Table 40. Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Massachusetts 
Barnstable 
Berkshire 
Bristol 
Dukes 
Essex 
Franklin 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms, 2012 
7,751 
333 
525 
717 
88 
522 
780 
2007 
7,690 
406 
522 
777 
81 
531 
741 
$1,000, 2012 
418,149 
16,653 
27,025 
36,862 
7,475 
29,304 
53,792 
2007 
433,507 
18,078 
28,518 
43,212 
4,678 
31,581 
48,889 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
53,948 
50,009 
51,475 
51,411 
84,945 
56,138 
68,965 
2007 
56,373 
44,526 
54,632 
55,614 
57,758 
59,475 
65,977 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $9,999 
2012 
1,952 
74 
142 
166 
18 
111 
134 
2007 
1,708 
115 
118 
172 
16 
91 
133 
$10,000 to $19,999 
2012 
1,296 
46 
71 
139 
20 
105 
122 
2007 
1,298 
64 
78 
123 
12 
78 
112 
$20,000 to $29,999 
2012 
1,006 
55 
83 
100 
4 
69 
113 
2007 
1,073 
57 
77 
112 
19 
73 
119 
$30,000 to $49,999 
2012 
1,126 
55 
63 
108 
7 
76 
155 
2007 
1,094 
68 
81 
97 
11 
99 
111 
$50,000 to $69,999 
2012 
781 
24 
67 
57 
6 
55 
79 
2007 
751 
31 
67 
69 
2 
72 
59 
$70,000 to $99,999 
2012 
400 
30 
36 
31 
- 
33 
39 
2007 
482 
22 
21 
67 
2 
29 
51 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2012 
735 
34 
30 
72 
15 
36 
74 
2007 
841 
29 
60 
95 
12 
57 
101 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2012 
375 
14 
29 
39 
18 
32 
43 
2007 
374 
20 
14 
39 
7 
27 
46 
$500,000 or more 
2012 
80 
1 
4 
5 
- 
5 
21 
2007 
69 
- 
6 
3 
- 
5 
9 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms, 2012 
5,484 
246 
386 
542 
59 
373 
575 
2007 
5,781 
322 
396 
606 
59 
371 
542 
number, 2012 
10,324 
459 
632 
1,032 
127 
614 
1,186 
2007 
11,282 
560 
690 
1,263 
113 
645 
1,162 
Tractors 
farms, 2012 
5,826 
161 
402 
576 
49 
420 
647 
2007 
5,876 
160 
448 
612 
51 
419 
590 
number, 2012 
13,383 
265 
891 
1,501 
97 
815 
1,638 
2007 
13,534 
277 
1,005 
1,547 
104 
914 
1,417 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms, 2012 
4,100 
130 
249 
444 
29 
316 
461 
2007 
4,074 
116 
325 
441 
39 
261 
410 
number, 2012 
6,704 
171 
385 
897 
(D) 
453 
755 
2007 
6,639 
160 
491 
741 
(D) 
466 
650 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms, 2012 
3,247 
63 
256 
284 
25 
174 
370 
2007 
3,387 
62 
281 
323 
25 
234 
355 
number, 2012 
5,683 
79 
417 
504 
44 
291 
737 
2007 
5,963 
94 
459 
655 
(D) 
383 
672 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms, 2012 
653 
11 
49 
68 
6 
48 
88 
2007 
662 
17 
35 
102 
3 
49 
68 
number, 2012 
996 
15 
89 
100 
(D) 
71 
146 
2007 
932 
23 
55 
151 
(D) 
65 
95 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms, 2012 
47 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
16 
2007 
25 
- 
6 
3 
- 
- 
3 
number, 2012 
54 
- 
4 
- 
- 
(D) 
21 
2007 
28 
7 
(D) 
4 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms, 2012 
120 
14 
8 
7 
- 
7 
14 
2007 
95 
2 
14 
20 
- 
2 
10 
number, 2012 
146 
19 
11 
7 
- 
7 
14 
2007 
99 
(D) 
18 
20 
- 
(□) 
10 
Hay balers 
farms, 2012 
1,540 
3 
163 
129 
12 
59 
224 
2007 
1,838 
3 
211 
181 
16 
82 
228 
number, 2012 
1,884 
4 
204 
161 
12 
71 
267 
2007 
2,197 
3 
266 
224 
19 
91 
260 
2012 INVENTORY 
Manufactured 2008 to 2012: 
Trucks, including pickups 
farms 
1,253 
77 
88 
119 
5 
114 
90 
number 
1,549 
92 
95 
146 
6 
132 
100 
Tractors 
farms 
909 
15 
46 
63 
13 
93 
99 
number 
1,173 
17 
60 
90 
15 
109 
117 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
457 
11 
20 
37 
4 
62 
46 
number 
518 
12 
20 
45 
(D) 
64 
50 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
460 
4 
28 
27 
7 
26 
55 
number 
552 
(D) 
34 
39 
(D) 
30 
61 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
92 
1 
6 
6 
2 
13 
6 
number 
103 
(D) 
6 
6 
(D) 
15 
6 
Grain and bean combines 
farms 
2 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton pickers and strippers 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters self-propelled 
farms 
8 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
12 
6 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay balers 
farms 
151 
- 
15 
12 
3 
9 
19 
number 
166 
- 
17 
15 
3 
9 
19 
-continued 
300 Massachusetts 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
