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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Tobacco - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
- 
6 
2 
3 
5 
acres 
106 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
78 
28 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
4 
1 
3 
- 
4 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
3 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
6 
1 
4 
1 
- 
6 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
25.0 acres or more 
5 
1 
3 
1 
4 
1 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
3 
4 
- 
3 
4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
49 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
2 
3 
- 
2 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
2,200 
1,486 
635 
79 
1,133 
1,067 
acres 
76,519 
27,304 
45,367 
3,848 
35,687 
40,832 
tons, dry 
167,667 
46,903 
111,355 
9,409 
69,447 
98,220 
Irrigated 
farms 
42 
31 
10 
1 
12 
30 
acres 
197 
139 
(D) 
(D) 
48 
149 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,381 
1,134 
204 
43 
720 
661 
25 to 99 acres 
622 
332 
270 
20 
330 
292 
1 00 to 249 acres 
171 
17 
139 
15 
75 
96 
250 to 499 acres 
20 
3 
16 
1 
5 
15 
500 acres or more 
6 
- 
6 
- 
3 
3 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
305 
167 
118 
20 
152 
153 
acres 
8,585 
3,201 
4,916 
468 
3,592 
4,993 
tons, dry 
18,789 
6,027 
11,912 
850 
7,832 
10,957 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,249 
833 
376 
40 
615 
634 
acres 
38,857 
15,268 
22,049 
1,540 
18,266 
20,591 
tons, dry 
77,651 
25,356 
49,275 
3,020 
35,248 
42,403 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
11 
4 
1 
7 
9 
acres 
77 
51 
(D) 
(D) 
18 
59 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,404 
813 
289 
302 
661 
743 
acres 
17,260 
3,802 
9,985 
3,473 
7,558 
9,702 
Irrigated 
farms 
540 
273 
116 
151 
248 
292 
acres 
4,794 
1,083 
3,118 
593 
1,995 
2,799 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,004 
674 
83 
247 
514 
490 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
259 
113 
102 
44 
104 
155 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
107 
21 
81 
5 
29 
78 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
23 
4 
17 
2 
7 
16 
250.0 acres or more 
11 
1 
6 
4 
7 
4 
Beans, snap 
farms 
576 
325 
132 
119 
247 
329 
acres 
(D) 
149 
275 
(D) 
(D) 
364 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
20 
12 
6 
2 
13 
7 
acres 
7 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
3 
4 
Peas, green 
farms 
73 
34 
26 
13 
26 
47 
acres 
81 
(D) 
26 
(D) 
7 
74 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
- 
3 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
437 
231 
111 
95 
193 
244 
acres 
3,898 
672 
1,380 
1,847 
3,001 
897 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
18 
11 
3 
4 
14 
4 
acres 
283 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
282 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
414 
223 
99 
92 
179 
235 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
4 
6 
- 
6 
4 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
3 
4 
- 
3 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
6 
1 
2 
3 
5 
1 
Sweet corn 
farms 
422 
232 
154 
36 
186 
236 
acres 
4,985 
1,170 
3,434 
381 
1,701 
3,285 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
19 
12 
2 
7 
26 
acres 
150 
(D) 
93 
(D) 
15 
135 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
64 
30 
19 
15 
27 
37 
acres 
17 
6 
7 
4 
5 
12 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
759 
433 
176 
150 
367 
392 
acres 
685 
239 
353 
94 
281 
404 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
25 
6 
6 
13 
24 
acres 
10 
6 
2 
1 
3 
6 
Land in orchards 
farms 
456 
354 
64 
38 
216 
240 
acres 
4,146 
3,146 
881 
119 
1,703 
2,443 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
