1,974 Census 

of 

,Agriculture 

. U;S. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Volume I Part 21 

Massachusetts 

State and 

County Data 



Volume I Part 21 

Massachusetts 

State and 

County Data 

Issued April 1977 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Juanita M. Kreps, Secretary 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Robert L Hagan. Acting Director 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Robert L. Hagan, Acting Director 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Orvin L. Wilhite, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in the various activities of the 1974 

Census of Agriculture_ Primary direction was by 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields. Her predecessor, James W. 

Turbin, now Associate Director for Administration and Field Operations, directed the early 

stages of plann ing for the census. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture 

Division under the general supervision of J_ 

Thomas Breen, Chief (to February 1976), and 

Orvin L. Wilhite, his successor. Arnold L. 

Bollenbacher, assisted by Thomas D. Monroe, 

Donald R. Jahnke, John A. Blackledge, William 

A_ Harlan, and John C. Womack, was directly 

responsible for review and analysis of the data 

and for clerical and computer edit and tabulation specifications. Kenneth R. Norell, assisted 

by Albert W_ Graybill, coordinated the organization and content of the publication tables. 

Robert S. Taylor, assisted by John E. Adkins, 

Stephen M. SchObel, Loyd C. Brown, Jack H. 

Margolis, Edward J. James, and William R. 

Adams, was directly responsible for the operational aspects of data collection, processing, 

and tabulation, including preparation of control 

systems, clerical procedures, and computer 

programs. Janet W_ Hall provided editorial 

services and coded the Linotron table formats 

of this report for publication via the Linotron 

computer system. J_ Jack Ingram (to September 

1974) and Charles E. Rogers, his successor, 

assisted by Darrell 0_ Prochaska and Harold V. 

Edwards, were directly responsible for mailing 

list acquisition and unduplication, de~ign of 

sampling procedures for data collection, monitoring of processing, and evaluation of coverage. J_ Thomas Miller, Consultant, assisted in 

the design and content of the data collection 

forms and followup letters, specifications for 

publication tables, and preparation of text. O. 

Bryant Benton, Chief, Data Preparation Division, Jeffersonville, Indiana (to March 1976), 

and Don L. Adams, his successor, assisted by 

Robert L. Allen, Rebecca Nesbit, and Darrell L. 

Farabee, were directly responsible for clerical 

and data-encoding operations. 

Th~ computer processing facilities used were 

under the general supervision of James R 

Pepal, Chief, Computer Services Division (to 

May 1976), and Thomas C_ DiNenna, his 

successor. 

Forms design was accomplished under the 

general supervision of Cecil B_ Matthews, Chief, 

Administrative Services Division (to September 

1975), and Henry J. Husmann, his successor, 

assisted by Gladys S_ Potts and Cathern S. 

Kline_ 

Within the Publications Services Division, many 

individuals made significant contributions in 

the areas of publication planning and design, 

editorial review, composition, and printing 

procurement. 

Important contributions were made by the 

members of the Census Advisory Committee on 

Agriculture Statistics in establishing data needs· 

and priorities for collection and pub! ication of 

the information. Other representatives of both 

public and private organizations also made 

significant recommendations and' suggestions. 

Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided advice and 

counsel during the planning, data collecting, 

and processing phases of the census and assisted 

farmers and ranchers who requested help in 

completing the report form. 

The press, farm magazines, and radio and 

television stations, were most helpful in publicizing the census and encouraging cooperation 

of farm and ranch operators. Dean L. Quirin, 

Agriculture Division, and Dorothy W. Whitson, 

Public Information Office, were primarily 

responsible for developing and coordinating the 

public relations program. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm 

and ranch operators and other agricultureassociated people who furnished the information requested in the census. Only through their 

cooperation was it possible to collect and 

publish the data in this report. 

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REPORTS OF 1974 CENSUS 

OF AGRICULTURE 

Preliminary Reports. Four pages of data published separately for each county having 10 

farms or more, and for each State, the four 

geographic regions, and the United States. 

The statistics printed in these reports are 

superseded by those in the final reports, 

Volumes I through IV. 

Volume I. State and County Data. One for each 

State, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, covering the area and its subdivisions. 

The reports for the States contain data for all 

farms and farms with sales of $2,500 and over. 

Chapter I contains detailed data at the State 

level classified by size of farm, tenure and age 

of farm operator, tYpe of organization, value 

of products sold, and major tYpe of farm; 

Chapter II, county data summarized by subject; 

Chapter III, countY data by subject for miscellaneous crop and livestock items found in 

relatively few counties; Chapter IV, county 

data by county. 

Volume II. Statistics by Subject. Chapters containing total data for the United States, geographic regions and divisions, and States, for all 

farms and farms with sales of $2,500 and over. 

Volume III. Agricultural Services. Data by 

countY for each State covering establishments 

whose primary activities are providing agricultural services. Data at the U.S., State, and 

countY levels for all establishments are presented for selected four-digit standard industrial 

classification codes by size and tYpe of organization. Data shown include dollar volume of 

business, gross receipts from products provided, 

gross receipts, labor and payroll by type of service performed, capital expenditures, and expenditures for electricitY, gasoline, petroleum, 

and other fuels. 

Volume IV. SpeCial Reports. 

Part 1. Graphic Summary. Profiles the Nation's 

agricultural system in a series of U.S. maps, a 

number of which are printed in color. The characteristics of America's farms in 1974 are illustrated for crops, livestock, and many other 

characteristics. 

Part 2. Ranking Counties and States. Reports 

on the top ranking 100 counties and 10 States 

in descending order of importance for 88 selected items for 1974.with comparative data for 

1969. 

Part 3. Coverage Evaluation. Shows the completeness of the agriculture census for States, 

geographic divisions, and the United States. 

Data also show the characteristics of farms 

missed by value of sales and by selected standard industrial (type-of-farml classifications. 

Sampling reliability of the estimate of coverage 

is shown by value of sales classifications. 

Part 4. Procedural History. A comprehensive 

summary of the procedures used in conducting 

the 1974 Census of Agriculture in the 50 

States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin 

Islands. The history explains the procedures 

used from early planning and testing through 

tabulation and publication of the final reports. 
CONTENTS 

/ 

Page 

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I X 

Table-Farms and Value of Products Sold by 1974 and 1959 Definitions, With 

Comparable Data for Agricultural Operations Excluded by 1974 Definition: 

1974 and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1974 and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X II I 

Chart 1-Changes in the State's Agriculture: 1974 from 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . XIV 

Chart 2-Profile of the State's Agriculture: 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XVI 

Map-Number of Farms: 1974 ................................. XVIII 

Map-Land in Farms: 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. XVIII 

Map-Value of Crops Sold: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. XVIII 

Map-Value of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products Sold: 1974 . . . . . . . .. XVIII 

Map-Value of Dairy Products Sold: 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIX 

Map-Value of Poultry and Poultry Products Sold: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIX 

Map-Value of Nursery and Greenhouse Products Harvested for Sale: 1974 . . . XIX 

Map-Berries Harvested for Sale: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIX 

State Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX 

CHAPTER I. State Data 

All Farms 

TABLE 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1940 to 1974 .. . . . . 1.1 

2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of 

Farm: 1974,1969, and 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 

3. Farm Operators-Tenure and Characteristics: 1974, 1969, 

and 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 

4. Farm Income and Sales: 1974, 1969, and 1964 ......... 1-2 

5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974, 1969, and 1964 .... . . . 1-3 

6. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974, 1969, 

and 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 

7. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974, 1969, 

and 1964 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 

8. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1974,1969, 

and 1964 ................................. . 

9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 1974 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

TABLE 10. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974,1969, and 

1-5 

1-5 

1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 

11. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 

1974,1969, and 1964 ......................... 1-11 

12. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds: 

1974 and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.12 

13. Agricultural Chemicals Used: 1974 and 1969 ........... 1-12 

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CONTENTS Continued 

Farm. With Sales of $2,500 and Over Continued Page 

TABLE 14. Farm Operators-Tenure and Characteristics: 1974,1969, 

and 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·13 

15. Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 . . . . . . 1-13 

16. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural 

Products: 1974 and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 

17. Farm Production Expenses: 1974, 1969, and 1964 . . . . . . . 1-14 

18. Farm Payroll and Employment: 1974,1969, and 1964 .... 1-16 

19. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974,1969, and 1964. 1-16 

20. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 .......... 1-17 

21. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 .. . . 1-18 

22. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 ...... 1-20 

23. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 . . . . 1-21 

24. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and 

Sales: 1974 and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21 

25. Selected Crops Harvested: 1974, 1969, and 1964 ........ 1-22 

26. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by Commodity 

Group and Total Value of Sales: 1974 ............... 1-25 

27. Contracts: 1974 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 

28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of 

Organization: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28 

29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm 

Operator: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36 

30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-52 

31. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 . . . . . 1-68 

32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 

1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-76 

33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms 

by Value of Sales: 1974 

Cash grain farms ......................... (Not shown) 

Cotton farms ........................... (Not shown) 

Tobacco farms .......................... (Not shown) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field 

crop farms ............................ (Not shown) 

Vegetable and melon farms .................. (Not shown) 

Fruit and tree nut farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-92 

Horticultural specialty farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-100 

General farms, primarily crop ................ (Not shown) 

Livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

specialty ............................. (Not shown) 

Dairy farms ............................... 1-108 

Poultry and egg farms ........................ 1-116 

Animal specialty farms ..................... (Not shown) 

General farms, primarily livestock ............. (Not shown) 

Farms not classified by SIC .............. '.... (Not shown) 

CHAPTER II. County Summary Data 

TABLE 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1974 and 1969 .... . . . 11-1 

2. Land Use: 1974 ............................... 11-1 

3. Irrigation: 1974 ............................... 11-2 

4. Tenure of Farm Operators and Type of Organization of 

Farms: 1974 ................................ 11-2 

5. Olaracter!stics of All Farm Operators: 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 

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CONTENTS Continued 

CHAPTER II Continued Page 

TABLE 6. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification for Farms 

With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 .•.....•....... 11-3 

7. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 . . . . . . . 11-3 

8. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 ........ 11-4 

9. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 ......•............ 11-4 

10. Farm Production Expenses by Item Purchased: 1974 .... _ . 11-5 

11. Machinery and Equipment: 1974 ........ _ . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6 

12. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 ... _ ..... _ . . 11-6 

13. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 ... _ ....... _ . . 11-7 

14. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 ............ 11-8 

15. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 .................. 11-9 

16. Horses and Ponies-Inventory and Sales: 1974 ........... 11-10 

17. Field Corn for All Purposes: 1974 ................... 11-10 

18. Field Corn for Grain: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11 

19. Sorghums for All Purposes, Except Sirup: 1974 ___ . . . . . . . 11-11 

20. Sorghums for Grain: 1974 .....................•.. 11-11 

21. Wh~at for Grain: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11 

22. Soybeans: 1974 ............................... 11-12 

23. Hay, Excluding Sorghum Hay: 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12 

24. Peanuts for Nuts: 1974 ......... _ ............ _ . . . 11-12 

25. Cotton: 1974 ...... - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12 

26. Tobacco: 1974 ....... - ....................... _ 11-13 

27. Irish Potatoes: 1974 ....... _ ..... _ ... _ . . . . . . . . . . 11-13 

28. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, or Melons: 1974 ... _ . . . . . . . . . . 11-13 

29. Berries: 1974 ........................ _ . . . . . . . . 11-13 

30. Land in Orchards: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14 

31. Farm Operator Debt for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 ••......•........................ 11-14 

32. Grain Storage Capacity for Farms With Sales of $2,500 

and Over: 1974 ....... _ . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14 

33. Characteristics of Farms and Specified Excluded Agricultural 

Operations: 1974.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 11-15 

CHAPTER III. County Miscellaneous Data 

TABLE 1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

Miscellaneous Poultry: 1974 ............ _ . . . . . . . . . . 111-1 

Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties: 1974 . . . . . . 111-1 

Mink: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . • . • . . . . . . . 111-1 

Colonies of Bees: 1974 ......•................... 111-2 

Angora Goats: 1974 ......................... (Not shown) 

Milk Goats: 1974 ..........................•... 111-2 

Fish: 1974 ......•.••...................... (Not shown) 

Hay, Field Seeds, Other Specified Field Crops, and 

Berries: 1974 . . . . . . • . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • 111-2 

Grains, Dry Beans and Peas, Sweetpotatoes, and Sugar 

Crops: 1974 ......•.•.•...•...•.............. 

Vegetables Harvested for Sale: 1974 ...•.....•...•.... 

Fruits and Nuts: 1974 6 •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Forest Products-Sales: 1974 ...................... 

111-3 

111-4 

111-6 

111-7 

Nursery and Greenhouse Products: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111-7 

Farm Operators by Selected Racial and Ethnic Group: 

1974. . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . • • . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . 111-8 

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CONTENTS Continued 

VI 

CHAPTER IV. County Data (The following tables are common to 

each county) 

TABLE 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 ..... . 

2. Farm Qperators-Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 

1969 .............................•........ 

3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 

and 1969 .................................. . 

4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural 

Products: 1974 and 1969 ....................... . 

5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 ............ . 

6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 .. , ... . 

7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 .... . 

8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

1974 and 1969 .............................. . 

9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 .......... . 

10. Crops: 1974 and 1969 ........................ '" 

11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and 

Harvested Crops for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 .......................... . 

12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for 

F arms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds 

for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

1969 ..................................... . 

14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 

1974 ..................................... . 

15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 

and Over: 1974 and 1969 ....................... . 

Massach usetts. . . ......... . IV-l 

IV-7 

IV-13 

IV-19 

IV-25 

IV-31 

IV-37 

Hampshire .............. . 

Barnstable .............. . Middlesex .............. . 

Berkshire ............... . Nantucket .............. . 

Bristol ................. . Norfolk ................ . 

Dukes ................. . Plymouth ............... . 

Essex ................. . Suffolk ................ . 

Franklin ............... . Worcester ............... . 

Hampden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. IV-43 

Page 

IV-l 

IV-l 

IV-2 

IV-2 

IV-2 

IV-3 

IV-3 

IV-4 

IV-4 

IV-5 

IV-5 

IV-6 

IV-6 

IV-6 

IV-6 

IV-49 

IV-55 e) 

IV-61 

IV-67 

(1 ) 

IV-73 

I Not shown separately to alOid disclosing data for individual farms. However, the data for the 

county are included in the State totals. 
CONTENTS Continued 

APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation 

Taking the Census 

A-1 

A-1 

Enumeration Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . A-1 

Mailing List ...................................... A-1 

Report Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 

Initial Mailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 

Followup Procedures ........ ;................. . . . . . . A-2 

Major Changes in Data Collected .......................... A-2 

Office Processing ............................ _ . . . . . . . A-3 

1969 Data Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 

Definitions and Explanations ............................ A-3 

Farm Classifications .................................. A-9 

Unpublished Data .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. A-11 

Nonsampling Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. A-11 

Census Coverage ......................... _ . . . . . . . . . .. A-12 

Statistical Adjustments ................................ A-12 

Nonresponse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. A-12 

Sampling ........... _ ................... _ . . . . . . .. A-12 

Reliability of Adjustment for Nonresponse and Sampling ........ A-12 

8. Characteristics of Agricultural Operations Qualifying as Farms by the 1959 

Definition but Excluded by the 1974 Definition: 1974 and 1969. . . . . .. 8-1 

C. Report Forms 

Regular Report Form .................................. C-1 

Short Report Form .................................... C-23 

INDEX . .............................................. Index-1 

VII 

INTRODUCTION 

Authority, Area Covered, 

and History 

The 1974 Census of Agriculture was 

taken in accordance with the provisions 

of Title 13, United States Code, reaffirmed by section 818 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 

1973 (Public Law 93-86). Sections 142(a) 

and 191 of Title 13 provide for a census 

of agriculture every 5 years in each State, 

the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 

Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 

The 1974 census is the 20th nationwide census of agriculture and the second 

conducted primarily by mail. The first 

agricultural census data were collected in 

1840 as part of the sixth decennial 

census. Since that time, a census of 

agriculture has been a part of each 

decennial census program, and since 1920 

a national census of agriculture has been 

taken every 5 years. 

Farm Definition 

For each of the 20 censuses of agriculture 

except the first, taken in 1840, the 

agency responsible for conducting the 

census has established minimum criteria 

which define a fa~m for the purpose of 

the census. As the Nation has developed 

and grown, agriculture also has changed 

and grown, and from time to time the 

minimum criteria for the definition of a 

farm have been changed. 

Prior to 1974, the eighth and most 

recent change in minimum criteria was 

for the 1959 Census of Agriculture, when 

the definition of a farm was based primarily on a combination of acres in the 

place and value of agricultural products 

sold. 

The word "place" was defined to include all land on which agricultural operations were conducted at any time in the 

census year under the day-to-day control 

or supervision of one person or partnership. Control may have been exercised 

through ownership or management or 

through a lease, rental, or cropping 

arrangement. 

Places of less than 10 acres in the 

census year were counted as farms if the 

estimated sales of agricultural products 

for the year amounted to at least $250. 

Places of 10 or more acres in the census 

year were counted as farms if the estimated sales of agricultural products 

for the year amounted to at least $50. 

Places having less than the $50 or $250 

minimum estimated sales in the census 

year were also counted as farms if they 

could normally be expected to produce 

agricultural products in sufficient quantity to meet the requirements of the 

definition. 

Using the 1959 definition, the 1969 

census reported about 571,000 farms in 

the United States having sales of less than 

$1,000; these farms comprised 20.9 

percent of all farms but contributed less 

than 1 percent of total sales. In 1974 

there were only about 152,000 such 

farms, accounting for less than 6 hundredths of 1 percent of total sales. 

Between censuses many of these small 

farms had ceased operations, while 

many others had sales of $1,000 or more 

in the census year, either because of increased agricultural activity or because 

of increases in the per unit value of agricultural products sold. 

In view of increases in price levels and 

other changes in the structure of agricultural operations, various individuals 

and organizations, including members of 

the Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, the Office of Management and Budget, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, agreed that a change 

in the definition of a farm was justified. 

The Department of Commerce announced 

on August 12, 1975, that the census definition of a farm, for purposes of publishing the 1974 census data, was any 

establishment which during the census 

year had or normally would have had 

sales of agricultural products of $1,000 

or more. 

In the next 10 months, Congress 

held four hearings on the appropriateness 

of changing the definition. During this 

time, Public Law 94-229, enacted March 

15, 1976, included a provision requiring 

the statistical classification of farms in 

effect on January 1, 1975, to be continued in effect through June 30, 1976, 

and that any statistical report issued on 

or before June 30, 1976, should reflect 

such classification, but could also include 

additional classifications as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Commerce. 

Definition for preliminary reports. Publication of the preliminary county reports 

began in April 1976, and these reports 

for all counties and States, the four regions, and the United States were tabulated and published in accordance with 

the same farm definition used for the 

1959,1964, and 1969 censuses. 

Definition for final reports. For all final 

reports, the 1974 statistics are in accordance with the 1974 definition, which 

differs from the earlier definition in only 

two respects: 

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INTRODUCTION Continued 

1. The criterion for number of "acres 

in place" has been deleted. 

2. The criterion for minumum value 

of agricultural products sold has 

been changed to $1,000. 

Thus for 1974, a farm was defined to 

include all land on which agricultural 

operations were conducted at any time 

in the census year under the day-to-day 

control of an indiv;dual management, 

and from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold during the 

census year. Control may have been exercised through ownership or management, or through a lease, rental, or cropping arrangement. Places having less than 

the minimum $1,000 sales in the census 

year were also counted as farms if they 

could normally be expected to produce 

agricultural products in sufficient quantity to meet the requirements of the 

definition. 

Three tables in this report provide 

users with measures of the effect of the 

change in definition: The table following 

this introduction shows farms and sales, 

by county, for 1974 and 1969, for both 

the old and the new definitions, and also 

for those places exduded by the 1974 

but not by the 1959 definition. In chapter 

II, table 33 presents data by county for 

1974 showing comparisons between 

farms (1974 definition) and agricultural 

operations that would have been farms 

under the 1959 definition. The table that 

comprises appendix B presents data by 

State for 1974 and 1969 showing characteristics of 1974 agricultural operations 

excluded by the new definition and of 

1969 farms having less than $1,000 total 

value of sales. 

The 1974 "all farms" data shown in 

State tables 1 through 9 and county 

tables 1 through 10 are for those agricultural operations with at least $1,000 

in total (or potential) sales of farm products. All other tables in this report 

are limited to farms with sales of $2,500 

or more (see the paragraphs in appendix A that describe the report forms 

and the enumeration method). 

Comparability of Data 

In general, data for 1974 and earlier 

x 

censuses are comparable with data from 

earlier censuses only for farms with 

$2,500 or more total value of sales, because the data for farms with $2,500 

or more value of sales are not affected 

by the change in farm definition. Data 

for all farms for 1974 are based on the 

new definition so they are not directly 

comparable to earlier censuses. It is also 

important to note that in addition to 

the difference in farm definition used 

in this report from that in the preliminary 

version, this final report contains 1974 

figures which will not agree with figures 

in the preliminary reports because of 

corrections, additions. and deletions. 

Even for farms with $2,500 or more 

value of sales, the difference in timing 

and the change from personal interview 

to mail enumeration affect the comparability between the data for 1974 

and 1969 and that for earlier censuses. 

Both 1974 and 1969 censuses were taken 

by mail; all earlier censuses were taken 

by direct interview. 

Dramatic changes in rates of farm 

expenditure and unit prices of products 

sold between the 1969 and 1974 censuses 

affect the comparability of some census 

data. During the period between the two 

censuses, prices paid by farmers greatly 

increased. Prices received by farmers also 

increased but with wide fluctuations 

among commodities at different times 

during the census year of 1974. 

Crop and livestock production data are 

for the calendar year 1974, except for a 

few crops (such as citrus) for which the 

production year overlaps the calendar 

year. Expenditures, crops irrigated, usage 

of agricultural chemicals and fertilizers, 

and sale of farm product!: \/Vere all asked 

for the calendar year. Respondents \/Vere 

instructed to report inventory numbers of 

livestock, poultry, and other specified 

items as of December 31, 1974. The 

reporting period and inventory data are 

the same as for the 1969 census. 

Censuses prior to 1969 \/Vere taken by 

enumerators, each assigned to a specific 

geographic area. Field work for the 1964 

and 1959 censuses was completed largely 

in October, November, and December of 

the reference year. Livestock and poultry 

inventories for those two censuses were as 

of the time of enumeration. Other variations in time of enumeration occurred in 

censuses prior to 1 959. 

Graphics 

On the following pages, there is a graphic 

presentation of selected agricultural 

statistics for this State. The first four dot 

maps are being published for all States. 

The second four dot maps have been 

selected to present data of particular 

importance to this State. 

Tabular Presentation 

State data-In chapter I, State tables 1 

through 27 show detailed State level data 

generally accompanied by historical data 

for one or more censuses. Tables 28 

through 33 provide 1974 State data 

cross-tabulated by various farm classifications. 

County summary data-A summary of 

selected data items for each county of the 

State is presented in chapter II of this 

publication. In these tables the counties 

are listed in alphabetical order with the 

State total at the beginning of each table. 

County miscellaneous data-In chapter 

III, data for additional crop and livestock 

items not common to a large number of 

counties are reported in a separate set of 

tables by county for each State. Some of 

these items, even though reported in only 

a few counties of the State, are sufficiently important to account for a significant proportion of the agricultural 

production. 

Counties not having the subject item 

of a given table, or with only a very 

limited number of farms reporting the 

item, are not listed separately; their data 

are combined with other counties and 

presented as "All other." 

Final county data-Six pages of data are 

presented in chapter IV for each county 

with 10 farms or more in 1974. The 

tables include final data for each county 

and are more comprehensive than those 

in the preliminary reports. Data are for 

th~, year 1974 with inventory (on place) 
INTRODUCTION Continued 

figures as of December 31, 1974. Information covering all farms and farms 

with sales of $2,500 and over are presented for both the 1974 and 1969 

censuses. A State level six-page report like 

the county report is published at the 

beginning of the chapter. 

Preliminary county data-Preliminary reports have been published separately for 

all counties in the United States with 10 

farms or more in 1974. This four-page 

series provided, at the earliest possible 

date, usable information on a limited 

number of major data items, With compara· 

tive final figures from the 1969 census. 

The reports were issued on a flow 

basis, with a State report following the 

release of the last county report for each 

State. Tables showing regional and U.S. 

totals were also prepared as a part of this 

series. 

For all States, the same table format 

was used to present the data except data 

for six selected crops shown in table 7. 

These crops were varied by State depending upon their relative importance. 

For major items at the county level 

differences between the preliminary and 

final figures are in general less .than 5 

percent. At the State level, differences are 

significantly less. 

"See Text" Reference 

The remark "See text" in the tables refers 

to explanations, definitions, and classifications in sections 5 and 6 of appendix A. 

Abbreviations and Symbols 

The following abbreviations and symbols 

are used throughout the tables: 

Represents zero. 

D Data withheld to avoid disclosing 

information for individual farms. 

X Not applicable. 

Z Less than half of the unit reported. 

NA Not available. 

XI 
INTRODUCTION Continued 

FARMS AND VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY 19H AND 1959 DEFINITIONS. WITH COMPARABLE DATA FOR AGRICULTURAL OPERATlO!,S EXCLUDED BY 19H DEFINITION' 19H AND 1969 

AGR I CUL TURAL OPERATIONS 

BY 197q DEFINITION BY 1959 DEFINITION EXCLUDED BY 197q DEFINITION 

BUT NOT BY 1959 DEFINITION 

COUNTY VALUE OF AGRICULNUMBER VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL NUMBER VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL NUMBER TURAL PRODUCTS 

PRODUCTS SOLD ($1.000) PRODUCTS SOLD ($11000) SOLD (U.OOO) 

197q 1969 19H 1969 19H 1969 197q 1969 197q 1969 19H 1969 

MASSACHUSETTS. TOTAL q q97 q 3q7 179 653 138 170 5 127 5 703 179 832 138 650 630 1 356 179 q80 

BARNSTABLE. 102 78 2 051 1 q50 118 116 2 057 1 q70 16 38 6 20 BERKSHIRE 305 28q 10 506 8 280 3q8 380 10 ~20 8 320 q3 96 lq 39 BRISTOL • 511 510 15 657 15 577 572 625 15 613 15 612 61 115 16 3q 

DUKES • 22 15 16q 135 29 20 167 137 1 5 3 2 ESSEX • 311 317 9 926 7 05q 358 q07 9 939 7 075 q7 90 lq 20 

FRANKLIN. qOq q06 15 12~ 13 q68 q57 550 15 138 13 521 53 lqq 13 53 

HAMPDEN • 311 286 13 595 11 903 375 367 13 613 11 930 6q 81 17 27 

HAMPSHIRE q95 q91 18 220 12 589 556 66q 18 235 12 658 61 113 15 69 

MIDDLESEX 50q q9~ 37 6q2 21 q6q 587 617 37 667 21 q95 83 122 2q 32 NANTUCKET 6 (D) 152 (D) 6 (0) 152 CD) - - - - NORFOLK • 172 163 5 130 q 576 199 233 ~ lqO q 591 27 70 9 15 

PLYMOUTH. 532 538 18 7H 16 oq6 59q 721 18 751 16 128 62 183 17 82 SUFFOLK • 6 10 q96 605 6 10 q96 605 - - - - WORCESTER 816 H7 32 253 2q 923 922 986 32 28q 25 010 106 239 31 87 

XII 
HIGHLIGHTS of the State's Agriculture: 

Nu mber of farms .................................... total. . 

Acres in farms .....•................................ total.. 

per farm .. 

Acres of harvested cropland ......•................... total. . 

per farm .. 

Number of farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres ........................................... . 

50 to 499 acres ......................................... . 

500 acres and over ...................................... . 

1,000 acres and over ......•............................. 

Value of land and buildings ............................ total. . 

per farm .. 

Value of machinery and equipment on farms ............... total.. 

per farm .. 

Machinery and equipment on farms -specified items (number): 

Automobiles ........................................... . 

Motortrucks, inclu ding pickups ............................ . 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ............ . 

Value of all agricultural products sold .................... total.. 

per farm .. 

Crops ........................................... total. . 

per farm .. 

livestock, poultry, and their products .................. total. . 

Number of farms, excluding abnormal farms, by value 

of agricultural product sold: 

per farm .. 

Under $2,500 .......................................... . 

$'2,500 and over ........................................ . 

$2,500 to $9,999 ..................................... . 

$10,000 to $39,999 ................................... . 

$40,000 to $99,999 ................................... . 

$100,000 to $199,999 ................................. . 

$200,000 and over .................................... . 

Value of agricultural products sold by farms, excluding 

abnormal farms, having sales ofUnder $2,500 .......................................... . 

$2,500 and over ........•................ _ ............... . 

$2,500 to $9,999 ..... , ............................... . 

$10,000 to $39,999 ................................... . 

$40,000 to $99,999 ................................... . 

$100,000 to $199,999 ................................. . 

$200,000 and over .................................... . 

Farm production expenses-specified items: 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ......................... . 

Commercial fertilizer .............•....... .' .............. . 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for the farm business ... . 

Farm labor, contract labor, machine hire and customwork ....... ,. 

1974 and 1969 

All Farms , 

1974 

4497 

601 734 

134 

188015 

42 

1812 

2513 

172 

30 

578024000 

128 535 

84637000 

18821 

4184 

7710 

9341 

179653000 

39949 

86453000 

19225 

92464000 

20561 

1354 

3126 

942 

1 162 

678 

211 

133 

1 528000 

177 035 000 

5236000 

25284000 

41869000 

28553000 } 

76094000 

36735000 

5808000 

8766000 

33868000 

1969 1 

5703 

700578 

123 

189635 

33 

2481 

3026 

196 

40 

395573000 

69362 

48237000 

8458 

5320 

8371 

9537 

138650000 

24312 

61 859000 

10847 

76360000 

13389 

2132 

3535 

1 081 

1680 

559 

136 

79 

1 601 000 

134778000 

6057000 

36489000 

33639000 

58593000 { 

24824000 

3531000 

4573000 

28781 000 

I Not fully comparable because of change in farm definition; see introduction. 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

1974 

3185 

496050 

156 

168942 

53 

1 142 

1 885 

158 

27 

479176000 

150448 

72 708 000 

22828 

3 111 

6464 

7601 

177 112000 

55608 

85347000 

26797 

91 086000 

28599 

59 

3126 

942 

1 162 

678 

211 

133 

77 000 

177 035 000 

5236000 

25284000 

41 869000 

28553000 } 

76094000 

36 188 000 

5587000 

8502000 

33371000 

1969 

3665 

536539 

146 

165035 

45 

1 375 

2 132 

158 

34 

309 134000 

84348 

40637000 

11 088 

3648 

6712 

7421 

134896000 

36806 

60495000 

16506 

74020000 

20196 

130 

3535 

1 081 

1680 

559 

136 

79 

117 000 

134778000 

6057000 

36489000 

33639000 

58593000 

23951000 

3290000 

4270000 

27540000 

XIII 
CHART 1. Changes in the State's Agriculture: 1974 From 1969 

FARMS WITH SALES OF 

$2,500 AND OVER 

PERCENT DECREASE PERCENT INCREASE 

Nu mber of farms .................. total. . 

Acres in farms .................... total. . 

per farm .. 

Acres of harvested cropland ....... total. . 

per farm .. 

Number of farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres ........................ . 

50 to 499 acres ...................... . 

500 to 999 acres ..................... . 

1,000 to 1,999 acres .................. . 

2,000 acres and over .................. . 

Value of land and buildings .......... total.. 

per farm .. 

per acre .. 

Value of all agricultural products 

sold ........................... total.. 

per farm .. 

Crops ........................ total. . 

per farm .. 

Livestock, poultry, and 

their products ............... total.. 

per farm .. 

Number of farms by value of agricultural 

products sold: 

Under $2,500 ....................... . 

$2,500 and over ..................... . 

$2,500 to $9,999 .................. . 

. $10,000 to $39,999 ............... .. 

$40,000 to $99,999 ................ . 

$100,000 and over ................. . 

XIV 

r I I 

-34.S 

_-S4.6 

-3D.8 

I I I 

60 50 40 

I I I I I T I , I 

-13.1 

-7.<; r, 6.8 

2.4 

17.8 

-16.9 

-11.6 

.S.6 

6D.D 

SS.D 

78.4 

-

67.7 

31.3 

SI.I • 

41.1 

62.3 

23.1 

41.6 

-11.6 

-12.9 

21.3 

6D.D 

I I I I I I I I l 

30 20 10 o 10 20 30 40 50 60 
CHART 1. Changes in the State's Agriculture: 1974 From 1969-Continued 

FARMS WITH SALES OF 

$2,600 AND OVER 

Value of agricultural products sold 

by farms hlPJing sales ofUnder $2,500 ....................... . 

$2,500 and over ..................... . 

$2,500 to $9,999 .................. . 

$10,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 and over ................. . 

Farm production expenses-specifiel! items: 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ....... . 

Commercial fertilizer ................. . 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil 

for the farm business ................. . 

Farm labor, contract labor, machine hire 

and customwork .................... . 

Value of machinery and equipment on 

farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. dollars .. 

Machinery and equipment on farmsspecified items: 

Automobiles .............. number .. 

Motortrucks. inclUding pickups ... number .. 

Tractors. excluding garden tractors 

and motor tillers .......... number .. 

r 

l 

60 

PERCENT DECREASE 

I I I I I 

-3Y.6 

-13.6 

-3D.7 

-IY.7 

-3.7 

I I 1 I I 

50 40 30 20 10 

PERCENT INCREASE 

I I I I 

I 31.Y 

2Y.S 

78.6 

SI.I 

69.8 

99.1 

21.2 

78.9 

.-

.2.Y 

J I I I 

o 10 20 30 40 

I I 

• 

I I 

50 60 

XV 
CHART 2. Profile of the State's Agriculture: 1974 

ALL FARMS PERCENT OF TOTAL FARMS 

Farms by size: I I I , I I 

1 to '99 acres ........................ . S7.9 

100 to 499 acres ..................... . 38.3 

-

500 to 999 acres ..................... . - 3.2 

1,000 to 1,999 acres .................. . I D.S 

2,000 acres and over .................. . I 0.2 

Farms by value of land and buildings: 

$1 to $19,999 ....................... . 12.S 

$20,000 to $39,999 .................. . 17.2 

$40,000 to $99,999 .................. . 32.7 

$100,000 to $499,999 ................ . 33.Lf 

$500,000 and over ................... . .. Y.3 

Farms by value of machinery and equipment: 

$1 to $999 ......................... . • 1.0 

$1,000 to $4,999 .................... . 17.Lf 

$5,000 to $19,999 ................... . YLf.6 

$20,000 to $49,999 .................. . 2S.Lf 

$50,000 and over .................... . 7.0 

Farm operators by age: 1 

Under 35 years ...................... . 7.9 

35 to 44 years ....................... . 13.7 

45 to 54 years ....................... . 2Lf.D 

55 to 64 years ....................... . 27.3 

65 years and older .................... . 19.7 

Farm operators working off farm: 1 

None .............................. . 37.2 

1 to 99 days ........................ . 6.9 

. 1 00 days or more .................... . 33.S 

Farm operators by tenure: 

Full owners .....................•.... 67.D 

Part owners ......................... . 27.0 

Tenants ...........................•. 6.0 

I I I I I I 

o 10 20 30 40 50 60 

I Data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietor.hips) and partnerships. 

XVI 
CHART 2. Profile of the State's Agriculture: 1974- Continued 

ALL FARMS 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 

Under $2,500 ....................... . 

$2,500 to $4,999 .................... . 

$5,000 to $9,999 .................... . 

$10,000 to $19,999 .................. . 

$20,000 to $39,999 .................. . 

$40,000 to $99,999 .................. . 

$100,000 and over ................... . 

Value of agricultural products sold by farms 

having sales ofUnder $2,500 .... , .................. . 

$2,500 to $4,999 .................... . 

$5,000 to $9,999 .................... . 

$10,000 to $19,999 ................. ~ . 

$20,000 to $39,999 .................. . 

$40,000 to $99,999 ................. .. 

$100,000 and over ................... . 

Farms by amount of total production 

expenses: 

$1 to $999 ......................... . 

$1,OOOto$4,999 .................... . 

$5,000 to $9,999 ................... .. 

$10,000 to $19,999 .................. . 

$20,000 to $59,999 ................. .. 

$60,000 and over .................... . 

Sources of farm income: 

Crops ............................. . 

Livestock, poultry, and their products .... . 

Other farm-related sourcesi ............ . 

Type of organization for farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over: 

I ndividual or family .................. . 

Partnership ......................... . 

Corporation ........................ . 

Other ............................. . 

PERCENT OF TOTAL FARMS 

I I I I 

30.2 

9.9 

11.1 

11.9 

IY.O 

IS .1 

7.7 

• 0.9 

• 0.9 

~ 2.D 

.. Y.3 

9.9 

23.Y 

12.9 

29.2 

12.S 

13.Y 

19.7 

12.3 

• 1.8 

8. I 

9.2 

• 0.7 

J J 1 J 

o 10 20 30 40 

I 

S8.6 

-

Y7.Y 

SO.7 

82.0 

I 

50 

ilncludes forest products sold, and income from customwork and other agricultural services, recreational services, participation in government 

farm programs, rental of farm property, and other miscellaneous sources closely related to the agricultural operation. 

I 

J 

60 

XVII 
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74" IMA 

74 - 3MA 

NUMBER OF FARMS: 1974 

I 

~ 

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:'~ ': .~ . . i 1 j i ~ 

1 DOT = 50 

VAL\JE OF CROPS SOLD: 1974 

1 DOT = $1,000,000 

p ~ 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

p ~ 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

74" 2MA 

74 - 4MA 

LAND IN FARMS: 1974 

" ( 

(0 

1 DOT = 20,000 ACRES 

.~ ~ 

~ ~ 

p ~ 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Buteou of the Census 

VALUE OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, 

AND THEIR PRODUCTS SOLD: 1974 

1 DOT = $1,000,000 

~ ) ~s 

( . 

"'( .0 5' 

.~ 

-L., 

p ~ 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census. 
74 - 6MA 

.... 

X 74 - 18MA 

VALUE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD: 1974 

(FARMS WITH SALES OF $2,500 AND OVER) 

1 DOT = $500,000 

p cl) 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Cen,ul 

VALUE OF NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS 

HARVESTED FOR SALE: 1974 

1 DOT = $100,000 

p cl) 

U.S. Department of Commerce XL' ______________________________________________________ Bureau of the CeMul ~ 

74 - 7MA 

74 - 28MA 

VALUE OF POULTRY AND POULTRY 

PRODUCTS SOLD: 1974 

1 DOT = $500,000 

p cl) 

BERRIES HARVESTED FOR SALE: 1974 

1 DOT = 10 ACRES 

U.S, Oepartment of Commerce 

Bureau of 'he Cen.u. 

p ~ 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bure-au of the Census 
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Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1940 to 1974 

All Farms 

All forms ______________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________ • ________________ aeres._ 

Average size of farm ___________ . _. ______ aeres._ Approximate land oreo _________________ . ___ acres __ 

Proportion in farms _________________ . __ percenL. 

Value of land and buildings ________________ $1,000 __ Average per form ______________________ dollors __ Average per acre _______________________ dollars __ 

Land in Farm. According to U •• 

Total crapland ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ______________________ farms __ acres __ 

Forms by acres horvested: ] to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 1 to 9 acres ___________________________ _ 

- 10 to 19 ocreL ________________________ _ 

- 20 to 29 acres _________________________ _ 

- 30 to 49 ocres _________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ocreL __________________________ _ 100 to 199 oCreL ________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ocreL ________________________ _ 

- 500 to 999 ocreL ________________________ _ - 1,000 acres and over _____________________ _ - 1,000 to 1,999 ocreL ____________________ _ 2.000 acres and over ___________________ _ 

- Cropland used only for posture or grazing ___ form s __ acres __ Other cropland (see text) _________________ forms. - acres_ - Woodland, including woodland posture ________ forms-- acres-- Other land (see text) _______________________ farms_ - acreL - Irrigated land _____________________________ forms_ - acres_ -

Forms by value of land and buildings, $1 to $9,999 ________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________ _ 

- $40.000 to $69,999 ___________________________ _ 

- $70,000 to $99,999 ___________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $149,999 _________________________ _ 

- $150,000 to $199,999 _________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ _ 

- $500,000 and over ___________________________ _ 

-

1974 1969 

4 497 5 703 

601 734 700 578 

134 123 

5 008 768 5 008 768 

12.0 14.0 

578 024 395 573 

128 535 69 362 961 565 

4 212 5 168 

257 033 280 455 

4 032 4 669 

188 015 189 635 

2 835 3 476 

I 239 I 469 

583 791 467 566 

546 650 

682 716 

373 342 

123 118 

14 15 

5 2 4 (NAl 

1 (NAl 

I 601 2 293 

55 467 71 515 

704 994 

13 551 19 305 

2 631 3 410 

240 463 309 842 

3 228 3 782 

104 238 110 281 

879 925 

18 512 18 850 

1974 

257 

303 

772 I 

907 I 

564 

569 

325 

606 

194 

1964 1959 1954 1950 

8 019 11 179 17 361 22 220 

901 785 1 142 341 I 439 080 I 660 389 

113 102 83 75 

5 034 880 5 034 850 5 034 880 5 034 880 

17.9 22.7 28.6 33.0 

348 767 (NAl (NAl (NAl 

43 492 31 692 18 552 14 163 

386 310 224 190 

7 101 9 752 15 217 18 988 

347 835 445 153 550 613 624 376 

6 498 8 779 13 005 16 706 

234445 290 682 331 180 376 036 

4 894 6 933 II 053 14 775 

2 315 3 034 5 483 7 204 

967 I 528 2 280 3 309 

689 I 061 I 500 2 053 

923 I 310 I 790 2 209 

I 056 I 262 I 415 I 434 

433 455 435 407 

105 117 95 87 

8 11 7 2 

2 1 - 1 

(NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 

2 679 4 045 6 469 7 661 

79943 102 748 142 930 151 049 

1 941 2 658 4 757 5 841 

33 447 51 723 76 503 97 291 

4 944 7 162 10 809 13 100 

404 768 512 024 670 606 740 136 

(NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 

149 063 185 164 217 861 295 877 

1 229 I 093 I 366 I 053 

24 178 19999 22 683 18 507 

1969 

Forms by acres irrigated: 

620 J to 9 DCres. _________________________________ 

880 10 to 49 DCres ________________________________ 

528 

187 50 to 99 Dcres ________________________________ 

485 100 to 199 ocres ______________________________ 

458 

183 200 to 499 ocres ______________________________ 

291 1 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ 

71 1,000 acres and over __________________________ 

1945 1940 

37 007 31 897 

2 078 349 I 937 963 

56 61 

5 060 480 5 060 480 

41.1 38.3 

(NAl (NAl 

7 167 6 647 

128 109 

35 691 29 7361 702 539 787815 

35 002 27403 

580 608 456 267 

32 267 (NAl 

19 421 (NAl 

6 126 (NAl 

3 314 (NAl 

3 406 (NAl 

2 103 (NAl 

523 (NAl 

99 (NAl 

7 (NAl 

3 (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

4 421 11 702 

77 123 230 025 

(NAl (NAl 

44 808 101 523 

21 520 18 9421 940 080 716 862 

(NAl (NAl 

435 730 (NAl 

874 231 

11 355 2 049 

1974 1969 

482 491 1 

316 359 

53 52 

20 14 

6 6 

I 2 

I I 

Table 2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1974,1969, and 1964 

All Farms 

All forms _ number __ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ -

Forms by size: I to 9 acres _____ number_ 

With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 10 to 49 acres ___ number_ 

With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___ number_ 

With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___ number_ 

With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 

]00 to 139 acres_ number_ With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL number_ With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL number_ With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 

220 to 259 ocres_ number_ With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL number_ With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL number_ With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________ number_ 

With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 

2,000 acres and aver ___________ number_ 

With harvested cropland With irrigated land ____ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Number of forms 

1974 1969 1964 

4 497 5 703 8 019 ... 032 4 669 6 498 

879 925 I 229 

627 859 1 508 

495 562 884 175 180 208 1 185 I 622 2 301 

I 009 I 206 I 738 

305 348 454 

384 476 666 334 397 569 77 82 122 406 505 717 

369 438 632 

64 69 94 

503 612 786 

476 542 725 

94 82 116 344 446 511 

324 403 478 

38 41 49 

265 284 384 259 272 365 

29 20 28 183 217 256 177 197 246 

22 24 27 

428 486 658 418 460 636 

49 44 81 142 156 190 141 153 184 19 22 31 

21 33 33 21 33 32 4 10 13 

9 7 9 9 6 9 

3 3 6 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

land in forms (acres) 

1974 1969 1964 

601 734 700 578 901 785 578 413 642 033 (NAl 

97444 104449 158 121 

2 459 3 425 5 860 

2 037 2 297 (NAl 

800 811 (NAl 

29 737 40 085 57 731 

25 754 30 548 (NAl 

7 321 8 119 (NAl 

22 158 27 748 38 755 19423 23 116 (NAl 

4 375 4 762 (NAl 33 782 41 961 59 522 

30 773 36 499 (NAl 5 228 5 603 (NAl 

58 594 70 786 91 170 

55 494 62 754 (NAl 

II 078 9 270 (NAl 53 367 70 255 80 290 50 301 63 425 (NAl 5 865 6 551 (NAl 

52 116 56 429 75 812 50933 54 027 (NAl 

5 723 3 937 (NAl 44 099 51 791 61 076 42 711 47 072 (NAl 

5 303 5 720 (NAl 

149 257 163 619 228 095 145 422 155 241 (NAl 

16 480 14 102 (NAl 90 259 99 107 121 415 89 659 97 182 (NAl 11 965 14 150 (NAl 

27 395 42 709 42 795 27 395 42 709 (NAl 4672 12 042 (NAl 

38 511 32 663 39 261 38 511 27 163 (NAl 18 634 19 382 (NAl 

Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated land (acres) 

1974 1969 1964 1974 1969 1964 

188 015 189 635 234445 18 512 18 850 24 178 

188 015 189 635 234 445 18 470 18 846 22 953 

27 787 27 962 40 919 18 512 18 850 24 178 

I 166 I 502 I 974 391 488 527 

I 166 I 502 I 974 391 486 (NAl 

443 515 (NAl 391 488 527 II 334 13 472 17 339 2 545 3 031 3 535 II 334 13 472 17 339 2 507 3 029 (NAl 3 031 3 663 (NAl 2 545 3 031 3 535 

8 328 8 579 12 128 1 336 1 372 I 699 8 328 8 579 12 128 1 336 1 372 (NAl I 977 I 882 (NAl 1 336 I 372 I 699 10999 12 204 17 575 I 243 I 359 1 620 10 999 12 204 17 575 I 239 I 359 (NAl I 774 I 955 (NAl I 243 I 359 1 620 

21 549 19 994 27 779 2 553 I 954 3 137 21 549 19 994 27 779 2 553 I 954 (NAl 3 784 2896 (NAl 2 553 I 954 3 137 17 405 20 759 23 566 I 338 1 236 I 113 17 405 20 759 23 566 1 338 I 236 (NAl 2 184 2 271 (NAl I 338 I 236 I 113 

17 319 15 853 22 180 I 292 403 758 17 319 15 853 22 180 1 292 403 (NAl 2 572 I 116 (NAl I 292 403 758 13 709 13 774 16 555 681 728 697 13 709 13 774 16 555 681 728 (NAl I 292 1 622 (NAl 681 728 697 

46 303 44 151 57 816 2 659 2 317 4 505 46 303 44 151 57 816 2 659 2 317 (NAl 4 739 3 756 (NAl 2 659 2 317 4 505 24 308 24 260 24 880 1 448 I 794 I 996 24 308 24 260 24 880 I 448 I 794 (NAl 2 533 3 656 (NAl I 448 1 794 1 996 

8400 II 905 8 694 580 1 862 1 285 8400 II 905 8 694 580 I 862 (NAl 1 034 I 871 (NAl 580 1 862 I 285 

7 195 3 182 3 957 2446 2306 3 306 7 195 3 182 3 957 2 446 2 306 (NAl 2 424 2 759 (NAl 2446 2 306 3 306 

Massachusetts 1- 1 
Tobie 3. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

All Farms All farms Forms operated by Black and other races' 

1974 1969 1964 1974 

Forms and land in farms operated by- All form operators ____________________________ farms __ 4 497 5 703 8 019 38 

- 601 734 700 578 901 785 1 865 

- 4 032 4 669 6 498 28 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________ forms_ 

acres- 188 015 189 635 234 445 479 

Full owners ________________________________ forms_ - 3 015 4 058 5643 32 

- 308 983 395 284 431 135 1 636 

- 2 616 3 120 4 264 22 

acres- Harvested cropland ______________________ forms_ 

ocres_ - 68 578 77 124 85 783 396 

Port owners ________________________________ forms-- 1 213 1 355 1 875 3 ocres-- 264 910 284 206 359 915 181 Harvested cropland ______________________ forms-- 1 188 1 315 1 818 3 ocres_ - 107 710 102 790 121 515 37 

Tenants ___________________________________ forms_ - 269 290 344 3 ocreL 27 841 21 088 29 283 48 Harvested cropland ______________________ forms_ 228 234 274 3 ocres_ - 11 727 9 721 9 124 46 

Percent of tenancy _____________________________ _ 6.0 5.0 4.3 7.9 

Farm operators by age group:J Under 25 years ____________________________________ _ 53 83 63 3 25 to 34 yeorL ____________________________________ _ 302 367 496 3 35 to 44 yeorL ____________________________________ _ 

- 616 1 019 1 530 10 45 to 54 years _____________________________________ _ 

- 1 081 1 624 2 258 7 55 to 64 years _____________________________________ _ 

- 1 227 1 535 1 928 7 65 years and over __________________________________ _ 885 1 075 1 744 8 Average oge _______________________________________ _ 

- 54.2 53.0 53.6 50.1 

Form operators by place of residence: J 

On form operated __________________________________ _ 

- 3 151 4 412 6 885 20 

- 52

-

-

200 

254 1 _ 773 824 ~} On another form ___________________________________ _ 

In a rural area not on a form ________________________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area ________________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work off form:J None _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 672 (NA) (NAl 10 Any ______________________________________________ _ 

- 1 815 2 892 3 372 21 183 335 } 616 - - 127 193 

- 117 } - 231 433 2 756 ~} - 1 157 1 931 12 

1 to 49 days ____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 doys ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 149 doys _________________________________ _ 

150 to 199 doys _________________________________ _ 

200 days and over _______________________________ _ 

Not reporting ______________________________________ _ 

- 677 (NA) (NA) 7 

Form operatars by principal occupation:) Farming __________________________________________ _ 

- 2 560 (NA) (NA) 18 Other ____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 604 (NA) (NAl 20 

Form operators by off-form income:J Reporting any _____________________________________ _ 

- 2 999 (NA) (NA) 24 Off-form income equal to or greater than value of form products sold ___________________________________ _ - 1 636 (NA) (NA) 18 

OH·farm income less than value of form products sold __ - 1 363 (NA) (NA) 6 Nol reporting or reporling none _______________________ _ - 1 165 (NA) (NA) 14 

'5ee text. 

1Data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 

31974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 4. 

All Farms 

Number of forms by value of sales: $100.000 ond over _______________________ forms-

$1,000_ - $40,000 to $99,999 ________________________ forms-- $1,000_ - $20,000 to $39,999 ________________________ forms-

$1.000_ -

- $10.000 to $19.999 ________________________ farms-- $1,000_ - $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ farms-

$1.000_ -

- $2,500 to $4,999 (see text) _________________ formL 

$1.000_ -

-

Under $2,500 _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - $2,000 to $2,49L _______________________ forms-- $1.000_ $1.500 to $1,999 ________________________ forms __ 

$1.00L $1,000 to $1.499 ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Under $1,000 (see texl) __________________ forms __ 

$l,OOL Abnormal forms __________________________ formL_ 

$1,000--

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Average per form ______________________ dollarL_ 

Farm Income and Sales: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

1974 1969 

344 215 104 647 58 593 678 559 

41 869 33 639 627 880 17 667 24 869 535 800 7 617 11 620 498 600 3 612 4 330 444 481 1 624 1 726 

~ 1 354 2 132 1 528 1 601 194 156 

424 (NA) 

243 196 418 (NA) 

320 351 394 (NA) 

597 1 429 

292 (NA) 

17 36 1 089 2 270 

179 653 138 650 39 949 24 312 

1964 

156 

39 144 

604 

35 199 1 035 28 431 1 339 

18 964 

1 166 8 370 

853 3 048 

2 825 

2 380 

286 

(NA) 

304 

(NA) 

449 

(NA) 

1 786 

(NA) 

41 3 008 

138 543 17 277 

All Farms 

Market value of agricultural products sold- Continued 

Crops, including nursery products and hoy _____ forms_ - $1.000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ___________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forest products ____________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Livestock. poultry. and their products __________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Poultry and poultry products _______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ -

-

Income from form·related sources: Total before taxes and expenses ______________ farms_ -

-

-

$1.000_ Customwork and other agricultural services __ farms __ 

$1,000_ Recreational service!' _____________________ farms_ - $1,000 __ Government farm progroms ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources ________ farms __ $1.000 __ 

1969' 

13 

696 

12 

163 

11 

649 

10 

124 

1 

37 

1 

29 

1 

10 

1 

10 

7.6 

-

-

-

9 

3 

1 54.9 

6 

7 

(NA) 

7 

~} 

3 

2 (NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

3 033 3 348 86 453 61 859 

653 (NAl 

37 063 (NA) 

482 420 736 431 2 396 3 025 

92 464 76 360 417 (NA) 

24 134 (NA) 

1 011 (NA) 

2 564 (NA) 

386 405 1 307 1 161 

51 99 253 344 402 915 

209 289 

222 (NA) 

225 (HA) 

153 (NA) 

571 (NA) 

269 (NA) 

963 (NA) 

1964 

48 

1 488 

(NA) 

174 

45 1 246 

(NA) 

154 

3 

242 

(NA) 

20 

-

- (NA) 

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1964 

(NA) 

54 925 

(NA) 

(NA) 

588 

545 

(NA) 

82 727 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

102 

346 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1- 2 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - Stote Doto 
Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

All Farms 1974 1969 1964 All Farms 

~--------------~ Total farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $110 $999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,999 ______________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,999 ______________________________ _ $3,00010 $4,999-_____________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ______________________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 ____________________________ _ 

$40,000 ond over _____________________________ _ 

livestock ond poultry purchased _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $110 $99 ____________________________________ _ $100 10 $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.00010 $2,499-_____________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $4,999 ______________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999-_____________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________ _ 

$20,000 ond over _____________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock ond poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $110 $99 ~ ___________________________________ _ 

$10010 $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $2,499 ______________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $4,999 ______________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999-_____________________________ _ $10,00010 $19,999 ____________________________ _ $20,000 ond over _____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________ forms __ 

Forms thot usedtons __ 

$1,000 __ 

1104910n' __________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 lon'-________________________________ _ 

10010 199 lon'-______________________________ _ 

200 10 499 lon' _______________________________ _ 500 tons and over _____________________________ _ 

Forms with expenditures of- $110 $99 ____________________________________ _ 

$100 10 $499 _________________________________ _ $500 10 $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ______________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ _ 

$20,000 ond over _____________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plonts. ond trees ________________ fonns __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99-___________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499-________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $2,499 ______________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999-_____________________________ _ 

$10,000 ond over _____________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 ____________________________________ _ $100 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499-_____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ _ 

4 494 

155 157 

581 

560 

336 

417 

561 

602 

5691- 868 _ 

I 502 

8 llO 

189 

384 

201 

264 

160 

131 

93 } 80 

2 512 

40 395 

283 

338 

258 

309 

238 

255 

365 } 466 

2 152 

245 895 

36 735 

262 

299 

341 

179 

71 

208 

252 

195 

274 

215 

237 

357 } 414 

2 450 

6 645 

591 

963 

329 

286 

ll9 

54 

108 

3 190 

5 808 

569 

I 023 

445 

561 

331 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 

5 703 

ll5 740 

967 

780 

415 

514 

856 

869 

I 302 

2 051 7 400 

308 } 468 

301 

393 

259 

167 

155 

3 277 

27 157 

306 

6021-

355 

377 } 408 

524 

705 

2 714 

317 370 

24 824 

412 

492 

460 

252 

98 

184 

412 

238 

335 

388 

526 

631 

2 787 

3 019 

011 

163 

~~} 59 

3 833 3 531 

I 067 

1 385 

567 

498 } 202 

8 019 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

2 985 

5 805 

831 

576 

322 

151 

105 

4 960 31 489 

374 

453 

Commercial fertilizer- Continued 

Forms with expenditures of - Continued $5,000 10 $9,999 ________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- ----

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________ -- -- ---- -- -- -- ---- $20,000 ond over ______________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime (see texf) ___________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99-____________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499- _______________________ -- -_ -- -- ---

$500 to $999 ________________________ -- __ -_ -- ---

$1,000 to $2,499 ______________________ - _____ ---- $2,500 to $4,999-______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ -_ -------- $10,000 ond over ______________________________ _ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for the form business ___________________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 10 $99-_______________________ -- -- -_ -- -- ----

$100 to $499 ____________________ -_ -- -- -- -- -- --- $500 to $999-_________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499-______________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999-___________________ -- - ___ -_ ---- $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________ _ 

$10,000 ond over ______________________________ _ 

4061 Hired form lobor _____________________________ formL_ 

89t $1,000 __ 

836 

4 376 

353 735 

28 3821 

2 541 

851 

566 

301 

105 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HA) 

(HAl 

(HAl 

4 641 

2899 

2 173 

I 638 

371 

459 

5 356 3 959 

I 621 

I 796 

902 

946 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _______________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999-____________________________ _ $20,000 ond over ______________________________ _ 

Controct lobor and machine hire and customwork ________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Controct lobor _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $110 $99-__________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499-_______________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $2,499 _____________________________ _ $2,500 10 $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

Machine hire and customwork ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________ _ 

$100 10 $499-_______________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $2,49L ____________________________ _ $2,500 10 $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999-____________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

All other production expenses __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $110 $499-___________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 __________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $2,499 _______________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999-____________________________ _ $20,000 ond over ______________________________ _ 

1974 1969 1964 

165 861 681- 28 91 

28 ~ 

2 354 (NA) (NA) 

2 768 2 231 (NAI 

674 (NA) (NAIl 847 (NA) (NA) 

300 (NA) (NA) 

290 (NA) (NA) 

122 (NA) (NA) 

69 (NA) (NAI 

52 (NAI (NA) 

4 338 5 580 7 397 

8 766 4 573 5 078 

582 I 259 I 589 

525 2 176 3 259 

711 I 113 I 373 

908 716 J 052 345 191 

1241 160 81 

107 44 

2 220 3 359 4 2761 

31 981 27 002 25 640 1 

456 1 053 I 298 

232 370 592

1 

381 612 717 

281 456 600 

277 359 497 286 -, 

307 j- 509 572 

(NA) 1 776 2 438 

I 886 I 779 900 

234 (NA) (NAI 

896 (NA) (NAI 

7 (NAI (HA) I 82 (NAI (NA) 

39 (NA) (NAI 

45 (NA) (NAI 

23 (NAI (HAl 

19 (NAI (NAI 

19 (NA) (NAI 

018 (NAI (NA) 

990 (NA) (NAI 

254 (HA) (HA) 

375 (HA) (HAl 

174 (HAl (HAl 

135 (HAl (HA) 

45 (HA) (HA) 

19 (HAl (HA) 

16 (HA) (HAl 

4 187 5 122 (NAI 48 798 39 048 (NA) 

603 716 (NAI 376 674 (HAl 

849 135 (HAl 630 859 (NAI 626 866 (HA) 

542 } 872 (HAl 561 

Massachusetts 1- 3 
Table 6. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

All Farms 

Automobiles ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1964 __ 

By number on hond: 2 or 3-____________________ 1974 __ 

4 and over _________________ 1974 __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

1964 __ 

By number on hand: 2 or 3-____________________ 1974 __ 

4 and aver _________________ 1974 __ 

Tractors, excluding gorden troctors and motor tillers ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1964_ - By number on hand: 2 or 3 _____________________ 1974_ 

4 and over _________________ 1974. 

Wheel tractors. excluding gorden troctors and motor tillers ______ 19J.L Crowler tractors ______________ 1974. 

Groin and bean combines, self- propelled only __________________ 1974_ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and 

1969_ 

1964_ 

picker-Shellers _________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

1964_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

forms Number 

3 044 4 184 

3 880 5 320 

7 107 10 278 

862 1 861 39 180 

3 643 7 710 

4 308 8 371 5 799 10 603 

1 297 2 992 

507 2 879 

3 742 9 341 

4 237 9 537 5 732 11 575 

1 711 4 078 

822 4 054 

3 675 8 630 

595 711 

23 35 31 34 

11 11 

162 197 

192 

72 2~~ I 

Manufactured in 

previous 5 years 

Forms Number 

1 901 2 295 

2 601 3 242 (NAl (NAl 

309 654 12 61 

1 593 2 224 1 977 2 881 

(NAl (NAl 

286 628 

57 346 

1 126 1 579 

1 525 2 462 (NAl (NAl 

272 590 

35 170 

1 103 1 505 

59 74 

6 11 

9 9 (NAl (NAl 

30 32 

84 

(NAl (N~~ I 

Cornpickers. corn heads, and picker-shellers - (on. 

(orn heads for combines ________ 1974 __ 

Other cornpickers and picker- shellers ______________________ 1974 __ 

Mower conditioners ______________ 1974 __ Pickup balers ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1964 __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___________ . __________ _ 

- By value group: $1 to $99L _____________________ _ 

- $1.000 to $4.999 _________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

- $20,000 to $29,999 _______________ _ 

- $30,000 to $49,999 _______________ _ 

- $50,000 to $69,999 _______________ _ 

- $ 70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Forms Number 

87 103 

83 94 

952 1 048 

1 539 1 600 

1 689 1 774 

2 268 2 343 

487 524 

775 923 

1974 

Value 

Forms ($1.000l 

4 290 84 637 

45 25 

784 2 371 

926 6 427 

1 081 14 830 

654 15 527 

487 17 886 

175 9 540 1- 138 18 031 .J 

Table 7. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974,1969, and 1964 

All Farms 

Value of livestock and poultry _____________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

1964_ Value of poultry ______________________________ 1974_ Value of livestock _____________________________ 1974_ 

Cottle and calves. ______________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

1964_ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

1964_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Beef cows _________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1964 __ Milk cows _________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1964 __ 

Hogs and pigs __________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 1964 __ 

Feeder pigs sold _______________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1964 __ Horses and ponies. ______________________________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

1964 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

19643 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1964 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ • ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 1964 __ 

Other live. tack and poultry _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

IVolue of major poultry and livestock inventory items. 'Value of .oles of livestock, poultry, and their products ($I,Oool. 

lChickens.4 months old or older. 

Forms 

2 630 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

1 994 

2 226 

3 560 

1 730 

1 931 

3 149 

759 

(NAl 

(NAl 

1 239 

1 551 

2 780 

465 

307 

606 

(NAl 

(NAl 

264 

351 

445 

710 

986 

(NAl 

577 

803 1 615 

558 

742 

1 520 

41 

40 

(NA) 

415 

475 

Inventory Sales 

Value Number ($1.000l Forms 

(NAl '41 165 2 396 

(NAl '36 721 3 025 

(NA) '31 754 (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 417 

(NAl (NAl 2 183 

103 938 33 420 1 745 

103 054 28032 2 on 127 195 24 601 3 067 

62 978 26 457 (NAl 

64 714 22 526 (NAl 

B4 091 21 107 (NAl 

7 650 1 836 (NAl 

5 928 1 363 (NAl 

4 816 892 (NAl 

55 328 24 621 (NAl 

58 786 21 163 (NAl 

79 275 20 215 (NAl 

43 229 1 973 309 

55 975 1 909 224 

82 025 2 334 381 

(NAl (NAl 86 

(NAl (NAl 42 

5 896 274 164 

8 628 173 266 

8 645 123 290 

4 687 1 281 153 

5 641 1 490 209 

(NAl (NAl 116 

1 956 434 4 195 258 

2 673 382 4 955 493 

2 806 450 4 631 (NAl 

1 682 941 3 702 244 

2 281 164 4 562 459 

2 543 350 (NAl (NAl 

40 850 n 31 

361 275 163 58 

(NAl (NAl 120 

(NAl (NAl 205 

(NAl (NAl 234 

Manufactured in 

previous 5 years 

farms Number 

17 17 

14 15 

424 437 

377 381 

569 595 

(NAl (NAl 

142 147 

258 282 

1969 

Value 

Forms ($ 1 ,000l 

5 515 48 237 

364 189 

2 373 6 080 

1 231 8 001 

904 11 522 

333 7 366 

192 6 648 

118 8 433 

Number 

'92 464 

'76 360 

'82 727 

'24 134 

'66 330 

48032 

59 974 

B4 203 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

52 681 

56 879 

86696 

11 531 

6 782 

3 600 

5 602 

5 396 

989 

880 

543 

1 943 276 

2 392 540 

2 098 650 

1 413 496 

1 716 370 

(NAl 

301 430 

1 577 680 4 407 250 

(Xl 

(Xl 

1- 4 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 
Table 8. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

All Farms 

All forms ___________________________ number __ 

Forms with harvested cropland _______ number._ 

ocres._ 

All crops harvested, including nursery products _____ • ____________ • ________ • _ farms __ 

value of produclion $1.000 __ Field corn for all purposes __ . ________ • _ farms-. For groin or seed ___________________ forms __ 

acreL. 

bushels __ 

value of produclion $1,000 __ 

Cui for silage, green chop or dry fodder, or hogged or grazed _______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes, except sirup __ forms __ For grain or seed _______________ . _. _ forms __ 

acreL. 

bushels-. 

value of produclion $1.000 __ 

Cut for siloge, green chop, dry forage, or hoy, or hogged or grazed _______ • _ forms __ acres __ 

value of produclion $1.000 __ 

Wheat for groin _________ • ____________ forms __ 

aeres __ bushels __ 

value of produclion $1,000 __ Other small groins for groin ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Soybeans for beans ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ value of production $1,000 __ 

Hoy and gross silage, excluding sorghum hay (see text) _______________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

1974 

4 497 

4 032 

lBB 015 

4 032 

B7 713 

999 

13B 

3 022 

232 727 

69B 

895 

34 3B7 

B OB5 

31 

31 

322 

2B 

7 

41 

420 

5 

47 

530 

31 

2 191 

110 327 

225 714 

13 459 

1969 

5 703 

4 669 

lB9 635 

4 669 

6B 42B 

1 050 

126 

2 012 

16B 547 

219 

976 

27 592 

4 242 

2B 

2B 

135 

11 

16 

459 

7 379 

9 

52 

716 

lB 

2 642 

112814 

228 343 

7 205 

1964 All Farms 

B 019 

6 49B 

234 445 

6 49B 

67 915 

1 409 

150 

1 3BB 

94 690 

156 

(HAl 

23 767 

3 2B3 

(HAl 

22 

215 

6 607 

12 

(HAl 

1 155 

34 

(HAl 

160 B84 

254 699 

10 663 

Cotton ____________________________ form s __ 

acres __ 

boies __ 

value of produclion $1.000 __ Peanuts for nuts ____________________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

pounds __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Tobacco ___________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

pounds-_ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Irish potatoes 1 ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ 

value of production $1,000 __ Sweetpotatoes 1 _____________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

bushels-_ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ___________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

8erries for sale _____________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

value of production $1,000 __ land in orchards ____________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Other crops ________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Greenhouse products under gloss or other protection _______________ formL_ 

,q. ft. __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

'Data for forms, acreage, and soles of Irish and sweetpotatoes were combined in 1969 and 1964. 

Table 9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 1974 

1974 

51 

I 56B 

2 604 070 

2 161 

837 

4 

696 226 

266 j 2 932 

931 

15 422 

9 220 

656 

10 754 

11 B46 

366 

9366 

12 275 

711 

3 B52 

26 972 

445 

10 056 182 

21 266 

1969 

74 

2 420 

135 613 

10 473 

262 

4 943 

(HAl 

2 113 

I 005 

15 626 

B Bl0 

743 

11 656 

10472 

412 

10 487 

7 390 

(HAl 

3 574 

17 467 

404 

8 63B 767 

11 667 

157 

3 057 

108 150 

10 162 

(HAl 

5 814 

(HAl 

4 188 

1 319 

16 611 

6 594 

1 012 

12 131 

7 749 

633 

11 2B31 

(HAl 

(HAl 

3 353 

(HAl 

(HAl 

10 923 178 

L-______________ ~ (HAl 

I Farms with sales under $2,500 I 

All Farms 

Farm. and Land in Farm. 

Farms __________________________________ number __ 

percent __ land in forms _____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form _____________________ acres-_ 

Volue of lond and buildings _________________ $1,000 __ Average per form _______________________ dollarL_ 

Average per acre ________________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value of farm~ $110 $9,999 _____________________________ _ 

- $10,00010 $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,99L ________________________ _ $40,000 10 $69,999 _________________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $149,999 _______________________ _ 

$150,00010 $199,999 _______________________ _ 

$200,00010 $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 ond over ______________ -___________ _ 

Owned and rented lands by form operators: land owned _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land rented or leased from others __________ farms __ 

acreL_ land rented or leased to otherL ____________ forms-_ 

acreL_ 

Land in Farm. According to Use 

T 0101 cropland _____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________ _ 

10 10 19 ocre,-____________________________ _ 20 10 29 ocre,-____________________________ _ 30 10 49 ocre,-____________________________ _ 501099 ocre'-____________________________ _ 10010199 ocr.' ___________________________ _ 200 10 499 ocr.s ___________________________ _ 500 10 999 ocre' ___________________________ _ 1.000 acres and over _______________________ _ 

Croplond used only for paslur. or grazing ____ forms __ acres __ Olher cropland (s.e le.') __________________ form, __ 

ocres __ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

TOIol 

4 497 

100.0 

601 734 

134 

578 024 

12B 535 

961 

257 

303 

772 

907 

564 

569 

325 

606 

194 

4 229 

495 514 

1 482 

117 710 

320 

11 490 

4 212 

257 033 

4 032 

188 015 

1 239 

5B3 

467 

546 

682 

373 

123 

14 

5 

1 601 

55 467 

704 

13 551 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 

and over TOiol 

1 3 185 1 295 

70.8 28.B 

496 050 94 789 

156 73 

479 176 89 541 

150 448 69 143 

966 945 

131 126 

173 130 

496 276 

571 336 

401 163 

430 138 

277 47 

529 69 177 10 

2 965 1 247 

393 030 92 037 

1 242 235 

111 016 6 246 

207 113 7996 3 494 

2 957 1 23B 221 B73 32 390 

2 B74 1 141 16B 942 16 B91 

6B6 553 358 224 2BB 17B 410 135 

626 51 

36B - 119 - 14 - 5 - 1 014 575 

43669 11 315 476 223 9 262 4 lB4 

Occupation forming Occupation other thon forming 

I less than 65 years less than 65 yeors Abnormal 

65 years and over 65 years and over forms 

1 224 167 776 12B 17 

5.0 3.7 17.3 2.8 0.4 15 222 12 639 58 389 8 539 10 895 

6B 76 75 67 641 

16 597 7 949 53 917 11 078 9 307 74 094 47 600 69 480 86 546 547 465 1 090 629 923 1 297 854 

18 13 77 18 - 25 21 69 15 - 54 60 139 23 - 55 40 213 28 - 23 11 116 13 - 24 15 85 14 1 9 4 32 2 1 15 3 41 10 B 1 - 4 5 7 

205 167 747 128 17 14 247 12 761 56 381 8 648 10 447 48 17 162 8 5 1 569 249 4 292 136 448 13 19 67 14 - 594 371 2 284 245 -

209 159 745 125 17 5 928 4 710 19 058 2 694 2 770 

lB7 149 682 123 17 2972 2 447 9 871 1 601 2 lB2 

90 58 343 62 - 32 33 137 22 1 26 29 98 25 1 29 23 73 10 1 10 6 31 4 5 - - - - 5 - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 95 62 374 44 12 2 084 1 442 6 924 B65 4B3 42 25 13B lB 5 B72 B21 2 263 22B 105 

Massachusetts 1- 5 

I 
Table 9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 1974- Continued 

All Farms 

Land in Farms According to Use - Can. 

Woodland, including woodland posture _________ forms_ 

ocres_ - Other I(]nd (see text) ________________________ forms-- acres-- Irrigated land ______________________________ forms_ - acres--

Color and Tenure of Operator 

All form operators: Full owners ________________________________ _ 

- Port owners ________________________________ _ 

- Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

- White form operators: 

full owners 

Port owners ~= == == == == == == == == == == == == == == == = 

-

- Tenonts ___________________________________ _ 

- Block and other races, see text: full owners ________________________________ _ 

- Port owners ________________________________ _ 

- Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

-

farm Operator Characteristics' 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 yeorL _______________________________ _ 

- 35 to 44 yeorL _______________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________________ _ 

- 55 to 64 yearL _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________________ _ - Average age __________________________________ _ 

-

Form operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________________ _ - On another form ______________________________ _ 

- In a rural area not on a form ___________________ _ 

In a city. town, or urban area ___________________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work off form _____ _ - None ________________________________________ _ 

- Any _________________________________________ _ 

- 1 to 49 doys _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ______________________________ _ 

- 100 to 149 days ____________________________ _ 

- 150 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

- 200 days and over __________________________ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: Forming __________ .. __________________________ _ Other - _______________________________________ _ -

Form operators reporting oH-form income: Reporting any ________________________________ _ 

- Off-farm income equal to or greater than value of farm products sold _________________________ _ - Off-form income less than value of farm products sold ______________________________ _ 

- Not reporting or reporting none __________________ _ 

forms by Size 

1 fa 9 acres ____________________________________ _ JO fa 49 ocres __________________________________ _ 50 fa 69 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 70 fa 99 acres __________________________________ _ 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ _ 140 to 179 ocre'- _______________________________ _ 

-

180 to 219 ocre'- _______________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 oc'e'- ____________________________ _ - 2,000 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

-

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of oil ogriculturol products sold (see textl ___________________________________ $1.000_ 

Average per form _____________________ dollors_ -

forms by vo/ue of agricultural products sold: • Unde, $1.000 (see textl __________ -- -- -- -- -- ---- $1,000 to $1,499 ____________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 ____________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ _ 

$2,500 and ove' ____________________________ _ -

Crops ond hoy sold _________________________ forms-

$1,000_ -

- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - Forest products ____________________________ forms-- $1,000_ 

livestock ond livestock products ______________ forms-- $1,000_ - Paultry and poultry products _________________ farms_ 

$I,OOL 

Form s with sales 01 $2,500 

Total and over 

2 631 1 810 

240 463 188 792 

3 228 2 301 

104 238 85 385 

879 750 

18 512 17 887 

3. 015 1 943 

1 213 1 021 

269 221 

2 770 1 728 

1 132 948 

224 176 

32 14 

3 - 3 3 

) 39 

302/ 205 

616 416 

1 081 760 

1 227 859 

885 590 

54.2 54.2 

3 151 2 133 

52 36 

200 159 

254 182 

3 487 2 290 

1 672 1 396 

1 815 894 

183 125 

127 84 

117 70 

231 131 

1 157 484 

2 560 2 169 

1 604 700 

2 999 1 902 

1 636 591 

1 363 I 311 

1 165 967 

627 396 

1 185 746 

384 251 

406 266 

503 354 

344 262 

265 204 

183 161 

428 387 

142 131 

21 19 

9 8 

179 653 177 112 

39 949 55 608 

597 19 

320 9 

243 14 

194 17 

3 143 3 126 

2 587 1 775 

49 390 48 414 

653 563 

37 063 36 933 

482 355 

736 679 

2 183 1 550 

68 330 67 109 

417 294 

24 134 23 977 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see 1exf_ 

1- 6 Massachusetts 

Forms with sales under $2,500 

Occupation forming Occupation other than forming 

less 1han 65 years Less 1han 65 years Abnormal 

Total 65 years and over 65 years and over farms 

806 116 95 515 80 15 

47 080 6 898 5 317 30 234 4 631 4 591 

910 151 121 545 93 17 

15 319 2 396 2 612 9097 1 214 3 534 

125 27 16 66 16 4 

548 119 82 302 45 77 

1 060 176 150 614 120 12 

187 29 17 133 8 5 

48 19 - 29 - -

1 042 174 148 601 119 (Xl 

184 29 16 131 8 (Xl 

48 19 - 29 - (Xl 

18 2 2 13 1 (Xl 

3 - 1 2 - (Xl 

- - - - - (Xl 

14 5 - 9 - (Xl 

97 22 - 75 - {Xl 

200 29 - 171 - (Xl 

321 52 - 269 - (Xl 

368 116 - 252 - (Xl 

295 - 167 - 128 (Xl 

54.2 51.3 73.1 48.3 70.6 (Xl 

1 018 159 136 616 107 (Xl 

16 13 - 3 - (Xl 

41 6 4 27 4 (Xl 

72 11 6 49 6 (Xl 

1 197 194 127 757 119 (Xl 

276 94 104 39 39 (Xl 

921 100 23 718 80 (Xl 

58 20 10 19 9 (Xl 

43 17 4 19 3 (Xl 

47 12 3 23 9 (Xl 

100 9 3 82 6 (Xl 

673 42 3 575 53 (Xl 

391 224 167 - - (Xl 

904 - - 776 128 (Xl 

1 097 1 145 111 738 103 (XI 

1 045 135 87 728 95 (Xl 

52 10 24 10 8 (Xl 

198 79 56 38 25 (Xl 

231 53 26 128 24 -

439 60 59 268 52 -

133 36 11 74 12 -

140 24 20 85 11 -

148 21 19 101 7 1 

82 11 14 48 9 -

59 11 10 33 5 2 

21 1 2 14 4 1 

35 5 6 20 4 6 

7 2 - 5 - 4 

- - - - - 2 

- - - - - 1 

1 451 288 196 814 153 1 089 

1 121 1 286 1 174 1 049 1 196 64 083 

578 66 68 383 61 -

311 71 45 172 23 -

229 39 35 138 17 - 177 48 19 83 27 - - - - - - 17 

799 120 107 477 95 13 

816 142 114 448 112 161 

84 19 2 55 8 6 

89 22 4 50 12 41' 

120 25 11 72 12 7 

47 8 3 31 4 10 

619 119 70 397 33 14 

448 97 72 258 22 772 

115 27 6 78 4 8 

52 18 4 26 3 105 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 1974-Continued 

All Farms 

Production Expen.e. 

