260 
number 
20,337 
13,464 
84 
746 
1,924 
4,667 
3,375 
2,668 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,739 
979 
12 
40 
105 
290 
288 
244 
number 
12,663 
7,729 
36 
213 
1,064 
2,860 
2,008 
1,548 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
520 
297 
- 
21 
48 
88 
87 
53 
number 
2,883 
2,171 
" 
27 
181 
1,502 
342 
119 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
813 
350 
_ 
22 
31 
102 
109 
86 
number 
8,599 
3,587 
- 
261 
366 
928 
1,338 
694 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
322 
148 
- 
15 
17 
43 
45 
28 
number 
4,342 
2,014 
- 
216 
259 
595 
745 
199 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,795 
898 
17 
82 
85 
271 
219 
224 
number 
153,925 
123,190 
534 
3,959 
3,389 
13,131 
9,003 
93,174 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,773 
882 
17 
81 
85 
266 
216 
217 
400 to 3,199 
21 
15 
- 
1 
- 
5 
3 
6 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
100,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
192 
99 
- 
1 
12 
34 
19 
33 
number 
7,375 
4,273 
- 
(D) 
514 
2,256 
(D) 
1,014 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
