Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 

 1978-Con. 



1982 and 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Characteristics 



Massachusetts 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS- 



Con. 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

 Individual or family 



Corporation: 

 Family held . 



Other than family held , 



-farms, 1982_ 



1978. 



acres, 1982_ 



1978_ 



-farms, 1982- 



1978- 



acres, 1982. 



1978.. 



.farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978. 



.farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978-. 



-farms, 1982-. 



1978-. 



acres, 1982-. 



1978.. 



-farms, 1982-. 



1978-. 



acres, 1982-. 



1978.. 



70 674 



71 566 

 46 024 059 

 46 420 296 



2 641 



2 605 



1 028 154 



1 079 535 



64 313 



65 380 



36 885 296 



37 997 141 



6 702 



7 092 

 6 196 310 

 6 420 863 



1 695 



1 316 



3 206 061 



2 533 975 



94 874 



95 102 

 13 441 702 

 13 822 634 



6 768 



7 161 

 737 582 

 783 534 



85 808 

 87 330 



10 819 801 



11 437 848 



14 660 



13 939 



2 864 285 



2 760 968 



630 

 340 099 

 260 181 



413 



269 



102 687 



80 414 



29 960 

 29 787 



8 650 435 



9 016 273 



1 583 

 278 392 

 278 756 



28 255 



27 813 



6 207 665 



6 507 727 



2 402 



2 643 



1 406 092 



1 489 292 



6 468 



6 343 



1 395 656 



1 434 894 



535 



432 



73 018 



65 496 



426 

 122 912 

 134 882 



242 



225 



134 526 



134 828 



14 852 



14 367 



2 448 684 



2 489 823 



1 331 



1 173 



109 044 



124 616 



14 040 



13 423 



1 867 050 



1 959 051 



455 



436 



239 032 



200 768 



4 831 



4 563 



570 447 



584 605 



383 

 42 372 

 32 754 



4 541 



4 087 



429 422 



429 461 



439 

 63 463 

 72 643 



365 



318 



82 599 



65 448 



Characteristics 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS- 



Con. 



Male farms, 



acres, 



Female farms, 



acres, 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



Individual or family farms, 



acres, 



Partnership ..farms, 



acres, 



Corporation; 

 Family held farms, 



acres, 



Other than family held farms, 



acres, 



Other— cooperative, estate or trust, 

 institutional, etc farms, 



acres, 



1982- 

 1978- 

 1982- 

 1978. 



1982.. 

 1978. 

 1982- 

 1978- 



1978.. 

 1982. 

 1978- 



91 850 

 96 463 



27 280 708 



28 053 459 



2 532 



2 208 



427 748 



406 331 



83 010 



87 652 



22 347 520 



23 543 423 



9 530 



9 458 



3 863 490 



3 603 332 



1 409 



1 238 



1 308 667 



1 136 653 



173 



158 



88 865 

 91 990 



39 651 

 41 292 



1 1 969 356 



12 692 599 



2 764 



2 812 



452 295 



518 280 



38 255 



39 516 



8 898 004 



9 478 348 



3 046 

 3 522 



1 974 273 



2 198 049 



745 



830 



1 220 284 



1 207 594 



106 667 

 109 389 



28 312 333 



29 148 853 



5 780 



5 574 



954 276 



949 874 



99 370 

 101 807 



23 384 760 



24 420 668 



10 733 



11 401 

 4 110 106 

 4 305 312 



1 838 



1 435 



1 555 570 



1 202 033 



22 287 

 22 404 



58 192 295 



59 064 753 



1 283 



1 161 



2 346 914 



2 626 166 



18 842 



19 042 



31 644 819 



32 711 096 



2 099 

 2 305 



6 515 088 



7 562 698 



2 240 



1 919 



16 011 536 



15 276 408 



293 



206 



5 497 157 



5 253 407 



58 695 

 62 181 



43 726 854 



44 667 370 



1 548 



1 587 



1 234 517 



1 446 603 



51 323 



54 968 



31 576 462 



33 169 711 



6 280 



5 740 130 



6 351 025 



2 732 



2 125 



6 762 219 



5 874 537 



281 



205 



177 168 



238 160 



2 495 



2 245 



9 701 295 



10 118 320 



2 067 

 1 801 



3 337 150 



4 144 241 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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