Nantucket

Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 2012 (Z) Percent of state sales % change 2017 since 2012 Share of Sales by Type (%)

Number of farms 21 +5 Crops (D) Land in farms (acres) 769 -38 Livestock, poultry, and products (D) Average size of farm (acres) 37 -41

Total ($) Land in Farms by Use (%) a

Market value of products sold 1,950,000 +18 Cropland 60 Government payments - (NA) Pastureland (D) Farm-related income (D) (D) Woodland (D) Total farm production expenses 1,290,000 -13 Other (D) Net farm income 687,000 +111 Acres irrigated: 298 Per farm average ($) 39% of land in farms Market value of products sold 92,844 +12 Government payments Land Use Practices (% of farms) (average per farm receiving) - (NA) Farm-related income (D) (D) No till 29 Reduced till 5 Total farm production expenses 61,448 -17 Intensive till 19 Net cash farm income 32,705 +101 Cover crop 29

Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size Number Percent of Total a Number Percent of Total a Less than $2,500 6 29 1 to 9 acres 7 33 $2,500 to $4,999 1 5 10 to 49 acres 12 57 $5,000 to $9,999 - - 50 to 179 acres 1 5 $10,000 to $24,999 2 10 180 to 499 acres 1 5 $25,000 to $49,999 5 24 500 to 999 acres - - $50,000 to $99,999 4 19 1,000 + acres - - $100,000 or more 3 14 County Massachusetts, 2017 Page 2

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Rank Rank Counties Sales in Producing in Producing ($1,000) State b Item U.S. b Item Total 1,950 13 14 2,967 3,077

Crops (D) 13 14 2,700 3,073 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas - - 10 - 2,916 - - 4 - 323 Cotton and cottonseed - - - - 647 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 651 13 14 880 2,821 Fruits, tree nuts, berries (D) 12 13 (D) 2,748 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod (D) 13 14 (D) 2,601 Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops - - 11 - 1,384 Other crops and hay (D) 13 13 (D) 3,040

Livestock, poultry, and products (D) 13 14 2,976 3,073 Poultry and eggs 1 13 13 2,114 3,007 Cattle and calves - - 12 - 3,055 Milk from cows - - 11 - 1,892 Hogs and pigs 1 13 13 1,835 2,856 Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk - - 12 - 2,984 Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys - - 12 - 2,970 Aquaculture (D) 7 11 219 1,251 Other animals and animal products - - 12 - 2,878

Total Producers c 53 Percent of farms that: Top Crops in Acres d

Sex Land in berries (D) Male 34 Have internet (D) Female 19 access 43 Vegetables harvested, all 160 Sweet corn 55 Age Tomatoes in the open 10 <35 3 Farm 35 – 64 33 organically 10 65 and older 17

Race Sell directly to Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017) American Indian/ Native - consumers 33 Asian - Broilers and other Black or African American - meat-type chickens - Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - Hire Cattle and calves - White 53 farm labor Goats - More than one race - 71 Hogs and pigs - Horses and ponies (D) Other characteristics Are family Layers - Hispanic, Latino, Spanish origin - Pullets - With military service 4 farms 86 Sheep and lambs - New and beginning farmers 22 Turkeys 60

See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and methodology. a not add to 100% due to rounding. b Among counties whose rank can be displayed. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf. e Position below the line does not indicate rank. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.