Total form production expenses _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Forms with expenditures of-

$1 to $499 •••••••.•.•••••••....••••.•.••••.•. 

$500 to $999 ••••••••..••.•..•.....••••••••... 

$1,000 to $1,999 •.•.••••••••.......••.•.•..•.• 

$2,000 to $2,999 _ •••••.•••••..•....••••.••.•.. 

$3,000 to $4,999. ••••....••••.•....•••••••.... 

$5,000 to $9,999 •.•.•.•.•.•..•••••••.••••••.•. 

$10.000 ond over .•.•. _ ..... _ •••.•.•••••••.... 

Livestock and poultry purchased ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Forms with expenditures of-

$1 to $99 ••• _ ......•••.•.•.••• _ ••••••••••.... 

$100 to $499. .......•.•...•••••••..•.••••.... 

$500 to $999 •.•.•.•..••••••......••......•••• 

$1,000 ta $2,499. ..••.•...•.•••••.••••••••.... 

$2,500 ta $4,999 •.•.•••••••..•..•••.........•. 

$5,000 ond aver ......• _ ....•••••..•••• __ •.... 

Feed for livestock and poultry ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Forms with expenditures af-

· 

$1 to $99 .•••.•.•.•••......•.•.•.•••••.•..•.• 

$100 to $499. .•.• _ .• _ ••••••..•••••.....•. _._ 

$500 to $999. ..•••••.....•..•.....•......•••• 

$1,000 to $2,499. ...•••.•...•••••••••••.••.•.• 

$2.500 to $4,999. ••.••••••••...•.••.......•... 

$5,000 and over •.•.••••••••......•.......•.. _ 

Commerciallv mixed formula feeds ____________ forms __ 

Farms that used ....... 

ton5 __ 

$1,000 .. 

I to 49 ton'-•••••••••••••••....••............ 

50 to 99 tons •..•.•••...•••... _ ....•. _ ....••• 

100 to 199 tonL ....•.....•........••..•.•••• 

200 to 499 tonL .....•.•.. _ •.•••.•..••••••... 

· 

· 

· 500 tons and over ____________________________ _ 

Forms with expenditures of-

$1 to $99 •.•••••••.••••••••...••••....•...... 

· 

$100 to $499 •.. _ .•.•..............•......••.• 

$500 to $999 •.• _ ....•.•...••••••• _ .•.••.•... 

$1,000 to $2,499 •...•••.. _ ..•••.•.•••••••....• 

$2,500 to $4,999 .••.•..•.•••....••........•.•. 

$5,000 ond over .••••.... _ ..........•.. _ ..•.•. 

Seeds. bulbs. plants. and trees _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 .• 

Farms with expenditures of-

$1 ta $99. ...•.....•.•.•...•.••• _ •••••••.•••• 

$100 to $499 •.•••..••••...••••••••...••••.... 

$500 to $999.. _ ....•........•.•...•.•...••••• 

$1,000 to $2,499 ....•.• _ ... _ •••••.•••••.•.•••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •.•.•••••••..•.••••... _ ..•. _ .. 

$5,000 and over ....•......•.. __ ...•.••...•••• 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •. 

Forms with expenditures of-

$1 to $99._ ..•.•...•••.....•••••.•••••...•••• 

$100 to $499 •••.•..••••••.•••••.•.• _ •.••••••• 

$500 to $999. ....•••.••••••.....••.....•.••.. 

$1,000 to $2,499 •...•.......••.....••.•...•••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •.•.•••••...•••••.•••••••..•.• 

$5,000 and over .•••• _ ••••••....•••....•.••... 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Forms with expenditures of-

$1 ta $99 ...••••.•••••••...•••....••••.•.•••• 

$100 to $499. ••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•• 

$500 to $999 •.....••...••••...••••...••••.. _. 

$1,000 to $2,499. •••••••••..•••.•..•• _ •...•••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$5,000 ond over •...••••••..•..•.••..••.••••.. 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business _________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000_. 

Farms with expenditures of-

$1 to $99._ ••....•••••.•...•••.•.•..•.••••..• 

$100 to $499 •••••••••••••••••••••••••....••.• 

$500 to $999 •••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••• 

$1,000 to $2,499 •••••.••.....••••••••••••••••• 

U:~~~ ~~l~:Z.? ====== ======== == ==== ========== Hired form labor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• Forms with expenditures af-

$1 ta $99 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$100 ta $499 •.•••••••• ~ ••••••••••••.•••••• _ •• 

$500 ta $999 ••••••••..••••••.•••••••.•••••••• 

$1,000 to $2,499 •••••••••.•••••••••••••.•••••• 

$2.500 to $4,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•• 

$5,000 and over •••••••••••••••• _ ••••••.•• _ ••• 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 

Total 

4 494 

155 157 

266 

315 

560 

336 

417 

561 

2 039 

I 502 

8 110 

189 

384 

201 

264 

160 

304 

2 512 

40 395 

283 

338 

258 

309 

238 

I 086 

2 152 

245 8951 36 735 

I 262/ 299 

341 

179 

71 

208 

252 

195 

274 

215 

I 008 

2 450 

6 645 

591 

963 

329 

286 

119 

162 

3 190 

5 808 

569 

I 023 

445 

561 

331 

261 

2354 

2 768 

674 

847 

300 

290 

122 

121 

4 338 

8 766 

582 

I 525 

711 

908 

345 

267 

2 220 

31 981 

125 

331 

232 

381 

281 

870 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over Totol 

3 185 1 292 

152 067 2 113 

14 252 

33 282 

148 412 

168 168 

291 126 

509 52 

2 022 -

I 039 452 

7911 180 

45 144 

183 199 

129 71 

232 26 148 10 

302 2 

I 746 752 

39 636 379 

38 245 

113 225 

96 162 

202 107 

225 13 

I on -

I 654 484 

241 9821 I 776 

36 188 246 

773 484 

298 - 337 - 176 - 70 -

481 1601 101 151 

99 96 207 67 

203 10 

996 -

I 874 561 

6 569 57 

242 349 

752 204 

318 7 

284 I 

116 - 162 -

2 432 741 

5 587 162 

270 299 

650 370 

392 53 

539 19 

322 - 259 -

I 882 456 

2 701 53 

401 270 

669 177 

287 7 

282 2 122 - 121 -

3 137 I 184 

8 502 223 

138 444 

866 659 636 71 

889 10 342 - 266 -

I 913 294 

31 561 139 

48 77 

191 140 187 45

1 

363 18 267 14 857 

Forms with sales under $2.500 

Occupation forming Occupation other than forming 

less than 65 years Abnormal less than 65 years 

65 years and over 65 years and over forms 

223 165 776 128 17 

419 248 I 286 160 

97~ I 31 32 144 45 

47 42 164 29 

73 51 254 34 -

35 18 106 9 - 21 18 80 7 - 16 4 28 4 -

- - - - 17 

71 46 310 

22 27 127 2~ I 11/ 18 

27 12 98 7 -

32 15 136 16 2 

6 13 50 2 I 

6 5 15 - 6 

- - 10 - 2 

- I I - -

131 68 506 47 14 

82 42 235 19 380 

36 22 162 251 -I 42 19 157 ! / - 28 12 114 -

20 12 68 -

5 3 5 -

- - -

3: / 

14 

89 46 315 14 

448 211 999 118

1 

2 137 

57 30 145 14 301 

89 46 315 34 5 

- - - - I 

- - - - 4 

- - - - 3 

- - - - I 

24 13 106 17 -

29 17 98 7 -

18 4 70 4 -

14 II 36 6 -

4 I 5 - 2 

- - - - 12 

107 n 340 42 15 

14 7 34 3 19 

59 42 214 34 - 43 30 123 8 7 

5 - 2 - 4 

- - I - I 

- - - - 3 

- - - - -

139 96 437 69 17 32 22 92 15 59 

54 37 178 30 - 69 48 221 32 3 9 8 30 6 - 7 3 8 I 3 - - - - 9 - - - - 2 

81 51 278 46 16 9 5 3'4 5 15 

55 35 155 25 3 24 16 117 20 I - - 6 I 6 2 - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - -

205 158 714 107 17 39 30 137 16 41 

69 55 269 51 - 124 89 396 50 - 12 13 40 6 4 - I 9 - 9 - - - - 3 - - - - I 

50 40 160 44 13 42 13 63 21 281 

14 12 43 8 - 18 15 81 26 - 5 II 24 5 6 2 7 3 

1~ I 7 - 5 2 - - - -

Massachusetts 1- 7 
Tobie 9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 1974 - Continued 

All Farms 

Production Expenlel- Continued 

Contrac1 lobor ___________ • ________________ .forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99-__________________________________ _ 

$100 to $-499 _______________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _______________________________ _ -

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $-4,999 ____________________________ _ 

- $5,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

- Machine hire and customwork _____ • _________ • forms. 

$1,000_ -

- forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 __________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $-499-______________________________ _ - $500 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ _ 

- $5,000 ond over ____________________________ _ 

- Other production expenses _____ • _. _________ • _ forms-- $1,000_ - Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 __________________________________ _ 

$100 to $-499-______________________________ _ 

$500 to $999-______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ _ 

$5,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

Farm-Related Income and Expenses 

Form-related income _____________ • ___ • ______ forms. 

$1,000_ 

Forms with form-related income of- $1 to $499-________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ____________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ____________________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ _ $5,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

Customwork Gnd other agricultural services __ forms. 

$1,000_ Recreational services _ .• __ • _. _____________ forms. 

$1,000_ Government form progromL. ___ • ___ • ___ • __ forms. 

$1,000_ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sole of al/otments ___ • ___ . ___ • _______________ farms-

$1,000_ Other form·reloted sources ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Expenses for form-related income sources ______ forms-

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-

-

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-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $1,000_ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles ______________________ • ________ forms-- number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups _______________ farms-- number _ 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ____________________________________ formsnumber _ 

Wheeltractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ________________________ farmsnumber _ Crawler tractors _________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled ________ forms_ 

number _ 

Carnpickers. corn heads. and picker-shellers ____ formsnumber _ Corn heads for combines _______________ •• _ forms. 

number _ Other carnpickers and picker-shellers ________ farms_ 

number _ 

Mower conditioners ________ .' _______________ farms_ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number __ Pickup balers _. __________________________ ._ forms __ 

number __ 

Windrowers. pull and self-propelled ____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ____________ • ________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Estimated market value of oil machinery and equipment _______________ • ________ • _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of machinery and equipment: $1 to $999. ___________________________ -- -- ---

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________ -- -- ----

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ -- -- ---- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29.999 ________________ -- __ -- -- ---- $30,000 to $49,999 ___________________________ _ 

$50,000 and over __________________ - ___ -- -- ---

J - 8 Massachusetts 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

Totol and over 

234 174 

896 876 

7 1 

82 44 

39 28 

45 40 

23 23 

38 38 

1 018 769 

990 934 

254 140 

375 271 

174 149 

135 131 

45 43 

35 35 4 187 3 177 

48 798 47 790 

75 13 

528 123 

376 186 

849 571 

630 569 

1 729 1 715 

1 011 690 

2 564 2 176 

498 310 

140 103 

146 97 

63 48 

60 45 

104 87 

386 263 

1 307 1 078 

51 29 

253 205 

402 306 

209 181 

222 140 

225 180 

153 119 

571 531 

269 176 

963 773 

3 044 2 237 

4 184 3 111 

3 643 2 732 

7 710 6 464 

3 742 2 699 

9 341 7 601 

3 675 2 651 

8 630 7 012 

595 488 

711 589 

23 22 

35 34 

162 142 

197 173 

87 82 

103 97 

83 67 

94 76 

952 744 

1 048 822 

1 539 1 165 

1 600 1 216 

487 365 

524 391 

775 702 

923 841 

4 290 3 057 

84 637 72 708 

45 21 

784 416 

926 504 

1 081 798 

654 559 

487 456 

313 303 

Forms with sales under $2,500 

Occupation forming Occupation other thon forming 

less than 65 yeors less than 65 yeors Abnormal Total 65 yeors and over 65 yeors and over forms 

60 9 10 33 8 -

21 2 5 9 5 -

6 2 1 3 - - 38 6 6 22 4 - 11 1 1 7 2 - 5 - 2 1 2 -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

247 28 33 158 28 2 

52 5 5 35 6 5 

114 17 15 69 13 -

103 9 17 65 12 1 

25 1 - 21 3 - 4 1 1 2 - - 1 - - 1 - 1 

- - - - - - 993 163 121 624 85 17 

847 173 92 518 64 160 

62 5 13 39 5 - 405 57 47 258 43 - 190 31 24 118 17 - 274 58 31 171 14 4 

59 10 6 38 5 2 

3 2 - - 1 11 

320 43 41 204 32 1 

387 99 27 227 34 1 

188 20 27 119 22 - 37 5 4 26 2 - 48 4 9 31 4 1 

15 5 - 9 1 -

15 5 1 9 - -

17 4 - 10 3 -

123 25 14 75 9 -

228 69 11 137 11 .. - 22 4 - 18 - -

48 12 - 36 - -

95 7 16 62 10 1 

27 6 3 15 2 1 

82 11 12 46 13 - 44 4 7 28 5 -

34 6 3 20 5 - 40 8 5 11 16 -

92 20 10 53 9 1 

189 67 8 85 29 1 

803 130 103 485 85 4 

1 065 167 125 668 105 8 

894 146 102 574 72 17 

1 180 193 134 762 91 66 

1 026 172 135 618 101 17 

1 643 257 212 1 027 147 97 

1 007 166 135 605 101 17 

1 529 233 199 960 137 89 

100 18 13 60 9 7 

114 24 13 67 10 8 

1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - -

17 2 - 15 - 3 

19 3 - 16 - 5 

2 1 - 1 - 3 

2 1 - 1 - 4 

15 1 - 14 - 1 

17 2 - 15 - 1 

196 21 29 131 15 12 

212 24 31 140 17 14 

360 49 54 229 28 14 

363 49 54 232 28 21 

120 9 23 75 13 2 

129 11 24 80 14 4 

61 12 10 35 4 12 

63 13 10 36 4 19 

1 216 205 154 736 121 17 

11 137 1 619 1 503 6 983 1 032 792 

24 2 1 17 4 -

368 85 49 209 25 - 422 66 38 260 58 - 281 39 52 165 25 2 

91 7 10 65 9 4 

25 4 4 17 - 6 

5 2 - 3 - 5 

1974 Census of Agriculture- Stote Doto 
Table 9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 1974- Continued 

All Farms 

live.tock and Poultry 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Collie and colves _________________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Farms with- IN4 __________________ _ 

5N9 __________________ _ 

lOla 19 __________________________________ _ Wo~~u _______________ _ 

Cows and heijers Ihol hod calved _________ formL_ 

number __ 

Forms with- lN4 _________________ _ 

5N9 _________________ _ 

1010 19 ________________________________ _ 

Wo~~u ______________ _ Beef cows __________________________ forms __ 

number __ M.~~ _____________ fu~~ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- lN4 _________________ _ 5N9 _________________ _ -

- 1010 24 _________________________________ _ 

- 25 ond over _______________________________ _ 

Utters of pigs farrowed between Decem ber 1 of preceding year and November 30 _________ forms_ - number __ 

Farms by litters farrowed: 1 litter ________________________________ _ 

2 10 4 litters ___________________________ _ 

5 10 9 litters ___________________________ _ 

1010 19 litters _________________________ _ 

20 lifters and over ______________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs _________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 ___________________ _ 

2fu4 _________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________________ _ 

10 10 24 _________________________________ _ 

25 and over ______________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies ________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 ___________________ _ 

2fu4 _________________ _ 

5fu9 _________________ _ 

10 10 24 _________________________________ _ 

25 and over _____________________ • ________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- lfu" _________________ _ 

100 to 399 _______ ~ _______________________ _ 400 10 1.599 _____________________________ _ 

1.600 and over ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ formsnumber _ Other livestock and poultry ________________ forms_ 

livestock and poultry sold: Cattle and calves _________________________ forms_ 

_ number_ Hogs and pigs ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Feeder pigs sold ________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs _________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Horses and ponies ________________________ farms_ 

number _ Chickens 3 months old or alder _____________ forms_ 

number _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ forms_ 

number _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ farms_ 

number _ Other livestock and poultry ________________ f.rmL 

Crop. Harv .. ted 

Field corn for all purposes ___________________ forms_ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ocres ________________________________ _ 

5 to 14 acres _______________________________ _ 

15 to 24 oCreL _____________________________ _ 

25 acres and over ___________________________ _ 

For grain or seed _________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ 

Cgu:o~~~ ~~I~~~~ ~~~~n __ c~~:: _o:_~~~ ~~~~~~'_~~~~?ogr~s~ ocres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

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-

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-

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-

-

-

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1 

1974 Cenws of Agriculture- State Data 

Total 

1 994 

103 938 

257 

228 

291 1 218 

1 730 62 978 

379 

213 

198 

940 

759 7 650 

1 239 

55 328 

465 43 229 

228 

47 

43 

147 

206 7 191 

33 

43 

27 

24 

79 

264 

5 896 

24 

55 

47 

80 

58 

710 

4 687 

178 

280 

139 

76 

37 

577 956 434 

348 

76 

48 

105 

558 682 941 

41 

40 850 

415 

1 745 

48 032 

309 

52 681 

86 II 531 

164 

3 600 

153 

989 

258 943 276 

244 413 496 

31 

301 430 

205 

999 

102 

264 

169 

464 

138 

3 022 

232 727 

895 

34 387 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over Tolol 

1 409 571 

96 204 6 396 

103 154 

60 168 

134 157 

1 112 92 

1 274 442 

59 352 2 881 

160 219 

71 141 

140 58 

903 24 

402 351 

5 161 2 418 

1 058 168 

54 191 463 

313 145 

41 968 827 

115 113 

331 14 

29 II 

136 7 

167 32 

7 016 108 

23 9 

29 

16 1~ 1 

~~ I 2 

-

98 160 

2 69: I 3 046 

16 

25 29 

13

1 331 30 48 

22 34 

370 337 

3 375 1 297 

75 102 

150 130 

60 77 

48 28 

37 -

339 230 1 936 943 10 061 

147 201 

46 29 

44 - 102 -

332 218 

1 665 358 8 663 

23 16 

39 153 797 

203 205. 

1 333 398 

45 244 2 222 

240 62 51 642 551 

62 21 

II 172 276 

63 96 1 969 1 516 

99 54 

886 103 212 39 1 929 431 6 721 

203 34 1 400 045 6 527 

22 7 

299 871 559 103 98 

877 109 

42 60 217 43 

162 3 456 3 108 30 2 955 67 

228 148 4 579 

800 82 33 389 547 

Forms with sales under $2,500 

Occupation forming Occupation other than forming 

65 years less than 65 years Abnormal less thon 65 years and over 65 years and over forms 

97 68 380 26 14 

1 398 1 108 3 638 252 1 338 

15 12 121 6 -

27 11 120 10 -

34 23 94 6 - 21 22 45 4 14 

78 49 293 22 14 

609 406 1 784 82 745 

32 24 151 12 

1~ I 28 11 92 10 

12 10 36 - 6 4 14 - 56 33 246 16 6 

486 338 1 534 60 71 

40 24 95 9 13 

123 68 250 22 674 

26 7 106 6 7 

175 15 587 50 434 

20 7 82 4 

13 1 31 - -

5 - 6 -

1 - 5 I 4 

6 3 22 1 7 

21 8 67 12 67 

- - 9 - 1 

3 

~I 6 

-

3 6 

1 =1 1 ~I - - - - 1 

30 10 109 11 6 

859 466 1 647 74 154 

1 - 13 2 - 4 3 17 5 1 

9 1 22 I 

8 2 35 3 11 

8 4 22 - 2 

42 23 244 28 3 

171 64 954 108 15 

17 8 72 5 1 

13 10 93 14 -

5 5 59 8 2 

7 - 20 1 -

- - - - -

52 13 158 7 8 

3 377 522 5 652 510 9 430 

38 11 147 5 - 14 2 II 2 1 

- - - - 4 

- - - - 3 51 13 147 7 8 2 855 520 4 778 510 8 920 

2 1 13 - 2 400 56 341 - 900 40 9 147 9 7 

77 60 243 18 14 506 376 1 241 99 566 10 5 46 1 7 107 68 370 6 488 6 1 14 - 3 76 18 182 - 83 15 6 70 5 5 659 199 529 129 115 

7 2 42 3 - 20 4 72 7 - 18 - 20 1 7 5 068 - 1 561 92 7 124 14 - 19 1 7 5 064 - 1 371 92 6 924 - - 6 1 2 - - 521 38 1 000 22 - 75 1 4 

21 15 60 13 13 

12 7 34 7 - 9 5 24 5 4 - 1 1 1 4 - 2 1 - 5 8 4 18 - - 22 10 35 - - 1 182 768 2 629 -

13 II 45 13 13 -I 87 118 270 72 451 

Massachusetts 1- 9 
Table 9. 

All Farms 

Crop' Harvested - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes, except sirup ___ • _. _. forms __ 

Forms with- 1 to.4 acres _________________________________ _ 

5 to 14 acres ________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres _______ • _. _. _. ___________ • _. _. __ 

25 acres and aver ____________________________ _ For grain or seed _________________________ forms __ 

acres-. 

bushels __ 

Cut for silage, green chop, dry forage or hoy, or hogged or grazed _____________________ formL. 

acres __ 

Wheat for groin ___________________ • ________ forms-. 

Forms withaeres __ 

bushels __ 

1 to .4 acres _. _. _. ___________________________ _ 

5 to 14 acreL _______________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres _______________________________ _ 

25 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain __________________ farmL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 acres _________________________________ _ 

5 to 14 acres ________________________________ _ 15 fa 24 acres _______________________________ _ 

25 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beanL ________________________ formL_ 

Forms withacreL_ 

bushelL_ 

1 to 4 acres _________________________________ _ 

5 to 14 acreL _______________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres _______________________________ _ 

25 acres end over ____________________________ _ 

Hay and grass silage. excluding 

sorghum hay (see text) _____________________ farmL_ 

Farms withacreL_ 

tans __ 

1 to 4 acres _________________________________ _ 

5 to 14 acreL _______________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres _______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

Catton ___________________________________ farmL_ 

Forms withacreL_ 

beleL_ 

1 to 4 acres ________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts ___________________________ farmL_ 

Farms withacreL_ 

paundL_ 

1 to 4 acres _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 14 acres _______________________________ _ 

15 acres and aver ____________________________ _ 

Tobacco _________________________________ farmL_ 

Farms withacres __ 

poundL_ 

0.1 to OA acreL _____________________________ _ 

0.5 to 0.9 acreL ___________________________ --- 1.0 to lA acreL ____________________________ _ 

1.5 to 1.9 acres ____________________________ ---

2.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

5.0 acres and aver ___________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes _____________________________ farms __ 

Farms withacres-;_ 

hundredweight __ 

0.1 to 0.9 acreL ___________________ ----------- 1.0 to 2.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

I 3.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

5.0 acres and aver __________________ -_ -- -- ----

Sweetpatatoes _____________________________ farmL_ 

Farms withacreL_ 

bushelL_ 

0.1 to 0.9 acres ______________________________ _ 1.0 to 2.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

3.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________ -- -- ---

5.0 acres and over ______________________ -- ----

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _____ farms __ acres __ 

Forms with- 0.1 fa 0.9 acres ____________________ -- -- -- -- --- 1.0 to 2.9 aCreL _____________________________ _ 

3.0 fa 4.9 OCre5- _____________________________ _ 

5.0 fa 9.9 ocre'- _____________________________ _ 

10.0 acres and over _______________ - -- -- -- -- ---

1- 10M assachusetts 

Summary by Occupation and Age: 1974-Continued 

Forms with sales 

of $2.500 

Total and over 

31 23 

8 6 

16 14 

2 1 

5 2 

31 23 

322 203 

7 6 

41 40 

420 390 

47 38 

530 492 

16 10 

18 16 

6 5 

7 7 

=1 

2 191 1 464 

110 327 94 114 

225 714 201 372 

94 38 

377 138 

340 151 

608 422 

772 715 

51 48 

1 568 1 563 

2 604 070 2 596 855 

2 1 

2 1 

20 19 

27 27 

226 163 

4 266 4 180 

837 696 827 336 

67 38 

61 36 

26 18 

72 71 

931 682 

15 422 14 731 

61 22 

190 73 

124 76 

169 130 

387 381 

Tolal 

8 

119 

1 

1 

30 

9 

38 

=1 

711 

14 648 

20 863 

56 

239 

188 

181 

47 

3 

5 

7 215 

57 

65 

180 

27 

22 

8 

240 

606 

39 

116 

45 

36 

4 

Farms with sales under $2,500 

Occupation farming 

less than 

65 years 

1 

25 

114 

2 591 

3 767 

10 

31 

29 

35 

9 

I 

2 3 015 

13 

26 

2 952 

48 

148 

10 

16 

11 

9 

2 

65 years 

and over 

I 

30 

1 

1 

30 

2 

22 

96 

2 112 

3 257 

7 

23 

32 

29 

5 

2 

3 200 

9 

6 777 

3 I 

69 

7 

15 

5 

4 

Occupation other than farming 

less than 

65 years 

4 

37 

438 

8 637 

11 998 

36 

165 

104 

104 

29 

33 

32 

359 

19 

11 

3 

147 

350 

19 

80 

26 

20 

2 

65 years 

and over 

2 

27 

63 

308 

841 

3 

20 

23 

13 

4 

2 

(ll 

92 

14 

39 

Abnormal forms 

16 

1 565 

3 479 

1 

5 

10 

6 

22 2 180 

9 

85 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 
Table 9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 1974- Continued 

All Farms 

Farms with sales under $2,500 

I Occupation farming Occupation other than farming 

Farms with sales of $2,500 less than 65 years less than 65 years Abnormal I Total and over farms and aver Total 65 years and aver 65 years 

C'OPI Harvelted - Continued 

Berries for sale ________________ • __________ • form s._ 

acres. 

Farms with- 0.110 0.9 ocres. ____________________________ _ 1.010 2.9 ocres. ____________________________ _ 

3.0 to 4.9 ocres. ____________________________ _ 

656 487 167 25 26 91 25 2 

10 754 10 422 333 42 37 204 5 I (Z) -

I ~ I ~ I 132 76 54/ 12 28 5 - 125 60 65 8 31 II - 97 63 34 3 21 9 - 5.0 acres alld aver _____________ . ____________ _ 

- 302 288 14 2 I II - -

land in orchards ___________ • _______________ farms. 366 249 112 14 17 73 8 5 

- 9 366 8 913 377 36 57 239 45 77 

Forms with- 0.1 to 0.9 ocres ____________ • __________ • _____ _ 1.0 to 2.9 oCreL ____________________________ _ 3.0 to 4,9 ocres _____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 9.9 acres _____________________________ _ 

30 7 23 I I 20 ! ) - - 76 29 46 9 8 27 I 

34 18 14 2 - 3 10 - 63 44 18 4 4 8 I - 10.0 acres and Oller _________________________ _ 

- 163 151 II - I 8 2 I 

Ali other crops. ___________ .... _______________ farms. 711 577 127 24 8 73 22 7 - acres. 3 852 3 589 257 32 15 128 82 6 Forms with- 0.1 to 0.9 acres _____________________________ _ 1.0 to 2.9 ocres. ____________________________ _ 

3.0 fa 4.9 ocreL ___________ • _____ • ____ . _____ _ 5.0 to 9.9 ocres _____________________________ _ 

10.0 to 14.9 ocres. __________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 acres and aver _________________________ _ 

269 252 16 2 I 13 I -

I~ / 

255 170 79 21 6 42 6 - 54 40 14 I - 6 - - 52 14 - I 12 - - 66 

21 I 171 

;1 

- - -

~I - - 18 18 - - - - - 28 28 - - - - - Greenhouse products under gloss or other protection ______________________________ farm s_ - 445 418 22 4 I 14 3 5 square feet_ 10 056 182 10 007 774 15 208 3 780 750 9 574 I 104 33 200 

Table 10. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 1974 1969 1964 Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 1974 1969 1964 

farms ____________________________________ number __ r-------------------~ 

land in farms _______________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _______________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings ___________________ $1.000 __ 

Average per form _________________________ dollorL_ 

Average per ocre __________________________ dollars-_ 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland _______________________________ formL_ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland _________________________ formL_ 

acreL_ Forms by acres harvested: J to 49 ocres ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres. ____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres. ____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres and over _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres. _______________________ _ 2,000 acres and over _______________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______ form s __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in caver crops, legumes, and soil·impravement grasses, not harvested and nat postured ______ farmL_ 

ocreL_ Cropland an which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

3 185 

496 050 

156 

479 176 

150 448 

966 

2 957 

221 873 

2 874 

168 942 

I 742 

626 

368 

119 

14 

5 

4 

I 

I 014 

43 669 

148 

2 175 

76 

I 136 

3 665 

536 539 

146 

309 134 

84 347 

576 

3 312 

234 722 

3 147 

165 035 

2 020 

674 

330 

108 

13 

2 

2 

-

I 363 

55 694 

159 

3 528 

84 

701 

5 153 

714 563 

139

1 269 178 

52 237 

377 

(NA) 

289 929 

4 188 

203 1631 

2 671 / 999 

415 

94 ) 

(NA~ (NA) 

I 773 

64 240 

272 

3 581 

361 

3 488 

Land in Farms According to Use - Con. 

Total cropland - Continued Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Cropland idle _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _____________________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Woodland pastured ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ____________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland posture __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Improved pastureland and rangeland _________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _______ farms-_ 

ocreL_ 

Other land (see fext) _________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Irrigated land _______________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Total pasturelond, all types -__________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

61 

448 

258 

4 503 

I 810 

188 792 

619 

33 658 

I 513 

155 134 

552 

33 240 

287 

13 112 

329 

20 128 

2 168 

52 145 

750 

17 887 

I 547 

11 0 567 

94 

2 318 

402 

7 446 

2 140 

216 848 

884 

64 422 

I 702 

152 426 

741 

36 502 

410 

14 396 

491 

n 106 

2 250 

48 467 

774 

18 081 

2 017 

156 618 

Table 11. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

1974 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over Farms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated land 

Acres in Total acres Acres Total acres 1974 1969 1964 forms Number in forms harvested Number in forms 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and aver _________________ _ 

Farms with- 3 185 3 665 5 153 496 050 2 874 480 191 168 942 750 91 536 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

IOta 49 ocres. ______________________________ _ 

j~ :~ ~~ ~~;:~:::::::::::~:::::::::::::::::::: 100 to 139 ocres. ____________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres. ____________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres. ____________________________ _ no to 259 acres. ____________________________ _ 260 ta 499 ocres. ____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres. ____________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres. _________________________ _ 

2,000 acres and over _________________________ _ 

5,000 acres and over _______________________ _ 

- 396 496 819 I 510 308 I 241 722 123 572 - 746 879 I 229 18 353 627 15 555 7 802 256 6 134 - 251 260 386 14 555 213 12 462 6 291 71 4 026 - 266 309 438 n 054 245 20 348 8 316 62 5 041 354 403 566 41 305 337 39 300 17 989 83 9 696 - 262 336 404 40 741 252 39 209 15 811 38 5 865 - 204 234 311 40 159 198 38 976 15 576 29 5 723 - 161 174 212 38 750 157 37 822 13 198 21 5 073 - 387 416 591 135 316 380 132 571 44 939 41 14 135 131 124 163 83 130 130 82 530 23 592 19 II 965 - 19 29 26 24 228 19 24 228 7 823 4 4 672 - 8 5 8 35 949 8 35 949 6 883 3 18 634 - 2 (NA) (NA) (D) 2 (D) I 576 I (D) 

1974 Census of Agriculture- State Data Massachusetts 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

732 

15 457 

3 259 

307 765 

I 084 

68 806 

2 812 

238 959 

I 146 

56 999 

387 

8 825 

(NA) 

48 174 

4 298 

59 809 

875 

22 695 

(NA) 

190 045 

Acres irrigated 

17 887 

278 

2 337 

I 315 

I 233 

2 381 

I 338 

I 292 

679 

2 560 

I 448 

580 

2 446 

I 583 

1-11 
Table 12. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

farms irrigated in census year _______ . ____________ forms __ Proportion of farm s _____________________ • ___ percent __ 

Total lond irrigated _____ . _________ • _. _______ • ____ aeres __ 

Average per form _________ • _________________ aeres __ 

Irrigated form s by ocres irrigated: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________________ forms __ 

acres-. SO to 99 acres _________ • _____________ • ___ • _ forms __ 

ocres __ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________ form'-_ 

acres-. 200 to 499 acres ___________________________ forms __ 

acres-. 500 to 999 acres ___________________________ forms __ 

acres._ 1,000 acres and over _____ • _____ • ___________ • forms __ 

ocres __ 

Cropland irrigoted _______________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Cropland posture irrigated ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Improved pastureland and rangeland irrigated _______ farms __ 

acreL_ 

1974 

750 

23.5 

17 887 

23.8 

366 

1 302 

304 

6 820 

52 

3 693 

20 

2 543 

6 

248 1 

698 

1 

583 

750 17 886 

749 17 547 

9 

120 

13 

219 

1969 Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

774 Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied ______ ocre-feeL_ 

21.1 Average per acre irrigated __________________ acre-feeL_ 

18 081 Method of irrigation: Furrows or ditches _____________________________ forms __ 

23.3 ocres __ 

359 

flooding _____________________________________ FarmL_ 

ocres __ 1 420 Self-propelled sprinkler systems __________________ forms __ 341 acres __ 6972 Other sprinkler systems _________________________ farms __ 51 acres __ 3 330 Subirrigotion __________________________________ forms __ 

14 acres __ 

1 955 land in irrigated forms ___________________________ acres __ 6 542 Cropland _. ___________________________________ ocres __ 

2 Harvested cropland _ _________________________ acres __ 

(0) 

1 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between (0) 1970 and 1973 __________________________________ forms __ 

acres irrigated __ 

774 Farms with artificial drainage ______________________ forms-_ 18 081 

769 Proportion of form s ________________________ percent __ 

17 832 land in forms with drainage _______________________ ocres-_ 

7 land drained __________________________________ acres __ 

90 Average per form ____________________________ acres __ 

22 land drained by systems installed in census year ____ farms-_ 

159 acres-_ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____ farms __ number __ 

acres-_ 

Table 13. Agricultural Chemicals Used: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____ forms __ . $1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Dry fertilizer _______________________________ farms._ 

tons __ 

Forms by tons used: 1 to 49 tons _________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 tons ________________________________ _ 100 to 199 tons ______________________________ _ 

200 to 499 tons ______________________________ _ 

500 to 799 tons ______________________________ _ 800 to 999 tons ______________________________ _ 1,000 tons and over ___________________________ _ 

liquid fertilizer ___ • _________________________ forms __ 

tans._ 

Forms by tons used: 1 to 9 tons _________________________________ ._ 

10 to 49 tons ________________________________ _ 50 to 99 tons ________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 tons ______________________________ _ 

200 to 499 tons ______________________________ _ 

500 tons and over ____________________________ _ 

lime ____ • ___________________________________ farms._ 

Forms by tons used: 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 49 tons _____ ' _____________________ -- -- -- ----

50 to 99 tons __________________________ -- -- -- --- 100 to 199 tons ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 tons ________________________ -_ -- -- ---

500 to 999 tons ________________________ -_ -- -- --- 1,000 tons and over __________________________ -- __ 

1969 Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over ~--------------~ 

1974 

2 522 

8 288 

2 433 

118 963 

5 587 

2 189 

35 516 

2 047 

101 

23 

14 

~} 

364 

2 733 

279 

73 

11 

1 

606 

15 612 23 979 

347 

446 

90 

58 

11 

1 

2 916 

5 396 

2 544 

122 231 

3 290 2 481 

38 019 

2 340 

93 

34 

10 

330 

2 519 

250 

74 

5 

1 

990 

20 520 

32 738 

312 

802 

128 

49 

9 

1 

1 

~----------------~ 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and 

lime - Continued 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control insects, 

nematodes, diseases, and weeds: Insects on hoy crops _________________________ farms._ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops ________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Nematodes in crops __________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Weeds or gross in crops ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in postur'" ____________________ farms._ 

acres on which used __ $ I ,000 __ Weeds on other land _________________________ forms._ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____________________________ farms._ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other chemicals (see text) _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

15 506 

0.9 

45 

343 

54 

2 

2 997 ~~~ I 552 

11 611 

8 

109 

91 536 30 316 26 678 

18 

301 

430 

13.5 107 617 

15 848 

36.9 

65 

718 

750 

I 878 

3 400 

1974 

51 

3 293 

22 

872 

34 878 

1 034 

55 

791 

180 

315 

12 958 

415 

982 

40 134 

529 

16 

277 

2 

61 

663 

14 

62 2 393 

33 

235 

39 

321 

85 

1969 

16 983 

0.9 

68 

977 

122 4 419 

688 13 211 

10 

124 

. 94 177 

30 184 25 612 

(X) 

(X) 

720 

19.6 

162 107 

19 958 

27.7 

43 

611 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

50 

171 

6 

1 050 

34 575 

889 

82 

953 

51 

342 12 400 

296 

1 129 35 252 

436 

30 

736 

2 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

99 3 287 

35 

668 

53 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1- 12 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 
Table 14, Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Forms and land in farms operated by- All farm operators _______________ forms __ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland ___ • _. ____ farms __ 

acres-. 

Full owners ___ . _______________ farms __ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Port owners _____________ • __ ._ forms-. 

oeres._ Harvested cropland ________ torms __ acres __ 

T enonts _________________ • _. __ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland ________ farms __ 

acres __ Percent of 1enoncy ________________ _ 

-

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _____ ._._._ •• _ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership _______________ •• ____ form s __ 

ocreL_ 

Corporation. including family corporations ___________________ forms. - acres. 

1974 

Tolol forms 

3 185 

496 050 

2 874 

168 942 

1 943 

220264 1 678 

54 542 

1 021 

249 606 

1010 

103 304 

221 

26 180 

186 11 096 

6.9 

2 612 

360 299 

257 

51 085 

293 

71 629 

Farms operated 

by Block and other 

races, see 

lexl 1969 

17 3 665 

1 120 536 539 

14 3 147 

395 165 035 

14 2 291 

1 072 247 628 

11 1 818 349 56 478 

- 1 159 

- 269 719 - 1 141 

- 99 312 

3 215 

48 19 192 

3 188 46 9 245 17.6 5.8 

17 3 082 

1 12~ I 396 829 

356 

(NA~J 64 697 

196 (NA) 69 489 

1964 

5 153 

714 563 

4 188 203 163 

3 185 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 613 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(HA) 

241 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4.6 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Forms by type of organization - Continued Other ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Form operators by age group: 1 

Under 25 yeors __________________ -_ -- ---- 25 to 34 years _________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors __________________ ---- ----

55 to 64 yeors ______________ -------- ---- 65 yeors and over ______________ ---- ---- - Average age ___________________________ _ 

Form operators by ploce of residence: I On form operoted _______________________ _ 

On another form ________________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ____________ - In a cify, town, or urban orea _____________ _ 

farm operators reporting days of work. off farm 1 __________________________________ _ 

IN.~p~~~~~~~~~~~~~- 50 to 99 days __________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ________________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ -- ---

Form operators by principal occupotion: 1 

Farming _______________________________ _ 

Other than forming ______________________ _ 

11974 doto apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Total forms 

23 

13 037 

39 

205 

416 

760 

859 

590 

54.2 

2 133 

36 

159 

182 

894 

125 

84 

70 

131 

484 

2 169 

700 

Table 15, Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

Forms 

operated 

by 810ck 

and other 

roces, see 

text 1969 1964 

(NA) 31 (NAl 

(HAl 5 524 (NA) 

3 47 43 

1 203 347 

- 654 I 055 

4 I 069 I 518 

5 I 051 1 294 

4 641 896 

50.9 53.0 (HAl 

6 2 872 43881 

- l 

I j- 510 571 

2 

4 I 303 I 568 

- 217 271 

- 123 158 

2 1- 251 249 

21~ 712 884 

I~ I (NA) (NAl I 

(NA) (HA) 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 1974 1969 Forms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 1974 1969 

r-------------------~ ~------------------~ Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________________ dollars __ 

farms by value of agricultural products sold: Under $2,500 (see lext) ___________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________________ _ $5,00010 $7,499 ________________________________ _ 

$7,50010 $9,999 ________________________________ _ 

$10.00010 $14,999 ______________________________ _ 

$15,00010 $19,999 -----------------0------------- $20,00010 $29,999 ______________________________ _ $30,00010 $39,999 ______________________________ _ 

$40,00010 $59,999 ______________________________ _ 

$60,000 and over ________________________________ _ 

$60,00010 $79,999 ____________________________ _ $80,00010 $99,999 ____________________________ _ 

$100,000 ond over _____________________________ _ $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ _ 

$200,00010 $499,999 ________________________ _ 

$500,000 and over ___________________________ _ 

Farm sales by commodify or commodity group: Crops, including nursery products and hoy _____ forms __ $1.000 __ Groins _________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ T abacco _______________________________ farms __ 

$I,OOL 

'Includes goats and mohair sold. 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 

3 185 177 112 

55 608 

59 

444 

281 

217 

305 

230 

383 

244 

356 

666 

195 

127 

344 

211 

86 

47 

2 156 85 347 

59 

281 

48 

9 925 

3 665 134 896 

36 806 

130 

481 

338 

262 

452 

348 

542 

338 

311 

463 

156 

92 

215 

136 

59 

20 

2 164 

60 495 

45 

99 

72 

11 289 

Farm sales by commodify or commodify group - Continued Crops, including nursery products and hoy - Continued Cotton and cottonseed _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Field seeds, hoy. forage, and silage __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other field crops __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forest products sald _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products sold ______ farms __ $1.000 __ Poultry and poultry products ________________ form s __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs. and waal ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Hags and pigs ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock. and livestock productL _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

658 609 

136 792 

151 179 

3 330 2 163 

673 682 

10 200 7 461 

655 679 

20 542 17 672 

563 511 

36 933 20 018 

355 263 

679 381 

I 729 2 213 91 086 74 020 294 511 23 977 24 433 

955 I 311 50 396 39 281 1 333 (NA) 

7 405 6266 

"I 

(NA) 

74 '4 039 240 

3 346 

153 

5 888 _ 

Massachusetts 1- 13 
Tobie 16. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over t-____ 19_74 _____ 1_96-l9 Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

Income from form-related sources before toxes and expenses_formL_ 

forms by total form related income: $1,OOL 

$1 10 $24L ____________________________________________ _ 

$250 10 $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________________________ _ $30,000 and over _______________________________________ _ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________ forms __ 

Forms with income of-

$1,000 __ 

$110 $249 ___________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over _____________________________________ _ 

Recreational services ________________________________ formL_ 

Farms with income of-

$1.000 __ 

$1 to $249 ___________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 and over _____________________________________ _ 

Government form progroms ___________________________ forms-_ 

Forms with income of-

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $249 ___________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over _____________________________________ _ 

Rent of form land or from lease or sole of ollotmentL ________________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $24L __________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,99L _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,99L _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over _____________________________________ _ 

Other form-related sources __________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $249 ___________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over _____________________________________ _ 

Expenses for form-related income sources _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $249 _____________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over _______________________________________ _ 

690 

2 176 

188 

122 

103 

190 

36 

27 

14 

10 

263 

1 078 

66 

36 

31 

81 

13 

36 

29 

205 

10 

1 

3 

6 

4 

5 

306 

181 

129 

74 

51 

50 

1 

1 

140 

180 

46 

31 

25 

28 

6 

4 

119 

531 

29 

11 

21 

46 

6 

6 

176 

773 

49 

25 

24 

33 

19 

26 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

(NA) Total family income from off·farm sources 1 _______________ formL_ 

(NA) $1,000 __ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

276 

998 

80 

30 

43 

76 

19 

28 

46 

169 

7 

4 

5 

19 

6 

5 

661 

231 

384 

154 

75 

45 

3 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms by family off-form income: $1 to $249 ____________________________________________ _ $250 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $99L _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$30,000 and over ______________________________________ _ 

Nonfarm business, other than form-related 1 ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $24L _________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 ________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 and over ____________________________________ _ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips 1 ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $24L _________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 ________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 and over ____________________________________ _ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties 1 ______________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $249 __________________________________________ _ $250 to $499 ________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 and over ____________________________________ _ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. 1 ___ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $249 __________________________________________ _ $250 to $499 ________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,99L ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over ____________________________________ _ 

Rental income of nonform property 1 ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $249 __________________________________________ _ $250 to $49L _______________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over ____________________________________ _ 

Tobie 17. Farm Production Expenses: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Total form production expenseL _______ forms __ 

. $1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $1,999 _________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ______________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ____________________ _ $50,000 and over _____________________ _ 

$50,000 to $59,999- _________________ _ $60,000 to $79,999 __________________ _ 

$80,000 to $99,999 __________________ _ $100,000 and over __________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased _______ forms __ 

$I,OOL 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ___________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ 

Forms 

3 185 

(X) 

195 

168 

291 

509 

601 

561 

168 

692 

144 

174 

102 

272 

1 039 

(X) 

228 

129 

380 

129 

1974 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

152 067 

259 

422 

1 153 

3 718 

8 610 

16 384 7 486 

114 033 

7 865 12 008 

9 149 

85 011 

(X) 

7 911 

52 

89 

878 

892 

1969 

3 665 

110 632 

171 

191 

380 

785 

863 

698 

143 

434 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 482 

7 106 

333 } 230 

603 

163 

1964 

5 149 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 207 

5 595 

1 098 

858 

147 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

livestock and poultry pu rchased - Continued 

Forms with expenditures of- Continued $10,000 to $14,999 ___________________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ___________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ___________________ _ $30,00010 $39,99L __________________ _ $40,000 to $49,99L __________________ _ 

$50,000 and over ____________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 __________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________ _ $10,00010 $14,99L __________________ _ 

$15,00010 $19,999 ___________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ___________________ _ $30,000 to $39,999-__________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ___________________ _ 

$50,000 and over ____________________ _ 

1974 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 

71 833 

22 374 

23 536 

16 530 

11 501 

30 3 225 

1 746 (X) 

(X) 39 636 

151 34 

96 70 

427 1 153 

252 1 844 

196 2 412 

163 2 789 

211 5 172 

66 2 256 

53 2 292 

131 21 614 

1969 

"} 31 

30 

14 

9 

16 

2 209 26 050 

175 } 131 

699 

518 '''} 136 

127 

36 

30 

73 

1974 

1 761 

17 866 

61 

46 

85 

521 

430 

438 

107 

73 

352 

3 902 

13 

6 

17 

87 

97 

87 

45 

988 

8 584 

31 

53 

54 

230 

254 

292 

74 

997 

3 616 

197 

106 

201 

371 

67 

55 

365 

209 

5 

17 

39 

232 

57 

15 

214 

556 

22 

15 

43 

109 

16 

9 

1964 

63 

41 

3 336 

30 015 

505 

I 141 

875 

488 

327 

1-14 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - Stote Doto 
Table 17. Farm Production Expenses: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____ forms __ 

$I,OOL 

Forms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 tons. _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ton,-________________________ _ 100 to 199 ton'-______________________ _ 

200 to 499 tons _______________________ _ 

500 to 799 tons _______________________ _ 

800 to 999 ton'- ______________________ _ 

1,000 tons and over ___________________ _ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499. __________________________ _ 

1~~gO~ot!9;:,999~~=~=~=~~~~~=~~~~~=~~~~ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________ . _______ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999-------_____________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999-------_____________ _ $20,000 to $29,999------- _____________ _ $30,000 to $39,999---_________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ____________________ _ 

$50,000 and over _____________________ _ 

Feed ingredients _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000-- Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 ton'-_________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ton'-________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ton'-______________________ _ 

200 to 499 tons _______________________ _ 

500 to 799 ton,-______________________ _ 

800 to 999 tons _______________________ _ 

1,000 tons and over ___________________ _ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499. __________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,999-_____________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999-_____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________ _ $20,000 and over _____________________ _ 

Whole groins _______________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 ton'-. ________________________ _ 

50 to 99 tons _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ton,-______________________ _ 

200 to 499 tons _______________________ _ 

500 to 799 tons _______________________ _ 

800 to 999 tons _______________________ _ 

1,000 tons and over ___________________ _ 

Farms with expenditures of- $1 to $499. __________________________ _ 

$500 to $999. ________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999---------_____________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999---_________________ _ $20,000 and over _____________________ _ 

Hav. green chop. and siloge ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 tons __________________________ _ 

50 to 99 tons. ________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ton'- ______________________ _ 

200 to 499 tons _______________________ _ 

500 to 799 ton'-______________________ _ 800 to 999 ton'- ______________________ _ 

1,000 tons and over ___________________ _ 

Forms with expenditures af- $1 to $499. __________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,999---------- ____________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________ _ $20,000 and over _____________________ _ 

Animal health cost for livestock and poultrv __________ • ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of1168 t~9;499=~=~=~~~=~~~=~~~~~~~=~~~~~ $500 to $999 _________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $2,999---------_____________ _ $3.000 to $4,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 and over ______________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ___________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999-_____________________ _ 

$10,000 ond over _____________________ _ 

Commericol fertilizer _________________ forms __ 

$1,000-- Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ___________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999-- ____________________ _ 

1974 

Forms 

1 654 

(X) 

773 

298 

337 

176 

36 

3 

31 

149 

99 

410 

233 

198 

155 

190 

54 

50 

116 

296 

(X) 

262 

12 

10 

7 

1 

-

4 

181 

32 

24 

22 

9 

14 

14 

341 

(X) 

299 

15 

17 

9 

-

I 

-

216 

25 

19 

33 

13 

22 

13 

361 

(X) 

246 

45 

41 

21 

4 

1 

3 

111 

58 

68 

73 

28 

20 

3 

1 228 

(X) 

272 

523 

215 

186 

14 

18 

1 874 

(X) 

994 

318 

400 

54 

108 

2 432 

(X) 

920 

392 

861 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Expenses 

($1.000) 1969 1964 

(X) 2 095 3 108 

36 188 23 951 27 278 

(X) 819 1 323 (X) 487 845 

(X) 456 554 

(X) 239 291 

(X) 46 } (X) 10 100 

(X) 38 

29 159 (NA) 

73 134 (NA) 

1 079 670 (NA) 

I 693 520 (NA) 

2 423 263 (NA) 

2 635 114 (NA) 

4 607 111 (NA) 

1 823 } 2 174 124 (NA) 

19 652 

(X) 154 (NA) 

I Ml 621 (NA) 

(X) 109 (NA) 

(X) 16 (NA) 

(X) 18 (NA) 

(X) 6 (NA) 

(X) 1 5 (NA) 1 

(X) - (NA) 

(X) - (NA) 

20 45 (NA) 

23 22 (NA) 

31 30 (NA) 

69 23 (NA) 

67

1 

13 (NA) 1 210 1- 21 (NA) 1 022

1_

1 

(X) 176 593 

1 067 630 732 

(X) 1 132 (NA) 

()O 19 (NA) 

(X) 1 13 (NA) 

(X) 6 (NA) 1 

(X) 3 (NA) 1 (X) 1 (NA) 

(X) 2 (NA) 

29 67 (NA) 1 18 20 (NA) 

26 24 (NA) 

108 39 (NA) 1 92 12 (NA) 

275 } 14 519 (NA) 1 

(X) 504 1 422 

941 848 2 0041 

(X) 369 (NA) 

(X) 60 (NA) 

(X) 39 (NA) 

(X) 25 (NA) 

(X) } 8 (NA) (X) 

(X) 3 (NA) 

24 211 (NA) 1 41 93 (NA) 

97 82 (NA) 

223 77 (NA) 

187 28 (NA) 

263 } 13 (NA) 105 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

750 (NA) (NA) 

13 (NA) (NA) 

133 (NA) (NA) 

145 (NA) (NA) 

288 (NA) (NA) 

51 (NA) (NA) 

120 (NA) (NA) 

(X) 2 084 3 268 

6 569 2 938 2 777 

204 1 491 2 483 213 268 346 803 227 } 380 39 439 

4 969 59 

(X) 2 733 3 694 

5 587 3 290 3 633 

182 1 407 (NA) 

276 542 (NA) 

1 973 676 (NAl 

1974, 1969, and 1964-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Commercial fertilizer - Continued 

Forms with expenditures of- Continued $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________ -- -- -- ---- $20,000 to $29,999 ____________ -- -- - __ _ 

$30,000 and over ______________ -_ -- __ -

Lime _____________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Form s with expenditures of- $1 to $99. __________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 and over _____________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals, excluding lime and fertilizer (see text) _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 ___________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 __________________ -_ -- __ _ $500 to $999 ________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.999 _____________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 and over ____________________ _ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 __________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________ _ $20,000 and over ____________________ _ 

Gasoline ________________________ farm s __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,999 ___________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ___________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________ _ 

$10,000 and over __________________ _ 

Diesel oiL _______________________ form s __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________ _ $1,000 to $1.999 ___________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ___________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________ _ 

$10,000 and over __________________ _ 

lP gas, butane. and propane _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 _________________________ _ $100 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 ___________________ _ 

$3.000 to $4,999 ___________________ _ 

$5,000 and over ___________________ _ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 _________________________ _ $100 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________ _ $1,000 to $2,999 ___________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ___________________ _ 

$5,000 and Over ___________________ _ 

Hired form lobar ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99. __________________________ _ $100 to $499 ________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ___________________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 ___________________ _ $50,000 and over ____________________ _ 

Contract lobar _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 __________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________ _ 

$20,000 and Over ___________________ _ 

-

1974 

Forms 

165 

66 

11 

17 

606 

(X) 

148 

246 

100 

75 

35 

2 

I 796 

(X) 

436 

700 

246 

167 

141 

58 

48 

3 137 

(X) 

1 004 

636 

700 

531 

160 

56 

50 

3092 (X) 

1 279 

770 

632 

3M 

M 

23 

953 

(X) 

639 

162 

103 

41 

5 

3 

486 

(X) 

99 

228 

64 

55 

15 

25 

3 135 

{Xl 

I 495 

1 191 

207 

115 

40 

87 

I 913 

(X) 

48 

191 

187 

363 

267 

275 

281 

119 

82 

100 

174 

(X) 

45 

28 

63 

19 

10 

9 

Expenses 1964 ($1.000) 1969 

1 119 81 (NA) 

846 20 (NA) 

271 } 7 (NA) 919 

(X) 1 990 I 801 

347 312 (NA) 

6 274 (NA) 

64 558 (NA) 

71 116 (NA) 

101 33 (NA) 

93 6 (NA) 

13 3 (NA) 

(X) 2 155 (NA) 1 

2 353 I 794 (NA) 

19 697 (NA) 

175 886 (NA) 

168 223 (NA) 

227 143 (NA) 

448

1 

130 (NA) 1 405 50 (NA) 

911 26 (NA) 

(X) 1 3 646 5 137 1 

8 502 4 270 4 723 

259 1 569 2 705 

456 I 075 I 283 

967 578 { I 027 I 558 300 

I 039 80 

739 123 1 11- MJ 3 484 ~ 

(X) 3 597 5 006 

3 321 2 341 2 591 

308 2 069 (NA) 

555 932 (NA) 

850 424 (NA) 

963 1 148 (NA) 1 289 '1 

357 J 24 (NA) 

(X) 666 412 

549 200. 123 

118 572 (NA) 

110 66 (NA) 

133 14 (NA) 

108 10 (NA) 1 28 } 4 (NA) 52 

(X) 679 891 1 672 495 452 

6 236 (NA) 

50 337 (NAl 

42 55 (NA) 

83 25 (NA) 

60 } 26 (NA) 431 

(X) 3 645 5 137 

3 960 1 234 1 557 

67 2 246 (NA) 

242 1 045 (NA) 

1M 154 (NA) 

187 113 (NA) 

148 } 87 (NA) 3 172 

{Xl 2 632 3 534 31 561 25 887 24 527 

2 114 } 758 52 412 

132 299 502 610 536 667 962 429 562 1 911 357 493 3 881 240 300 

2 866 98 -, 

3 063 64S 193 

18 083 83 59 

(X) 285 {NAl 

876 814 (NA) 

13 101 (NAl 

18 69 (NA) 

142 76 

130 26 {NAl (NAl I 137 7 (NA) 

436 6 {NAl 

Massachusetts 1- 15 
Table 17. Farm Production Expenses: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Machine hire and customwork l ________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

farms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 __________________________ __ 

$500 to $999 _________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 ond over _____________________ _ 

All other production expenses _________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

'Dota for 1964 includes controct lobor. 

1974 

Forms 

769 

(X) 

411 

149 

174 

19 

16 

3 171 

(X) 

Expenses 

($1.000) 

(X) 

934 

79 

99 

343 

130 

282 

(X) 

47 040 

1969 1964 

1 069 1 634 

840 795 

704 1 178 

202 247 

144 195 

11 12 

8 2 

3 636 (NA) 

37 331 (NA) 

1974, 1969, and 1964 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

All other production expenses - Continued 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 __________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________ __ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________ __ $10,000 and over ____________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 _________________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ________________ __ $40,000 to $49,999 ________________ __ 

$50,000 ond over __________________ _ 

Forms 

143 

190 

1 144 

617 

1 077 

530 

232 

104 

59 

152 

1974 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

39 

139 

3 010 

4 400 

39 453 

7 337 

5 482 

3 488 

2 560 

20 585 

Table 18. Farm Payroll and Employment: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

Hired form labor - ___________________________________________________________________ forms-_ 

workers-_ 

Workers and wages by number of days worked: omount poid, $1,000 __ 

150 days or more ______________________________________________________________ forms __ 

workerL_ 

amount paid, $1.000 __ less thon 150 days ______________________________________________________________ forms __ 

workers-_ 

omount poid, $1,000 __ 25 to 149 days ______________________________________________________________ formL_ 

workers __ 

omount poid, $1.000 __ less thon 25 dOYL ___________________________ ~ ~~ ___________________ ~ ________ 30rms __ 

workers-_ 

omount poid, $1.000 __ 

Contract lobar _________________________________________ ~ ___ ~ ________________________ forms-_ 

amount paid. $1,000 __ Forms reporting workers furnished by contractor _______________________________________ forms-_ 

workers-_ 

omount poid, $1.000 __ 

Corporations _______________________________________________________________________ forms-_ 

With salaried officers reported ______________________________________________________ forms-_ 

number of officers-_ 

amount paid, $1.000 __ 

1974 1969 

1 913 2 632 

25 365 24 642 

31 561 25 887 

1 032 1 244 

4 520 5 678 

22 764 (NA) 

1 487 2 174 

20 845 18 964 

8 797 (NA) 

917 (NA) 

7 302 (NA) 

6 858 (NA) 

993 (NA) 

13 543 (NA) 

1 940 (NA) 

.174 285 

876 814 

69 (NA) 

612 (NA) 

387 (NA) 

293 (NA) 

108 (NA) 

222 (NA) 

2 645 (NA) 

1969 1964 

147 (NA) 

267 (NA) 

1 513 (NA) 

853 (NA) 

856 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1964 

3 534 

(NA) 

24 527 

2 034 

7 693 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

L-____________________________________________ (NA) ~ 

Table 19. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

1974 1969 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Ove r Monufoctured 1970 to 1974 

1964 

Manufactured 1965 to 1969 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number forms Number Forms Number 

Automobiles _____________________________________ _ - 2 237 3 111 1 417 1 743 2 642 3 648 1 780 2 218 4 667 6 746 2 or 3. _______________________________________ _ 659 1 412 249 526 693 1 531 326 705 (NA) (NA) 4 and aver ____________________________________ _ 33 154 12 61 43 211 18 77 (NA) (NA) 

Motortrucks. including pickups _____________________ _ 2 or J ________________________________________ _ 4 and over ____________________________________ _ 

2 732 6 464 1 336 1 934 3 107 6 712 1 438 2 220 4 258 8 548 

I 113 2 587 256 568 } 1 677 5 282 402 1 184 (NA) (NA) 475 2 733 56 342 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tiflers ___ _ - 2 699 7 601 983 1 418 2 903 7 421 1 161 1 937 4 008 9 221 2 or J ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 293 3 138 259 563 1 537 3 708 412 921 2092 5 005 4 and over ____________________________________ _ 778 3 835 34 165 614 2 961 74 341 603 2 903 

Wheel tractors. excluding garden tractors and motor tilferL _________________________________ _ 2 651 7 012 964 1 354 2 837 6 8~ 1 128 1 838 3 943 8 543 Crawler tractors _______________________________ _ 488 589 49 64 499 575 96 99 597 678 

Groin and bean com bines, self-propelled only __________ _ 22 34 6 11 27 30 6 6 11 11 

Corn pickers. corn heads, and picker-shellers __________ _ 142 173 27 29 160 201 73 85 69 70 Corn heads for com bines ________________________ _ 82 97 16 16 76 84 42 43 (NA) (NA) 

67 76 12 13 88 117 33 42 (NA) (NA) 

744 822 365 376 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other cornpici<.ers and picker-shellers _______________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________________ _ 

1 165 1 216 326 330 1 277 1 346 458 479 1 863 1 924 

365 391 118 121 494 573 214 230 (NA) (NA) 

702 841 245 269 670 744 320 339 984 1 034 

Pickup balers _____________________________________ _ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled ___________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or· flywheel type _____ _ 

1974 1969 

farms Volue ($1,000) forms Volue ($1.000) 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment __ 3 057 72 708 3 590 40 637 

437 1 302 1 282 3 358 

504 3 466 896 5 916 

428 4 968 521 5 784 

370 6 144 291 4 644 

559 13 303 308 6 766 

319 10 720 129 4 074 

137 5 985 55 2 286 

303 26 800 108 7 788 

171 9 340 (NA) (NA) 

70 5 457 (NA) (NA) 

62 12 002 (NA) (NA) 

By value of machinery and equipment; $1 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 ____________________________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ____________________________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ _ $50,000 ond over ____________________________ __ 

$50,000 to $69,999 __________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _________________________ __ 

$100,000 ond over __________________________ _ 

1- 16 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 
Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

1974 

Any poultry ________________ - __ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older _ 

Forms with- I to ,,599 ______________ _ 

1,600103,199 __________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 __________ _ 

10,000 and over _________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __ 

Forms with- I 1099 ________________ _ 

100 10 399 _____________ _ 

400101,599 ____________ _ 1,600 to 3,199 __________ _ 3,200109,999 __________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ________ _ 

20,000 10 49,999 ________ _ 

50,0001099,999 ________ _ 

100,000 and over ________ _ 

Forms with chickens 3 months old or older. inventory ___________ _ - 11099 ____________________ _ 

- 100 to 399 _________________ _ 

- 400 to 1,599 _______________ _ - 1,600103,199 _____________ _ -

3,200 to 9,999 _____________ _ 

- 10,000 to 19,999 ___________ _ 

- 20,000 to 49,999 ___________ _ - 50,000 to 99,999 ___________ _ - 100,000 ond over ___________ _ None _______________________ _ -

-

Forms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _. _________ _ 

I 1099 ____________________ _ 

- 100 to 399 _________________ _ 

- 400 to 1,599 _______________ _ 

- 1,600 to 3,199 _____________ _ - 3,200 to 9,999 _____________ _ - 10,000 to 19,999 ___________ _ - 20,00010 49,999 ___________ _ 

- 50,000 to 99,999 ___________ _ - 100,000 ond over ___________ _ None _______________________ _ -

-

Specified poultry sold __________ _ - I 10 1,999 _________________ _ 

- 2,000 to 3,999 _____________ _ 

- 4,000 to 7,999 _____________ _ - 8,000 to 15,999 ____________ _ 

- 16.00010 29,999 ___________ _ 

- 30,00010 59,999 ___________ _ 

- 60,000 to 99,999 ___________ _ 

- 100,000 ond over ___________ _ -

Specified poultry sold __________ _ 

- 1101,999 _________________ _ 

- 2,000 10 3,999 _____________ _ 

- 4,000107,999 _____________ _ - 8,000 to 15,999 _____________ _ 

16,0001029,999 ___________ _ 

- 30,0001059,999 ___________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ___________ _ -

- 100,000 and over ___________ _ 

-

Table 20, Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales Farms With Sales of Inventory Sales. 

forms Number Farms Number $2,500 and Over forms Number Forms Number 

1974 - Continued 

378 (X) 252 (X) Broilers and other meat-type 22 299 871 339 I 936 943 212 I 929 431 chickenL ___________________ 23 39 153 

Turkeys, total ________________ 32 15 812 32 171 244 

237 50 718 120 57 185 Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ 27 9 189 28 139 609 

29 66 508 20 47 563 light breeds for slaughter ____ 5 5 235 7 30 010 

29 171 754 25 154 999 Hens kept for breeding _______ 5 I 388 4 I 625 

44 I 647 963 47 I 669 684 Ducks, geese, and other poultry - 46 (X) 20 (X) 

332 I 665 358 203 I 400 045 1969 

142 3 626 23 823 Any poultry ____________ -- -- ---- 576 (X) 487 (X) 

47 9 926 37 6 656 Chickens 3 months old or older __ 524 2 570 236 416 2 317 107 

44 37 699 58 49 376 Hens and puliets af loying 390 I 649 919 29 66 808 21 49 003 oge ____________ -- -- -- ---- 497 2 192 670 

29 159 460 26 160 636 Broilers and other meat-type 567 906 17 216 214 19 238 368 chickenL ___________________ 35 355 300 48 I 

19 639 504 13 380 783 Turkeys, total ____________ ---- 23 II 852 55 174 589 

2 (D) 4 (0) Hens kept for breeding _______ 12 2 314 10 6 932 

3 (D) 2 (0) Other turkeys ______________ 20 9 538 50 167 657 

Selected poultry inventories, 1974 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Pullet chicks and Broilers and other meatTotal Hens and pullets of laying age kept for- Pullets 3 month sold Roosters and mole pullets under 3 type chickens 

or older not of laying chickens months old 

Table or market eggs Hatching eggs age 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number I Forms Number I Forms Number I Forms Number I 

339 1 936 943 324 1 498 410 14 166 -948 41 253 419 68 18 166 24 188 766 15 11 433 

147 4 087 141 3 607 3 19 11 200 49 261 I 9 7 558 

46 9 767 43 8 851 4 775 I 25 11 116 3 890 4 675 

44 36 864 44 36 499 - - 2 350 I 15 3 600 1 100 

29 66 508 28 62 508 - - 3 4 000 - - 1 2 400 2 I 100 

29 171 754 28 147 6321 4 9 628 6 13 550 4 944 4 10 950 - -I 18 242 276 17 194 214 - - 8 48 062 - - 5 20 200 I - -

17 541 780 16 (0) 1 (0) 3 (D) I (0) 3 31 300 - -

6 412 407 4 (D) 2 (0) 5 83 434 2 (D) 2 (D) I 9 000 

3 451 500 3 (0) - - 2 (D) - - 2 (D) - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 3 29 000 I 8 27 720 

Selected poultry sales. 1974 

Chickens 3 months old or older Hens and pullets of laying age Pullets 3 months old or older Broilers and other meat-type Value of poultry and poultry 

not of laying age chickens products 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Value ($1.000) 

198 I 759 490 195 I 333 604 7 406 323 14 202 087 251 20 091 

17 1 392 15 I 342 - - 6 553 59 26

36 6 324 36 6 059 I 200 5 2 734 46 188 1 44 25 905 44 25 890 I - - 1 200 44 432 

28 49 323 28 49 323 - - I 600 29 798 

29 145 851 29 145 218 - - - - 29 I 971 

18 275 613 17 154 960 I 3 120 653 - - 18 2 488 

17 345 700 17 342 700 - - - - 17 5 438 

6 402 382 6 351 112 2 (D) 1 (0) 6 4 083 

3 507 000 3 (O~ i 1 (D) - - 3 4 667 

14 169 941 8 (0) 6 99 500 8 (0) 43 3 886 

Selected poultry sales. 1974 - Continued 

Chickens 3 months old or older Hens and pullets of laying age Pullets 3 months old or older Roosters and mole chickens Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 

not of laying age months old 

Forms Number Forms Number Fcrms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

212 I 929 431 203 I 400 045 13 505 823 15 23 563 2 4 000 126 67 829 125 69 031 1 200 11 763 I 1 000 17 47 544 17 47 227 - - 1 3 000 I 3 000 14 74 283 15 80 145 1 4 000 2 10 000 - - 28 303 257 23 241 757 5 67 350 I 9 800 - -

15 345 773 13 297 773 3 67 620 - - - - 4 148 653 5 204 512 1 (D) - - - - 5 326 842 3 (0) 1 (D) - - - - 3 615 250 2 (0) 1 (D) - - - -

Selected poultry sales, 1974 - Ccntinued 

Broilers and other meat·type Turkeys Heavy breed turkeys for Light breed turkeys for Turkey hens kept for breeding chickens slaughter slaughter 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

22 299 871 32 171 244 28 139 609 7 30 010 4 1 625 16 5 745 13 5 824 12 4 739 2 1 010 4 1 625 1 2 126 10 30 470 9 26 470 3 8 000 - - 2 12 000 5 21 650 4 17 400 1 (D) - - 1 10 000 2 (D) 2 (0) 1 (D) - -

- - 1 (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) I (D) 1 (D) - - - - 1 (D) - - - - - - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1-17 
Table 21. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

Any livestock _____________________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(oMle and calves __________________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 10 9 coM Ie and colveL ________________________________ 1974_ - 10 to 19 cottle and colveL ______________________________ 1974_ - 20 to 49 cottle and colves _______________________________ 197.L - 50 to 99 coMle and calveL ______________________________ 1974_ - 100 to 199 cottle and colve'- ____________________________ 1974_ 

20010 499 caMle and colves _____________________________ 1974_ 

500 to 999 cottle and colve,- ____________________________ 1974 

1,000 to 2,499 cottle and calves _________________________ 1974: -

- 2,500 coM Ie and colves and over _________________________ 1974_ -

Cows and heifers thot hod calved ____________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ Beef cows ______________________________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ Milk - cows _____________________________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Beef heifers ____________________________________________ 1974_ - Milk heifers ____________________________________________ 1974_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________________ 1974_ - 1969_ 

Coffle fattened on groin and concentrates sold __________________ 1974_ 

1969_ - forms with fattened catlle sold: 1 to 9 cottle __________________________________________ 1974_ 

10 to 19 cottle ________________________________________ 1974_ - 20 to 49 cottle ________________________________________ 1974_ - 50 to 99 cottle ________________________________________ 1974_ - 100 to 199 cottle ______________________________________ 1974_ - 200 to 499 cottle ______________________________________ 1974_ - 500 to 999 cottle ______________________________________ 1974_ - 1,000 to 2,499 cottle ___________________________________ 1974_ 

2,500 cottle and over __________________________________ 1974_ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _______________________________ _ - Beef cows _________________________________________________ _ 

forms with- , to 9 beef cows ________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 beef cows ______________________________________ _ 

- 20 to 49 beef cows ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

1,000 beef cows and over ________________________________ _ -

Milk caws ___________________________________ - ______ - -_ ---__ - Forms with- J or 2 milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

3 to 4 milk cows __________________________________ - ___ - __ 

5 to 9 milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

- 10 fa 19 milk cows ______________________________________ _ - 20 to 49 milk cows ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 milk cows ______________________________________ _ - lOa to 499 milk cows ____________________________________ _ - SOD milk cows and over _________________________________ _ 

(ottle sold ____________________________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- ----

Forms with- 1 to 9 cottle __________________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- 10 to 19 cottle ____________ c _______________________________ _ 

20 to 49 cottle __________________________________ -- -- -- -----

'50 to 99 cottle __________________________ - ___ ---- ---- -- ------ 100 to 199 cottle __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 cottle ________________________ - ___ -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- 500 to 999 cottle ____________________________ -_ -- -- -- -- -- ---- 1,000 cottle and over ____________________ - ___ -- -- -- -- -- -- ---

colyes sold _____________________ - __ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----

Forms with - , I or 2 calves __________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- 3 or 4 calves ____________________ -- ------ -- ---- -- ---- ------

5 to 9 colyes ______________________ -- __ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- - 10 to 19 calves ________ -- __ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- - 20 to 49 calves ________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- - 50 to 99 calves __________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- - 100 to 499 calves ______________ -- -- ------ -- -- -- ---- -- -- -----

500 calves and over ____________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----

J - 18 Massachusetts 

Inventory 

forms Number 

1 642 (X) 

I 959 (X) 

I 531 (X) 

1 748 (X) 

I 409 96 204 

I 635 95 489 

163 672 

134 1 867 

416 13 994 

418 28 920 

212 27 982 

59 16 275 

6 (D) 

- - I (0) 

I 274 59 352 

I 524 61 761 

402 5 161 

322 4 632 

I 058 54 191 

I 373 57 129 

1 102 29 915 

1 366 27 686 

340 3 6761 915 26 239 

840 6 937 

983 6 042 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Inventory, 1974 

forms Number 

1 274 59 352 

402 5 161 

265 891 

60 745 

50 1 351 

22 1 458 

4 515 

I 201 

- - - -

I 058 54 191 

81 120 

27 88 

24 175 

89 1 318 

468 15 770 

271 18 198 

96 (0) 

2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

farms Number Sales ($1.000) 

1 550 (X) 67 109 

I 852 (X) 49 586 

I 460 (X) 10 824 

1 731 (X) (NA) 

1 333 45 244 7 405 

1 616 56 616 6 266 

327 1 638 381 

277 3 942 646 

499 15 036 2 079 

161 10 465 I 400 

47 6 068 I 242 

18 5 301 I 067 

4 2 794 589 

- - -

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

123 1 797 584 

50 1 448 (NA) 1 

79 316 114 

24 327 104 

15 489 137 

2 (0) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

I (0) (D) 

