Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 



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



Massactiusetts 



Barnstable 



Berkshire 



Dukes 



Essex 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number, 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Land In farms acres, 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Average size of farm acres, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Value of land and buildings': 



Average per farm dollars, 1987.. 



1982-. 



Average per acre .dollars, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Approximate land area - acres, 1987.. 



Proportion in farms percent, 1987.. 



1 987 size of farm: 

 1 to 9 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 50 to 69 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



70 to 99 acres - farms.. 



acres.. 

 100 to 139 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 140 to 179 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



180 to 219 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 220 to 259 acres farms.. 



acres. . 

 260 to 499 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



500 to 999 acres - famis-. 



acres.. 

 1,000 to 1,999 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 2.000 acres or nrore farms.. 



acres.. 



1 982 size of farm: 

 1 to 9 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 50 to 69 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



70 to 99 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 100 to 139 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 140 to 179 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



180 to 219 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 220 to 259 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



260 to 499 acres farms. 



acres.. 



500 to 999 acres farms.. 



acres. 

 1,000 to 1.999 acres farms., 



acres.. 

 2,000 acres or more farms.. 



acres. 



LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

 USE 



Total cropland 



Harvested cropland . 



Cropland used only for pasture or grazing .. 



, farms, 1987.. 



1982.. 



acres, 1987.. 



1982.. 



. farms, 1987.. 



1982.. 



acres, 1987.. 



1982. 



. farms, 1987., 



1982. 



acres, 1987., 



1982., 



Ottier cropland farms. 1987.. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987., 

 1982. 

 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

 soil-improvement grasses, not han/ested 



and not pastured farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1967. 



1982. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



158 

 123 

 (D) 



5 010 

 (D) 

 41 



319 338 



198 593 



13 288 



4 096 



256 211 

 (0) 



70 



281 



65 



1 487 



9 



(D) 



5 



390 

 3 



(D) 

 1 



(D) 



<0^ 



(D) 



1 

 (D) 



47 



206 



56 



1 328 



4 



230 



6 

 526 



4 

 439 



3 

 480 



2 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



149 



116 



1 864 



1 812 



134 



111 

 (D) 

 (D) 



26 



11 

 (D) 

 (D) 



33 



19 



261 



139 



361 



330 

 31 934 

 34 066 



326 



313 



22 280 



24 370 



198 



181 



7 166 



7 459 



102 



44 



2 488 



2 237 



44 



22 



821 



285 



123 

 514 

 229 



6 186 



59 



3 294 



51 



4 234 



51 



5 848 



27 

 4 237 



22 



4 355 



9 



2 091 



21 



7 217 



7 

 25 



8 

 (D) 



4 

 (D) 



6 

 (D) 



8 

 880 



3 

 495 



1 

 (0) 



1 



(D) 



50 



38 



2 200 



1 474 



43 



32 



709 



830 



21 



15 



1 357 



588 



11 



6 



134 



56 



389 



331 



16 730 



15 906 



345 



290 



12 714 



11 638 



119 

 130 



2 331 



3 033 



96 



70 



1 685 



1 235 



20 



21 



202 



236 



140 MASSACHUSETTS 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



