120 



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Chart 7. Changes in Population in Massachusetts Towns and Cities by Size Groups, 

 1895-1925. 1895=100. 



PERCENTAGE 



aoo 



175 



150 



125 



100 



1895 



1900 



1905 



1910 



1915 



1920 



4925 



In the Latter area, many sons of Portuguese fathers, even those born 

 in this country, instead of moving into the city, established themselves on 

 the land and engaged in farming on a full- or part-time basis. This 

 became more easily possible because the Portuguese parents gave liberal 

 financial assistance to their sons for acquisition of small farming enter- 

 prises. Nevertheless, the presence in Taunton area of a comparatively 

 large number of young operators with insufficient savings resulted in a 

 higher percentage of tenancy as compared with Lowell area. 



Table 13. — Distribution of ages of operators. 



Lowell area 



Taunton area 



Age of operator 



Under 30 



30—34.9 



35—39.9 



40—44.9 



45—49.9 



50—59.9 



60 or over 



Total 



Number 





 10 

 23 

 22 

 21 

 30 



9 

 115 



Per cent 



0.0 



8.7 



20.0 



19.1 



18.3 



26.1 



7.8 



100.0 



6 

 7 

 11 

 12 

 22 

 18 

 8 

 84 



Per cent 



7.2 



8.3 



13.1 



U.3 



26.2 



21.i 



9.5 



100.0 