- - -

- - -

- - -

Sales, 1974 

forms Number Sales ($1,000) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

I 183 19 070 6 082 

666 3 158 979 

293 3 855 I 213 

173 4 830 1 610 

28 1 767 657 

15 1 993 677 

6 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

- - -

1 058 26 174 1 323 

96 144 10 

57 196 II 

132 914 45 

287 3 973 156 

386 11 187 426 

72 4 586 141 

27 4 624 522 

1 550 II 

J 974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 21. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Fa rms with milk Cow invontory ________ _ 1 t04 milk cows __________________ _ 5 to 9 milk cows __________________ _ 

10 to 19 milk Cow'-_______________ _ 20 to 29 milk COWL _______________ _ 30 to 49 milk cows ________________ _ 

50 to 99 milk cows ________________ _ 

100 to 199 milk COWL _____________ _ 200 to 499 milk COWL _____________ _ 

500 milk cows and over ___________ _ No milk cows _______________________ _ 

Farms with milk cow inventory ________ _ 1 to 4 milk cows _________________ _ - 5 to 9 milk cows __________________ _ 

10 to 19 milk cows ________________ _ 20 fa 29 milk cow'-______________ _ 

- 30 to 49 milk cows _______________ _ 

- 50 fa 99 milk cows _______________ _ - 100 to 199 milk cows _____________ _ 

- 200 fa 499 m ilk cows ______________ _ 

500 milk cows and over ____________ _ No milk COWL ______________________ _ 

Forms with cottle and calves inventory __ 1 to 9 cottle and calves ___________ _ 

- 10 to 19 cottle and calves _________ _ - 20 to 49 cottle and calves _________ _ - 50 to 99 cottle and calves _________ _ - 100 fa 199 cOftle and calves _______ _ - 200 fa 499 caffle and calves _______ _ - sao '0 999 cottle and calves _______ _ - 1,000 fa 2,499 coffle and calves _____ _ 2,500 cattle and calves and over _____ _ No cattle and calves _________________ _ 

farms with cows and heifers that hod calved inventory ___________________ _ 

I to 4 cows _____________________ _ 

5 to 9 cows _____________________ _ 

10 to 19 cows ___________________ _ 20 fa 29 cows ____________________ _ 

- 30 to 49 cows ____________________ _ 

50 fa 99 cows ____________________ _ 100 fa 199 cows __________________ _ 200 fa 499 cows _________________ _ 

- 500 to 999 cows _________________ _ 

- 1,000 cows and over ______________ _ No cows ___________________________ _ 

forms with beef cow inventory _______ _ - I to 4 beef cows __________________ _ 

5 to 9 beef cows __________________ _ 

10 fa 19 beef cow'-_______________ _ 

20 fo 29 beef cows ________________ _ 30 to 49 beef cow'-_______________ _ 50 fo 99 beef COw,-_______________ _ 100 to 199 beef cow'-_____________ _ 200 fa 499 beef caws ______________ _ 

500 fa 999 beef caws ______________ _ 

1,000 beef cows and over __________ _ No beef COWL ______________________ _ 

Forms with sales of cattle and calves ___ _ I to 4 cattle and calves ____________ _ 

S to 9 cattle and calves ____________ _ 

10 to 19 cattle and calves __________ _ 

20 to 49 cotfle and calves __________ _ 50 to 99 cottle and calves __________ _ 

100 fo 199 cottle and calves ________ _ 200 to 499 cottle and calves ________ _ 

500 cattle and calves Qnd over ______ _ 

500 to 999 cattle and calves ______ _ 1,000 cattle and calves and over ___ _ 

Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Inventory, 1974 

Cows and heifers that had calved, Heifers for milk cow Beef herfers and heifer Steers, steer calves, bulls. Cattle and calves replacement calves and bull calves 

Total cows Milk cows 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

1 058 85 886 1 058 55 986 1 058 54 191 869 25 413 175 1 315 590 3 172 

108 2 325 108 769 108 208 59 837 48 337 66 382 

24 861 24 282 24 175 13 185 11 130 18 

~~ I 89 2 277 89 1 420 89 1 318 62 584 17 119 35 

153 5 889 153 3 870 153 3 755 125 1 623 18 115 69 

315 18 904 315 12 165 315 12 015 283 5 850 38 221 175 ill 271 28 632 271 18 535 271 18 198 243 8 818 35 277 172 1 002 

75 14 819 75 10 235 75 9 816 M 4 198 7 109 42 277 

21 (0) 21 (0) 21 (0) 18 (0) 1 7 12 138 

2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) - - 1 6 

351 10 318 216 3 366 (X) (X) 46 826 165 2 361 250 3 765 

Sales. 1974 

Cottle and calves Cottle Calves Value of dairy products 

Forms Number Sales ($1.000) Forms Number Forms Number Forms Sales ($I,OOO) 

1 041 37 582 5 391 929 14 536 918 23 046 950 50 217 

91 1 301 373 81 844 65 457 21 36

1 

24 384 99 17 233 19 151 6 42 

89 I 774 344 70 I 088 72 686 86 949 

153 2 534 305 128 821 133 1 713 153 2 897 

315 7 873 

;~I 288 

~ ::: I 291 5 3581 315 10 3401 271 11 969 I 249 250 7 901 271 17 669 

75 5 956 841 73 I 869 70 4 0871 75 9 3521 21 (0) (0) 21 (0) 17 (0) 21 6 258 

2 {OJ (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

292 7 662 2 014 254 4 534 140 3 128 L 5 (0) i 

Inventory. 1974 

Cows and heifers that hod 1 1 Steers. steer calves. bulls. 1 i Sales of cottle and calves. 1974 

Cottle and calves calved Heifers ond heifer colves and bull calves 

Sales 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number ($1.000) 

1 409 96 204 1 274 59 352 1 102 29 915 840 6 937 I 314 44 513 7 195 163 672 104 297 51 153 85 222 68 741 206 134 1 8671 104 864 1 78 5541 85 449 1 134 1 160 249 416 13 994 384 8 209 330 4 267 229 1 518 416 7 816 I 393 418 28 920 410 17 923 381 9 139 255 I 858 418 13 456 I 989 212 27 982 208 17 121 203 9 231 141 I 630 212 11 479 1 551 59 16 275 57 10 272 52 4 766 43 I 237 59 7 098 I 279 6 (0) 6 (0) 6 (0) 2 23 6 (0) {OJ - - - - - - - - - - - I (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) - - 1 (0) (0) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 19 731 210 

1 274 92 734 I 274 59 352 I 033 28 490 735 4 892 I 219 40 877 6 222 160 2 042 160 382 94 1 260 90 400 107 1 243 335 71 1 821 71 489 46 453 58 879 69 1 474 336 140 3 612 140 1 970 100 I 160 73 482 140 2 368 488 178 6 620 178 4 308 144 1 924 82 388 178 2 862 369 328 19 408 328 12 542 293 6 127 181 739 328 8006 964 288 30 095 288 19 370 259 9 356 187 I 369 288 12 616 1 751 82 15 907 82 10 700 75 4 770 50 437 82 6 159 944 25 9 573 25 6 991 20 2 390 13 192 25 4 549 698 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 6 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) I (0) 1 (0) - - 1 (0) (0) 135 3 470 (X) (X) 69 I 425 105 2 045 114 4 367 1 183 

402 19 927 402 11 875 265 5 476 273 2 576 360 8572 1 806 195 7 322 195 4 008 130 2 725 122 589 155 2 914 491 70 2 807 70 I 446 43 603 57 758 68 2 497 530 60 2 470 60 1 438 42 650 47 382 60 820 196 34 2 046 34 1 353 22 493 20 200 34 597 113 16 1 345 16 990 9 237 7 118 16 451 69 22 2 600 22 1 783 14 448 16 369 22 709 190 4 (0) 4 (0) 4 255 3 106 4 440 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 65 1 54 1 144 (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 007 76 277 872 47 477 837 24 439 567 4 361 973 36 672 5 598 

Sales, 1974 

Cottle Cottle and colves Calves 

Fottened on groin and concentrates 

Sales Sales Sales Sales forms Number ($1.000) Forms Number ($1.000) forms Number ($1.000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

1 333 45 244 7 405 1 183 19 070 6 082 123 1 797 584 1 058 26 174 1 323 149 401 93 117 258 85 21 44 15 75 143 8 178 1 237 288 155 775 261 29 145 52 103 462 27 277 3 942 646 233 1 716 559 26 218 73 219 2 226 87 499 15 036 2 079 459 5 375 1 723 31 501 156 454 9 661 356 161 10 465 1 400 156 3 801 1 152 10 335 114 151 6664 248 47 6 068 1 242 46 2 894 1 103 4 (0) (0) 39 (0) (0) 18 5 301 1 067 13 2 207 625 2 (0) (0) 15 (0) (0) 4 2 794 589 4 (0) (0) - - - 2 (0) (0) 4 2 794 589 4 (0) (0) - - - 2 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1-19 
Table 21. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms with beef cow inventory _________ _ 1 10 .4 beef cows ___________________ _ 

5 to 9 b.ef cow'- __________________ _ 

10 to 19 beel cow'- ________________ _ 

20 to 29 beef cows _________________ _ 

30 to 49 bee I cow,- ________________ _ 

50 to 99 beel cows ________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 beel cows ______________ _ 

200 to 499 beel cow,-_____________ _ 

- 500 to 999 beel cow'- _____________ _ 

- 1,000 beef cows and over __________ _ 

- No beef cows _______________________ _ 

-

Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 197 4 and 1969 - Continued 

Sales, 1974- Continued 

Coftle 

Total cottle and calves 

Fattened on groin and concentrates 

Soles Sales Sales Forms Number ($1.000) Forms Number ($1.000) Forms Number ($1.000) Forms 

360 8572 1 806 315 4 565 1 504 72 882 297 240 155 2 914 491 131 1 252 429 14 104 43 121 68 2 497 530 60 1 475 404 19 417 124 38 60 820 196 55 560 184 25 174 51 27 34 597 113 28 350 98 5 24 11 21 16 451 69 16 227 59 3 65 20 10 

22 709 190 21 346 146 4 89 43 18 4 440 (0) 3 245 (0) 1 3 2 4 1 144 (0) 1 110 (0) 1 6 2 1 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 973 36 672 5 598 868 14 505 4 578 51 915 287 818 

Calves 

Soles 

Number ($1.000) 

4 007 302 

1 662 61 

1 022 126 

260 12 

247 15 

224 10 

363 44 

195 24 

34 9 

- -

- -

22 167 1 020 

Table 22. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Total hogs and pigs _______________ _ 

1 to 24 hogs and pigL __________ _ -

- 25 to 49 hogs and pigL _________ _ - 50 to 99 hogs and pigL _________ _ 

- 100 to 199 hogs and pig'-_______ _ - 200 to 499 hogs and pigs ________ _ 

- 500 hogs and pigs and over ______ _ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __________________ formsnumber _ Other hogs and pigs _________ forms_ 

number _ 

Feeder pigs sold _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Farms with hog and pig inventory ___ _ 1 to 9 hogs and pigL ___________ _ 

10 to 24 hogs and pigL _________ _ 

25 to 99 hogs and pigL _________ _ 

100 to 199 hogs and pigs ________ _ 

200 to 499 hogs and pigs ________ _ 

500 to 999 hogs and pig,-_______ _ 

1,000 hogs and pigs and over ____ _ No hogs and pigs ________________ _ 

Forms with hogs and pigs sold _____ _ I to 9 hogs and pigs- ___________ _ 

10 to 49 hogs and pigs __________ _ 

50 to 99 hogs and pig,-_________ _ 

100 to 199 hogs and pigL _______ _ 

200 to 499 hogs and pigL _______ _ 

500 to 999 hogs and pig,-_______ _ 

) ,000 hogs and pigs and over ____ _ No hogs and pigs ________________ _ 

Forms by litters farrowed _________ _ I litter _______________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 to 4 litters __________________ _ - 5 fa 9 liners __________________ _ - 10 to 19 litters ____________ ' ____ _ 

- 20 to 49 litters ________________ _ - -50 to 99 litters _________________ _ 

100 to 199 litters ______________ _ 

200 litters and over _____________ _ No litters _______________________ _ 

Forms by litters farrowed __________ _ 1 litter ________________________ _ 

2 to 4 litters ___________________ _ 

5 to 9 litters ___________________ _ 

10 to 19 litters _________________ _ 

20 to 49 litters _________________ _ 50 to 99 litters _________________ _ 

100 to 199 litters _______________ _ 

200 lifters and over _____________ _ 

1- 20 Massachusetts 

Inventory, 1974 Sales. 1974 Inventory, 1969 Sales, 1969 

Forms Number Farms Number Sales ($1.000) Forms Number Forms Number 

313 41 968 240 51 642 3 346 197 53 704 161 53 957 

177 946 84 702 43 86 468 38 351 

16 527 18 645 31 14 491 5 182 

27 1 693 38 2 449 155 16 1 210 20 1 487 

34 4 113 38 5 003 308 17 2 226 29 4 132 

35 10 355 35 10 490 665 30 9377 40 12 629 

24 24 334 27 32 353 2 144 34 39 932 29 35 176 

1974 1969 

1974 1969 Forms Number Forms Number 

Litters of pigs farrowed between156 127 December 1 of preceding year and 

5 182 7 736 November 30 _________________________________ 167 7 016 129 8 248 

301 181 

36 786 45 968 

62 34 December 1 of preceding year and 

11 172 6 169 May 31 ____________________________________ 135 3 643 113 3 926 

210 (NA) June 1 and November 30 ______________________ 135 3 373 118 4 322 

Inventory, 1974 Sales. 1974 

Hogs and pigs Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Hags and pigs Feeder pigs sold breeding 

Sales Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number ($1.000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

313 41 968 156 5 182 301 36 786 221 43 059 2 998 58 6 168 124 

148 493 35 65 137 428 56 563 27 18 315 10 

29 453 20 87 28 366 29 821 32 4 284 5 

43 2 220 31 391 43 1 829 43 3 247 176 16 883 16 

34 4 113 27 777 34 3 336 34 5 211 274 10 1 872 38 

35 10 355 23 875 35 9 480 35 9 308 698 5 619 15 

14 8 349 10 684 14 7 665 14 8492 650 2 ' 475 11 

10 15 985 10 2 303 10 13 682 10 15 417 1 140 3 1 720 30 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 19 8 583 349 4 5 004 86 

221 41 694 148 5 173 211 36 521 240 51 642 3346 62 11 172 210 

46 537 16 41 44 496 55 220 15 7 47 1 

44 755 34 165 37 590 47 1 127 59 17 338 7 

38 2 760 28 497 38 2 263 38 2 449 155 13 575 15 

37 4 951 28 671 36 4 280 38 5 003 308 10 1 075 19 

34 10 256 25 1 041 34 9 215 35 10 490 665 8 2 092 44 

14 10 825 10 920 14 9 905 16 10314 744 2 600 13 

8 11 610 7 1 838 8 9 772 11 22 039 1 400 5 6 445 111 

92 274 8 9 90 265 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

161 34 803 156 5 182 149 29 621 158 40 803 2 487 62 11 172 210 

20 112 18 30 17 82 15 149 8 7 48 1 

29 273 29 78 22 195 28 448 21 11 143 4 

16 627 14 104 15 523 16 806 39 9 403 10 

21 2 101 21 305 21 1 796 21 2 259 171 7 186 4 

43 7 259 42 1 136 42 6 123 44 7441 422 16 1 805 30 

21 8 971 21 1 106 21 7 865 21 7 711 461 6 1 942 43 

4 2 675 4 460 4 2 215 4 2 450 182 1 125 4 

7 12 785 7 1 963 7 10 822 9 19 539 1 184 5 6 520 113 

152 7 165 - - 152 7 165 82 10 839 859 - - -

litters of pigs farrowed between December 1, 1973 and November 30,1974 

Total December 1. 1973 and May 31.1974 June 1, 1974 and November 30. 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

167 7 016 135 3 643 135 3 373 

23 23 12 12 11 11 

29 82 15 26 22 56 

16 109 15 67 11 42 

21 273 18 135 16 138 

44 1 338 42 668 42 670 

21 1 393 20 750 20 643 

4 537 4 266 4 271 

9 3 261 9 1 719 9 1 542 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 23. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Inventory of- Sheep and lambL_ forms-_ 

number __ 

Lambs under 1 yeor old ___________ forms __ 

number __ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older _________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Rom 5 and wethers 1 yeor old or older _________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with sheep and lambs inventory _______________ _ 

I to 24 sheep and lambs __ 

25 to 99 sheep and lambs _ 

100 to 299 sheep and lambs ________________ _ 

300 to 999 sheep and lambs ________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 sheep and lambs ________________ _ 

2,500 to 4,999 sheep and lombs ________________ _ 

5,000 sheep and lambs and over ______________ _ 

No sheep or lombs ________ _ 

Forms with ewes 1 year old 0 r older inventory __________ _ 

I to 24 ewes ___________ _ 25 to 99 ewes __________ _ 

100 to 199 ewes ________ _ 

200 to 499 ewes ________ _ 

500 to 999 ewes _______ _ - 1,000 to 2,499 ewes _____ _ 

2.500 to 4,999 ewes _____ _ 

5,000 ewes and over _____ _ No ewes _________________ _ 

Total 

Forms Number 

98 2 696 

76 618 

16 847 

5 931 

1 300 

- -

- -

- - (X) (X) 

86 2 649 

68 691 

14 947 

I 180 

3 831 

- - - - - - - - 12 47 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 1974 1969 Over 

98 108 

Sheep and lambs sold_ forms __ number __ 

2 696 3 868 

70 58 Sheep and lambs 

546 801 shorn _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

86 87 pounds of wool __ 

1 979 2 807 

Value of soles from sheep, 

74 73 lambs, and woo'-___ forms __ 

171 260 $1,000 __ 

Inventory, 1974 

Soles of sheep and 

Lambs under I yeor Ewes 1 yeor old or Rams and wethers lambs, 1974 

old older 1 year old or older 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

70 546 86 I 979

1 

74 171 61 1 926 

49 162 65 375 53 81 39 434 

15 185 15 605 15 57 16 556 

5 180

1 5 732

1 5 19

1 5 830 

1 

1: 1 

I 267 I 14 I 106 

- - - - - - -

-

·;1 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) 1 (X) (X) 1 2 43

1 

62 503 86 I 979 70 167 58 1 777 

45 164 68 446 52 81 40 388 

13 186 14 704 14 57 14 653 

1 36 1 135 I 9 I 181 

3 117 3 694 3 20 3 555 

- - - - - - - - - =1 

- - - - - - =1 - - - - -

- 431 

- - - - - 192 1 8 (X) (X) 4 4 5 

1974 1969 

63 76 

I 969 2 683 

54 (NA) 

2 191 (NA) 

12 979 (NA) 

(NA) 1 71 

74 (NA) 

Value of sheep, Sheep and lambs shorn. 1974 lambs, Dnd wool. 1974 

Pounds of Soles 

Forms Number wool Farms ($1.000) 

53 2 185 12 949 69 73

1 

32 390 3 009 47 13 

15 697 3 940 16 19 

5 861 5 409

1 5 40 I 1 237 

59 ~ 1 

I 2 

- - - -

- -

'" 1 

- -

- - - - I 6 2 II 

51 2 119 12 3441 65 68 

33 406 3 195 47 10 

14 789 4 157

1 

14 28 

1 170 1 232 I 5 

3 754 3 760 3 26 

- - - - - -

=1 

- - - - - -

- - 635 1 

- -

3 72 6 6 

Table 24. Other Livestock and Livestock Products -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Horses and ponies _______ _ Horses ______________ _ 

Ponies _______________ _ 

Mules, burros, and donkeys ______________ _ 

Mink and their pelts _____ _ Colonies of bees ________ _ 

Honey sold (pounds) _____ _ Goats _________________ _ 

Angora goats _________ _ 

Mohair sold (pounds) __________ _ 

Milk goats ___________ _ 

Goats' milk 

sold (gallons) ______ _ Other goats __________ _ 

Rabbits and their pelts ___ _ 

Chinchillas and their pelts __ 

Foxes and their pelts _____ _ Poultry hatched _________ _ 

Other livestock and 

livestock products ______ _ 

Catfish ________________ _ 

Trout _________________ _ 

Other food-type fish _____ _ Tropical fish ____________ _ 

Other fish ______________ _ 

1974 

Forms 

370 

324 

136 

17 

9 

36 

(NA) 

16 

-

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

11 

14 

-

- (NA) 

41 

Total 

Sales 

Forms ($1,000) 

- - - - - - - - 1 (0) 

Inventory 

Number 

3 375 

2 805 

570 

27 

8 541 

2 281 

(NA) 

267 

-

(NA) 

231 

(NA) 

36 

1 153 

-

- (NA) 

(X) 

Forms 

-

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture- State Data 

1969 

Forms Number 

500 3 215 

404 2 355 

240 860 

19 24 

37 24 740 

55 387 

(NA) (NA) 

34 280 

- -

(NA) (NA) 

14 234 

(NA) (NA) 

24 46 

64 5 782 

1 75 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

10 (X) 

fish sales. 1974 

Any 

Pounds Forms Number Forms 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) -

Soles 

1974 1969 

Forms Number Sales ($1,000) Forms Number 

99 886 799 96 599 

92 764 771 82 503 17 122 28 27 96 

3 5 (Z) 2 2 

10 14. 257 217 42 74 685 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

20 37 547 39 26 9 497 

8 104 6 6 64 

- - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) 

4 77 5 2 52 

3 14 850 16 (NA) (NA) 4 27 1 4 12 

11 5 344 18 20 50 828 - - - 1 150 - - - (NA) (NA) 9 4 652 231 1 921 (NA) (NA) 

10 DO 4 791 2 (X) 

Acres under water for 

Only pounds Only number fish production 

Sales Sales Pounds ($1.000) Farms Number ($1.000) Farms Acres 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

Massachusetts 1-21 
Table 25. 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 

and Over 

tleld corn for all purposes: For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ _ 

For silage or green chop (tons. green) _________________________ _ 

Cut for dry fodder or hogged or grazed ________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes, except sirup: for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ _ 

for silage or green chop (tons. green) _________________________ _ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons. dry) _________ _ Hogged or grazed _________________________ _ -

-

Wheat for grain (bushels) _____________________ _ 

- Oats for groin (bushels) ______________________ _ 

- Barley for groin (bushelsL ____________________ _ - Rye for groin (bushels) _______________________ _ 

-

All hay (Ions. dryL __________________________ _ 

- Alfalfa Dnd alfoHo mixtures for hoy or dehydraling (Ions. dryL ___________________ _ 

- Clover, timothy. and mixtures of clover and grosses for hoy (tons, dry) ________________ _ - Small groin hoy (tons. dryL _________________ _ 

- lespedezo for hoy (tons, dry) _______________ _ Wild - hay (tons. dry) _______________________ _ 

-

Other hoy, including Coostal Bermuda gross (tons, dry) _________________________ _ - Gross silage (fans, greenL __________________ _ - Hoy crops cut and fed green (tons, green) _____ _ -

Field seeds _________________________________ _ 

- Red clover seed (pounds) ___________________ _ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) ______________________ _ 

-

Soybeans for beans (bushe)s} __________________ _ 

- Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ____________________ _ 

- Irish potatoes (hundredweightL ________________ _ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) ______________________ _ 

- Tobacco (pounds) ___________________________ _ - col1on (bales) ______________________________ _ 

-

Vegetables _________________________________ _ - Tomatoes ________________________________ _ 

- Sweet corn _______________________________ _ 

- Cucumbers and pickles _____________________ _ 

Watermelons _____________________________ _ 

- Snap beans, bush and pole __________________ _ - Green peas ______________________________ _ -

Strawberries (poundsL _______________________ _ 

- Land in orchards ____________________________ _ 

-

field corn for all purposes: Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ - I to 1.4 acres ___________________________ _ - 15 to 24 acres __________________________ _ 

25 fo .49 acres __________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres __________________________ _ 

- 100 to 249 ocreL _______________________ _ 

- 250 10 499 acreL _______________________ _ - 500 acres ond over ______________________ _ -

field corn for groin or seed: Acres harvested, 197.4 _____________________ _ 110 14 acres ___________________________ _ - 15 to 2.4 acres __________________________ _ 

25 to .49 acres __________________________ _ - 50 to 99 acres __________________________ _ 

- 100 to 249 ocres ________________________ _ - 250 10 499 ocreL _______________________ _ - 500 acres and over ______________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes, except sirup: Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ - I fa 14 acres ___________________________ _ - 15 10 24 acreL _________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres __________________________ _ 

- 50 10 99 ocreL _________________________ _ 

- 100 10 249 acreL _______________________ _ 

- 250 10 499 acreL ________________________ _ 

500 acres and over ______________________ _ 

-

1- 22 Massachusetts 

Selected Crops Harvested: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

1974 1969 1964 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Quantity 

108 2 955 228 148 98 I 834 158 327 113 I 279 87924 

790 33 273 526 679 869 25 906 459 373 I 163 22 036 263 871 12 116 (X) 46 367 (X) (NA) 589 (X) 

- - - - - - I 3 123 

23 203 I 491 14 95 I 008 - - - - - - 2 4 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) 2 4 (X) (NA) (NA) (NAl 

6 40 I 390 9 159 4 057 15 172 5 266 20 232 II 406 30 476 18 601 34 493 20 248 

5 17 840 I 4 105 - - - 16 208 5 211 13 178 3 866 30 558 10 706 

I 464 94 114 201 372 I 667 92 787 199 387 (NA) (NA) (NAl 

607 20 115 51 491 776 22 439 58 982 I 129 26 000 55 150 

I 107 53 684 112 404 I 309 53 588 107 023 2 117 79 004 123 948 

24 222 291 58 I 165 2 048 205 I 849 3 091 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

135 3 678 4 874 161 4 367 5 714 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

94 4 114 7 3761 32 814 I 572 622 17 101 22 630 

195 9 188 60 224 167 6 892 51 976 382 10 518 57 065 142 3 113 14 563 184 3 522 20 170 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 38 (Xl II 166 (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

I 2 130 3 24 I 685 2 70 4 200 

2 22 880 2 40 2 800 1 4 600 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 163 4 180 827 336 192 4 743 882 947 416 5 597 I 060 703 

- - - - - - - - - 48 I 563 2 596 855 72 2 416 3 130 639 135 3 017 5 045 382 

- - - - - - - - -

682 14 731 (X) 684 14 296 (X) 844 14 825 (X) 

367 646 (X) 347 613 (X) 432 667 (X) 

465 7 619 (X) 451 6 359 (X) 524 5 842 (X) 

332 I 014 (X) 324 I 004 (X) 368 733 (X) 

34 9 (X) 41 16 (X) 22 10 (X) 

226 606 (X) 230 522 (X) 276 677 (X) 

107 134 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

129 226 I 066 265 128 151 561 946 199 195 993 083 

249 8 913 (X) 250 9 807 (X) 387 10 232 (X) 

Irrigated land Commercial fertilizer used 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Tons, dry Tons. liquid 

877 36 344 17 201 744 32 638 9 804 I 684 

259 2 153 7 23 204 I 663 535 40 

162 3 025 I 4 129 2 354 689 81 

220 7 420 5 58 195 6 512 2 009 383 

162 10 551 4 116 144 9 464 2 922 393 

66 8 636 - - 64 8 086 2 533 602 

6 (0) - - 6 (0) (0) (D) 

2 (0) - - 2 (0) (0) -

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres Bushels Forms Acres 

108 2 955 228 148 3 4 

55 329 22 712 3 4 

22 414 30 244 - - 14 484 36401 - - 9 538 46 234 - - 7 890 80 950 - - I 300 II 607 - - - - - - -

Irrigated land Commercial fertilizer used 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Tons. dry Tons, liquid 

23 203 - - 17 155 30 - 20 115 - - 15 83 23 - I 16 - - - - - - 2 72 - - 2 72 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 25. Selected Crops Harvested: 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 

and Over 

Sorghums (mila) for groin or seed: Acres horvesled, 1974 ______________________ _ 1 to 14 acres ____________________________ _ 

I S to 24 acres ________________ -_ -_ -- -- ---- 25 to 49 acres-__________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 249 ocre'-________________________ _ 

250 to 499 ocre'-________________________ _ 

sao acres and aver _______________________ _ 

Wheat for groin (bushels), Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ 

- 1 to 14 ocres ___________________________ _ 

- 15 to 24 acres ___________________________ _ 25 10 49 ocreL __________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 249 ocre,-________________________ _ 

250 to 499 ocre'-_______________________ _ 500 acres and aver ______________________ _ 

-

Soybeans for beans (bushels): Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ - I to 14 acres ___________________________ _ - 15 to 24 acres __________________________ _ 

- 25 to 49 acres ___________________________ _ 50 to 99 ocre'-_________________________ _ 

100 to 249 ocro'-_______________________ _ 

- 250 to 499 ocre,-_______________________ _ 

- 500 acres and over ______________________ _ 

-

Oats for groin (bushels), Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ - 1 to 14 acres ___________________________ _ 

15 ta 24 acres __________________________ _ - 25 to 49 acres ______________ • ___________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres __________________________ _ 

- 100 to 249 ocre'-_______________________ _ - 250 to 499 ocre,-_______________________ _ 500 acres and aver ______________________ _ 

-

Barley for grain (bushels): Acres harvested, J974 _____________________ _ - I to 14 acres ___________________________ _ 

- 15 to 24 acres __________________________ _ 

- 25 to 49 acres ________________ • _________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres __________________________ _ 

- 100 to 249 ocro'-_______________________ _ 

- 250 to 499 acres ________________________ _ 

- 500 acres and over ______________________ _ 

-

All hoy (tons, dry), Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ 1 ta 14 acres ___________________________ _ -

- 15 to 24 ocre,- _________________________ _ 

- 25 ta 49 acres __________________________ _ 

- 50 ta 99 acres __________________________ _ 

- 100 to 249 ocres ________________________ _ 

- 250 to 499 ocro,-_______________________ _ 

- 500 acres and over ______________________ _ 

-

Forms 

6 

6 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20 

15 

3 

I 

1 

-

-

-

5 

5 

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 464 

176 

151 

422 

437 

239 

31 

8 

Forms 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres Quantity 

40 1 390 

40 1 390 

- -

- - - - - - - -

- -

-

=1 -

-

=1 -

- - - - - - - -

232 11 406

1 98 5 006 

55 2 700 

25 1 000 

54 2 700 

- -

- -

- -

17 840 1 17 840 

- -

- -

- - - - - -

- -

94 114 201 372 

1 301 2 614 

2 801 5 858 14 699 32 807 

28 528 62 811 

32 053 69 867 

9 626 17 288 

5 106 10 127 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating 

Forms Acres Tans, dry 

Acres harvested, 1974 _______________________ _ 607 20 115 51 491 1 to 14 acres _____________________________ _ 210 I 597 4 342 J5 to 24 acres ____________________________ _ 

- 122 2 215 5 928 25 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 140 4 677 11 521 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ _ 91 5 490 13 381 10010 249 ocre'-_________________________ _ 40 4 586 13 329 250 to 499 ocro'-_________________________ _ 2 (0) (0) 500 acres and over ________________________ _ 2 (0) (0) 

lespedezo far hoy 

Farms Acres Tons, dry 

Acres harvested, 1974 _______________________ _ 

- - - - 1 to 14 acres _____________________________ _ 

- - - - 15 to 24 ocreL ___________________________ _ 

- - - - 25 to 49 ocre,-___________________________ _ 

- - - - 50 to 99 ocres ____________________________ _ 

- - - - 100 to 249 ocro,-_________________________ _ 

- - - - 250 10 499 ocreO-_________________________ _ 

- - - - 500 acres and over _______________ • ________ _ 

- - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture- State Data 

1974, 1969, and 1964-Continued 

Irrigated land 

Acres Bushels Farms Acres 

- - - - - =1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -

- -j - -

Irrigated land Commercial fertilizer used 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Tans. dry Tons, liquid 

-

~I 3 19 3 

~I 3 - 3 19 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - -

- - =1 - - - -

=1 

- - -

- - =1 - -

-

~I - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

_I - 15 158 26 

= I - =1 11 78 17 - 3 55 9 

- - 1 25 (Z) - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- -' I 3 1 -' - - 1 3 1 -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

I 1 

13 213 623 32 9'17 5 795 441 

6 16 48 323 72 3 

- - 60 944 220 13 

1 15 165 4 779 968 36 

4 100 207 10 128 1 984 78 

2 82 122 11 906 1 979 164 

- - 18 3 817 497 68 

- - 3 1 100 75 80 

Clover, timothy. and mixtures of clover and grasses Small groin hoy for hay 

Farms Acres Tons, dry Farms Acres Tans. dry 

I 107 53 684 112 404 24 222 291 198 1 523 3 464 20 120 207 167 3 079 7 122 3 62 56 335 11 477 25 245 1 40 28 272 17 129 37 426 - - - 125 17 016 33 381 - - - 8 (0) (0) - - - 2 (0) (0) - - -

Wild hoy Other hoy. includes (oastol Bermuda gross 

Forms Acres Tons, dry Farms Acres Tons. dry 

135 3 678 4 874 94 4 114 7 376 49 353 543 34 225 366 33 618 897 10 184 423 36 1 227 1 913 26 918 1 808 14 935 1 041 14 782 1 165 3 545 480 8 I 009 I 814 - - - 1 400 1 200 - - - 1 596 600 

Massachusetts 1-23 
Table 25. Selected Crops Harvested: 1974,1969, and 1964-Continued 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 Irrigoted lond Commercial fertilizer used 

and Over Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Tons, dry Tons, liquid 

Irish pototoes (hundredweight): Acres horvested, 1974 ______________________ _ 

0.1 to 0.9 ocre>- _________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocre>-_________________________ _ 5.0 to 14.9 ocres _________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 ocre'-_______________________ _ 25.0 to 49.9 ocre,- _______________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 ocre,-_______________________ _ 100.0 to 249.9 ocre'- _____________________ _ 250.0 to 499.9 ocre,-_____________________ _ 

163 4 180 827 336 39 256 138 4 147 3 887 66 38 14 I 793 8 3 24 8 6 - 54 121 22 161 19 38 43 95 95 - 27 203 37 064 7 49 27 203 204 7 10 193 37 329 2 45 10 193 171 17 11 304 57 652 I 22 11 304 304 - 11 815 178 460 1 20 11 815 725 11 10 (0) (0) 1 80 10 (0) (0) 31 

- - - - - - - - - 500.0 acres and over _____________________ _ 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) -

Sweetpototoes (bushels), Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - 0.1 to 0.9 ocres __________________________ _ 1.0 to 2.9 acres _________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - 3.0 - - - - - - - - - - to 4.9 ocreL ________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 5.0 to 9.9 ocre>-________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - 10.0 to 24.9 ocre,-______________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 25.0 to 49.9 ocres _______________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - 50.0 acres and over _____________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - -

Tobocco (pounds), Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ 

0.1 to 0.4 acres _________________________ _ - 48 1 563 2 596 855 21 1 135 48 1 563 3 467 -

- - - - - - - - - - 0.5 to 0.9 acreL ________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 1.0 to 1.4 ocreL ________________________ _ 

1.5 to 1.9 acres _________________________ _ 

2.0 to 2.9 ocreL ________________________ _ 

- 1 I 3 178 - - 1 1 (l) -

- 1 2 4 502 - - 1 2 2 - - 2 4 8 960 - - 2 4 8 - 3.0 to 4.9 ocreL ________________________ _ 5.0 to 9.9 acres _________________________ _ - 17 59 119 471 3 9 17 59 94 - - 6 40 85 192 2 16 6 40 97 - 10.0 to 19.9 acreL ______________________ _ 

20.0 acres and over _____________________ _ 4 47 75 656 - - 4 47 93 - - 17 I 410 2 299 896 16 1 110 17 1410 3 172 -

Cotton (bolos), Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 1 to 14 acres ___________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - 15 to 24 acres __________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 25 to 49 acres __________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - 50 to 99 acres __________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 100 to 249 acres ________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 250 to 499 acres ________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 500 acres and over ______________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - -

Total Trees not of bearing age Trees of bearing age Harvested 

Forms Acres Trees Forms Trees Forms Trees Forms Quantity 

Applos (pounds), Acres, 1974 ______________________________ _ 

- 243 8 302 476 985 94 97 802 234 379 183 228 95 327 544 0.1 to 0.9 acreL ________________________ _ 7 3 422 4 332 4 90 4 6 952 1.0 to 4.9 acres _________________________ _ 45 111 5 212 17 I 351 42 3 861 38 787 027 5.0 to J 4.9 acres ________________________ _ 

- 72 566 25 488 18 2 612 71 22 876 70 5 130 939 15.0 to 24.9 ocres _______________________ _ - 22 395 20 040 12 7 005 22 13 035 22 3 768 218 25.010 49.9 ocres _______________________ _ - 40 1 375 73 878 14 15 190 40 58 688 39 14 378 096 50.010 99.9 ocro'- ______________________ _ 35 2 478 132 931 17 31 532 33 101 399 33 29 208 712 100.0 acres and over ____________________ _ 22 3 373 219 014 12 39 780 22 179 234 22 42 047 600 

Peaches (pounds): Acres, 1974 ______________________________ _ 

- 71 342 27 242 29 7 442 62 19 800 51 1 451 556 0.1 to 0.9 acres _________________________ _ - 14 5 425 5 209 9 216 9 23 250 1.0 to 4.9 acres _________________________ _ 

- 34 76 6 429 10 1 005 31 5424 24 517 342 5.0 to 14.9 acreL _______________________ _ 18 135 11 783 9 3 823 17 7 960 13 539 464 15.0 to 24.9 ocreL ______________________ _ 4 (0) (0) 4 2 280 4 (0) 4 (0) 25.0 to 49.9 ocreL ______________________ _ - - - - - - - - - 50.0 to 99.9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (0) 1 125 1 (0) 1 (0) 100.0 acres and over ____________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - -

Gropes (tons): Acres, 1974 ______________________________ _ 

- 13 36 19 633 6 10 699 10 8 934 9 38 0.1 to 0.9 acres _________________________ _ - 6 2 415 3 195 3 220 2 1 1.0 to 4.9 acreL ________________________ _ 

- 6 12 4 648 2 370 6 4 278 6 33 5.0 to 14.9 acreL _______________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 15.0 to 24.9 ocreL ______________________ _ 1 22 14 570 1 10 134 1 4 436 1 4 25.0 to 49.9 ocreL ______________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - 50.0 to 99.9 ocreL ______________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - JOO.O acres and over ____________________ _ - - - - - - - - -

Oranges (boxes): Acres, 1974 ______________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - 0.1 to 0.9 acreL ______ . __________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 to 4.9 acreL ________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 5.0 to 14.9 ocreL _______________________ _ - - - - - - - - - 15.0 to 24.9 ocreL ______________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - 25.0 to 49.9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 50.0 to 99.9 ocreL ______________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 100.0 acres and over _____________________ _ - - - - - - - - -

Irrigoted lond Commercial fertilizer used 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Tons. dry Tons, liquid 

land in vegetables: Acres harvested, 1974 ______________________ _ 0.1 to 0.9 ocreL _________________________ _ 682 14 731 227 4 762 645 14 603 6 597 180 

22 10 4 2 14 7 4 - 1.0 to 4.9 ocreL _________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres _________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 ocreL _______________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 oCreL _______________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 ocres ________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 oCreL _____________________ _ 250.0 to 499.9 O(reL _____________________ _ 

50Q,0 acres and over _____________________ _ 

149 402 29 69 120 344 186 6 

235 2 078 64 493 235 2 051 1 178 26 

118 2 216 40 584 118 2 203 I 193 24 

83 2 852 42 I 071 83 2 825 1 256 32 

52 3 380 32 I 334 52 3 380 1 653 52 

21 2 894 16 I 210 21 2894 885 41 

I (0) - - I (0) (0) - I (0) - - I (0) (0) -

1- 24 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 25. Selected Crops Harvested: 1974, 1969, and 1964-Continued 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 

and Over 

Lond in orchards: Acres in orchords, 1974 _____________________ _ 0.1 to 0.9 ocro,-_________________________ _ 

1.0 to .4.9 ocres __________________________ _ 5.0 to 14.9 ocro,-________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 ocre'-_______________________ _ 25.0 to 49.9 ocro,-_______________________ _ 50.0 to 99.9 ocr .. ________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 ocro'-_____________________ _ 

250.0 to 499.9 ocre,-_____________________ _ 500.0 acres and over _____________________ _ 

Farms Acres 

249 8 913 

7 4 

47 117 

69 564 24 436 

38 1 309 

40 2 767 

21 2 819 

3 897 

- -

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

16 255 

1 1 

1 2 

5 42 

- - 3 42 

3 52 

2 77 

I 40 

- -

Commercia' fertilizer used 

Forms Acres Tons, dry Tons. liquid 

186 7 853 I 123 16 

3 2 1 -

16 35 9 I 

41 34ll 64 -

24 373 53 -

38 1 238 214 -

40 2 594 339 11 

21 2 379 329 5 

3 893 113 -

- - - -

Table 26. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by Commodity Group and Total Value of Sales: 1974 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over Totol Under $2.499 (see text) $2.500 to $4.999 I $5.000 to $7.499 I Forms Soles ($1,000) Farms Soles ($1,000) Forms Soles ($1,000) Forms Soles ($1.000) 

Agricultural products sold __________________________ _ 3 185 177 112 59 77 444 1 624 281 I 723 

Groins _________________________________________ _ 59 281 - - 11 21 5 22 T abaeeo _______________________________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ___________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy. forage, and silagL ________________ _ Other field crops ________________________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ________________ _ Fruits, nuts, ond berries __________________________ _ 

48 9 925 - - 6 20 3 15 I - - - - - - -

658 4 136 3 2 112 243 71 219 

151 3 330 6 7 13 20 15 29 

673 10 200 6 3 102 290 74 300 

655 20 542 4 1 99 313 64 325 

Poultry ond poultry product'-_____________________ _ 294 23 977 4 2 30 58 29 98 Dairy products __________________________________ _ 955 50 396 - - 7 9 17 77 Cattle and calves ________________________________ _ 

Sheep,lambs, and woal __________________________ _ 1 333 7 405 25 29 103 197 81 17~ I 71 74 2 2 18 24 6 Hogs and pigs __________________________________ _ 

Other livestock ond livestock products ______________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _________________ ._ Forest products _____________ • ___________________ _ 

240 3 346 9 8 38 76

1 

25 85 

153 5 888 9 11 37 76 25 88 

563 36 933 5 8 76 216 49 247 

355 679 9 4 50 60 31 41 

$7,500 to $9.999 $10,000 to $14,999 $15,000 to $19.999 $20.000 to $29.999 

Farms Soles ($1,000) Forms Soles ($1.000) Forms Soles ($1,000) Forms Soles ($1.000) 

Agricultural products sold __________________________ _ 217 I 889 305 3 691 230 3 926 383 9 258 

Groins _________________________________________ _ 3 10 7 21 6 36 7 19 Tobacco _______________________________________ _ 4 24 5 47 2 22 6 84 Cotton and cottonseed _. _________________________ _ - - - - - - - - Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _______ • _________ _ Other field crops ________________________________ _ 65 267 77 501 41 238 59 359 8 22 16 35 9 61 22 164 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ________________ _ 47 255 84 652 55 591 93 1 161 Fruits, nuts, and berries __________________________ _ 58 397 68 634 43 509 81 1 504 

Poultry ond poultry product'-_____________________ _ 27 100 21 146 22 253 29 367 Dairy praducts _________________________________ ._ Cottle and calves ________________________________ _ Sheep, lombs, ond wool __________________________ _ 

15 88 60 619 75 1 076 154 3 173 66 165 107 251 99 328 174 490 12 18 14 4 2 1 4 I Hogs ond pigs __________________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products ______________ _ Nursery ond greenhouse products __________________ _ Forest products _________________________________ _ 

35 156 26 141 19 178 26 335 17 66 19 74 4 33 12 184 30 207 54 520 41 532 76 1 338 39 115 26 47 30 68 43 80 

$30,000 to $39,999 $40.000 to $59.999 $60.000 to $79.999 $80,000 to $99.999 $100.000 ond over 

Soles Sales Sales Sates Sales Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Agriculturol products sold __________________________ _ 244 8 409 356 17 349 195 13340 127 11 181 344 104 647 

Grains ________________ • ________________________ _ Tobacco _________________________ • _____________ _ 

(attan and cottonseed ___________________________ _ 

Field seeds. hay, foroge. ond silog"-________________ _ Other field crops ________________________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ________________ _ Fruits, nuts. and berries __________________________ _ 

5 25 3 50 4 14 - - 8 64 1 11 3 70 - - - - 18 9 631 - - - - - - - - - - 39 174 53 372 44 396 37 301 57 1 064 10 77 18 230 13 280 7 417 14 I 988 48 784 63 1 542 36 988 20 588 45 3 046 55 1 141 61 2 302 31 1 346 30 2 025 61 10 046 

Poultry ond poultry products ______________________ _ Doiry products __________________________________ _ 

Collie ond calve,-_______________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, ond wool __________________________ _ Hogs ond pigs __________________________________ _ 

Other livestock ond livestock products ______________ _ Nursery and greenhouse praducts __________________ _ Forest products _________________________________ _ 

18 405 31 1 100 21 1 010 6 349 56 20 091 130 3 896 186 8 076 106 6 222 69 4 965 136 22 196 138 455 207 1 087 112 705 73 622 148 2 898 1 (Z) 2 (Z) 2 (Z) - - 8 21 16 277 21 520 7 259 6 183 12 1 128 10 167 .6 84 5 1 3 2 6 5 103 34 955 48 1 818 38 2 068 25 1 718 87 27 307 27 42 35 97 24 50 10 13 31 63 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data Massachusetts 1-25 
Table 27. Contracts: 1 974 

Farms With Sales of Feeder cottle Milk and and/or $2,500 and Over Storied other dairy Fattened stocker Breeding Slaughter Breeding Broilers puliets (hicken eggs Turkeys products cottle cattle cottle hogs Feeder pigs hogs 

Any contracts _________________ formL_ 12 177 

Production controct or ogreement ____________________ forms __ 33 (o-op ______________________ farms __ 23 Feed company _______________ forms-_ 

Packer _____________________ forms-_ 

Processor ___________________ forms __ 

Other ______________________ forms __ 

Not reported ________________ forms __ 

Marketing contract or ogreement ____________________ forms __ 116 Co-up ______________________ formL_ B8 Feed company _______________ forms __ 

Packer _____________________ formL_ 

Processor ___________________ forms __ 18 Other ______________________ formL_ 1 Not reported ________________ formL_ 9 

Contracts or agreements for both production and marketing _______ forms __ 

(o-op ______________________ formL_ 

Feed company _______________ forms __ 

Packer _____________________ formL_ 

Processor ___________________ formL_ 

Other ______________________ formL_ 

Not reported ________________ formL_ 

Other contracts ________________ formL_ 

(o-op ______________________ forms __ 

Feed company _______________ forms __ 

Packer _____________________ forms __ 

Processor ___________________ formL_ 

Other ______________________ forms __ 

Not reported ________________ forms __ 

Unspecified contracts ___________ forms __ 22 

Contractor furnished: Feed _______________________ formL_ 

Chicks, pullets. cottle, feeder pigs, elc. ___________________ formL_ 

Seed _______________________ forms __ 

Fertilizer ____________________ forms __ 

Chemicols-__________________ formL_ labor ______________________ formL_ 

Machinery, equipment, or buildings ___________________ forms-_ 

Harvesting __________________ forms __ 

Transportation _______________ forms __ 38 

Processing/pocking ___________ formL_ 32 Credit ______________________ formL_ 1 

Technical assistance __________ formL_ 13 

Other ______________________ formL_ 5 None _______________________ formL_ 67 

Not reported ________________ forms __ 50 

Amount received from contractor for product covered by controcL ____ formL_ 4 9 138 2 1 

$1.000-- 33 114 9 079 (0) 24 

Not reported ________________ formL_ 3 3 39 

$1 10 $2.499 ________________ formL_ 4 1 

$1,000 __ 5 1 

$2.500 to $4,999 _____________ forms __ 3 

$1,000 __ 13 

$5,000 to $7,499 _____________ forms __ 3 

$1.000 __ 21 

$7,500 to $9,999 _____________ forms __ 3 1 

$1,000 __ 27 8 $10,000 10 $14,999 ___________ forms __ I 1 7 

$1.000 __ 11 (0) 81 

$15,00010 $19,999 ___________ forms __ 1 4 1 

$1,000 __ 15 72 16 

$20,000 to $29.999 ___________ forms __ 14 1 

$1.000 __ 343 24 

$30,000 and over _______ :. ____ forms __ I 105 1 

$1,000 __ (0) 8 542 (0) 

Contract specified: Exact price __________________ formL_ 22 

Method of determining price ___ formL_ 63 

Neither price nor method ______ formL_ 46 

Not reported ________________ forms __ 46 

Market value of all products sold 

for forms with specified items under contract ________________ formL_ 2 2 7 12 177 1 1 

$1.000-- (0) 82B 120 13 156 (0) (0) (0) 

1- 26 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Any controcts _________________ forms __ 

Production contract or 

°f:~~e~~==== Feed company == _______________ == =======::::: forms ~~~~::: __ 

PO,eker _____________________ forms __ 

Processor ___________________ forms __ Other _____________________ • forms __ 

Not reported ________________ forms __ 

Marketing contract or ogreement ____________________ forms __ (o-op ______________________ forms __ 

Feed company _______________ formL_ Packer _____________________ forms-_ Processor ___________________ forms __ Olher ______________________ forms __ 

Not reported ________________ forms __ 

Contracts or agreements for both production and marketing _______ formL_ (o-op ______________________ forms-_ 

feed company _______________ forms __ Packer _____________________ forms __ 

Processor ___________________ farms __ Other ______________________ farms __ 

Not reported ________________ forms __ 

Other contracts ________________ forms __ Co~op ______________________ forms __ 

Feed company _______________ farmL_ 

Packer _____________________ forms __ Processor ___________________ forms-_ Other ______________________ farms __ 

Not reported ________________ forms __ 

Unspecified contracts ___________ forms __ 

Contractor furnished: Feed _______________________ forms __ 

Chicks, puliels, collie, feeder pigs, etc. ___________________ form s-_ Seed _______________________ forms __ 

Fertilizer ____________________ farms __ Chemicals ___________________ farms __ lobar ______________________ farms __ 

Machinery, equipment, or buildings ___________________ forms-_ 

Harvesting __________________ forms __ 

Transportation _______________ forms __ 

Processing/pocking ___________ forms __ Credit ______________________ forms-_ 

Technical assistance __________ forms __ Other ______________________ farms __ 

None _______________________ forms __ Not reported ________________ farms __ 

Amount received from contractor for product covered by contracL ____ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Not reporred ________________ forms __ $110 $2,499 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,50010 $4,999-____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 10 $7,499 _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$7,50010 $9,999-____________ farm'-_ 

$1,000 __ $10,00010 $14,999-__________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $15,000 10 $19,999 ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $20,00010 $29,999 ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $30,000 and over ____________ farms __ 

$1.00L 

Contract specified: Exact price __________________ forms __ 

Method of determining price ___ forms __ Neither price nor method ______ forms __ Not reported ________________ forms __ 

Markel value of ali praducls sold 

for farms with specified items under contract ________________ farms-_ 

$I,OOL 

Olher livestock 

and/or 

paullry 

Table 27, Contracts: 

Field and seed corn 

I 

13 

I 

1 

13 

2 

(0) 

Soybeans Wheal 

1974 Census of Agriculture- State Data 

1974 - Continued 

CoHan 

Vegetables 

for fresh 

market 

6 

224 

Vegerables fruit, cirrus, for nuts for processing fresh market 

50 

17 

I 

15 

13 

2 

II 

14 

15 

2 

2 

2 

15 

14 

37 

441 

13 

5 

6 

8 

31 

3 

17 

4 

32 

6 

83 

4 

69 

4 

102 

3 

100 

31 

6 

1 

12 

50 

891 

Fruit, 

including 

cirrus for processing Sugar beets 

Massachusetts 

orher crops 

160 

12 

II 

118 

102 

f I 8 

21 

=1 

2 

5 

73 

7 

4 

46 

35 

131 

5 918 

2'1 

II 

16 

12 

48 

14 

87 

13 

111 

II 

137 

10 

177 

16 

401 

44 4 942 

II 

76 

45 

28 

160 

720 

1-27 
Table 28. Summary by Tel1ure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms and Land in Farm. 

Forms _____________________ number __ 

percent __ land in farms ________________ ocreL_ 

Average size of form ________ acres __ 

Value of land and building, ____ $1.000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Average per acre ___________ dollars __ 

Forms by value af form: $1 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,99L _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 ________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ______________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 _____________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,99L ____________ _ 

- $500,000 and over _______________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by form operatar land owned ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

land rented or leased from others ____________________ forms_ 

acres_ - land rented or leased to others ____________________ farm s_ - ocres_ -

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland ________________ forms_ 

acres- Harvested cropland __________ formsFarms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________ _ 

100 to 199 ocre' _____________ _ 200 to 499 acre,-____________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre,- ____________ _ 

1,000 acres and aver _________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre' ________ _ 

2,000 acres and aver _______ _ 

Cropland: 

Pasture or grazing only ____ farmsacres- Caver craps, legumes, and sail 

improvement grasses nat 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

harvested or pastured _____ farms_ - acres_ - On which all craps failed ___ farms--

In cultivated sum mer follow __________________ farms_ - acres_ - Idle _____________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Total woodland _______________ farmsacres- Woodland postured __________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Waadfand nat pastured ______ farmsacresPastureland and rangeland, ather than 

cropland and woodland posture _____________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Improved posturelond and rangeland _________________ formsocres_ 

Unimproved postureland and rangeland _________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other land {see text) ___________ forms_ - acres_ 

Toto' pasturelond _____________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land ____________ ~ ____ farms_ 

acres- Irrigated cropland harvested __ forms_ 

acresArtrficiol drainage _____________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

acres drained __ 

Artificial ponds. pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________________ farms_ 

number __ acres __ 

R ... and Tlnur. of Far", Op.rator 

All farm operators __________________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ Port owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

1-28 Massachusetts 

Tolal 

3 185 

100.0 496 050 

156 479 176 

150 448 

966 

131 

173 

496 

571 

401 

430 

277 

529 

177 

2 965 393 030 

1 242 

111 016 

207 

7 996 

2 957 

221 873 

2 874 

168 942 

1 742 

626 

368 

119 

14 

5 

4 

1 

1 014 

43 669 

148 

2 175 

76 

1 136 

61 

1 448 

258 4 503 

1 810 188 792 

619 

33 658 

1 513 

155 134 

552 

33 240 

287 

13 112 

329 

20 128 

2 168 

52 145 

1 547 

11 0 567 

750 17 887 

749 17 547 

430 

15 848 

750 

I 878 

3 400 

3 185 

1 943 

1 021 

221 

Tenure of farm operator 

Full Owners Port owners 

1 943 1 021 

61.0 32.1 220 264 249 606 113 244 223 117 224 076 114 831 219 468 

1 013 898 

96 10 

141 19 386 65 427 111 251 136 229 176 

131 124 208 291 74 89 

1 943 1 021 225 894 166 836 

- 1 021 - 84 741 

143 59 5 630 1 971 

I 740 1 017 

76 022 131 146 

1 678 1 010 54 542 103 304 

1 318 318 258 325 

79 261 

18 93 4 10 I 3 

1 2 - 1 

455 500 

16 573 24 517 

82 57 

1 408 715 29 35 233 830 

33 22 704 615 

170 73 

2 562 1 165 

1 032 710 

97 956 83 601 

309 287 

17 325 14 981 

865 593 

80 631 68 620 

248 273 

11 400 19 233 

109 165 

3 730 7 944 

160 149 7 670 11 289 

1 351 704 

34 886 15 626 

761 706 

45 298 58 731 

543 149 

9 473 7 166 

542 149 

9 322 7 020 

232 177 

5 198 10 332 

402 306 

985 729 

2 023 1 313 

1 943 1 021 

1 943 - - 1 021 

- -

Type of organization 

Tenants Individual or family Partnerships Corporations Other 

221 2 612 257 293 23 

6.9 82.0 8.1 9.2 0.7 

26 180 360 299 51 085 71 629 13 037 

118 138 199 244 567 

31 982 331 789 46 073 91 710 9 603 

144 716 127 025 179 274 313 005 417 524 

1 222 921 902 1 280 737 

25 115 10 6 -

13 147 12 13 1 

45 455 21 20 - 33 505 33 31 2 

14 340 30 30 1 

25 339 47 40 4 

22 218 30 27 2 

30 388 55 77 9 

14 105 19 49 4 

1 2 445 246 252 22 

300 284 102 42 307 54 231 12 390 

221 1 015 112 108 7 

26 275 81 998 9 932 18 379 707 

5 168 22 15 2 

395 5 801 1 154 981 60 

200 2 421 245 268 23 

14 705 165 918 23 845 30 071 2 039 

186 2 352 238 263 21 

11 096 122 495 18 862 25 900 1 685 

106 1 460 118 152 12 

43 523 59 43 1 

28 281 39 43 5 

8 83 19 14 3 

- 5 3 6 - 1 - - 5 - 1 - - 4 -

- - - 1 -

59 854 100 53 7 

2 579 36 044 4 590 2 724 311 

9 118 13 17 -

52 1 583 116 476 - 12 69 3 4 - 73 692 16 428 -

6 58 2 1 - 129 1 422 11 15 -

15 211 21 21 5 

776 3 682 250 528 43 

68 1 516 161 116 17 

7 235 137 731 18 795 25 467 6 799 

23 526 63 28 2 

1 352 26 875 4 421 1 909 453 

55 1 261 134 103 15 

5 883 110 856 14 374 23 558 6 346 

31 465 54 29 4 

2 607 24 072 3 606 4 380 1 182 

13 237 31 16 3 

1 438 9 703 1 199 2 178 32 

20 276 34 17 2 

I 169 14 369 2 407 2 202 1 150 

113 1 750 179 221 18 

1 633 32 578 4 839 11 711 3 017 

80 1 311 147 79 10 

6 538 86 991 12 617 9 013 I 946 

58 528 79 134 9 

1 248 8 772 1 770 7 015 330 

58 527 79 134 9 

1 205 8 657 I 764 6 796 330 

21 304 57 63 6 

318 5 016 1 491 8 891 450 

42 582 77 82 9 

164 1 378 164 317 19 

65 1 797 213 1 321 69 

221 2 612 257 293 23 

- 1 597 145 185 16 

- 847 101 67 6 

221 168 11 41 1 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

lace and Tenur. of Farm 

Op.rator - Continued 

All form operolors - Conlinued While' __________________________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ Port owners _____________ • ______ _ T enonts ________ • ______________ . 

Block and other roces 1 ___ • _________ • 

Full owners ____________________ _ Port owners ____________________ _ T enonts _________________ • _____ • 

Farma by Type of Organi.atlon 

Individual or family _____ • ______ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership __________________ form s __ 

acres __ 

Corporation, including family owned _______________ • _. ___ • form L. 

oeres __ Other _________________ • _____ forms __ 

acres __ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ form s __ $1,000 __ 

Debts secured by real estate _. form s __ $1,000 __ 

Debts not secured by reel estate ____________________ ferm 5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm Operator Characteristics' 

Form operators by age group: Under 2S years ___________________ _ 

25 10 34 yeorL ___________________ _ 3S fa 44 yearL ___________________ _ 4S to S4 yearL ___________________ _ 55 to 64 yearL ___________________ _ 

6S years and over _________________ _ Average oge ______________________ _ 

Farm operators by place of residence: On farm operated _________________ _ On another farm __________________ _ In a rural area, not on a farm _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban orea _______ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupation: Forming _________________________ _ Other ___________________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting oH-torm incomeGreater than value of form products .old ____________________________ _ 

less than value of farm products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of wark off form __________________________ _ 

11049 doy. _____________________ _ 50 to 99 day. ____________________ _ 

10010 149 days __________________ _ 

15010199 day. __________________ _ 

200 doy. and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form operator) working otf form: Farms reporting ___________________ _ 

Number of persans ________________ _ 

8y number of day. worked, I 10 49 doy. _________________ _ 501099 days ________________ _ 

100 10 149 day. ______________ _ 

15010199 days ______________ _ 200 doy. and aver ____________ _ 

Farma by 51.e 

1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 10 10 49 ocreL _____________________ _ 

501069 ocreL _____________________ _ 70 10 99 ocre. ______________________ _ 

100101390creL ___________________ _ 

140 10 179 acres ____________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL ___________________ _ 260 10 499 ocre,-___________________ _ 

500 10 999 ocreL ___________________ _ 1,000101,999 acre. _________________ _ 

2,000 ocres and aver ________________ _ 

fam •• y Standard Industrial 

Classification ( ... tlXt) 

Co.h grain forms (011) _______________ _ Cotton farms (0131) _________________ _ 

Toboccro forms (0132) ________________ _ 

Tolol 

2 852 

1 728 

948 

176 

17 

14 

-

3 

2 612 360 299 

257 

51 085 

293 

71 629 

23 13 037 

I 093 

50 475 

847 

35 202 

642 15 273 

39 

205 

416 

760 

859 

590 

54.2 

2 133 

36 

159 

182 

2 169 

700 

591 

1 311 

967 

894 

125 

84 

70 

131 

484 

458 

559 

77 

54 

67 

83 

278 

396 

746 

251 

266 

354 

262 

204 

161 

387 

131 

19 

8 

13 

-

37 

Tenure of form operator 

Full owners Part owners 

1 728 948 

1 728 - - 948 

- - 14 - 14 - - -

- -

1 597 847 

166 005 177 664 

145 101 

20 647 29 930 

185 67 

23 295 39 422 

16 6 10 317 2 590 

537 494 

21 992 26 797 

443 404 

- 16 212 18 990 255 325 5 780 7 807 

13 II 

69 80 224 162 

384 323 591 252 

461 120 

57.0 51.4 

1 218 816 

19 14 

102 32 

132 20 

1 220 823 

522 125 

441 118 

672 567 629 263 

557 269 74 45 41 36 43 24 73 45 326 119 

239 190 291 233 

'31 40 

23 31 34 28 39 39 164 95 

343 16 566 114 165 66 177 72 193 132 

138 114 97 93 64 90 143 236 43 76 11 7 3 5 

7 6 - - 16 12 

'Applies only fa individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see ,ext. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Type of organization 

Tenants Individual or family Partnerships Corporations 

176 2 595 257 - - I 583 145 - - 847 101 - 176 165 11 - 3 17 - - - 14 - -

- - - - 3 3 - -

168 2 612 - - 16 630 360 299 - - II - 257 - 508 - 51 085 -

41 - - 293 

8 912 - - 71 629 

1 - - - 130 - - -

62 859 100 129 

1 686 30 302 4 644 14 624 

- 675 75 93 

-I 21 256 3 012 10 384 

62 490 66 82 

1 686 9 046 1 632 4 240 

15 37 2 - 56 196 9 - 30 389 27 - 53 701 59 - 16 769 90 - 9 520 70 - 40.9 53.8 57.5 -

99 1 945 188 - 3 29 7 - 25 127 32 - 30 158 24 -

126 1 954 215 - 53 658 42 -

32 561 30 - 72 1 167 144 - 75 884 83 -

68 838 56 - 6 113 12 - 7 80 4 - 3 65 5 - 13 124 7 - 39 456 28 -

29 412 46 - 35 498 61 -

6 70 7 - - 45 9 - 5 64 3 - 5 73 10 - 19 246 32 -

37 313 23 60 66 625 44 73 20 215 21 14 17 235 15 13 29 293 29 31 10 228 21 11 14 169 16 18 7 135 14 10 8 303 50 32 12 84 21 21 1 10 3 5 - 2 - 5 

- 13 - - - - - - 9 22 2 13 

Massachusetts 

Other 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23 

13 037 

5 

905 

4 

550 1 

4 

355 

-

=1 

-

-

-

-

-

= I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 

1 

3 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

5 

1 

1 

-

-

-

1-29 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

(Iaulli,ation (se. toxt) - (on. 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, 

and other lield crop lorms (0133, 0134, 0139) ___________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon lorms (016) _____ _ 

-

- Fruit and tree nut forms (Ol7) _________ _ 

Horticultural specialty lorms (018) _____ _ 

General forms. primarily crop (0191) ___ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) ___________ _ 

