Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 



[For meaning ot abbreviations and syinbols, see introductory text] 



140 to 179 

 acres 



leo 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 



LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 



USE-Con. 



Pasturetand and rangeland ottier than 



cropland and woodland pastured farms- 



acres- 

 Land in tiouse lots, ponds, roads. 



wasteland, etc. _ farms. 



acres- 

 Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

 programs: 

 Annual commodity acreage adjustment 



programs farms, 



acres. 



Conservation reserve program farms. 



acres- 

 Value of land and buildings' farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars- 

 Average per acre dollars. 



Farms by value group: 



$1 to $39,999 



$40,000 to $69,999 



$70,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $149,999 



$150,000 to $199,999 



$200,000 to $499,999 



$500,000 to $999,999 



$1,000,000 to $1.999.999 



$2,000,000 to $4.999.999 



$5,000,000 or more 



VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

 EQUIPMENT' 



Estimated market value of all machinery 



and equipment farms- 



$1,000- 

 Farms by value group: 



$1 to $4.999 



$6,000 to $9.999 



$10,000 to $19.999 



$20,000 to $49.999 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $199,999 



$200,000 to $499,999 _ 



$500,000 or more _ 



SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

 EQUIPMENT' 



Motortrucks, including pickups farms. 



numt)er. 

 Wheel tractors farms- 

 number. 



Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) farms. 



number. 



40 horsepower (PTO) or more farms. 



number. 



Grain and bean combines farms. 



numl)er. 

 Cottonpickers and strippers farms. 



number. 

 Mower conditioners... farms. 



number. 

 Pickup balers farms. 



number. 



AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 



Commercial fertilizer farms. 



acres on which used. 



Lime farms. 



acres on which used, 

 tons. 

 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc., to 

 control — 



Insects on hay and other crops farms. 



acres on which used. 



Nematodes in crops farms. 



acres on which used. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms. 



acres on which used. 

 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 



pasture farms. 



acres on which used- 

 Chemicals for defoliation or for growth 



control of crops or thinning of fruit farms- 



acres on which used- 

 See footnotes at end of table. 



75 

 2 330 



217 

 5 375 



2 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



364 



165 733 



455 310 



2 899 



20 



1 



49 



29 



158 

 54 

 38 



7 



357 



14 127 



15 

 52 

 61 

 117 

 85 



24 

 2 

 1 



293 

 717 

 316 

 962 

 243 

 482 

 226 

 480 



215 

 263 

 195 

 211 



236 



8 319 



82 



1 325 



2 108 



112 



4 322 



17 



249 



66 



2 278 



124 

 4 374 



262 



10 504 



8 

 33 

 56 

 85 

 57 



227 

 607 

 259 

 789 

 199 

 419 

 182 

 370 



9 

 10 



147 

 177 

 178 

 188 



224 



12 502 



91 



2 266 



2 B48 



72 

 4 040 



11 

 462 



37 

 2 501 



102 

 4 460 



57 

 2 225 



108 

 3 992 



1 

 (D) 



1 



(D) 



133 



101 832 



765 654 



3 223 



133 

 7 997 



132 

 358 

 123 

 425 

 79 

 160 

 109 

 265 



3 



3 



110 



8 341 



48 



1 608 



2 371 



37 



1 856 



5 



233 



15 



61 

 3 884 



10 

 26 



129 

 122 

 48 

 43 

 1 



379 

 30 122 



10 



25 



26 



112 



102 



80 



21 



3 



371 

 1 228 

 366 

 1 383 

 221 

 505 

 320 

 878 



16 

 360 



2 

 (D) 



49 

 3 765 



88 

 6 378 



10 

 440 



113 



175 792 



1 555 681 



2 449 



113 

 11 352 



26 

 5 109 



25 



160 



26 



188 



19 



73 



21 



115 



1 

 (D) 



13 

 (D) 

 14 

 (D) 



23 



7 036 



6 



(D) 



(D) 



14 



3 719 



3 



(D) 



8 



2 367 



17 

 5 239 



2 



(D) 



4 

 9 903 



3 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



5 



46 794 



358 800 



1 962 



5 



3 680 



5 

 32 



5 

 22 



4 

 10 



4 

 12 



1 



(D) 



2 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



5 



4 803 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



3 



2 732 



1 



(D) 



3 



1 647 



4 



2 740 



1 

 (D) 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



MASSACHUSETTS 85 



