Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hampden 
Hampshire 
Middlesex 
Nantucket 
Norfolk 
Plymouth 
Suffolk 
Worcester 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
582 
799 
739 
20 
245 
825 
20 
1,560 
2007 
508 
711 
700 
14 
264 
882 
7 
1,547 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
38,705 
53,951 
28,230 
1,232 
9,448 
64,032 
24 
101,808 
2007 
52,756 
33,893 
615 
11,654 
49,612 
99 
106,357 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
68 
38 
62 
39 
78 
1 
65 
2007 
74 
48 
44 
44 
56 
14 
69 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
582 
799 
739 
20 
245 
825 
20 
1,560 
2007 
508 
711 
700 
14 
264 
882 
7 
1,547 
$1,000, 2012 
284,204 
435,415 
540,192 
32,843 
229,366 
737,030 
4,920 
950,707 
2007 
391,169 
473,761 
635,333 
6,243 
241,706 
726,033 
2,637 
1,254,194 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
488,323 
544,950 
730,976 
1,642,174 
936,186 
893,369 
245,989 
609,428 
2007 
770,017 
666,331 
907,619 
445,903 
915,554 
823,166 
376,684 
810,727 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
7,343 
8,071 
19,135 
26,659 
24,277 
11,510 
204,991 
9,338 
2007 
10,618 
8,980 
18,745 
10,151 
20,740 
14,634 
26,634 
1 1 ,792 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
41 
75 
73 
1 
14 
38 
8 
158 
$50,000 to $99,999 
27 
62 
38 
7 
7 
38 
- 
35 
$100,000 to $199,999 
78 
101 
84 
1 
20 
86 
1 
144 
$200,000 to $499,999 
280 
322 
187 
2 
76 
301 
5 
625 
$500,000 to $999,999 
102 
158 
201 
- 
85 
211 
6 
355 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
36 
39 
100 
7 
19 
82 
159 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
15 
33 
43 
- 
22 
45 
- 
65 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
9 
13 
1 
- 
21 
- 
19 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
" 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
394,975 
337,446 
523,414 
28,781 
253,507 
421,823 
37,249 
966,883 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
9.8 
16.0 
5.4 
4.3 
3.7 
15.2 
0.1 
10.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
134 
190 
272 
8 
93 
264 
20 
453 
acres 
556 
829 
1,143 
22 
338 
1,250 
24 
1,915 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
231 
309 
289 
9 
98 
346 
- 
552 
acres 
5,297 
8,184 
6,690 
231 
2,542 
8,221 
- 
13,288 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
30 
62 
53 
- 
19 
57 
- 
126 
acres 
1,676 
3,786 
2,937 
- 
1,103 
3,297 
- 
7,339 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
50 
74 
50 
- 
10 
39 
- 
134 
acres 
4,118 
5,918 
4,045 
- 
882 
3,253 
- 
11,097 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
57 
49 
29 
_ 
14 
43 
_ 
104 
acres 
6,402 
5,521 
3,347 
- 
1,531 
4,982 
- 
12,119 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
22 
33 
20 
1 
3 
20 
- 
41 
acres 
3,332 
5,257 
3,081 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
6,500 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
19 
32 
7 
1 
5 
17 
- 
53 
acres 
3,804 
6,345 
(D) 
(D) 
982 
3,343 
- 
10,467 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
10 
13 
7 
- 
9 
- 
38 
acres 
2,325 
3,060 
1,698 
- 
- 
2,192 
" 
9,172 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
23 
26 
11 
_ 
1 
14 
_ 
44 
acres 
7,289 
8,757 
3,352 
- 
(D) 
4,687 
- 
15,756 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
11 
1 
1 
2 
7 
- 
12 
acres 
3,906 
6,294 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,993 
- 
8,115 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
- 
- 
7 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
131 
161 
222 
5 
Ill 
279 
5 
370 
acres 
615 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
485 
1,257 
(D) 
1,722 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
170 
251 
303 
7 
103 
376 
1 
549 
acres 
4,244 
6,507 
6,579 
(D) 
2,594 
8,471 
(D) 
13,144 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
37 
60 
49 
11 
60 
133 
acres 
2,188 
3,533 
2,779 
- 
654 
3,527 
- 
7,657 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
46 
72 
26 
- 
15 
49 
1 
154 
acres 
3,819 
6,138 
2,163 
- 
1,284 
3,985 
(D) 
12,685 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
58 
49 
44 
_ 
8 
40 
_ 
133 
acres 
6,545 
5,780 
5,127 
- 
877 
4,604 
- 
15,199 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
19 
36 
16 
- 
4 
20 
- 
55 
acres 
3,026 
5,610 
2,529 
- 
(D) 
3,133 
- 
8,703 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
6 
36 
17 
1 
3 
20 
- 
55 
acres 
1,169 
6,886 
3,373 
(D) 
584 
3,991 
- 
10,621 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7 
14 
1 
1 
3 
10 
- 
36 
acres 
1,663 
3,409 
(D) 
(D) 
672 
2,439 
8,519 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
28 
22 
18 
_ 
2 
15 
49 
acres 
9,483 
7,452 
5,949 
- 
(D) 
4,873 
- 
17,379 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
9 
3 
- 
2 
6 
- 
10 
acres 
4,089 
5,506 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,565 
- 
5,928 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
2 
7 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
9,767 
- 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
" 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
" 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
382 
557 
535 
11 
148 
599 
17 
1,117 
2007 
384 
543 
502 
14 
169 
643 
6 
1,094 
acres, 2012 
11,066 
21,494 
10,684 
621 
3,405 
17,268 
(D) 
32,203 
2007 
12,984 
23,800 
15,353 
447 
3,292 
18,302 
12 
35,623 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
344 
525 
506 
11 
125 
568 
17 
1,048 
2007 
340 
482 
452 
14 
147 
592 
6 
974 
acres, 2012 
9,335 
19,263 
9,672 
(D) 
2,765 
15,587 
(D) 
27,333 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
10,219 
19,834 
12,010 
399 
2,569 
15,909 
(D) 
30,065 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
40 
51 
31 
- 
19 
32 
- 
106 
2007 
71 
103 
108 
2 
42 
85 
2 
210 
acres, 2012 
479 
291 
99 
- 
241 
548 
- 
1,340 
2007 
1,131 
1,472 
1,279 
(D) 
(D) 
1,204 
(D) 
2,870 
-continued 
240 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
