Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987-Con. 



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



Hampden 



Hampshire 



Nantucltet 



Plymouth 



Suffolk 



Farms number,. 



Land in farms acres.. 



Average size of farm acres.- 



Value of land and buildings^ 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Average per acre dollars.. 



Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment'- 

 Average per farm.. dollars.. 



Farms by size: 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 to 179 acres 



180 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres 



1,000 acres or more 



Total cropland famis-_ 



acres.. 



Harvested cropland farms., 



acres.. 



Imgated land farms.. 



acres.. 



Market value of agricultural products sold $1,000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 



crops $1,000.. 



Livestock, poultry, and their products $1,000.. 



Farms by value of sales: 



Less than $2,500 



$2,500 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 



Operators by principal occupation: 



Farming 



Other 



Operators by days worked off farm: 



Any 



200 days or more 



Average age of operator years.. 



Total farm production expenses' .- $1,000_. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Livestock and poultry: 



Cattle and calves inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Beef cows farms.. 



number,. 



Milk cows farms.. 



number.. 



Cattle and calves sold farms.. 



number.. 



Hogs and pigs inventory farms.. 



number.. 

 Hogs and pigs sold farms., 



number.. 

 Sheep and lambs inventory farms.. 



number.. 

 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory farms. . 



number.. 

 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold farms.. 



number. - 



Selected crops harvested: 



Corn for gram or seed farms.. 



acres.. 

 bushels. - 



Com for silage or green chop farms.. 



acres.. 

 tons, green.. 



Irish potatoes farms.. 



acres., 

 cwt.. 



Hay— alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 



grass silage, green chop. etc. (see text) farms.. 



acres. - 

 tons, dry.. 



Vegetables han/ested for sale (see text) farms.. 



acres.. 



Land in orchards farms. . 



acres.. 



490 



46 747 



95 



283 605 

 2 919 



29 365 



624 



64 567 

 103 



259 069 

 2 601 



569 



38 709 



68 



313 826 

 4 960 



12 



819 



68 



(D) 

 (D) 



2 



(D) 

 (D) 



1 



(D) 

 (D) 



4 

 137 



2 

 (D) 



212 



13 124 



62 



287 080 

 5 100 



58 

 82 

 57 

 12 

 2 

 1 



183 

 6 567 



159 



4 003 



56 



338 



13 240 

 62 454 



9 044 

 4 196 



107 

 105 



119 



81 



53.0 



9 195 

 43 372 



47 

 1 496 



35 

 256 



18 

 597 



43 

 660 



14 

 787 



11 

 567 



28 

 797 



31 



5 149 



2 



(D) 



2 



(D) 

 (D) 



5 

 (D) 

 (D) 



3 



2 



600 



81 



3 295 

 5 698 



36 

 287 



20 

 158 



775 



77 140 



100 



397 271 

 3 963 



5 

 (D) 



(D) 



(D) 

 (D) 



4 

 10 



4 

 (D) 



4 

 (D) 



(D) 

 (D) 



329 



(D) 



2 



1 



47.4 



256 

 51 246 



1 191 

 134 689 



113 



443 586 

 3 761 



(D) 



'Data are based on a sample of farms. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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