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



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



Total farming 



and otiier 



occupations 



Farming 



Age of operator (years) 



55 to 64 



NET CASH RETURN FROM 

 AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

 THE FARM UNIT' 



All farms number. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms witfi net gains^ number. 



Average net gain dollars. 



Gain of— 



Less than $1,000 



$1,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 or more 



Farms with net losses number. 



Average net loss dollars. 



Loss of— 



Less than $1,000 



$1,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 or more 



GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

 OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 



Government payments farms. 



$1,000. 



Other farm-related income' farms. 



$1,000. 

 Customwork and other agricultural 



services farms. 



$1,000. 



Gross cash rent or share payments farms. 



$1,000. 

 Forest products and Christmas trees farms. 



$1,000. 

 Other farm-related income sources farms. 



$1,000. 



COMMODITY CREDIT 

 CORPORATION LOANS 



Total farms. 



$1,000. 

 Corn farms. 



$1,000. 

 Wheat farms. 



$1,000. 

 Soybeans farms. 



$1,000. 



Sorghum, barley, and oats farms. 



$1,000. 

 Cotton farms. 



$1,000. 

 Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey farms. 



$1,000. 



LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

 USE 



Total cropland farms. 



acres. 



Han/ested cropland farms. 



acres. 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 49 acres 



50 to 99 acres 



100 to 199 acres 



200 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres 



1.000 to 1,999 acres 



2,000 acres or more 



Cropland: 



Pasture or grazing only farms. 



acres. 

 In cover crops, legumes, and soil- 

 improvement grasses, not harvested 



and not pastured farms. 



acres. 



On which all crops failed farms. 



acres. 



In cultivated summer fallow farms. 



acres. 



Idle farms. 



acres. 



Total woodland farms. 



acres. 

 Woodland pastured farms. 



acres. 

 Woodland not pastured farms, 



acres. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



6 216 

 84 172 

 13 541 



3 017 

 35 387 



374 

 1 131 

 1 077 



435 



3 199 

 7 062 



463 



2 195 



490 



51 



400 

 2 213 



1 361 

 5 802 



449 



2 163 



300 

 477 

 570 



1 780 

 368 



1 382 



159 



5 



(D) 



3 

 (D) 



3 214 

 82 431 

 26 648 



2 066 

 45 901 



855 

 401 



1 148 

 10 801 



13B 



678 



293 



39 



292 

 2 106 



720 

 4 314 



219 

 1 694 



147 

 263 

 267 



1 305 

 260 



1 052 



159 



5 



(D) 



3 



(D) 



40 



-64 



-1 603 



23 



9 587 



17 

 16 742 



5 

 13 



2 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



2 



(D) 



28 

 2 734 



22 

 1 758 



13 

 3 

 4 

 1 

 1 



13 

 813 



2 



(D) 



8 

 (D) 



15 



923 



7 



140 



13 

 783 



241 



6 121 



25 400 



174 

 38 493 



1 

 59 

 82 

 32 



67 

 B 603 



27 

 191 

 47 

 (D) 



27 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 

 16 

 (D) 

 24 

 314 



3 

 (D) 



3 

 (D) 



282 



15 849 



249 



12 408 



170 



46 



16 



16 



1 



100 

 2 469 



27 

 (D) 

 21 

 13S 

 6 

 12 

 40 

 (D) 



152 



10 850 



34 



1 660 



139 



9 190 



701 

 24 361 

 34 752 



425 

 63 902 



15 

 137 

 179 



94 



276 

 10 136 



42 



137 



87 



10 



52 

 200 

 131 



36 

 331 



10 

 (D) 

 39 

 (D) 

 63 

 391 



1 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



585 

 42 382 



528 

 33 701 



343 



78 



65 



36 



5 



1 



215 

 6 024 



27 



607 



27 



219 



8 



130 



89 



1 701 



348 

 27 477 



115 



7 015 



296 



20 462 



511 



18 750 

 36 692 



293 

 71 315 



7 

 50 

 138 

 98 



218 

 9 842 



31 



136 



49 



2 



54 

 238 

 127 

 525 



23 

 150 



48 

 56 

 56 



268 

 24 

 51 



471 

 38 525 



436 

 29 126 



266 

 72 

 65 

 26 



7 



621 

 18 777 

 30 236 



462 

 45 383 



8 

 141 

 208 

 105 



159 

 13 776 



78 

 448 

 171 

 846 



60 

 276 



23 

 21 

 79 



442 

 62 

 108 



610 

 49 326 



581 

 38 732 



352 



110 



77 



38 



3 



64 MASSACHUSETTS 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



