Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
409 
373 
28 
8 
224 
185 
$1,000 
1,409 
939 
428 
42 
537 
871 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
383 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
396 
362 
26 
8 
218 
178 
$1,000 
1,386 
(D) 
(D) 
42 
523 
863 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
383 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
13 
11 
2 
- 
6 
7 
$1,000 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
15 
9 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,804 
1,261 
464 
79 
934 
870 
$1,000 
17,884 
5,368 
11,575 
941 
7,816 
10,067 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
73 
10 
59 
4 
27 
46 
$1,000 
8,136 
767 
7,015 
354 
(D) 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
267 
180 
73 
14 
102 
165 
$1,000 
2,261 
(D) 
1,552 
(D) 
1,032 
1,230 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
9 
1 
4 
6 
$1,000 
1,038 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
518 
521 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
870 
500 
320 
50 
424 
446 
$1,000 
9,503 
2,528 
6,441 
533 
3,495 
6,008 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
5 
36 
2 
13 
30 
$1,000 
4,482 
(D) 
3,761 
(D) 
1,117 
3,365 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
137 
27 
101 
9 
51 
86 
$1,000 
44,250 
4,338 
37,128 
2,785 
11,637 
32,613 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
22 
95 
9 
44 
82 
$1,000 
43,996 
4,225 
36,985 
2,785 
11,505 
32,491 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
432 
286 
116 
30 
163 
269 
$1,000 
2,898 
1,759 
944 
195 
850 
2,047 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
7 
2 
1 
2 
8 
$1,000 
1,477 
950 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
734 
548 
118 
68 
301 
433 
$1,000 
2,122 
1,386 
568 
168 
767 
1,355 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
4 
2 
- 
1 
5 
$1,000 
433 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
534 
405 
71 
58 
227 
307 
$1,000 
11,600 
8,044 
772 
2,784 
4,649 
6,951 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
34 
- 
7 
17 
24 
$1,000 
7,224 
4,924 
- 
2,300 
2,919 
4,305 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,288 
978 
215 
95 
559 
729 
$1,000 
11,748 
9,368 
2,077 
302 
985 
10,762 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
11 
3 
1 
3 
12 
$1,000 
9,930 
8,193 
(□) 
(D) 
350 
9,580 
Aquaculture 
farms 
193 
44 
25 
124 
116 
77 
$1,000 
23,251 
6,927 
6,258 
10,066 
9,378 
13,874 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
55 
16 
9 
30 
26 
29 
$1,000 
22,014 
6,779 
5,989 
9,246 
8,662 
13,352 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
518 
401 
61 
56 
246 
272 
$1,000 
3,924 
3,045 
515 
364 
1,609 
2,315 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
11 
3 
3 
8 
9 
$1,000 
2,534 
2,000 
324 
210 
1,074 
1,460 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
780 
401 
298 
81 
360 
420 
$1,000 
8,124 
3,686 
3,422 
1,016 
3,633 
4,491 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
93 
- 
60 
33 
49 
44 
$1,000 
1,198 
" 
654 
544 
666 
532 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,206 
1,394 
468 
344 
985 
1,221 
$1,000 
47,909 
15,171 
25,808 
6,930 
12,763 
35,145 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,755 
5,754 
1,202 
799 
3,937 
3,818 
$1,000 
539,319 
276,233 
199,971 
63,115 
202,864 
336,455 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,545 
48,007 
166,365 
78,993 
51,528 
88,123 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,476 
2,337 
761 
378 
1,608 
1,868 
$1,000 
19,096 
6,732 
8,893 
3,471 
7,529 
11,566 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,855 
2,086 
464 
305 
1,363 
1,492 
$5,000 to $24,999 
460 
203 
202 
55 
191 
269 
$25,000 to $49,999 
105 
37 
59 
9 
39 
66 
$50,000 or more 
56 
11 
36 
9 
15 
41 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,604 
1,763 
553 
288 
1,240 
1,364 
$1,000 
16,115 
7,559 
6,846 
1,711 
7,385 
8,730 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,115 
1,521 
351 
243 
1,016 
1,099 
$5,000 to $24,999 
364 
179 
152 
33 
164 
200 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
41 
26 
6 
37 
36 
$50,000 or more 
52 
22 
24 
6 
23 
29 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