Dairy lorms (024) __________________ _ 

-

~~~~iI ~;edci~1~ If::~ss %W) == == == == == -

- General form s, primarily livestock (0291L __________________________ _ 

- Forms not classified by SIC __________ _ -

Value 01 P,oducts Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms-- $1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural product s sold, 

$500,000 and over _____________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 ___________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199,999 ___________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _____________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 _____________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 _____________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _______________ _ - $2,500 to $4,99L ______________ _ - Under $2,500 (see text) _________ _ -

Groin sold ___________________ forms_ - $1.000_ Soles of $40,000 and oyer ____ farms-

$1.000_ Tobacco sold _________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1.000_ 

Cotton and cottonseed sold _____ forms-

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Other field crops sold __________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold __ -r ____________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1.000_ 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ forms-

$1.000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products sold_ forms-

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Dairy products sold ____________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ CoUle and calves sold __________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40.000 ond over ____ lorms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ forms_ . $1,000_ -

- Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ lorms_ - $1,000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ forms-

$1.000_ - Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ lorms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ forms-_ 

$I,OOL 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ lorms-_ 

$1,OOL 

Forest products sold ___________ forms-_ 

$1,OOL Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ lorms-_ 

$I,OOL 

1- 30 Massachusetts 

Total 

256 

378 

485 

449 

37 

283 

914 

187 

71 

19 

56 

3 185 

177 112 

47 

86 

211 

678 

627

535 1 

498 

444 

59 

59 

281 

I 

(D) 

48 

9 925 

17 

9 665 

-

-

-

-

658 

4 136 

9 

569 

151 

3 330 

19 

2 617 

673 

10 200 

51 

4 718 

655 

20 542 

133 

15 296 

294 

23 977 

94 

22 438 

955 

50 396 

430 

39 244 

1 333 

7 405 

26 

2 119 

240 

3 346 

22 

1 986 

71 

74 

-

-

153 

5 888 

3 

5 151 

563 36 933 

155 

32 223 

355 

679 

-

-

Tenure of form operator 

Full owners Port owners 

154 85 201 124 

415 53 

382 38 

25 11 

191 74 

286 571 

161 20 

53 9 

9 8 

43 10 

I 943 1 021 

87 526 71 937 

22 18 

42 40 

95 104 

295 331 

340 241 

352 142 

388 74 

364 64 

45 7 

23 33 

82 155 

- - - - 19 19 

551 6 790 

3 10 

435 6 702 

- - - -

- - - -

297 325 

1 367 2 528 

- 8 

- (D) 

67 72 

639 1 782 

4 13 

(0) 1 342 

341 255 

3 135 5 954 

14 30 

886 3 432 

512 117 

13 109 6 662 

97 29 

8 828 5 934 

215 67 

21 650 2 153 

78 14 

20 366 (D) 

308 585 

11 490 35 869 

88 309 

7 338 29 410 

538 718 

2 642 4 435 

12 14 

906 1 213 

145 74 

2 342 775 

17 3 

I 312 (D) 

40 30 

56 18 

- - - -

89 48 

551 472 

1 1 

(D) (D) 

445 85 

29 563 4 042 

124 18 

25 877 3 319 

182 160 

348 301 

- -

- -

Type of organization 

Tenants Individual or family Partnerships Corporations Other 

17 235 15 4 2 

53 348 19 11 - 17 368 47 60 10 

29 288 38 120 3 

1 35 1 I -

18 245 27 9 2 

57 779 92 41 2 

6 154 9 22 2 

9 60 2 9 -

2 16 1 - 2 

3 49 4 3 -

221 2 612 257 293 23 

17 649 88 008 18 563 69 339 I 201 

7 3 3 41 - 4 38 13 33 2 

12 123 38 49 1 

52 512 75 84 7 

46 529 56 41 I 

41 484 26 18 7 

36 467 15 15 1 

16 405 25 II 3 

7 51 6 I 1 

3 51 I 7 - 44 (0) (0) 72 - 1 - - 1 -

(D) - - (0) - 10 33 2 13 -

2 584 (0) (D) 8 746 -

4 2 2 13 - 2 528 (0) (D) 8 746 -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

36 578 51 24 5 

240 3 434 252 411 39 

1 6 - 3 -

(D) (D) - (0) -

12 135 11 5 -

909 1 665 838 827 - 2 13 4 2 - (0) 1 056 (0) (D) -

77 596 47 30 - 1 110 6 965 1 357 I 878 - 7 35 7 9 -

400 2 189 908 1 620 -

26 510 61 73 11 

772 9 883 1 422 8 683 553 

7 68 12 47 6 

535 5 751 762 8 274 510 

12 253 14 23 4 

174 12 282 1 345 10 306 45 

2 70 6 18 - (0) 10 968 1 279 10 190 -

62 810 100 42 3 

3 037 34 914 7 115 7 980 388 

33 330 62 36 2 

2 497 24 723 6 319 (D) (D) 

77 1 147 125 56 5 

328 5 184 1 107 1 043 70 

- 15 4 7 - - 1 115 282 722 -

21 205 22 12 1 

228 1 996 1 005 344 I 

2 14 5 3 - (D) 957 787 242 - 1 59 6 4 2 

(I) 43 3 21 6 

- - - - - - - - - -

16 129 5 16 3 

4 865 1 018 12 4 846 13 

1 2 - 1 - (0) (0) - (D) -

33 385 46 128 4 

3 328 9 010 3 691 24 150 82 

13 54 19 82 - 3 027 5 602 3 262 23 359 -

13 293 34 25 3 

29 567 76 32 4 

- - - - - - - - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm Production Expen.8. 

Totol production expenses ____ forms-

$1,000_ livestock and poultry purchased _ farms-

$1,000_ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ forms-

$1,000_ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ forms_ 

ton5_ 

$1.000_ Feed ingredienfs _____________ form 5_ 

tons_ 

$1.000_ 

Whole groins _______________ formstons_ 

$1,000_ 

Hay. green chop, and silage ___ farm s_ tons_ 

$1,000_ 

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ form L 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $1.000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1.000_ - Commercial fertilizer used ______ farms_ 

acres fertilized_ 

dry tonL 

liquid or gas tons_ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ form s_ 

$1,000_ lime ______________________ forms_ 

tanL 

$1,000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $1.00L Gasoline ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

LP 90S, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped 90S, 

kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ forms __ 

workers __ 2510149 days ___________ forms __ 

workers __ 

Less than 25 dayL ________ forms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ________________ farms __ 

$1,OOL Machine hire and customworL __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm-Related Incame and Expenses 

Form-related income ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $10,000 and over ___________ form s __ 

$l,OOL 

Form-related income from -

Custom work and other agricultural services ___________________ forms __ 

$1.00L Recreational services ________ farms-_ 

$LOOL 

Payments from government farm programs _________________ farms __ 

$l,OOL Rent from farm land and 

payments from lease or sale of allotments _________________ forms __ 

$l,OOL Other form-related income ____ forms __ 

$1,OOL 

Expenses for form-related income sources ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tolol 

3 185 

152 067 1 039 7 911 

1 746 

39 636 

1 654 

241 982 

36 188 

296 12 017 

1 441 

341 

8 383 

1 067 

361 

24 889 

941 

1 228

1 

750 1 874 

6 569 

2 4321 5 587 

2 257 

118 963 

35 516 

2 733 

1 882 

2 701 I 606 

23 979 

347 

3 137 

8 502 

3 092 

3 321 

953 

549 

486 

672 

3 135 

3 960 

1 913 

31 561 

I 032 

4 520 

917 

7 302 

993 

13 543 

174 

876 

769 

934 

3 171 47 040 

690 

2 176 

51 

I 356 

263 

I 078 

29 

205 

306 

181 

140 

180 

119 

531 

176 

773 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Tenure of form operator 

Full owners Part owners Tenants 

1 943 1 021 221 

73 831 62 650 15 587 

530 448 61 

3 831 3 757 323 

870 769 107 

18 698 16 273 4664 

810 743 101 

116 074 101 692 24 216 

17 595 14 326 4 267 

128 143 25 

4 141 7 668 208 

479 934 28 

176 136 29 

2 598 3 852 1 933 

342 498 226 

131 206 24 

6 994 14 122 3 773 

282 516 143 

532 626 70 

264 447 40 

926 804 144 

4 228 1 532 809 

I 355 914 163

1 I 487 3 467 632 

I 225 879 153 

32 468 78 596 7 899 

9 007 22 590 3 919 

459 2 040 234 

1 010 751 121 

997 I 417 287

229 322 55 1 I 4 712 17 436 I 831 

73 243 32 

I 902 I 017 218 

5 311 2 421 770 

I 871 1 008 213 

1 589 1 438 294 

381 507 65 144 350 55 

319 134 33 

237 305 130 

1 902 1 017 216 3 341 329 290 

I 051 726 136 1 

14 888 13 017 3 655 

534 428 70 

2 371 I 735 414 

477 369 71 2 923 3 298 I 081 

555 357 81 6 019 5 663 I 861 

125 38 11 675 109 91 

393 318 58 

435 352 147 I 930 I 020 221 23 016 19 857 4 167 

288 366 36 1 005 814 356 

26 21 4 650 394 311 

100 144 19 534 501 43 15 II 3 166 22 17 

91 203 12 50 124 7 

90 45 5 134 44 3 45 69 5 121 123 287 

73 92 II 462 268 43 

Type of organization 

Individual or family Partnerships Corporations 

2 612 257 293 

74 035 16 181 60 774 

872 89 70 

4 590 I 244 2 027 

I 491 148 95 

23 567 4 102 11 772 

1 411 142 89 

149 468 25 559 65 743 

21 674 3 639 10 682 

247 29 18 

4900 1 545 5 570 

604 243 593 

294 24 20 

4 647 I 061 2 673 

606 99 361 

304 36 19 

18 917 2 807 3 145 

683 121 136 

1 017 ,129 77 

515 114 118 

1 53~ 165 170 

I 971 I 298 3 296 

I 959 218 238 

3 476 668 I 391 

I 807 209 224 

77 980 15 885 23 981 

22 455 4 299 8 578 

I 650 410 591 

I 453 196 216 

I 290 357 I 005 

462 69 68 

15 682 3 854 4 101 

221 60 59 

2 573 254 287 

3 558 850 4 057 

2 537 251 282 

2 130 383 782 

753 112 83 

342 66 137 

331 53 95 

170 37 463 

2 571 254 287 915 364 2 676 

I 465 179 251 10 035 2 482 18 730 

702 112 210 I 686 494 2 299 649 98 155 3 190 668 3 368 792 85 105 7 530 970 4 948 

117 23 31 433 49 386 641 57 66 540 98 290 2 600 256 292 24 059 4 920 17 703 

576 64 43 I 385 174 580 31 6 12 723 104 503 

218 26 15 779 87 179 26 I 2 177 12 16 

252 37 14 128 24 27 

116 12 12 117 13 50 90 15 II 185 38 307 

. 139 13 20 534 45 169 

Massachusetts 

Olher 

23 

I 077 

8 

50 

12 

195 

12 

1 212 

193 

2 

2 

(ll 

(l~ 1 2 

20 

1 

5 

4 

5 

4 

171 53 

17 

I 117 

185 

82 

17 

4~ I 342 7 

23 

37 

22 

26 

5 

4 

7 

2 

23 

5 

18 

313 

8 

41 

15 

76 

II 

95 

3 

8 

5 

6 

23 

358 

7 

36 

2 

26 

4 

33 

-

-

3 

3 

-

-

3 

I 

4 

25 

1-31 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Family Off·Farm Income' 

family off-form income _________ formL_ 

$1,000_ forms by family off-form income: -

$1 10 $249 ____________________ _ $250 10 $499 __________________ _ -

- $500 10 $999 __________________ _ 

- $1.000 10 $4,999 _______________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $9,99L ______________ _ - $10,00010 $19,999 _____________ _ 

- $20,00010 $29,999 _____________ _ $30,000 ond over ______________ _ 

family off-form income from- Nonform-related business _____ forms_ - $1.000_ 

Wages, salaries. commissions, and - tips ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Federal Social Security, pensions, -

etc. ______________________ forms-- $1,000_ - Rent of nonfarm property __________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms_ 

number _ 2 or 3 _____________________ formsnumber _ 4 and over _________________ formsnumber _ 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ farmsnumber _ 2 or 3 _____________________ farmsnumber _ 4 and over _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Troctars, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ farms_ 

number _ 2 ar 3 ___________________ farmsnumber _ 4 and over _______________ formsnumber _ 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ____ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

number _ Crawler tractars ____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Grain and bean cam bines, self- prapelled ____________________ farmsnumber _ 

Cornpickers, carn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ farmsnumber _ 

Corn heads for com bines _____ formsnumber _ 

Other corn pickers and picker- shellers ___________________ farmsnumber_ 

Mawer canditianers ___________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Wind rowers, pull and self- prapelled ____________________ farmsnumber _ 

field farage harvesters, shear bar ________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Value of Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.ond equipment _______________ formL - $1,000_ 

forms by value group: $110 $4,999 _____________ forms_ - $1,000_ - $5,00010 $9,99L _________ torms-- $1,000_ - $10,00010 $19,999 ________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

$20,00010 $49,999 ________ forms_ - $1,000_ 

$50,00010 $99,999 ________ forms-- $1,000_ - $100,000 ond over ________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

TOlol 

1 761 

17 866 

61 

46 

85 

521 

430 

438 

107 

73 

352 

3 902 

988 8 584 

997 

3 616 

365 

1 209 

214 

556 

2 237 

3 111 

659 

1 412 

33 

154 

2 732 

6 464 

1 113 

2 587 

475 

2 733 

2 699 

7 601 

I 293 

3 138 

778 

3 835 

2 651 

7 012 

488 

589 

22 

34 

142 

173 

82 

97 

67 

76 

744 

822 

1 165 

1 216 

365 

391 

702 

841 

3 057 72 708 

437 

1 302 

504 

3 466 

798 

II 132 

1 015 

30 009 

241 

14 798 

62 

12 002 

Tenure of farm operator 

full owners Port owners 

1 051 610 11 891 5 088 

24 33 26 17 

38 38 

292 209 286 119 

258 145 

73 33 54 16 

221 112 2 526 1 159 

563 356 

5 390 2 631 

580 364 2 758 802 

266 89 882 284 

122 87 

335 213 

1 276 830 1 744 1 201 366 263 

776 571 

16 17 74 80 

1 575 961 

3 242 2 712 578 444 

1 319 1 057 

202 243 

1 128 1 381 

1 515 991 3 635 3 429 

725 467 

1 709 1 186 

295 434 

1 431 2 153 

1 471 987 

3 310 3 187 

268 202 

325 242 

7 14 

9 23 

46 89 

59 99 

25 52 

35 55 

22 42 

24 44 

252 453 

276 499 

465 639 

476 671 

152 201 

157 222 

189 474 

209 585 

1 830 I 015 

33 997 33 306 

343 58 

980 211 

363 108 

2 490 748 

516 231 

7 123 3 336 

512 433 

14 800 13 257 

80 145 

4 865 8 868 

16 40 

3 739 6 886 

'Applies anly to individual or family operations <sale proprietarships) and partnerships; see text. 

1- 32 Massachusetts 

Type of organization 

Tenants Individual or family Partnerships Corporations Olher 

100 1 603 158 - - 886 16 378 I 488 - -

4 51 10 - - 3 37 9 - -

9 78 7 - - 20 472 49 - -

25 401 29 - - 35 405 33 - - 1 96 11 - - 3 63 10 - -

19 324 28 - -

217 3 479 423 - -

69 916 72 - -

563 7 945 639 - -

53 905 92 - -

55 3 337 279 - -

10 331 34 - -

43 1 114 94 - -

5 195 19 - -

8 503 54 - -

131 I 887 161 185 4 

166 2 505 284 317 5 

30 508 70 80 1 

65 1 079 156 175 2 

- 13 10 10 -

- 60 47 47 -

196 2 220 221 270 21 

510 4 589 670 1 149 56 

91 906 98 101 8 

211 2 097 231 240 19 

30 303 65 101 6 

224 1 481 381 841 30 

193 2 217 225 239 18 

537 5 964 783 815 39 

101 1 126 84 75 8 

243 2 745 203 171 19 

49 568 107 101 2 

251 2 696 546 581 12 

193 2 176 224 233 18 

515 5 498 734 742 38 

18 400 40 47 1 

22 466 49 73 1 

1 16 3 3 - 2 26 3 5 -

7 115 18 9 - 15 140 20 13 -

5 67 11 4 -

7 80 11 6 -

3 53 8 6 - 8 60 9 7 -

39 613 86 38 7 

47 674 97 44 7 

61 993 124 41 7 

69 1 034 131 44 7 

12 313 36 13 3 

12 334 40 14 3 

39 577 88 33 4 

47 682 111 44 4 

212 2 498 249 288 22 

5 405 50 235 7 304 14 598 571 

36 374 28 31 4 

111 1 121 85 86 10 

33 438 29 32 5 

227 3 016 202 212 36 

51 676 61 56 5 

673 9 400 856 798 77 

70 828 89 92 6 

1 952 24 446 2544 (0) (0) 

16 162 34 45 -

1 064 9 679 2 141 2977 - 6 20 8 32 2 

1 377 2 573 1 476 (0) (0) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Allrlcultural Chem ical. 

Agricultural chemic:ols ________ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms_ - acres on which used_ 

ton5_ 

$1,000_ lime ________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

- acres on which used_ 

ton5_ 

$1,000_ -

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to 

controlInsects on hoy crops _________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ Insects on other crops _______ formL 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ Nematodes in crops _________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ Weeds or gross in crops _____ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ 

Weeds or brush in posture ____ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ Weeds on other land _________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ farmsacres an which used_ 

$1,000_ Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other chemicals (see text) ______ forms-

$1,000_ 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with grain storage facilities: None ___________________________ _ 

Under 1,000 bushels ______________ _ 

1,000104,999 bushels ____________ _ 

5,000109,999 bushels ____________ _ 10,0001024,999 bushels __________ _ 25,0001049,999 bushels __________ _ 50,000 bushels ond over ___________ _ Not reporting ____________________ _ 

livestock 

Cattle and calves ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cows ond heifers Ihol hod calved ____________________ forms_ 

number _ Beef cows _______________ farms_ 

number_ Milk cows _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Heifers and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ forms_ 

number _ Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls. and bull calves ____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle ond calves sold __________ farmL 

number _ 

$1,000_ Colves _____________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number __ $1,000 __ Cottle _____________________ farmL_ 

Fattened on groin and 

number __ 

$l,OOL 

concentrates _____________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding __________________ farmL_ 

number __ Olher _____________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Tolal 

2 522 

8 288 2 433 118963 

38 249 5 587 

606 15 612 23 979 

347 

51 3 293 

22 

872 34 878 

1 034 

55 1 791 

180 

315 12 958 

415 

982 40 134 

529 

16 

277 2 

61 

663 

14 

62 

2 393 

33 

235 

39 

321 

85 

1 723 

245 

55 

II 

14 

4 

2 1 131 

1 409 

96 204 

1 274 59 352 

402 5 161 1 058 54 191 

1 102 

29 915 

340 3 676 

915 26 239 

840 

6 937 

1 333 45 244 

7405 

I 058 26 174 

1 323 

1 183 19 070 6 082 

123 

1 797 

584 

313 41 968 

156 5 182 

301 36 786 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 

Tenure of form operator 

Full owners Port owners Tenants 

1 424 928 170 

2 484 4 884 919 

1 356 914 163 

32468 78 596 7899 

9467 24 630 4 153 

I 487 3 467 632 

229 322 55 3 174 11 271 1 167 

4 712 17 436 I 831 

73 243 32 

15 33 3 494 2 661 138 

2 19 1 

537 265 70 

12 237 19 394 3 247 

426 463 145 

16 31 8 279 1 066 446 

20 109 51 

192 101 22 

5 479 6 643 836 207 184 24 

431 496 55 9 708 28 532 1 894 

169 337 24 

5 9 2 70 180 27 1 1 1 

35 21 5 

315 308 40 7 6 1 

31 26 5 744 1 453 196 

16 16 1 

89 134 12 25 13 1 

211 92 18 

52 25 7 

, 1 040 550 133 85 140 20 24 29 2 4 7 - 4 9 1 - 4 - 1 1 -

785 281 65 

583 745 81 25 610 65 361 5 233 

499 700 75 15 179 40 664 3 509 188 183 31 1 931 2 874 356 385 610 63 13 248 37 790 3 153 

403 640 59 7 782 20 703 1 430 

155 173 12 1 545 2 039 92 

301 559 55 6 237 18 664 1 338 

310 475 55 2 649 3 994 294 

538 718 77 14 965 28 287 I 992 2642 4 435 328 390 609 59 8 195 16 788 1 191 568 709 46 464 655 64 6 770 11 499 801 2 074 3 726 282 

61 58 4 975 792 30 303 271 10 

168 123 22 33 259 5 673 3 036 

102 44 10 3 894 966 322 163 116 22 29 365 4 707 2 714 

Type of organization 

Individual or family Partnerships Corporotions Other 

2 028 225 252 17 

4 766 1 025 2 395 101 

1 960 218 238 17 

77 980 15 885 23 981 1 117 

24 105 4 709 9 169 267 

3476 668 1 391 53 

462 69 68 7 

9 260 2 594 3 567 191 

15 682 3 854 4 101 342 

221 60 59 7 

42 6 3 - 2446 267 580 -

15 2 5 -

626 90 147 9 

17 523 3 485 13 360 510 

464 131 415 23 

31 8 16 - 332 314 I 145 -

22 22 136 -

226 27 60 2 

6 511 1 725 4 492 230 

224 44 142 5 

760 114 102 6 

24 197 6 678 8 874 385 

248 80 194 :, 12 - 2 

213 - 27 37 

I - I (l) 

43 8 9 I 

260 276 117 10 

5 6 2 eZl 

39 5 16 2 

1 224 152 874 143 

12 2 19 1 

179 35 19 2 

16 3 20 (l) 

275 20 21 5 

61 8 II 4 

1 346 154 208 15 207 24 10 4 

34 12 9 - 9 2 - - 9 2 3 - 3 1 - - - I I - 1 004 61 62 4 

1 208 131 63 7 70 423 13 150 11 878 753 

1 096 121 51 6 43 088 7 884 7 883 497 353 27 19 3 4 000 573 425 163 906 106 42 4 39 088 7 311 7 458 334 

945 107 45 5 22 209 4 014 3 461 231 

289 34 15 2 2 827 514 294 41 

788 90 34 3 19 382 3 500 3 167 190 

713 83 43 1 5 126 1 252 534 25 

1 147 125 56 5 33 354 6 456 5 046 388 5 184 1 107 1 043 70 914 100 39 5 20 317 3 404 2 185 268 1 083 115 104 22 1 005 120 53 5 13 037 3 052 2 861 120 4 102 992 939 49 

105 12 5 1 1 533 202 57 5 488 74 20 2 

267 33 12 1 23 406 11 876 6 684 2 

130 18 7 I 2 957 1 458 766 I 256 32 12 I 20 449 10 418 5 918 1 

Massachusetts 1- 33 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

live.tock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 

number _ $1.000_ - Feeder pigs _________________ form s_ - number _ 

$1.000_ -

-

Litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 ______________ forms_ - number _ 

December 1 and May 31 ___ forms_ 

number _ - June I and November 30 ___ forms-- number _ -

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ forms-- number _ - Lambs under 1 yeor old ______ forms-- number _ - Ewes 1 year old or older _____ forms-- number _ 

Roms and wethers I yeor old or -

older _____________________ forms_ - number _ 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forms_ - number _ - Sheep and Iambs shorn _________ forms-- number _ 

pounds of wooL -

- Horses and ponies _____________ forms_ - number _ - Sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Horses ____________________ form s_ 

number_ Sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Any goats ___________________ forms_ 

number _ Sold ______________________ forms_ 

Poultry 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ formsnumber _ Sold ____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _ formsnumber _ 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ forms. 

number _ 

Kept for hatching egg production _____ • ________ forms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ formsnumber _ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms_ 

number _ 

Puifet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ formsnumber _ 

8roilers and other meot·type chickens sold _______________ • formsnumber_ 

Turkeys _____________________ formsnumber _ Sold __________ • _________ form s_ 

number. 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ forms. 

number _ Sold ____________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

number. - light breeds for slaughter ____ forms. 

number _ Sold ____________________ formsnumber _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _formsnumber _ Sold ____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Crop. Harve.ted 

Field corn for all purposes ______ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

bushels __ Irrigated _______ • _________ forms._ 

oeres __ 

1-34 Massachusetts 

Total 

240 

51 642 

3 346 

62 II 172 

210 

167 

7 016 

135 3 643 

135 

3 373 

98 

2 696 

70 

546 

86 1 979 

74 

171 

63 

I 969 

54 

2 191 

12 979 

370 

3 375 

99 

886 

799 

324 

2 805 

92 

764 

771 

16 

267 

8 

104 

6 

339 

I 936 943 

212 

I 929 431 

332 I 665 358 

324 

I 498 410 

14 

166 948 

41 253 419 

68 

18 166 

27 217 766 

22 

299 871 

32 15 812 

32 

171 244 

27 

9 189 

28 139 609 

5 

5 235 7 30 010 

5 

I 388 

4 

1 625 

877 36 344 

744 

32 638 

108 

2 955 

228 148 

3 

4 

Tenure of form operator 

Full owners Port owners 

145 74 37 940 10 500 2 342 775 

35 24 9 447 1 621 179 29 

105 50 

5 055 I 675 89 38 2 675 823 90 37 

2 380 852 

53 41 I 764 914 40 27 

346 192 

48 35 I 312 660 

42 30 106 62 

35 27 

I 399 565 31 23 

I 462 729 

8 740 4 239 

174 167 

I 776 I 272 

50 37 367 333 272 454 

158 139 

I 491 I 014 48 32 

318 270 

258 440 

10 5 

34 223 

3 4 

9 91 (Z) 5 

227 101 

I 721 043 211 640 

167 41 

I 650 069 248 362 

222 99 

I 469 834 191 281 

214 99 

I 302 903 191 264 

12 2 

166 931 17 

32 9 

233 118 20 301 

40 23 18 091 58 

24 3 

203 466 14 300 

II 8 

286 702 12 819 

19 II 

11 260 (0) 

21 9 

146 945 (0) 

15 10 

5 358 (0) 

19 7 

133 320 (0) 

3 2 

4 520 715 

4 3 

12 000 18 010 

4 I 

I 382 6 

4 - 1 625 -

254 573 

6 342 27 836 

174 524 

4 439 26 261 

47 57 

770 1 873 

62 594 153 757 

1 - 2 -

Type of organization 

Tenonts Individual or family Partnerships Corporations Other 

21 205 22 12 I 

3 202 33 786 13 328 4 506 22 

228 1 996 I 005 344 1 

3 54 4 3 I 

104 9 168 1 652 330 22 

2 172 27 10 I 

12 141 18 7 1 

286 3 869 I 882 I 263 2 

8 112 15 7 1 

145 2 084 961 597 1 

8 115 14 5 I 

141 I 785 921 666 I 

4 82 10 4 2 

18 I 814 76 326 480 

3 63 1 4 2 

8 430 5 56 55 

3 70 10 4 2 

7 1 254 62 261 402 

2 61 7 4 2 

3 130 9 9 23 

I 52 5 4 2 

5 1 257 65 360 287 

- 44 5 3 2 

- 1 331 99 354 407 

- 8 074 381 2 701 I 823 

29 313 30 22 5 

327 2 689 222 340 124 

12 80 3 13 3 

186 641 11 210 24 

73 700 12 75 12 

27 275 24 20 5 

300 2 275 177 312 41 

12 75 3 13 I 

176 585 11 166 2 

72 684 12 74 I 

1 12 2 - 2 

10 259 3 - 5 

I 6 I - I 

4 99 I - 4 

(Z) 6 (Z) - (Z) 

II 294 20 21 4 

4 260 1 093 161 1342U 704 935 4 623 

4 179 13 17 3 

31 000 I 223 622 119 701 584 108 2 000 

II 287 20 21 4 

4 243 945 589 128 654 586 493 4 622 

II 283 20 17 4 

4 243 935 169 128 654 429 965 4 622 

- 10 - 4 - - 10 420 - 156 528 -

- 33 2 6 - - 146 257 (0) (0) - 5 57 7 3 I 

17 I 315 (0) (0) I 

- 20 2 5 - - 136 902 (0) (0) -

3 20 I 1 - 350 (0) III (0) -

2 25 2 5 - (0) 9 947 215 5 650 - 2 26 I 5 - (0) 133 044 200 38 000 - 2 20 2 5 -

(0) 6 724 215 2 250 - 2 22 I 5 - (0) 108 309 200 31 100 - - 4 - I - - (0) - (0) - - 6 - I - - (0) - (0) - - 4 - I - - (0) - (0) - - 3 - I - - (0) - (0) -

50 740 92 43 2 

2 166 24 820 4 727 6 619 178 

46 614 86 42 2 

I 938 21 422 4 517 6 521 178 

4 88 12 8 - 312 I 806 307 842 - 11 797 140 858 26 471 60 819 - 2 3 - - - 2 4 - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

C,op. Harve.ted - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ farms __ acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ Sorghums for groin or seed ___ farms __ acres __ bushels __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Soybeans far beans ____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ farm L_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ forms-_ 

acreL_ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ farm s __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Wheot _______________________ farm s __ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Catton ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

baleL_ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Tobacco _____________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

pounds __ Irrigated _______________ • ___ forms __ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Irish potatoes _. _. ____________ farms __ 

acres __ hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ farm s-_ 

acres-_ Com merciol fertilizer used ____ farm s._ acres __ 

Hay _______________________ • _ farms._ 

acres __ 

tons __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres-_ Alfalfa ond alfalfa mixtures for hay or dehydrating _________ farms-_ 

acres __ tons. dry __ Irrigated _____ • ___________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Clover. timothy. and mixtures of clover and grasses for hay ________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

tons. dry._ Irrigated _____ • ___________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Field seeds _______ • _________ • _ form s-_ 

acres __ Irrigated __ • ________________ farms __ 

acres._ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Vegetables _______ • ___________ form L_ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Berries • _____________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Irrigated _______ • ___ • _______ farms.. 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

land in orchards ______________ farm s __ 

acres._ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres.. 

Talal 

23 

203 

17 

155 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

40 

I 390 

= I 3 

19 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

48 

I 563 

2 596 855 

21 

1 135 

48 

I 563 

163 

4 180 827 336 

39 

256 

138 4 147 

I 464 

94 114 

201 372 

623 

32 997 

607 

20 115 

51 491 

5 

122 

1 107 

53 684 

112404 

4 

18 

4 

38 

-

-

2 

14 

682 

14 731 

227 4 762 

645 14 603 

487 10 422 

362 9 707 

404 9 942 

249 

8 913 

16 

255 

186 

7 853 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Tenure of farm operator 

Full owners Port owners Tenants 

7 15 1 

50 127 26 

4 12 I 

22 107 26 

- - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

2 4 -

11 29 -

340 1 050 - - - -

- - - - 3 -

- 19 -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - =1 - - - - -

19 19 10 

171 982 410 

315 965 I 595 054 685 836 5 10 6 81 822 232 

19 19 10 

171 982 410 

69 80 14 

826 2 419 935 

168 811 481 702 176 823 

17 17 5 

131 116 9 55 73 10 

814 2 406 927 

644 746 74 

29 348 59 900 4 866 62 545 128 699 10 128 

203 394 26 

7 582 24 032 1 383 

219 354 34 6 697 12 513 905 

16 154 32 944 2 393 

I 4 - I 121 -

463 585 59 17 484 33 590 2 610 36 411 70 880 5 113 1 I 2 2 10 6 

2 2 - 24 14 - - - - - - -

- 2 - - 14 -

J46 259 77 

4 670 8 239 I 822 103 92 32 1 855 2 356 551 326 244 75 4 600 8 199 I 804 

382 88 17 6 852 3 314 256 311 40 11 6 570 2 921 216 331 59 14 6 612 3 077 253 

179 58 12 5 321 2 959 632 6 9 1 70 184 2 132 45 9 4764 ,2 472 618 

Type of organization 

Individual or family Partnerships Corporations Other 

21 1 1 - 147 46 10 - 15 1 I - 99 46 10 -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

6 - - -

40 - - -

I 390 - -

=1 - - - - - - 3 - - -

19 - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - = I - - - -

33 2 13 -

235 63 1 265 -

(O) (0) 2 061 100 -

7 2 12 -

107 55 973 -

33 2 13 - 235 63 1 265 -

145 13 5 - 2 391 980 809 - 481 741 173 095 172 500 -

33 4 2 - 127 105 24 - 120 13 5 - 2 358 980 809 -

1 268 131 56 9 

75 650 10 885 6 445 1 134 160 773 23 54J 14 922 2 134 505 78 33 7 

23 830 5 347 3 493 327 

511 63 29 4 16677 2 194 1 069 175 41 791 6 281 2 936 483 5 - - - 122 - - -

966 100 36 5 44 216 6 502 2 501 465 92 217 13 54J 5 989 655 4 - - - 18 - - -

4 - - - 38 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 14 - - -

605 47 30 - 11 765 I 323 I 644 - 193 19 15 - 3 685 562 515 - 570 46 29 - 11 661 1 300 1 641 - 373 51 53 10 4 428 I 029 4649 316 267 43 44 8 3 777 996 4 620 315 303 46 47 8 3 989 1 016 4 640 296 

196 22 29 2 5 608 480 2 595 230 13 2 I - 220 24 11 - 139 18 27 2 4987 412 2 225 230 

Massachusetts 1- 35 
Table 29. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm. and Land in Farms 

Forms _____________________ number __ 

percent_ - land in forms ________________ DcreL_ 

Average size of form ________ acres-- Value of land and buildings ____ $1.000_ - Average per form __________ dollors-- Average per ocre ___________ doUars--

Forms bV value of form: $110 $9.999 ____________________ _ 

- $10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ - $20,000 10 $39,999 _______________ _ - $40,000 10 $69,999 _______________ _ 

- $70,000 10 $99,999 _______________ _ - $100,00010 $149,999 _____________ _ - $150,00010 $199,999 _____________ _ 

- $200,00010 $499,999 _____________ _ - $500,000 ond over _______________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land bv form operator land owned ________________ form s_ -

land rented or leased from others ____________________ forms_ - acres_ - land rented or leased to others ____________________ forms-- ocres_ 

land in Farms According to Use 

Totol cropland ________________ forms_ 

acres- Harvested crop/and __________ formsForms bv acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ________________ _ 

50 t.o 99 acres _______________ _ 10010199 ocres _____________ _ 

200 10 499 acres _____________ _ 

500 10 999 ocres _____________ _ 

',000 acres and over _________ _ 

I,OOOlol,9990cres ________ _ 

2,000 acres and over _______ _ 

(ropland: Posture or grazing only ____ formsacres- (over crops, legumes, and soil improvement grosses not harvested or postured _____ formsacres- On which all crops foiled ___ formsacres- In cultivated summer 'follow __________________ formsacres- Idle _____________________ farms_ 

acresTotal woodland _______________ farmsacres- Woodland postured __________ formsacres_ Woodland not postured ______ farms_ 

acres_ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland posture _____________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Improved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farmsacres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Olher lond (see lexl) ___________ forms-- acres_ 

.:ratal pastureland _____________ farmsacres_ Irrigated land _________________ formsacresIrrigated cropland harvested __ formsacresArtificial drainage _____________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

acres drained __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

acreL_ 

.... ond Ttnure of Fo,m Op.,oto, 

All form operators ________________ --- FuJI owners ____________________ _ Port owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

1- 36 Massachusetts 

Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974 

Forming 

Age of form operator 

Total forming and 65 years and other occupations TOlol Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 years 55 10 64 yoors over 

2 869 2 169 29 147 287 565 684 457 100.0 75.6 1.0 5.1 10.0 19.7 23.8 15.9 411 384 346 025 3 818 22 547 54 894 93 272 106 612 64 882 

143 160 132 153 191 165 156 142 377 862 310 095 4 576 22 682 57 086 82 511 93 575 49 665 131 705 142 967 157 780 154 297 198 906 146 038 136 805 108 677 

919 896 1 198 1 006 1 040 885 878 765 

125 63 1 - 5 19 13 25 159 101 - 7 8 21 30 35 476 300 5 15 23 66 95 96 

538 397 2 34 42 90 135 94 

370 285 4 15 30 74 104 58 

386 319 5 21 44 101 101 47 

248 217 5 16 42 64 60 30 

443 393 6 33 70 108 117 59 124 94 1 6 23 22 29 13 

2 691 2 043 17 107 270 522 676 451 

326 409 266 544 1 157 10 302 39 947 66 908 90 509 57 721 

1 127 949 21 95 159 311 246 117 

91 930 83 609 2 664 12 282 15 394 27 574 17 734 7 961 

190 114 1 5 9 32 37 30 

6 955 4 128 3 37 447 1 210 I 631 800 

2 666 2 026 28 132 268 530 645 423 

189 763 165 770 2 284 12 957 25 771 47 148 50 425 27 185 

2 590 1 978 28 129 263 517 628 413 

141 357 125 308 1 756 10920 20 263 35 721 37 897 18 751 

1 578 1 073 17 57 120 245 345 289 

582 503 4 29 80 161 167 62 

320 297 5 28 48 78 85 53 

102 97 2 15 10 32 30 8 

8 8 - - 5 1 I 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

954 758 10 47 97 222 231 151 

40 634 34 604 319 1 822 5 104 9 448 10691 7 220 

131 96 2 5 14 27 25 23 

1 699 1 242 116 18 92 263 387 366 

72 57 1 5 6 25 11 9 

708 642 20 67 60 239 140 116 

60 49 2 2 3 18 13 11 

I 433 1 319 46 34 42 431 362 404 

232 165 2 6 17 49 60 31 

3 932 2 655 27 96 210 1 046 948 328 

I 677 1 318 16 73 186 356 412 275 

156 526 127 040 1 416 6 334 21 611 30 119 40 736 26 824 

589 483 6 32 71 133 143 98 

31 296 26 841 155 1 849 4 340 5 816 8 295 6 386 

I 395 1 091 14 57 149 301 337 233 

125 230 100 199 1 261 4 485 17 271 24 303 32 441 20438 

519 440 2 29 66 137 137 69 

27 678 24 044 94 1 976 3 892 7 999 6 458 3 625 

268 240 1 16 41 69 79 34 

10 902 9 705 80 623 1 404 3 407 2 796 1 395 

310 255 1 17 42 82 71 42 

16 776 14 339 14 1 353 2 488 4 592 3 662 2 230 

1 929 1 491 9 101 193 398 466 324 

37 417 29 171 24 1 280 3 620 8 006 8 993 7 248 

1 458 1 167 12 81 156 333 360 225 

99 608 85 489 568 5 647 13 336 23 263 25 444 17 231 

607 458 8 25 69 116 144 96 

10 542 9 269 123 288 1 615 2 285 3 285 I 673 

606 458 8 25 69 116 144 96 

10 421 9 159 123 284 1 581 2243 3 276 1 652 

361 295 4 20 45 82 89 55 

6 507 5 780 16 415 933 1 804 1 543 I 069 

659 537 8 29 78 155 178 89 

1 542 1 239 16 84 201 334 423 181 

2 010 1 618 16 58 436 410 454 244 

2 869 2 169 29 147 287 565 684 457 

1 742 I 220 8 52 128 254 438 340 

948 823 9 55 142 268 238 111 

179 126 12 40 17 43 8 6 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 29, Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms and Land in Farma 

Farms _____________ • _. _. _. _ number_ 

percent. Lond in forms ________________ acres. 

Average size of farm ________ acres. 

Value a' land and buildings ____ $1,000_ 

Average per form _______ • __ dollors. 

Average per ocre. ________ . _ dollors. 

Forms by value of form: $110 $9,999 ____________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 10 $69,999 _______________ _ 

$70,00010 $99,999 _______________ _ 

$100,00010 $149,999 _____________ _ 

$150,00010 $199,999 _____________ _ 

$200,00010 $499,999 _____________ _ $500,000 and over _______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Owned Dnd rented lond by form operator , Lond owned ________________ forms. - acres-- land rented or leased from others ____________________ form s-- acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ____________________ forms. - ocres. -

land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland ________________ farms. - ocres. - Harvested cropland _____ . ___ . form s-- acres-- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ________________ _ 

- 50 10 99 ocreL ______________ _ 

- 10010199 ocreL ____________ _ - 200 10 499 acres _____________ _ 

- 500 10 999 acres _____________ _ 

- 1,000 acres and over _________ _ - 1,00010 1,999 ocres _________ _ 

2,000 acres and over _______ _ -

Cropland, Pasture or grazing onlv ____ forms __ acres __ (over crops, legumes, and soil improvement grosses not harvested or pastured _____ farm L 

ocres_ -

- On which all crops failed ___ farm s __ 

In cultivated sum mer fallow __________________ farm s __ 

acreL_ Idle _____________________ 'arms-- ocres_ -

Total woodland _______________ farmL_ 

acres __ Woodland pastured __________ forms __ 

ocreL_ Woodland not pastured ______ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Pos'ureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pasture _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Improved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Olher land (see lexl) ___________ 'orms __ 

acres __ 

Total pasturelond _____________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigoled land _________________ 'orms __ 

acres __ Irrigated cropland harvested __ form 5-_ 

acres __ 

Artificial drainage _____________ farms __ 

acres drained __ Artificial ponds. pits, reservoirs, and earthen tonks ________________ farms __ 

number __ acres __ 

Race and Tenure of Farm Optrater 

All 'arm operolors __________________ _ full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ Tenonls _______________________ _ 

Tolol 

700 

24.4 65 359 

93 67 767 

96 810 

1 037 

62 

58 

176 

141 

85 

67 

31 

50 

30 

648 

59 865 

178 

8 321 

76 

2 827 

640 

23 993 

612 

16 049 

505 

79 

23 

5 

-

-

=1 

196 

6 030 

35 

457 

15 

66 

11 

114 

67 

1 277 

359 

29 486 

106 4 455 

304 

25 031 

79 

3 634 

28 1 197 

55 2 437 

438 

8 246 

291 

14 119 

149 1 273 

148 

1 262 

66 

727 

122 

303 

393 

700 

522 

125 

53 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Under 25 Veors 

10 

0.3 

355 

36 

455 

45 495 

1 282 

1 

3 

-

5 

-

1 

-

-

-

7 

131 

5 

224 

-

-

10 

299 

9 

199 

8 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

87 

1 

3 

2 

10 

-

-

-

-

1 

13 

-

-

1 

13 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

43 

2 

87 

5 

20 

5 

20 

1 

6 

-

-

-

10 

5 

2 

3 

Other occupation 

Age of form operator 

25 10 34 years 35 to 44 vears 45 10 54 years 

58 129 195 

2.0 4.5 6.8 

3 715 13 553 18 155 

64 105 93 

6 793 14 470 17 045 

117 115 112 172 87 413 

1 828 I 068 939 

I 18 10 

5 6 17 

19 27 38 

7 18 53 

4 19 32 

11 17 14 

4 4 11 

3 11 17 

4 9 3 

42 116 186 

1 615 12 353 17 088 

41 33 65 

2 174 1 493 2 376 

4 8 28 

74 293 1 309 

52 120 182 

2 306 5 094 6 528 

51 113 174 

1 778 3 252 4 351 

35 92 147 

11 15 21 

5 4 6 

- 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

19 43 59 

435 1 400 1 775 

I 9 9 

3 189 98 

1 2 5 

5 5 28 

1 - 4 3 - 28 12 12 17 82 248 248 

24 57 110 855 6 439 8 476 12 12 37 152 408 1 508 15 51 92 703 6 031 6968 

8 13 24 111 646 I 057 

4 4 6 15 340 169 

4 9 20 96 306 888 

33 71 126 443 1 374 2 094 

30 55 90 698 2 454 4 340 13 • 21 40 68 226 302 13 20 40 62 223 302 

3 15 22 22 145 259 

7 16 42 29 26 142 8 98 69 

58 129 195 17 96 130 25 20 55 16 13 10 

1974-Continued 

65 Veors and 

55 to 64 Veors over 

175 133 

6.1 4.6 

14 236 15 345 

81 115 

15 989 13 015 

91 365 97 857 

I 123 848 

17 15 

12 15 

53 39 

40 18 

16 14 

14 10 

4 8 

10 9 

9 5 

167 130 

13 349 15 329 

22 12 

I 242 812 

17 19 

355 796 

155 121 

5 143 4 623 

149 116 

3 548 2 921 

128 95 

15 16 

3 5 

3 -

- -

- -

- - - -

39 34 

1 283 1 050 

12 3 

145 19 

3 2 

16 2 

2 4 

39 44 

15 11 

112 587 

93 74 

5 200 8 503 

27 18 I 349 I 038 81 64 3 851 7 465 

16 18 

746 1 074 

9 5 508 165 

8 14 

238 909 

112 90 

3 147 1 145 

60 54 3 378 3 162 36 34 358 299 

36 34 358 297 

10 15 155 140 

28 29 53 53 60 158 

175 133 153 121 14 9 

Massachusetts 1-37 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

lace and Tenure of Form 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued 

White 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- fulf owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ 

Tenants _______________________ _ 

Black and other roces l _____________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

Farml by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ formL_ 

acres-_ Partnership __________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ forms_ - ocres_ Other _______________________ forms_ - acres--

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ formL 

$1,000_ 

Debts secured by reol estote __ farms-

$1,000_ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Farm Operator Characteristics 1 

Farm operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors ___________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors- __________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors- __________________ _ 55 to 64 yearL __________________ _ 65 yeors and over ________________ _ 

Average age _____________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence: On form operated ________________ _ On another form _________________ _ 

In 0 rural area, not on a form ______ _ 

In a city, lawn, or urban area ______ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: Forming ________________________ _ Other __________________________ _ 

F~rm operators reporting off-form mcomeGreater than value of form products sold ___________________________ _ 

less than value of form products sold Not reporting or none _____________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work off form _________________________ _ 

1 to 49 doys ____________________ _ 

50 to 99 doys ___________________ _ 100 to 149 doys _________________ _ 

150 to 199 doys _________________ _ 

200 days and over _______________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form operator) working off form: Farms reparting __________________ _ Number of persons _______________ _ 

8y number of days worked: 1 to 49 doys ________________ _ 

50 to 99 day, _______________ _ 

100 to 149 doys _____________ _ 150 to 199 doys _____________ _ 

200 days ond over ___________ _ 

farms by Size' 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________ - -_ -- ---- 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre,- __________________ _ 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

260 to 499 acres ________________ -- __ - 500 to 999 ocre'- _______________ -- __ - 1,000 to 1,999 ocre'-________________ _ 

2,000 acres and over _______________ _ -

Farm. by Sta.dard I.du.trlal 

Cla .. lflcatlo. (It. tIXt) 

Cosh groin forms (011 ) ____________ - __ _ 

Collon forms (0131) _________________ _ 

Tobocco forms (0132) ________________ _ 

Total forming and other occupations Total Under 25 years 

2 852 2 156 29 1 728 1 209 8 948 823 9 176 124 12 

17 13 - 14 11 - - - - 3 2 -

2 612 1 954 27 

360 299 299 075 3 645 

257 215 2 51 085 46 950 173 

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

959 759 11 

34 946 30 110 620 750 587 3 24 268 20 381 234 

556 464 11 

10 677 9 729 386 

39 29 29 

205 147 - 416 287 -

760 565 - 859 684 - 590 457 - 54.2 54.7 22.5 

2 133 1 669 24 

36 29 2 

159 95 - 182 96 3 

2 169 2 169 29 

700 - -

591 177 5 

1 311 1 128 13 

967 864 11 

894 368 10 

125 105 1 

84 67 - 70 48 4 

131 47 1 

484 101 4 

458 329 1 

559 383 1 

77 55 -

54 38 -

67 43 -

83 68 - 278 179 1 

336 200 2 

669 442 8 

236 162 3 

250 201 4 

322 262 4 

249 207 1 

185 151 2 

149 127 2 

353 314 2 

105 90 1 

13 11 -

2 2 -

13 6 -

- - - 24 17 2 

lApplies only to individuol or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

J - 38 Massachusetts 

Forming 

Age of form operator 

65 years and 25 to 34 years 35 ta 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

147 287 561 679 453 

52 128 252 433 336 

55 142 268 238 111 

40 17 41 8 6 

- - 4 5 4 

- - 2 5 4 

- - - - - - - 2 - -

141 266 510 608 402 

21 299 49 612 82 278 90 550 51 691 

6 21 55 76 55 

1 248 5 282 10 994 16 062 13 191 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

77 138 238 214 81 

3 694 7 153 10 132 6 579 1 932 

51 112 185 175 61 

2 268 4 789 7 056 4 628 1 405 

57 82 151 122 41 

1 426 2364 3 075 1 951 526 

- - - - - 147 - - - - - 287 - - -

- - 565 - -

- - - 684 - - - - - 457 

30.1 40.2 49.8 59.3 72.6 

95 224 454 523 349 

5 6 8 5 3 

13 14 23 33 12 

9 11 20 26 27 

147 287 565 684 457 

- - - - -

8 18 38 51 57 

77 160 294 355 229 

62 109 233 278 171 

39 64 104 100 51 

9 14 33 27 21 

7 18 19 14 9 

5 10 11 15 3 

9 7 14 11 5 

9 15 27 33 13 

22 37 117 111 41 

26 43 144 124 45 

2 4 21 21 7 

4 6 16 8 4 

3 3 14 15 8 

6 7 27 23 5 

11 23 66 57 21 

15 19 50 55 59 

29 51 99 146 109 

7 26 35 59 32 

21 27 55 54 40 

22 34 72 93 37 

9 29 60 59 49 

8 18 33 59 31 

9 15 32 40 29 

18 41 105 93 55 9 23 21 24 12 

- 4 3 - 4 

- - - 2 -

- - 1 4 1 

- - - - - 1 1 6 3 4 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenur. of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' __________________________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ Port owners _______________ . ____ _ T enonts ___________ • _____ • ___ • __ 

Black and other roces I _______ • ___ • __ 

Full owners ___ • ___ •• __ • ___ . ____ _ Part owners _______________ . _. __ _ T enonts _________________ . _____ _ 

Farms by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ___ • ________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____ • ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation, including familv owned _____ • ________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other _________________ • _. _. _ forms __ 

acres __ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Debts secured by real estate __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm Operator Characteristics' 

Farm operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 25 to 34 years ____________________ _ 35 to 44 years ____________________ _ 45 to 54 years ____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ____________________ _ 65 years and over _________________ _ Average age ______________________ _ 

Farm operators by place of residence: On farm operated _________________ _ On another form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban areo _______ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________ _ 

Other ___________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting off-farm incomeGreater than value of form products sold ______ • _____________________ _ 

less than value of farm products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work off form __________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ____________________ _ 

100 to 149 doys __________________ _ 

150 to 199 days __________________ _ 

200 days and aver ________________ _ 

Persons in household Cather than form operator) working off form: 

~~~~fi~---------- Number of persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: Ito 49 days _. _______________ _ 

50 to 99 days ________________ _ 100 to 149 days ______________ _ 

150 to 199 days ______________ _ 

200 days and over ____________ _ 

Farms by Size 

1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre5. _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre5. _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ______________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___ • ________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ____________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre5.. __________________ _ 220 to 259 ocre5. ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ____ • _______________ _ 500 to 999 ocres. ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ________________ _ 

farms b, Slandard Industrial 

Clallillealion (s .. texl, 

Cash grain farms (011) _______________ _ (ollan forms (0131) _________________ _ Tobacco farms (0132L _______________ _ 

Tolal Under 25 years 25 10 34 years 

696 7 57 

519 2 17 

125 2 25 

52 3 15 

4 3 1 

3 3 -

- - - 1 - 1 

658 10 55 

61 224 355 3 546 

42 - 3 

4 135 - 169 

- - -

- - - - - - - - -

200 3 33 

4 836 43 1 046 

163 1 26 3 887 25 873 

92 3 20 

949 18 173 

10 10 - 58 - 58 

129 - - 195 - - 175 - - 133 - - 52.6 22.1 29.7 

I 464 6 44 

7 - 1 

64 3 6 

86 1 4 

- - - 700 10 58 

414 3 35 

183 7 21 103 - 2 

526 9 54 

20 - 1 17 - 1 22 2 1 84 2 11 383 5 40 

129 4 8 176 4 10 

22 - 1 16 - 5 24 - - 15 - - 99 4 4 

136 4 9 227 3 19 74 2 10 49 - 5 60 - 7 42 1 4 34 - 3 22 - - 39 - 1 15 - - 2 - - - - -

7 2 2 - - - 7 - - 'Applies only to individual or family operations (safe proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Other occupation 

Age of form operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

129 195 

96 130 

20 55 

13 10 

- -

- - - -

- -

123 191 

12 621 17 245 

6 4 

932 910 

- -

- -

- -

- -

42 66 

900 1 808 

34 55 

726 1 378 

21 25 

174 429 

- -

- -

129 - - 195 

- -

- -

39.7 49.6 

83 143 

- 2 

15 15 

20 19 

- -

129 195 

79. 126 

31 57 19 12 

101 167 - 4 7 4 4 3 13 33 

77 123 

20 48 26 76 

8 6 3 4 1 14 

3 9 11 43 

23 32 45 60 7 28 9 15 

11 12 10 12 6 12 6 7 7 15 5 2 - -

- -

- 3 

- - 1 2 

1974 - Continued 

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

175 133 

153 121 

14 9 

8 3 

- -

- -

- - - -

161 118 

13 299 14 158 

14 15 

937 I 187 

- - - - - - - -

35 21 I 561 479 

33 14 

486 399 

13 10 

74 80 

I - - - - - - - - 175 -

- 133 

59.1 73.2 

123 65 

1 3 10 15 

16 26 

- -

175 133 

106 65 

42 25 

27 43 

137 58 7 8 

2 3 

6 6 21 4 

101 37 

36 13 45 15 

5 2 4 - 9 - 3 - 24 13 

47 21 53 47 16 11 13 7 

16 14 8 7 5 8 5 4 

8 8 3 5 1 1 

- -

- -

- - 1 3 

Massachusetts 1- 39 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974- Continued 

farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

F .... I by St •• d.rd Indultrl.1 

CI.uificatlo. (I .. toxt) - Co •. 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut. and olher lield crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) ___________________________ _ 

- Vegeloble and melon forms (016) _____ _ - Fruil and Iree nUllorms (017) ________ _ 

- Horticullurol specially forms (018) ____ _ 

- General forms, primarily crop (0191) __ _ - livestock forms. except dairy, poultry, and animal specially (021) __________ _ Dairy form s (024) __________________ _ - Poullry and egg lorm s (025) _________ _ - Animal specially lorms (027) _________ _ - General farms, primarily livestock (0291) ___________________________ _ 

- Farms not classified by SIC __________ _ -

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms-- $1,000_ - Forms by volue of agricultural product s sold, 

$500,000 and over _____________ _ 

$200,00010 $499,999 ___________ _ 

$100.00010 $199,999 ___________ _ 

$40,00010 $99,999 _____________ _ $20,00010 $39,999 _____________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 _____________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 _______________ _ $2,500 10 $4,999 _______________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) _________ _ 

Grain sold ___________________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ Tobacco sold _________________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ form L 

$1,000_ 

(otton and cottonseed sold _____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other field crops sold __________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Soles of $40,000 and aver ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Vege1ables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL 

$1.000_ 

fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ Iorms-

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products sold_forms-

$1,000_ 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ Iorms-

$1,000_ 

Dairy products sold ____________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1,000_ Cottle and calves sold __________ form s-

$1.000_ 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ Iorms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms_ 

. $1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- _ Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ Iorms-- $1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ forms-- $1,000_ 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ Iorms-

$1.000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ Iorms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ Iorms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- forest products sold ___________ formL 

$1,OOL Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ Iorms __ 

$1,OOL 

1- 40 Massachusetts 

Totol forming and 

other occupations TOlol 

250 145 

367 263 415 293 

326 218 

36 29 

272 172 

871 825 163 133 

62 30 

17 9 

53 29 

2 869 2 169 

106 572 98 068 

6 5 51 51 

161 158 

587 557 

585 526 

510 388 

482 269 

430 195 

57 20 

52 37 

209 137 

- - - - 35 26 

1 178 1 131 

4 4 

918 918 

- - - - - - - -

629 450 

3 686 2 906 

6 6 

294 294 

146 117 

2 503 2 425 

17 17 

1 835 1 835 

643 494 

8322 7 549 

42 42 

3 097 3 097 

571 419 

11 306 10 065 

80 77 

6 513 6 328 

267 197 

13 627 12 933 

76 71 

12 248 11 849 

910 860 

42 028 40 276 

392 380 

31 042 29 917 

1 272 1 074 

6 292 5 480 

19 15 

1 397 1 162 

227 149 

3 001 2 488 

19 16 

1 744 1 573 

65 41 

46 19 

- -

- -

134 75 

1 029 798 

2 2 

(D) (D) 

431 302 

12 701 11 368 

73 69 

8 864 8 552 

327 253 

643 495 

- -

- -

Forming 

Age of farm operator 

65 years and Under 25 years 25 10 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 10 54 years 55 10 64 years over 

5 9 9 44 48 30 

5 14 30 73 90 51 

- 16 42 46 101 88 

1 13 33 52 71 48 

1 - 5 12 4 7 

2 16 11 43 42 58 

13 67 125 245 255 120 

- 6 19 32 49 27 

- 1 7 4 7 11 

- 4 2 - 2 1 

- - 3 7 8 11 

29 147 287 565 684 457 

855 8 949 17 411 28 178 29 076 13 598 

- 1 1 2 1 -

- 5 7 13 20 6 

2 11 32 52 35 26 

3 51 94 167 168 74 

8 37 79 146 179 77 

7 17 32 96 152 84 

5 13 30 50 72 99 

3 9 11 35 52 85 

1 3 1 4 5 6 

2 2 1 12 13 7 

15 3 2 33 68 15 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 3 2 2 7 6 6 

37 23 19 753 42 256 

- - - 3 - 1 

- - - (D) - (D) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

11 41 61 114 138 85 

62 258 494 820 911 361 

- - 1 3 2 - - - 66 138 91 -

3 5 14 34 36 25 

68 50 64 722 1 224 296 

1 - - 7 7 2 

(D) - - 631 1 001 (D) 

13 27 59 135 173 87 

73 396 951 2 396 2 871 861 

- 1 6 18 13 4 

- (0) 333 1 148 1 309 (D) 

4 19 57 90 141 108 

8 884 1 794 1 869 3 476 2 034 

- 7 11 18 26 15 

- 713 1 098 1 181 2 243 1 094 

4 8 32 38 69 46 

5 1 828 2 135 3 631 4 191 1 143 

- 4 10 20 28 9 

- 1 781 1 944 3 434 3 786 904 

13 71 130 251 266 129 

492 3 829 7 262 12 017 11 284 5 393 

4 40 73 125 92 46 

377 3 153 5 910 9 161 7 425 3 891 

16 85 152 313 320 188 

39 533 765 1 989 1 277 878 

- 2 1 9 1 2 

- (0) (0) 795 (D) (D) 

6 24 14 41 35 29 

22 221 216 994 777 258 

- 1 2 6 5 2 

- (D) (D) 750 508 (D) 

- 3 9 6 12 11 

- 1 6 3 5 4 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- 5 18 21 17 14 

- 45 451 92 147 63 

- - 1 - 1 - - - (D) - (D) -

2 14 49 85 90 62 

(0) (0) 3 161 2 710 2 668 1 941 

- 6 13 11 24 15 

- 728 2 600 1 843 1 824 1 557 

5 18 42 73 73 42 

(D) (D) 92 148 135 94 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2r500 and Over 

fano" .y Staadard ladultrlal 

Clauilleatioa (III toxt)- Coa. 

Sugar crop. Irish polalo, hoy, peanul, and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 

0139) •••••••••••••••••.••••.••••• · 

· 

· 

· 

Vegetable and melon form. (016) •••••• 

fruit and tree nut forms (017) •••••••••• 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) •••••• 

General forms, primarily crop (0191) •..• 

livestock forms. except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) •••••••••.•. Dairy forms (024) ••••••••••••••••••.• 

Poultry ond egg forms (025) •..•.•.••. 

Animal specialty form s (027) •••• _ ••••• 

General forms, primarily livestock (0291) .•.•.••••••••••.•••••••••••. · forms not classified by SIC .•••••••••.• 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •. 

Farms bv value of agricultural products 

sold, 

$500,000 and over •.•••....••••. $200,00010 $499,999 •.•.•....••• 

$100,00010 $199,999 •••••••••.•• 

$40.000 to $99,999 ••••••••••••.• 

$20,00010 $39,999 •.•.•.•..••••. 

$10,000 to $19,999 •....•.•••.••. 

$5,00010 $9,999 •••••••••.•.•.•• 

$2,50010 $4,999 •••••••••••••.•• 

Under $2,500 (see lext) ••••••••.• 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Groin sold ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •. 

Sales of $40,000 ond over •••• forms •• 

$1,000 .. Tobacco sold _________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 •. Sales of $40,000 and over •.•. forms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Cotton and cottonseed sold _____ form s __ 

$1,000 •• 

Sales of $40,000 and over •••• form '-. 

$1,000 .• Field seeds. hov, forage, and silage sold ________________________ farm s._ 

$1,000 •. Sales of $40,000 ond over •.•• forms •. 

$1,000 •• 

Other field crops sold __________ forms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Sales of $40,000 and over .••• forms •• 

. $1,000 •. Vegefables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ form s __ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 ond over •.•. forms •• 

$1,000 .• 

fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ farms __ 

$1,000 •. Sales of $40,000 and over •..• forms •. 

$1,000 •• Poultrv and poultry products sold_farmL_ 

$1,000 •. Sales of $40,000 and over •..• forms •• 

$1.000 •• 

Dairy products sald ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• Sales of $40,000 and over •••• form s •• 

$1,000 •• Cattle and calves sold __________ farmL_ 

$1,000 •• 

Sales of $40,000 and over ••.. forms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Hogs and pigs sold •••••••••••• forms •• 

$1,000 •• Sales of $40,000 ond over •.•• forms •• 

$1.000 •• Sheep, lambs, and wool sold •.•• forms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Sales of $40,000 and over •••• forms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Other livestock and liveslock products sold ________________________ farms __ 

Soles of $40,000 ond over •••• $f~~~~== $1,000.. 

Nursery and greenhouse products 

sold •••••••••••••••••••••••• form,-. 

$1,000 •• Sales of $40,000 and over •.•• form s •• 

$1,000 •• 

forest producls sold ••••••••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• Sales of $40,000 and over •••• farm,-. 

$1,000 •• 

Total 

105 

104 

122 

108 7 

100 

46 

30 

32 

8 

24 

700 

8 504 

I 

-

3 

30 

59 

122 

213 

235 

37 

15 

73 

-

-

9 

48 

-

-

-

-

-

-

179 

780 

-

-

29

1 79 

-

-

149 

773 

-

-

152 I 241 

3 

184 

70 

694 

5 

399 

50 I 753 

12 

I 125 

198 

811 

4 

235 

78 

513 

3 

171 

24 

27 

-

-

59 

232 

-

-

129 

1 333 4 

312 

74 

148 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Under 25 yeors 

-

3 

2 

1 

-

1 

-

-

1 

-

-

10 

126 

-

-

-

1 

-

4 

1 

4 

-

2 

8 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

- \ 

3 

38 

-

-

2 

20 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

12 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

(D) 

-

-

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(Z) 

-

-

Other occupation 

Age of form operator 

25 10 34 years 35 to 44 veors 45 to 54 years 

11 15 24 

11 24 31 

5 15 31 

10 21 25 

3 2 I 

10 17 35 

3 8 16 

- 3 6 

-

" 12 

1 7 - 2 5 9 

58 129 195 

471 I 610 2 237 

- - - - - - - I I 

- 6 6 

3 16 19 

15 22 41 

17 35 62 

16 41 52 

7 8 14 

4 2 3 

30 10 21 

- - -

- - - - I 4 

- 5 25 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

19 34 54 

75 165 209 

- - - - - -

6 4 9 17 15 22 

- - - - - -

19 30 44 

122 194 218 - - - - - -

7 23 40 27 226 270 - - -

- - - 5 16 12 

2 156 65 

- 2 -

- (D) -

3 10 16 33 200 391 - 2 3 

- (D) (D) 

19 43 66 26 210 231 

- 2 I 

- (D) (D) 

11 20 22 33 126 151 

- I I - (D) (D) 

3 " 4 1 5 16 

- - - - - -

2 20 22 (D) 59 67 - - - - - -

15 24 29 (D) 215 483 

- - 2 - - (D) 

6 14 26 3 25 70 - - - - - -

1974- Continued 

65 veors and 

55 to 64 vears over 

26 

29 2: I 29 40 

36 15 

- I 

23 14 

8 " " 10 

6 2 

- -

6 2 

175 133 

2 308 I 751 

I 

=1 -

- I 

5 12 

" 10 

30 10 

54 44 

68 54 

6 2 

2 2 

(Z) 4 

-

jl -

I 

3 

- -

- -

- -

- -

-

3: I -

35 

162 

- 16~ I -

4 

13 I~ I - - - -

39 14 

167 34 - - - -

36 44 

309 390 

I 2 (D) (D) 

23 14 

150 322 - 3 - (D) 

10 

7" 418 " 3 4 606 229 32 37 203 129 I - (D) -

17 8 143 60 I - (D) - 5 I 

4 3 - - '- -

10 3 60 38 - - - -

43 17 353 139 I - (D) - 12 15 30 21 

- - - -

Massachusetts 1- 41 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm Production Expenses 

Totol production expenses ____ formL - $1,000_ 

livestock and poultry purchased _forms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ formL - $1,000_ 

Commercially mixed formula -

feeds _____________________ forms_ 

tons_ 

$1,000_ - Feed ingredientL ____________ formL 

tons_ 

$1,000_ -

Whole groins _______________ form L - tons_ 

$1,000_ - Hoy, green chop, and siloge ___ formL - tonL 

$1,000_ -

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __ forms-

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms-

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

Commercial fertilizer used ______ forms_ 

acres fertilized_ 

dry tonL 

liquid or gas tonL 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ forms-

$1,000_ lime ______________________ form L 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms-

$1,000_ Gosoline__ _ ____________ forms-

$1.000_ Diesel oiL _____________ forms-

$1,000_ 

LP gos, butane, and propane __ forms-

$1,000_ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms-

$1.000_ 

Hired form lobar _____________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Workers by number of doys worked: 150 days or more _________ forms_ 

workers- 25 to 149 days ___________ formsworkers_ less than 25 days _________ form sworkers_ 

Contract lobar ________________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms-

$1.000_ 

All other production expenses ___ formL 

$1,000_ 

farm.Related Income and Exp .... ' 

Form-related income ___________ forms-

$1.000_ 

$10,000 and over _______ ~ ___ forms-

$1.000_ 

Form-related income fromCustomwork and other agricultural services ___________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Recreational services ________ torms_ - $1,000_ 

Payments from government form programs _________________ formL 

$1.000_ 

Rent from farmland and 

payments from lease or sale of ollotments _________________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Other form-related income ____ formL 

$1.000_ 

Expenses for form-related income sources ______________ form L 

$1.000_ 

1- 42 Massachusetts 

-

-

Total fa rm ing and other occupations Total 

2 869 2 169 90 216 82 456 

961 754 5 834 5 129 

1 639 1 321 

27 668 25 741 

1 553 1 255 175 028 163 171 25 313 23 571 

276 228 6 445 6 008 847 796 

318 247 

5 707 5 273 705 637 340 287 

21 724 20 243 

804 738 

1 146 979 

628 573 

1 699 1 371 

3 269 3 007 2 177 1 713 

4 144 3 758 

2 016 1 608 

93 865 86 407 

26 754 24 271 

2 060 1 969 

I 1 649 1 321 

1 647 1 536 

531 458 

19 536 18 208 

282 261 

2 827 2 148 

4 408 3 879 

2 788 2 118 

2 513 2 185 

865 766 

408 386 

384 337 

207 192 

2 825 2 146 

1 279 1 115 

1 644 1 328 

12 517 11 590 

814 736 

2 180 2 031 

747 636 

3 858 3 484 

877 679 

8 500 7 151 

140 108 

482 434 

698 540 

639 543 

2 856 2 164 

28 979 26 266 

640 493 

1 560 1 171 

37 26 

827 623 

244 184 

866 644 

27 16 

189 143 

289 250 

151 134 

128 81 

130 73 

105 88 

223 178 

152 109 

579 432 

Forming 

Age of form operator 

65 years and 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

29 147 287 565 684 457 

712 7 620 14 387 24 727 23 680 11 330 

15 68 122 193 217 139 

24 907 876 1 782 1 009 532 

18 102 190 365 396 250 

186 2 589 4 605 7 598 7 664 3 098 

17 95 182 344 381 236 

1 173 16 608 29 403 46 219 50 092 19 675 

159 2 338 4 229 6 724 7 214 2 906 

3 17 42 72 60 34 

134 342 1 219 3 078 850 386 

18 47 143 420 111 57 

4 17 36 69 72 49 

15 368 824 2 294 1 218 554 

2 52 79 258 171 75 

6 29 45 97 78 32 

150 4 772 4 203 4 357 4 900 1 860 

7 153 154 195 168 61 

11 79 143 295 293 158 

8 56 96 192 144 79 

22 94 199 390 442 224 

42 218 1 076 680 671 321 

24 111 235 468 546 329 

75 284 603 1 152 1 137 507 

21 105 228 447 516 291 

1 101 7 121 14 317 27 213 25 238 11 417 

338 1 461 3 591 7 908 . 7 846 3 129 

80 366 456 508 381 180 

18 85 190 376 437 215 

17 129 256 411 532 193 

11 38 70 128 159 52 

172 2 685 2 808 5 510 5472 1 561 

4 35 41 76 79 27 

29 147 285 561 677 449 

40 303 608 1 090 1 177 660 

29 144 283 554 670 438 

27 171 333 608 697 350 

7 59 106 232 251 111 

9 30 54 133 105 55 

I 24 45 95 104 68 

(Z) 16 19 74 47 36 

27 147 285 561 677 449 

4 86 202 275 328 220 

13 88 186 343 429 269 

60 794 1 687 3 406 3 757 1 886 

6 41 102 191 247 149 

8 106 303 580 665 369 

6 48 92 192 199 99 

33 289 436 1 149 1 011 566 

8 52 95 157 216 151 

53 405 1 097 1 771 2 378 1 447 

2 13 14 16 35 28 

1 239 23 18 81 73 

9 41 79 147 164 100 

6 75 113 129 119 101 

29 145 287 565 683 455 

253 2 028 4 445 8 269 7 391 3 880 

10 37 77 142 147 80 

12 63 303 303 360 130 

- 1 7 7 8 3 

- 10 230 157 189 37 

7 21 27 50 55 24 

11 37 125 190 232 49 

- - 7 2 3 4 

- - 107 32 3 1 

3 19 46 80 68 34 

(Z) 13 27 42 38 14 

- 5 11 14 32 19 

- 4 6 16 35 12 

- 6 14 23 24 21 

- 10 38 23 53 55 

3 9 20 31 34 12 

9 15 107 122 154 25 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm Production Expon ... 

Total production expenses ____ forms-· $1,OOL livestock and poultry purchased _ forms __ 

$1.000 •• 

feed for livestock and paultry ___ forms_ 

$1,000 •• Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ farm s_ 

tonL 

$1,000. Feed ingredients _____________ farms_ 

tons_ 

$1,000. 

Whole groins _______________ formstons_ 

$1,000. 

Hoy. green chop, and siloge ___ forms_ 

tans_ 

$1,000. 

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Seeds, bulbs. plonts, and trees __ farms_ 

$1,000. Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms_ 

$1,000. Commercial fertilizer used ______ farmsacres fertilized_ 

dry tons_ 

liquid or gas tons_ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ form s_ 

$1,000. lime ______________________ farms-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· tons-

$1,000. · 

· 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1,000_ · Gasoline _________________ . _ forms __ 

$1,000. · Diesel oiL __________________ farm s __ 

$1,000. 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms-

$1,000. Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms_ 

$1,000. Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ forms_ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

workers-· 2510149 doys •••.••••••. forms •. workers-_ less than 25 days _________ forms-_ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ________________ form s __ 

$l,OOL Machine hire and customwork ___ forms-_ 

$1,000 •• All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Farm.Rolated Income and Expon.o. 

Form-related income ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 •• $10,000 ond over ._ •.••••..• forms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Farm-related income from- Customwork and other agricultural services ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• R.ecreotionol services ________ forms __ 

$l,OOL 

Payments from government farm programs _________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 •. R.ent from farmland and payments from lease or sale of ·ollotments __ . ________ . _____ forms __ 

$1,000 •. Other farm-related income ____ farms.. 

$1,000 •• 

Expenses for farm-related income sources ______________ farms._ 

$1,000 •• 

Tolol 

700 

7 760 

207 

705 

318 

1 928 

298 

11 857 

1 742 

48 

437 

51 

71 

434 

68 

53 

1 481 

66 

167 

551 

328 

262 

464 

386 

408 

7 458 2 483 

90 

1 

328 

111 

73 

1 328 

20 

679 

530 

670 

328 

99 

22 

47 

15 

679 

164 

316 

927 

78 

149 

111 

374 

198 1 349 

32 

48 

158 

96 

692 2 713 

147 

388 

11 

204 

60 

222 

11 

46 

39 

18 

47 

57 

17 

45 

43 

148 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Under 25 years 

10 

68 

3 

8 

4 

6 

4 

33 

6 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

(Z) 

7 

3 

7 

6 

6 147 

57 

-

7 

2 

3 

32 

1 

10 

7 

10 

6 

5 

(Zl 

1 

(Zl 

10 

1 

5 

13 

2 

2 

2 

7 

3 

14 

1 

(Z) 

1 

(Zl 

10 

22 

2 

(Zl 

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

(Zl 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other occupation 

Age of form operator 

25 10 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

58 129 195 

424 1 599 2 071 

24 50 59 

28 241 172 

34 65 94 

69 325 436 

32 63 89 

319 1 865 2 738 

53 287 376 

4 9 20 

2 8 300 

(Zl 1 35 

5 18 32 

4 194 55 

1 31 7 

12 5 18 

243 156 561 

15 6 18 

14 28 56 

2 13 16 

34 66 98 

25 72 87 

39 88 140 

38 83 90 

38 74 126 

665 1 554 2 118 

248 475 618 

31 4 37 

31 53 102 

13 17 31 

13 9 29 

158 228 624 

3 2 10 

55 124 192 

33 105 169 

53 124 189 

23 57 95 

9 30 24 

1 7 4 

1 11 11 

(Z) 5 2 

55 124 192 

10 36 67 

23 65 88 37 207 225 

3 16 17 

3 27 33 13 26 33 43 79 138 12 40 55 85 272 303 

1 7 9 1 4 13 16 31 45 7 33 17 57 128 192 171 500 816 

17 23 53 115 104 63 4 5 - 102 70 -

8 15 22 103 63 23 3 1 4 8 12 16 

3 9 8 1 3 6 

2 5 23 (Zl 17 9 1 2 5 3 9 9 

11 9 11 61 46 22 

1974 - Continued 

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

175 133 

1 980 1 618 

39 32 

165 91 

63 58 

627 465 

60 50 

4 019 2 883 

584 436 

7 8 

71 57 

7 8 

6 10 

73 108 

13 17 

11 7 

418 103 

23 4 

39 28 

10 14 

79 

i~ I 58 

112 78 

111 58 

96 68

1 

1 692 1 282 

763 322 

1 17 

1 

82 53 

27 20 

11 8 

138 148 

2 2 

172 126 1 124 91 

171 123 

83 64 

14 17 

6 4 

10 13 

3 5 

172 126 1 32 18 

69 66 

206 239 

15 25 

40 44 

18 19 

43 64 49 39 404 271 

4 10 

2 29 

32 33 

16 23 172 133 

633 570 

29 23 74 31 

2 - 32 -

7 8 27 7 3 - 10 -

11 6 5 3 

10 7 

20 10 4 5 13 12 

9 3 17 2 

Massachusetts 1- 43 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Family Off-Farm Income' 

Family off-farm income _________ formL - $1.000_ 

Forms by family off-form income: $1 to $249. ___________________ _ $250 to $499. _________________ _ - $500 to $999. _________________ _ -

- $1,000 to $4,999 _______________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _______________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 _____________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _____________ _ - $30,000 and aver ______________ _ 

-

Family off-form income fromNonfarm-related business _____ farms-- $1.000_ 

Wages, salaries, commissions. and -

tips ______________________ formL - $1,000_ - Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farmL - $1.000_ 

Federal Social Security. pensions, - etc. ______________________ forms-- $1,000_ - Rent of nonfarm property __________________ formL - $1,000_ -

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ farms_ 

number _ 2 or 3 _____________________ formL 

number _ 4 and over _________________ formsnumber _ 

Motortrucks. including pickups __ formsnumber _ 2 or 3 _____________________ farmsnumber _ 4 and aver _________________ farmsnumber _ 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors ond motor tillers _________________ formsnumber _ 2 or 3 ___________________ farmL 

number _ 4 and over _______________ formsnumber _ 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ____ forms_ 

number _ Crawler tractors ____________ formsnumber _ 

Groin and bean combines, self- propelled ____________________ formsnumber _ 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Corn heads for combines _____ formsnumber _ 

Other cornpickers and picker- shellers ___________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Mower conditioners ___________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _________________ formsnumber _ 

Windrowers, pull and self- propelled ____________________ farmsnumber _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar ________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Value of Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Farms by value group: 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$1 to $4,999 _____________ farms. - $1.000_ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________ forms. 

$1,000_ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

$20,000 to $49,999 ________ farms. 

$1.000_ -

-

-

$50,000 to $99,999 ________ farms. 

$1.000_ 

-

- $100,000 and aver ________ farms. 

$1,000_ 

Total farming and other occupations Total Under 25 years 

I 761 I 172 17 17 866 8 342 74 

61 56 I 46 40 2 85 82 3 

521 451 8 430 281 - 438 192 2 107 42 I 73 28 -

352 191 2 3 902 I 879 3 

988 557 11 8 584 3 537 60 

997 730 11 3 616 I 723 8 

365 281 - I 209 845 -

214 165 2 

556 358 2 

2 048 I 661 20 

2 789 2 268 26 

578 479 6 

I 235 I 022 12 

23 17 -

107 81 -

2 441 I 898 28 

5 259 4 372 53 

I 004 831 8 

2 328 I 936 18 

368 332 4 

I 862 I 701 19 

2 442 I 902 28 

6 747 5 680 73 

1 210 922 11 

2 948 2 299 23 

675 630 9 

3 242 3 031 42 

2 400 I 874 28 

6232 5 253 72 

440 367 I 

515 427 I 

19 19 -

29 29 -

133 117 2 

160 138 2 

78 71 I 

91 84 1 

61 51 I 

69 54 1 

699 602 5 

771 669 6 

1 117 941 13 

1 165 986 14 

349 287 6 

374 307 6 

665 617 10 

793 736 13 

2 747 2 102 29 

57 539 49 158 456 

402 244 4 

I 206 739 16 

467 314 6 

3 218 2 154 35 

737 537 13 

10 256 7 519 188 

917 793 4 

26 969 23 698 (0) 

196 190 2 

II 821 II 456 (0) 

28 24 - 4 049 3 592 -

IApplies onlv to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1- 44 Massachusetts 

Farming 

Age of form operator 

65 years and 

25 10 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 10 54 years 55 10 64 years over 

73 151 295 369 267 

432 I 489 2 238 2 398 I 711 

8 13 14 13 7 

5 4 8 12 9 

5 19 26 20 9 

21 51 104 139 128 

19 26 65 111 60 

12 26 55 57 40 

2 5 13 11 10 

I 7 10 6 4 

12 34 56 62 25 

115 740 461 399 160 

45 83 175 163 80 

260 521 I 209 1 058 430 

34 95 188 259 143 

23 156 379 660 497 

8 9 22 57 185 

11 33 64 173 564 

4 17 46 62 34 

22 39 124 109 61 

108 232 450 544 307 

143 317 634 753 395 

29 67 143 159 75 

64 140 303 345 158 

- 2 8 6 1 

- 14 32 29 6 

138 268 507 598 359 

357 668 I 194 I 369 731 

58 128 240 270 127 

141 302 570 620 285 

34 56 87 98 53 

170 282 444 519 267 

133 263 506 605 367 

408 839 I 567 I 812 981 

68 126 238 299 180 

175 325 597 737 442 

44 103 186 197 91 

212 480 888 966 443 

133 261 498 598 356 

380 766 I 463 1 678 894 

26 65 97 106 72 

28 73 104 134 87 

- 6 7 5 I 

- 6 17 5 I 

8 17 29 39 22 

8 20 31 54 23 

8 10 16 18 18 

8 13 16 28 18 

- 7 14 25 4 

- 7 15 26 5 

50 94 168 182 103 

57 103 182 203 116 

70 126 276 287 167 

61 133 296 292 170 

22 33 90 76 60 

24 37 94 80 66 

52 98 191 176 90 

60 115 236 215 97 

144 286 552 663 428 

3 512 8 550 13 936 14 982 7 722 

8 18 53 74 87 

30 58 158 218 260 

25 35 70 104 74 

166 243 483 715 492 

31 71 133 174 115 

431 987 I 887 2 423 I 602 

64 123 236 242 124 

(0) 3 690 7 149 7 086 3 704 

16 30 52 62 28 

(0) I 830 3 289 3 661 I 664 

- 9 8 7 - - I 742 970 880 -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Family OH-Farm Income' 

Family off-farm income _________ forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by family off-form income: $1 to $249 _____________________ _ 

$250 to $499 ___________________ _ 

$500 to $99L __________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ $5,000 to $9,99L _______________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ $30,000 and over _______________ _ 

Family off-form income from- Nonfarm-related business _____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Wages, salaries, commissions, and tips _________ • ___ • ________ form s._ 

$I,OOL 

Interest, dividends, or royalties • ____ • _______ •• ___ form 5-. 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Sociol Security, pensians, etc. ___ .. ______ . ___ . __ . __ . form s __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of nonfarm property _______ • _________ • forms-. 

$I,OOL 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles ______________ • ___ forms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ____________________ .formL. 

number __ 4 and aver _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ farms __ number __ 2 or 3 _____________________ farms __ 

number __ 4 and aver _________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ farms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________ farms __ 

number __ 4 and aver _______________ formL_ 

number __ 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ____ farms __ number __ Crawler tractors ____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines, self- propelled ____________________ form L_ 

number __ 

Cornpickers. corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines _____ farms __ number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker- shellers ___________________ farm s __ 

number __ 

Mower conditioners ___________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup bolers _________________ farmL_ 

number __ Windrawers, pull and self- propelled ______________ . ______ farm s __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar ________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Value al Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery Qnd equipment _______________ forms __ 

Farms by value group: $I,OOL 

$1 to $4,999 _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 __________ forms __ 

$I,OOL $10,000 to $19,999 ________ forms __ 

$I,OOL 

$20,000 to $49,999 ________ form,-_ 

$I,OOL $50,000 to $99,999 ________ forms __ 

$I,OOL $100,000 and over ________ farm, __ 

$1,000 __ 

Total 

589 

9 524 

5 

6 

3 

70 

149 

246 

65 

45 

161 

2 023 

5 431 047 I 

267 

I 893 

84 

364 

49 

198 

387 

521 

99 

21~ I 

26 

543 

887 

173 

392 

36 

161 I 

540 

I 067 

288 

649 

45 

211 

526 

979 

73 

88 

-

-

16 

22 

7 

7 

10 

15 

97 

102 

176 

179 

62 

67 

48 

57 

645 

8 381 

158 

466 

153 I 064 

200 

2 738 

124 

3 291 

6 

36~ I 457 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 

10 56 

98 649 

- 4 

- -

- -

3 8 

I 13 

6 25 

- 5 

- I 

I 14 

10 143 

8 45 

79 459 

3 26 

2 42 

2 2 

7 4 

- I 

- I 

4 22 

4 28 

- 6 

- 12 

- -

- -

8 49 

16 93 

2 27 

4 59 

2 2 

8 14 

7 44 

J3 85 

5 22 II 51 

- 2 

- 14 

7 44 

13 80 

- 3 

- 5 

- - - -

- I 

- 6 

- - - -

- I 

- 6 

I II 

I II 

I 16 

I 17 

I 8 

I 8 

I 6 

2 7 

8 57 

116 758 

- 16 

- 54 

3 17 18 116 

3 17 

42 241 

2 5 

56 122 

- I 

- (0) 

- I 

- (0) 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Other occupation 

Age of farm operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

109 179 

I 506 2 717 

- - I - I - 10 18 

20 46 

58 76 

II 25 

8 14 

30 53 

376 728 

82 134 

I 067 I 620 

37 90 

21 273 

10 II 

27 38 

6 16 

15 56 

77 128 

103 180 

21 30 

47 65 

- 5 

- 22 

108 165 

179 271 

34 52 

74 123 

10 9 

41 44 

102 161 

205 287 

64 77 

146 175 

6 8 

27 36 

100 153 

192 257 

II 25 

13 30 

- -

- -

3 5 

3 5 

2 2 

2 2 

I 3 I 3 

16 34 

16 37 

35 50 

36 51 

13 10 

15 13 

7 13 

7 15 

125 188 

I 693 2 223 

30 46 99 140 

25 55 162 375 42 52 549 702 

25 33 676 841 

2 1 

(0) (0) 

I I (0) (0) 

1974 - Continued 

65 years and 

55 fa 64 years over 

148 87 

I 991 2 563 

I J 5 

2 

21 

40 29 

61 20 

8 16 

10 12 

46 17/ 445 321 

109 53 

I 322 499 

58 53 

107 I 448 

16 43 

28 260 

15 III 90 35 

101 55 

132 74 

26 16 

54 

I 3: I 4 -

125 88 

193 135 

38 20 

86 46 

6 7 

26 28 

136 90 

286 191 

62 58 

139 127 

20 9 

93 41 

134 881 267 170 

18 16 

19 21 

- - - -

3 4 

3 5 

- 3 

- 3 

3 2 

3 2 

20 15 

22 15 39 35 39 35 

13 17 

13 17 

II 10 

14 12 

157 110 

2 218 I 374 

30 36 81 92 

38 15 283 109 

50 36 693 512 

37 22 985 611 I I (0) 50 I - (0) -

Massachusetts 1- 45 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicals ________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ___________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tons-_ 

$1,000 __ lime ________________________ farms_ - acres on which used __ tans_ 

$1,000_ -

-

Sprays, dusts. fumigants, etc. to 

controlInsects on hoy crops _________ forms_ - acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ -

- Insects on other crops _______ forms_ - acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ -

- Nematodes in crops _________ forms_ - acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ -

- Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ -

- Weeds or gross in crops _____ formL 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ 

Weeds or brush in posture ____ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ 

Weeds on other lond _________ formsacres on which used_ 

$1.000_ 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ farmsacres on which used_ 

$1,000_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ farms-

$1.000_ 

Grain Storage facilities on farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: None ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Under 1,000 bushels ______________ _ 

1,000 10 4,999 bushels ____________ _ 

5,000 '0 9,999 bushels ____________ _ - 10,00010 24.999 bushels __________ _ - 25,00010 49,999 bushels __________ _ 

50,000 bushels and over ___________ _ 

Not reporting ____________________ _ -

Livestock 

Cottle and <.JIVeL _____________ farms_ 

number _ - Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms_ 

number_ Beef cows _______________ formL 

number _ Milk cows _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Heifers and heifer calves that hod not colved _____________ farmsnumber _ 

Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves ____________________ farmsnumber _ 

- Cottle and calves sold __________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ - $1,000_ - Calves _____________________ farms_ 

number _ $1,000_ (ottle _____________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

- number _ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on groin and concentrates _____________ forms-_ 

number __ $1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Used or to be used for breeding __________________ farm L_ 

number __ Other _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

1- 46 Massachusetts 

Total farming and other occupations Total 

2 253 1 768 

5 791 5 294 

2 178 1 714 

93 865 86 407 

28 813 26 240 

4 144 3 758 

531 458 

11 854 11 054 

19 536 18 208 

282 261 

48 40 

2 713 2 339 

17 15 

716 568 

21 008 19 433 

596 556 

39 34 

646 568 

44 42 

253 210 

8 236 7 907 

268 259

1 874 731 

30 875 28 887 

328 307 

12 10 

213 205 

1 1 

51 42 

536 473 

11 10 

44 39 

1 376 1 350 

14 13 

214 199 

19 18 

295 204 

69

1 55 

1 500 1 160 

231 207 

46 39 

11 9 

11 9 

4 4 

1 -

1 065 741 

1 339 1 111 

83 573 76 894 

1 217 1 029 

50 972 47 628 

380 251 

4 573 3 259 

1 012 915 

46 399 44 369 

1 052 923 

26 223 24 133 

323 239 

3 341 2 583 

878 808 

22 882 21 550 

796 652 

6 378 5 133 

1 272 1 074 

39 810 36 146 

6 292 5 480 

1 014 900 

23 721 22 263 

1 198 1 092 

1 125 956 

16 089 13 883 

5 094 4 388 

117 81 

1 735 1 453 

562 471 

300 205 

35 282 27 587 

148 92 

4 415 3 605 

288 196 

30 867 23 982 

Farming 

Age of form operator 

65 years and Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

26 114 239 480 570 339 

92 412 858 1 563 1 668 700 

24 112 235 468 546 329 

1 101 7 121 14 317 27 213 25 238 11 417 

417 1 827 4 047 8 415 8 227 3 308 

75 284 603 1 152 1 137 507 

11 38 70 128 159 52 

122 1 261 1 679 3 294 3 692 1 006 

172 2 685 2 808 5 510 5 472 1 561 

4 35 41 76 79 27 

1 4 6 9 15 5 

100 72 648 825 592 102 

(ll 1 4 5 4 1 

9 38 80 152 188 101 

186 2 035 2 908 5 509 6 119 2 676 

10 44 88 149 194 69 

1 - 3 11 14 5 

3 - 7 162 275 121 

(ll - (ll 16 18 8 

2 17 37 49 71 34 

26 872 1 304 1 684 3 340 681 

(ll 20 46 53 108 32

9 50 104 223 236 1 109 

314 2 476 5 157 8 750 8 815 3 375 

2 24 55 92 97 38 

- 1 2 3 4 - - 2 127 41 35 -

- (Z) 1 (ll (Z) -

- 4 1 10 18 9 

- 60 181 80 59 93 

- 1 3 2 1 3 

- 2 6 12 12 7 

- 38 313 552 296 151 

- (Z) 2 4 3 3 

5 16 29 62 69 18 

(Z) 2 4 5 7 1 

3 6 29 49 81 36 

(ll 2 11 11 20 11 

19 78 148 302 372 241 

2 22 34 74 46 29 

- 3 6 13 12 5 

- - 2 6 1 -

- 1 2 6 - -

- - 2 1 - 1 

- - - - - -

8 43 93 163 253 181 

17 88 153 316 335 202 

924 6 690 12 627 23 780 21 454 11 419 

15 78 147 300 307 182 

501 4 180 8 223 14 568 13 555 6 601 

3 23 37 77 62 49 

16 135 463 1 425 634 586 

14 73 134 266 277 151 

485 4 045 7 760 13 143 12 921 6 015 

15 72 129 266 275 166 

357 2 190 3 699 7 272 6 761 3 854 

4 19 38 66 56 56 

16 356 235 894 ,459 623 

13 63 114 234 248 136 

341 1 834 3464 6 378 6 302 3 231 

10 55 100 179 192 116 

66 320 705 1 940 1 138 964 

16 85 152 313 320 188 

320 3 242 5 508 11 628 9 835 5 613 

39 533 765 1 989 1 277 878 

14 75 133 261 270 147 

238 2 028 3 769 6 596 6 557 3 075 

13 144 213 352 241 129 

12 68 139 281 281 175 

82 1 214 1 739 5 032 3 278 2 538 

26 389 552 1 638 1 035 749 

- 6 9 32 16 18 

- 306 100 251 256 540 

- 95 31 96 85 164 

8 31 31 53 48 34 

248 2 714 1 298 7 669 12 058 3 600 

3 10 7 27 24 21 

47 399 107 903 1 612 537 

8 30 30 48 47 33 

201 2 315 1 191 6 766 10 446 3 063 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Agricultural Ch.m leal. 

