Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Massachusetts 
Barnstable 
Berkshire 
Bristol 
Dukes 
Essex 
Franklin 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
7,755 
333 
525 
717 
88 
522 
780 
2007 
7,691 
406 
522 
777 
81 
531 
741 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
153,993 
1,484 
18,318 
12,412 
(D) 
9,909 
20,132 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
5,754 
202 
367 
554 
51 
412 
542 
2007 
5,647 
207 
344 
611 
52 
412 
506 
acres, 2012 
333,637 
(D) 
31,704 
21,421 
11,636 
14,288 
49,099 
2007 
298,591 
2,904 
35,914 
22,458 
6,642 
16,056 
36,039 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,418 
120 
207 
304 
22 
189 
302 
2007 
3,293 
107 
180 
311 
23 
232 
301 
acres, 2012 
52,348 
657 
3,376 
3,931 
118 
2,024 
5,200 
2007 
54,765 
682 
4,478 
4,417 
(D) 
4,201 
4,412 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
1,202 
34 
106 
103 
19 
70 
189 
2007 
1,373 
42 
146 
125 
16 
68 
197 
acres, 2012 
167,241 
(D) 
27,571 
10,086 
709 
7,604 
37,047 
2007 
193,496 
1,681 
28,783 
12,942 
(D) 
10,532 
38,426 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
101,596 
(D) 
16,666 
4,946 
344 
3,818 
25,892 
2007 
115,070 
991 
16,914 
7,553 
(D) 
5,451 
26,325 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
65,645 
(D) 
10,905 
5,140 
365 
3,786 
11,155 
2007 
78,426 
690 
11,869 
5,389 
(D) 
5,081 
12,101 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
940 
16 
83 
91 
15 
58 
155 
2007 
1,146 
26 
118 
115 
12 
60 
168 
acres, 2012 
75,198 
666 
12,043 
5,244 
(D) 
3,268 
12,581 
2007 
88,146 
772 
13,096 
6,255 
(D) 
5,196 
14,153 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
799 
97 
52 
60 
18 
40 
49 
2007 
671 
157 
32 
41 
13 
51 
38 
acres, 2012 
22,639 
(D) 
2,381 
3,362 
372 
505 
3,626 
2007 
25,792 
648 
1,655 
3,852 
(D) 
1,246 
5,000 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
476 
7 
30 
31 
6 
24 
30 
2007 
353 
10 
23 
33 
5 
30 
31 
acres, 2012 
9,493 
39 
1,203 
865 
(D) 
(D) 
898 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
11,082 
30 
744 
1,740 
(□) 
512 
1,567 
Total operators 
number 
12,595 
543 
851 
1,142 
143 
866 
1,303 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,937 
185 
245 
387 
51 
262 
349 
2 operators 
3,116 
116 
248 
269 
22 
196 
364 
3 operators 
518 
16 
19 
42 
13 
48 
48 
4 operators 
124 
10 
12 
11 
1 
12 
14 
5 or more operators 
60 
6 
1 
8 
1 
4 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
5,243 
207 
370 
446 
83 
380 
555 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,110 
172 
313 
344 
52 
262 
441 
2 operators 
394 
7 
18 
38 
2 
35 
45 
3 operators 
89 
7 
7 
6 
9 
12 
8 
4 operators 
9 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
12,265 
622 
860 
1,223 
138 
869 
1,216 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
4,075 
238 
268 
423 
40 
267 
342 
2 operators 
2,940 
135 
202 
281 
33 
210 
341 
3 operators 
480 
21 
23 
57 
4 
37 
46 
4 operators 
158 
11 
26 
13 
2 
14 
9 
5 or more operators 
38 
1 
3 
3 
2 
3 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
4,834 
221 
332 
419 
74 
391 
465 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
3,888 
178 
260 
372 
52 
282 
378 
2 operators 
378 
20 
36 
19 
8 
41 
36 
3 operators 
41 
1 
- 
3 
2 
1 
5 
4 operators 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
5,248 
233 
371 
523 
47 
326 
513 
2007 
5,465 
309 
393 
595 
45 
336 
546 
acres, 2012 
428,919 
3,654 
52,794 
29,621 
(D) 
17,275 
65,928 
2007 
432,956 
4,567 
56,361 
34,032 
(D) 
23,448 
65,497 
Female 
farms, 2012 
2,507 
100 
154 
194 
41 
196 
267 
2007 
2,226 
97 
129 
182 
36 
195 
195 
acres, 2012 
94,598 
1,022 
8,862 
5,248 
(D) 
5,122 
23,844 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
84,923 
666 
9,991 
5,220 
(D) 
4,386 
13,968 
Farming 
2012 
3,878 
193 
268 
351 
49 
296 
444 
2007 
3,688 
217 
254 
368 
37 
240 
350 
Other 
2012 
3,877 
140 
257 
366 
39 
226 
336 
Place of residence: 
2007 
4,003 
189 
268 
409 
44 
291 
391 
On farm operated 
2012 
6,038 
183 
434 
581 
52 
402 
667 
2007 
6,093 
176 
432 
670 
52 
431 
651 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
1,717 
150 
91 
136 
36 
120 
113 
2007 
1,598 
230 
90 
107 
29 
100 
90 
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306 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
