Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
occupations 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in orchards - Con. 
Irrigated farms 
84 
56 
- 
11 
8 
9 
24 
4 
acres 
765 
697 
- 
153 
(D) 
86 
369 
(D) 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
295 
172 
- 
23 
9 
38 
59 
43 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
114 
84 
- 
4 
15 
13 
22 
30 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
46 
40 
- 
2 
10 
3 
14 
11 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples farms 
339 
230 
- 
23 
27 
41 
72 
67 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3,200 
2,587 
- 
165 
618 
217 
753 
833 
Grapes farms 
100 
56 
- 
11 
2 
17 
13 
13 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
214 
180 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
Peaches, all farms 
207 
152 
- 
11 
10 
33 
57 
41 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
454 
381 
- 
4 
31 
65 
172 
109 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
1,137 
725 
5 
61 
71 
147 
232 
209 
acres 
15,727 
12,041 
18 
327 
720 
3,674 
4,008 
3,294 
Other occupations 
Item 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in orchards - Con. 
Irrigated farms 
28 
- 
- 
3 
9 
8 
8 
acres 
68 
- 
- 
3 
14 
11 
40 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
123 
- 
5 
6 
39 
47 
26 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
30 
- 
- 
1 
6 
13 
10 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples farms 
109 
- 
- 
7 
26 
42 
34 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
613 
- 
- 
10 
121 
159 
323 
Grapes farms 
44 
- 
- 
5 
18 
15 
6 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
34 
- 
- 
1 
16 
7 
10 
Peaches, all farms 
55 
- 
- 
1 
15 
17 
22 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
73 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
45 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
412 
- 
6 
46 
110 
157 
93 
acres 
3,686 
- 
1 
254 
689 
1,289 
1,453 
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
210 Massachusetts 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