Agrkulturol chemicols ________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ .on5 __ 

$1,000 __ lime ________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ .ons __ $1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to 

con.rolInsects on hoy cropL ________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops _______ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops _________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasture ____ farms __ acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Weeds on other land _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$I,OOL Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ farms __ 

$I,OOL 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with grain storage facilities: None ____________________________ _ 

Under 1,000 bushels _______________ _ 

1,000 to 4,999 bushels ________ . _____ _ 

5,000 to 9,999 bushels _____________ _ 

10,000 to 24,999 bushels ___________ _ 

25,000 to 49,999 bushels ___________ _ 

50,000 bushels ond over ____________ _ Not reporting _____________________ _ 

LiYestoc. 

Ca"'e and calves ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cows ond heifers that had calved ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ Beef cows _______________ fann5-_ 

number __ Milk cows _______ " ________ forms __ 

number __ Heifers and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ forms __ number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull ~.calves ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

(a"le and calves ·sald __________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Colves _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$I,OOL CaHie _____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Fo"ened on groin and 

$1,000 __ 

cancentrotes _____________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Hags and pigs ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Used or to be used for breeding __________________ farms __ 

number __ Other _____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Total 

485 

497 

464 

7 458 

2 573 

386 

73 

800 1 328 

20 

8 

374 

2 

148 

1 575 

40 

5 

78 

2 

43 

329 

14~ I 1 988 

20 

2 

8 

ell 

9 

6~ I 

5 

26 

I 

15 

1 

91 

14 

3J 

24 

7 

2 

2 

-

1 

324 

228 

6 679 

188 

3 344 

129 

1 314 

97 

2 030 

129 

2 090 

84 

758 

70 

1 332 

144 

1 245 

198 

3 664 

811 

114 

1 458 

106 

169 

2 206 

706 

36 

282 

90 

95 

7 695 

56 

810 

92 

6 885 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Under 25 years 

7 

9 

7 

147 

57 

6 

3 

48 

32 

1 

-

-

-

5 

100 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 

96 

(l) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 

(l) 

4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

2 

42 

2 

42 

2 

42 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

58 

12 

-

-

-

1 

58 

12 

1 

40 

8 

1 

2 

-

-

1 

2 

Other occupation 

Age of farm operator 

25 to 34 years 3S to 44 years 45 to 54 yeers 

42 93 149 

51 100 121 

39 88 140 

665 1 554 2 118 

280 479 655 

38 83 90 

13 9 29 

124 117 346 

158 228 624 

3 2 10 

I - 1 

15 - 30 

ell - 1 

17 24 45 

211 246 370 

4 7 9 

1 I I 

5 25 14 

ell 2 ell 

5 4 13 

18 47 58 

I 2 I 

16 17 46 

325 294 525 

4 2 5 

- - - - - -

- - -

- 2 6 

- 30 23 

- I ell 

- 1 3 

- 5 18 

- ell (l) 

- 1 7 

- ell ell 7 15 25 

1 2 3 

34 63 108 

2 2 7 

2 2 2 - - I 

- 1 -

- - -

- - I 

20 61 76 

27 50 79 456 1 121 2 149 

21 44 64 206 551 919 20 32 39 144 267 393 7 24 36 62 284 526 

8 28 49 119 235 753 

5 20 31 41 117 320 

3 12 30 78 118 433 

19 33 51 131 335 477 

19 43 66 135 785 1 011 26 210 231 14 22 42 66 188 602 3 10 74 15 37 52 69 597 469 23 200 157 

2 9 10 11 39 105 4 11 30 

19 21 29 737 1 423 3 036 

4 13 20 62 95 389 19 20 29 675 1 328 2 647 

1974-Continued 

65 yeors and 

55 to 64 years over 

115 79 

138 78 

112 78 

1 692 I 282

1 

764 339 

III 58 

11 8 

83 82 

138 148 

2 2 

5 1 

279 50 

1 ell 

32 25 

390 258 

12 8 

2 - 34 - ell 

6! 1 17 142 

3 

35 2~ I 411 337 

5 4 

- 2 

- 8 

- ell - 1 

- 10 

- (l)1 

I -

3 - ell -

4 3 

ell (l) 

26 15 

4 41 

68 63 

8 5 

1 - - 1 

1 - -

-

97 ~I 

35 35 1 I 547 1 364 

29 28 

867 759 

18 18 

173 295 

18 12 

694 464 

20 24 

503 480 

15 13 

148 132 

11 14 

355 348 

20 21 

177 125 

32 37 

959 656 203 129 14 22 

303 299 7 12 

30 34 656 357 

196 117 

7 7 

67 20 30 8 

17 8 1 684 813 

11 8 123 141 

15 8 1 561 672 

Massachusetts 1-47 
Table 29, Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Liveltoelc - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 ______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

December 1 and May 31 ___ forms-_ 

number __ 

June 1 and November 30 ___ forms-_ 

number _ -

Sheep and lombs of all ageL ____ formL 

number _ - lombs under 1 yeor old ______ forms-- number _ - Ewes 1 year old or older _____ forms_ 

number _ 

Rom s and wethers 1 year old or older _____________________ forms-- number _ -

Sheep and lambs sold __________ formsnumber _ Sheep and lambs shorn _________ formsnumber _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponieL ____________ farmsnumber _ Sold ____________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Horses ____________________ farms_ 

number _ Sold ____________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Any goats ___________________ formsnumber _ Sold ______________________ farmsPoultry 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chickens 3 months old or older __ farms_ 

number _ 

-

Sold ____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age_formsnumber _ 

Kept for table or market egg 

-

-

- production ______________ farmsnumber _ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ form s_ 

number _ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ formsnumber _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ formsnumber _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ farmsnumber _ 

Turkeys _____________________ formsnumber _ Said ____________________ formsnumber _ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ farms_ 

number _ Sold ____________________ forms_ 

number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- light breeds for slaughter ____ forms-- number _ Sold _________________ • __ forms_ 

number _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ farms_ 

number _ Sold ____________________ formL 

number _ 

Crop. Harve.ted 

Field corn for all purposes ______ forms_ 

acres_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms_ 

acresField corn for groin or seed ___ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

acres-_ 

bushelL_ Irrigated _________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

1- 48 Massachusetts 

Total forming and 

other occupations Total 

227 149 47 114 39 076 3 001 2 488 

58 32 10 820 9 160 199 165 

159 103 5 751 4 624 127 84 3 045 2 461 129 83 2 706 2 163 

92 58 1 890 1 127 64 37 435 268 80 51 1 316 790 

68 41 139 69 

571 33 1 322 678 49 32 1 430 830 8 455 5 078 

343 233 2 911 1 970 

83 45 

652 348

1 711 529 

299 196 2 452 1 661 

78 40 

596 327 

696 525 

14 10 

262 243 

7 4 

100 90 

6 5 

314 233 1 227 385 1 165 317 

192 142 

1 343 323 1 252 382 

307 229 

1 074 243 1 028 506 

303 225 

1 063 823 1 018 086 

10 10 10 420 10 420 

35 30 

151 807 135 651 

64 43 

1 335 1 160 

22 20 

148 052 (0) 

21 17 

101 871 99 268 

27 21 

10 162 10 098 

27 24 

133 244 132 242 

22 16 

6 939 6 875 

23 21 108 509 108 507 

4 4 

2 735 2 735 

6 5 

24 010 23 010 

4 4 

488 488 

3 3 

725 725 

832 744 

29 547 27 676 

700 635 

25 939 24 587 

100 73 

2 113 1 682 

167 329 133 747 

3 3 

4 4 

Forming 

Age of form operator 

65 years and 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors over 

6 24 14 41 35 29 

581 4 773 6 855 13 023 10 135 3 709 

22 221 216 994 777 258 

1 6 7 10 5 3 

400 1 927 4 997 1 127 467 242 

7 33 87 21 12 5 

3 15 10 30 24 21 

92 688 471 1 064 1 774 535 

3 11 6 24 21 19 

52 433 325 540 856 255 

1 11 9 23 21 18 

40 255 146 524 918 280 

1 5 10 9 18 15 

5 153 325 148 237 259 

1 3 7 7 10 9 

2 51 68 31 39 77 

1 3 8 7 18 14 

3 92 249 108 170 168 

- 4 6 6 16 9 

- 10 8 9 28 14 

- 3 7 5 11 7 

- 49 219 131 154 125 

- 2 5 5 9 11 

- 98 234 143 185 170 

- 508 1 221 760 1 351 1 238 

1 22 43 70 57 40 

2 174 691 326 329 448 

- 4 10 14 9 8 

- 17 224 25 35 47 

- 10 408 20 72 19 

1 17 36 61 48 33 

2 153 648 275 250 333 

- 3 9 12 8 8 

- 15 219 22 28 43 

- 10 407 20 69 18 

- 2 3 2 2 1 

- 2 20 19 2 200 

- - 2 1 - 1 

- - 18 2 - 70 

- - (Z) (Z) - 5 

4 11 36 52 80 50 

476 148 253 242 145 293 364 382 453 98 626 

1 5 21 34 45 36 

240 349 600 269 000 300 017 231 568 101 957 

4 11 35 51 79 49 

476 123 443 202 914 267 063 343 578 91 032 

4 11 33 51 78 48 

476 123 443 202 387 262 085 338 928 90 767 

- - 3 2 2 3 

- - 527 4 978 4 650 265 

- 3 8 6 8 5 

- 24 806 39 172 25 806 38 357 7 510 

- 3 6 7 16 11 

- 4 59 495 518 84 

- 1 5 5 4 5 

- (0) (0) 26 700 22 050 14 790 

2 - 3 1 6 5 

50 - 283 10000 80 550 8 385 

- 1 2 2 9 7 

- 3 000 9 409 4 783 1 897 

- 1 3 2 11 7 

- 3 000 (0) (0) 96 870 4972 

- 1 1 1 6 7 

- 3 000 2 9 1 973 1 891 

- 1 2 1 10 7 

- 3 000 (0) (0) 79 535 4972 

- - - - 4 - - - - - 2 735 -

- - 1 1 3 - - - 3000 3 000 17 010 - - - 1 1 1 1 

- - 7 400 75 6 

- - - 1 2 - - - - 400 325 -

13 58 112 231 225 105 

465 2 700 5 128 8 915 7 631 2 837 

11 51 102 206 181 84 

395 2 538 4 726 8 241 6 305 2 382 

4 - 8 22 25 14 

59 - 75 716 685 147 

6 702 - 4 578 53 500 56 640 12 327 

2 - - - 1 - 2 - - - 2 -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Live.tock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs-________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding year and November 30 ______________ farms_ 

number _ December land May 31 ___ forms_ 

number _ 

June 1 and November 30 ___ formsnumber _ 

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ formsnumber_ lambs under 1 year old ______ formsnumber _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _____ farms_ 

number _ 

Roms and wethers 1 yeor old or older _____________________ formsnumber _ 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies _____________ farmL 

number _ Sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Horses ____________________ forms_ 

number _ Sold ____________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Any goats ___________________ formL 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

number __ ~d ___________ fum~ 

Poultry 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms __ number __ Sold ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Hens and pullets of laving oge_forms __ 

number __ 

Kept for toble or market egg production ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ farm s __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laving age _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Roosters and male chickens ___ farms __ number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meof.type chickens sold ________________ farm s __ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

light breeds for slaughter ____ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ form s __ 

number._ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ form s __ 

number __ 

Crop. Harvelted 

Field corn for all purposes ______ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Field corn for grain ar seed ___ farms __ 

acreL_ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total 

78 

8 038 

513 

26 1 660 

35 

56 1 127 

43 

584 

46 

543 

34 

763 

27 

167 

29 

526 

27 

70 

24 

644 

17 

600 3377 

110 

941 

38 

304

182 1 103 

791 

38 

269 

III 

4 

19 

1~ I (l) 

81 

62 068 

50 90 941 

78 

45 737 

78 

45 737 

-

-

5 16 156 

21 

175 

2 

(D) 

4 

2 603 

6 

64 

3 1 002 

6 

64 

2 

2 

-

-

1 

1 000 

-

-

-

-

88 

1 871 

65 1 352 

27 

431 

33 582 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Under 25 years 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

4 

1 

1 

3 

1 

4 

1 

1 

3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 

32 

-

-

2 

22 1 760 

-

-

Other occupation 

Age of farm operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yea rs 45 to 54 years 

11 20 22 

518 1 893 2 872 

33 126 151 

3 6 10 

104 428 990 

2 10 19 

4 13 20 

53 149 591 

2 8 18 

24 65 311 

4 11 17 

29 84 280 

5 14 7 

47 279 232 

4 13 4 

7 74 49 

4 13 4 

37 III 176 

3 12 5 

3 34 7 

3 11 4 

23 173 322 

3 4 4 

38 135 245 

257 538 1 632 

10 38 34 

113 310 241 

1 15 13 

2 55 96 

1 50 45 

9 36 30 

100 206 215 

1 15 13 

2 43 73 

1 40 44 

1 1 2 

10 2 7 

1 1 1 

4 1 5 (Z) (l) (Z) 

13 18 16 

421 6 539 5 965 

- 11 7 

- 24 006 2 496 

12 18 16 376 6 468 5934 

12 18 16 376 6 468 5 934 

- - - - - -

1 - - 20 - - 7 5 7 25 II 31 

- 1 - - (D) -

1 - - 300 - -

- 2 2 - 40 14 

- - 3 - - 1 002 - 2 2 - 40 14 

- - 2 - - 2 

- - - - - - - - 1 

- - 1 000 - - - - - - - - - - - -

9 20 26 157 400 504 6 17 23 131 312 455 4 4 8 116 89 126 15 599 3 410 8 958 - - - - - -

1974- Continued 

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

17 8 

1 896 859 

143 60 

6 1 

118 20 

3 1 

11 8 

180 154 

7 8 

83 101 

9 5 

97 53 

5 3 

102 103 

3 3 

17 20 

5 3 

76 66 

4 

9 Ii I 5 

77 4! 1 5 130 11 52 

650 300 

17 

195 78 10 I 7 1 

144 

53 3~ 1 17 10 

189 77 

7 1 

144 6 

53 30 

- - -

=1 -

-

- -

20 14 

10 044 39 099 

18 14 

24 355 40 084 I 18 14 

(D) (0) 

18 14 

(D) (D) 

- - - -

2 2 (D) (D) 

2 - 48 -

1 - 400 -

3 - 2 303 -

2 - 10 -

- - - - 2 - 10 - - - - - - -

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- -

16 14 348 430 11 8 277 177 6 3 58 20 2 345 1 510 

- - - -

Massachusetts 1-49 
Tobie 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crops Harvested - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ forms-- acres_ - Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms_ - Dcres_ - Sorghums for groin or seed ___ farms-- ocres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _________________ forms_ - acres--

Soybeans for beons ____________ forms_ - acresbushels_ -

- Irrigated ___________________ form s_ - ucres_ - Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms_ - acres-- Peonu1s for nuts ______________ forms_ - ocres_ 

pounds--

- Irrigated ___________________ forms-- Dcres_ - Commercial fertilizer used ____ formsDcres_ - WheoL ______________________ forms_ - acresbushels_ -

- Irrigated ___________________ farms-- ocres_ - Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmsacres-

(otton ______________________ formsocres_ 

bales_ Irrigated ___________________ formsacreL Commercial fertilizer used ____ formsacreL 

Tobacco _____________________ farms_ 

acreL 

pounds_ Irrigated ___________________ formsacreL Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farms_ 

acreshundredweight_ Irrigated ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL 

acreL 

Hoy _________________________ farms_ 

acreL 

tons- Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL 

ocres_ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating _________ farms_ 

acreL tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________ farmL 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clove r 

and grasses for hoy ________ formsacres- tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________ farmL 

acres_ 

Field seeds ___________________ farms_ 

acreL Irrigated ___________________ formsacres- Commercial fertilizer used ____ formsacres_ 

Vegetables ___________________ farms_ 

acreL Irrigated ___________________ forms-

. acreL Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL 

acresBerries ______________________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

acres-- Irrigated ___________________ farmL - acreL Commercial fertilizer used ____ formsocres_ 

land in orchards ______________ farms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated ___________________ farmL - ocres_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ formsacres--

1- 50 Massachusetts 

Total forming and 

other occupations TOlol 

22 22 193 193 16 16 145 145 

- - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

6 

40 4~ I I 390 I 390 

- - - - 3 3 19 19 

- -

=1 =1 - - - -

- -

- -

35 26 298 268 

535 755 472 42: I 9 

162 162 

35 26 298 268 

158 123 3 371 3 275 654 836 637 424 

37 28 

232 222 

133 108 

3 338 3 256 

I 399 I 128 

86 535 75 557 

184 316 163 995 

583 515 29 177 27 094 

574 474 

18 871 16 040 

48 072 42 138 

5 4 

122 121 

I 066 866 

50 718 44 204 

105 760 93 518 

4 3 

18 16 

4 4 

38 38 

- - - - 2 2 14 14 

652 500 

13 088 11 554 

212 176 

4 247 3 913 

616 472 

12 962 II 474 

424 309 

5 457 4 545 

310 220 

4 773 3 928 

349 247 

5 005 4 132 

218 166 

6 088 5 519 

15 13 

244 233 

157 125 

5 398 4 977 

Forming 

Age of form operator 

65 years and Under 25 years 25 10 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 10 64 years over 

1 2 4 6 8 I 

26 20 26 70 47 4 

1 1 2 5 6 1 

26 4 11 65 35 4 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - 3 3 -

- - - 18 22 -

- - - 720 670 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 I -

- - - 8 11 -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

3 2 2 7 6 6 

21 13 12 146 25 50 

45 500 8 800 24 502 243 452 50 622 99 548 

2 - - 3 1 3 

16 - - 105 3 38 

3 2 2 7 6 6 

21 13 12 146 25 50 

3 5 13 35 38 29 

106 81 78 1 092 1 544 374 

20 160 17 755 16 516 222 184 278 529 82 280 

3 I 4 6 7 7 

46 2 6 16 129 24 

3 4 11 32 34 24 

106 80 75 1 085 1 538 372 

18 82 159 309 348 212 

I 130 6 487 11 836 21 254 22 071 12 779 

2 278 12 344 26 097 45 488 51 417 26 371 

7 36 78 174 141 79 

363 I 910 4 135 9474 7 383 3 829 

7 46 63 127 145 86 

227 999 2 813 4 284 4 751 2 966 

452 2 359 7 198 10859 14 021 7 249 

- - 2 - 2 - - - 110 - 11 -

16 64 119 241 273 153 

695 3 993 6 179 12 533 13 832 6972 

I 401 7 249 13 806 26 423 30 390 14 249 

2 - - - 1 - 6 - - - 10 -

- - 2 I - I 

- - 14 4 - 20 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - 2 - - - - - 14 - - -

13 29 60 137 174 87 

162 890 1 814 3 413 3 880 I 397 

6 8 28 56 50 28 

53 116 685 1 154 1 435 470 

13 26 58 130 162 83 

162 885 I 813 3 387 3 838 I 390 

4 11 40 71 101 82 

8 137 642 827 1 853 1 079 

2 9 26 47 76 60 

4 131 600 700 1 491 1 002 

2 10 33 54 84 64 

4 134 612 775 I 588 1 020 

- 8 25 33 59 41 

- 742 1 011 1 102 I 658 1 006 

- - 3 6 4 - - - 13 85 135 - - 8 17 27 41 32 

- 684 850 1 028 1 547 869 

1974 Census of Agriculture - Stote Doto 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crop. Ha",e.ted - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes _____ • farms __ 

aeres-. Commercial fertilizer used ___ .forms __ 

/" acres-_ Sorghums for grain or seed ___ farms __ 

acres-. 

bushelL_ Irrigated _. _______________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Soybeans for beanl-___________ forms __ 

aeres._ 

bushels-_ Irrigated _____ . _. ___ . _______ form s __ 

acres-. (am merciaf fertilizer used ____ farm L. 

acres __ 

Peanuts for nuts _________ ._._. forms-. 

ocres._ 

pounds-. Irrigated _____________ • __ • __ farm L. 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Wheat ___ • ___________________ farms __ 

oeres __ 

bushels-_ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farm s __ aeres __ 

Catton _____________ • ________ farm s-_ 

aeres __ 

boies-_ Irrigated ___________________ form s __ 

ceres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ aeres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ fcrms __ 

aeres __ 

pounds-_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

aeres._ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

aeres __ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farms-_ 

ceres __ 

hundredweighL_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

oeres-_ 

Hoy ________________________ . forms __ 

aeres __ tans __ Commercial fertilizer used . ___ farms __ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons. dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Clover. timothy. and mixtures of clover and grasses for hay ________ forms __ 

acres __ Ions. dry __ Irrigated _____________ . ___ forms __ 

aeres-_ 

Field seeds ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated __________ .. _______ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ aeres __ 

Vegelables ___________________ forms-_ 

acres __ Irrigated _________ . _________ forms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ aeres __ 

Berries _____________ •• _______ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ aeres __ 

land in orchards _____ • ________ form s __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Tala I 

=1 

9 

30 

63 33~ 1 

9 

30 

35 

96 

17 412 

9 

10 

25 

82 

271 

10 978 

20 321 

68 

2 083 

100 

2 831 

5 934 

I 

I 

200 

6514 

12 242 

I 

2 

152 

533 

36 

334 

144 

487 

115 

911 

90 

845 

102 

873 

52 

569 

2 

II 

32 

421 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Under 25 years 

2 

2 

190 

2 

I 

I 

60 

100 

I 

60 

100 

3 

94 

3 

8 

3 

94 

2 

12 

2 

12 

2 

12 

25 10 34 years 

8 

26 

3 079 

3 

4 

6 

22 

25 

250 

881 

5 

151 

14 

392 

512 

20 

658 

206 

19 

327 

5 

32 

18 

314 

7 

32 

5 

22 

6 

29 

Other occupation 

Age of form operator 

3S to 44 years 

I 

3 

6 000 

6 

26 

718 

4 

21 

57 

2 273 

4 280 

II 

322 

20 

481 

433 

43 

I 553 

2534 

30 

311 

4 

63 

29 

297 

14 

136 

II 

128 

12 

135 

9 

58 

3 

46 

45 10 54 years 

4 

16 

31 581 

4 

16 

7 

10 

794 

82 

3 103 

6 085 

26 

726 

30 

836 

734 

60 

I 679 

3 438 

44 

384 

II 

118 

42 

379 

31 

194 

22 

169 

25 

173 

17 

121 

1 

I 

II 

60 

1974- Continued 

SS to 64 years 

I 

3 7944 

5 

20 

749 

2 

5 

4 

20 

53 

2 206 

3 847 

10 

425 

21 

734 

293 

36 

104 

153 

39 

339 

II 

107 

37 

330 

27 

246 

19 

223 

23 

239 

13 

249 

I 

10 

9 

213 

6S years and 

over 

-I 

3 

8 

17 80~ 1 

3 

8 

7 

12 

2 882 

2 

(l) 

5 

II 

53 

2 086 

4 128 

16 

459 

15 

388 

962 

I 

I 

40 

I 460 

2 811 

I 

2 

17 

79 

2 

7 

15 

73 

34 

292 

31 

290 

34 

286 

13 

142 

9 

103 

Massachusetts I-51 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Tolol 1 to 9 acres lata 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

farm. and Land in farms 

Farms _____________________ number __ 3 185 396 746 251 266 354 percenL_ 100.0 12.4 23.4 7.9 8.4 11.1 land in forms ________________ ocreL_ 496 050 I 510 18 353 14 555 22 054 41 305 Average size of form ________ acres __ 156 4 25 58 83 117 Value of land and buildings ••.. $1,000 •• 479 176 18 746 49 671 31 876 26 266 47 401 Average per form __________ dollors __ 150 448 47 339 66 583 126 998 98 746 133 901 Average per ocre ___________ dollorL_ 966 12 415 2 706 2 190 1 191 1 148 

Forms by value of form: 

$110 $9,999 •.•.•......•.......•.. 131 75 49 6 1 $10,00010 $19,999-.....•.......... 173 62 88 5 5 11 $20,000 to $39,999-....••....•••••• 496 99 214 50 42 26 $40,000 10 $69,999 ...••••..•••••••• 571 70 177 68 64 78 $70,000 10 $99,999-.•.••...•.•••••• 401 42 69 47 59 48 $100,000 to $149,999 ...••......•... 430 26 76 34 33 79 $150,000 to $199,999 •.•..••••.••..• 277 10 24 9 37 51 $200,00010 $499,999 .•••.•...•.•••• 529 10 43 25 23 50 $500,000 and over .....••.......... 177 2 6 7 2 11 

Owned and rented land by farm operator: land owned ________________ farms __ 2 965 359 680 232 249 325 ocres __ 393 030 2 083 land rented or leased from 16 079 12 729 18 662 32 796 

others ____________________ farms-_ I 242 53 180 86 89 161 acres __ III 016 190 land rented or leased to 2 969 2 774 3 626 9 835 

others ____________________ forms __ 207 13 49 26 11 28 ocres-_ 7 996 763 695 948 234 326 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland ________________ form s-_ 2 957 311 658 231 254 342 acres-_ 221 873 815 9 601 8 024 II 513 23 073 Harvested cropland __________ forms-_ 2 874 308 627 213 245 337 acres __ 168 942 722 7 802 6 291 8 316 17 989 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres __________________ 742 308 627 177 173 160 50 to 99 ocre'-...•..•.•..••.•. 626 36 72 135 

100 to 199 ocre'-.............. 368 42 200 to 499 acres _______________ 119 

500 to 999 ocre'-...•••••.•.•.• 14 1,000 acres and aver ___________ 5 1,000 to 1,999 acres .•........ 4 2,000 acres and aver _________ I 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only ____ farms-_ I 014 9 84 65 103 146 

ocres-_ 43 669 20 811 100 2 385 3 933 

Cover crops, legumes. and soil 

improvement grasses not harvested or pastured _____ farms-_ 148 7 36 13 12 18 

acres-_ 175 15 211 110 121 462 

On which all craps foiled ___ farmL_ 76 15 11 6 4 ocres __ 136 48 54 50 20 

In cultivated summer follow __________________ forms-_ 61 17 7 3 10 

acres __ 448 82 76 49 208 Idle _____________________ formL_ 258 20 86 27 29 25 ocres __ 503 58 647 393 592 461 

Total woodland _______________ forms __ I 810 15 282 151 177 233 

acres-_ 188 792 43 3 692 3 990 6 638 12 135 Woodland pastured __________ farms __ 619 2 54 42 42 76 

acreL_ 33 658 7 592 794 I 081 2 461 

Woodland not pastured ______ farms-_ I 513 13 237 120 159 193 

ocres-_ 155 134 36 3 100 3 196 5 557 9 674 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pasture _____________________ farms-_ 552 4 58 24 42 54 

acres-_ 33 240 15 574 379 074 505 

Improved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms __ 287 3 26 4 16 24 

acreL_ 13 112 10 185 28 404 640 

Unimproved pasturelond and rangeland _________________ farms __ 329 33 20 28 35 

acreL_ 20 128 389 351 670 865 

Other land (see text) ___________ farms-_ 2 168 235 535 159 168 241 

ocreL_ 52 145 637 4 486 2 162 2 829 4 592 

Total pasturelond _____________ forms __ I 547 14 169 III 150 198 ocres __ 110 567 42 1 977 2 273 4 540 7 899 

Irrigated land _________________ farms __ 750 123 256 71 62 83 

acreL_ 17 887 278 2 337 315 233 2 381 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ forms __ 749 123 255 71 62 83 acres __ 17 547 274 2 324 297 224 2 301 

Artificial drainage _____________ farms __ 430 II 70 33 41 62 

acres droined __ 15 848 31 507 436 652 I 309 

,Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen fanks ________________ farms-_ 750 16 135 59 65 91 

number __ I 878 93 251 97 129 268 

acreL_ 3 400 14 188 92 196 393 

Race and Tenure .f Farm Operat.r 

All farm operators ___________________ 3 185 396 746 251 266 354 Full owners _____________________ I 943 343 566 165 177 193 Port owners _____________________ 1 021 16 114 66 72 132 Tenants ________________________ 221 37 66 20 17 29 

1- S2 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 14010 179 acres 18010 219 acre. 220 10 259 acres 260 10 499 acres 500 10 999 acres 1,000 10 1,999 acres 2,000 acres and over 

Farms and Land in Farm. 

Forms _____________________ number 

percenL_ 

__ 262 

8.2 

204 

6.4 

161 

5.1 12.2 

387 131 

4.1 0.6 

19 0~1 land in form 5 ________________ ocreL_ 40 741 40 159 38 750 135 316 83 130 24 228 35 949 

Average size of form ________ acreL_ 156 197 241 350 635 I 275 4 494 

Value of land and buildings ____ $1.000 __ 34 507 37 026 33 752 107 230 60 393 16 647 15 660 

Average per form __________ dollors __ 131 706 181 502 209 638 277 080 461 013 876 164 957 516 

Average per acre ___________ doliorL. 847 922 871 792 726 687 436 

Forms by value of form: $110 $9,999 ______________________ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________ 2 $20,000 to $39,999 _________________ 31 18 8 8 $40,000 1o $69,999 _________________ 42 22 15 33 2 $70,000 1o $99,999 _________________ 41 28 30 32 5 

$100,00010 $149,999 _______________ 58 37 22 61 4 

$150,000 to $199,999 _______________ 38 35 19 50 4 

$200,00010 $499,999 _______________ 48 55 51 151 69 4 

$500,000 and over _________________ 2 ''I 16 52 47 15 

Owned land and 

owned rented ________________ land by form operator: forms __ : I 252 190 154 379 119 18 

acres-_ 33 849 31 778 29 663 104 090 59 809 18 934 32 558 

land rented or leased from others ____________________ forms-_ 124 107 97 244 88 8 5 

ocres-_ 7 871 8 483 9 271 32 574 24 495 5 324 3 604 

land rented or leased to others ____________________ farms __ 19 6 12 29 12 I I 

ocres-_ 979 102 184 I 348 1 174 30 213 

Land in Farm. According to Use 

Totol cropland ________________ formL_ 255 203 161 385 130 19 8 

Dcres __ 21 731 20 213 18 166 60 760 29 389 9 823 765 

Harvested cropland __________ forms __ 252 198 157 380 130 19 8 

ocres-_ 15 811 15 576 13 198 44 939 23 592 7 823 6 883 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres __________________ 104 61 48 65 16 50 to 99 ocres _________________ 107 78 60 113 24 10010 199 ocres _______________ 41 57 36 142 46 200 I. 499 ocres _______________ 2 13 60 37 ~ I 50010 999 ocre'- ______________ 7 I 

1,000 acres and over ___________ 3 

1.000 1o 1,999 ocre,- _________ 2 

2,000 acres and over _________ 1 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only ____ farms-_ 130 93 78 224 71 8 3 

ocres __ 653 3 986 4 081 14 845 5 041 104 710 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil improvement grosses not 

~I harvested or pastured _____ forms __ 25 6 15 12 2 2 acres __ 342 190 287 342 30 65 

On which all crops foiled ___ forms-_ 12 3 5 11 4 4 

ocreL_ 184 19 21 146 77 495 

2~ I In cultivated summer fallow __________________ forms __ 7 3 2 5 5 2 ocres __ 296 293 80 122 206 36 Idle _____________________ forms._ 26 10 9 16 8 1 ocres __ 445 149 499 366 443 300 15~ I Total woodland _______________ farms __ 201 154 127 337 112 14 7 ocres __ 12 928 12 400 14 080 52 898 39 518 9 296 21 174 Woodland postured __________ forms __ 81 61 60 148 45 7 1 acres __ 3 082 2 859 3 658 11 639 5 851 1 234 400 Woodland not pastured ______ forms-_ 158 131 103 279 100 13 7 ocres __ 9 846 9 541 10 422 41 259 33 667 8 062 20 774 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pasture _____________________ form s __ 65 65 41 138 53 5 3 ocres-_ 2 509 3 284 2 622 10 702 7 427 529 620 Improved postureland and rangeland _________________ forms __ 40 37 22 81 31 1 2 acres-_ 608 297 110 4 136 2 871 403 420 Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farm s __ 28 37 25 83 32 4 2 ocres __ 901 987 512 6 566 4 556 126 200 

Olher land (see lexl) ___________ forms._ 180 150 110 274 98 12 6 ocres-_ 3 573 4 262 3 882 10 956 6 796 580 4 390 

Total pastureland _____________ farms __ 195 147 125 317 104 12 5 ocres-_ 10 244 10 129 10 361 37 186 18 319 3 867 3 730 Irrigated land _________________ farms __ 38 29 21 41 19 4 3 ocres __ 338 1 292 679 2 560 448 580 2 446 Irrigated cropland harvested __ form s-_ 38 29 21 41 19 4 3 acres __ I 321 1 292 673 2 389 448 580 2 424 

Artificial drainage _____________ forms __ 28 36 27 78 35 6 3 - acres droined __ 553 718 522 577 914 548 6 081 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________________ farms __ 72 54 61 136 52 7 2 number __ 158 107 165 312 174 38 86 acres __ 241 117 283 606 576 47 649 

Race and Tenure of Farm Op.ralor 

All farm operators ___________________ 262 204 161 387 131 19 Full owners _____________________ 138 97 64 143 43 11 Part owners _____________________ Tenants ________________________ 114 93 90 236 76 7 10 14 7 8 12 1 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts I-53 
Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator- Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' __________________________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ 

Part owners ____________________ _ 

Tenonts _______________________ _ 

Block and other racesl _____________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ Part owners ____________________ _ T enonts _______________________ _ 

Farm, by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 

acres-_ Partnership __________________ formL_ 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other _______________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Debts secured by real estate __ formL_ 

$1,000 •. 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 •• 

Farm Operator Characteristics t 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 25 to 34 yeorL ___________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL ___________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeorL ___________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL ___________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ 

Average oge ______________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence: On form operated _________________ _ 

On another form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ In a city, town, or urban area _______ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: Forming _________________________ _ 

Other •.••.••.•.........••.....•.. 

Form operators reporting oH-form 

incomeGreater than value of form products 

sold ...........•...•....••...•••. Less than value of form products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work off form __________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ..•.........•......... 

50 to 99 days ..•.........•....•... 100 to 149 days ..•.•...•...•••••.• 

150 to 199 days ..•••.•.••..••.•••. 200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form 

operator) working off farm: Form s reporting ___________________ _ 

Number at persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: 1 to 49 days _________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ..•...••..•..•••. 

100 to 149 days •.•.•••.••.•••. 

150 to 199 days .••...•••..•... 200 days and over ____________ _ 

Farm, by Size 

I to 9 acres ____________________ -- --- 10 to 49 ocres ______________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________ --- 70 to 99 ocreL _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ..••..•.•.•••••..••.. 140 to 179 ocre'-...•••.•••••••..•..• 

180 to 219 ocre'-...•••.••••••......• 

220 to 259 ocres. .•..••.. , ••••••.•••. 

260 to 499 acres ..•.•••.•.••.••.•••.. 

. 500 to 999 ocre'-.•.•.•.•.•••••.••... 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'-.•••••..•...•.••• 2,000 acres and over ______________ ---

farm. by Slandard Indu.lrial 

(la .. iliealion (u. ""1 Cosh groin forms (011) •.•••.••..•••.•• 

Cotton forms (0131) ..••..•••••••.••.. 

Tobacco forms (0132). .•.•••.••...•..• 

Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 

Total 

2 852 

1 728 

948 

176 

17 

14 

2 612 

360 299 

257 

51 085 

293 

71 629 

23 

13 037 

1 093 50 475 

847 

35 202 

642 

15 273 

39 

205 

416 

760 

859 

590 

54.2 

133 

36 

159 

182 

169 

700 

591 

311 

967 

894 

125 

84 

70 

131 

484 

458 

559 

77 

54 

67 

83 

278 

396 

746 

251 

266 

354 

262 

204 

161 

387 

131 

19 

8 

13 

37 

1 to 9 acres 

334 

293 

15 

26 

2 

313 

192 

23 

90 

60 

228 

88 

849 

57 

168 

44 

681 

6 

24 

42 

82 

102 

80 

55.1 

200 1 

14 

39 

200 

136 

98 

100 

138 

103 

5 

9 

2 

10 

77 

60 

78 

10 

7 

6 

7 

48 

396 

10 to 49 acres 

661 

500 

103 

58 

8 

7 

625 

15 413 

44 

014 

73 

780 

4 

146 

204 

7 388 

168 

5 174 

101 

2 215 

11 

48 

96 

159 

199 

156 

54.8 

465 

11 

54 

51 

442 

227 

203 

243 

223 

266 

21 

29 

47 " 

158 

89 

119 

18 

11 

11 

20 

59 

746 

16 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1- S4 Massachusetts 

1974 - Continued 

50 to 69 acres 

236 

154 

65 

17 

215 

12 540 

21 

189 

14 

776 

1 

50 

72 

3 239 

51 2 741 

36 

498 

5 

17 

33 

63 

75 

43 

53.6 

178 

2 

9 

16 

162 

74 

51 

126 

59 

88 

10 

6 

10 

21 

41 

37 

42 

2 

1 

8 

6 

25 

251 

70 to 99 acreS 

246 

161 

70 

15 

4 

4 

235 

19 475 

15 

290 

13 

046 

3 

243 

70 

808 

55 

257 

43 

550 

4 

26 

36 

70 

67 

47 

52.9 

188 1 

13 

" 

201 

49 

54 

108 

88 

76 

15 

6 

11 

10 

34 

39 

47 

3 

2 

7 

9 

26 

266 

100 to 139 acres 

321 

176 

125 

20 

1 

1 

293 

33 995 

29 

3 441 

31 

739 

1 

130 

144 

5 988 

115 

3610 

89 

2 379 

4 

29 

45 

84 

109 

51 

53.2 

238 

6 

27 

22 

262 

60 

54 

151 

117 

107 

18 

12 

13 

12 

52 

50 

59 

6 

4 

16 

7 

26 

354 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator- Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' __________________________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ Part owners ___________ • ________ _ Tenants _____________ . _________ _ 

Black and other races' _____________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ Part owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

Farm. by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 

acres-. Partnership __________________ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ form s __ 

acres-. Other _______________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Fa,m Credit 

Total operator farm debt _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Debts secured by real estate __ farmL. 

$1,000 __ 

Debts not secured by real estote ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm Operator CharacteristicsJ 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 25to 34 yeors ____________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ____________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors ____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ____________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ Average oge ______________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence: On form operated _________________ _ On another ,form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ In a city, town, or urban oreo _______ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: Forming _________________________ _ O~~ _____________ _ 

Form operators reporting off-form incomeGreater than value of farm products sold ____________________________ _ 

less than value of form products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work off form __________________________ _ 

50 lN~h"----------- to 99 days ____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days __________________ _ 

150 to 199 days __________________ _ 

200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form operator) working off form: Forms reporting ___________________ _ 

Number of persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: 1 to 49 days _________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ______________ _ 

150 to 199 days ______________ _ 

200 days and over ____________ _ 

Farm. by Size 

1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 10 to 49 ocreL _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ______________________ _ 70 to 99 acreL _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ____________________ _ 140 to 179 acreL ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 aCreL ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL ___________________ _ 

260 ta 499 ocreL ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocreL ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL ________________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ________________ _ 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification (s .. tlXt) 

Cash grain farms (011) _______________ _ 

Cotton farms (0131) _________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres 

249 

129 

111 

9 

228 35 412 

21 

3 231 

11 

774 

2 

324 

101 

2 989 

82 2 228 

55 

761 

2 

13 

39 

72 

67 

56 

54.5 

201 

1 

10 

9 

207 

42 

35 

134 

80 

73 

17 

5 

6 

10 

35 

46 

57 

6 

11 

7 

5 

28 

262 

180 to 219 acres 

183 

86 

85 

12 

2 

2 

169 33 329 

16 

3 048 

18 

567 

1 

215 

84 

708 

64 

2 390 

54 

1 318 

2 

11 

24 

45 

64 

39 

55.1 

151 

2 

13 

3 

151 

34 

27 

98 

60 

47 

5 

6 

3 

5 

28 

24 

26 

204 

220 to 259 acres 

149 

58 

84 

7 

135 

32 436 

14 

3 449 

10 

2 415 

2 

450 

78 

2 586 

62 

742 

44 

844 

2 

9 

21 

39 

45 

33 

54.6 

127 

4 

3 

5 

127 

22 

17 

87 

45 

38 

7 

3 

4 

4 

20 

33 

36 

6 

5 

3 

5 

17 

161 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 

260 to 499 acres 

353 

128 

220 

5 

303 105 641 

50 17 867 

32 

11 116 

2 

692 

181 

10 834 

137 

7 487 

125 

3 348 

2 

19 

48 

120 

101 

63 

54.1 

289 

6 

13 

18 

314 

39 

39 

205 

109 

75 

21 

7 

7 

9 

31 

70 

84 

17 

9 

6 

18 

34 

387 

4 

500 to 999 acres 1,000 to 1,999 acres 2,000 acres and over 

105 

35 

63 

7 

84 

52 388 

21 

13 190 

21 

14 165 

5 

3 387 

58 6 705 

48 

589 

42 

117 

1 

9 

28 

23 

27 

17 

51.6 

86 

2 

3 

6 

90 

15 

12 

51 

42 

18 

4 

1 

2 

3 

8 

131 

13 

7 

6 

10 

12 963 

3 

3 276 

5 6 589 

1 

1 400 

11 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

7 

(0) 

4 

3 

1 

5 57.1 

10 

11 

2 

1 

8 

4 

19 

2 

515 

5 

24 434 

1 

6 000 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

=, 

2 

56.0 

Massachusetts 1- 55 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Total 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

farm I by Sta.dard I.dultrial 

ClulHleatla. (leo text) - Co •. 

Sugor crop, Irish potato, hay. peanut, 

and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 

0139) ••••••.•.•.••••••••••••.•..•. 256 3 21 24 29 49 Vegetable and melon forms (016) •.•...• 378 33 188 57 35 28 Fruit and tree nut forms (017) __________ 485 23 150 42 61 70 Horticultural specialty forms (018) •..... 449 236 152 18 14 12 General forms, primarily crop (0191) ____ 37 11 1 5 8 livestock farms. except dairy. poultry. and animal specialty (021) •.•....•.•.• 283 27 66 27 23 42 Dairy farms (024) •.•.....•••.•.•..... 914 5 32 37 71 118 Paultry and egg farms (025) .....•.•... 187 49 71 23 13 10 Animal specialty farm s (027) ...••••••.• 71 16 25 7 5 4 General forms, primarily livestock (0291) ..•••........••••....•••.•.•. 19 2 Farms not classified by SIC •.•.....•... 56 10 

Value of Product. Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ formL_ 3 185 396 746 251 266 354 $1,000 •. 177 112 Forms by value of agricultural products 

sold. 

14 273 27 359 20 388 8 035 15 857 

$500,000 and over ...•.••••.•.•.. 47 2 9 7 4 $200,000 to $499,999 ••.••••••••.• 86 6 18 6 3 6 $100,000 to $199,999 ••.•.•••••••• 211 26 13 9 9 13 $40,000 to $99.999 •.••.••••••.•.. 678 54 79 27 52 89 $20,000 to $39,999 •..••••••••.••• 627 54 108 54 68 98 $10,000 to $19,999 ...••••.•.....• 535 66 154 61 46 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .•.••............ 498 76 181 42 46 34 $2,500 to $4,999 ......•...•...... 444 100 165 40 38 32 Under $2,500 (see text) •...•.•.•.. 59 12 19 5 4 9 

Groin sold ___________________ forms __ 59 11 8 6 

$1,000 .. 281 31 56 31 Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms-_ I $1,000 .. (0) Tobacco sold _________________ forms __ 48 20 3 4 7 

$1,000 •• 9 925 122 78 398 3 460 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms-_ 17 1 1 6 

$1,000 .. 9 665 (0) (D) 3 444 

(otton and cottonseed sold _____ forms __ 

$1,000 .• Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ forms-_ 658 53 48 52 96 

$1.000 .. 136 75 123 183 435 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms-_ 9 

$1,000 .. 569 

Other field crops sold __________ forms __ lSI 6 45 16 20 24 

$1.000 .. 3 330 16 153 118 63 575 

Sales of $40.000 and over ____ forms __ 19 6 

$1,000 .. 2 617 469 

Vegetables, sweet corn, ond melons sold ________________________ forms-_ 673 53 263 89 69 64 

$1,000 .. 10 200 204 2 425 487 084 271 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-_ 51 4 7 7 7 

$1,000 .. 4 718 213 571 533 451 

Fruit. nuts, and berries sold _____ farms __ 655 28 203 59 78 93 

$1,000 .. 20 542 149 780 876 867 2 602 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 133 8 4 19 22 

$1.000 •. 15 296 380 240 199 522 

Poultry and poultry products sold_ forms __ 294 52 98 28 21 28 

$1,000 .. 23 977 3 002 8 350 3 647 993 999 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 94 12 36 12 8 6 

$1,000 .. 22 438 2 472 7 822 3 499 910 890 

Dairy products sold ____________ farms __ 955 6 36 39 73 126 

$1,000 .. 50 396 103 673 279 2 150 3 976 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 430 1 8 6 19 35 

$1,000 .. 39 244 (0) (0) 676 143 2 115 Cottle and calves sold __________ forms __ I 333 18 89 75 112 181 

$1,000 •. 7 405 164 320 384 434 689 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 26 1 2 1 2 1 

$1,000 .• 2 119 (D) (0) (D) (0) (D) 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ farmL_ 240 19 64 17 23 31 

$1.000 .. 3 346 201 641 432 237 349 

Sales of $40,000 ond over ____ farmL_ 22 1 5 2 2 3 

$1,000 •• 986 (D) 277 (D) (0) 177 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ formL_ 71 3 11 9 5 7 

$1,000 .. 74 3 9 2 2 9 

Sales of $40,000 and over ..•• farms .. $1,000 •• 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ farmL_ 153 20 42 13 12 7 

$1,000 .• 5 888 173 261 4 817 34 48 

Sales of $40,000 and over .... forms .. 3 1 1 

$1,000 •• 5 151 (D) (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ formL_ 563 247 189 32 21 35 

$1.000 •• 36 933 10 250 12 448 7 031 542 357 

S.les of $40,000 and over •••. farms .. 155 73 47 8 4 9 

$1,000 •• 32 223 8 239 10 669 6 763 358 152 

Forest products sold ___________ formL_ 355 9 41 25 30 37 

$1,000 .. 679 7 72 59 42 57 

Sales of $40,000 and over •••• forms •. $1.000 •. 

,- 56 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 500 to 999 acres 1,000 to 1.999 ocres 2,000 ocres and over 

$2,500 and Over 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acre. 260 to 499 acres 

F.nn, by S ••• d.,d Ildo,.rI.1 

CIII,III ••• I.I ('88 .u.)-C.I, 

Sugar crop, Irish pototo, hoy, peanut, 

and other field crop forms (0133. 0134, 0139) _____________________________ 25 40 12 36 15 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) _______ 15 10 5 5 1 

fruit and tree nut farms (017) __________ 24 31 18 41 18 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) ______ 7 4 I 4 

General farms, primarily crop (0191) ____ 3 1 3 1 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty 5 28 II (021) ____________ 27 25 ~airy forms (024) ____________________ 128 100 94 2M 74 

Poultry and egg farm. (025) ___________ II 4 1 4 1 

Animal sr.eciolty form. (027) ___________ 4 3 2 5 

General arms, primarily livestock (0291) _____________________________ 

forms not classified by SIC ____________ 

Value of Product. Sold 

Market value of agricultural products 387 131 19 8 sold ________________________ forms __ 262 204 161 $1,000 __ 13 585 13 499 7 779 29 141 15 775 5 804 5 617 

Forms bV value of agricultural products 

sold, 

$500,000 and over _______________ 4 2 4 5 3 

$200,000 to $499,999 _____________ 4 5 19 14 3 

$100,000 to $199,999 _____________ 15 18 II 62 31 4 

$40,000 to $99,999 _______________ 67 69 48 137 51 4 

$20,000 to $39,99L ______________ 77 45 43 69 II 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 38 20 28 M 7 $5.000 to $9,999 _________________ 34 32 19 21 12 $2,500 to $4,99L ________________ 24 6 9 27 2 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________ 1 5 3 

Groin sold ___________________ forms __ 5 3 4 14 3 1 

$1,000 __ (D) (0) 13 50 (0) (0) 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ I 

$1,000 __ (0) 

Tobacco sold _________________ forms __ 3 1 3 5 2 

=1 $1,000-- (D) (D) (0) 618 (0) 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ I 1 2 4 1 

$1.000 __ (D) (D) (D) 610 (0) 

(otton and cottonseed sold _____ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 ond over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoV, forage, and silage 8 sold ________________________ forms __ 79 6J 63 142 52 =1 $1,000 __ 436 325 437 153 849 120 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ I 3 5 $1.000 __ (D) (D) 379 

Other field crops sold __________ farms __ 13 9 3 9 5 1 

$1,000 __ 350 264 (0) 314 728 (0) 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms __ 5 3 2 2 1 

$1,000-- 301 201 (0) (D) (0) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ farms __ 39 23 20 45 6 2 $1,000 __ 692 6J3 199 820 (D) (D) 

Sales of $40,000 ond over ____ farms __ 8 8 1 7 1 1 $1.000 __ 471 528 (0) 562 (0) (D) 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ forms __ 43 41 20 52 27 6 5 $1,000 __ 047 2 685 747 3277 2 294 386 2 831 Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 9 19 5 25 15 3 4 

$1.000-- 754 2 427 429 3 025 171 341 2 807 

Poultry and poultry products sald_farms __ 16 7 9 21 12 2 $1,000 __ 168 2 268 51 330 169 (I) 

Sales of $40,000 ond over ____ forms __ 10 3 1 4 2 $1,000 __ 136 2 265 (D) 271 (D) 

Dairy products sold ____________ forms __ 131 102 97 251 79 11 4 $1,000 __ 4 675 4 675 3 897 16 204 8 015 2 259 2 490 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 42 41 40 163 63 8 4 $1,000 __ 2 718 3 207 2 611 14 056 7 601 2 190 2 490 Cattle and calves sold __________ forms __ 175 139 118 308 101 13 4 $1,000 __ 767 820 521 839 935 246 287 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ I 4 1 7 3 2 1 $1.000 __ (D) 254 (D) 378 252 (0) (D) 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 18 13 10 27 18 $1,000 __ 341 149 451 234 311 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 3 1 1 2 2 $1,000-- 2M (D) (D) (0) (0) Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ forms __ 4 2 5 12 10 $1,000 __ 1 1 1 26 12 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ form s __ $1.000 __ 

Other livestock ond livestock products sold ________________________ farms __ II 6 9 26 $1,000 __ 21 86 42 402 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ I 

$1.000-- (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ forms __ 10 10 4 11 3 1 $1,000-- 644 954 221 720 (D) (D) Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 3 4 1 5 1 $1,000 __ 5M 904 (D) 677 (D) 

Forest products sold ___________ forms __ 32 32 27 85 31 4 $1,000-- M 59 45 156 109 24 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farm,-_ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1- 57 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Total 1 to 9 acres IOta 49 acres 50 to 69 ocre, 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

Farm Production Expense, 

Total production expenses ____ forms __ 3 185 396 746 251 266 354 $1,000 __ 152 067 11 485 23 384 18 658 6 850 13 054 livestock and poultry purchased _ forms __ I 039 83 170 82 84 125 $1,000 __ 7 911 617 1 128 967 291 587 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ forms __ I 746 100 252 121 144 210 $1,000 __ 39 636 1 820 5 849 5 916 762 2 510 Commercially mixed formulo feeds _____________________ forms __ I 654 96 235 113 134 196 tons __ 241 982 11 754 37 240 32 896 10 160 14 859 $1.000 __ 36 188 1 779 5 574 5 752 1 561 2 113 Feed ingredients _____________ form s __ 296 4 29 26 28 33 tons __ 12 017 5 759 274 808 422 $1,000 __ 1 441 I 106 38 64 156 

Whole groins _______________ forms __ 341 9 50 26 29 38 tons __ 8 383 216 796 290 191 027 $1,000 __ 1 067 28 117 43 24 125 Hoy, green chop. and silage ___ forms-_ 361 10 42 31 42 46 tonL_ 24 889 256 233 1 498 2 708 2 499 $1.000 __ 941 14 52 84 114 116 

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ form s __ 1 228 46 133 71 98 141 $1,000 __ 750 20 58 37 29 69 Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __ forms __ I 874 206 409 137 144 197 $1,000 __ 6 569 627 2 425 407 194 468 Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ 2 432 240 551 177 201 286 $1,000 __ 5 587 53 432 272 265 716 Commercial fertilizer used ______ formL_ 2 257 195 519 168 194 263 acres fertilized __ 118 963 543 6314 4 557 5 608 11 097 dry ton5-_ 35 516 214 2 870 1 862 1 732 4 670 liquid or gas ton5-_ 2 733 19 101 176 133 248 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ forms __ I 882 181 441 142 146 201 $1.000 __ 2 701 26 220 147 192 383 lime ______________________ forms-_ 606 46 126 41 31 56 tonL_ 23 979 103 381 782 726 182 $1.000 __ 347 2 20 14 11 37 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business _____ .formL_ 3 137 378 728 247 261 352 $1.000 __ 8 502 049 599 2 000 320 683 Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 3 092 363 716 246 257 350 

$1,OOL 3 321 249 485 277 203 401 Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 953 26 100 47 63 111 $1,000 __ 549 7 22 14 16 42 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms-_ 486 65 91 48 50 70 $1,000 __ 672 68 81 29 31 139 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms-_ 3 135 378 726 247 261 352 $1,000 __ 3 960 725 011 680 69 101 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms-_ I 913 190 411 159 129 218 

$1,000 __ 31 561 2 232 4 487 3 804 1 093 3 275 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ form5-_ 032 102 161 74 54 105 

workers __ 4 520 399 782 506 194 383 25 to 149 doys ___________ forms __ 917 98 187 74 55 123 

workers __ 7 302 421 011 717 409 391 

less than 25 dOYL ________ forms-_ 993 73 227 90 83 132 

workers-_ 13 543 513 2 004 438 068 2 356 

Controct labor ________________ forms-_ 174 10 42 14 24 23 

$1,000 __ 876 229 106 30 97 116 

Machine hire ond customworL __ form5-_ 769 43 148 49 55 94 

$1.000 __ 934 56 92 50 113 150 

All other production expenses ___ farmL_ 3 171 392 742 249 266 352 

$1,000 __ 47 040 3 755 6 988 5 028 2 495 4 097 

F .... -R.I.r.d Ilco .. , and Exp ..... 

Form-related income ___________ forms-_ 690 28 117 57 52 78 

$1,000 __ 2 176 275 282 158 164 176 

$10,000 ond over ___________ forms __ 51 7 9 1 7 5 

$1.000 __ 1 356 221 165 (D) 112 92 

Form-related income from- Custamwork and other agricultural services ___________________ forms __ 263 12 44 19 23 36 

$1.000 __ 078 230 112 24 113 138 

Recreational services ________ forms __ 29 1 6 7 1 1 

$l.000 __ 205 (l) 66 107 (l) 1 

Payments from government form programs _________________ forms __ 306 2 30 22 15 30 

$1,000 __ 181 (0) 9 8 4 11 

Rent from farmland and payments from lease or sale of ollotments _________________ farms __ 140 11 34 14 11 15 

$1,000 __ 180 23 32 8 37 16 

Other form-related income ____ forms __ 119 2 19 S 9 7 

$1,000 __ 531 (0) 63 11 11 9 

Expenses for form-related income sources ______________ forms.. 176 13 29 16 15 26 

$1,000 __ 773 162 108 83 35 66 

1- 58 Massachusetts ] 974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 2,000 acres and o .... er 

$2,500 and Over 140 10 179 acres 18010 219 acres 220 10 259 acres 260 10 499 acres 500 10 999 acres 1,000 to 1,999 acres 

Farm Production Expen ••• 

5 OO~ I Total production expenses ____ forms __ 262 204 161 387 131 19 

$1,000 __ 12 016 10 520 6872 25 031 13 553 5 641 

Livestock and poultry purchased _ forms __ 108 80 59 178 61 6 3 

$1,000 __ 771 470 467 I 324 492 482 315 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ farm"-_ 202 145 125 325 103 14 5 

$I,OOL 4 822 2 933 813 6 779 3 371 862 I 198 

Commercially mbc;ed formula 102 12 

6 18~ I feeds _____________________ forms __ 193 135 117 316 

tons __ 30 163 19 365 10 945 41 948 20 427 6 044 

$1,000 __ 4 520 2 757 I 535 6 01: 2 824 824 938 

Feed ingredients _____________ farms __ 30 36 22 61 23 2 2 

ton5 __ 784 229 434 3 339 438 (0) (0) 

$1.000 __ 98 32 215 416 63 (0) (0) 

Whole groins _______________ farms __ 30 37 23 65 29 3 2 

tonL_ 728 525 177 287 2 977 105 65 

$1.00L 78 65 28 134 409 (D) (D) 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge ___ formL_ 39 30 19 76 20 4 2 

ton5 __ 3 698 536 824 5 172 2 916 483 66 

$1,OOL 126 78 35 216 76 26 3 

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ formL_ 148 112 102 269 92 12 4 

$1.00L 75 65 54 187 113 (0) (0) 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees __ forms __ 153 121 ID8 277 101 16 5 

$1.000 __ 167 163 86 613 207 208 4 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 198 169 133 328 122 19 8 

$1,000 __ 388 481 365 239 864 416 98 

Commercial fertilizer used ______ farms __ 182 154 129 313 114 18 

acres fertilized __ 7 34: I 9 829 II 062 7 939 31 134 18 538 4 993 

dry tons __ 2 731 2 967 2 447 7 615 5 145 2 307 958 

liquid or gas tons __ 153 207 207 612 693 41 144 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ farm 5-_ 148 127 108 271 91 18 8 

$1,000 __ 213 311 118 522 302 151 116 lime ______________________ forms __ 69 48 34 109 38 7 I 

tons __ 2 622 2 544 338 7 155 4 450 693 (Z~ I $I,OOL 39 40 18 104 54 8 

Gasoline ond other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farm 5-_ 261 204 161 387 131 19 8 $1.000 __ 414 400 328 871 529 190 120 Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 258 204 160 382 129 19 8 

$1,OOL 279 249 178 535 298 106 60 Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 103 92 71 234 88 12 

$1,000 __ 43 46 35 154 100 33 3~ I lP gas, butane, and propane __ farm5-_ 25 31 24 46 28 5 3 $1,000 __ 31 36 65 86 80 16 12 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 261 204 161 387 131 19 8 $1,000 __ 61 68 50 96 51 35 13 

Hired form labor ______________ farms-_ 151 133 103 281 114 16 8 $1,000 __ 560 2 247 499 5 252 3 033 535 544 Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ farms __ 82 79 64 198 94 12 7 workers __ 303 302 218 697 341 244 151 2510 149 days ___________ forms __ 59 58 51 138 61 9 4 workers __ 333 739 379 185 404 97 216 less than 25 days _________ farms __ 77 74 48 129 46 II 3 workers-_ 772 123 124 157 518 279 191 

Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 13 9 8 15 14 2 $1.000 __ 85 30 34 75 71 I Machine hire and customwork ___ farms-_ 73 64 46 147 40 8 2 $1,000 __ 70 54 44 134 83 (D) (0) All other production expenses ___ forms __ 262 203 161 386 131 19 8 $1,000 __ 3 452 3 367 2 062 8 034 4 487 719 554 

f .... -•• I.t.d loco .... nd Exp.oses 

Form-related income ___________ farms __ 63 51 52 146 41 4 I $1,000 __ 180 147 80 296 138 272 10 $10.000 and over ___________ farms __ 4 5 3 5 4 I $1,000 __ 93 103 38 100 75 (D) 

Form-related income from- Custom work and other agricultural services ___________________ farms __ 22 24 18 47 17 $1,000 __ 114 99 44 130 72 Recreational services ________ forms-_ 2 I 2 7 I $I,OOL 9 5 Payments from government form 3 2 12 

programs _________________ farms-_ 34 27 24 90 29 3 $I,OOL 16 17 10 59 27 (D) Rent from farmland and payments from lease ar sale of allotments _________________ farms __ 10 3 4 29 8 I 

Other form-related income ____ ~~~~~== 8 3 I 27 16 10 13 II II 34 7 I $1,000 __ 34 24 22 77 II (D) 

EJCpenses for form-related income sources ______________ forms __ 13 12 13 29 8 I $1,000 __ 69 56 30 118 26 15 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1- S9 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1 974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Total 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 ta 139 acres 

Family Off-Farm Income I 

Family oft-form income _________ forms __ 1 761 193 431 170 150 192 $1.000 __ 17 866 2 075 4092 631 350 2 040 Forms by family oft-form income: $1 to $249 ______________________ 61 3 10 1 5 9 $250 to $499 ____________________ 46 3 14 4 4 3 $500 to $999 ____________________ 85 2 14 7 11 10 $1.000 to $4.999. ________________ 521 52 107 52 42 53 $5.000 ta $9.999. ________________ 430 49 129 42 39 43 $10.000 to $19.999. ______________ 438 62 121 50 36 49 $20.000 to $29.999 _______________ 107 11 23 7 8 16 $30.000 and over ________________ 73 11 13 7 5 9 

Family oft-form income fromNonfarm-related business _____ forms __ 352 47 96 30 28 43 $1.000 __ 3 902 588 754 312 293 525 Wages, salaries, commissions, and tips _____ • _____ • __________ forms __ 988 115 245 103 91 110 $1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or 8 584 142 2 252 011 687 062 

royalties _____ • _. _. ________ forms __ 997 88 234 86 91 106 $1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 3 616 183 591 154 226 222 

etc. ______________________ forms __ 365 54 94 41 29 32 $1.000 __ 1 Rent of nonto rm 209 143 390 119 75 104 

property _____ • _. __________ forms __ 214 16 43 21 18 27 $1.000 __ 556 18 106 34 69 127 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles _____ • ____________ forms __ 2 237 220 487 175 192 259 number _. 3 111 277 633 220 261 352 2 or 3 ___ • _______________ • _ farms __ 659 50 120 33 59 75 number _. 412 107 248 67 122 161 4 and over _________________ farms-. 33 6 2 2 2 number __ 154 24 13 8 9 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ farms-_ 2 732 274 601 219 237 316 number __ 6 464 446 070 467 508 816 2 or 3 _____________________ farms __ 1 113 77 230 94 103 126 number __ 2 587 172 519 218 245 300 -4 and over _________________ farmL_ 475 21 43 29 34 69 number __ 2 733 98 223 153 163 395 

Tractors. excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ farms-_ 2 699 214 592 220 233 312 number __ 7 601 355 187 509 637 889 2 or3 ___________________ forms-_ 1 293 66 299 123 J38 171 number __ 3 138 151 682 286 340 420 -4 and aver ___________ • ___ farms __ 778 18 58 36 49 90 number __ 3 835 74 270 162 251 418 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden 

tractors and motor tillers ____ forms-. 2 651 205 578 215 228 309 

number _. 7 012 335 124 486 594 836 Crawler tractors ____________ farms __ 488 14 57 21 41 48 number __ 589 20 63 23 43 53 

Grain and bean combines. self- propelled ____________________ farms __ 22 number __ 34 

Corn pickers. corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ formL_ 142 7 12 17 24 number __ 173 13 14 18 25 (orn heads for combines _____ forms __ 82 2 5 9 13 number __ 97 2 7 9 14 

Other carnpickers and picker· shellers ___________________ form s __ 67 5 11 number __ 76 11 11 

Mower conditioners ___________ formL_ 744 3 38 29 59 107 

number __ 822 3 43 31 65 119 Pickup balers _____________ • ___ form5-_ 165 12 50 51 104 166 

number __ 216 12 50 53 105 178 

Windrowers, pull and self- propelled ____________________ forms-_ 365 10 23 17 41 42 

number __ 391 10 23 17 41 45 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar _. ______________________ forms-_ 702 23 16 51 88 number __ 841 28 20 63 94 

Value of Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ farms-_ 3 057 342 703 243 259 346 

$1.000 __ 72 708 3 971 10 272 5 600 5 199 8 360 

Forms by value group: $1 117 174 26 24 33 to $4.999 _____________ forms __ 437 

$1.000.. 302 332 502 89 62 106 

$5.000 to $9.999 __________ forms __ 504 83 174 57 51 46 

$1.000 __ 466 571 163 401 343 338 

$10.000 to $19.999 ________ form'-_ 798 69 207 79 81 104 

$1.000 __ 11 132 927 2 865 104 160 449 

$20.000 to $49.999. _______ form '-_ I 015 70 127 72 89 138 

$1.000 __ 30 009 990 3 491 2 010 2 699 4 087 

$50.000 to $99.999 ________ forms._ 241 3 16 5 12 19 

$1.000.. 14 798 150 991 294 (0) 141 

$100.000 and over ________ form, __ 62 5 4 2 6 

$1.000.. 12 002 260 702 (0) 238 

JApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

, - 60 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 500 10 999 acres 1,000 10 1,999 acres 2,000 acres and over 

$2,500 and Over 140 10 179 acre. 18010 219 acre. 220 10 259 acre. 260 10 499 acre. 

Family OH·Farm Incom.' 

Family off-farm income _________ farms __ 150 117 94 198 58 8 

$1,000 __ 167 951 638 980 756 186 

Form. by family off-farm income, $110 $249 ______________________ 7 7 5 12 2 $250 10 $499 ____________________ 3 4 5 4 2 $500 I. $999 ____________________ 6 10 8 10 7 $1,000 10 $4,999 _________________ 57 36 32 72 16 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _________________ 37 19 21 41 8 $10,000 10 $19,999 _______________ 29 27 16 37 9 

$20,000 10 $29,999 _______________ 8 12 3 14 4 $30,000 and over ________________ 3 2 4 8 10 

Family off·farm income from- Nonfarm-related business _____ farms __ 30 20 17 33 7 

$1,000 __ 275 197 164 662 123 

Wages, solaries, commissions, and fi~ ___________ fum~ 109 18 5 81 60 51 $1,000 __ 575 448 327 919 126 35 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ forms __ 39 6 91 81 53 122 

$1,000 __ 216 195 77 242 380 129 

Federal Social Security, pensions, etc. ______________________ 33 12 farms __ 32 23 13 $1,000 __ 74 76 34 101 84 

Rent of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 14 15 11 33 13 

$1,000 __ 27 34 36 56 43 

S.lect.d Mac.i •• 'Y aad Iqulp ••• t 

Automobiles __________________ farms __ 61 196 164 124 300 99 15 

number __ 279 229 170 484 165 29 12 2 or 3 _____________________ farms __ 59 49 36 117 46 9 6 

Dumber __ 131 107 76 257 101 23 12 4 and over _________________ forms __ 3 2 2 11 3 

number __ 14 9 8 55 14 

Motortrucks. including pickups __ farms __ 230 196 144 360 129 18 8 

number __ 517 477 327 064 483 192 2 or 3 _____________________ farms __ 9; I 110 97 64 152 56 2 

number __ 262 225 145 362 130 5 4 4 and over _________________ farms __ 32 37 22 115 56 11 6 

number __ 167 190 124 609 336 182 93 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor 8 tillers _________________ farms __ 249 195 153 374 130 19 number __ 789 605 493 402 554 121 60 2 or 3 ___________________ farms __ 132 100 87 131 42 2 number __ 337 247 226 342 99 4 ~ 1 4 and over _______________ farms __ 92 70 55 203 84 17 6 number __ 427 333 256 020 451 117 56 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ____ farms __ 247 190 151 372 129 19 8 number __ 735 562 455 244 496 102 43 Crawler tractors ____________ farms __ 44 40 33 127 49 10 4 number __ 54 43 38 158 58 19 17 

Groin and bean combines, self- propelled ____________________ form. __ 3 number __ 11 

Carnpickers, corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ farms __ 12 17 12 27 10 number __ 12 22 14 40 10 Corn heads for combines _____ farms __ 7 13 11 16 5 number __ 7 15 12 25 5 Other corn pickers and picker- shellers ___________________ farms __ 14 number __ 15 

Mower conditioners ___________ farms __ 83 80 75 197 64 8 number __ 89 85 79 218 77 11 Pickup balers _________________ farms __ 153 123 113 281 97 12 number __ 154 127 115 299 106 14 Wind rowers, pull and self- propelled ____________________ form. __ 45 34 36 77 31 number __ 48 39 40 86 32 Field forage harvesters, shear ~ ____________ furm~ 85 78 68 199 76 9 number __ 98 88 82 246 96 14 

VII .. of Mlchl •• 'Y lid Iquip .... t 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ forms __ 256 204 160 386 131 19 8 $1,000 __ 5 752 5 533 4 379 14 508 6 407 666 061 Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 _____________ form. __ 22 12 9 18 1 $1,000 __ 81 39 26 55 4 $5,00010 $9,999 __________ forms._ 29 22 11 26 4 $1,000 __ 214 150 74 176 29 $10,00010 $19,999 ________ form. __ 74 44 57 65 16 2 $1,000 __ 062 574 824 929 208 29 

$20,00010 $49,999 ________ form. __ 117 98 58 174 60 8 4 $1,000 __ 3 466 2 969 627 5 337 1 996 188 149 $50,000 10 $99,999 ________ farm. __ 12 25 22 83 43 1 $1,000 __ 730 1 451 1 265 4 979 2 965 98 $100,000 and over ________ forms __ 2 3 3 20 7 7 3 $1,000 __ 200 350 563 3 033 1 204 347 905 

lAppfies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1- 61 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Total 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicols ________ forms __ 2 522 255 581 186 207 297 $I,OOL 8 288 79 651 419 457 099 Commercial fertilizer ___________ farms __ 2 433 241 551 177 201 286 acres on which used __ 118 963 543 6 314 4 557 5 608 11 097 tons __ 38 249 232 2 970 2 038 1 865 4 918 $1,000 __ 5 587 53 432 272 265 716 lime ________________________ farms __ 606 46 126 41 31 56 acres on which used __ 15 612 83 005 688 418 1 549 ton5 __ 23 979 103 381 782 726 2 182 $I,OOL 347 2 20 14 11 37 

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. 10 

cootrolInsects on hoy crops _________ farms __ 51 3 2 2 6 acres on which used __ 3 293 24 31 35 58 $1.00L 22 (Zl 1 (Zl 1 Insects on other crops _______ farmL_ 872 103 256 69 82 96 acres on which used __ 34 878 187 2472 654 2 336 3 912 $1,000 __ 1 034 16 107 40 102 125 Nematodes in crops _________ forms __ 55 1 9 10 2 11 acres on which used __ 791 1 77 74 24 608 $1,000 __ 180 (Z) Diseases in crops and 2 6 (Zl 89 

orchards __________________ form L_ 315 27 87 34 31 44 acres on which used __ 12 958 55 896 777 896 2 083 $1,000 __ 415 2 33 42 43 67 Weeds or grass in crops _____ farmL_ 982 46 190 66 74 113 acres on which used __ 40 134 120 860 552 642 3 468 $1,000 __ 529 2 26 21 22 50 

Weeds or brush in posturL ___ forms __ 16 1 1 acres on which used __ 277 2 1 $1,000 __ 2 1 (Zl Weeds on other land _________ farms __ 61 3 18 4 5 7 acres on which used __ 663 5 47 14 56 79 $1.000 __ 14 (Zl 1 (Zl 2 1 Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ farms __ 62 -4 12 4 8 6 acres on which used __ 2 393 10 85 49 170 269 $1,000 __ 33 (Z) 1 1 2 5 Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ form L_ 235 7 23 10 11 25 $1,000 __ 39 (Zl 3 13 1 2 Other chem icals (see text) ______ farm L_ 321 48 110 27 32 25 $1,000 __ 85 4 26 10 9 7 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: None _____________________________ 723 219 455 149 140 184 Under 1,000 bushel,- _______________ 245 9 24 7 18 32 1,000 to 4,999 bushels ______________ 55 1 5 7 1 7 5,000 to 9,999 bushels ______________ 11 1 1 1 10,000 to 24,999 bushels ____________ 14 2 25,000 to 49,999 bushels ____________ 4 50,000 bushels and over _____________ 2 1 Not reporting ______________________ 131 166 261 87 105 128 

Livestock 

Cottle and calves ______________ forms __ I 409 17 121 89 117 193 number __ 96 204 449 2 355 2 634 145 8 385 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms __ I 274 13 94 75 102 178 number __ 59 352 187 111 833 2 600 5 178 Beef cows _______________ farms __ 402 6 59 40 29 63 

number __ 5 161 55 334 319 192 525 Milk cows _______________ forms __ I 058 7 51 49 86 142 number __ 54 191 132 777 514 2 408 4 653 

Heifers and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ forms __ I 102 10 57 56 77 154 

number __ 29 915 168 723 625 126 2 424 

Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ farms __ 340 5 33 26 29 49 

number __ 3 676 62 443 134 184 301 

Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ farms __ 915 7 29 34 64 122 number __ 26 239 106 280 491 942 2 123 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____________________ farms __ 840 6 74 45 66 102 

number __ 6 937 94 521 176 419 783 

Cottle and calves sold __________ forms-_ I 333 18 89 75 112 181 

number __ 45 244 668 475 Q51 2 395 4 322 

$I,OOL 7 405 164 320 384 434 689 Calves _____________________ farmL_ 1 058 10 52 52 89 142 

number __ 26 174 392 012 611 358 2 790 

$1.000 __ 1 323 63 155 23 72 187 Cat1le _____________________ forms __ I 183 15 73 63 94 156 

number __ 19 070 276 463 240 1 037 1 532 

$1,000 __ 6 082 101 165 361 362 502 

Fattened on groin and cancentrates _____________ forms __ 123 2 18 14 15 16 

number __ 797 12 110 96 165 84 

$1,000-- 584 5 42 27 60 30 

Hogs and pigs ________________ farmL_ 313 21 76 23 25 48 

number __ 41 968 2317 10 536 5 580 3 838 5 866 

Used or fa be used for breeding __________________ forms __ 156 10 47 11 15 18 

number __ 182 152 1 034 756 397 977 

Other _____________________ farms __ 301 19 74 23 24 48 

number __ 36 786 2 165 9 502 4 824 3441 4 889 

1- 62 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 2,000 acres. and over $2,500 and Over 140 10 179 acres 18010 219 acres 220 10 259 acres 260 10 499 acres 500 10 999 acres 1,000 10 1,999 acres 

Aericultural Chemical. 

