Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Massachusetts 
Barnstable 
Berkshire 
Bristol 
Dukes 
Essex 
Franklin 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
7,755 
333 
525 
717 
88 
522 
780 
2007 
7,691 
406 
522 
777 
81 
531 
741 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
523,517 
4,676 
61,656 
34,869 
12,717 
22,397 
89,772 
2007 
517,879 
5,233 
66,352 
39,252 
7,916 
27,834 
79,465 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
68 
14 
117 
49 
145 
43 
115 
2007 
67 
13 
127 
51 
98 
52 
107 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
7,755 
333 
525 
717 
88 
522 
780 
2007 
7,691 
406 
522 
777 
81 
531 
741 
$1,000, 2012 
5,460,071 
166,730 
433,085 
508,513 
124,625 
466,329 
546,112 
2007 
6,376,531 
185,940 
581,378 
626,285 
119,453 
515,649 
616,749 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
704,071 
500,691 
824,923 
709,223 
1,416,198 
893,350 
700,144 
2007 
829,090 
457,980 
1,113,751 
806,029 
1,474,733 
971,091 
832,320 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
10,430 
35,657 
7,024 
14,584 
9,800 
20,821 
6,083 
2007 
12,313 
35,532 
8,762 
15,955 
15,090 
18,526 
7,761 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
626 
62 
16 
49 
9 
31 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
360 
60 
16 
25 
1 
12 
32 
$100,000 to $199,999 
803 
28 
63 
73 
2 
37 
85 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,840 
90 
193 
251 
20 
182 
306 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,863 
55 
128 
189 
34 
152 
187 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
756 
18 
62 
87 
17 
69 
61 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
392 
20 
34 
38 
3 
29 
45 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
99 
- 
12 
2 
- 
8 
12 
$10,000,000 or more 
16 
1 
3 
2 
2 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
4,992,113 
251,978 
593,175 
354,004 
66,077 
315,225 
447,575 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
10.5 
1.9 
10.4 
9.8 
19.2 
7.1 
20.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,322 
234 
86 
213 
37 
185 
133 
acres 
9,616 
714 
392 
889 
155 
803 
586 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,913 
72 
176 
321 
36 
222 
252 
acres 
69,842 
1,487 
4,403 
7,429 
792 
4,705 
6,573 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
570 
13 
43 
56 
5 
35 
71 
acres 
33,043 
794 
2,514 
3,279 
297 
1,947 
4,074 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
555 
9 
42 
49 
4 
29 
65 
acres 
45,932 
715 
3,572 
4,046 
315 
2,480 
5,491 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
467 
1 
66 
18 
1 
12 
73 
acres 
53,639 
(D) 
7,816 
2,022 
(□) 
(D) 
8,366 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
241 
20 
21 
2 
18 
40 
acres 
37,736 
- 
3,166 
3,320 
(D) 
2,915 
6,230 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
197 
2 
21 
13 
1 
8 
18 
acres 
38,978 
(D) 
4,029 
2,569 
(D) 
1,613 
3,631 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
108 
2 
6 
7 
3 
13 
acres 
26,034 
(D) 
1,464 
1,709 
" 
(D) 
3,226 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
269 
_ 
42 
14 
_ 
5 
89 
acres 
92,185 
- 
14,394 
4,994 
- 
(D) 
30,841 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
81 
- 
16 
3 
- 
3 
19 
acres 
51,587 
- 
10,582 
(D) 
- 
2,051 
12,648 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
25 
- 
7 
1 
- 
2 
7 
acres 
30,723 
- 
9,324 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
8,106 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
acres 
34,202 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,199 
290 
79 
199 
37 
182 
128 
acres 
(D) 
982 
363 
835 
112 
(D) 
629 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,885 
89 
181 
355 
30 
220 
250 
acres 
68,928 
1,746 
5,310 
8,278 
751 
4,636 
6,499 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
545 
15 
32 
59 
3 
34 
52 
acres 
31,773 
849 
1,841 
3,571 
160 
2,037 
2,977 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
561 
5 
37 
58 
1 
31 
66 
acres 
46,327 
(D) 
3,025 
4,699 
(D) 
2,458 
5,475 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
525 
3 
60 
32 
5 
19 
74 
acres 
60,717 
310 
7,148 
3,728 
522 
2,167 
8,710 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
272 
- 
31 
30 
1 
11 
49 
acres 
42,548 
- 
4,776 
4,600 
(D) 
1,748 
7,655 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
212 
2 
17 
12 
2 
7 
34 
acres 
41,458 
(D) 
3,299 
2,372 
(D) 
1,357 
6,800 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
127 
1 
19 
13 
4 
18 
acres 
30,251 
(D) 
4,504 
3,102 
- 
910 
4,363 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
247 
1 
41 
12 
1 
13 
45 
acres 
85,653 
(D) 
14,033 
4,010 
(D) 
4,520 
16,528 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
90 
17 
7 
8 
22 
acres 
57,127 
- 
10,582 
4,057 
- 
4,665 
15,334 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
24 
- 
8 
- 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
32,389 
- 
11,471 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,249 
165 
347 
477 
44 
322 
528 
2007 
5,508 
256 
388 
539 
49 
370 
551 
acres, 2012 
160,789 
1,543 
18,381 
11,879 
(D) 
9,183 
22,499 
2007 
187,406 
2,029 
22,574 
15,236 
1,104 
12,221 
24,429 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,834 
143 
320 
426 
43 
271 
487 
2007 
4,792 
143 
321 
459 
40 
322 
500 
acres, 2012 
137,039 
1,362 
16,622 
10,040 
478 
(D) 
18,679 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
153,993 
1,484 
18,318 
12,412 
(D) 
9,909 
20,132 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
506 
13 
49 
55 
3 
41 
66 
2007 
1,184 
102 
100 
143 
13 
85 
118 
acres, 2012 
5,689 
(D) 
517 
470 
(D) 
435 
1,206 
2007 
16,219 
303 
2,354 
1,370 
(D) 
1,323 
2,251 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Massachusetts 239 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
