Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Massachusetts 
Barnstable 
Berkshire 
Bristol 
Dukes 
Essex 
Franklin 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
7,755 
333 
525 
717 
88 
522 
780 
2007 
7,691 
406 
522 
777 
81 
531 
741 
$1,000, 2012 
539,319 
23,363 
28,325 
44,306 
7,120 
42,290 
61,694 
2007 
461,483 
15,494 
23,333 
40,179 
3,584 
33,397 
51,557 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
69,545 
70,160 
53,951 
61,793 
80,915 
81,016 
79,095 
2007 
60,003 
38,162 
44,699 
51,710 
44,248 
62,895 
69,578 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
3,476 
127 
198 
300 
35 
223 
363 
2007 
3,964 
165 
225 
372 
39 
285 
407 
$1,000, 2012 
19,096 
220 
739 
2,169 
123 
686 
2,929 
2007 
14,788 
357 
649 
1,620 
102 
577 
2,248 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
2,604 
115 
131 
247 
15 
158 
266 
2007 
2,272 
115 
101 
244 
13 
134 
211 
$1,000, 2012 
16,115 
682 
287 
951 
(D) 
406 
1,764 
2007 
12,490 
406 
350 
863 
(D) 
558 
1,410 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
2,790 
136 
183 
250 
30 
207 
304 
2007 
2,439 
124 
141 
250 
32 
202 
241 
$1,000, 2012 
39,460 
1,028 
1,246 
4,084 
180 
2,767 
2,672 
2007 
24,634 
1,040 
1,195 
4,644 
149 
1,991 
2,224 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1,961 
73 
168 
197 
34 
122 
217 
2007 
1,450 
56 
117 
154 
18 
108 
171 
$1,000, 2012 
7,275 
208 
415 
586 
(D) 
704 
1,268 
2007 
5,819 
151 
323 
1,092 
16 
421 
550 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
637 
14 
58 
64 
8 
34 
99 
2007 
556 
6 
47 
52 
6 
38 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
2,006 
38 
69 
161 
51 
344 
216 
2007 
1,776 
15 
118 
163 
7 
150 
339 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1,612 
72 
145 
172 
32 
93 
168 
2007 
1,064 
54 
81 
127 
15 
86 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
5,268 
170 
346 
425 
(D) 
360 
1,052 
2007 
4,043 
136 
205 
929 
10 
271 
211 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,276 
117 
372 
438 
64 
300 
464 
2007 
3,821 
112 
300 
429 
40 
268 
389 
$1,000, 2012 
50,732 
2,042 
5,611 
5,138 
531 
4,907 
6,473 
2007 
45,134 
823 
4,753 
3,777 
312 
3,400 
6,171 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
7,221 
315 
497 
678 
79 
500 
744 
2007 
7,382 
386 
511 
753 
77 
505 
707 
$1,000, 2012 
30,619 
1,072 
1,704 
2,775 
490 
1,909 
3,615 
2007 
31,070 
1,259 
1,539 
2,903 
258 
2,263 
3,787 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
4,878 
196 
325 
439 
56 
358 
521 
2007 
4,027 
328 
241 
383 
45 
289 
386 
$1,000, 2012 
19,519 
957 
994 
1 ,566 
276 
1,284 
2,250 
2007 
16,599 
901 
825 
1,490 
128 
1,230 
1,979 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
6,051 
282 
422 
545 
71 
410 
646 
2007 
6,754 
351 
475 
694 
70 
453 
663 
$1,000, 2012 
40,716 
1,598 
2,053 
3,385 
406 
2,804 
6,221 
2007 
46,053 
1,883 
2,058 
4,372 
515 
3,685 
5,332 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
2,534 
132 
158 
231 
46 
207 
248 
2007 
1,972 
126 
110 
191 
31 
171 
184 
$1,000, 2012 
164,366 
10,049 
6,145 
12,850 
2,910 
15,754 
18,663 
2007 
118,224 
3,924 
4,373 
10,210 
1,370 
9,510 
13,182 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
946 
63 
41 
96 
18 
93 
78 
2007 
801 
63 
28 
59 
10 
57 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
20,919 
972 
364 
1,683 
(D) 
641 
970 
2007 
12,889 
496 
158 
498 
49 
1,005 
1,137 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
741 
22 
45 
59 
6 
39 
93 
2007 
623 
24 
21 
53 
6 
62 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
8,592 
162 
256 
331 
(D) 
(D) 
867 
2007 
6,698 
82 
142 
416 
12 
320 
219 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
1,186 
78 
85 
97 
26 
61 
144 
2007 
1,136 
132 
56 
109 
17 
67 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
9,502 
284 
603 
813 
(D) 
(D) 
1,492 
2007 
10,138 
452 
755 
995 
46 
1,067 
1,270 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
398 
41 
33 
25 
3 
28 
36 
2007 
306 
20 
9 
13 
- 
24 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
1,799 
95 
100 
92 
2 
80 
190 
2007 
2,445 
136 
71 
73 
- 
276 
279 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
1,971 
90 
154 
168 
22 
111 
260 
2007 
1,531 
79 
97 
130 
6 
120 
152 
$1,000, 2012 
22,182 
1,013 
1,497 
1,617 
206 
2,115 
2,715 
2007 
19,171 
729 
888 
1,140 
(D) 
1,734 
1,729 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1,442 
71 
122 
112 
16 
68 
193 
2007 
1,185 
52 
72 
99 
4 
96 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
18,522 
874 
1,296 
1,368 
(D) 
1,910 
2,116 
2007 
15,623 
606 
649 
809 
(D) 
1,523 
1,253 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1,189 
49 
106 
107 
11 
73 
172 
2007 
925 
47 
68 
87 
5 
70 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
3,660 
139 
202 
248 
(D) 
204 
599 
2007 
3,548 
124 
239 
331 
(D) 
211 
476 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
6,989 
233 
477 
658 
74 
479 
742 
2007 
6,761 
247 
469 
710 
67 
459 
698 
$1,000, 2012 
37,954 
1,114 
2,505 
2,945 
532 
3,734 
3,887 
2007 
32,509 
761 
2,715 
3,156 
298 
2,899 
3,006 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
4,158 
165 
285 
358 
47 
321 
470 
2007 
3,921 
198 
257 
331 
45 
278 
392 
$1,000, 2012 
50,473 
1,867 
3,804 
3,321 
630 
4,062 
5,719 
2007 
62,823 
2,093 
2,539 
2,930 
(D) 
2,460 
7,036 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,997 
117 
208 
257 
31 
181 
333 
2007 
2,626 
162 
184 
200 
30 
185 
251 
$1,000, 2012 
47,700 
1,462 
2,252 
3,803 
(D) 
3,762 
5,145 
2007 
37,569 
1,389 
2,554 
3,748 
469 
2,397 
3,172 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Massachusetts 231 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