21~ I Agricultural chern icals ________ form s __ 208 173 136 330 122 19 

$1.000 __ 601 792 483 761 166 567 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms __ 198 169 133 328 122 19 8 

acres on which used __ 9 829 11 062 7 939 31 134 18 538 4 993 7 349 

10n5 __ 2 884 3 174 2 654 8 226 5 838 2 348 I 102 

$1.000 __ 388 481 365 I 239 864 416 98 

Uru ____________ fum~ 69 48 34 109 38 7 1 

acres on which used __ 1 472 1 561 783 4 858 2 459 721 15 

ton5 __ 2 622 2 544 338 7 155 4 450 693 

$1.000.. 39 40 18 104 54 8 (l~ I 

Sprays, dusts. fumigants, etc. to control- 2 Insects on hay crops _________ forms __ 4 6 5 11 9 I 

acres on which used __ 96 184 394 463 108 300 600 

$1,000.. 1 1 I 3 6 2 6 

Insects on other crops _______ forms __ 55 51 25 85 32 11 7 

acres on which used __ 2 288 3 595 901 6 591 3 455 2 510 977 

$1,000.. 83 135 25 144 105 105 47 

Nematodes in crops _________ farm 5-_ 7 2 4 8 I 

acres on which used __ 94 122 258 523 10 

$1,000 __ 10 8 22 42 1 

Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ 2 forms __ 22 22 9 26 10 I 

acres on which used __ 844 197 493 132 427 50 108 

$1.000 __ 28 71 14 60 38 3 14 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ forms-_ 88 78 74 175 69 7 2 

acres on which used __ 113 3 912 2 671 11 547 7 663 575 011 

$1,000 __ 41 41 25 139 86 29 48 

Weeds or brush in posturL ___ forms __ I 2 5 5 

acres on which used __ 25 9 174 46 2~ I 

$1.000 __ (Z) (l) I (l) (l) 

Weeds on other land _________ farms __ 4 I 4 7 4 2 2 

acres on whiCh used __ 32 5 57 53 260 35 20 

$1.000 __ I (l) 2 I 4 2 I 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ form s __ 4 7 3 8 4 I 1 

acres on which used __ 329 371 140 629 225 110 6 

$1,000 __ 2 7 1 12 2 (l) WI Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farms __ 28 21 23 59 22 4 2 

$1.000 __ 5 2 1 8 2 2 (Z) 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ forms __ 13 18 17 24 6 I 

$1,000 __ 2 6 7 9 3 (l) 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storoge facilities: None _____________________________ 138 98 79 185 62 12 Under 1,000 bushels ________________ 25 28 27 55 16 3 1,00010 4,999 bushels ______________ 8 6 I 13 6 5.00010 9.999 bushels ______________ 2 2 3 1 10,000 10 24.999 bushels ____________ 1 5 3 25,000 10 49,999 bushel,-___________ 3 I 50,000 bushels and over _____________ 1 Not reporting ______________________ 88 72 52 122 42 

Livestock 

Cattle and colves ______________ forms __ 177 141 120 312 104 13 5 number __ 9 040 9 626 8 089 29 292 15 163 3 075 3 951 Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ form s __ 160 128 107 298 101 13 5 number __ 5 434 5 596 4 899 18 193 9486 194 2641 Beef cows _______________ farms-_ 39 34 20 70 37 4 I number __ 240 594 353 1 376 I 152 18 3 Milk cows _______________ forms __ 142 110 100 269 86 12 4 number __ 194 5 002 4546 16 817 8 334 176 2 638 Heifers and heifer calves that hod not colved _____________ farms_'_ 152 113 105 272 91 11 4 number __ 2 940 3 026 2 440 9 426 4 918 829 270 8eef heifers ond heifer calves __________________ farms __ 36 28 24 73 35 2 number __ 358 500 156 967 561 10 Heifers and heifer colves for milk cow replacement _____ forms __ 137 95 99 241 73 10 4 number __ 2 582 2 526 2 284 Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull 8 459 4 357 819 270 

calves ____________________ farms __ 106 84 63 213 71 9 1 number __ 666 1 004 750 1 673 759 52 40 

Cottle and calves sold __________ farms __ 175 139 118 308 101 13 4 number __ 4 556 5 135 3540 13 102 5 170 917 113 $1,000.. 767 820 521 1 839 935 246 287 CalveL ____________________ forms __ 137 111 97 273 81 12 2 number __ 2 588 2 829 2 044 8 203 3 038 1 101 208 $1,000 __ 135 151 68 331 106 27 7 Cottle _____________________ farms __ 148 126 108 284 99 13 4 number __ 1 968 2 306 496 4 899 2 132 816 905 $1,000.. 632 669 453 1 508 830 219 280 Fattened on groin and concentrates _____________ farms __ 18 7 8 14 10 number __ 578 50 109 483 106 $1.000.. 158 13 35 175 38 

Hogs and pigs ________________ farms __ 24 14 12 47 21 2 number __ 959 2 397 2 030 2 783 4 652 10 Used or to be used for breeding __________________ farms-_ 7 8 6 19 14 number __ 104 461 254 456 590 Other _____________________ farms __ 23 14 12 43 19 number __ 855 1 936 776 2 327 062 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1-63 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over TOlol 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 10 69 acres 70 10 99 acres 100 10 139 acres 

liv •• tock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ form,-_ 240 19 64 17 23 31 number __ 51 642 2 630 9 807 6 682 3 630 6 150 $1,000 __ 3 346 201 641 432 237 349 Feeder pigs _________________ farms __ 62 4 19 4 5 5 number __ 11 172 186 585 1 250 422 1 678 $1,000 __ 210 4 32 25 10 28 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Decem ber 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 ______________ forms __ 167 11 47 12 15 18 number __ 7 016 194 381 014 501 760 December 1 and Mav 31 ___ formL_ 135 8 41 10 14 14 number __ 3 643 90 671 572 284 391 June 1 and November 30 ___ formL_ 135 10 37 11 12 15 number __ 3 373 104 710 442 217 369 

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ forms __ 98 5 15 10 7 15 number __ 2 696 121 203 127 132 446 lambs under 1 yeor old ______ formL_ 70 3 11 8 5 11 number __ 546 38 50 33 21 88 Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ forms __ 86 5 13 9 7 14 number __ 979 79 125 83 101 338 Roms and wethers 1 yeor old or older _____________________ formL_ 74 11 5 6 13 number __ 171 28 11 10 20 

Sheep and lombs sold __________ forms __ 63 3 9 7 5 7 number __ 969 73 218 70 59 279 Sheep and lombs shorn _________ forms __ 54 3 8 7 5 6 number __ 2 191 66 175 74 106 393 

pounds of wooL_ 12 979 501 374 359 569 2077 

Horses and ponies _____________ formL_ 370 16 50 27 32 46 number __ 3 375 179 433 523 158 198 Sold ____________________ form,-_ 99 5 25 8 7 4 l"Iumber __ 886 58 134 174 36 10 $1.000 __ 799 39 108 67 17 33 Horses ____________________ forms __ 324 14 45 23 28 34 number __ 2 805 106 392 495 129 147 Sold ____________________ form,-_ 92 5 25 8 7 3 number __ 764 54 106 165 36 8 $1,000 __ 771 38 107 67 17 33 

Any goats ___________________ formL_ 16 2 1 2 4 

l"Iumber __ 267 9 16 2 20 Sold ______________________ forms __ 8 2 1 2 

number __ 104 7 2 17 $1,000 __ 6 (Z) (Z) (Z) 

Poultry 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ formL_ 339 45 103 28 27 41 

number __ 936 943 244 826 790 349 290 285 72 539 38 610 Sold ____________________ forms __ 212 47 73 21 14 14 

number __ 929 431 451 718 575 606 298 490 66 289 44 089 

Hens and pullets of loying age _ formL_ 332 45 99 28 27 40 number __ 665 358 212 053 736 410 209 861 57 794 38 513 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ forms __ 324 42 97 27 27 40 

number __ 498 410 207 728 704 430 (0) 57 794 38 513 

Kept for hotching egg production ______________ farms __ 14 3 3 1 number __ 166 948 4 325 31 980 (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of loving age _________________ farms __ 41 6 7 6 6 2 

number __ 253 419 32 325 50 610 72 421 14 742 32 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms __ 68 4 18 3 3 11 

number __ 18 166 448 3 329 8 003 3 65 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 mOl"lths old __________________ farms __ 27 5 8 4 4 

number __ 217 766 59 800 34 699 24 605 23 200 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ formL_ 22 8 4 2 1 1 

number __ 299 871 82 775 (0) (0) 200 150 

lurkeys _____________________ forms __ 32 3 6 3 4 7 

number __ 15 812 1 707 3 558 977 825 7 039 Sold ____________________ form,-_ 32 3 11 2 2 6 

number ._ 171 244 6 000 28 720 (0) (0) 44 525 

Heavv breeds for slaughter ___ farms __ 27 2 6 2 4 5 

number __ 189 1 700 3 558 202 825 1 224 50ld ____________________ form'-_ 28 3 9 1 2 6 

number __ 139 609 6 000 (0) (0) (0) 35 215 

light breeds for slaughter ____ forms __ 5 1 3 

number __ 5 235 700 4 515 Sold ____________________ form'-_ 7 2 1 3 

number __ 30 010 (0) (0) 8 010 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ forms __ 5 1 2 

number __ 388 75 1 300 Sold ____________________ forms __ 4 1 1 2 

number __ 625 250 75 1 300 

Crop. Harv •• ,.d 

Field corn for all purposes ______ forms-_ 877 3 39 41 63 116 

ocreL_ 36 344 4 359 722 205 2 789 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 744 1 24 33 50 97 

ocres __ 32 638 1 206 533 951 2 334 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ formL_ 108 3 16 11 10 14 

acres-_ 2 955 4 127 282 112 304 

bushel,-_ 228 148 357 10 561 25 279 7 494 25 012 

Irrigated _________________ formL_ 3 1 2 

ocres __ 4 2 2 

1- 64 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1 974- Continued 

Farm. With Sale. of 

$2,500 and Over 140 10 179 acres 18010 219 acres 220 10 259 acres 260 10 499 acres 500 10 m acres 1,000 10 I,m acres 2,000 acres and over 

Live.tock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ farms __ 18 13 10 27 18 

"limber __ 8 085 926 5 104 3 479 4 149 

$1,000 __ 341 149 451 234 311 Feeder pigs _________________ forms __ 4 3 4 8 6 

number __ 788 15 106 973 169 

$1,000 __ 82 (Z) 1 22 5 

liMers of pigs farrowed between- December 1 of preceding year and November 30 ______________ farms __ 12 8 6 21 16 

number __ 492 841 397 625 810 

December 1 and May 31 ___ farm'-_ 11 7 6 15 9 

number __ 358 422 196 313 346 

June 1 and November 30 ___ farms __ 7 5 5 18 14 

number __ 134 419 201 312 464 

Sheep and lambs of all ages _____ farms __ 5 4 6 16 12 2 1 

number __ 45 61 63 661 354 303 180 

Lambs under 1 year old _____ 2forms __ 2 4 3 10 11 1 1 

number __ 7 35 16 117 86 19 36 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ forms __ 5 1 6 13 10 2 I 

number __ 31 24 38 512 243 270 135 

Roms and wethers 1 yeor old or older _____________________ forms __ 4 13 10 1 1 

number __ 7 32 25 14 9 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ farms __ 4 2 5 10 9 I I 

number __ 67 54 44 528 290 106 181 

Sheep and Jambs shorn _________ forms __ 2 I 5 10 4 2 I 

number __ 26 30 83 623 205 240 170 

pounds of wooL_ 162 479 702 3 757 158 609 232 

Horses and ponies _____________ forms __ 29 25 30 84 25 5 I 

number __ 199 260 341 852 174 39 19 Sold ____________________ forms __ 8 4 9 22 7 number __ 79 118 89 173 15 

$1,000 __ 18 71 42 399 5 Horses ____________________ forms __ 27 22 29 76 20 5 I 

number __ 187 248 246 681 119 39 16 Sold ____________________ forms __ 7 4 7 20 6 

=1 number __ 58 117 58 154 8 $1,000 __ 17 71 30 388 3 

Any goats ___________________ forms __ I 2 3 number __ 200 11 8 Sold ______________________ form '-_ I I I 

number __ 70 4 4 $1,000 __ 5 (Z) (Z) 

Poultry 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ farms __ 16 15 15 35 13 I 

number __ 242 009 195 677 5 349 30 801 26 475 23 Sold ____________________ forms __ 11 4 3 14 10 I 

number __ 190 108 241 682 2 005 41 748 17 625 71 

Hens and pullels of laying oge_farm'-_ 16 14 14 35 13 1 number __ 195 869 160 714 5 313 26 342 22 467 22 Kept for table or market egg production ______________ forms __ 16 13 14 34 13 I number __ 192 854 (0) 5 213 25 340 22 467 22 KepI for holching egg production ______________ forms __ 2 I 1 3 number __ 3 015 (0) 100 I 002 Pullels 3 monlhs old or older nol of laying age _________________ forms __ 4 3 I 4 2 number __ 45 860 29 113 20 4290 4 006 Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms __ 6 6 5 10 I number __ 280 5 850 16 169 2 

Pullel chicks and pullets under 3 monlhs old __________________ form'-_ 3 I 2 number __ 45 950 (0) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ forms __ 2 2 I I number __ 58 50 300 111 

Turkeys _____________________ farmL_ 2 4 2 I number __ 414 52 40 200 Sold ____________________ form,-_ 4 3 I number __ 68 004 20 200 Heovy breeds for slaughter ___ form s __ 2 3 2 I number __ I 408 32 40 200 Sold ____________________ farm'-_ 3 3 I number __ 65 004 20 200 lighl breeds for sloughler ____ farms __ I number __ 20 Sold ____________________ farms __ I number __ 3 000 Turkey hens kepI for breeding_form,-_ I number __ Sold __ ' __________________ farms __ 6 

number __ 

Crop. Harve.ted 

Field corn for 011 purposes ______ forms __ 110 87 94 226 83 11 acres __ 2 867 3 058 3 021 11 437 121 4 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 341 2 420 84 78 80 203 81 9 ocres __ 2 289 2 794 2 673 4 

Field corn for grain or seed ___ farms __ 10 295 6 861 281 2 420 9 10 5 21 8 1 acres __ 132 334 104 785 471 300 

Irrigated _________________ bushels farms __ __ 10 242 26 300 8 395 62 869 (0) (0) 

ocres __ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1- 65 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Talal 1 to 9 acres 1010 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 10 99 acres 100 10 139 acres 

Crops Harvested - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ farms __ 23 3 2 3 Qcres-_ 203 16 30 19 Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 17 1 2 2 ocres __ 155 Sorghums for grain or seed ___ formL_ 4 30 14 

ocres __ 

bushels __ Irrigoted _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Soybeans for beans ____________ form s __ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ Irrigoted ___________________ farm s __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

Qcres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

WheeL ______________________ forms __ 6 1 acres __ 40 1 bushels __ 390 40 Irrigated ___________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 3 acreL_ 19 

Cotton ______________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

baleL_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ form s __ 48 20 3 4 7 

acres __ I 563 75 46 66 495 

pounds __ 2 596 855 158 241 62 522 123 826 830 023 Irrigated ___________________ farm s-_ 21 5 1 6 

acres-_ 135 25 33 314 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 48 20 3 4 7 

acreL_ 563 75 46 66 495 

Irish potatoes ________________ form s __ 163 8 44 21 21 27 

acres __ 4 180 16 184 181 133 750 

hundredweight __ 827 336 2 627 37 528 33 367 18 754 176 595 Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 39 14 5 6 4 

acres-_ 256 36 9 18 11 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 138 37 17 17 23 

acreL_ 4 147 178 177 129 745 

Hay _________________________ forms __ I 464 4 110 90 131 210 

acres __ 94 114 15 1 449 2 299 3 700 9577 

tanL_ 201 372 21 2 729 4 484 7 789 19 278 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 623 1 28 32 43 78 

acres __ 32 997 4 307 609 853 2377 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay or dehydrating _________ farms-_ 607 22 27 55 82 

acres __ 20 115 275 315 1 008 1 864 

tons. dry __ 51 491 574 541 2 298 4 635 Irrigated _________________ farms __ 5 1 1 

acres __ 122 1 I 

Clover, timothy. and mixtures of clover and grasses for hay ________ farms __ I 107 3 69 70 89 161 

acres __ 53 684 11 859 1 613 2 080 5 533 

tons, dry __ 112 404 15 656 3 399 4 469 11 230 

Irrigated _________________ farms __ 4 2 1 

acres __ 18 6 2 

field seeds ___________________ farms __ 4 3 1 

acreL_ 38 18 20 Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 2 2 

acres __ 14 14 

Vegetables ___________________ farms __ 682 55 263 89 69 69 

acres __ 14 731 196 3 357 2 057 597 2 017 

Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 227 18 91 37 23 20 

acres __ 4 762 54 1 117 770 489 548 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 645 44 255 85 65 65 

acres __ 14 603 175 3 303 2 028 589 2 011 

Berries _________________ .: ____ farms __ 487 27 164 48 52 69 

acres __ 10 422 111 995 449 661 262 

Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 362 22 122 31 41 53 

acres-_ 9 707 99 887 382 624 231 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 404 24 139 35 45 59 

acres __ 9 942 107 914 415 643 243 

land in orchards ______________ farms __ 249 4 61 17 35 36 

acres-_ 8 913 19 741 423 956 200 

Irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 16 4 2 3 2 

acres __ 255 17 28 30 13 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 186 2 44 15 26 25 

aeres-_ 7 853 13 632 408 758 942 

1- 66 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 500 10 999 ocres 1,000 to 1,999 ocres 2,000 acres and over $2,500 and Over 140 10 179 ocres 180102190cres 220 10 259 ocres 260 10 499 ocres 

C,op. Harve.ted - Continued 

Sorghum. for 011 pUrpO.eL _____ forms __ 2 3 8 I I 

acres __ 22 20 40 46 10 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ I 2 8 I 

acres __ 6 15 40 46 

Sorghums for groin or seed ___ forrns-_ 

ocres __ bushels __ Irrigaled _________________ farms._ 

acres __ 

Soybeans for beons ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ formL_ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

pounds __ 

Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ ocres __ 

WheaL ______________________ forms __ I 2 2 

~I ocres __ 10 8 21 bushels __ 300 320 730 Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

Ocres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ I = 1 acres __ II 

Cotton ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ boies __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

ocreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

=1 acres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ farm s __ 3 I 3 5 2 acreL_ 58 90 232 281 220 poundL_ 92 245 (O) 362 880 462 288 (O) Irrigated ___________________ forms __ I 1 2 4 I acres __ 50 51 197 247 218 Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 3 I 3 5 2 acres __ 58 90 232 281 220 

Irish potatoes ________________ farmL_ 14 9 2 II 5 I 

acreL_ 651 395 35 233 902 700 hundredweight __ 117 486 80 965 (O) 60 914 149 800 (O) Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 3 I 6 acres __ 47 2 134 Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 12 9 2 10 5 1 acres __ 645 395 35 233 902 700 

Hay ______________ \ __________ f~~~~== 198 153 124 321 104 14 5 10 208 8 317 8 950 29 612 14004 4 348 I 635 tonL_ 21 702 17 681 19 282 64 989 30 333 9 992 3 092 Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 85 72 56 156 60 8 4 ocres __ 3 506 3 257 2 743 II 136 6 212 958 035 Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay or dehydrating _________ forms __ 82 61 59 159 49 10 1 acres __ 2 003 I 935 I 748 7 044 2 103 I 770 50 tons, drv __ 5 065 4 385 5 307 18 474 6 408 3 679 125 Irrigated _________________ farms __ I 2 Ocres __ 60 60 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grosses for hoy ________ farmL_ 153 121 104 246 82 6 3 acres __ 6 319 5 202 5572 16 320 8 040 I 285 850 tons, drv __ 13 714 II 245 II 227 34 962 15 998 2 529 960 Irrigated _________________ forms __ I acres __ 10 

Field seeds ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Vegelables ___________________ forms __ 39 24 20 45 7 2 acreL_ 1 360 328 377 521 (O) 658 Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 15 9 3 9 2 ocres-_ 614 587 47 451 85 Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 38 23 20 42 6 2 ocres-_ • I 358 327 376 516 (O) (O) 

Berries ______________________ forms __ 25 24 14 41 16 3 4 acreL_ 392 572 348 476 102 480 2 574 Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

Ocres 19 15 14 25 14 3 3 __ 360 481 348 315 076 480 2 424 Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 21 17 14 30 14 3 3 acres __ 362 493 348 1 435 080 480 2 424 

Land in orchards ______________ forms __ 20 21 9 27 15 3 1 

Irrigated ___________________ forms 

acres __ 

__ 615 C 764 483 631 721 (O) (O) I 2 2 ocres __ 20 77 70 Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 16 18 9 19 9 2 I ocres __ 560 546 453 510 678 (O) (O) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1-67 
Table 3l. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 

Farms With Sales of T ot~lr~9~i~tu;t~~IJ $500,000 and $200,000 10 $100,000 to $40,00010 $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $2,500 and Over over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Farms and Land In Fa,ms 

Forms _____________________ number __ 3 185 47 86 211 678 627 535 498 503 percent __ 100.0 1.5 2.7 6.6 21.3 19.7 16.8 15.6 15.8 land in form s ________________ QcreL_ 496 050 33 321 29 443 58 586 140 777 85 491 58 106 47 423 42 903 Average size of form ________ ocreL_ 156 709 342 278 208 136 109 95 85 Value of land and buildings ____ $1.000 __ 479 176 38 151 32 294 55 510 136 852 73 275 56 522 48 082 38 491 Average per form __________ dollors-_ 150 448 811 723 375 511 263 080 201 846 116 865 105 649 96 550 76 522 Average per ocre ___________ dollors __ 966 I 145 I 097 947 972 857 973 I 014 897 

Forms by value of form: $1 to $9,999 ______________________ 131 5 20 29 28 49 $10,000 to $19,99L ________________ 173 1 12 17 36 39 68 $20,000 to $39,99L ________________ 496 I 2 7 40 79 94 129 144 $40,000 10 $69,999 _________________ 571 2 6 22 79 127 122 119 94 $70,00010 $99,99L ________________ 401 1 5 21 88 96 85 55 50 $100,00010 $149,99L ______________ 430 2 13 25 117 122 60 48 43 $150,000 to $199,99L ______________ 277 2 9 28 99 71 30 23 15 $200,000 to $499,999 _______________ 529 14 30 78 190 82 67 37 31 $500,000 and ave' _________________ 177 25 21 29 48 13 12 20 9 

Owned and rented land by form operator: land owned ________________ forms __ 2 965 40 82 199 626 581 494 462 481 ocres __ 393 030 land rented or leased from 26 445 22 017 40 603 100 853 67 763 50 455 43 757 41 137 

others ____________________ forms __ I 242 25 44 116 383 287 183 110 94 ocres __ 111 016 land rented or leased to 7 169 7 837 18 574 40 838 18 961 9 149 5 424 3 064 

others ____________________ form s __ 207 2 10 15 26 33 30 48 43 ocres-_ 7 996 293 411 591 914 I 233 1 498 1 758 I 298 

land in Farm. According to Use 

Total cropland ________________ forms __ 2 957 38 73 201 642 589 509 456 449 ocreL_ 221 873 14 213 13 859 30 868 68 134 40401 26 078 15 669 12 651 Harvested cropland __________ farms __ 2 874 38 70 195 626 574 500 440 431 acres __ 168 942 11 942 12 153 26 008 52 140 29 752 18 384 10 954 7 609 Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres __________________ 742 11 23 48 203 336 356 370 395 SO to 99 acres _________________ 626 8 9 29 213 168 111 58 30 100 to 199 oc'eL ______________ 368 7 15 71 179 55 25 11 5 200 to 499 OC"L ______________ 119 3 18 46 28 14 8 1 I 500 to 999 acreL ______________ 14 5 4 I 3 1 1,000 acres and over ___________ 5 4 I 1,000 to 1,999 oc'e,-_________ 4 3 1 2,000 acres and over _________ I I 

C,apland, 

Posture or grazing only ____ forms-_ I 014 7 17 74 246 244 172 130 124 acres __ 43 669 265 326 3 855 14 144 9 220 6 309 3667 3 883 

Cover crops. legumes, and soil 

improvement grasses not harvested or postured _____ farms __ 148 7 7 9 23 28 28 29 17 acres __ 175 209 154 174 317 374 428 226 293 On which all crops failed ___ farms __ 76 2 3 5 10 19 16 13 8 Dcres __ 136 422 52 116 96 171 132 84 63 

In cultivated summer follow __________________ farms __ 61 I 4 12 14 17 7 6 acres __ 448 20 106 502 280 196 215 129 Idle _____________________ farms __ 258 6 11 16 41 45 48 44 47 

acres __ 4 503 375 154 609 935 604 629 523 674 

Total woodland _______________ forms __ I 810 23 53 121 401 368 298 278 268 

acres-_ 188 792 14 318 10 430 16 222 47 548 29 273 24 371 24 631 21 999 Woodland pastured __________ farms __ 619 4 18 41 148 142 101 79 86 acres __ 33 658 248 1 261 2 615 8 425 7 697 5 629 4 166 3 617 Woodland not pastured ______ forms-_ I 513 21 47 102 333 300 246 242 222 

acres __ 155 134 14 070 9 169 13 607 39 123 21 576 18 742 20 465 18 382 

Pastureland and rangeland, ather than 

cropland and woodland posture _____________________ farms __ 552 5 19 60 167 113 78 54 56 acres __ 33 240 615 2 322 4 797 12 545 5 620 2 813 I 936 2 592 

Improved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms __ 287 I 12 33 104 55 40 17 25 

acres __ 13 112 400 832 I 611 6 380 I 777 I 054 415 643 

Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms __ 329 4 10 38 87 72 45 39 34 

acres __ 20 128 215 490 3 186 6 165 3 843 I 759 521 949 

Other land (see text) ___________ farms __ 2 168 35 70 153 474 438 333 345 320 

acres-_ 52 145 175 2 832 6 699 12 550 10 197 4 844 5 187 5 661 

Total pastureland _____________ farms __ I 547 12 32 124 389 338 247 205 200 

acres-_ 110 567 2 128 4 909 11 267 35 114 22 537 14 751 9 769 10 092 Irrigated land _________________ farms-_ 750 27 31 62 151 146 115 107 111 

acres __ 17 887 3 770 388 2 364 4 619 3 049 I 37~ 794 528 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ farms __ 749 27 31 62 151 146 115 107 110 

acres __ 17 547 3 668 364 2 217 595 3 013 371 794 525 

Artificial drainage _____________ farms __ 430 8 25 48 117 89 44 49 50 

acres drained __ 15 848 6 267 673 2 004 2 736 545 743 491 389 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________________ farms __ 750 14 29 64 200 161 93 94 95 

number __ I 878 127 87 157 459 426 200 261 161 

acres __ 3 400 693 247 237 997 618 187 231 190 

I .... Rd rl •• r •• f Farm Op.r.'.r 

All form operators ___________________ 3 185 47 86 211 678 627 535 498 503 Full owners _____________________ I 943 22 42 95 295 340 352 388 409 Port owners _____________________ I 021 18 40 104 331 241 142 74 71 Tenants ________________________ 221 7 4 12 52 46 41 36 23 

1- 68 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 31. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of T O'~~~S~~~~'~~~ $500,000 and $200,00010 $100,000 10 $40,000 '0 $20,000 10 $10,000 10 $5,000 10 $2,500 10 

$2,500 and Over over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Raco and Tonuro of Farm 

Op.rator- Contlnuod 

All form operotors- Continued While' 503 481 484 ________________ "- _________ 2 852 51 160 586 581 Full owne .. _____________________ 1 728 25 63 230 308 330 374 395 

Port owners _____________________ 948 25 91 319 232 139 73 67 

Tenants _. ___ . ___________ • ___ ._. 176 I 6 37 41 34 34 22 

Slack and other rocesl _______ • ______ 17 1 1 4 7 1 3 

Full owners _____________________ 14 1 I 4 4 I 3 

Port owners ____ • ________________ Tenants _. _____ • _________ • ______ 

Farml by Typ. of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ formL_ 2 612 3 38 123 512 529 484 467 456 

ocres __ 360 299 213 15 000 35 142 107 682 74 636 51 350 43 380 32 896 

Partnership ___ . ______________ farms __ 257 3 13 38 75 56 26 15 31 

acres __ 51 085 859 (0) 11 791 17 820 7 871 4472 (0) 987 

Corporation, incfuding family owned ______________________ forms __ 12 293 41 33 49 84 41 18 15 

ocres __ 71 629 32 249 9 451 11 291 13 151 2 939 534 554 460 

Olher _______________________ forms __ 23 2 1 7 1 7 1 4 

acres._ 13 037 (0) 362 124 45 750 (0) 7 560 

Farm Credit 

T otol operator farm debt _______ farm L. 1 093 22 58 105 310 235 135 117 111 

$1,000 __ 50 475 6529 6 942 8 716 15 535 6 254 2 598 2 017 883 

Debts secured by real estate __ forms __ 847 17 48 83 241 172 102 96 88 

$1.000 __ 35 202 5 461 3 858 5 700 10 789 109 2 066 609 610 

Debts not secured by reol ~~ __________ ~m~ 642 11 37 67 207 152 69 45 54 

$1,000 __ 15 273 1 069 3 084 3 016 4 746 145 532 408 273 

Farm Operator Characteristicsl 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ____________________ 39 2 4 8 11 6 8 25 10 34 yeors _____________________ 205 5 11 51 40 32 30 35 35 10 44 yeorL ____________________ 416 7 33 100 95 54 65 61 45 10 54 yeorL ____________________ 760 13 53 173 165 137 112 105 551064 1 years _____________________ 859 20 35 173 190 182 126 131 6S yeors and over __________________ 590 6 27 86 87 94 143 147 Average oge _______________________ 54.2 48.2 52.5 51.4 52.0 52.8 54.5 56.4 57.0 

Form operators by ploce of residence: On form operated __________________ 2 133 40 133 460 458 369 336 332 On another form ___________________ 36 1 4 11 7 2 6 5 

In a rurol orea, not on 0 form ________ 159 3 3 29 27 33 38 26 In a city, town, or urban areo ________ 182 2 7 26 34 23 40 49

1 Form operators by principal occupation: forming ___ • _________ • _________ • __ 169 51 158 557 526 388 269 215 Olher ____________________________ 70O 3 30 59 122 213 272 

F~rm operators reporting off-form IncomeGreater thon value of form products ~d _______________ 591 1 7 20 55 202 306

1 less thon value of farm products sold _ 311 28 93 341 355 281 139 72 Not reporting or none _______________ 967 22 68 239 210 174 141 109 

Form operators reporting days of work aff form ___________________________ 894 13 73 147 171 219 267 1 10 49 doys ______________________ 125 6 15 35 19 22 26 50 10 99 doys _____________________ 84 10 25 16 13 19 100 10 149 doys ___________________ 70 4 18 17 9 22 15010199 doys ___________________ 131 4 10 16 29 37 35 200 doys and over _________________ 484 3 34 53 90 138 165 

Persons in household (ather thon form operator) working off farm: Farms reparting ____________________ 458 20 94 94 84 71 89 Number of persons _________________ 559 22 114 By num ber of days worked: 116 99 87 113 

1 to 49 doys __________________ 77 7 19 18 10 7 16 50 10 99 doys _________________ 54 1 16 17 4 8 7 10010149 doys _______________ 67 1 14 10 11 12 17 15010199 days _______________ 83 7 14 20 16 15 11 200 doys 0 nd over _____________ 278 6 51 51 58 45 62 

Farml by Si .. 

1 to 9 acres _________________________ 396 6 26 54 54 66 76 112 10 to 49 ocreL ______________________ 746 18 13 79 108 154 181 184 50 10 69 ocreL ______________________ 251 6 9 27 54 61 42 45 70 10 99 ocreL ______________________ 266 3 9 52 68 46 46 42 10010 1390creL ____________________ 354 4 6 13 89 98 69 34 41 140 10 179 ocreL ____________________ 262 2 4 15 67 77 38 34 25 180 to 219 ocre"-____________________ 204 4 5 18 69 45 20 32 11 220 10 259 ocreL ____________________ 

260 10 499 ocre'-____________________ 161 3 11 48 43 28 19 9 

500 10 999 ocro,-____________________ 387 5 19 62 137 69 « 21 30 

1,000 101,999 ocr .. __________________ 131 3 14 31 51 11 7 12 2 

2,000 acres and aver _________________ 19 4 3 4 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 1 1 

Fanns ~J Staldan Iidlstrial 

Clill leatl •• (Sll t •• t) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ________________ 

Colton forms (0131) __________________ 13 

Tobacco forms (0132) _________________ 37 10 6 6 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1-69 
Table 3l. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of Total agricultural $500,000 and $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $2,500 and Over products sold over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

F .... by St.danl 11d •• trlal 

Cla .. lficati.1 (.00 text) - c •• , 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, 

and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) _____________________________ 256 2 4 15 25 58 72 80 Vegetable and melon forms (016) _______ 378 1 2 8 50 68 87 78 84 Fru~ and tree nut forms (017) __________ 485 3 13 26 91 93 81 97 81 Horticultural specialty forms (018) ______ 449 15 17 40 88 81 77 66 65 General forms, primarily crop (0191) ____ 37 2 6 9 3 10 7 Livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) ____________ 283 1 7 27 27 47 73 100 Dairy forms (024) ____________________ 914 24 102 351 276 129 23 3 Poultry and egg forms (025) ___________ 187 23 20 42 28 27 23 16 Animal s"ecialty forms (027) ___________ 71 1 2 11 7 21 28 General arms, primarily livestock (0291) _____________________________ 19 7 3 Forms not classified by SIC ____________ 56 18 26 

Value of ',oduct. Sold 

Market value of agricultural products 

sold ________________________ forms __ 3 185 47 86 211 678 627 535 498 503 $1.000 __ 177 112 Forms by value of agricultural products 50 304 25 790 28 553 41 869 17 667 7 617 3 612 701 

sold, 

$500,000 and over _______________ 47 47 $200,000 to $499,999 _____________ 86 86 $100,000 to $199,999 _____________ 211 211 $40,000 to $99,999 _______________ 678 678 $20,000 to $39,999 _______________ 627 627 $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 535 535 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 498 498 $2,500 to $4,999 _________________ 444 444 Under $2,500 (see text) ___________ 59 59 

Groin sold ___________________ forms __ 59 2 1 7 12 13 8 11 $1,000 __ 281 (0) (0) 65 44 57 32 21 Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ I 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) Tobacco sold _________________ forms __ 48 10 5 3 3 7 7 7 6 $1,000 __ 9 925 7 919 537 174 70 95 70 39 20 Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 17 10 5 1 1 $l.000 __ 9 665 7 919 537 (0) (0) 

(otton and cottonseed sold _____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ farms __ 658 1 9 47 134 98 118 136 115 $1,000 __ 4 136 (0) (0) 705 069 533 739 486 245 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 9 1 2 5 1 $1,000 __ 569 (0) (0) 267 (0) 

Other field crops sold __________ farms __ 151 3 2 9 38 32 25 23 19 $1,000 __ 3 330 (0) (0) 603 927 241 96 51 27 

Safes of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 19 2 2 4 11 $1,000 __ 2 617 (0) (0) 579 678 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ farms __ 673 3 12 30 119 141 139 121 108 

$1,OOC __ 10 200 118 675 254 3 118 945 243 554 293 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 51 2 2 11 36 $1,000 __ 4 718 (0) (0) 997 2 069 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ farms __ 655 5 14 42 122 136 III 122 103 $1,000 __ 20 542 2 583 3 584 3 879 5 672 2 645 143 722 314 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 133 3 13 28 89 $1,000 __ 15 296 2 575 3 576 3 761 5 383 

Poultry and poultry products sold_ farms __ 294 9 24 23 58 47 43 56 34 $1,000 __ 23 977 9 821 7 583 2 688 2 459 771 398 198 60 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 94 9 23 21 41 

$1,000 __ 22 438 9 821 7 583 2 675 359 

Dairy products sold ____________ forms __ 955 7 25 104 361 284 135 32 

$1,000 __ 50 396 732 5 857 11 607 19 263 7 069 694 165 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 430 7 24 102 297 

$1,000 __ 39 244 732 5 833 11 563 17 116 

Cottle and calves sold __________ forms __ I 333 9 25 114 392 312 206 147 128 

$1,000 __ 7 405 740 562 596 2 414 945 579 343 226 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 26 6 1 8 11 $l.000 __ 2 119 (0) (0) 649 645 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ farmL_ 240 1 3 8 34 42 45 60 47 

$1,000 __ 3 346 (0) (0) 491 961 612 319 241 85 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 22 I 2 4 15 

$1,000 __ 986 (0) (0) 490 859 

Sheep, lambs. and wool sold ____ farmL_ 71 3 5 4 16 18 20 

$1,OOL 74 20 2 1 5 20 26 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ farmL_ 153 1 2 14 22 23 42 46 

$1.00L 5 888 (0) (0) 86 351 107 154 87 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 3 1 1 I 

$I,OOL 5 151 (0) (0) (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ farms __ 563 16 19 52 111 110 95 79 81 

$1,OOL 36 933 16 703 5 092 5 512 5 605 2 293 052 453 224 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ form L_ 155 16 18 41 80 

$1,000 __ 32 223 16 703 5 089 5 399 5 032 

Forest products sold ___________ farms __ 355 3 13 15 69 70 56 70 59 

$1,OOL 679 7 20 36 160 122 115 156 63 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1,OOL 

,- 70 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 3l. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of TOlologricullurol $500,000 and $200,000 '0 $100,000 10 $40,000 '0 $20,000 '0 $10,000 10 $5,000 to $2,500 to 

$2,500 and Over producls sold over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Farm Production Exp.n ... 

Total production expenses ____ forms __ 3 185 47 86 211 678 627 535 498 5031 

$1,000 __ 152 067 44 385 22 131 24 105 35 152 14 634 6 127 3 193 2 339 

Livestock and poultry purchased _ farms __ I 039 13 41 91 256 204 153 146 135 

$1,000 __ 7 911 I 80S I 437 381 I 667 726 432 203 262 

Feed for livestock and poultrv ___ forms-_ I 746 18 49 136 446 373 278 228 218 

$1,000 __ 39 636 10 037 6 829 6 778 9 793 3 884 326 580 410 

Commerciallv mixed formula 247 211 206

1 

feeds _____________________ forms __ I 654 15 48 133 432 362 

ton5 __ 241 982 55 081 44 856 41 581 62 082 24 767 7 954 3 363 2 298 

$1,000 __ 36 188 9 174 6 700 6 010 8 803 3 530 I 140 495 336 

Feed ingredients _____________ forms __ 296 4 6 30 85 83 28 41 19 

ton5 __ 12 017 5 518 263 3 497 440 017 149 96 37 

$1,000 __ 1 441 645 48 401 186 124 17 15 5 

Whole groins _______________ forms __ 341 3 5 20 83 90 50 55 35 

tons __ 8 383 040 421 042 3 743 245 640 135 1171 $1,000 __ 1 067 172 50 133 443 136 97 20 16 

HoV, green chop, and siloge ___ farms-_ 361 4 7 39 110 70 55 29 47 

tons-_ 24 889 908 800 7 166 8 008 2 952 2 085 939 2 032 

$1,000 __ 941 46 31 234 361 94 71 51 53 

Animal health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ farm 5-_ 228 17 49 132 408 248 149 118 107 

$1,000 __ 750 73 85 151 267 91 29 32 21 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __ forms-_ I 874 26 52 158 502 416 301 227 192

1 

$1,000 __ 6 569 2 785 728 931 206 510 228 127 55 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ 2 432 37 67 185 588 524 395 335 301 

$1,000 __ 5 587 924 534 995 641 754 373 229 135 

Commercial fertilizer used ______ form 5-_ 2 257 37 65 183 560 485 363 294 270 1 

acres fertilized __ 118 963 12487 10 921 22 843 39 380 17 258 8 150 4 894 3 030 

dry to"S __ 35 516 6 126 2 790 6 007 10 795 4 961 2 480 I 414 944 

liquid or gas ton5-_ 2 733 176 648 554 874 275 90 99 17 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ forms-_ I 882 41 72 173 486 406 271 221 212 

$1,000 __ 2 701 526 374 499 767 308 113 75 39 

Lime ______________________ forms __ 606 17 30 62 174 136 87 60 40 

ton5 __ 23 979 153 3 262 4 976 7 387 786 543 219 653 1 $1,000 __ 347 18 40 71 III 56 22 20 10 

Gasoline and ather petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ formL_ 3 137 47 86 211 678 624 527 481 483 

$1,000 __ 8 502 2 937 715 172 829 907 525 233 184 Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 3 092 46 85 210 667 616 526 473 469 

$1,000 __ 3 321 419 279 390 949 578 387 183 135 

Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 953 20 41 128 355 230 81 49 4~ 1 $1,000 __ 549 81 66 147 174 52 16 6 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ formL_ 486 25 39 59 137 142 22 27 35 $1,000 __ 672 353 104 48 79 67 5 7 8 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene. and fuel ail _______ form 5-_ 3 135 47 86 211 678 624 525 481 483 $1,000 __ 3 960 2 085 266 587 626 209 117 36 34 

Hired form lobor ______________ farms-_ I 913 47 85 190 525 410 274 196 186 $1,000 __ 31 561 13 036 5 004 4 609 758 911 731 315 196 1 Workers bV number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ farms __ I 032 47 83 177 406 187 76 34 22 workers-_ 4 520 I 493 704 780 I 023 327 126 41 26 25 to 149 days ___________ formL_ 917 32 53 101 270 215 112 73 61 warkers __ 7 302 2 020 877 004 I 622 945 430 232 172 Less thon 25 doys _________ forms __ 993 21 40 78 222 216 155 135 126 workers-_ 13 543 150 274 334 528 2 085 507 966 699 

Contract labor ________________ forms __ 174 5 12 11 38 33 23 24 28 $1,000 __ 876 244 82 122 270 81 20 29 28 Machine hire and custamwarL __ farms __ 769 14 25 54 193 172 111 91 109 $I,OOL 934 113 66 III 288 216 64 37 40 All ather production expenses ___ farms __ 3 171 47 86 211 678 627 535 498 489 $1,000 __ 47 040 II 904 6 273 7 356 II 666 5 247 2 287 334 970 

far .. -R.'al.d 'nc .... and Exp ..... 

Farm-related income ___________ farmL_ 690 5 24 51 158 151 97 106 98 $1,000 __ 2 176 276 110 102 379 441 186 293 389 $10,000 and over ___________ farmL_ 51 I 4 4 6 12 7 7 10 $I,OOL I 356 (0) (0) 61 182 259 100 182 231 

Farm-related income fromCustamwark and ather agricultural serviceL __________________ farms __ 263 8 12 47 65 42 53 36 $1,000 __ 078 62 19 131 328 129 163 246 Recreational services ________ farms __ 29 I I 2 6 3 5 11 $I,OOL 205 I (Z) 95 4 14 46 46 Payments from government farm program s _________________ farms __ 306 15 40 89 77 29 29 25 $1,000 __ 181 15 28 51 55 14 II 5 Rent from farmland and payments from lease or sale of allatments _________________ farms __ 140 2 4 7 26 18 22 30 31 

Olher form-related income ____ $f~~~~== 180 (0) (0) 8 41 21 14 43 43 119 I 7 13 37 25 15 9 12 $I,OOL 531 (0) (0) 47 61 33 16 31 49 

Expenses far farm-related income sources ______________ forms __ 176 2 6 32 44 28 32 27 $I,OOL 773 21 28 110 171 96 162 178 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1-71 
Table 3l. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of T ot:'r~9~~tU~t~!~ $500,000 and $200,00010 $100,00010 $40,00010 $20,000 10 $10,000 10 $5,000 10 $2,50010 $2,500 and Over over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Family OH·Farm Income' 

Family off-form income _________ forms __ I 761 2 26 78 308 335 319 328 365 $1,000 __ 17 866 17 596 575 3 435 2 516 2 781 3 594 4 353 Forms by family off-form income: $1 10 $249 ______________________ 61 2 25 21 4 2 5 $250 10 $499 ____________________ 46 2 13 7 12 6 6 $500 10 $999-___________________ 85 2 9 20 25 11 10 8 $1.00010 $4,99L ________________ 521 11 34 101 119 97 77 81 $5,000 10 $9,999 _________________ 430 3 10 75 78 92 78 94 $10,00010 $19,999 _______________ 438 6 15 48 61 76 112 119 $20,000 10 $29,999 _______________ 107 3 12 13 18 31 30 $30,000 ond over ________________ 73 3 14 11 9 12 22 

Family off-form income from - Nonfarm-related business _____ forms __ 352 6 11 52 64 63 73 83 $1,000 __ 3 902 473 176 667 512 493 713 867 Wages, salaries, commissions, and tips ______________________ forms __ 988 6 32 149 176 185 217 222 $1,000 __ 8 584 48 233 Interest, dividends, or 853 I 288 571 2 050 2 538 

royalties __________________ forms __ 997 2 22 54 201 206 161 180 171 $1,000 __ 3 616 Federal Social Security, pensions, 11 58 131 571 427 422 472- 524 

etc. ______________________ form s __ 365 2 7 55 51 63 90 97 $1,000 __ 209 Rent of nonfarm 9 26 214 131 211 297 322 

property __________________ forms __ 214 7 51 53 J4 29 35 $1,000 __ 556 9 130 159 84 62 102 

S.I.ct.d Machi •• ry a.d Eq.ip .... ' 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 2 237 35 68 169 534 478 358 291 304 number __ 3 111 79 130 285 772 641 M3 357 404 2 or 3 _____________________ forms-_ 659 20 32 79 201 136 72 47 72 number __ 412 43 69 175 428 285 154 101 157 4 and over _________________ forms __ 33 5 5 6 3 4 I 4 5 number __ 154 26 30 26 14 18 4 16 20 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ forms __ 2 732 46 83 207 635 581 434 378 368 number __ 6464 468 403 711 654 287 821 605 515 2 or 3 _____________________ forms __ I 113 9 22 86 301 291 183 124 97 number __ 2 587 23 52 201 734 661 425 279 212 4 and over _________________ forms __ 475 34 51 84 151 85 39 21 10 number __ 2 733 442 341 473 737 421 184 93 42 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ formL_ 2 699 43 78 197 634 558 438 389 362 number __ 7 601 212 333 827 2 128 612 014 802 673 2 or 3 ___________________ formL_ I 293 7 19 43 264 314 233 219 194 number __ 3 138 16 43 110 676 796 546 520 431 4 and over _______________ formL_ 778 27 48 132. 296 154 67 33 21 number __ 3 835 187 279 695 378 726 330 145 95 

Wheel tractors, excluding gorden tractors ond motor tillers ____ forms __ 2 651 42 78 194 630 545 430 380 352 number __ 7 012 183 303 754 975 498 948 733 618 (rowler tractors ____________ forms __ 488 10 24 63 128 101 56 62 M number __ 589 29 30 73 153 114 66 69 55 

Groin and bean combines. self- propelled ____________________ forms __ 22 2 II number __ 34 4 19 

(arnpickers. corn heads. and picker- shellers _____________________ formL_ 142 15 39 44 17 18 number __ 173 18 46 55 24 20 (orn heads for combines _____ farms __ 82 8 25 27 9 10 number __ 97 10 29 36 9 10 

Other cornpickers and picker- shellers ___________________ forms __ 67 16 19 9 9 number __ 76 17 19 15 10 

Mower conditioners ___________ formL_ 744 18 80 250 171 84 77 62 number __ 822 24 93 264 193 90 87 68 Pickup balers _________________ forms __ 165 24 103 3J4 283 171 133 112 

number __ 216 28 111 346 294 177 141 113 

Windrowers. pull ond self- propelled ____________________ forms __ 365 II 36 98 79 65 43 30 number __ 391 12 37 102 86 71 45 35 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar ___ , ____________________ forms __ 702 9 28 88 257 179 78 35 28 

number __ 841 18 45 III 304 201 92 36 34 

Val .. af Machi.ery a.d Eq.lp .... ' 

Estimated morket value of mochinery and equipment _______________ forms __ 3 057 47 86 211 678 622 502 457 454 

$1,000 __ 72 708 7 833 4 694 8 662 19 641 13 167 7 517 6005 5 189 

Form s by value group: $110 $4,999 _____________ farms __ 437 3 6 33 56 98 116 124 

$I,OOL I 302 9 20 100 185 299 347 339 

$5,00010 $9,99L _________ farms-_ 504 6 8 55 104 117 108 106 

$1.000 __ 3 466 39 58 375 754 791 736 713 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________ farms __ 798 I II 33 150 182 151 108 162 

$1,000 __ II 132 19 148 469 2 206 2 530 2067 415 2 278 

$20,00010 $49,999 ________ forms-_ I 015 18 29 96 338 242 122 112 58 

$1,000 __ 30 009 587 974 3 130 10 364 7 224 3 306 2 836 588 

$50,000 10 $99,999 ________ farms-_ 241 3 26 58 92 35 11 13 3 

$I,OOL 14 798 230 805 3 702 5 418 2 104 (D) 671 (D) 

$100,000 ond over ________ farms-_ 62 24 II 10 10 3 3 1 

$I,OOL 12 002 6 994 719 I 283 I 178 371 (D) (D) 

IApplies onlV to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1-72 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 3l. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of T ololagricullurol $500,000 and $200,00010 $100,000 10 $40,00010 $20,000 10 $10,000 to $5,00010 $2,500 to 

$2,500 and Over products sold over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Agricultural Ch.mlcal. 

Agricultural chemicals ________ farm 5 __ 2 522 41 77 193 598 536 404 352 321 

$1,000 __ 8 288 450 908 494 2.408 062 4Il6 304 174 

Commercial fertilizer ___ . ____ • __ form 5-. 2 433 37 67 185 588 524 395 335 302 

acres on which used __ Jl8 963 12 487 10 921 22 843 39 380 17 258 8 150 4 894 3030 

tons __ 30 249 6 302 3 438 6 561 11 670 5 236 2 570 I 513 961 

$1,OOL 5 587 924 534 995 I 641 754 373 229 135 

Lime _. _____________________ . farms __ 606 17 30 62 174 136 87 60 .40 

ocres on which used __ 15 612 353 2 367 2 654 4 780 2 132 232 732 362 

tons __ 23 979 153 3 262 4 976 7 387 3 786 543 219 653 

$1,000 __ 347 18 40 71 III 56 22 20 10 

Sprays. dusts, fumigants, etc. to 

control- 5 Insects on hay crops ______ • __ farms __ 51 I 2 II 14 10 4 4 

acres on which used __ 3 293 500 100 513 615 203 260 39 63 

$1,000 __ 22 5 (I) 9 4 I I I I 

Insects on other crops _______ forms __ 872 30 36 85 210 180 133 108 90 

acres on which used __ 34 878 8 400 3 793 5 808 9643 4 006 916 942 370 I $1,000 __ I 034 224 135 165 322 113 39 25 10 

Nematodes in crops _________ forms __ 55 II 7 5 10 16 4 2 

acres on which used __ 791 933 415 160 74 144 22 43 

11,00L 180 116 41 10 3 8 (I) 1 

Diseases in crops and orchards _______ . __________ forms __ 25 315 14 II 35 78 76 41 35 

ocres on which used __ 12 958 2 523 819 2 383 3 939 1 465 475 254 100 

$1,000 __ 415 55 56 107 125 48 13 9 3 

Weeds or gross in crops _. ___ farms __ 982 13 ,41 98 303 221 127 92 87 

acres on which used __ 40 134 3 952 315 8 835 14 259 804 732 681 556 

$1,000 __ 529 86 78 112 164 54 18 9 7 

Weeds or brush in pasture ____ farms __ 16 I 4 6 2 2 

acres on which used __ 277 2 166 53 10 26 261 

$1,000 __ 2 1 1 (I) (I) (l) (l) 

Weeds on other lond _________ form s __ 61 1 2 10 8 15 9 6 10 

acres on which used __ 663 10 6 316 60 152 38 43 38 

$1,000 __ 14 1 (l) 6 1 3 1 1 (I) 

Defoliation. growth of crops, or .. thinning of fruit ______________ farms __ 62 3 7 10 18 10 8 3 3 

acres on which used __ 2 393 76 752 437 850 150 99 9 20 

$1,000 __ 33 1 15 6 8 2 1 (I) WI Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farms __ 235 7 23 32 89 37 26 8 13 $1,000 __ 39 18 5 3 9 2 1 (I) 1 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ form s __ 321 4 9 10 47 64 68 55 64 $1,000 __ 85 2 4 7 19 21 17 10 6 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: 

251 I None _____________________________ 723 31 51 121 367 349 288 265 Under 1,000 bushels ________________ 245 7 27 112 54 18 15 12 1,00010 4,999 bushels ______________ 55 8 12 8 13 4 4 3 5,000 to 9,999 bushels ______________ 11 1 5 4 1 10,00010 24,999 bushels ____________ 14 3 3 3 25,00010 49,999 bushels ____________ 4 3 1 50,000 bushels and over _____________ 2 1 1 Not reporting ______________________ 131 11 18 44 181 204 224 213 236 

Livestoclc 

Cottle and calves ______________ forms __ I 409 9 26 117 397 316 222 172 150 number __ 96 204 6426 7 947 18 299 34 281 15 528 7 310 3 575 2 838 Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ form s __ 1 274 8 25 112 378 304 196 134 117 number __ 59 352 4 355 5 518 11 695 21 475 9 918 4 070 282 1 039 Beef cows _______________ farms __ 402 I 2 24 63 55 69 92 96 number __ 5 161 2 9 694 839 905 064 755 893 Milk cows _______________ form s __ 1 058 7 25 105 363 286 150 75 47 number __ 54 191 4 353 5 509 11 Heifers and heifer calves that 001 20 636 9 013 3 006 527 146 

hod not calved _____________ form s __ 1 102 8 21 100 346 268 167 101 91 number __ 29 915 659 2 316 5 573 Beef heifers and heifer 10 705 4 696 2 392 477 097 

calves __________________ farms __ 340 2 2 13 69 52 68 64 70 number __ 3 676 24 10 285 Heifers and heifer calves for 796 509 664 741 647 

milk cow replacement _____ farms __ 915 6 21 93 326 246 133 54 36 number __ 26 239 635 2 306 5 288 9 909 4 187 728 736 450 Steers. steer calves, bulls. and bull calves ____________________ farms __ 840 3 17 73 259 160 125 99 104 number __ 6 937 412 113 I 031 2 101 914 84Il 816 702 

Cottle and calves sold __________ forms __ I 333 9 25 114 392 312 206 147 128 number __ 45 244 3 512 3 798 9 077 16 207 6 589 3 382 1 682 997 

Calves $1,000 __ 7 405 740 562 1 596 2 414 945 579 343 226 _____________________ forms __ I 058 4 23 99 349 262 155 97 69 number __ 26 174 900 2 472 5 196 10 600 4084 785 726 411 

Cattle _____________________ $1,000-- farms __ 1 323 22 77 291 627 157 82 35 33 I 183 9 25 111 360 281 170 120 107 number __ 19 070 2 612 1 326 3 881 5 607 2 505 597 956 586 $l,OOL 6 082 719 485 1 305 1 787 789 496 308 193 Fattened on grain and concentrates _____________ form s __ 123 7 24 15 20 24 33 number __ 797 34 948 219 248 182 166 $1,000 __ 584 14 321 56 83 56 53 Hags and pigs ________________ forms __ 313 1 3 17 51 59 58 71 53 number __ 41 968 (D) (D) 5 620 10 076 9 805 5 810 4 124 2 072 Used or 10 be used for breeding __________________ farms __ 156 1 3 4 21 25 26 46 30 Olher _____________________ number forms __ 

__ 5 182 210 326 1 008 962 890 627 847 312 301 1 2 17 46 59 57 69 50 number __ 36 786 (D) (D) 4 612 9 114 8 915 5 183 3 277 760 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1-73 
Table 31. Summary by Value \ 

of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of Total agricultura' $500,000 and $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to 

$2,500 and Over products sold over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Live,tock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 240 1 3 8 34 42 45 60 47 number __ 51 642 (0) (0) 9 619 13 042 9 712 5 059 4 829 805 $1,000-- 3 346 (0) (0) 491 961 612 319 241 85 Feeder pigs _________________ forms __ 62 2 3 9 7 8 16 17 number __ 11 172 139 4 543 954 912 026 779 819 $1.000 __ 210 4 77 25 31 18 36 18 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding year and November 30 ______________ forms __ 167 1 3 7 23 28 28 47 30 number __ 7 016 360 387 906 260 000 725 982 396 December 1 and May 31 ___ forrns-_ 135 1 3 5 18 23 21 38 26 number __ 3 643 180 192 989 680 498 384 511 209 June 1 and November 30 ___ forrnL_ 135 1 3 6 18 22 24 39 22 number __ 3 373 180 195 917 580 502 341 471 187 

Sheep and lambs of all ageL ____ forms __ 98 3 7 6 13 17 27 25 number __ 2 696 260 57 53 93 361 806 066 lambs under 1 year old ______ forms __ 70 2 5 4 6 15 18 20 number __ 546 41 13 15 19 86 167 205 Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ farms __ 86 3 4 5 12 16 24 22 number __ 979 212 38 34 64 244 597 790 Rom s and wethers 1 yeor old or older _____________________ forms __ 74 8 14 21 21 number __ 171 10 31 42 71 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forrnL_ 63 2 4 3 5 13 16 20 number __ 969 301 71 37 47 193 515 805 Sheep and lambs shorn _________ forms __ 54 2 3 3 4 12 13 17 number __ 2 191 303 37 33 45 293 574 906 

pounds of wooL_ 12 979 2 070 514 162 291 775 3 230 4 937 

Horses and ponies _____________ forms __ 370 5 26 71 65 58 62 81 number __ 3 375 207 92 369 395 549 713 047 Sold ____________________ formL_ 99 1 2 12 12 11 29 32 number __ 886 100 7 118 201 169 147 144 

$1,000 __ 799 (0) (0) 35 167 59 124 61 Horses ____________________ formL_ 324 3 24 55 58 50 56 76 number __ 2 805 203 55 297 348 421 553 925 Sold ____________________ farmL_ 92 1 1 11 12 9 26 32 

number __ 764 100 2 116 192 118 125 111 

$1,000 __ 771 (0) (0) 35 167 48 112 59 

Any goats ___________________ formL_ 16 4 1 1 3 7 

number __ 267 9 200 3 27 28 Sold ______________________ formL_ 8 1 1 1 2 3 number __ 104 4 70 2 6 22 

$1,000 __ 6 (l) 5 (l) (l) (l) 

Poultry 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ formL_ 339 7 23 25 58 59 60 64 43 number __ 936 943 665 670 750 569 254 414 149 015 60 802 36 486 15 167 4 820 Sold ____________________ formL_ 212 8 23 19 40 32 31 39 20 

number __ 929 431 817 550 588 696 178 713 210 997 81 727 20 996 12 924 17 828 

Hens and pullets of laying oge_formL_ 332 7 23 25 56 58 59 63 41 

number __ 665 358 549 026 659 136 223 564 125 810 55 888 32 393 14 968 4 573 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ formL_ 324 4 23 25 55 58 58 60 41 

number __ 498 410 392 500 659 134 223 564 116 182 55 873 32 168 14 416 4 573 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ formL_ 14 3 4 1 1 4 

number __ 166 948 156 526 9 628 15 225 552 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ farms __ 41 5 8 6 7 5 5 3 2 

number __ 253 419 99 814 91 433 30 850 22 238 4 841 4 037 86 120 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms __ 68 3 12 12 11 19 11 

number __ 18 166 16 830 967 73 56 113 127 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms __ 27 3 4 5 5 3 7 

number __ 217 766 108 405 45 312 20 200 22 350 20 000 499 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ farmL_ 22 1 2 5 2 11 1 

number __ 299 871 (0) (0) 919 6 225 11 127 600 

Turkeys _____________________ formL_ 32 1 3 11 5 3 5 4 

number __ 15 812 (0) (0) 7 709 014 325 74 290 Sold ____________________ forms __ 32 1 3 12 6 4 3 3 

number __ 171 244 (0) (0) 39 344 10 600 6 698 52 250 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ farmL_ 27 1 1 9 5 2 5 4 

number __ 9 189 (0) (0) 5 683 924 318 74 290 Sold ____________________ formL_ 28 1 2 11 6 3 3 2 

number __ 139 609 (0) (0) 34 094 10 515 3 698 52 250 

Light breeds for slaughter ____ farmL_ 5 2 2 1 

number __ 5 235 (0) (0) 15 Sold ____________________ forms __ 7 2 2 1 1 1 

number __ 30 010 (0) (0) 10 3 000 1 000 

Turkey hens kept for breeding_formL_ 5 2 1 1 1 

number __ 388 (0) (0) 75 7 Sold ____________________ farmL_ 4 2 1 1 

number __ 625 (0) (0) 75 

C,op. HalVe.ted 

Field corn for all purposes ______ farmL_ 877 10 27 93 318 218 113 59 39 

acreL_ 36 344 3 710 197 7 403 13 752 4 369 854 747 312 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 744 10 26 90 290 177 87 40 24 

acreS __ 32 638 3 710 149 7 213 12 180 3 322 1 438 472 154 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ farms __ 108 2 4 8 11 25 23 16 19 

acres __ 2 955 350 340 259 700 573 435 180 118 

bushel,-_ 228 148 15 879 35 950 14 665 61 635 43 677 34 444 12 850 9 048 

Irrigated _________________ formL_ 3 3 

ocres __ 4 4 

1- 74 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 3l. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of Total agricultural $500,000 and $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to 

$2,500 and Over products solp over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Crop. Harve.ted - Continued 

=1 Sorghums for all purposes _____ . forms __ 23 1 1 11 6 4 

acres __ 203 46 10 74 31 42 

Commercial fertilizer used ___ . forms __ 17 1 8 6 2 

aeres._ 155 46 48 31 30 

Sorghums for groin or seed __ .forms __ aeres __ 

bushels-_ 

Irrigated _______ . _______ . _ form 5 __ 

~I aeres __ 

Soybeans for beans _______ .. ___ form 5 __ 

acres __ bushels __ irrigated _________________ . _ form s __ 

aeres._ Commercial fertilizer used . __ . farms __ 

acres._ 

=1 

Peanuts for nuts _. ________ • ___ forms __ 

aeres __ 

pounds __ irrigated _______________ . _. _ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used . __ . farms __ 

aeres._ 

Wheat ___ . ___ . _____________ . _ farm 5._ 6 1 3 2 

acres __ 40 10 22 8 

bushels __ 390 400 670 320 Irrigated ___________________ farm s __ 

= , acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 3 I 

ocres __ 19 11 

Cotton ______________________ form 5 __ 

acres __ 

boIes-_ Irrigated ___________________ form 5 __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

=, acres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ forms __ 48 10 5 3 3 7 7 7 6 

acres __ I 563 1 121 219 48 42 52 44 21 16 

pounds __ 2 596 855 833 754 354 142 80 200 53 702 107 316 88 113 44 724 34 904 

Irrigated ___________________ form s __ 21 10 5 1 2 3 

ocres __ 135 924 146 40 16 9 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 48 10 5 3 3 7 7 7 6 

ocres __ 563 121 219 48 42 52 44 21 16 

Irish potatoes ________________ forms __ 163 3 2 10 38 35 29 29 171 

ocres __ 4 180 1 317 115 525 1 456 514 156 74 23 

hundredweight __ 827 336 251 000 (0) 125 597 292 944 85 851 26 918 12 509 (0) 

Irrigated ___________________ form 5 __ 39 1 4 8 12 7 4 3 

ocres __ 256 22 86 80 58 7 3 1 Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 138 3 2 9 37 34 23 19 11 

acres __ 4 147 317 115 522 455 511 147 68 12 

Hay _________________________ forms __ I 464 7 27 109 362 315 243 212 189 acres __ 94 114 1 577 4 588 14 104 27 696 19 515 12 669 8 020 5 945 tons __ 201 372 5 104 10 041 35 779 62 793 38 997 24 574 14 415 9 669 Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 623 6 18 79 201 139 70 57 53 ocres __ 32 997 040 2 391 7 597 11 441 5 449 2 310 655 114 Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating _________ farms __ 607 3 15 60 173 144 84 79 49 acres __ 20 115 185 832 3 389 6 982 3 608 2 361 1 750 1 008 tons, dry __ 51 491 525 2 524 10 519 18 635 9 027 5 365 3 275 1 621 Irrigated _________________ form s __ 5 1 1 1 1 1 acres __ 122 50 1 10 I 60 

Clover, timothy·, and mixtures of clover and grosses for hoy ________ farms __ I 107 5 21 73 268 248 191 156 145 acres __ 53 684 672 1 824 6 202 15 688 12 042 8 719 4 710 3 827 tons, dry __ 112 404 859 3744 15 325 34 681 24 678 16 721 8 930 6466 Irrigated _________________ farms __ 4 1 1 2 acres __ 18 10 2 6 

Field seeds ___________________ farms __ 4 1 3 acres __ 38 Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 20 18 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 2 2 acres __ 14 14 

Vegetables ___________________ farms __ 682 3 12 30 119 145 140 124 109 acres __ 14 731 711 431 628 4 862 3 296 2 005 069 729 Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 227 1 3 16 52 51 46 31 27 acres __ 4 762 105 177 624 1 831 1 154 542 172 157 Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 645 3 12 30 111 140 136 114 99 acres __ 14 603 711 431 628 4 846 3 288 970 031 698 

Berries ______________________ farms __ 487 3 9 22 78 101 88 95 91 acres __ 10 422 2 261 767 140 2 612 653 890 722 377 Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 362 3 6 17 58 82 58 67 71 acres __ 9 707 2 261 762 114 2 362 608 685 573 342 Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 404 3 8 18 61 87 74 .79 74 acres __ 9 942 2 261 765 132 2 397 621 832 593 342 

Land in orchards ______________ forms __ 249 2 8 26 59 44 39 46 25 acres __ 8 913 (0) (0) 2 022 2 876 996 682 282 225 Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 16 1 2 7 2 3 1 acres __ 255 40 105 64 12 24 10 Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 186 1 8 22 56 34 30 20 15 acres __ 7 853 (0) (0) 817 2 668 765 618 165 148 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data Massachusetts 1-15 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm. and Land In Farm. 

Farms _____________________ number __ 

percenL_ land in forms ________________ acres __ 

Averoge size of form ________ acreL_ 

Value of land and buildings ____ $1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Average per ocre ___________ dollors-_ 

Forms by value of form: $1 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 ________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ______________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 ______________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ______________ _ $500,000 and over ________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by form operator Lond owned ________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

land rented or leased from others ____________________ formL_ 

land rented or leased to others ____________ • _______ forms __ 

acres __ 

Land in Form, According to Use 

Total cropland ________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland __________ farms __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocre'-_____________ _ 200 to 499 acre,- _____________ _ 500 10 999 acre,- _____________ _ 1,000 acres and over __________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre>- ________ _ 2,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only ____ formL_ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil 

improvement grosses not harvested or postured _____ farms __ 

acres-_ 

On which all crops foiled ___ formL_ 

In cultivated summer follow __________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Idle _____________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland _______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Woodland postured __________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Woodland not postured ______ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than 

cropland and waodland posture _____________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Improved pastureland and rangeland _________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Other lond (see textL __________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

Total pasturelond _____________ forms __ 

acreL_ Irrigated land __________ T- _____ formL_ 

acres-_ 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ form L_ 

acres._ 

Artificial drainage _____________ farms __ 

acres drained __ 

Artificial ponds, pits. reservoirs. and earthen tanks ____ • ___________ forms __ 

number __ 

acres-_ 

Ra .. and Ttnur. of farm Op .. ator 

All form operators __________________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

1- 76 Massachusetts 

Totol forms 

3 185 

100.0 496 050 

156 

479 176 

150 448 

966 

131 

173 

496 

571 

401 

430 

277 

529 

177 

2 965 

393 030 

1 242 

111 016 

207 7 996 

2 957 

221 873 

2 874 

168 942 

742 

626 

368 

119 

14 

5 

4 

1 

1 014 

43 669 

148 

175 

76 

1 136 

61 

1 448 

258 4 503 

1 810 

188 792 

619 

33 658 1 513 

155 134 

552 

33 240 

287 

13 112 

329 

20 128 

2 168 52 145 

1 547 

110 567 

750 17 887 

749 

17 547 

430 15 848 

750 1 878 

3 400 

3 185 

1 943 

1 021 

221 

Cosh groin forms 

(011) 

13 

0.4 

356 

104 

1 196 

91 985 

882 

13 

202 

6 

157 

13 

905 

13 

716 

7 

4 

1 

1 

5 

181 

8 317 

3 140 

5 

177 

2 

97 

2 

97 

9 

37 

8 418 

13 

7 

6 

(otton farms 

(0131) Tobacco farms 

(0132) 

37 

1.2 4 516 

122 

9 652 

260 855 2 137 

2 

3 

8 

3 

5 

2 

1 

3 

10 

28 3 250 

21 

389 

7 

123 

37 

2 289 

37 

806 

24 

7 

5 

1 

4 

128 

10 

194 

2 

6 

2 

41 

9 

114 

26 

126 

2 

190 

25 

936 

5 

267 

5 

267 

33 

834 

10 

585 

21 

227 

21 

147 

4 

44 

8 

13 

21 

37 

16 

12 

9 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, 

peanut. and other field crop farms 

(0133,0134,0139) 

256 

8.0 49 681 

194 

41 284 

161 264 

831 

2 

6 

32 

54 

34 

34 

27 

51 

16 

239 

41 326 

102 

10 570 

48 

2 215 

256 24 732 

256 19 711 

105 

91 

47 

10 

2 

1 

1 

101 3 687 

11 

166 7 

130 

8 

126 

21 

912 

171 20 291 

51 4 074 

148 

16 217 

49 

773 

23 

889 

29 

884 

149 

2 885 

151 9 534 

8 282 

8 

282 

16 

223 

50 

123 

139 

256 

154 

85 

17 

Vegetable and melon forms 

(016) 

378 

11.9 22 719 

60 

33 815 89 457 

1 488 

29 

36 

93 

80 

39 

40 

22 

32 

7 

325 17 637 

177 

5 449 

26 

367 

378 

13 912 

378 12 234 

298 

53 

25 

2 

45 

480 

27 

270 

23 

102 

12 

319 

46 

507 

143 

6 170 

25 

806 

124 

5 364 

31 

559 

10 

346 

22 

213 

220 2 078 

80 1 845 

158 4 060 

158 4 060 

35 

431 

85 

238 

94 

378 

201 

124 

53 

Fruit and tree nut forms 

(017) 

485 

15.2 84 137 

173 

73 329 

151 195 

872 

15 

32 

87 

95 

46 

65 

40 

72 

33 

468 

79 184 

70 

6 217 

27 

1 264 

485 

21 895 

485 19 167 

383 

54 

40 

6 

1 

1 

1 

41 

333 

24 

462 

5 

35 

4 

226 

41 

672 

290 

39 191 

51 2 283 

248 

36 908 

35 

014 

16 

490 

21 

524 

383 22 037 

105 4630 

319 9950 

319 9 797 

178 7 166 

208 

676 

2577 

485 

415 

53 

17 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm. and Land In Fa,m. 

Forms _______ .. _____________ number __ 

percenL. Land in forms ___________ • ____ Deres._ 

Average size of form ________ acres-. Value of land and buildings ____ $1,000 __ Average per form _________ . dollars __ Average per ocre ___________ dollars __ 

Forms by value of form: $110 $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999-_______________ _ 

$40,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,00010 $99,999 ________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ______________ _ 

$150,00010 $199,999 ______________ _ 

$200,00010 $499,999 ______________ _ 

$500,000 and over ________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by form operator: land owned ___________ . ___ . forms __ 

acres-_ land rented or leased from others ____________________ forms __ 

Land rented or leased to others ____________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Land in Farml According to Use 

T otol cropland ________________ forms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland __________ forms __ acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _________________ _ SO to 99 acres ________________ _ 100 to 199 ocreO-_____________ _ 

200 to 499 ocreL _____________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL _____________ _ 

1,000 acres and over __________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 ocreL ________ _ 2,000 acres ond over ________ _ 

Croplend, 

Posture or grazing only ____ forms __ acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, ond soil improvement grosses not harvested or pastured _____ form s __ acres __ . 

