PART-TIME FARMING 



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Chart 8. Distribution of Values of Owned Part-Time Farming £nterpris«s in Lowell 

 and Taunton Areas. 



BELOW $2000 



eOOO - 2999 



3000 - 3999 



4000 - 4999 



5000 OR OVER 



Percentage 

 'IP zo 



30 



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Table 2k — Distributiox of crop lastd ix part-time FAR:\riXG exterprises. 



(Exclusive of Hay) 



Lowell area 



Below 0.5. 



0.5— .9. 



1.0— 2.9. 



3.0— 4.9. 



5.0— 9.9. 



10.0—14.9. 



15 or over. 



Total. 



"Sumhcr 



20 

 44 

 45 



4 



1 







1 

 115 



Per cent 



174 



38.2 



39.1 



3.5 



9 



0.0 



.9 



100.0 



Taunton area 



Xumbe 



17 

 32 

 18 



7 



8 



2 





 84 



Per cent 



20.2 



38.1 



21.i 



S.i 



9.0 



2. J, 



0.0 



100.0 



Improved Acreage in Part-Time Farming 



It has been the practice of a good many part-time farmer.s to settle 

 on unimproved land covered by brush and stones, and then by clearing 

 it in their spare time, to bring the land into productive use. By following 

 this practice the operators have been able to acnuire their land at a low 



