Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978-Con. 



[Data are based on a sample ot farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Farms 



1982 



Total farm production expenses— Con. 



Electricity (arms.. 



$1.000.. 

 percent of total.. 

 Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $499... 



$500 to $999 



$1,000 to $1,999 



$2,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 o( more - 



Hired farm labor farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 percent of total.. 

 Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $999 



$1,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24.999' 



$25,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 to $79,999 



$80,000 to $99.999 



$100,000 or more 



Contract labor. farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 percent of total.. 

 Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $999 



$1,000 to $4.999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 or more 



Repair and maintenance farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 percent of total. . 

 Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $999 



$1,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24.999 



$25,000 to $49.999 



$50,000 or more 



Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment^ farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 percent of total.. 

 Farms with expenses of — 



$1 to $999 



$1,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24.999 



$25,000 to $49.999 



$50,000 or more 



Interest* farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 percent of total.. 

 Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $999 



$1,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 or more 



Interest paid on debt: 



Secured by real estate 



Not secured by real estate 



Cash rent farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 percent of total.. 

 Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $499 



$500 to $999 



$1,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $49.999 



$50,000 or more 



Property taxes paid farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 percent of total.. 

 Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $499 



$500 to $999 



$1,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 or more 



See footnotes at end of table. 



4 286 



(X) 

 (X) 



2 490 

 661 

 482 

 413 

 159 

 66 

 15 



2 185 

 (X) 

 (X) 



624 

 471 

 211 

 406 

 243 

 100 

 19 

 111 



1 025 



(X) 

 (X) 



408 

 332 

 103 

 128 

 20 

 34 



5 222 



(X) 

 (X) 



2 466 

 1 887 



508 



277 



56 



29 



1 276 

 (X) 

 (X) 



781 



362 



82 



33 



8 



10 



1 981 

 (X) 

 (X) 



531 

 864 

 283 

 202 



59 

 29 



13 



1 410 

 950 



1 092 

 (X) 

 (X) 



299 

 207 

 412 

 86 

 65 

 11 

 12 



5 817 

 (X) 

 (X) 



891 

 845 

 3 504 

 397 

 150 

 30 



} 



} 



} 



3 622 



5 874 



(NA) 



1 795 

 534 

 631 

 440 



222 



2 412 



43 109 



(NA) 



641 

 862 

 273 



429 



2 604 



(NA) 



176 

 161 

 40 



52 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



1 224 



3 517 

 (NA) 



833 



288 



61 



42 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



3 356 



3 832 



(NA) 



1 956 

 464 

 507 



96 



2 573 



40 380 



(NA) 



756 

 790 



460 



1 652 



(NA) 



193 



180 



55 



32 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



1 104 



1 691 



(NA) 



793 



270 



19 



22 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



MASSACHUSETTS 11 