On which all crops foiled ___ forms __ acres __ 

In cultivated summer follow __________________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle _____________________ form '-_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _______________ farmL_ 

acres __ Woodland pastured __________ farms __ acres __ Woodland not postured ______ farms __ acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland posture _____________________ farm s __ 

ocreL_ 

Improved posturelond and rangeland _________________ form s __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pasturelond and rangeland _________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Olher land (seelexl) ___________ form'-_ 

acres-_ 

Total postureland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _________________ form '-_ 

acres __ Irrigated cropland harvested __ forms __ acres __ 

Artificial drainage _____________ farms __ 

acres drained __ 

Artificial ponds. pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________________ forms __ 

number __ ocres __ 

RaCl and T.ou •• of Fann Op .... t •• 

All form operators __________________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ Part owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

Horliculturol 

specialty forms 

(018) 

449 

14.1 

12 119 

27 

51 385 

114 443 

4 240 

29 

48 

91 

87 

59 

46 

33 

45 

11 

420 

10 621 

67 

978 

22 

480 

445 

6 052 

445 

4 736 

427 

9 

5 

3 

1 

18 

297 

18 

280 

9 

94 

8 

45 

63 

600 

88 3 178 

10 

162 

80 

3 016 

12 

202 

11 

194 

271 2 687 

36 

661 

198 

523 

198 

492 

28 

321 

54 

111 

65 

449 

382 

38 

29 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

General forms. primarily crop 

(0191) 

37 

1.2 

7 076 

191 

7 453 

201 440 

1 053 

1 

6 

8 

5 

5 

2 

6 

4 

36 

6 474 

12 

673 

4 

71 

37 

3 770 

37 

3 217 

23 

6 

3 

3 

2 

9 

451 

5 

35 

3 

12 

1 

2 

6 

53 

26 

2 690 

6 238 

23 

2 452 

4 

132 

3 

72 

1 

60 

24 

484 

17 

821 

11 

227 

11 

219 

2 

45 

8 

22 

14 

37 

25 

11 

1 

Livestock form 5, 

except dairy, 

poullry, and 

animol specialty 

(021) 

283 

8.9 

44 322 

157 

31 683 

111 953 

715 

16 

19 

59 

55 

39 

42 

10 

36 

7 

266 

40 376 

92 5 449 

19 

1 503 

204 

14 402 

174 

8 012 

120 

38 

10 

6 

124 

5 322 

16 

475 

3 

24 

2 

90 

21 

479 

182 

21 231 

99 

4 818 

136 

16 413 

51 

3 588 

26 

577 

27 

3 011 

195 

5 101 

199 

13 728 3 

55 

3 

55 

23 

391 

56 

120 

94 

283 

191 

74 

18 

Dairy forms (024) 

914 

28.7 

237 970 

260 

187 201 

204 815 

787 

3 

7 

59 

120 

132 

162 

116 

249 

66 

857 

165 362 

628 

74 140 

29 

1 532 

903 

123 950 

884 

93 179 

223 

346 

223 

81 

8 

3 

2 

1 

576 

28 609 

26 

226 

20 

686 

21 

594 

30 

656 

701 

78 706 

330 

18 590 

568 

60 116 

317 

23 888 

185 

10 159 

183 

13 729 

608 

11 426 

805 

71 087 

21 

383 

21 

341 

129 

6 904 

222 

473 

273 

914 

286 

571 

57 

Poultry and egg Animol specialty 

forms (025) ferms (027) 

187 

5.9 10 027 

54 

15 679 

83 845 

1 564 

25 

16 

32 

39 

23 

20 

13 

17 

2 

181 

9 330 

26 

108 

17 

411 

91 

2 617 

72 

594 

65 

4 

2 

1 

29 

533 

5 

23 

I 

1 

3 

5 

16 

461 

87 

4 240 

13 

302 

79 

3 938 

23 

506 

12 

237 

12 

269 

166 

2 664 

53 

341 

7 

100 

7 

99 

8 

105 

34 

50 

47 

187 

161 

20 

6 

71 

2.2 

5 618 

79 

10 251 

144 377 

I 825 

6 

2 

15 

16 

7 

8 

4 

7 

6 

62 

4 076 

18 

556 

2 

14 

41 

2 568 

28 

937 

22 

3 

3 

34 

610 

2 

21 

27 

533 

11 

319 

21 

214 

13 

782 

7 

311 

8 

471 

55 

735 

41 

2 711 

1 

72 

I 

50 

2 

70 

9 

23 

64 

71 

53 

9 

9 

General forms, 

primarily 

livestock forms not (0291) clessified by SIC 

19 

0.6 

560 

345 

6 319 

332 587 

963 

17 

4 883 

10 

677 

19 

2 439 

19 

954 

10 

4 

1 

4 

10 

470 

I 

10 

14 

604 

4 

257 

II 

3 347 

2 103 

1 

100 

15 

414 

12 

830 I 

3 

2 

56 

19 

9 

8 

2 

Massachusetts 

56 

1.8 

9 ~49 

178 

9 929 

177 309/ 998 

4 

I 

II 

9 

10 

1/ 

53 

9 309 

13 

653 

3 

13 1 

J 2 3421 46 

679 

351 

7 

3 

1 

18 

568 

I 

10 

3 

46 

4 

39 

47 

6 515 

14 

1 479 

45 

5 036 

8 

329 

I 

20 

7 

309 

40 

763 

30 

2 376 

2 

5 

2 

5 

3 

92 

14 

23 

7 

56 

43 

10 

3 

1-77 
Tobie 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator- Continued 

All farm operotors- Continued White' __________________________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ Tenonts _______________________ _ 

Block. and other races' _____________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

Farm, by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ farms __ 

acres-_ Partnership __________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Other _______________________ farms-_ 

acreL_ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts secured by real estate __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

farm Operator Characteristics 1 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors-___________________ _ 35 to 44 yeorL ___________________ _ 45 to 54 yeors- ___________________ _ 55 to 64 yeorL ___________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ Average age ______________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence: On form operated _________________ _ 

On another form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _______ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: Forming _________________________ _ Other ___________________________ _ 

F~rm operators reporting off·farm mcomeGreater than value of form products sold ____________________________ _ 

less than value of form products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work. off form __________________________ _ 

I to 49 doys _____________________ _ 50 10 99 doys ____________________ _ 

10010149 doys __________________ _ 150 to 199 doys __________________ _ 

200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household Cather than form operator} working off form: Forms reporting ___________________ _ 

Number of persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: I 10 49 days _________________ _ 

50 to 99 doys ________________ _ 

10010149 days ______________ _ 

15010199 doys ______________ _ 

200 days and over ____________ _ 

farm, by Size 

I to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 10 to -49 ocres ______________________ _ 50 10 69 acres ______________________ _ 

70 10 99 ocre,- _____________________ _ 

10010 139 ocre'- ___________________ _ 

140 10 179 ocre,- ___________________ _ 

18010219 ocre'-___________________ _ 

220 10 259 ocre,-___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ____________________ _ 

500 10 999 ocre,- ___________________ _ 

1.00010I,9990c re'- ________________ _ 2,000 Qcres and over ________________ _ 

F.nns by St •• d •• d l.dust.I •• 

Claulll.atlo. (see text) 

(ash groin forms (011) _______________ _ 

(ollon forms (0131) _________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ________________ _ 

Totol forms 

2 852 

I 728 

948 

176 

17 

14 

2 612 

360 299 

257 

51 085 

293 

71 629 

23 

13 037 

I 093 

50 475 

847 

35 202 

642 

15 273 

39 

205 

416 

760 

859 

590 

54.2 

2 133 

36 

159 

182 

169 

700 

591 

311 

967 

894 

125 

84 

70 

131 

484 

458 

559 

77 

54 

67 

83 

278 

396 

746 

251 

266 

354 

262 

204 

161 

387 

131 

19 

8 

13 

37 

Cash grain farms 

(011) 

11 

5 

6 

13 

356 

4 

83 

4 

77 

4 

4 

I 

47.4 

10 

13 

Cotton farms 

(0131) 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1-78 Massachusetts 

Tobacco forms 

(0132) 

24 

15 

4 

5 

22 

172 

2 381 

13 

2 963 

2 

(0) 

I 

4 

1 

(0) 

2 

I 

2 

8 

4 

7 54.8 

17 

1 

17 

7 

3 

12 

9 

16 

I 

4 

7 

1 

1 

2 

4 

I 

37 

Sugar crop. Irish pololo. hoy, 

peanut, and other 

field crop forms 

(0133,0134,0139) 

41 

250 

152 

82 

16 

235 

699 

15 

4 931 

4 

2 601 

2 

450 

82 

2 090 

64 

386 

43 

704 

5 

20 

24 

68 

74 

59 

55.0 

182 

II 

10 

145 

105 

87 

91 

72 

118 

13 

9 

8 

19 

69 

28 

34 

3 

3 

9 

4 

15 

3 

21 

24 

29 

49 

36 

15 

25 

40 

12 

2 

Vegeloble and 

melon forms 

(016) 

362 

195 

119 

48 

5 

2 

348 

19 348 

19 

2 069 

II 

302 

96 

2 310 

79 

693 

54 

617 

8 

25 

54 

104 

119 

57 

53.0 

270 

1 

27 

28 

263 

104 

95 

160 

112 

148 

II 

21 

14 

27 

75 

65 

88 

13 

8 

14 

17 

36 

33 

188 

57 

35 

28 

15 

10 

5 

5 

I 

1 

Fruit and tree nut farms 

(017) 

408 

357 

41 

10 

7 

7 

368 

42 644 

47 

6 554 

60 

32 146 

10 

2 793 

146 

780 

123 

6 732 

74 

2 047 

2 

21 

57 

77 

130 

128 

57.7 

211 

14 

65 

59 

293 

122 

102 

176 

137 

157 

23 

14 

11 

16 

93 

58 

80 

12 

6 

4 

10 

48 

23 

150 

42 

61 

70 

24 

31 

18 

41 

18 

3 

4 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974- Continued 

With Sales livestock forms, General forms, Farms of except dairy, 

$2,500 and Over Horticultural General forms, poullry, ond primarily 

specialty forms primarily crop animol specialty Poullry ond egg Animal specialty livestock Forms not 

(018) (0191) (021) Ooiry forms (024) forms (025) forms (027) (0291) clossified by SIC 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' ___________________________ 62 17 53 326 36 269 871 163 Full owners _____________________ 284 24 179 278 140 49 8 42 

Port owners _____________________ 28 11 73 544 18 7 7 

~I T enonts ________________________ 14 1 17 49 5 6 2 

Block and other races' ______________ 3 Full owners _____________________ 3 Port owners _____________________ Tenants ________________________ 

Farms by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 288 35 245 779 154 60 16 49 

ocres-_ 6 359 6 726 31 651 184 636 155 4864 169 7 52~ 1 Partnership __________________ formL_ 38 1 27 92 9 2 1 

ocreL_ 666 125 (0) 28 773 105 186 (0) 2 259 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ form L_ 120 1 9 41 22 9 3 

ocres __ 919 225 435 23 613 687 568 170 

Other _______________________ farms __ 3 2 2 2 2 

acreL_ 175 (D) 948 80 (0) 

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ farmL_ 146 11 66 432 65 16 8 191 

$1.000 __ 7 853 345 699 23 169 113 342 (0) 267 

Debts secured by real estate __ form L_ 107 9 52 324 52 14 6 121 

$1,000 __ 5 345 257 243 15 913 903 284 167 198 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ formL_ 71 7 35 306 29 7 3 11 

$1,000 __ 2 508 88 456 7 256 210 58 (0) 69 

Farm Operator Characteristics I 

Form operators by age group: -I Under 25 years ____________________ 2 1 3 13 I 25 10 34 yeors _____________________ 23 3 26 70 6 1 2 35 to 44 years _____________________ 54 7 28 133 22 18 8 45 to 54 years _____________________ 77 13 78 261 38 16 16 551064 yeors _____________________ 107 4 65 263 60 13 2 14 65 years and over __________________ 63 8 72 131 37 13 1 13 Average age _______________________ 54.1 50.5 55.3 52.6 55.5 53.4 42.1 55.7 

Form operators by place of residence: On form operated __________________ 219 30 193 759 129 50 13 50 On another form ___________________ 1 3 14 2 In a rural area, not on a farm ________ 15 11 21 4 In a city, town, or urban area ________ 35 27 13 3 

Form operators by principal occupation: Forming __________________________ 218 29 172 825 133 30 29 O~~ ______________ 108 7 100 46 30 32 24 

Farm operators reporting off-form incomeGreater than value of form products ~d _______________ 69 8 102 29 19 37 32 less than value of farm products sold _ 125 17 84 516 89 14 17 Not reporting or none _______________ 132 11 86 326 55 11 4 

Form operators reporting days of work off form ____ • ______________________ 86 11 112 139 34 34 32 11049 doys ______________________ 10 2 12 36 7 1 7 50 to 99 doys _____________________ 10 3 3 16 2 3 10010149 doys ___________________ 3 13 12 2 2 15010199 doys ___________________ 10 16 21 4 3 10 200 days and over _________________ 53 68 54 21 28 10 

Persons in household (other than form operator) working off form: Farms reporting __ • _________________ 42 39 163 29 9 13 Number of persons _________________ 48 . 42 189 34 13 14 By number of days worked: 1 10 49 doys __________________ 7 2 36 3 50 10 99 doys _________________ 6 3 20 3 1 10010149 doys _______________ 3 9 19 3 3 15010199 doys _______________ 5 3 33 7 1 200 doys ond over _____________ 27 25 81 21 6 

Farms by Size 

1 to 9 acres _________________________ 236 27 5 49 16 4 10 to 49 ocre,-______________________ 152 11 66 32 71 25 10 50 10 69 ocres _______________________ 18 1 27 37 23 7 8 70 10 99 ocres _______________________ 14 5 23 71 13 5 4 10010 1390cres _____________________ 12 8 42 118 10 4 4 14010 179 ocre'-____________________ 7 3 27 128 11 4 3 18010 2190cre'-____________________ 4 1 25 100 4 3 8 220 10 259 ocres _____________________ 260 1 3 5 94 1 2 3 10 499 ocres _____________________ 4 1 28 244 4 5 8 500 10 999 ocre'-____________________ 2 11 74 1 3 1,000101,9990cres __________________ 2 1 8 2,000 ocres ond over _________________ 1 3 1 

farms b, Standard Industrial 

Classillcatlon (SI. tutl 

Cosh groin forms (011) ________________ 

Collon forms (0131) __________________ Tobocco forms (0132) _________________ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1-79 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

F."". by SI.ndard Induslrial 

CI.ssllleall.1 ( ••• 1",,1) - Con, 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy. peanut, 

and other field crop forms (0133, 0134 0139) ___________________________ :_ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ______ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017'-________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) _____ _ General forms, primarily crop (019l) ___ _ 

livestock forms. except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) ___________ _ Dairy forms (024) ___________________ _ 

Poultry and egg form s (025) __________ _ Animol specialty forms (027) __________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (0291) ____________________________ _ 

Forms not classified by SIC ___________ _ 

Value of Product. Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products 

sold, 

$500,000 and over ______________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ____________ _ 

$100,00010 $199,999 ____________ _ $40,00010 $99,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see text) __________ _ 

Grain sold ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco sold _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed sold _____ fcrms __ $1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage sold ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ form,-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field craps sold __________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Paultry and poultry products sold_ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Dairy products sold ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ form,-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves sald __________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ form,-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Safes of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ formL_ , $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ form,-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Forest products sold ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

1- 80 Massachusetts 

Total forms 

256 

378 

485 

449 

37 

283 

914 

187 

71 

19 

56 

3 185 177 112 

47 

86 

211 

678 

627 

535 

498 

444 

59 

59 

281 

1 

(D) 

48 

9 925 

17 

9 665 

658 

4 136 

9 

569 

151 

3 330 

19 

2 617 

673 

10 200 

51 4 718 

655 

20 542 

133 

15 296 

294 

23 977 

94 

22 438 

955 

50 396 

430 

39 244 

1 333 

7 405 

26 

2 119 

240 

3 346 

22 

986 

71 

74 

153 

888 

3 5 151 

563 

36 933 

155 

32 223 

355 

679 

Cosh groin forms 

(011) 

13 

144 

13 

117 

3 

12 

Catton farms 

(0131) Tobacco forms (0132) 

37 

9 945 

10 

5 

1 

1 

3 

5 

6 

6 

3 

16 

37 

9 843 

17 

9 665 

12 

69 

Sugar crop. Irish potato. hay, 

peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) 

256 

256 

5 053 

4 

15 

25 

58 

72 

75 

5 

7 

60 

1 

(D) 

4 

35 

215 

524 

1 

(0) 

53 2 851 

17 

2 490 

32 

187 

8 

28 

10 

5 

7 

40 

94 

197 

15 

16 

13 

27 

38 

71 

Vegelable and melon farms 

(016) 

378 

378 

9 687 

1 

2 

8 

50 

68 

87 

78 

79 

5 

9 

42 

3 

27 

31 

62 

62 

237 

378 

8 118 

47 

275 

70 

289 1 

(D) 

13 

81 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

27 

(D) 

63 

717 

3 313 

16 

26 

Fruit and tree nut forms 

(017) 

485 

485 

20 266 

3 

13 

26 

91 

93 

81 

97 

81 

18 

44 

42 

125 

485 

19 779 

131 

15 210 

5 

14 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

3 

31 

6 

13 

38 

46 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Flnnl ., Stlod.nI lodlltrlol 

CII .. Hleoll.1 (III toxt) - C.I. 

Sugar crop, Iri.h polalo, hoy, peanul, and olher lield crop lorm. (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________ _ 

Vegelable and melon larm. (016) ______ _ Fruit and tree nut larm. (017) _________ _ 

Horticultural specialty larm. (018) _____ _ 

General larm., primarily crop (0191) ___ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal .peciolly (021) ___________ _ Dairy larm. (024) ___________________ _ 

Poultry and egg larm. (025) __________ _ 

Animol.peciolty lorm. (027)-_________ _ 

Generol forms, primarily livestock (0291) ____________________________ _ 

Farm. not classilied by SIC ___________ _ 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ form 5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products 

.old, 

$500,000 and over ______________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ____________ _ 

$100,00010 $199,999 ____________ _ $40,00010 $99,999 ______________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,99L _______________ _ 

Under $2,500 (.ee text) __________ _ 

Grain sold ___________________ forms __ 

$1.00L Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ larms __ 

$1,OOL Tobacco sold _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ larm. __ 

$1,000 __ 

(otton and cottonseed sold _____ forms __ 

$I,OOL Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ lorm. __ $1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, foroge, ond siloge sold ________________________ forms __ 

$I,OOL Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ lorm '-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops sold __________ form L_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ lorm. __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ lorm. __ 

$1.00L 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ forms __ 

$I,OOL Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ Iarm. __ 

$1.00L 

Poultry and poultry product •• 0Id_Iarm. __ 

$I,OOL Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ larm. __ 

$1,OOL 

Dairy products sold ____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ larm. __ $1,000 __ (ottle and calves .ald __________ lorms __ 

$I,OOL Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ larm. __ 

$I,OOL 

Hog. and pig •• old ____________ larm. __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ larm. __ 

$1.00L 

Sheep, lamb., and wool .old ____ lorm,-_ 

$1.00L Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ larm. __ 

$1.00L 

Other lives lock and livestock product • • old ________________________ lorm. __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ lorms __ 

$1.00L 

Nursery and greenhouse products ~d ____________ fum~ 

$I,OOL Sale. 01 $40,000 and over ____ larm. __ 

$I,OOL 

Fore.t producls .01d ___________ larm. __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ lorm,-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Horticultural .peciolly lorm. 

(018) 

449 

449 36 664 

15 

17 

40 

88 

81 

77 

66 

60 

5 

6 

9 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

56 

515 

2 

(D) 

23 

89 

1 

(I) 

2 

(I) 

449 35 955 

152 

31 910 

31 

(D) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

General forms, 

primarily crop 

(0191) 

37 

37 

043 

2 

6 

9 

3 

10 

7 

4 

9 

18 

145 

1 

(D) 

8 

36 

26 

240 

20 

181 

1 

(0) 

8 

35 

3 

80 

14 

104 

1 

(D) 

1 

(I) 

16 

163 

17 

39 

livestock farms, 

e;~~~~~a!~d animol specialty 

(021) 

283 

283 5 698 

1 

1 

7 

27 

27 

47 

73 

76 

24 

83 

268 1 

(D) 

3 

74 

1 

(D) 

16 

62 

4 

17 

16 

4 

12 

49 

187 

2007 

15 

125 

145 

3 105 

21 

(D) 

23 

61 

10 

23 

33 

24 

Dairy larms (024) 

914 

914 

57 725 

6 

24 

102 

351 

276 

129 

23 

3 

14 

27 

3 

18 

215 

827 

5 

366 

8 

52 

65 

662 

1 

(D) 

24 

91 

33 

42 

914 

49 845 

429 

(D) 

914 

4 797 

10 

(D) 

34 

133 

1 

(D) 

8 

2 

18 

20 

10 

24 

123 

186 

Poultry and egg Animol specialty lorm. (025) lorms (02n 

187 

187 

24 100 

8 

23 

20 

42 

28 

27 

23 

15 

1 

22 

49 

33 

175 

1 

(D) 

8 

31 

187 23 697 

92 

22 313 

6 

86 

20 

32 

7 

4 

11 

9 

71 

71 

5 827 

2 

11 

7 

21 

21 

7 

9 

15 

16 

25 

1 

(I) 

71 

786 

3 5 151 

General forms, 

primarily 

livestock Form 5 not (0291) clossilied by SIC 

19 

19 

522 

11 

122 1 

(D) 

6 

26 

7 

16 

9 

91 

1 

(D) 

5 

82 

18 

102 

10 

25 

8 

16 

3 

34 

56 

56 

438 

II 

3 

8 

18 

14 

12 

25 

65 

2 

(D) 

4 

11 

5 

20 

3 

7 

24 

55 

9 

8 

2 

(I) 

10 

7 

5 

13 

44 

(D) 

Massachusetts 1- 81 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm Production Expensel 

Total production expenses ____ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock and poultry purchased _farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ forms __ 

tonL_ $1.000 __ Feed ingredients _____________ forms __ 

tons __ 

$1.000 __ 

Whole grains _______________ forms __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge ___ formL_ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ______ forms __ 

acres fertilized __ 

dry tons-_ liquid or gas tons-_ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms-_ 

tons-_ $1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms-_ 

$I,OOL 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ formL_ 

workers __ 25 ta 149 days ___________ Iarms __ 

workers-_ less than 25 doys _________ forms __ 

workers __ 

Contract Jobor ________________ forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

form-R.lal.d Incom. and Exp.n ... 

Form-related income ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ $10,000 and aver ___________ Iarms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Form-related income fromCustom work and other agricultural services ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Payments from government form programs _________________ form s __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent from farmland and payments from lease or sale of allotments _________________ farms __ 

$1.00L 

Other form-related income ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources __ • ___________ farms __ 

$1.00L 

1-82 Massachusetts 

Total forms 

3 185 

152 067 

1 039 

7 911 

1 746 

39 636 

1 654 

241 982 

36 188 

296 

12 017 

1 441 

341 

8 383 

1 067 

361 

24 889 

941 

1 228 

750 

1 874 

6 569 

2 432 

5 587 

2 257 

) 18 963 

35 516 

2 733 

1 882 

2 701 

606 

23 979 

347 

3 137 

8 502 

3 092 

3 321 

953 

549 

486 

672 

3 135 

3 960 

1 913 

31 561 

032 

4 520 

917 

7 302 

993 

13 543 

174 

876 

769 

934 

3 171 

47 040 

690 

2 176 

51 

1 356 

263 

078 

29 

205 

306 

181 

140 

180 

119 

531 

176 

773 

Cosh groin forms 

(011) 

13 

97 

4 

1 

4 

23 

4 

1 

13 

2 

5 

(Z) 

13 

7 

7 

16 

7 

350 

119 

25 

7 

4 

2 

44 

1 

13 

10 

13 

7 

3 

2 

13 

1 

5 

3 

13 

49 

3 

(Z) 

(otton forms 

(0131) 

Tobacco forms 

(0132) 

37 

8 255 

1 

2 

1 

26 

(Z) 

2 

(Z) 

12 

8 

37 

541 

37 

1 803 

3 529 

29 

214 

23 

938 

16 

37 

530 

37 

158 

5 

3 

16 

352 

35 

17 

33 

757 

18 

344 

22 

686 

27 

3 376 

13 

24 

37 

178 

7 

10 

1 

(Z) 

4 

2 

Sugar crop, Irish 

potato, hay. 

peanut, and other field crop forms 

(0133.0134.0139) 

256 

4 594 

74 

203 

123 

210 

112 

036 

167 

17 

94 

9 

26 

92 

12 

16 

864 

22 

58 

12 

121 

544 

149 

659 

136 

8 376 

4 455 

108 

83 

240 

29 

582 

23 

254 

303 

254 

215 

56 

40 

7 

14 

254 

33 

103 

515 

35 

89 

43 

212 

59 

344 

7 

4 

50 

46 

255 

858 

81 

465 

9 

383 

37 

143 

2 

17 

22 

11 

22 

13 

13 

281 

19 

117 

Vegetable and 

melon forms 

(016) 

378 

7 582 

30 

27 

48 

69 

44 

444 

66 

2 

(Z) 

(Z) 

5 

5 

1 

9 

50 

2 

26 

2 

339 

360 

377 

731 

375 

11 977 

5 452 

156 

294 

340 

115 

2 748 

45 

370 

438 

366 

295 

73 

34 

48 

16 

370 

93 

253 

2 252 

80 

326 

143 

178 

145 

824 

10 

10 

80 

29 

378 

3 325 

75 

109 

2 

(D) 

21 

69 

2 

7 

37 

11 

19 

11 

7 

11 

17 

15 

Fruit and tree nut forms 

(017) 

485 

15 962 

14 

21 

39 

114 

38 

747 

108 

4 

15 

2 

10 

21 

3 

7 

25 

1 

10 

2 

127 

82 

469 

502 

461 

17 715 

3 035 

110 

399 

085 

46 

1 931 

29 

474 

694 

470 

447 

85 

32 

129 

70 

474 

144 

328 

5 449 

151 

629 

185 

918 

239 

3 829 

80 

409 

184 

440 

485 

7 164 

55 

134 2 

(D) 

26 

80 

17 

11 

14 

23 

14 

20 

11 

20 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Fann Production Expenses 

TOlol production expenses ____ form,-_ 

$1,001L liveslock and pou~ry purchosed _ forms __ $1,()()(L 

Fted for liveslock and pou~ry ___ form'-_ 

$1,001L 

Commercially mixed formulo feeds _____________________ forms __ 

lons __ $1,001L Fted ingredienl'-____________ form'-_ 

lons __ $1,()()(L 

Whole groins _______________ forms __ 

lons __ $1,001L Hoy, green chop, and siloge ___ forms __ lons __ $1,001L 

Animal heallh cosl for liveslock and pou~ry _____________________ forms __ 

$1,()()(L Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and trees __ forms __ $l,(XXL Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ $1,001L Commercial fertilizer used ______ forms __ ocres fertilized __ dry lon'-_ 

roquid or gas lons __ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see lext) _______________________ forms __ 

$1,001L lime ______________________ forms __ 

lons __ 

$1,001L 

Gasoline and olher pelroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ form,-_ 

$l,(XXL Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,001L DieseloiL _________________ forms __ 

$1,001L 

lP gas, butane, and propone __ forms __ $1,000 __ Molar oil, grease, riped gas, kerosene, and fue oil _______ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Hired form Iobor ______________ form'-_ 

$1,000 __ Workers by number of days worked, 150 days or more _________ forms __ workers __ 2510 149 days ___________ forms __ workers __ less Ihon 25 doyL ________ forms __ workers __ 

Conlroctlobor ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Mochine hire and cuslomwork ___ forms __ $1,000 __ All other production expenses ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

"--Related Income and Expenses 

Form-related income ___________ forms __ $1,000 __ $10,000 and over ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Form-related income fromCuslomwork and oth ... ogricuhural services ___________________ forms __ 

Recreationol services ________ $~~== $1,000 __ Poynnents from govemmenl form 

programs _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Renl from formlond and 

paymenls from Ieose or sole of allotments _________________ forms __ 

Other form-reloted income ___ ~~~== $1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Harticu~ural 

speciohy forms 

(018) 

449 

30563 

12 

5 

15 

11 

15 

52 

8 

1 

3 

1 

1 

3 

1 

5 

44 

3 

11 

1 

350 

5020 

355 

261 

298 

3 315 

1 245 

179 

286 

172 

80 

609 

9 

436 

3929 

426 

564 

41 

25 

73 

91 

436 

3249 

291 

10303 

200 

1 648 

169 

1 153 

110 

1 308 

15 

100 

39 

41 

448 

10719 

42 

293 

8 

245 

21 

274 

-

-

8 

4 

11 

7 

3 

8 

16 

193 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 

General forms, 

primarily crop 

(0191) 

37 

916 

8 

6 

20 

111 

19 

594 

91 

4 

23 

3 

6 

130 

17 

1 

10 

1 

11 

3 

32 

55 

32 

63 

31 

1 138 

433 

(l) 

26 

40 

7 

174 

2 

37 

60 

37 

27 

11 

4 

7 

3 

37 

26 

19 

161 

10 

32 

12 

46 

9 

62 

4 

4 

7 

2 

37 

412 

11 

3 

-

-

3 

2 

1 

(ZJ 

4 

1 

4 

1 

-

-

2 

1 

liveslock forms, exce~1 dairy, 

pou ry, and 

animal specia~ (021 Dairy forms (024) 

283 914 

5995 49799 

196 440 

1 432 3686 

271 912 

1 855 20 151 

236 883 

8814 125 604 

1 341 17643 

49 183 

1 916 8500 

300 947 

70 172 

1 278 6 110 

173 764 

41 249 

1774 20730 

41 797 

175 765 

64 565 

89 713 

56 419 

120 m 

153 2 543 

91 733 

3904 67 547 

947 15 583 

79 2027 

73 586 

39 512 

26 247 

761 14092 

12 195 

277 910 

332 1 685 

263 898 

254 1 100 

67 563 

29 362 

26 112 

10 30 

277 910 

39 193 

123 590 

602 5 185 

45 398 

110 954 

33 231 

88 669 

69 248 

369 1 696 

10 29 

11 70 

49 292 

33 251 

277 914 

1 418 14731 

58 278 

160 540 

5 11 

88 230 

25 89 

78 266 

3 9 

42 6 

18 178 

5 111 

14 25 

10 36 

11 60 

25 121 

14 66 

60 167 

General forms, 

Animal speciol~ f~~~~r Forms nol Poullry and o1!i! 

forms ( forms (02 (0291) classified by SIC 

187 71 19 56 

218n 5417 413 602 

184 32 18 26 

2239 168 79 41 

186 64 19 42 

13 522 3348 133 103 

181 60 19 41 

86 456 167n 864 568 

13 280 3 265 128 87 

14 9 5 8 

1 447 3 2 13 

176 (Z) (Z) 2 

18 15 9 8 

4n 238 19 2 

66 25 3 (l) 

8 16 2 6 

27 1 115 30 194 

1 58 2 14 

108 34 7 16 

69 26 2 2 

40 9 17 12 

8 2 7 2 

48 17 17 25 

23 39 40 18 

43 14 12 19 

551 833 931 523 

187 206 196 130 

8 13 29 (Z) 

62 12 11 14 

33 3 14 6 

14 5 6 6 

129 221 419 331 

2 2 7 5 

187 69 19 54 

312 143 22 45 

186 69 19 54 

165 43 16 30 

20 8 10 11 

10 2 2 3 

61 4 1 2 

83 2 (Z) (Z) 

187 69 19 54 

54 97 3 11 

94 37 12 26 

1 682 521 39 93 

64 19 4 8 

300 64 9 15 

47 13 6 12 

257 43 12 38 

36 24 6 18 

416 99 30 186 

10 6 1 2 

257 7 (Z) 3 

15 14 6 15 

42 10 3 9 

187 70 19 51 

3684 1 149 74 281 

24 25 6 25 

50 283 12 116 

1 9 - 4 

22 241 - 69 

5 12 5 14 

8 81 4 64 1 8 - 3 (ll 130 - 3 

6 5 5 5 1 18 3 5 

10 6 5 3 12 35 4 27 

6 1 1 3 28 20 (ZJ 17 

4 12 1 10 3 139 (ZJ 55 

Massachusetts 1- 83 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Family Oft-Farm Income' 

Family off-form income _________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by family off-form income: $1 10 $249. ____________________ _ 

$250 10 $499 ___________________ _ 

$50010 $999 ___________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9,999 _____________ •... 

$10,00010 $19,999 •..•••.•••••... 

$20,000 10 $29.999. .•.•....•••... 

$30.000 ond over ••.•.•••••••••.• 

Family off-form income fromNonform-related business _____ farms-_ 

$1,000 •• 

Wages, salaries, commissions, and tips _____ • _________ • ______ forms __ 

$1,000 •. Interest, dividends, or royalties ___ • ___________ • __ forms __ 

$1.000 •. Federal Social Security, pensions, etc. ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •• Rent of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •. 

Selected Machinery a.d Equipme.t 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 2 or 3 _____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 4 and over _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ farms __ number __ 2 or 3 _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 and over _________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Tractors, excluding gorden tractors (lnd motor tillers _________________ ftJrms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 ond over _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Wheel troctors, excluding garden troctors and motor tillers ____ farms-_ 

number __ Crawler troctors ____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines. self- propelled ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

(ornpickers, corn heads. and picker- shellers _____________ • _______ forms __ 

number __ 

Corn heads for combines _____ forms-_ 

number __ 

Other carnpickers and picker- shellers ___________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Mower conditioners ___________ forms __ 

number __ Pickup bolers _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Windrowers. pull and self· propelled ____________________ farms._ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar ________________________ forms.. 

number __ 

V.I ... f Machl.lry a.d Equlpme.t 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment • ..:. ___________ .farms __ 

$1.000 •• 

Forms by value group: 

$110 $~,999 •.••••••••..• forms •• 

$1,000 .. 

$5,000 10 $9,999 •. _ •..•••• form,-. 

$1,000 .. 

$10,00010 $19,999 •...•••. farms •• $1.000 .. 

$20,00010 $49,999 ••••••.• forms •• 

$1,000 •• 

$50,000 10 $99,999 •...•••• forms •• 

$1,000 .• 

$100,000 and over •••••••• form,-. 

$1,000 •• 

Totol forms 

1 761 

17 866 

61 

46 

85 

521 

430 

438 

107 

73 

352 

3 902 

988 

8 584 

997 

3 616 

365 

209 

214 

556 

2 237 

3 111 

659 

412 

33 

154 

2 732 

6 464 

1 113 

2 587 

475 

2 733 

2 699 

7 601 

1 293 

3 138 

178 

3 835 

2 651 

7 012 

488 

589 

22 

34 

142 

173 

82 

97 

67 

76 

744 

822 

I 165 

1 216 

365 

391 

702 

841 

3 057 

72 708 

437 

1 302 

504 

3 466 

798 11 132 

1 015 

30 009 

241 

U 798 

62 

12 002 

Cosh groin farms 

(011) 

8 

70 

2 

1 

5 

8 

68 

9 

11 

2 

4 

11 

24 

3 

8 

2 

10 

11 

26 

10 

22 

1 

4 

11 

26 

11 

205 

2 

16 

5 

17 

4 

112 

(anon forms 

(0131) 

IApplies onlv to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1- 84 Massachusetts 

T aboeeo forms 

(0132) 

13 

89 

3 

2 

4 

3 

1 

9 

43 

10 

43 

29 

43 

10 

21 

1 

4 

33 

171 

4 

9 

17 

150 

37 

131 

12 

24 

21 

103 

37 

129 

2 

2 

2 

2 

4 

4 

37 

2 579 

2 

7 

9 

63 

10 

159 

6 

194 

1 

52 

9 

2 105 

Sugar crop. Irish pololo. hoy. peanut, and other 

field crop forms (0133.0134,0139) 

164 

765 

2 

8 

5 

33 

39 

60 

11 

6 

30 

253 

117 

049 

83 

304 

33 

121 

19 

39 

169 

239 

49 

106 

4 

17 

211 

514 

82 

190 

34 

229 

228 

617 

125 

294 

55 

275 

228 

573 

37 

44 

5 

14 

16 

17 

10 

10 

83 

93 

151 

160 

64 

73 

45 

49 

244 

5 565 

21 

70 

~9 

328 

82 1 168 

65 

1 900 

21 

1 286 

6 

814 

Vegelable and 

melon forms 

(016) 

239 

2 089 

5 

2 

8 

17 

64 

69 

9 

5 

53 

339 

143 

223 

137 

355 

40 

84 

33 

89 

289 

389 

82 

173 

3 

12 

336 

738 

151 

351 

50 

252 

352 

026 

193 

470 

95 

492 

350 

999 

26 

27 

4 

4 

9 

14 

2 

2 

7 

12 

15 

16 

36 

36 

17 

17 

15 

18 

370 

6967 

75 

231 

69 

464 

99 

413 

100 

2817 

21 

1 134 

6 

908 

Fruit and tree nut forms 

(017) 

275 

2 682 

9 

5 

8 

76 

80 

68 

18 

11 

50 

529 

141 

293 

179 

489 

66 

308 

28 

63 

293 

401 

97 

202 

1 

4 

404 

949 

154 

349 

72 

~22 

362 

830 

153 

344 

74 

351 

, 339 

726 

84 

104 

31 

44 

18 

18 

9 

9 

13 

19 

456 

9 502 

81 

219 

17 

539 

120 

625 

143 

3 968 

28 

1 812 

7 

1 339 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974- Continued 

Livestock forms, General farms. Farms With Sales of Horticullural General form 5, e;~~~~~a!~d primarily 

$2,500 and Over specialty farms primarily crop animal specialty Poullry and egg Animol specialty livestock Farms not 

(018) (0191) (021) Dairy tarms (024) farms (025) farms (027) (0291) classified by SIC 

Family OH-Farm Income' 

Family off-farm income _________ forms __ 190 24 173 466 105 48 10 46 

$1,000_. 851 225 2 467 4 028 807 210 92 491 

Farms by family off-farm income: 

$1 10 $249 ••••••••••••••••••••.• 5 2 34 2 

$250 10 $499 •••.•••••••••.•.•••. 6 2 18 4 

$500 la $999 •••• _ .•••••.•••••••• 10 3 38 4 I 3 

$1,000 10 $4,999 •••.•.••••••••••• 50 29 190 36 6 10 

$5,00010 $9,999 •••••••.••••••••• 58 41 90 24 14 6 

$10,00010 $19,999 •••.•.•.••••••• 40 58 66 30 II 21 

$20,00010 $29,999 •••••••••.••••. II 25 16 3 6 3 

$30,000 and over •••.•••••••••••• 10 13 14 2 10 I 

Family off-form income from - Nonform-related business _____ forms __ II 55 5 52 60 18 16 

$1,000 •• 600 46 701 514 138 689 87 

Wages. solaries, commissions, and 9 30 tips ______________________ forms __ 92 12 101 247 50 29 

$1.000 •• 809 121 294 519 425 392 68 279 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 21 106 12 80 285 59 20 4 

$1,000 •• 266 31 275 607 98 34 11 103 

Federal Social Security, pensions, etc. ______________________ 8 form 5 __ 41 5 42 81 35 9 3 

$1.000 •• 125 20 128 250 120 38 4 9 

Rent of nonform property __________________ form 5-_ 25 3 17 56 20 5 6 

$1.000 •• 52 6 70 138 26 57 13 

Selec'ed Machi .. " a.d Equip",e.' 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 269 26 178 727 145 44 13 46 

number __ 378 35 220 033 202 70 20 70 2 or 3 _____________________ forms __ 79 8 33 222 40 11 4 22 number __ 168 17 72 484 83 25 11 46 4 and over _________________ farms __ 6 I 12 3 2 

number __ 26 4 56 17 14 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ farms __ 331 33 244 847 163 52 19 48 number __ 838 59 537 2 108 297 86 55 88 2 or 3 _____________________ farms __ 100 11 101 408 55 16 10 18 

number __ 230 27 234 963 125 35 23 43 4 and aver _________________ form5-_ 61 3 36 173 13 3 6 5 number __ 438 13 196 879 77 18 29 20 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ farms __ 282 37 241 895 136 54 19 45 number __ 620 108 589 3 135 252 90 56 121 2 or 3 ___________________ farms __ 106 14 146 416 55 20 13 30 number __ 251 34 364 I 058 125 47 33 72 4 and over _______________ farms __ 50 12 30 411 13 3 5 8 number __ 243 63 160 2 0D9 59 12 22 42 Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ____ forms __ 273 37 235 891 134 54 19 43 number __ 579 102 520 2 896 228 84 54 96 Crowler tractors ____________ farm 5-_ 32 6 51 203 19 4 2 22 number __ 41 6 69 239 24 6 2 25 

Grain and bean combines, self· propelled ____________________ farms __ 9 number __ 10 Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ farm 5-_ 12 90 3 number __ 13 112 3 Corn heads for combines _____ forms __ 5 62 2 number __ 5 77 2 Other corn pickers and picker- shellers ___________________ forms __ 34 number __ 35 

Mower conditioners ___________ forms __ 7 3 57 505 10 11 6 13 number __ 11 3 57 552 11 12 6 14 Pickup balers _________________ farms __ 10 10 113 737 26 19 15 24 number __ 10 10 116 772 26 20 17 25 Wind rowers, pull and self- propelled •••••••••••••••.•••• forms.. 6 36 198 11 8 number __ 6 39 Field forage harvesters, shear 209 11 9 

bar __________________ .. _____ farms __ 3 4 35 561 10 3 5 number __ 3 4 41 679 11 3 6 

Value af Machl.e" aid Eq,I,.,., Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 403 37 267 909 185 65 19 54 $1.000.. 9 007 664 4 695 27 714 3 053 372 516 869 Farms by value group: 

$110 $4,999 •••.•••••••.• farms •• 98 6 38 45 43 19 1 8 $1.000.. 281 19 109 169 116 57 4 22 $5,00010 $9,999._ ••••.• _.farms •. 93 7 56 84 33 11 1 13 $1,000 •• 626 46 405 595 221 76 6 81 $10,000 '0 $19,999 •••••••• farms.. 96 9 79 210 SO 19 5 14 $1.000.. 1 277 130 I 086 2 991 695 269 50 192 

$20,00010 $49,999 •••••••• tarms •• 89 14 82 422 53 10 10 17 $l.000 •• 2 697 394 2 351 13017 1 461 271 (D) (D) $50,00010 $99,999 •••••••• farms •• 18 I II 128 4 4 2 2 $1,000 •• I 118 75 (D) 8 034 (D) (D) (D) (D) $100,000 and over _ ••••••• farms •• 9 1 20 2 2 $1,000 •• 3 007 (0) 2910 (D) (D) 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data Massachusetts 1-85 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicals ________ torms __ 

$1,000 •. Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

.ons __ 

$1,000 .. lime ________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Sprcys, dusts, fumigants, etc. to controlInsects on hoy cropL ________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 .. Insects on ather crops _______ forms __ 

acres an which used __ 

$1.000 •• Nematodes in crops _________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 .. Diseases in craps and orchards __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 •• Weeds or gross in crops _____ farms __ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 .. 

Weeds or brush in posturL ___ farms __ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 .. Weeds on other land _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 .. 

Defoliation. growth of craps, or thinning of fruit ______________ farms __ 

ocres an which used __ 

$1,000 .. Insect control an livestock and paultry _______ • _____________ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. Other chemicals (see text) ______ farms-_ 

$1,000 •• 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Farms with grain storage facilities: None ____________________________ _ 

Under 1,000 busheIL .............. . 

1,000 to 4,999 bushels ............. . 

5,000 to 9,999 bushels ............. . 

10,000 to 24,999 bushels ........... . 

25,000 to 49,999 bushels ........... . 50,000 bushels ond over ____________ _ Nat reporting _____________________ _ 

Live'ltocir. 

Cottle and calveL _____________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Caws and heifers that had calved ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Beef cows _______________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves thot had nat calved _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ farms-_ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold __________ farms __ number __ 

$1,000 •• Calves _______ ! ________ . ____ farms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 •• Cattle _____________________ farms __ 

Fattened an grain and 

number __ 

$1,000 .. 

concentrates _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 .. 

Hogs and pigs • _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Used ar to be used for breeding ______________ • ___ forms __ 

number __ Other _____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

1- 86 Massachusetts 

Total forms 

2 522 

8 288 2 433 

118 963 

38 249 

5 587 

606 

15 612 

23 979 

347 

51 3 293 

22 

872 

34 878 

1 034 

55 

791 

180 

315 

12 958 

415 

982 

40 134 

529 

16 

277 

2 

61 

663 

14 

62 

2 393 

33 

235 

39 

321 

85 

723 

245 

55 

11 

14 

4 

2 

131 

1 409 

96 204 

1 274 

59 352 

402 

5 161 

1 058 

54 191 

1 102 29 915 

340 3 676 

915 

26 239 

840 

6 937 

1 333 45 244 7 405 

1 058 

26 174 

1 323 

1 183 19 070 

6 082 

123 

797 

584 

313 

41 968 

156 

5 182 

301 

36 786 

(osh grain forms 

(011) 

8 

19 

7 

350 

144 

16 

2 

37 

44 

1 

2 

38 

(Z) 

1 

5 

(Z) 

3 

204 

2 

1 

26 

1 

2 

(Z) 

3 

80 

2 

40 

2 

40 

1 

40 

1 

40 

3 

34 

3 

3 

22 

(Z) 

1 

12 

3 

1 200 

1 

100 

1 100 

(otton farms 

(0131) Tobacco forms 

(0132) 

37 

755 

37 

1 803 

3 529 

541 

23 

927 

938 

16 

25 

487 

44 

15 

125 

134 

9 891 

8 

9 343 

11 

23 

1 

12 

4 

51 

2 

10 

4 

39 

1 

9 

3 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, 

peanut, and other 

field crop forms 

(0133,0134,0139) 

156 

899 

149 

8 376 

4 563 

659 

29 

1 316 

1 582 

23 

3 

264 

1 

42 

3729 

163 

3 

115 7 

11 

248 

23 

34 

951 

18 

5 

363 2 

99 

5 

1 

1 

1 

149 

109 3 033 

78 

1 310 

68 

147 

21 

163 

64 

899 

54 

574 

22 

325 

73 

824 

94 

929 

197 

53 

386 

25 

79 

543 

172 

18 

173 

51 

22 

310 

8 

82 

22 

228 

Vegetoble and 

melon farms 

(016) 

377 

070 

377 II 977 

5 608 

731 

115 1 909 

2 748 

45 

1 

8 

(Z) 

190 

5 426 

138 

18 

281 

16 

83 

812 

41 

180 

167 

80 

10 

27 

1 

4 

35 

(Z) 

1 

(Z) 

60 

20 

241 

5 

2 

1 

129 

43 

420 

26 

113 

17 

59 

11 

54 

22 

189 

17 

80 

12 

109 

30 

118 

27 

218 

51 

II 

61 

2 

20 

157 

49 

5 

40 

II 

20 

126 

3 

5 

20 

121 

Fruit and tree 

nut farms 

(017) 

472 

587 

469 

17 715 

3 145 

502 

46 

080 

931 

29 

273 

13 336 

500 7 

182 

20 

146 8 142 

289 

196 5 997 

179 

22 

296 7 

34 

I 496 

27 

2 

(Z) 

78 

34 

295 

1 

189 

22 

445 

9 

219 

4 

43 

5 

176 

8 

155 

5 

19 

3 

136 

16 

71 

12 

155 

25 

10 

90 

3 

10 

65 

22 

12 

493 

2 

53 

12 

440 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicols ________ forms __ $1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

.ons __ $1.000 __ Lime ________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

lon5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to 

conlrolInsects on hoy crops _________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops _______ forms __ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops _________ forms __ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasture ____ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Weeds on other land _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Farms with groin storage facilities: None ____________________________ _ 

Under 1,000 bushels _______________ _ 

1,000104,999 bushels _____________ _ 

5,000109,999 bushels _____________ _ 

10,000 10 24,999 bushels ___________ _ 

25,0001049,999 bushels ___________ _ 

50,000 bushels ond over ____________ _ Not reporting _____________________ _ 

Livestock 

Cattle and calves ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ Beef cows _______________ forms __ 

number __ Milk cows _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, ond bull calves ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottle and calves sold __________ forms __ 

number __ 

$l,OOL Colve5-____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ (a"le _____________________ forms __ 

Fattened on groin and 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

concentrotes _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs ond pigs ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Used or to be used for breeding __________________ forms __ 

number __ Other _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Horticullural 

specialty farms 

(018) 

374 

433 

356 

3 315 

1 424 

261 

80 

473 

609 9 

2 

10 

(Z) 

168 

942 

80 

6 

54 

2 

43 

317 

32 

79 

646 

36 

1 

2 

1 

8 

20 

(l) 

8 

22 

(Z) 

4 

(l) 

65 

11 

299 

149 

12 

57 

7 

29 

6 

20 

3 

9 

4 

13 

8 

15 

3 

12 

4 

2 

2 

(Z) 

2 

10 

4 

4 

10 

4 

10 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

General forms, 

primarily crop 

(0191) 

32 

103 

32 

138 

434 

63 

7 

152 

174 

2 

2 315 

2 

17 

642 

17 

1 

3 

(Z) 

6 

156 

10 

12 

729 

7 

1 

20 

(Z) 

1 

10 

(Z) 

2 

59 

1 

2 

(Z) 

5 

1 

18 

3 

16 

15 

845 

13 

451 

11 

354 

6 

97 

12 

285 

8 

204 

6 

81 

10 

109 

14 

253 

104 

10 

119 

20 

12 

134 

85 

2 

8 

3 

4 

96 

1 

5 

4 

91 

Livestock forms, 

e;~~rr~O~~d animol specialty 

(021) 

130 

192 

120 

3 904 

1 026 

153 

26 

440 

761 

12 

3 

50 

1 

14 

204 

6 

3 

118 

5 

38 

256 

10 

2 

45 

(l) 

3 

20 

(Z) 

2 

95 

1 

17 

2 

12 

1 

148 

13 

5 

1 

4 

112 

192 

7 617 

150 

2 210 

122 

967 

64 

243 

125 

2 662 

93 

591 

61 

071 

132 

2 745 

187 

7 536 

2 007 

97 

2 879 

475 

169 

4 657 

1 532 

55 

155 

383 

142 

37 681 

102 

4 540 

139 

33 141 

Dairy forms (024) 

798 

3 054 

779 

67 547 

17 609 

2 543 

247 

8 716 

14 092 

195 

36 

176 

16 

110 

7 668 

80 

4 

30 

1 

10 

192 

5 

402 

22 347 

182 

10 

192 

1 

9 

211 

3 

6 

313 

2 

162 

16 

64 

10 

452 

174 

28 

8 

8 

240 

911 

81 499 

909 

54 228 

112 

1 108 

909 

53 120 

806 

24 838 

112 

809 

787 

24 029 

496 

2 433 

914 

35 211 

4 797 

824 

22 289 

773 

820 

12 922 

4 024 

27 

319 

97 

67 

2 515 

21 

339 

63 2 176 

Poultry and egg Arlimal specialty 

forms (025) forms (027) 

74 

56 

48 

551 

195 

23 

14 

125 

129 

2 

19 

218 

4 

I 

I 

(l) 

2 

70 

1 

19 

270 

3 

2 

4 

(Z) 

1 

10 

(Z) 

33 

19 

14 

4 

85 

34 

12 

1 

54 

28 

526 

25 

266 

18 

128 

12 

138 

15 

143 

12 

70 

6 

73 

22 

117 

20 

190 

32 

13 

112 

7 

16 

78 

24 

4 

21 

9 

12 

104 

5 

28 

10 

76 

22 

42 

17 

833 

219 

39 

5 

113 

221 

2 

1 

50 

(Z) 

1 

2 

(Z) 

4 

(Z) 

4 

(Z) 

31 

6 

3 

31 

25 

209 

18 

74 

18 

64 

6 

10 

7 

42 

7 

36 

16 

93 

16 

103 

25 

10 

34 

3 

13 

69 

21 

8 

22 

1 

1 

8 

21 

General form 5, 

primarily 

livestock farms nof 

(0291) classified by SIC 

17 

54 

17 

931 

225 

40 

6 

185 

419 

7 

1 

400 

2 

5 

155 

I 

5 

199 

2 

1 

17 

(Z) 

3 

43 

1 

1 

(Z) 

2 

(Z) 

11 

19 

730 

15 

224 

7 

93 

9 

131 

16 

264 

13 

156 

4 

108 

16 

242 

18 

366 

102 

11 

101 

4 

16 

265 

98 

2 

9 

4 

11 

342 

5 

9 

11 

333 

25 

24 

25 

523 

130 

18 

6 139 

331 

5 

2 

20 

(l) 

7 

33 

1 

(~I 25

(Z) 1 

1 

1 

(l) 

1 

4 

(Z) 

(Z) 

~I 3 

1 

23 

2 

31 

26 

692 

21 

186 

17 

138 

11 

48 

20 

375 

15 

130 

9 

245 

17 

131 

24 

228 

55 

14 

79 

9 

24 

149 

46 

6 

63 

22 

9 

66 

7 

20 

6 

46 

Massachusetts 1- 87 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

livestock - Continued 

Hags and pigs said ____________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Feeder pigs _________________ farm s __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding yeor Clnd November 30 ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

December 1 and May 31 ___ formL_ 

number __ 

June 1 and November 30 ___ formL_ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages _____ formL_ 

number __ 

lambs under I year old ______ forms __ 

number __ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ forms __ number __ 

Roms and wethers 1 year old or alder _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep ond lombs sold __________ formL_ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of 'WaoL_ 

Horses and ponies- ____________ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ )-Iorses ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Any goats ___________________ form s __ 

number __ Sold ______________________ formL_ 

Poultry 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens J months old or older __ farmL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Hens and pullets of loying age _ forms-_ 

number __ 

Kept for table or morket egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullets J months old or older not of laying age _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms-_ 

number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under J months old __________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type dickens sold ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

light breeds for slaughter ____ forms __ number __ Sold ____ J _ ______________ form. __ 

number __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ farmL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

C,ops Harv .. ted 

field corn for all purposes ______ forms __ acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres __ 

field corn for groin or seed ___ forms __ acres-_ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

Clcres-_ 

1-88 Massachusetts 

TOlol forms 

240 51 642 3 346 

62 11 172 

210 

167 7 016 

135 3 643 

135 

3 373 

98 

2 696 

70 

546 

86 

979 

74 

171 

63 

969 

54 

2 191 

12 979 

370 

3 375 

99 

886 

799 

324 

2 805 

92 

764 

771 

16 

267 

8 

104 

6 

339 

936 943 

212 929 431 

332 

665 358 

324 

498 410 

14 

166 948 

41 253 419 

68 18 166 

27 

217 766 

22 

299 871 

32 

15 812 

32 

171 244 

27 

9 189 

28 

139 609 

5 

5 235 

7 

30 0)0 

5 

388 4 

625 

877 

36 344 

744 

32 638 

108 2 955 228 148 

3 

4 

(os'"' groin farms 

(011) 

1 100 8 

1 100 

1 

50 

1 

50 

I 

48 

1 

3 

(Z) 

1 

48 

1 

3 

(Z) 

13 

617 7 

302 

13 

560 56 039 

Catton farms 

(0131) Tobacco farms 

(0132) 

6 

58 

6 

58 

6 

58 5 072 

2 

2 

Sugor crap, Irist. 

pololo. hoy, peanut, and other 

field crop farms 

(0133, 0134, 0139) 

15 

289 

16 

3 

52 

1 

8 

82 

4 

31 

8 

51 

11 

236 

10 

47 

8 

172 

9 

17 

8 

148 

7 

190 

945 

39 

371 

10 

36 

27 

33 

277 

7 

12 

16 

13 

704 

4 

196 

12 

656 

11 

406 

2 

250 

8 

48 

2 

14 

2 

2 

2 

14 

2 

2 

57 

524 

38 

1 130 

7 

401 

19 750 

Vegetoble ond melon forms 

(016) 

7 

91 

7 

8 

57 

3 

13 

8 

37 

3 

25 

6 

65 

554 

13 

56 

2 

2 

1 

13 

50 

2 

2 

1 

21 10 586 7. 

4 761 

21 6491 

21 

6 491 

2 4 050 7 

45 

3 

2 303 

23 

435 

20 

368 

15 

293 20 321 

Fruit and tree nut farms 

(017) 

3 389 

31 

2 

62 

2 

52 

1 

10 

9 

68 

7 

25 

7 

32 

8 

11 

5 

41 

1 

10 

36 

14 

43 

2 

4 

1 

14 

41 

2 

4 

1 

16 

466 I 

400 

15 

418 

15 

418 

8 

48 

4 

169 

3 

154 

1 

15 

480 

1974 Census of Agriculture- State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

live.tock - Continued 

Hags and pigs sold ____________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,OOL feeder pigs _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Oecember 1 and May 31 ___ farmL_ 

number __ 

June 1 and November 30 ___ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages _____ formL_ 

number __ 

lambs under 1 year old ______ forms __ number __ Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ farms __ number __ 

Roms and wethers 1 year old or older _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ________ • forms-_ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies ____________ • forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ farm L_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Horses ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Any goats ___________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ______________________ farms-_ 

Poultry 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ form s-_ 

number __ Sold _____________ " ______ farms __ 

number __ 

Hens ond pullets of laying age _ forms-_ 

number __ 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ forms __ 

number __ Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ form L_ 

number __ 

8roilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ form L_ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ form s __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Light breeds for slaughter ____ farms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Crop. Harve.ted 

Field corn for all purposes ______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Field corn for grain or seed ___ farms __ 

acres-_ 

bushels-_ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Horticultural specialty farms 

(018) 

1 

2 

(Z) 

2 

10 

15 

43 

12 

31 

5 

140 

1 

50 

5 140 

4 

138 

1 

50 

2 

17 

2 

17 

4 

11 

2 

4 

3 

6 438 

1 

2 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

General forms, 

primarily crop 

(0191) 

4 

98 

7 

3 

45 

2 

8 

2 

34 

3 

46 

2 

52 

300 

3 

34 

2 

32 

6 

095 3 

765 

6 

095 

6 

095 

1 

126 

2 2 200 

2 200 

1 200 

2 

2 200 

1 

2 000 1 

2 000 

9 

229 

4 

139 

5 

49 

4 300 

livestock farms, 

except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty 

(021) 

145 

47 595 

3 105 

43 

10 663 

199 

107 

6 306 

96 

3277 

91 

3 029 

26 

798 

21 

339 

23 

385 

21 

74 

23 

507 

20 

1 612 

9 312 

44 

230 

2 

4 

1 

39 

192 

2 

4 

1 

8 

252 

6 

98 

6 

29 

345 

5 689 

29 

224 

29 

224 

3 

56 

10 

65 

1 

300 

4 

50 

4 

50 

61 

204 

45 

1 009 

11 

331 

27 769 

Oairy farms (024) 

34 2 378 

133 

11 

281 

6 

22 

368 

17 

188 

14 

180 

18 

131 

9 

23 

16 

92 

11 

16 

5 

67 

7 

72 

827 

143 

561 

16 

83 

19 

117 

397 

14 

67 

18 

68 

5 481 

13 

1 878 

67 

5 112 

67 

5 097 

1 

15 

7 329 

18 

40 

5 

258 

5 

91 

3 

47 

4 

50 

3 

37 

2 

35 

1 

10 

1 

6 

670 

31 676 

595 

29 100 

39 

1 153 

88 856 

Poultry and egg Animol specialty 

farms (025) forms (027) 

7 168 

5 

3 

145 

4 

5 

33 

3 

16 

4 

17 

8 

94 

6 

28 

8 

56 

6 

10 

5 

31 

6 

58 

319 

18 

54 

1 

2 

1 

14 

40 

1 

2 

1 

2 

4 

1 

2 

(Zl 

153 

898 119 

163 

906 978 

151 

635 309 

145 

468 630 

9 

166 679 

27 

244 969 

10 

17 841 

26 

217 757 

10 

294 723 

16 

13 240 

24 

166 795 

13 8 658 

20 

137 170 

2 

3 200 5 28 000 

4 

382 

4 625 

11 

105 

8 

82 

3 

23 

662 

4 

13 

1 

49 

368 

49 

711 

728 

49 

182 

49 

637 

715 

11 

418 

6 

164 

9 

325 

9 

323 

I 

15 

6 

78 

3 

24 

1 

4 

300 

Generol forms, 

primarily 

li .... estock Form s not 

(0291) classified by SIC 

10 

424 

25 

1 

22 

1 

7 

34 

3 

17 

5 

t7 

9 

214 

9 

55 

8 

132 

7 

27 

8 

77 

3 

100 

521 

8 

162 

8 

29 

16 

7 

121 

7 

22 

14 

I 

4 

1 

4 

(Z) 

10 

17 371 

8 12 525 

10 

13 370 

10 

13 370 

I 

4 000 

I 

I 

9 

217 

9 

217 

2 

55 

2 550 

9 

95 

8 

I 

9 

(Z)I 

8 

23 

5 

8 

7 

15 

2 

34 

I 

6 

2 

26 

2 

2~ 1 

32 

165 

20 

401 

8 

12 

4 

20 1 390 

7 

II 

4 

7 

218 

I 

25 

7 

218 1 

7 

218 

I 

111 

1 200 

1 

200 

1 

200 

1 

200 

7 

75 

7 

75 

2 

7 

611 

Massachusetts 1- 89 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crop, Harvested - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ forms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Sorghums for groin or seed ___ forms __ ocres __ bushels __ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Soybeans for beans ____________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

bushelL_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Commercial ft!rtilizer used ____ forms __ 

DcreL_ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ formL_ 

DcreL_ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

ocres __ 

WheoL ______________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Cotton ______________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

boies-_ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ form s __ 

ocreL_ 

Tobacco _____________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

pounds-_ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ________________ forms __ 

acres-_ hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ formL_ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Hay _________________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

tanL_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

Alfalfa and olfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating _________ farms __ 

acreL_ tans, dry __ Irrigated _________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grosses for hoy ________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Field seeds ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Vegetables ___________________ farm s __ 

acreL_ 

Irrigated _::. _________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Berries ______________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

1- 90 Massachusetts 

Totol forms 

23 

203 

17 

155 

6 

40 

390 

3 

19 

48 

I 563 

2 596 855 

21 

135 

48 

563 

163 

4 180 

827 336 

39 

256 

138 

147 

I 464 

94 114 

201 372 

623 

32 997 

607 

20 115 

51 491 

5 

122 

1 107 

53 684 

112 404 

4 

18 

4 

38 

2 

14 

Cash grain farms 

(OIl) 

4 

75 

229 

1 

25 

4 

60 

199 

I 

15 

30 

3 

23 

3 

23 

Cotton forms 

(0131) 

Tobacco forms 

(0132) 

37 

I 514 

2 516 804 

21 

135 

37 

514 

4 

19 

2 622 

3 

16 

12 

103 

151 

1 

30 

10 

88 

145 

2 

6 

12 

128 

2 

10 

11 

126 

Sugar crop, Irish 

pototo, hoy, 

peonut, and other 

field crop forms 

(0133,0134,0139) 

1 

26 

1 

26 

2 

8 

320 

4 

22 22 349 

4 

22 

47 

3 543 

697 998 

5 

148 

42 

3 530 

219 

14 228 28 091 

62 

774 

90 

2 774 

6 508 

1 

60 

'169 

9 106 

18 428 

32 

423 

4 

75 

29 

414 

7 

16 

3 

5 

5 

5 

8 

182 

5 

172 

Vegetoble ond melon farms 

(016) 

3 

17 

34 822 

3 

17 

75 

342 

67 615 

26 

93 

63 

330 

53 

779 

472 

20 

361 

3 

15 

40 

43 

606 

195 

2 

14 

Fruit and tree 

nut farms 

(017) 

6 

2 

169 

2 

1 

3 

1 

33 

719 

249 

7 

179 

4 

37 

90 

21 

412 

667 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crop. Harv •• t.d - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ forms __ ocres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 

acres-_ Sorghums for groin or seed ___ forms __ ocreL_ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

Dcres __ 

Soybeans for beons ____________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ ocres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ form s __ acres __ 

pounds-_ Irrigated ___________________ farm s __ 

acres __ Cammercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Wheat _______________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

bushels __ irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Cotton ________________ • _____ farm L_ 

aeres-_ 

boies __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ farms-_ 

oeres-_ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

oeres-_ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farms __ 

aereL_ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

aeres._ 

Hoy ___________ •• ____________ forms __ 

aeres._ 

tons __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ form L_ acres __ 

Allolfo and ollolfo mixtures lor hoy or dehydrating _________ form L_ acres __ 

tons. dry __ Irrigated ______ • __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grasses for hoy ________ farms-_ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms-_ 

aeres._ 

Field seeds _______ • ___________ forms __ 

acres-_ Irrigated __________________ .farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ aeres __ 

Vegetables ___________________ form s __ 

aereL_ Irrigated ___________________ farm L_ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ aeres __ 

Berries _____________ • ________ farm s __ 

acres-_ Irrigated __________________ .farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres __ 

land in orchards ______________ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ___________________ lorm s __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ___ • farms __ 

acres-. 

Horticultural 

specialty forms 

(018) 

5 

54 

11 526 

I 

2 

5 

54 

13 

161 

332 

6 

61 

3 

30 

72 

1 

1 

7 

39 

65 

1 

2 

57 

016 

28 

310 

50 

007 

24 

65 

12 

30 

19 

53 

7 

51 

1 

22 

4 

47 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(0191) 

1 

1 

178 

8 

51 

9 918 

3 

9 

7 

51 

21 

190 

772 

4 

156 

9 

1 239 

2 246 

15 

661 

189 

26 

519 

10 

192 

26 

519 

17 

35 

5 

14 

8 

20 

8 

229 

7 

213 

livestock form 5, 

except dairy, 

poultry, and 

animol speciolty 

(021) 

3 

28 

3 

76 

19050 

3 

76 

160 

6 770 

12 634 

53 

2 045 

52 

1 339 

2972 

117 

4 255 

8 061 

16 

124 

1 

12 

12 

119 

2 

13 

1 

12 

4 

69 

I 

30 

2 

34 

Dairy forms (024) 

19 

149 

16 

129 

3 

31 

I 030 

1 

11 

3 

10 

19 702 

3 

10 

11 

91 

17 933 

2 

4 

10 

90 

823 

63 921 

144 693 

439 

26 191 

400 

13 537 

37 430 

1 

10 

648 

35 884 

78 470 

1 

10 

1 

20 

68 

278 

8 

73 

61 

268 

11 

162 

1 

1 

I 

I 

23 

98 

9 

60 

Poultry and egg Animol specialty 

forms (025) forms (027) 

1 

I 

40 

3 

4 

470 

I 

(l) 

43 

131 

624 

11 

121 

8 

50 

126 

1 

1 

27 

656 

073 

36 

335 

4 

83 

28 

322 

9 

21 

4 

16 

4 

16 

2 

11 

27 

932 

673 

5 

168 

12 

300 

671 

1 

50 

12 

347 

539 

General farms. 

primarily 

livestock Form s not 

(o291) classified by SIC 

18 

1 600 

2 998 

6 

561 

12 

389 

692 

8 575 

660 

6 

61 

6 

61 

5 

10 

Massachusetts 

1 

(l) 

35 

I 

(l) 

38 

1 505 

2 454 

8 

325 

10 

345 

445 

29 

040 

882 

4 

19 

1 

4 

4 

19 

6 

53 

3 

47 

1-91 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974 

Farms With Sales of Fruit and tree nut forms (017) 

$2,500 and Over Total $100,000 and over $40,000 to $99,999 $20,00010 $39,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

Farms and Land in Farms 

Farms _____________________ number __ 485 42 91 93 81 97 81 percent __ 100.0 8.7 18.8 19.2 16.7 20.0 16.7 Lond in forms ________________ ocres __ 84 137 35 084 18 158 11 689 6 630 7 636 4 940 Average size of farm ________ acres-_ 173 835 200 126 82 79 61 Value of land and buildings ____ $1.000 __ 73 329 21 190 21 635 12 074 7 597 6 887 3 945 Average per form __________ dollorL_ 151 195 504 533 237 750 129 828 93 790 71 005 48 707 Average per ocre ___________ dollars __ 872 604 1 192 1 033 1 146 902 799 

forms by value of farm: $1 to $9,999 ______________________ 15 1 1 3 10 $10,000 to $19,999 _________________ 32 2 4 10 16 $20,000 to $39,999 _________________ 87 3 16 14 30 24 $40,000 to $69,999 _________________ 95 1 11 17 25 25 16 $70,000 to $99,999 _________________ 46 2 12 7 12 9 4 $100,000 to $149,999 _______________ 65 8 13 18 9 11 6 $150,000 to $199,999 _______________ 40 3 17 12 6 2 $200,000 to $499,999 _______________ 72 14 22 15 10 6 $500,000 and over _________________ 33 14 13 5 1 

Owned and rented land by form operator; land owned ________________ farms __ 468 41 85 88 79 94 81 acres __ 79 land rented or leased from 184 32 228 16 752 11 271 6 624 7 226 5 083 

others ____________________ formL_ 70 16 20 18 5 8 ocres __ 6 217 3 349 land rented or leased to 620 500 63 676 

others ____________________ forms-_ 27 5 3 3 2 8 6 acres-_ I 264 493 214 82 57 266 152 

Land in Fal'm I According to Use 

Total cropland ________________ forms __ 485 42 91 93 81 97 81 ocres __ 21 895 8 644 5 914 165 780 527 865 Harvested cropland __________ farms __ 485 42 '91 93 81 97 81 acres-_ 19 167 169 5 428 2 605 397 091 477 Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres __________________ 383 1 45 83 78 95 81 50 to 99 acres _________________ 54 11 31 8 2 2 100 to 199 ocres _______________ 40 22 15 2 1 200 10 499 ocre,- ______________ 6 6 500 to 999 ocre,- ______________ 1 1 1,000 acres and over ___________ 1 1 1,000 to 1.999 ocre,-_________ I 1 2,000 acres and over _________ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only ____ forms __ 41 4 10 9 3 12 3 

acres-_ 333 259 261 205 139 183 286 Cover crops, legumes, and soil 

improvement grosses not harvested or postured _____ farms __ 24 2 2 4 5 9 2 

ocres-_ 462 119 72 166 27 62 16 On which all crops foiled ___ farms __ 5 2 1 1 1 ocres-_ 35 24 3 1 7 

In cultivated summer fallow __________________ formL_ 4 1 1 1 1 ocres __ 226 52 8 135 31 Idle _____________________ forms __ 41 4 8 6 9 8 6 acres __ 672 73 150 136 202 56 55 

Total woodland _______________ farmL_ 290 28 53 55 49 60 45 

acreL_ 39 191 18 664 6 478 741 3 014 4 368 2 926 Woodland postured __________ farms __ 51 5 6 14 4 13 9 acres __ 2 283 216 205 681 293 422 466 

Woodland not postured ______ forms __ 248 25 48 44 46 49 36 

ocreL_ 36 908 18 448 6 273 3 060 2 721 3 946 2 460 

Posturelond and rangeland, other than 

cropland and woodland posture _____________________ forms-_ 35 4 8 7 8 8 acres __ 014 188 212 284 153 177 

Improved postureland and 

3 4 2 4 3 rangeland _________________ farms-_ 16 

ocres-_ 490 66 150 164 39 71 

Unimproved posturelond and 21 2 4 6 4 5 rangeland _________________ farmL_ 

ocres-_ 524 122 62 120 114 106 

Other land (see text) ___________ farms-_ 383 35 74 79 54 74 67 

ocres __ 22 037 7 588 5 554 4 499 1 683 564 149 

Totol pasturelond _____________ formL_ 105 11 21 22 15 26 10 

acres __ 4 630 663 678 170 585 782 752 Irrigated land _________________ farm$ __ 319 18 50 69 51 65 66 

acres __ 9 950 4 359 2 403 605 693 568 322 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ formL_ 319 18 50 69 51 65 66 

ocreL_ 9 797 4 220 2 403 595 689 568 322 

Artificial drainage _____________ formL_ 178 24 45 39 18 28 24 

acres drained __ 7 166 139 518 862 225 283 139 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________________ forms __ 208 22 49 52 26 33 26 

number __ 676 162 154 186 70 54 50 

acreL_ 2 577 965 798 500 105 146 63 

Race a.d T .. ur. of form Op.ralor 

All form operators ___________________ 485 42 91 93 81 97 81 Full owners _____________________ 415 26 71 75 76 89 78 Port owners _____________________ 53 15 14 13 3 5 3 Tenants ________________________ 17 1 6 5 2 3 

1-92 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974- Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

lace and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' __________________________ _ 

Full owners _. __________________ _ Port owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______ . _____________ • __ 

Block and other racesl _________ • ___ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ Port owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

Farm. by Typ. of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 

acres._ Partnership __________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Corporation. including family owned ______________________ forms __ 

oereL_ Olher _______________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Debts secured by real estate __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ form s __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farm Operator CharacteristiCl I 

Form operators by age group: Under 2S Vears ___________________ _ 

25 10 34 years ____________________ _ 3510 44 yeors ___ c ________________ _ 45 10 54 yeorL ___________________ _ 5510 64 yeors ____________________ _ 

6S yeors and over _________________ _ 

Average oge ______________________ _ 

Form operators bV place of residence: On farm operated _________________ _ 

On another form __________________ _ 

In a rurol orea, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city. town. or urban oreo _______ _ 

Form operators bV principal occupation: Forming _________________________ _ 

Other ___________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting off-form 

incomeGreoter thon value of form products sold ____________________________ _ 

less thon value of form products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work off form __________________________ _ 

110 49 days _____________________ _ 50 10 99 days ____________________ _ 

100 10 149 days __________________ _ 15010 199 days __________________ _ 200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form operator) working off form: Forms reporting ___________________ _ 

Number of persons ___________ . ____ _ 

8y number of days worked, 1 10 49 days _________________ _ 

50 10 99 days ________________ _ 10010 149 days ______________ _ 

15010 199 days ______________ _ 200 days and oyer ____________ _ 

Farm. by Size 

1 to 9 acres ________________________ _ 1010 49 ocre'-_____________________ _ 

50 10 69 ocreL _____________________ _ 70 10 99 ocre,-_____________________ _ 10010 139 ocre'-___________________ _ 14010 179 ocre'-___________________ _ 18010 219 ocre'-___________________ _ 

220 10 259 ocreL ___________________ _ 260 10 499 ocreL ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre,-___________________ _ 

1.000 10 1,999 ocres _________________ _ 

2,000 acres and oyer ________________ _ 

Fa ... by St .. 4anl Ild,.trl,1 

Claullicatl •• (.It text) 

Cosh groin forms (011) _______________ _ Callan forms (0131) _________________ _ Tobacco forms (0132) ________________ _ 

Total 

408 

357 

41 

10 

7 

7 

368 42 644 

47 6 554 

60 

32 146 

10 2 793 

146 8 780 

123 

6 732 

74 2 047 

2 

21 

57 

77 

130 

128 

57.7 

211 

14 

65 

59 

293 

122 

102 

176 

137 

157 

23 

14 

11 

16 

93 

58 

80 

12 

6 

4 

10 

48 

23 

150 

42 

61 

70 

24 

31 

18 

41 

18 

3 

4 

$100,000 and oyer 

16 

11 

5 

16 7 553 

1 1 141 

24 

25 750 1 

640 

20 

764 

17 

824 

13 

940 

2 

3 

3 

6 

3 52.6 

11 

17 

7 

10 

3 

2 

2 

9 

1 

11 

8 

2 

4 

Fruit and Iree nul forms (017) 

$40,00010 $99,999 

63 

49 

13 

1 

1 

1 

51 9 614 

13 

2 825 

22 4 786 

5 

933 

42 3 596 

37 

2 913 

26 

683 

5 

8 

15 

22 

14 

55.4 

38 

3 

9 

6 

61 

3 

2 

34 

28 

13 

4 

1 

1 

2 

5 

8 

4 

16 

20 

7 

10 

3 

15 

7 

1 

$20,000 10 $39,999 

83 

66 

12 

5 

1 

1 

69 8 607 

15 

649 

9 433 

38 

257 

29 

010 

19 

247 

4 

24 

13 

21 

22 

53.9 

45 

1 

14 

11 

71 

13 

5 

53 

26 

29 

7 

2 

5 

4 

11 

15 

22 

3 

1 

3 

15 

13 

12 

15 

28 

6 

6 

9 

3 

1 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

$10,000 10 $19,999 

72 

68 

3 

1 

4 

4 

71 6 010 

5 360 

3 

90 

2 

170 

24 

608 

21 

504 

9 

104 

1 

3 

5 

16 

31 

20 

57.8 

39 

2 

12 

8 

60 

16 

8 

47 

21 

31 

2 

3 

3 

4 

19 

14 

16 

4 

32 

13 

11 

11 

2 

3 

$5,00010 $9,999 

95 

87 

5 

3 

91 6 200 

4 401 

1 

65 

1 970 

14 

421 

12 

378 

4 

44 

1 

2 

11 

15 

31 

35 

60.0 

39 

5 

17 

20 

51 

44 

41 

25 

29 

43 

7 

3 

1 

4 

28 

13 

15 

10 

8 

53 

6 

8 

7 

4 

3 

3 

3 

2 

$2,500 10 $4,999 

79 

76 

3 

70 4 660 

9 

178 

1 

22 

1 

80 

8 

134 

7 

104

1 3 

30 

~ I 15 

19 

34 

62.0 

39 

3 

12 

12 

33 

46 

40 

3 

4 

1 

2 

30 

10 

18 

14 

11 

44 

7 

8 

2 

3 

2 

4 

Massachusetts 1- 93 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974- Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

F ... I by Sto.d.rd I.dultriol 

Clo"HI .. tl •• (III tut)- c ••. 

