Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 



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



Total farming 



and otfier 



occupations 



Farming 



Age of operator (years) 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number.. 



percent. _ 



Land in farms acres.. 



Average size of farm acres.. 



MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- 

 TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 



Total sales (see text) farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Average per farm dollars.. 



Farms by value of sales: 



Less than $1,000 (see text) 



$1,000 to $2.499 



$2,500 to $4.999 



$5,000 to $9.999 



$10,000 to $19.999 



$20,000 to $24.999 



$25,000 to $39.999 



$40,000 to $49.999. 



$50,000 to $99.999 



$100,000 to $249.999 



$250,000 to $499.999 ___ 



$500,000 to $999,999 



$1,000,000 or more 



Grains farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or mors farms. . 



$1.000.. 



Corn for grain farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Wheat farms. - 



$1.000.. 

 Soybeans farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Sorghum for grain farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Barley.- farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Oats farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Other grains farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Cotton and cottonseed farms.. 



$1,000-. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.- 



$1.000.. 



Tobacco farms.. 



$1,000-. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.- 



$1,000-- 



Hay. silage, and field seeds farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.- 



Vegetables. svi'eet corn, and melons farms.. 



$1,000.- 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms-- 



$1.000.. 



Fruits, nuts, and bernes farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Nursery and greenhouse crops farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. . 



$1.000.. 



Other crops farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000-- 



Poultry and poultry products farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. . 



$1.000.. 



Dairy products farms. . 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.- 



$1.000.. 



Cattle and calves farms.- 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1.000.. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



6 216 



100.0 



615 185 



6 216 



340 464 



54 772 



1 133 



1 034 



B30 



720 



591 



179 

 356 

 138 

 515 

 475 



148 

 53 

 44 



78 



785 



5 



332 



67 



729 



3 



(D) 



5 

 (D) 



7 

 39 



3 174 



51.1 



416 937 



131 



3 174 



301 756 



95 071 



311 

 295 

 310 

 340 

 347 



99 

 2S8 

 110 

 436 

 440 



141 

 48 

 39 



49 



651 



4 



(D) 



42 



598 



3 



(D) 



2 



(D) 



(0) 



16 



2 136 



8 

 (D) 



763 



S 328 



16 



(D) 



655 

 21 953 



129 

 14 900 



712 

 84 787 



270 

 79 963 



512 

 71 517 



170 

 66 601 



90 



4 138 



12 



3 520 



229 



20 915 



38 



20 252 



541 

 60 486 



393 

 56 827 



1 030 

 9 268 

 24 

 (D)l 



30 



.5 



3 845 



128 



30 



900 



29 998 



9 

 125 



10 

 148 



2 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



1 

 <D) 



4 

 492 



4 

 492 



9 

 45 



310 



5.0 



30 474 



98 



310 

 23 678 

 76 381 



28 

 23 

 18 

 24 

 24 



10 

 29 

 15 

 74 

 49 



10 

 3 

 3 



2 



(D) 



1 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



56 



647 



2 



(D) 



81 



3 061 



24 



2 090 



83 

 (D) 

 23 



3 331 



69 

 6 890 



25 

 6 198 



9 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



27 



(D) 



4 



1 574 



60 

 5 926 



47 

 5 575 



85 



933 



4 



(D) 



663 



10.7 



95 881 



145 



663 

 75 474 

 113 837 



79 

 55 

 42 

 55 

 70 



23 

 62 

 25 

 92 

 101 



34 



15 

 10 



16 



(D) 



3 



226 



15 



(0) 



1 



(D) 



1 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



3 

 526 



2 

 (0) 



131 



1 038 



3 



160 



132 



4 874 



28 

 3 600 



135 



33 863 



75 



33 090 



116 



12 074 



35 



10 716 



23 



353 



2 



(0) 



59 



5 804 



13 

 IP) 



111 



12 703 



78 



12 002 



191 



1 899 



4 



485 



504 



8.1 



74 612 



148 



504 

 66 522 

 131 988 



45 

 37 

 25 

 42 

 40 



5 

 44 

 26 

 83 

 105 



32 

 10 

 10 



5 

 100 



1 

 (D) 



4 

 88 



2 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



649 



10.4 



95 115 



147 



649 

 68 490 

 105 532 



47 

 37 

 52 

 54 

 80 



28 

 60 

 22 

 103 

 111 



37 

 10 

 8 



14 

 71 



58 MASSACHUSETTS 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



