Massachusetts Agricultural Highlights, 1988 



BERRIES 



FARMS: 



890 



Acres by Berty 



Berry 



Blackberries 

 Tame Blueberries 

 Wild Blueberries 

 Cranberries 

 Raspberries 

 Strawberries 



TOTAL 



Acres 



7 



370 



449 



12,091 



94 



372 



13,383 



County Distribution 



COUNTY 



FARMS PRODUCING 



ACRES 



WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



Berkshire 



Franklin 



Hampshire 



Hampden 



18 

 31 

 43 

 43 



25 

 265 

 137 

 272 



Region Total 



135 



699 



CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS 

 Worcester 



58 



169 



Region Total 



EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



Essex 



Middlesex 



Norfolk 



Suffolk 



Plymouth 



Bristol 



58 



51 

 32 

 18 



439 



60 



169 



103 

 54 

 63 



10,649 

 422 



Region Total 



CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS 



Barnstable 



Dukes 



Nantucket 



600 



88 

 6 



3 



11,291 



946 

 withheld 

 withheld 



Region Total 



97 



not available 



State Total 



Source: 1987 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Commerce 



890 



13,385 



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