Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 



[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Total 



Individual 

 or family 



Partnersfiip 



Corporation 



Family field 



10 or less 

 stock- 

 holders 



Ottier tfian family field 



Total 



10 or less 



stock- 



fiolders 



Otfier- 



cooperative, 



estate or 



trust, 



institutional, 



etc. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 



On farm operated 



Not on farm operated 



Not reported 



Operators by principal occupation: 



Farming 



Oltier 



Operators by days of work off fami: 



None 



Any 



1 to 99 days _ 



100 to 199 days 



200 days or more 



Not reported __ 



Operators by years on present farm: 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 yeare 



5 to 9 years. _ 



10 years or more 



Average years on present farm 



Not reported 



Operators by age group: 



Under 25 years 



25 to 34 years 



35 to 44 years _ 



45 to 54 years 



55 to 64 years 



65 years and over 



Average age 



Operators by sex: 



Male 



Female 



Operators of Spanisfl origin 



FARMS BY TYPE OF 

 ORGANIZATION 



Individual or family farms., 



acres. 



Partnersfiip farms. 



acres. 

 Corporation: 



Family field farms.. 



acres. 



More tfian 10 stocktiolders farms. 



10 or less stockholders farms.. 



Other than family held farms., 



acres- 

 More than 10 stockholders farms., 



10 or less stockholders farms.. 



Other— cooperative, estate or trust, 



institutional, etc farms., 



acres. 



FARMS BY SIZE 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 to 69 acres , 



70 to 99 acres , 



100 to 139 acres.. , 



140 to 179 acres 



180 to 219 acres 



220 to 259 acres , 



260 to 499 acres , 



500 to 999 acres ., 



1,000 to 1,999 acres 



2,000 acres or more 



FARMS BY STANDARD 

 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 



Cash grains (Oil) 



Field crops, except cash grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132) 



Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay. 



peanuts, and other field crops (0133. 



0134, 0139) , 



Vegetables and melons (016) , 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



General farms, pnmanly crop (019) 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and 



animal specialties (021) 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) 



Animal specialties (027) 



General farms, primarily livestock (029) 



See footnotes at end of table. 



4 223 

 778 

 383 



2 927 

 2 457 



2 109 



2 895 



472 



585 



1 838 



380 



308 

 508 

 884 

 2 786 

 18.2 



64 

 680 

 1 156 

 1 116 

 1 254 

 1 114 

 51.6 



4 814 

 570 



17 

 714 



681 

 649 

 766 

 534 

 195 



1 100 

 545 

 774 

 175 

 407 

 53 



3 699 

 520 

 322 



2 331 

 2 210 



1 663 



2 572 

 384 

 531 



1 657 

 306 



259 

 424 

 761 

 2 356 

 18.1 

 741 



56 

 546 

 998 

 939 

 1 052 

 950 

 51.6 



4 047 

 494 



12 

 660 



635 

 580 

 588 

 351 

 178 



1 028 

 517 

 607 

 147 

 346 

 44 



276 

 81 

 20 



265 

 112 



191 

 160 

 39 

 29 

 92 

 26 



23 



39 

 63 

 190 

 18.8 

 62 



4 

 71 

 64 

 70 

 91 

 77 

 50.8 



339 

 38 



377 

 63 463 



42 



18 



105 



7 

 25 



4 



217 

 160 

 36 



304 

 109 



229 

 137 

 45 

 21 

 71 

 47 



21 

 39 



56 

 212 

 18.8 



85 



4 

 56 

 85 

 95 

 96 

 77 

 51.1 



383 

 30 



365 



82 599 



7 



358 



48 



8 779 



8 



40 



73 



109 



26 



29 



42 



17 



19 



18 



42 



30 



3 



5 



11 



24 



104 



134 



7 



204 



130 



31 



271 

 94 



213 

 114 

 37 

 17 

 60 

 38 



17 

 35 

 46 

 190 

 19.4 

 77 



3 

 47 

 74 



87 



86 



68 



51.4 



341 

 24 



365 



82 599 



7 



358 



9 

 22 



90 



126 



5 



203 



125 



30 



265 

 93 



208 

 113 

 37 

 16 

 60 

 37 



17 

 35 

 44 

 187 

 19.3 

 75 



335 

 23 



358 

 69 665 



9 

 22 

 87 

 124 



5 



4 



4 



10 



22 



14.6 



8 



1 



9 

 11 



8 

 10 



9 

 49.2 



48 



8 779 



8 



40 



2 



3 



9 



19 



14,8 



7 



1 

 7 

 9 

 7 

 9 

 7 

 49.4 



40 

 6 824 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



MASSACHUSETTS 33 



