Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Massachusetts 
Barnstable 
Berkshire 
Bristol 
Dukes 
Essex 
Franklin 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
(, 
2012 
2,736 
115 
205 
260 
30 
185 
286 
2007 
2,418 
93 
190 
267 
23 
169 
220 
Any 
2012 
5,019 
218 
320 
457 
58 
337 
494 
2007 
5,273 
313 
332 
510 
58 
362 
521 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
743 
45 
51 
90 
1 
52 
60 
2007 
799 
44 
30 
75 
8 
55 
81 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
447 
14 
38 
12 
10 
57 
70 
2007 
437 
36 
27 
25 
10 
41 
24 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
759 
47 
59 
58 
2 
79 
57 
2007 
780 
85 
60 
46 
10 
59 
87 
200 days or more 
2012 
3,070 
112 
172 
297 
45 
149 
307 
2007 
3,257 
148 
215 
364 
30 
207 
329 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
328 
2 
21 
41 
5 
14 
29 
2007 
326 
6 
20 
33 
1 
27 
38 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
507 
21 
46 
28 
10 
25 
38 
2007 
442 
37 
24 
15 
1 
43 
49 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
1,119 
49 
59 
97 
7 
79 
120 
2007 
1,249 
104 
73 
87 
11 
67 
145 
10 years or more 
2012 
5,801 
261 
399 
551 
66 
404 
593 
2007 
5,674 
259 
405 
642 
68 
394 
509 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.6 
19.3 
23,3 
23.1 
21.8 
22.3 
21.4 
2007 
21.2 
16.6 
23.4 
23.1 
22.2 
20.9 
20.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
223 
2 
14 
22 
5 
11 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
433 
21 
39 
21 
9 
25 
32 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
993 
45 
54 
90 
7 
60 
106 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
6,106 
265 
418 
584 
67 
426 
636 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.6 
20.7 
25.3 
24.9 
23.6 
24.5 
23.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
60 
. 
4 
9 
. 
2 
. 
2007 
49 
4 
6 
2 
- 
- 
14 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
359 
3 
23 
33 
3 
32 
50 
2007 
292 
20 
13 
19 
- 
26 
43 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
655 
33 
23 
53 
3 
21 
52 
2007 
972 
47 
55 
87 
8 
46 
105 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
1,933 
95 
139 
146 
18 
107 
203 
2007 
2,237 
171 
131 
196 
21 
141 
203 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
1,283 
76 
91 
98 
17 
94 
127 
2007 
1,164 
72 
65 
100 
15 
101 
121 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
1,132 
47 
67 
115 
12 
92 
114 
2007 
1,063 
45 
92 
142 
24 
83 
92 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
933 
33 
82 
127 
22 
66 
80 
2007 
767 
20 
69 
95 
3 
60 
81 
70 years and over 
2012 
1,400 
46 
96 
136 
13 
108 
154 
2007 
1,147 
27 
91 
136 
10 
74 
82 
Average age 
2012 
57.8 
57.6 
58.7 
59.0 
59.6 
59.2 
57.9 
2007 
56.3 
52.7 
58.3 
58.4 
58.5 
56.9 
54.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
6,207 
252 
429 
519 
74 
457 
610 
2007 
5,162 
322 
325 
433 
51 
392 
513 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
341 
28 
51 
18 
5 
5 
78 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
1,417 
59 
189 
89 
19 
88 
186 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
3,104 
154 
158 
354 
43 
200 
184 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
766 
8 
1 
19 
- 
111 
8 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
776 
55 
71 
68 
6 
72 
78 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
384 
10 
31 
20 
1 
24 
104 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
235 
13 
17 
7 
- 
23 
20 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
63 
6 
5 
- 
11 
4 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
7,362 
318 
501 
676 
77 
493 
762 
acres, 2012 
469,987 
4,453 
56,832 
31,203 
12,369 
20,864 
87,278 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
475 
24 
33 
49 
4 
41 
50 
acres, 2012 
42,611 
766 
5,332 
2,959 
(D) 
1,706 
8,353 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
6,168 
254 
444 
594 
59 
393 
671 
2007 
6,318 
326 
422 
661 
61 
419 
645 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,023 
40,561 
(D) 
1,103 
14,769 
65,040 
2007 
349,617 
3,442 
40,801 
28,845 
(D) 
19,055 
55,371 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
583 
15 
46 
56 
2 
22 
70 
2007 
574 
33 
55 
47 
7 
36 
61 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
436 
11,490 
(D) 
(D) 
1,218 
13,980 
2007 
69,149 
929 
12,216 
2,987 
485 
2,176 
15,497 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
578 
35 
21 
46 
17 
48 
22 
2007 
566 
32 
24 
56 
7 
37 
23 
acres, 2012 
82,550 
910 
6,054 
6,054 
(D) 
2,688 
8,858 
2007 
68,774 
591 
7,971 
5,734 
(D) 
3,379 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
141 
14 
- 
7 
2 
11 
5 
2007 
75 
4 
3 
6 
2 
15 
2 
acres, 2012 
23,250 
97 
- 
714 
(D) 
325 
234 
2007 
8,110 
24 
84 
1,337 
(D) 
209 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
285 
15 
14 
14 
8 
48 
12 
2007 
158 
11 
18 
7 
4 
24 
10 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
210 
3,551 
2,060 
(D) 
3,397 
1,660 
2007 
22,229 
247 
5,280 
349 
(D) 
3,015 
(D) 
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308 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
