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



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



Other occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



25 to 34 



35 to 44 



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 10 $24.999... 

 $25,000 to $39,999 _.- 

 $40,000 to $49,999... 

 $60,000 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 more (arms-- 



$1.000__ 



Corn for grain ._ _ farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Wheat farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Soyt>eans 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 ot $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, sweet corn, and melons farms. - 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Fruits, nuts, and berries famis-- 



$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.. 



Sates of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000-- 



See footnotes at end of table. 



3 042 



48.9 



19S 248 



65 



3 042 

 38 708 

 12 725 



822 

 739 

 520 

 380 

 244 



28 

 79 

 35 



7 

 5 

 5 



29 



133 



1 



(D) 



25 

 131 



3 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



5 



2 451 



3 



(D) 



806 



2 475 



2 

 (D) 



352 



3 226 



9 



727 



474 



7 562 



35 



3 785 



312 



9 350 



42 



6 909 



24 



147 



269 



2 235 



6 



1 764 



68 



2 823 



16 

 2 141 



695 



2 030 



1 



(D) 



20 



.3 



750 



38 



20 



146 



7 259 



1 

 (D) 



2 



(D) 



1 

 (D) 



280 



4.5 



20 192 



72 



280 

 4 360 

 15 571 



3 

 52 



1 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



2 



(D) 



62 



315 



1 



(D) 



40 



454 



3 



210 



37 

 2S9 



34 



(D) 



5 



906 



4 

 41 



28 



(D) 



1 



(D) 



7 

 309 



1 

 (D) 



(D) 



814 



13.1 



42 597 



52 



814 

 8 503 

 10 446 



240 



210 



119 



95 



57 



20 



30 



6 



25 



11 



4 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



192 

 43S 



83 



809 



2 



(D) 



138 



2 096 



13 



1 066 



93 



3 346 



12 



2 660 



5 

 46 



97 



189 



2 



(D) 



17 



426 



4 



296 



196 

 484 



826 



13.3 



53 653 



65 



825 

 15 192 

 18 414 



208 

 200 

 141 

 120 

 63 



14 

 23 

 13 

 22 



11 



5 

 2 

 3 



7 

 38 



3 

 (D) 



3 

 (D) 



229 



679 



60 



639 



1 



(D) 



133 



3 092 



14 



1 900 



82 



2 359 



12 

 1 662 



3 

 7 



86 



398 



1 



(D) 



16 



1 439 



6 



1 267 



175 

 549 



656 



10.6 



43 544 



656 

 7 246 



11 046 



166 

 165 

 131 

 69 

 54 



19 



20 



3 



18 



10 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



181 

 539 



82 



816 



3 



281 



97 



1 296 



5 



577 



61 

 1 893 



10 

 1 424 



9 



31 



186 



2 



(D) 



15 



440 



3 



254 



156 



544 



1 



(D) 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -STATE DATA 



MASSACHUSETTS 59 



