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MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 2(i() 



About 15 per cent of the town area is absolutely unfit for agriculture on 

 account of its extreme roufihness and steep hills. Another 5 per cent is 

 occupied by water, larjiely city reservoirs, or is low land which needs some 

 drainage to make it suitable for agriculture. The average elevation is 

 about 800 feet above sea level. 



The location of farmers and ]iart-time farmers in Iloldcn is shown on 

 the maji. Most of the ojierators classified as laborers are emi>loyed in 



Location of Farmers and Part-Time Farmers in the Town of Holden. 



FARMERS 

 PART-TIME FARMERS 



