Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Massachusetts 
Barnstable 
Berkshire 
Bristol 
Dukes 
Essex 
Franklin 
Total farms 
7,755 
333 
525 
717 
88 
522 
780 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
41 
- 
2 
2 
- 
2 
6 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
923 
30 
42 
84 
7 
63 
95 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
779 
66 
21 
63 
7 
26 
48 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
968 
36 
68 
76 
13 
79 
80 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1,502 
2 
130 
126 
5 
78 
203 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
1,491 
2 
130 
126 
5 
78 
203 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
620 
1 
47 
96 
2 
22 
89 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
8 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
147 
1 
16 
9 
2 
10 
30 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
135 
- 
29 
10 
- 
16 
7 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
380 
16 
19 
33 
5 
18 
44 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
365 
5 
30 
36 
13 
7 
41 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
1,887 
176 
121 
180 
33 
201 
137 
Item 
Hampden 
Hampshire 
Middlesex 
Nantucket 
Norfolk 
Plymouth 
Suffolk 
Worcester 
Total farms 
582 
799 
739 
20 
245 
825 
20 
1,560 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
- 
15 
8 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
69 
107 
140 
1 
21 
53 
8 
203 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
29 
25 
38 
1 
9 
337 
- 
109 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
70 
127 
124 
7 
48 
67 
9 
164 
Other crop farming (1119) 
139 
214 
134 
2 
38 
53 
- 
378 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
133 
210 
134 
2 
38 
53 
" 
377 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
70 
69 
26 
- 
24 
33 
- 
141 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
12 
18 
7 
- 
1 
4 
- 
37 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
3 
9 
20 
- 
2 
8 
- 
31 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
41 
31 
25 
1 
9 
70 
- 
68 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
43 
23 
34 
- 
9 
28 
- 
96 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
106 
161 
182 
8 
82 
172 
3 
325 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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