Massachusetts Agricultural Highlights, 1988 



Massachusetts Dairy Farms Producing Milk For Sale, 1988. 



County inventory of farms, herd size and pounds of milk produced expressed as a percent of total pounds 

 produced in the state. 



Region 

 County 



Farms 



Herd Size 



Pounds of milk 



produced as a percent 



of total pounds 



WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



Berkshire 52 



Franklin 93 



Hampshire 66 



Hampden 43 



5,215 

 7,163 

 4,993 

 3,627 



14.4 



17.9 



12.6 



7.8 



Region Total 2 54 



CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS 

 Worcester 118 



20,998 

 9,053 



52.7 



24.9 



Region Total 



118 



9,053 



24.9 



1,388 

 1,600 



399 

 1,016 

 3,735 



3.3 



4.1 



2.5 



11.0 



Region Total 107 



CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS 



8, 138 



21.7 



Barnstable 



Dukes 



Nantucket 



30 

 30 



<1.0 

 <1.0 



Region Total 

 state Total 



2 



481 



60 

 38,249 



<1.0 

 100 



Source: Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture 



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