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Table 28 it will be seen that, altiiough the average value of crops pro- 

 duced in Lowell area by American-born was below that for other operators, 

 in Taunton area it occupied first place. 



Table 28. — Average value of crops by nationality of operators. 



Value of Agricultural Output 



The total value of agricultural output of part-time farming enterprises 

 is shown in Table 25, while Table 29 classifies these enterprises by value 

 of output. It was found that the average production per operator was 

 much larger in the Taunton area, and the number of large producers 

 formed a larger percentage of the total. 



Table 29. — Distribution of values of aoricttltural otttput. 



Lowell area Taunton area 



Value of 



output Number Per cent Number Per cent 



$100— $199 22 19.1 14 16.7 



200—299 33 28.7 14 16.7 



300— 399 10 8.7 10 11.9 



400— 499 11 9.6 , 6 7.1 



500—749 22 19.1 16 19.0 



750— 999 9 7.8 11 13.1 



1000 or over 8 7.0 13 . 15.-5 



Total 115 100.0 84 100.0 



Proportion of Agricultural Output Sold and Consumed 



In planning their production the majority of operators were guided 

 largely by the consumption needs of their families, and those who did 

 not produce any surplus for sale ordinarily raised enougli vegetables and 

 live-stock products to fill this need. Hence, in spite of considerable differ- 

 ence in the average size of agricultural output between the two areas, the 

 average value of products consumed showed only a slight difference. 

 (Table 30.) 



While the families in Lowell area consumed 63.8 per cent of the total 

 value of their production, in Taunton area the proportion consumed 

 was only 45.2 per cent of the total. This difference appears to be still 

 more significant when the figures on proportions consumed are taken separ- 

 ately for crops and live-stock products. The proportion of live-stock prod- 

 ucts taken for consumption bore about the same relation to the total in 

 both areas, but the share of total crop production consumed in Lowell area 

 was more than twice as large as in Taunton area. Hence, the operators in 



