Massachusetts Agricultural Highlights, 1 988 



FEED CROPS* 



ACRES: 

 FARMS: 

 PRODUCTION: 



Hay* 



121,000 acres 

 2,874 farms 

 251,000 tons (dry) 



Corn Silage 

 28,000 acres 

 604 farms 

 524,819 tons (green) 



Distribution of Hay and Corn Silage 



COUNTY 



HAY 



SILAGE CORN ACRES 



WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS 

 Berkshire 



Franklin 



Hampshire 



Hampden 



17,720 



15,587 



13,534 



7,688 



4,131 

 3,923 



4,200 

 2,646 



Total 



CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS 

 Worcester 



54,529 

 30,440 



14,900 



6,623 



Total 



EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



Essex 



Middlesex 



Suffolk 



Norfolk 



Plymouth 



Bristol 



30,440 



9,286 

 9,810 



3,295 

 5,462 

 8,089 



6,623 



757 

 1,211 



not available 

 2,206 

 2,731 



Total 



CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS 



Barnstable 



Dukes 



Nantucket 



35,942 



not available 



499 



not available 



not available 



not available 

 not available 

 not available 



Total 



not available 



not available 



State Total 121,498 



* Hay - Alfalfa, other tame, small grains, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. 

 Source: 1987 Census of Agriculture, United States Department of Commerce 



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