Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Massachusetts 
Barnstable 
Berkshire 
Bristol 
Dukes 
Essex 
Franklin 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
39,499 
340 
-492 
863 
-3,227 
-5,633 
2,005 
2007 
96,266 
6,139 
871 
8,347 
-160 
990 
9,060 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
5,093 
1,021 
-937 
1,203 
-36,665 
-10,792 
2,571 
2007 
12,517 
15,121 
1,669 
10,742 
-1,970 
1,864 
12,227 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
2,585 
137 
163 
241 
16 
125 
264 
2007 
2,950 
248 
184 
269 
35 
188 
281 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
75,273 
56,451 
58,616 
60,337 
67,535 
93,061 
69,625 
2007 
63,627 
39,018 
40,833 
62,154 
36,812 
55,088 
58,258 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
5,170 
196 
362 
476 
72 
397 
516 
2007 
4,741 
158 
338 
508 
46 
343 
460 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
29,997 
37,723 
27,752 
28,737 
59,821 
43,491 
31,736 
2007 
19,286 
22,388 
19,651 
16,482 
31,478 
27,309 
15,892 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
38,947 
321 
-473 
863 
-3,227 
-5,636 
1,935 
2007 
95,807 
6,128 
864 
8,205 
-166 
1,031 
9,027 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
5,022 
963 
-901 
1,204 
-36,665 
-10,797 
2,480 
2007 
12,457 
15,093 
1,656 
10,560 
-2,049 
1,942 
12,182 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
2,584 
137 
163 
241 
16 
125 
264 
2007 
2,947 
248 
184 
269 
35 
188 
280 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
75,093 
56,174 
58,752 
60,356 
67,535 
93,048 
69,396 
2007 
63,560 
38,971 
40,777 
61,617 
36,629 
55,199 
58,389 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
5,171 
196 
362 
476 
72 
397 
516 
2007 
4,744 
158 
338 
508 
46 
343 
461 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
29,993 
37,628 
27,761 
28,745 
59,821 
43,494 
31,755 
2007 
19,288 
22,388 
19,641 
16,476 
31,478 
27,249 
15,883 
Item 
Flampden 
Hampshire 
Middlesex 
Nantucket 
Norfolk 
Plymouth 
Suffolk 
Worcester 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
2,442 
8,540 
6,339 
325 
30,479 
-642 
1,532 
2007 
5,908 
6,130 
15,757 
421 
28,651 
-59 
12,673 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
4,195 
10,689 
8,578 
16,245 
36,944 
-32,107 
982 
2007 
11,629 
8,621 
22,509 
30,071 
5,831 
32,484 
-8,457 
8,192 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
161 
267 
276 
12 
76 
332 
8 
507 
2007 
170 
301 
254 
5 
95 
425 
5 
490 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
51,517 
70,294 
100,508 
44,355 
86,042 
143,226 
3,128 
43,800 
2007 
61,598 
40,122 
112,785 
199,637 
64,483 
89,475 
16,923 
59,888 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
421 
532 
463 
8 
169 
493 
12 
1,053 
2007 
338 
410 
446 
9 
169 
457 
2 
1,057 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
13,902 
19,226 
46,223 
25,920 
58,647 
34,629 
55,597 
19,635 
2007 
13,503 
14,505 
28,903 
(D) 
27,140 
20,516 
(D) 
15,773 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
2,455 
8,605 
6,344 
325 
-3,372 
29,774 
-640 
1,674 
2007 
5,918 
6,033 
16,138 
421 
1,561 
28,036 
-59 
12,670 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
4,219 
10,770 
8,585 
16,245 
-13,764 
36,089 
-32,017 
1,073 
2007 
11,649 
8,486 
23,055 
30,071 
5,914 
31,786 
-8,457 
8,190 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
161 
267 
276 
12 
76 
332 
8 
506 
2007 
170 
300 
255 
5 
95 
423 
5 
490 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
51,527 
70,544 
100,518 
44,355 
86,042 
141,118 
3,353 
44,202 
2007 
61,658 
40,139 
113,713 
199,637 
64,565 
88,603 
16,923 
59,885 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
421 
532 
463 
8 
169 
493 
12 
1,054 
2007 
338 
411 
445 
9 
169 
459 
2 
1,057 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
13,873 
19,230 
46,218 
25,920 
58,647 
34,641 
55,597 
19,633 
2007 
13,503 
14,619 
28,895 
(D) 
27,055 
20,574 
(D) 
15,775 
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. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Massachusetts 233 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
