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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
398 
190 
107 
101 
173 
225 
$1,000 
1,799 
863 
605 
330 
787 
1,012 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
184 
99 
34 
51 
84 
100 
$1,000 to $4,999 
114 
57 
31 
26 
51 
63 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
28 
36 
23 
31 
56 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
4 
5 
1 
6 
4 
$50,000 or more 
3 
2 
1 
- 
1 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,971 
1,419 
457 
95 
897 
1,074 
$1,000 
22,182 
14,900 
6,874 
408 
8,581 
13,602 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
957 
701 
182 
74 
453 
504 
$5,000 to $24,999 
822 
598 
205 
19 
369 
453 
$25,000 to $99,999 
171 
108 
61 
2 
74 
97 
$100,000 or more 
21 
12 
9 
- 
1 
20 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,442 
1,081 
361 
_ 
655 
787 
$1,000 
18,522 
12,946 
5,576 
- 
7,111 
11,411 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
163 
121 
42 
- 
73 
90 
$1,000 to $4,999 
396 
318 
78 
- 
190 
206 
$5,000 to $24,999 
721 
533 
188 
- 
329 
392 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
61 
34 
- 
40 
55 
$50,000 or more 
67 
48 
19 
" 
23 
44 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,189 
804 
290 
95 
547 
642 
$1,000 
3,660 
1,954 
1,298 
408 
1,470 
2,191 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
459 
322 
110 
27 
215 
244 
$1,000 to $4,999 
562 
391 
124 
47 
263 
299 
$5,000 to $24,999 
150 
89 
42 
19 
66 
84 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
2 
13 
1 
3 
13 
$50,000 or more 
2 
1 
1 
- 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,989 
5,690 
1,188 
111 
3,483 
3,506 
$1,000 
37,954 
30,039 
7,611 
303 
17,474 
20,480 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,537 
3,751 
695 
91 
2,385 
2,152 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,673 
1,351 
308 
14 
771 
902 
$10,000 to $24,999 
626 
484 
138 
4 
269 
357 
$25,000 or more 
153 
104 
47 
2 
58 
95 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,158 
2,894 
852 
412 
1,897 
2,261 
$1,000 
50,473 
27,002 
18,654 
4,816 
19,286 
31,187 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,665 
1,994 
421 
250 
1,271 
1,394 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,075 
676 
279 
120 
451 
624 
$25,000 to $49,999 
203 
121 
66 
16 
97 
106 
$50,000 to $99,999 
135 
69 
51 
15 
56 
79 
$100,000 or more 
80 
34 
35 
11 
22 
58 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
61 
12 
19 
30 
21 
40 
$1,000 
460 
30 
292 
138 
77 
383 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,997 
1,979 
683 
335 
1,353 
1,644 
$1,000 
47,700 
26,199 
17,939 
3,562 
18,428 
29,271 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,755 
5,754 
1,202 
799 
3,937 
3,818 
$1,000 
39,499 
-7,976 
38,516 
8,958 
13,587 
25,912 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,093 
-1,386 
32,044 
11,212 
3,451 
6,787 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,585 
1,625 
529 
431 
1,370 
1,215 
Average net gain 
dollars 
75,273 
59,906 
135,569 
59,206 
59,672 
92,865 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
245 
128 
14 
103 
172 
73 
$1,000 to $4,999 
454 
328 
63 
63 
248 
206 
$5,000 to $9,999 
365 
258 
41 
66 
212 
153 
$10,000 to $24,999 
481 
326 
98 
57 
242 
239 
$25,000 to $49,999 
359 
232 
88 
39 
181 
178 
$50,000 or more 
681 
353 
225 
103 
315 
366 
Farms with net losses 
number 
5,170 
4,129 
673 
368 
2,567 
2,603 
Average net loss 
dollars 
29,997 
25,508 
49,331 
44,999 
26,554 
33,392 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
324 
277 
24 
23 
190 
134 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,280 
1,022 
135 
123 
718 
562 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,083 
892 
133 
58 
537 
546 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,252 
1,081 
136 
35 
591 
661 
$25,000 to $49,999 
545 
393 
105 
47 
232 
313 
$50,000 or more 
686 
464 
140 
82 
299 
387 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,755 
5,754 
1,202 
799 
3,937 
3,818 
$1,000 
38,947 
-7,934 
38,328 
8,553 
13,164 
25,783 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,022 
-1,379 
31,887 
10,704 
3,344 
6,753 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,584 
1,625 
528 
431 
1,370 
1,214 
Average net gain 
dollars 
75,093 
59,922 
135,508 
58,280 
59,351 
92,858 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