Sugar crop. Irish potato, hoy. peanut, and other field crop forms (0133. 0134, 0139) ____________________________ _ 

Vegeloble and melon forms (016) ______ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017L ________ _ 

Horticultur.1 specially forms (018) _____ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (0191) ___ _ 

livestock forms. except dairy. poultry. and onimol specially (021) ___________ _ Doiry forms (024) ___________________ _ 

:~r~:.l ~;:c~1~ fl'.'r~ss %2ii) ::::::::::: General farms, primarily livestock (o291L ___________________________ _ 

Forms not classified by SIC ___________ _ 

Value of Product. Sold 

Market 'Volue of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products 

sold, 

$500,000 and over ______________ _ 

$200,000 10 ~99,999- ___________ _ $100,000 to $199,999 ____________ _ 

~O,OOO to $99,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $2.500 10 ~,999 ________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see lext) __________ _ 

Groin sold ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $-40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco sold _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

(oHon and cottonseed sold _____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,OOL 

field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ forms __ 

~1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops sold __________ formL_ 

~1.000 __ 

Sales of J.40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

~1 ,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ formL_ 

~1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

~1.00L 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sald_farmL_ $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products sold ____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 ond over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Cot11e ond calves sold __________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sale. of ~40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ , $1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soles of ~O,OOO and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products 

sold -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --$fr,oo~:: 

Sales of ~O,OOO and over ____ forms __ 

$I,OOL 

Forest products sold ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.00L 

1- 94 Massachusetts 

Total 

485 

485 

20 266 

3 

13 

26 

91 

93 

81 

97 

81 

18 

44 

42 

125 

485 

19 779 

131 

15 210 5 

14 

2 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

3 

31 

6 

13 

38 

46 

$100,000 and over 

42 

42 10 024 

3 

13 

26 

4 

18 

42 

9827 42 

9 827 

I 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

I 

(l) 

Fruil and Iree nul forms (017) 

~O,OOO to $99,999 

91 

91 5 578 

91 

4 

12 

14 

38 

91 5 443 

89 

5 383 I 

10 

I 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

I 

23 

I 

(l) 

12 

20 

$20,000 to $39,999 

93 

93 

2 555 

93 

3 

12 

I 

(l) 

II 

36 

93 2 482 

I 

(l) 

$10,00010 $19,999 

81 

81 

092 

81 

4 

21 

81 

054 

2 

(l) 

$5,000 to $9,999 

97 

97 

712 

97 

2 

(l) 

9 

II 

97 

672 

I 

(l) 

9 

10 

$2,500 10 ~,999 

81 

81 

305 

81 

81 

301 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm Production Exp.n ••• 

T otol production expenses ____ forms __ $1.000 __ 

livestock and poultry purchased _forms __ $1,000 __ 

Feed lor livestock and paultry ___ Iarms __ ~I,OOO __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ farm 5-_ 

tons __ 

~1.000 __ Feed ingredients _____________ form 5-_ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole grains _______________ forms-_ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge ___ forms-_ 

tons __ 

$1,000_. 

Animal health cast for livestock and paultry _____________________ farm L_ 

$1,000 .• Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __ farms-_ 

$1,000 •. 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farms __ 

$1,000 .• Commercial fertilizer used ______ forms __ 

acres fertilized __ dry tons-_ 

liquid or gas tans-_ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ farm s __ 

$1.000 •. lime ______________________ farms __ 

tans __ 

$1,000 •. 

Gasoline ond other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$I.ooL Gosoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •• 

lP gas, butane, ond propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Motor oil, greose, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Hired form labor ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Workers by number of doys worked: 150 days or more _________ farms __ 

workers-_ 25 to 149 days .•••.• _ •.•• Iarms .. workers-_ less thon 25 days _________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 .• Machine hire and custamworL __ forms-_ 

$1,000 •. All other production expenses ___ farms-_ 

$1.000 •• 

farm-Related Income and hpenses 

Farm-related income ___________ form s __ 

$1,000 •• 

$10,000 and over ••••.•••.•• Iorm'-. 

$1,000 •• 

Farm-related income from- Custamwork ond other agricultural services ___________________ farm s __ 

~I,OOO •• Recreational services ________ form s __ 

$1,000 •• 

Payments from government form progroms _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• 

Rent from farmland and poyments from lease or sole of allotments _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •• Other farm-reloted income ____ farms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Expenses for farm-reloted income sources ______________ form 5-_ 

$1,000 •• 

Tolal 

485 

15 962 

14 

21 

39 

114 

38 

747 

108 

4 

15 

2 

10 

21 

3 

7 

25 

1 

10 

2 127 

82 

469 

502 

461 

17 715 

3 035 

110 

399 

085 

46 

931 

29 

474 

694 

470 

447 

85 

32 

129 

70 

474 

144 

328 

5 449 

151 

629 

185 

918 

239 

3 829 

80 

409 

184 

440 

485 

7 164 

55 

134 

2 

(D) 

26 

80 

17 

11 

14 

23 

14 

20 

11 

20 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

$100,000 and over 

42 

8 313 

2 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

(D) 

2 

15 

2 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

17 

(D) 

42 

185 

42 

7 806 

1 316 

55 

42 

515 

10 

004 

13 

42 

266 

42 

158 

19 

20 

20 

24 

42 

63 

41 

3 437 

40 

373 

38 

990 

31 

205 

10 

120 

16 

113 

42 

3 604 

8 

25 

3 

10 

4 

5 

3 

12 

fruit and tree nut farms (017) 

$40.000 10 $99,999 

91 

4 427 

3 

18 

6 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

1 

26 

(0) 

91 

176 

90 

5 097 

885 

30 

88 

375 

19 

807 

14 

91 

183 

91 

130 

28 

8 

32 

17 

91 

27 

80 

369 

63 

186 

59 

588 

54 

974 

16 

181 

35 

144 

91 

929 

11 

21 

1 

(I) 

$20,00010 $39,999 

93 

853 

I 

(l) 

6 

43 

6 

3 

I 

22 

19 

93 

72 

93 

2 343 

402 

11 

84 

121 

4 

17 

(I) 

93 

119 

93 

68 

14 

3 

54 

26 

93 

22 

73 

386 

31 

46 

41 

212 

50 

712 

16 

59 

45 

126 

93 

943 

13 

57 

2 

(0) 

9 

51 

$10,000 to $19,999 

81 

723 

6 

2 

11 

5 

11 

26 

4 

(I) 

2 

(l) 

27 

20 

77 

29 

76 

262 

171 

7 

57 

36 

6 

56 

1 

79 

83 

78 

57 

11 

1 

1 

(l) 

79 

24 

51 

148 

8 

13 

24 

84 

36 

414 

16 

15 

23 

20 

81 

363 

1 

(I) 

2 

(I) 

2 

(I) 

$5,000 to $9,999 

97 

396 

4 

(l) 

12 

7 

12 

53 

7 

2 

(l) 

(l) 

4 

I 

(I) 

3 

2 

(l) 

1 

(I) 

21 

5 

88 

24 

85 

758 

147 

6 

67 

27 

7 

47 

1 

92 

25 

92 

20 

8 

(l) 

92 

5 

51 

62 

4 

4 

13 

24 

44 

262 

9 

17 

32 

20 

97 

207 

11 

19 

2 

(I) 

~2,500 to $4,999 

252 

2 

3 

(l) 

2 

11 

(l) 

14 

7 

78

1 16 

75 

449 

115 

I 

61 

1~ I 

77 

18 

74 

1~ I 

1 

14 

1 

77 

3 

32 

46 

5 

7 

10 

20 

24 

262 

13 

17 

33 

16 

81 

119 

2 

(l) 

1 

(I) 

Massachusetts 1- 9S 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Fruit and tree nut forms (017) 

$2,500 and Over Total $100.000 and over $40.000 to $99,999 $20.000 to $39,999 $10,00010 $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

Family Off-Farm Income' 

Fomily off-farm income~ ________ farms __ 275 7 36 56 55 66 55 $1,000 __ 2 682 31 416 477 425 721 612 Farms by family off-form income: $1 to $249. _____________________ 9 $250 10 $499. ___________________ 5 1 2 $500 to $999 ____________________ 8 4 1 2 1 $1,000 to $4,999 _________________ 76 11 17 18 15 11 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 80 10 10 20 21 18 $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 68 7 18 13 14 15 $20,00010 $29,999 _______________ 18 2 2 2 10 2 $30,000 ond over ________________ 11 2 2 2 5 

Family off-form income from- Nonfarm-related business _____ forms __ 50 2 10 9 14 8 7 $1,000 __ 529 11 229 Wages, salaries, commissions. and 101 83 73 33 

tips ______________________ form L_ 141 15 25 26 42 33 $1,000 __ 293 68 160 230 432 403 Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 179 5 26 40 30 44 34 $1,000 __ 489 16 79 Federal Social Security, pensions, 143 74 102 74 

etc. ______________________ formL_ 66 6 13 12 15 20 $1.000 __ 308 26 54 33 99 96 Rent of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 28 5 8 4 $1,000 __ 63 14 19 16 

Selected Mochinery bnd Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ farmL_ 293 32 60 64 52 46 39 number __ 401 60 91 97 57 49 47 2 or 3 _____________________ formL_ 97 20 29 32 5 3 8 number __ 202 45 60 65 10 6 16 4 and over _________________ forms __ I 1 number __ 4 4 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ farmL_ 404 42 88 89 65 64 56 number __ 949 216 244 218 119 85 67 2 or 3 _____________________ farms __ 154 15 33 50 31 17 8 number __ 349 36 78 110 71 38 16 4 and aver _________________ farmL_ 72 23 27 17 4 1 number __ 422 176 138 86 18 4 

Troctars, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ farmL_ 362 41 81 76 59 62 43 number __ 830 171 251 167 98 84 59 2 or 3 ___________________ farmL_ 153 12 33 43 30 20 15 number __ 344 32 81 95 63 42 31 4 and over _______________ farms-_ 74 25 36 11 2 number __ 351 135 158 50 8 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors ond motor tillers ____ farms __ 339 38 79 69 55 57 41 number __ 726 146 220 142 91 73 54 Crawler tractors ____________ farms __ 84 16 25 21 7 11 4 

number __ 104 25 31 25 7 11 5 

Groin and bean combines, self· propelled ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

(ornpickers, corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Corn heods for com bines _____ forms-_ 

number __ 

Other cornpickers ond picker- shellers ___________________ form L_ 

number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ .farms __ 31 J 8 7 6 

number __ 44 5 11 9 9 Pickup balers _________________ farms __ 18 4 4 6 2 

number __ 18 4 4 6 2 

Windrowers. pull and self· propelled ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear 13 bar _____ • __________________ farmL_ 

number __ 19 

Value of Mochinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of mochinery and equipment _______________ form L_ 456 42 91 93 75 85 70 

. $1,000 __ 9 502 2 851 2 527 623 013 895 592 

Forms by volue group: $1 to $4,999 _____________ forms __ 81 3 6 11 30 31 

$1,000 __ 219 9 16 27 93 74 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________ form'-_ 77 12 17 21 20 7 

$1,000 __ 539 88 133 137 133 49 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ forms __ 120 3 19 33 23 14 28 

$1,000 __ 625 44 286 432 302 190 371 

$20,000 to $49,999 ________ form,-_ 143 20 43 35 20 21 4 

$1.000.. 968 (0) 240 (0) 547 480 99 

$50,000 10 $99,999 _. ______ forms __ 28 13 13 2 

$1,000 __ 812 908 (0) (0) 

$100,000 and over ________ form,-_ 7 6 1 

$1,000 __ 339 (0) (0) 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1-96 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974 - Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicols ________ farms __ $1,000 __ Commerciol fertilizer _. _________ form L. 

acres on which used._ 

10ns __ 

$1,000 __ lime _. _________ . ___ • ___ . ____ farm , __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,OOL 

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to contralInsects on hoy crops _______ • _ form L. 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,OOL Insects on other crops _. ___ . _ form s __ acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops _________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Diseases in crops and $1,OOL 

orchards _________ • ________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or grass in crops ___ . _ form L. 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in posture ____ forms __ acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Weeds on other land _________ form L_ 

acres on which used __ 

Defoliotion, growth of crops, or $I,OOL 

thinning of fruit ______________ form L_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ form s __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ forms __ 

$1,OOL 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: None ____________________________ _ 

Under 1,000 bushels _______________ _ 

1,000 to 4,999 bushels _____________ _ 

5,000 to 9,999 bushels _____________ _ 

10,000 to 24,999 bushels ___________ _ 

25,000 to 49,999 bushels ___________ _ 50,000 bushels and over ____________ _ Not reporting _____________________ _ 

Livestock 

Cottle and calves ______________ forms __ 

number __ Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ form s __ 

number __ Beef cows _______________ form L_ 

number __ Milk cows _______________ forms __ 

number __ Heifers and heifer colves that hod not calved _____________ forms __ 

number __ Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ farms __ 

number __ Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ forms __ 

number __ Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves ____________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Cottle and calves sold __________ form s __ 

number __ 

$I,OOL Calves _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,OOL (ottle _____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Fattened on groin and $1.00L 

concentrates _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,OOL 

Hog. and pig. ________________ form • __ 

number __ 

Used or to be u.ed for breeding __________________ farms __ 

number __ Other _____________________ form • __ 

number __ 

Totol 

472 

587 

469 17 715 

3 145 

502 

46 

1 080 

1 931 

29 

273 

13 336 

500 

7 

182 

20 

146 

8 142 

289 

196 

5 997 

179 

22 

296 

7 

34 

496 

27 

2 

(l) 

78 

34 

295 

1 

189 

22 

445 

9 

219 

4 

43 

5 

176 

8 

155 

5 

19 

3 136 

16 

71 

12 

155 

25 

10 

90 

3 

10 

65 

22 

12 

493 

2 

53 

12 

440 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

$100,000 and over 

42 

700 

42 7 806 

1 371 

185 

10 

563 

004 

13 

33 

6 513 

229 

1 

93 

13 

26 

159 

136 

20 

2 672 

97 

4 

114 

4 

10 

812 

18 

33 

2 

259 

2 

149 

1 

11 

1 

138 

I 

110 

1 

110 

2 

73 

10 

I 

50 

2 

2 

23 

9 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) 

$40,000 to $99,999 

91 

551 

91 

5 097 

916 

176 

19 

424 

807 

14 

70 

158 

188 

1 

34 

2 

45 

2 675 

102 

43 

857 

55 

5 

55 

I 

10 

522 

7 

68 

1 

22 

5 

112 

2 

47 

1 

24 

1 

23 

3 

39 

2 

14 

I 

25 

5 

26 

4 

50 

7 

4 

25 

1 

4 

25 

6 

2 

362 

1 

50 

2 

312 

$20,000 to $39,999 

93 

193 

93 2 343 

412 

72 

4 

17 

17 

(l) 

52 

433 

48 

4 

53 

5 

30 

797 

36 

47 

908 

18 

6 

96 

2 

4 

54 

I 

1 

(l) 

16 

12 

57 

36 

3 

21 

3 

17 

1 

5 

3 

4 

115 

1 

3 

4 

112 

$10,000 to $19,999 

77 

65 

77 

262 

178 

29 

6 

47 

56 

1 

39 

663 

17 

1 

2 

(l) 

18 

310 

7 

25 

251 

3 

4 

20 

I 

6 

84 

1 

15 

6 

39 

42 

3 

4 

2 

2 

$5,000 to $9,999 

89 

51 

88 

758 

152 

24 

7 

29 

47 

I 

42 

397 

11 

19 

153 

6 

29 

175 

3 

I 

1 

(l) 

2 

6 

(ll 

19 

6 

50 

47 

7 

47 

4 

22 

2 

8 

2 

14 

4 

24 

5 

27 

5 

5 

15 

(l) 

3 

12 

5 

$2,500 to $4,999 

80 

27 

78 

449 

116 

16 

37

1 17~ 

8 

48 

2 

32 

134 

21 

1~ I (l) 

2 

18 

(l) 

I 

(l) 

19 

2 

48 

33 

2 

8 

2 

8. 

Massachusetts 1- 97 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974- Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

livestock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- December 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

December 1 and May 31 ___ forms-_ 

number __ 

June 1 Dnd November 30 ___ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ forms __ 

number __ 

lambs under I yeor old ______ forms __ 

number __ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ forms __ 

number __ 

Roms and wethers 1 yeor old or older _____________________ form $ __ 

number __ 

Sheep and tombs sold __________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lombs shom _________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies _____________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Horses ____________________ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Any goats ___________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ______________________ forms-_ 

Poultry 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms __ number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Hens and punets of laying age _ forms __ number __ 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms __ number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens sold ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

light breedS for slaughter ____ forms __ 

number _ .. Sold ____________________ form , __ 

number __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding_forms-_ number __ Sold ____________________ form s __ 

number __ 

Crops Harv.sted 

Field corn for all purposes ______ formL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ forms-_ 

acres __ 

bushels-_ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

'-98 M assac:husetts 

Toiol 

3 

389 

31 

2 

62 

2 

52 

I 

10 

9 

68 

7 

25 

7 

32 

8 

11 

5 

41 

1 

10 

36 

14 

43 

2 

4 

1 

14 

41 

2 

4 

1 

16 

466 

I 

400 

15 

418 

15 

418 

8 

48 

4 

169 

3 

154 

1 

15 

480 

$100,000 and over 

1 

12 

1 

2 

1 

8 

1 

10 

1 

120 

1 

120 

Fruil and Iree nul forms (017) 

$40,00010 $99,999 

1 

300 

23 

1 

60 

1 

50 

1 

10 

1 

11 

1 

6 

1 

4 

1 

11 

2 

6 

1 

3 

I 

2 

6 

1 

3 

1 

1 

800 

1 

400 

1 

800 

1 

800 

2 

34 

2 

34 

$20,00010 $39,999 

2 

89 

9 

1 

15 

1 

5 

1 

10 

I 

10 

1 

10 

36 

3 

55 

2 

20 

2 

20 

1 

35 

1 

15 

1 

15 

480 

$10,00010 $19,999 $5,00010 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

2 4 

20 10 

2 2 

10 2 

2 2 

6 4 

4 

4 

2 

10 

8 

26 

1 

1 

(Z) 

8 

24 

1 

1 

(Z) 

7 5 

251 360 

7 5 

245 353 

7 5 

245 353 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-(on. 

Farms With· Sales of Fruit and tree nut forms (017) 

$2,500 and Over TOiol $100,000 ond over $40,00010 $99,999 $20,000 10 $39,999 $10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

Crop. Harv •• ted - Continued 

Sorghums far all purpases ______ forms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ Sorghums for grain or seed ___ forms-_ 

acreL_ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Soybeans for beonL ___________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

pounds-_ Irrigated ___________________ form 5-_ 

acres __ Com mercial fertilizer used ____ farm 5-_ 

ocres __ 

Wheot _______________________ forms __ 

Dcres __ 

bushels~ Irrigated ___________________ farm s __ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Cotton _____________________ • farms __ 

ocres __ 

baleL_ Irrigated ___________________ form 5-_ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ farm s __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

=1 ocreL_ 

Irish potatoes ________________ formL_ 6 1 I 4 acres_. 2 (l) I I hundredweight __ 169 10 75 84 Irrigoted ___________________ form 5-_ 2 I I acres __ I I (l) Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 3 I I I acres-_ I (Z) 1 (Z) 

Hay _________________________ form s __ 33 5 8 4 4 10 2 ocreL_ 1I9 216 III 67 57 193 15 tons __ 

Commercial 249 433 258 214 138 190 16 fertilizer used ____ farms __ 7 I 3 I 2 acres-_ 179 120 27 5 27 Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating _________ farms __ 4 3 I acres __ 37 25 12 tons, dry __ 90 60 30 Irrigated _______________ • _ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Clover. timothy, and mixtures of clover and grasses for hoy ________ farmL_ 21 3 3 I 3 9 2 acreL_ 412 91 42 30 55 179 15 Irrigated _________________ tons, forms dry __ 

__ 667 103 83 150 136 179 16 

acres-_ 

Field seeds ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farm s __ 

ocreL_ Com mercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 44 4 14 11 4 11 Irrigated ___________________ form s __ 323 38 137 76 41 31 II I 4 4 I I 

Commercial acres-_ 79 2 26 40 12 (Z) fertilizer used ____ farms __ 40 4 10 11 4 ocres __ II 314 38 128 76 41 31 Berries ______________________ farm s __ 

ocres __ 9 344 

996 19 52 70 60 73 70 123 2 415 585 840 668 365 Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 306 15 44 67 SO acres __ 9 597 104 64 66 Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 2 338 566 679 571 339 acres __ 9 323 

777 121 

18 45 69 57 68 66 2 372 575 801 571 337 land in orchards ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 163 27 45 25 28 27 8 037 3 679 \I Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 2 687 881 461 210 9 2 119 4 2 acres __ I 169 115 42 Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 2 10 acres __ 7 139 27 45 23 23 13 177 3 368 2 503 676 8 409 121 101 

1974 (ensus of Agriculture -State Data Massachusetts 1- 99 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Horticulturol speciolty farms (018) 

$2,500 and Over Totol $100.000 ond over $40.000 to $99.999 $20.000 to $39.999 $10.000 to $19.999 $5.000 to $9.999 $2.500 to $4.999 

Farms and Land in Farms 

forms _____________________ number __ 449 72 88 81 77 66 65 percent __ 100.0 16.0 19.6 18.0 17.1 14.7 14.5 land in forms ________________ ocreL_ 12 119 4 882 2 096 1 681 1 915 741 804 Averoge size of form ________ ocres __ 27 68 24 21 25 11 12 Volue of lond ond buildings ____ $1.000 __ 51 385 26 243 9 075 6 327 4 467 2 897 2 375 Averogt per form __________ dollorL_ 114 443 364 492 103 127 78 106 58 019 43 893 36 544 Averoge per ocre ___________ dallarL_ 4 240 5 376 4 330 3 764 2 333 3909 2 954 

forms by value of form: $1 to $9,999 ______________________ 29 3 2 8 5 11 $10,000 to $19.999-________________ 48 6 7 14 7 14 $20,000 to $39,999 _________________ 91 5 11 15 14 23 23 $40,000 to $69,999 _________________ 87 10 19 20 15 17 6 $70,000 to $99.999 _________________ 59 6 10 18 12 7 6 $100,000 to $149.999 _______________ 46 9 14 7 8 6 2 $150,000 to $199,999 _______________ 33 8 14 6 3 I I $200,000 to $499,999 _______________ 45 23 11 6 3 2 $500.000 ond over _________________ 11 11 

Owned and rented land by form operatar: Lond owned ________________ forrnL_ 420 65 82 76 70 64 63 

oereL_ 10 621 3 940 583 720 835 777 766 

land rented or leased from others ____________________ formL_ 67 16 20 9 11 3 8 

ocreL_ 978 210 527 82 105 16 38 

land rented or leased to others ____________________ forms __ 22 4 2 9 2 5 

ocreL_ 480 268 14 121 25 52 

Land in Farms According to Ule 

T otol cropland ________________ form L_ 445 72 88 79 77 64 65 

ocreL_ 6 052 3 006 019 640 760 298 329 

Harvested cropland __________ forms __ 445 72 88 79 77 64 65 

ocreL_ 4 736 2 597 796 474 486 229 154 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres __________________ 427 59 84 79 76 64 65 

SO to 99 acres _________________ 9 4 4 1 100 to 199 ocreL ______________ 5 5 200 to 499 ocreL ______________ 3 3 500 to 999 ocreL ______________ I I 1,000 acres and over ___________ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _________ 

2,000 ocres and over _________ 

(raplond: Posture or grozing only ____ farms __ 18 3 4 4 5 I I 

acres __ 297 81 28 16 III 12 49 

(over crops, legumes, and soil 

improvement grosses not harvested or postured _____ farms __ 18 6 4 3 

acreL_ 280 183 36 49 

On which 011 crops foiled ___ farmL_ 9 I 4 2 

ocreL_ 94 40 48 2 

In cultivated summer follow __________________ farmL_ 8 I I 3 2 I 

acres __ 45 15 3 15 8 4 

Idle _____________________ formL_ 63 6 13 15 13 9 7 

acreL_ 600 90 108 84 147 51 120 

Total woodland _______________ farmL_ 88 10 16 15 22 13 12 

ocreL_ 178 836 581 452 796 243 270 

Woodland postured __________ formL_ 10 I 4 2 2 I 

acreL_ 162 24 32 9 66 31 

Woodland not postured ______ forms __ 80 9 14 13 20 13 II 

ocres __ 3 016 812 549 443 730 243 239 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland posture _____________________ farmL_ 12 I 4 3 2 2 

ocreL_ 202 75 70 28 II 18 

Improved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Unimproved postureland and rangeland _________________ formL_ II I 3 3 2 

ocreL_ 194 75 68 26 18 

Other land (see text) ___________ farms __ 271 48 57 55 45 40 26 

ocres __ 2 687 965 496 519 331 189 187 

Total pasturelond _____________ formL_ 36 5 7 9 10 2 3 

acreL_ 661 180 60 95 205 23 98 

Irrigated land _________________ farms __ , 198 63 55 28 23 14 15 

ocreL_ 523 758 372 199 93 55 46 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ farms __ 198 63 55 28 23 14 15 

acreL_ 492 758 349 191 93 55 46 

Artificial drainage _____________ farmL_ 28 8 4 8 2 3 3 

acres droined __ 321 162 69 58 II II 10 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and 54 9 10 14 8 6 earthen tankL _______________ farmL_ 

number __ III 30 29 23 10 12 

ocreL_ 65 21 9 24 3 5 

Ract aid Tt.u,. of Fa, .. Opt,ata, 

All form operators ____________ -- -- --- 449 72 88 81 77 66 65 

Full owners _____________ - -- -- --- 382 56 68 72 66 63 57 

Port owners ______________ -- -- --- 38 9 14 4 4 I 6 

Tenants _______________ - __ -- ---- 29 7 6 5 7 2 2 

1-100 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con, 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Rael and Tenure of Farm 

Operotor- Continued 

All farm operalors- Conlinued While' __________________________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ 

Part Owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

Block and other roce51 _____________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ 

Part awners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

Farms by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership __________________ forms __ 

acres __ Corporation, including family owned ______________________ forms __ 

acreL_ Other _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator farm debt _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts secured by real estate __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm Operator Characteriltics 1 

Farm operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 251034 yeors ____________________ _ 

351044 years ____________________ _ 

451054 yeorL ___________________ _ 551064 yeors ____________________ _ 

6S years and over _________________ _ 

Average age ______________________ _ 

Farm operators by place of residence: On farm operated _________________ _ On another form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm _______ _ In a city, town, or urban area _______ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupation: Farming __ . ______________________ _ Olher ___________________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting off-farm incomeGreater than value of form products sold ____________________________ _ 

less than value of farm products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work off farm __________________________ _ 

1~~dqs~~~~~~~~~~~ 50 10 99 doys ____________________ _ 

10010149 doys __________________ _ 

15010199 doys __________________ _ 

200 days ond over ________________ _ 

Persons in household <other than form operator) working off farm: Forms reporting ___________________ _ Number of persons ________________ _ 

By nurn ber of days worked: 1 10 49 days _________________ _ 

50 10 99 doys ________________ _ 

10010149 doys ______________ _ 

15010 199 doys ______________ _ 

200 days and over ____________ _ 

Farms by Size 

I to 9 acres ________________________ _ 10 10 4~ acre'-_____________________ _ 

50 10 69 ocre,-_____________________ _ 

70 10 99 ocre,-_____________________ _ 10010139 acre'-___________________ _ 14010 179 acreL ___________________ _ 18010219 acres ____________________ _ 

220 10 259 acreL ___________________ _ 

260 10 499 ocres ____________________ _ 

500 10 999 acreL ___________________ _ 

1.00010 1,999 oCre5-________________ _ 

2,000 ocres and over ________________ _ 

FOIIIII ., Standi", lodustrill 

(Ioulflcotlu (III tid) 

Cosh grain farms (011) _______________ _ Colton farms (0131) _________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ________________ _ 

Tolal 

326 

284 

28 

14 

288 6 359 

38 

666 

120 

4 919 

3 175 

. 146 

7 853 

107 

5 345 

71 

2 508 

2 

23 

54 

77 

107 

63 

54.1 

219 

1 

15 

35 

218 

108 

69 

125 

132 

86 

10 

10 

3 

10 

53 

42 

48 

7 

6 

3 

5 

27 

236 

152 

18 

14 

12 

7 

4 

1 

4 

$100,000 ond over 

26 

20 

5 

1 

17 

955 

9 

182 

46 

745 

30 4 901 

22 3 399 

18 

1 502 

3 

7 

6 

4 

6 52.1 

20 

25 

1 

12 

14 

29 

20 

6 

2 

5 

I 

3 

1 

4 

Horticultural specially forms (018) 

$40,00010 $99,999 

53 

40 

II 

2 

43 

225 

10 

167 

35 

704 

28 

159 

20 

593 

14 

566 

1 

3 

II 

7 

22 

9 

53.6 

35 

1 

5 

4 

50 

3 

25 

28 

6 

9 

11 

44 

32 

3 

3 

3 

2 

I 

$20,000 10 $39,999 

63 

58 

2 

3 

54 

192 

9 

185 

17 

259 I 

45 

29 

938 

26 

650 

16 

288 

1 

3 

14 

20 

18 

7 

51.0 

45 

51 

12 

37 

26 

15 

5 

3 

38 

34 

3 

3 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

$10.000 10 $19,999 

67 

57 

4 

6 

63 

670 

4 

85 

9 

110 

1 

50 

21 

245 

12 

194 

10 

51 

6 

2 

24 

22 

13 

55.4 

40 

38 

29 

6 

30 

31 

15 

1 

2 

2 

10 

4 

4 

37 

26 

6 

3 

4 

1 

$5,000 10 $9,999 

58 

56 

I 

I 

55 

620 

3 

43 

8 

78 

18 

409 

18 

382 

2 

27 

2 

8 

7 

24 

17 

58.5 

42 

35 

23 

22 

18 

18 

20 

2 

3 

2 

I 

12 

41 

25 

$2,50010 $4,999 

59 

53 

5 

1 

56 

697 

3 

4 

5 

23 

1 

80 

20 

200 

9 

126 

11 

74 

6 

12 

13 

17 

11 

52.9 

37 

1 

11 

19 

40 

41 

3 

15 

30 

2 

I 

1 

3 

23 

18 

21 

3 

2 

1 

2 

13 

47 

15 

Massachusetts 1-101 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Horticullural specialty forms (018) 

$2,500 and Over Total $100,000 and over $40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 $10.000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

F ..... , St ........ Idutritol 

CI ... if .. ltl •• , ••• t .. t)- eo •. 

Sugar crop, Irish pofato. hoy, peanut, 

and mm other _______________ field crop lorms (0133, 0134, 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) _______ Fruit and tree nut lorms (017) __________ 

Horticullurol specialty farms (018) ______ 

General forms. primarily crop (0191) ____ 

livestock forms. except dairy, paultry, 

449 72 88 81 77 66 65 

and animal specialty (021) ____________ Dairy farms (024) ____________________ 

~~¥!~ ~;:ci~'Py f::,r~ss (?lii) == == == == == = General forms, primarily livestock (0291) _____________________________ 

Forms not classified by SIC ____________ 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms __ 449 72 88 81 77 66 65 $1,000 __ 36 664 27 133 5 532 2 233 083 459 223 

Farms by value of agricultural products 

sold, 

$500,000 and over _______________ 15 15 $200,000 to $499,999 _____________ 17 17 $100,000 to $199,999 _____________ 40 40 $40,000 to $99,999 _______________ 88 88 $20,000 to $39,99L ______________ 81 81 $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 77 77 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 66 66 $2,500 to $4,999 _________________ 60 60 Under $2,500 (see text) ___________ 5 5 

Groin sold ___________________ forms __ 1 

$1.000 __ (l) 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco sold _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ larmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

(otton and cottonseed sold _____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds. hoy. forage. and siloge sold ________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40.000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops sold __________ form s __ 4 2 I 

$1.000 __ (D) (D) (0) 

Sales of $40.000 and over ____ forms __ I I 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons 10 11 sold ________________________ forms __ 56 5 14 11 

$1.000 __ 515 160 221 79 34 15 

Sales of $40.000 and over ____ forms __ 2 2 $1.000 __ (D) (D) 

Fruit nuts, and berries sold _____ forms __ 23 3 4 4 7 2 

$1.000 __ 89 29 10 18 30 (l) 

Sales of $40.000 and over ____ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Poultry and paultry products sold_ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Dairy products sold ____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ larm s __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cattle 1 and calves sold __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ (l) 

Soles of $40.000 and over ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ I I 

$1.000 __ (l) (Z) 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, fombs. and wool sold ____ forms" __ . $1,000 __ 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ larms __ $1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ forms __ I 1 2 $1,000 __ (l) (l) (l) 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ larms __ $1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ forms __ 449 72 88 81 77 66 65 

$1.000 __ 35 955 26 878 5 296 2 132 004 433 213 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ larms __ 152 72 80 

$1.000 __ 31 910 26 878 5 032 

Forest products sold ___________ farmL_ 31 2 6 6 4 8 

$1.000 __ (D) (D) 6 (D) 5 5 

Sales 01 $40,000 and over ____ lorms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1-102 Massachus.tts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm Production Expon ... 

Total production expenses ____ forms __ 

$1,000._ livestock and poultry purchased _ forms __ 

$1.000 •• 

Feed for liveslock ond poullry ••• forms •• 

$1,000 .. Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ form $ __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 •• Feed in9redients _____________ farm $ __ 

tons._ 

$1.000 •• 

Whole groins _______________ forms __ 

tons __ 

$1.000 •. Hay, green chop, and silage ___ farms __ tons __ 

$1,000 •. 

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry __________ • __ • _______ form $ __ 

$1,000 .. Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __ formL_ 

$1,000 •• Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Commercial fertilizer used _____ • forms __ 

acres fertilized __ dry tons __ 

liquid or gas tons __ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ farm L_ 

$1,000 •. lime ______________________ farmL_ 

tonL_ 

$1,000_. 

Gosoline ond other petroleum fuel ond oil for form business ______ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 •. Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

lP gas, butane, ond propane __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel ail _______ farmL_ 

$1,000 •. 

Hired farm labor ______________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or mare ________ .farmL_ 

warkers __ 

2510149 days ...... __ •.• forms_. 

warkerL_ less than 25 days _________ farms __ 

warkers __ 

Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1,OOL Mochine hire ond customworL __ farmL_ 

$1,000._ All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1.000._ 

Fa ... -Rela'ed Income and hpe.ses 

Farm-reloted income ___________ farmL_ 

, $1,OOL 

$10,000 and over •.• _ •..••.. farms •• 

$1,000 •• 

Form-related income from- Custamwork ond other agriculturol services ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Recreational services ________ forms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Payments from government farm programs _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Renl from formlond ond payments from lease or sole of ollatments _________________ farms __ 

$1,000._ Other farm-reloted income ____ forms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Expenses for farm-related income sources ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Totol 

449 

30 563 

12 

5 

15 

11 

15 

52 

8 

I 

3 

1 

1 

3 

1 

5 

44 

3 

11 

I 

350 

5 020 

355 

261 

298 3 315 

1 245 

179 

286 

172 

80 

609 9 

436 

3 929 

426 

564 

41 

25 

73 

91 

436 3 249 

291 

10 303 

200 

1'648 

169 

I 153 

110 

308 

15 

100 

39 

41 

448 

10 719 

42 

293 

8 245 

21 

274 

8 

4 

11 

7 

3 

8 

16 

193 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 

$100,000 ond over 

72 22 889 

2 

(Z) 

2 

23 

1 

2 

(l) 

61 

3 837 

67 

142 

63 

785 

553 

129 

58 

125 

21 

354 4 

72 2 921 

70 

237 

11 

19 

30 

40 

72 2 625 

70 

8 087 

68 

241 

40 

643 

22 

641 

5 

66 

5 

8 

72 7 700 

1 

(Z) 

Horticulturol speciolty forms (018) 

$40,000 10 $99,999 

88 

4 595 4 

1 

I 

5 

(Z) 

2 

(Z) 

77 

711 

81 

54 

70 

644 

368 

12 

64 

19 

22 

140 

2 

88 

613 

84 

134 

7 

I 

20 

24 

88 

454 

81 

566 

71 

279 

48 

290 

33 

232 

4 

31 

8 

13 

88 

587 

5 

42 

2 

CDl 

3 

41 

1 

(ll 

2 

(0) 

$20,000 10 $39,999 

81 

785 

1 

(Z) 

74 

279 

73 

34 

59 

416 

158 

31 

61 

17 

17 

60 

1 

80 

228 

78 

90 

6 

2 

13 

24 

80 

112 

54 

451 

36 

91 

34 

104 

22 

206 

1 

(l) 

7 

11 

81 

765 

10 

20 

1 

14 

2 

14 

4 

11 

$10.000 10 $19,999 

77 

804 

2 

3 

5 

27 

4 

1 

3 

1 

1 

3 

1 

1 

14 

1 

3 

(Z) 

54 

107 

58 

15 

49 

288 

105 

3 

40 

7 

9 

27 

(I) 

76 

118 

76 

70 

10 

2 

1 

(Z) 

76 

46 

45 

155 

19 

31 

27 

77 

14 

124 

2 

1 

10 

6 

77 

386 

2 

6 

2 

(Z) 

1 

(0) 

$5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

66 

300 2 

1 

2 

6 

1 

I 

2 

(l) 

3 

(Z) 

43 

62 

40 

6 

30 

100 

36 

3 

26 

3 

5 

21 

(ll 

61 

27 

61 

22 

2 

(I) 

3 

(Z) 

61 

5 

23 

27 

4 

4 

II 

16 

10 

68 

2 

1 

4 

(I) 

66 

170 

12 

97 

2 

(0) 

9 

97 

5 

81 

Massachusetts 

65 

190 2 

1 

I 

(l) 

I 

3 

(Z) 

4~ 24 I 

3~ I 

82 27\ 

26 

2 

37 

2 

6 

7 

(Z) 

59 

22 

57 

I ~ I 

1 

59 

6 

18 1 16 

2 

2 

9 

23 

9 

37 

1 

(I) 

5 

4 

64 

113 

7 

124 

3 

117 

4 

117 

2 

6 

4 

67 

1-103 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Horticultural specialty forms (018) 

$2,500 and Over Tolal $100.000 and over $40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

Family OH-Farm Income' 

Family off-form income _________ forms __ 190 11 24 37 36 39 43 $1,000 __ 851 90 194 217 361 387 602 forms by family off-form income: $110 $249 ______________________ 

$250 5 2 to $499 ____________________ 6 2 2 2 $500 to $999 ____________________ 10 2 2 3 3 $1,000 to $4,999 _________________ 50 4 6 12 8 13 7 $5,00010 $9,999 _________________ 58 1 10 14 11 9 13 $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 40 3 4 6 5 11 11 $20,00010 $29,999 _______________ 11 2 3 6 $30,000 and over ________________ 10 3 1 4 

Family off-form income from- Nonform-related business _. _. _ forms __ 55 2 5 8 12 13 15 $1.000 __ 600 Wages. salaries. commissions. and M 24 37 142 127 225 

tips _____ . _____ • __________ form L. 92 3 10 17 16 21 25 $1,000 __ 809 Interest, dividends, or 15 61 95 162 169 307 

royalties _____ • _______ • _. _. forms-. 106 9 13 20 27 16 21 $1,000 __ 

federal Social Security, pensions, 266 20 84 53 32 41 36 

etc. _____ • _______________ • forms-. 41 5 3 4 16 11 $1,000 __ 125 10 Rent of nooform 11 20 45 31 

property _______ • _. _______ • forms __ 25 6 5 6 $1,000 __ 52 14 20 5 

Selected Mochinory and Equipment 

Automobiles ___________ • ______ forms __ 269 51 69 53 35 34 27 number __ 378 91 102 63 48 40 34 2 or 3 _________ . _______ • ___ forms-. 79 21 27 9 11 5 6 number __ 168 44 57 19 24 11 13 4 and over _____ . ___________ farms-_ 6 5 1 number __ 26 22 4 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ farms __ 331 71 74 65 47 37 37 number __ 838 348 176 139 64 57 54 2 or 3 _____________________ farms __ 100 25 20 25 10 9 11 number __ 230 58 50 54 21 22 25 4 and over _________________ forms __ 61 29 18 9 2 2 1 number __ 438 273 90 54 8 9 4 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor fillers _________________ forms __ 282 60 64 51 M 31 32 number __ 620 180 159 107 77 49 48 2 or 3 ___________________ forms __ 106 18 20 27 18 11 12 number __ 251 43 49 66 42 23 28 4 ond over _______________ forms-_ 50 20 20 5 3 2 number __ 243 115 86 22 12 8 

Wheel troctors, excluding garden 

froctars and motor tillers ____ forms __ 273 59 63 49 42 31 29 number __ 579 165 154 100 73 46 41 Crawler tractors ____________ farms __ 32 10 5 7 4 3 3 number __ 41 15 5 7 4 3 7 

Groin and bean combines. self- propelled ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Corn heads for combines _____ forms-_ 

number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker- shellers ___________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Mower conditioners ___________ farms __ 7 2 number __ 11 2 Pickup balers _________________ farms __ 10 4 

number __ 10 4 

Windrowers, pull ond self- propelled ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar ________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Val .. of Machl.ery aod Equlpme.t 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ 72 88 78 65 50 50 farms __ 403 $1.000 __ 9 007 4564 586 173 661 529 493 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _____________ farms __ 98 3 16 23 24 17 15 

$1,000 __ 281 7 51 71 65 49 38 

$5,000 to $9,999. _________ farm,-_ 93 9 20 16 15 17 16 

$1,000 __ 626 61 122 110 97 123 113 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ farms __ 96 16 21 21 17 8 13 

$1,000 __ 277 201 288 289 225 95 180 

$20,000 to $49,999 ________ form'-_ 89 26 25 15 9 8 6 

$1.000 __ 2 697 813 753 432 275 262 161 

$50,000 to $99,999 ________ farms._ 18 11 5 2 

$1,000 __ 1 118 704 (0) (0) 

$100,000 and over ________ forms __ 9 7 1 1 

$1.000 __ 3 007 2 778 (0) (0) 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1-104 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974 - Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicols ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ___________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ fonl-. $1,000 __ lime ___ . ___________________ . forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts. fumigants, etc. to 

controlInsects on hay crops ________ .forms-. 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Insects on other crops _______ forms __ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Nematodes in crops _________ forms __ 

ocres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Diseoses in crops and orchards _________________ . forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ farms __ acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasture ____ farmL_ acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Weeds on other land _________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock ond poultry _____________________ form s __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) ___ • __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Grain Storage facilities on farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: None ___________________ • ________ _ 

Under 1.000 bushels _______________ _ 1,000104,999 bushels _____________ _ 5,000 10 9;999 bushels _____________ _ 10,0001024,999 bushels ___________ _ 25,0001049,999 bushels ___________ _ 

50,000 bushels and over ____________ _ Not reporting _____________________ _ 

livestock 

Cottle and calves ______ ..:. _______ farmL_ 

number __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Beef cows _______________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves that had not calved _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ forms-_ 

number __ 

Sleers, sleer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___________________ • farms __ 

number __ 

(o"'e and colves sald __________ forms-. 

number __ $1,000 __ (olves __________________ • __ forms-_ 

number __ $1,000 __ (aHie _____________________ forms __ 

Fa"ened on groin and 

number __ $1,000 __ 

cancentrates _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000--

Hogs ond pigs _______ . ________ form'-_ 

number __ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding __________________ form,-_ 

number __ Olher _____________________ forms __ 

number ._ 

Total 

374 

433 

356 

3 315 

1 424 

261 

80 

473 

609 

9 

2 

10 

(Z) 

168 

942 

80 

6 

54 

2 

43 

317 

32 

79 

646 

36 

1 

2 

1 

8 

20 

(ll 

8 

22 

(I) 

4 

(Z) 

65 

11 

299 

149 

12 

57 

7 

29 

6 

20 

3 

9 

4 

13 

8 

15 

3 

12 

4 

2 

2 

(I) 

2 

10 

4 

4 

10 

4 

10 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

$100,000 and aver 

68 

267 

67 

1 785 

682 

142 

21 

265 

354 

4 

43 

321 

62 

1 

26 

1 

8 

151 

28 

15 

173 

27 

1 

2 

1 

I 

3 

(zl 

2 

3 

(Z) 

55 

17 

2 

4 

2 

4 

Horticultural specially farms (018) 

$40.000 10 $99,999 $20,000 10 $39,999 $10,000 10 $19,999 $5,00010 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

81 76 60 45 44 

73 51 21 10 II 

81 73 58 40 37 

644 416 288 100 82 

380 188 107 38 28 

54 34 15 6 9 

22 17 9 5 6 

125 43 22 10 8 

140 60 27 21 7 

2 1 (ll (Z) (I) 

2 

10 

(Z) 

151 47 34 17 12 

323 152 90 26 30 

8 8 2 1 I 

3 2 

4 24 

(ll 1 

9 13 5 2 6 

13 102 27 2 22 

(ll 2 1 (ll (I) 

18 14 14 10 8 

240 114 75 27 17 

6 2 1 1 (l~ I 

4 3 

6 11 

(I) (ll 

2 3 1 

14 3 

(I) (I) (Z~ I 1 2 1 

(ll (Z) (I) 

10 19 15 7 10 

2 3 3 1 1 

63 54 48 39 40 

25 26 29 27 25 

5 1 

32 10 

4 1 

16 10 

4 1 16 3 

1 

7 

1 

9 

4 

7 

2 1 10 2 3 (I) 

1 1 1 1 (I) (I) 

1 1 9 1 3 (I) 

Massachusetts I-lOS 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Liveltock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs _________________ form 5 __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Decem ber 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 ______________ forms __ 

number __ December 1 and May 31 ___ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and November 30 ___ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ forms __ 

number __ 

Lambs under 1 year ol~ ______ forms-_ 

number __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _____ forms __ 

number __ 

Roms and wethers 1 year old or older _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _________ form s-_ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies _____________ form s __ 

number __ Said ____________________ form,-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Horses ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ Said ____________________ form '-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Any goa1s ___________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ______________________ forms __ 

Poultry 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms __ number __ Sold ____________________ farm s __ 

number __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _ form L_ number __ 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ farmL_ 

number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ form s-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ form '-_ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ form s __ 

number __ 

light breeds for sloughter ____ formL_ 

number __ . Sold ____________________ form s __ 

- number __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding_farms __ number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Crop. Harv •• ted 

field corn for all purposes ______ farms __ acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

field corn for groin or seed ___ form L_ ocres __ 

bushels-_ 

Irrigated _________________ form L_ 

acres __ 

1- 106 Massachusetts 

Total 

I 

2 

(Z) 

2 

10 

15 

43 

12 

31 

5 

140 

I 

50 

5 

140 

4 

138 

I 

50 

2 

17 

2 

17 

4 

II 

2 

4 

3 

6 

438 

I 

2 

$100,000 and aver 

3 

14 

3 

12 

I 

24 

I 

24 

I 

24 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) 

$40,000 to $99,999 

4 

10 

I 

50 

I 

50 

I 

50 

2 

17 

2 

17 

$20,000 to $39,999 $10,000 to $19,999 

6 

17 

4 

II 

I 

14 

I 

14 

I 

14 

3 

10 

I 

3 

2 

5 

313 

I 

2 

$5,000 to $9,999 

I 

2 

(Z) 

2 

52 

I 

50 

2 

52 

I 

50 

I 

50 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

125 

$2,500 to $4,999 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crop. Harve.ted - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Sorghums for groin or seed ___ forms-_ 

acres __ 

bushels-_ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Soybeans for beons ____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushels-_ Irrigated ___________________ form 5-_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ ocres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ form 5-_ 

ocres-_ 

pounds-_ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

WheaL _____________________ form s __ 

acres __ 

bushels-_ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

(otton ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

baleL_ Irrigated ___________________ farm L_ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Tobacco _____________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farm s __ 

ocres __ 

hundredweighL_ Irrigated ___________________ farm s __ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Hoy _________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

tonL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farm s __ 

acreL_ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixlures for hay or dehydrating _________ farms __ 

acres __ Ions, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farm L_ 

acres-_ 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grasses for hay ________ form s-_ 

acres __ Ions. dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

Dcres __ 

Field seeds ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigoted ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

Vegelables ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 'rrigaled ___________________ forms-_ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Berries ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Land in orchards ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Tolal 

5 

54 

II 526 

1 

2 

5 

54 

13 

161 

332 

6 

61 

3 

30 

72 

1 

1 

7 

39 

65 

1 

2 

57 

016 

28 

310 

50 

1 007 

24 

65 

12 

30 

19 

53 

7 

51 

1 

22 

4 

47 

1974 Census of Agricu~ture - State Data 

$100,000 and over 

2 

52 

(D) 

1 

2 

2 

52 

1 

28 

95 

1 

28 

5 

394 

3 

43 

5 

394 

2 

7 

2 

3 

2 

7 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) 

$40.000 10 $99.999 

3 

20 

16 

1 

4 

1 

10 

8 

14 

410 

10 

194 

14 

41C 

6 

7 

4 

3 

$20,000 10 $39,999 

1 

1 

(D) 

3 

30 

30 

1 

3 

2 

9 

9 

1 

1 

2 

II 

14 

1 

2 

II 

91 

4 

21 

II 

91 

4 

26 

3 

22 

4 

25 

$10.000 10 $19,99'1 

1 

I 

53 

3 

69 

160 

1 

14 

I 

21 

63 

1 

4 

12 

10 

69 

5 

28 

10 

69 

6 

21 

1 

1 

4 

16 

2 

37 

1 

22 

2 

37 

$5,000 10 $9,99'1 

1 

(Z) 

3 

1 

(Z) 

3 

14 

31 

2 

12 

3 

14 

31 

12 

32 

3 

7 

7 

27 

4 

1 

1 

(Z) 

4 

1 

2 

10 

2 

10 

$2,500 10 $4.99'1 

= I 

5 

21 

3 

17 

3 

17 

2 

3 

1 

2 

1 

2 

Massachusetts 1-107 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974- Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farml and Land in Farms 

Forms _____________________ number __ 

percent __ land in forms ________________ acres-_ 

Average size of farm ________ acres __ Value of land and buildings ____ $1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Average per ocre ___________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value of form: $1 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ______________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ______________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ______________ _ $500,000 and over ________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by form operator land owned ________________ formL_ 

land rented or leased from others ____________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

land rented or leased to others ____________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Land in Farms According to Ule 

lotol cropland ________________ forms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland __________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres ______________ _ 

200 to 499 ocre,-_____________ _ 500 to 999 ocre,- _____________ _ 

1,000 acres and over __________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________ _ 2,000 ocres and over ________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only ____ forms __ 

acres-_ Cover crops, legumes, and soil improvement grosses not harvested or postured _____ forms __ 

acres-_ On which all crops foiled ___ farms-_ 

acres __ 

In culfivated summer follow __________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Idle _____________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total waodland _______________ farms __ 

acres-_ Woodlanr' postured __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Woodland not postured ______ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pasture _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Improved pasturelond and rangeland _________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Unimproved postureland and rangeland _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Orher land (see text) ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total pastureland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _________________ farms .... _ 

acres __ 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

Artificial drainage _____________ forms __ 

acres drained __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________________ forms __ 

number __ acres __ 

Race and Tenure of farm Opera'or 

All form operators __________________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ Port owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

1-108 Massachusetts 

Total $100,000 and over 

914 132 100.0 14.4 237 970 64 481 260 488 187 201 51 189 204 815 387 794 

787 794 

3 

7 

59 1 120 1 132 10 162 12 116 18 249 61 66 29 

857 124 165 362 41 730 

628 111 74 140 22 896 

29 4 532 145 

903 131 123 950 38 191 884 129 93 179 31 869 

223 2 346 15 

223 52 81 50 

8 7 

3 3 

2 2 1 1 

576 78 

28 609 5 518 

26 3 

226 21 

20 7 

686 526 

21 3 594 107 

30 6 

656 150 

701 102 

78 706 17 390 

330 45 

18 590 3 361 

568 86 

60 116 14 029 

317 62 

23 888 6 474 

185 39 

10 159 2 734 

183 34 

13 729 3 740 

608 91 

11 426 2 426 

805 119 

71 087 15 353 

21 6 

383 176 

21 6 

341 144 

129 34 

6 904 5 268 

222 42 

473 107 

273 75 

914 132 

286 21 

571 103 

57 8 

Dairy farms (024) 

$40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 

351 276 

38.4 30.2 98 809 52 740 282 191 83 704 35 592 238 472 128 955 

847 675 

1 

2 2 10 15 28 61 40 53 59 72 

53 29 129 38 30 5 

323 263 65 519 39 969 

274 173 

33 789 13 343 

9 11 499 572 

346 272 48 948 26 215 

338 264 

36 281 18 108 

39 95 

142 127 

133 35 

23 7 

1 

204 191 

11 984 7 699 

6 12 

113 60 

3 8 

23 123 

6 6 270 111 

8 9 277 114 

259 215 

33 630 18 425 

115 105 

6 593 5 781 

214 173 

27 037 12 644 

144 81 

11 673 4 679 

91 40 

5 740 1 249 

76 54 

5 933 3 430 

241 183 

4 558 3 421 

312 244 

30 250 18 159 

7 6 121 84 7 6 121 74 

50 32 

832 520 

102 61 

205 127 

124 66 

351 276 

77 103 

246 160 

28 13 

$10.000 to $19,999 

129 

14.1 19 389 

150 13 732 

106 452 

708 

2 

3 

23 

25 

26 

17 

13 

20 

127 16 395 

59 

3 256 

3 262 

129 

9 363 

128 

6 009 

69 

55 

3 

1 

87 

3 093 

4 

26 

2 

14 

6 

106 

7 

115 

111 

8 218 

56 2 542 

82 5 676 

25 

981 

14 

410 

15 

571 

77 

827 

109 

6 616 

2 

2 

2 

2 

12 

274 

15 

29 

8 

129 

70 

57 

2 

$5,000 to $9,999 

23 

2.5 2 356 

102 2 753 119 694 

1 168 

17 

594 

9 

816 

2 

54 

22 

156 

22 

835 

15 

7 

16 

315 

13 

925 

8 265 

12 

660 

5 

81 

1 

26 

4 

55 

16 

194 

20 

661 

1 

10 

23 

14 

3 

6 

$2,500 to $4,999 

3 

0.3 

195 

65 

232 77 333 

1 190 

3 

155 

2 

40 

3 

77 

3 

77 

1 

118 

1 

48 

1 

70 

1 

48 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operolors - Conlinued While' __________________________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ ~rt~Mrs __________ _ 

Tenonts _______________________ _ 

Block and other races 1 _____________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ ~rt~Mrs __________ _ 

Tenants _______________________ _ 

Farms by Typ. of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership __________________ form $ __ 

ocres __ 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Olher _______________________ form, __ 

acreL_ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Debts secured by real esta.e __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts no. secured by reol estote ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm Operator Characteristics' 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 2510 34 veors ____________________ _ 3510« veors ____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ____________________ _ 55 10 64 Veors ____________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ 

Average age ______________________ _ 

Form operators by ploce of residence: On form operated _________________ _ 

On another form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm _______ _ In a city, town, or urban area _______ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________ _ Olher ___________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting off-form incomeGreater than value of form products sold ____________________________ _ 

less than value of form products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work off form __________________________ _ 

I 10 49 dov' _____________________ _ SO 10 99 do v' ____________________ _ 10010 149 do v' __________________ _ I SO 10 199 doV' __________________ _ 

200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than farm operator) working off form: Forms reporting ___________________ _ 

Number of persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: I 10 49 doV' ________ ~ ________ _ 

5010 99 dov' ________________ _ 

10010 149 doV' ______________ _ 

150 10 199 doV' ______________ _ 

200 dov' and over ____________ _ 

Farms by Size 

1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 

1010 49 ocro'-_____________________ _ SO 10 69 acre, ______________________ _ 7010 99 ocre'-_____________________ _ 100 10 139 ocro' ____________________ _ 14010 179 ocre'-___________________ _ 

18010 219 ocre'-___________________ _ 220 10 2S9 acre,-___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'-___________________ _ 

SOO 10 999 ocro'-___________________ _ 

1,000 '0 1,999 ocro'-________________ _ 

2,000 acre, and over ________________ _ 

F ....... , St •••• nI 1 .... trl.1 

ct ... ltlcltl •• ( ... text, 

Cash groin forms (011) _______________ _ Cation form' (0131) _________________ _ 

Tobacco form' (01321-_______________ _ 

TOIOI 

871 

278 

5« 

49 

779 

184 636 

92 

28 773 

41 

23 613 

2 948 

432 

23 169 

324 

15 913 

306 7 256 

13 

70 

133 

261 

263 

131 

52.6 

759 

14 

21 

13 

825 

46 

29 

516 

326 

139 

36 

16 

12 

21 

S4 

163 

189 

36 

20 

19 

33 

81 

5 

32 

37 

71 

118 

128 

100 

94 

244 

74 

8 

3 

$100,000 and ovor 

110 

18 

86 

6 

80 

35 516 

30 

12 301 

20 

15 716 

2 948 

84 

10 578 

67 

7 641 

58 2 937 

2 

10 

21 

33 

26 

18 

50.8 

95 

3 

2 

3 

108 

2 

69 

41 

10 

7 

20 

22 

6 

2 

1 

7 

6 

I 

2 

2 

8 

9 

8 

60 

33 

7 

2 

~airy form' (024) 

$40,00010 $99,999 $20,00010 $39,999 

336 

73 

240 

23 

299 

80 0« 

37 

II 775 

15 

6 990 

194 

9 618 

152 

65SO 

141 

3 068 

2 

35 

60 

107 

89 

43 

50.9 

292 

7 

7 

5 

322 

14 

3 

200 

133 

34 

9 

5 

I 

2 

17 

62 

71 

15 

9 

10 

8 

2'/ 

I 

8 

5 

18 

42 

41 

45 

41 

110 

38 

I 

1 

271 

102 

156 

13 

252 47 798 

19 

4 070 

5 

872 

119 

2 631 

84 

530 

82 

101 

3 

17 

32 

87 

98 

34 

53.7 

242 

4 

7 

4 

257 

14 

7 

171 

93 

54 

14 

8 

7 

8 

17 

55 

66 

15 

9 

3 

13 

26 

I 

5 

15 

30 

49 

53 

32 

31 

57 

3 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships: see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 

$10,000 10 $19,999 

128 

70 

57 

I 

124 

19 000 

4 

354 

I 

35 

30 

294 

21 

192 

20 

102 

2 

2 

17 

32 

47 

28 

57.1 

108 

118 

10 

12 

65 

51 

30 

6 

3 

4 

4 

13 

26 

30 

5 

5 

20 

2 

12 

12 

19 

22 

23 

8 

14 

17 

$5,000 10 $9,999 

23 

14 

3 

6 

22 2 236 

I 

120 

5 

47 

5 

47 

2 

6 

3 

2 

3 

7 

49.1 

19 

18 

5 

4 

II 

8 

$2,500 fa $4,999 

2 

42 

1 

153 

I 

39.3 

Massachusetts 1-109 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Fanns by Sta.danl Industrial 

Cla"ifleatlol (see tut) _ Con, 

Sugar crop. Irish potato, hoy. peanut, and alher field crop farms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________ _ 

Vegelable and melon forms (016) ______ _ Fruit and tree nul forms (017) _________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) _____ _ 

General forms. primarily crop (0191) ___ _ 

livestock forms. except dairy. poultry, and animal specialty (021) ___________ _ Dairy farms (024) ___________________ _ 

~~~~'J ~;~ci~1~ ff;r~ss %2N) == == == == == = General forms. primarily livestock (0291) ____________________________ _ 

Forms not classified by SIC ___________ _ 

Value of P,odue" Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products 

sold, 

$500,000 and over ______________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ____________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,99L ___________ _ $40,00010 $99,99L _____________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see lext) __________ _ 

Groin sold ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Tobacco sold _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

(otton and cottonseed sold _____ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds. hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 and aver ____ farm,-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops sold __________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farm,-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farm. __ $1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold_ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sates of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Dairy products sold ____________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cottle and calves sold __________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 and aver ____ farm,-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farm,-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sa'es of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Foresf products sold ___________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

1- 11 0 Massachusetts 

Tolol 

914 

914 

57 725 

6 

24 

102 

351 

276 

129 

23 

3 

14 

27 

3 

18 

215 

827 

5 

366 

8 

52 

65 

662 

I 

(D) 

24 

91 

33 

42 

914 

49 845 

429 

(D) 

914 

797 

10 

(D) 

34 

133 

1 

(D) 

8 

2 

18 

20 

10 

24 

123 

186 

$100,000 and over 

25 

132 

132 

758 

6 

24 

102 

2 

14 

45 

849 

5 

366 

13 

441 

1 

(0) 

2 

12 

132 

21 969 

132 

(D) 

132 

2 291 

10 

(D) 

5 

107 

1 

(D) 

3 

I 

18 

47 

Dairy farms (024) 

$40,00010 $99,999 $20,00010 $39,999 

21 

351 

351 

762 

351 

5 

15 

100 

824 

4 

48 

21 

118 

5 

41 

13 

15 

351 

19 014 

297 

17 116 

351 

590 

12 

11 

1 

(l) 

1 

14 

39 

65 

276 

276 

8 088 

276 

50 

122 

22 

93 

12 

39 

9 

4 

276 

7 019 

276 

730 

9 

12 

2 

(l) 

5 

14 

43 

50 

$10,00010 $19,999 

129 

129 

930 

129 

16 

29 

7 

10 

129 

680 

129 

169 

20 

22 

$5,000 10 $9,999 

23 

23 

177 

23 

23 

157 

23 

16 

2 

(l) 

$2,50010 $4,999 

3 

10 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974 - Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm Production Exp.n ••• 

Total production expenses ____ form 5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased _ form s __ 

$1,OOL 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ forms __ 

$1.00L 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ formL_ 

ton5 __ 

$1.000 __ Feed ingredients-____________ forms __ 

ton5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole grains _______________ forrns-_ 

ton5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy. green chop, and siloge ___ forms __ 

tonL_ $1,000 __ 

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ form L_ 

$1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ______ forms __ 

acres fertilized __ dry tons __ 

liquid or gas tonL_ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ form 5-_ 

$1,000 __ Lime ______ , ________________ farms __ 

tons-_ $1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1,OOL Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oi'-__________________ form s-_ 

$1.000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ form s __ 

workers-_ 2510149 doys ___________ formL_ 

workers-_ Less than 25 doys _________ forms __ 

warkers-_ 

Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms-_ 

$1 ,OOO_~ 

All other production expenses ___ form s __ $1.000 __ 

Fann-R.lat.d Inco ... a.d Exp ••••• 

Form·related income ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ $10,000 ond over ___________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Form·related income from - Custom work and other agricultural services ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Recreational services ________ forms __ 

$1,OOL 

Payments from government farm programs _________________ forms __ 

$1,OOL 

Rent from farmland and payments from lease or sale of allatments _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other farm·related income ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Expenses far form·related income sources _________ ~ ____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

TOIOI 

914 

49 799 

440 

3 686 

912 

20 151 

883 

125 604 

17 643 

183 

8 500 

947 

172 

6 110 

764 

249 

20 730 

797 

765 

565 

713 

419 

779 

2 543 

733 

67 547 

15 583 

2 027 

586 

512 

247 

14 092 

195 

910 

685 

898 

1 100 

563 

362 

112 

30 

910 

193 

590 

5 185 

398 

954 

231 

669 

248 

696 

29 

70 

292 

251 

914 

14 731 

278 

540 

11 

230 

89 

266 

9 

6 

178 

111 

25 

36 

60 

121 

66 

167 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

$100,000 and over 

132 

22 635 

83 2 348 

132 

8 790 

128 

51 936 

7 391 

33 

7 069 

776 

21 

2 188 

318 

45 

8 717 

306 

132 

235 

119 

168 

125 

169 

125 

29 858 

6 755 

1 108 

119 

252 

51 

6 162 

80 

132 

569 

132 

302 

126 

198 

132 

66 

123 

2 928 

116 

464 

53 

198 

43 

286 

5 

11 

49 

84 

132 

6 080 

50 

165 

7 

116 

16 

76 

1 

(l) 

40 

36 

3 

6 

13 

47 

7 

26 

Dairy forms (024) 

$40,00010 $99,999 $20,00010 $39,999 

351 

18 681 

175 

858 

350 

7 655 

343 

49 600 

6 844 

71 

990 

117 

61 

2 935 

335 

105 

7 967 

359 

335 

232 

306 

176 

319 

983 

306 

26 147 

6 205 

757 

245 

186 

107 

5 301 

76 

351 

692 

344 

467 

248 

127 

49 

19 

351 

80 

254 

711 

197 

367 

99 

249 

90 

660 

15 

50 

126 

111 

351 

6 024 

109 

134 

29 

24 

1 

1 

69 

41 

12 

17 

28 

51 

24 

18 

276 

6 689 

130 

390 

276 

2 901 

274 

19 128 

2 707 

62 

398 

48 

64 

675 

61 

61 

2 800 

86 

195 

72 

202 

59 

232 

320 

210 

9 139 

2 084 

152 

159 

60 

68 

2 262 

33 

276 

313 

271 

241 

153 

32 

42 

6 

276 

34 

164 

453 

68 

98 

66 

190 

86 

544 

8 

7 

84 

42 

276 

2 071 

92 

201 

3 

94 

32 

131 

6 

4 

58 

31 

7 

12 

17 

22 

27 

96 

$10,00010 $19,999 

129 

591 

43 

51 

128 

728 

115 

4 469 

637 

13 

26 

4 

21 

281 

46 

36 

154 

41 

85 

19 

75 

14 

90 

64 

80 

2 196 

498 

9 

55 

11 

17 

323 

4 

126 

101 

126 

82 

28 

5 

14 

2 

126 

11 

44 

88 

16 

24 

13 

32 

24 

161 

1 

2 

30 

13 

129 

500 

23 

35 

1 

19 

10 

30 

I 

1 

9 

2 

3 

1 

2 

(l) 

8 

27 

$5,000 10 $9,999 

23 

196 

9 

38 

23 

73 

20 

441 

60 

4 

16 

3 

5 

30 

5 

2 

93 

5 

15 

7 

11 

1 

12 

6 

II 

172 

37 

8 

2 

4 

44 

I 

22 

9 

22 

7 

8 

(Z) 

1 

(l) 

22 

1 

3 

5 

3 

43 

3 

I 

23 

55 

$2,500 10 $4,999 

3 

4 

3 

30 

4 

3 

(Z) 

3 

1 

3 

1 

3 

(Z) 

2 

(l) 

2 

2 

3 

2 

2 

6 

Massachusetts 1-111 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Dairy forms (024) 

$2,500 and Over Total $100,000 and over $40,000 to $9'1,99'1 $20,000 to $39,9'19 $10,000 fa $19,999 $5,000 fo $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

Family Oft·Farm Income' 

Family oft-form income _________ forms __ 466 54 172 152 70 15 3 

Forms by family oft-farm incoJ~;OOO_- 4 028 357 2 197 869 509 85 11 

$1 fa $249 ___ .. ______ .... ____ .. _ 34 3 19 11 1 $250 to $49L ___________________ 18 2 7 4 5 $500 to $99'1 ____________________ 38 5 13 16 3 I $1,000 to $4,999 _________________ 190 24 60 66 28 10 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 90 5 40 31 13 $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 66 12 20 18 12 $20,000 to $29,999 _______________ 16 1 5 2 8 $30,000 and over ________________ 14 2 8 4 

Family off-form income from- Nonform-reloted business _____ forms __ 60 6 23 16 13 2 $1,000 __ 514 78 Wages, salaries, commissions, and 235 94 85 22 

tips ______________________ forms __ 247 26 88 85 39 7 $1.000 __ 519 178 Interest, dividends, or 436 550 304 46 

royalties _________ • _______ • formL_ 285 40 116 93 30 5 $1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 607 81 325 119 76 4 

etc. ______________________ forms __ 81 4 31 27 12 6 $1,000 __ 250 12 Rent of nonfarm 136 45 40 12 

property __________________ forms __ 56 25 21 $1,000 __ 138 65 61 

Selected Machi.ery .nd Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 727 110 288 218 101 number __ 033 198 404 296 125 2 or 3 _____________________ formL_ 222 53 94 58 17 number __ 484 119 202 125 38 4 and over _____ • ___________ forms __ 12 6 2 3 1 number __ 56 28 10 14 4 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ farmL_ 847 128 332 258 108 18 number __ 2 108 518 827 547 186 27 2 or 3 _____________________ farms __ 408 44 189 120 47 8 number __ 963 101 461 272 112 17 4 and over _________________ farms-_ 173 70 62 37 4 number __ 879 403 285 174 17 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ farms __ 895 131 351 270 121 19 3 number __ 3 135 678 244 859 307 39 8 2 or 3 ___________________ farms __ 416 16 163 154 70 11 2 number __ I 058 42 428 394 165 25 4 4 and over _______________ farmL_ 411 114 174 96 24 2 1 number __ 2 009 635 802 445 115 8 4 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ____ farmL_ 891 131 351 266 121 19 number __ 2 896 610 157 797 287 37 Crawler tractors ____________ farms __ 203 53 75 54 19 2 

number __ 239 68 87 62 20 2 

Groin and bean com bines, self· propelled _. ___ • ______________ farms._ 9 number __ 10 

Cornpickers, corn heads. and picker- shellers _____________ • _____ • _ farms __ 90 14 32 34 

number _. 112 18 38 45 

Corn heads for combines _____ forms __ 62 8 22 23 number __ 77 10 26 32 

Other corn pickers and picker- shellers _______________ • ___ farms __ 34 12 13 

number __ 35 12 13 

Mower conditioners ___________ farmL_ 505 90 223 145 39 7 

number __ 552 107 231 160 42 11 Pickup balers _________________ farms __ 737 108 290 233 87 16 

number __ 772 120 299 243 89 18 

Windrowers, pull and self- propelled ____________________ 76 59 23 farms __ 198 36 number __ 209 37 80 65 23 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar ________________________ forms __ 561 108 240 159 46 

number __ 679 149 285 180 55 

Valu. of Machinery .nd Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ farms._ 909 132 351 276 125 22 3 

- $1,000 __ 27 714 7 423 11 318 6 402 2 250 283 39. 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,9'19 _____________ forms __ 45 4 14 19 5 

$1.000 __ 169 15 57 71 13 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________ forms-_ 84 10 44 23 7 

$1.000-- 595 71 324 154 46 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ forms-_ 210 13 75 80 39 3 

$1,000 __ 2 991 201 115 110 533 32 

$20,000 to $49,999 ________ forms __ 422 55 206 115 38 7 I 

$1,000 __ 13 017 888 6 406 3 504 9'17 192 30 

$50,000 to $99,999 ________ forms __ 128 50 51 22 5 

$1.000-- 8 034 3 270 3 062 (D) (D) 

$100,000 and over ________ forms-_ 20 13 5 1 1 

$1,000-- 2 910 2 060 650 (D) (D) 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

1-112 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicals _______ . farm s __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ___________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

ton5-. $1.000 __ U~ ____________ fu~~ 

ocres on which used __ fons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to controlInsects on hoV crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ Insects on other crops _______ forms __ acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops _________ farmL. 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________________ . forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Weeds or gross in crops _____ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in posture ___ • farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$l,OOL Weeds on other lond _________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000-- Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other chemicals (see text) ______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: None ____________________________ _ 

Under 1,000 bushels _______________ _ 

1,000 to 4,999 bushels _____________ _ 

5,000 to 9.999 bushels _____________ _ 

10,000 to 24.999 bushels ___________ _ 

25,000 to 49,999 bushels ___________ _ 50,000 bushels and over ____________ _ Not reporting _____________________ _ 

Livestock 

Cottle and colves ______________ forms __ 

number __ Cows and heifers that hod calved ___ :... ________________ forms __ 

number __ Beef cows _______________ forms __ 

number __ Milk cows _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves that hod nat calved _____________ farm s __ 

number __ Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ farmL_ 

number __ Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ form L_ number __ Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves ____________________ form s __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold __________ forms __ number __ 

, $1,000-- Co(veL ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000-- Cottle _____________________ farms __ 

Fattened an groin and 

number __ $1,000 __ 

concentrates _____________ form L_ 

number __ 

$1,000--

Hags and pigs ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Used or to be used for breeding __________________ forms __ 

number __ Other _____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Total 

798 

3 054 

779 

67 547 17 609 

2543 

247 

8 716 

14092 

195 

36 

176 

16 

110 7 668 

80 

4 

30 

I 

10 

192 

5 

402 

22 347 

182 

10 

192 

1 

9 

211 

3 

6 

313 

2 

162 

16 

64 

10 

452 

174 

28 

8 

8 

4 

240 

911 

81 499 

909 

54 228 

112 

1 108 

909 

53 120 

806 

24 838 

112 

809 

787 

24 029 

496 

2433 

914 

35 211 4 797 

824 

22 289 

773 

820 

12 922 

4 024 

27 

319 

97 

67 

2 515 

21 

339 

63 

2 176 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 

$100,000 and over 

128 

1 421 

125 

29 858 7 863 

1 169 

51 3 921 

6 162 

80 

11 

363 

11 

33 5 403 

50 

1 

110 

3 

90 11 424 

93 

3 

146 

1 

6 

204 

3 

2 

230 

1 

38 

7 

7 

3 

61 

25 

12 

1 

4 

3 

26 

131 

30 534 

131 

20 831 

17 

224 

131 

20 607 

118 

151 

9 

82 

117 

9 069 

77 

552 

132 14 250 

2 291 

118 7 961 

262 

130 

6 289 2 029 

2 

12 

7 

13 

1 989 

3 

256 

12 

733 

Dairy forms (024l 

$40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 

322 

170 

319 26 147 

6 963 

983 

107 

3 253 

5 301 

76 

13 

600 4 

38 

641 

23 

2 

16 

(ll 

3 

37 

(Z) 

187 

8 487 

71 

5 

36 

(Z) 

2 

4 

(Z) 

2 

30 

(Z) 

75 

8 

20 

3 

150 

98 

7 

4 

1 

1 

90 

350 

31 828 

350 20 817 

43 

511 

350 

20 306 

317 

9 930 

50 

381 

309 9 549 

220 

1 081 

351 

13 185 

1 590 

324 

9 007 

325 

325 

4 178 

1 264 

12 

203 

63 

23 

231 

7 

32 

20 

199 

237 

381 

232 9 139 

2 236 

320 

68 

1 293 

2 262 

33 

9 

193 

1 

25 

483 

6 

2 

14 

(l) 

5 

42 

1 

98 

122 

15 

2 

10 

(ll 

1 

3 

(ll 

2 

53 

(l) 

31 

2 

20 

2 

145 

42 

8 

3 

3 

75 

275 

13 940 

273 

9 187 

33 

258 

273 

8 929 

241 

4 201 

31 

198 

236 4 003 

130 

552 

276 

5 751 

730 

243 

3 773 

127 

251 

978 

603 

8 

61 

19 

22 

183 

7 

42 

22 

141 

$10,000 to $19,999 

95 

75 

90 

2 196 

507 

64 

17 

219 

323 4 

2 

6 

(ll 

12 

136 

1 

1 

3 

(ll 

26 

310 

3 

15 

(Z) 

16 

2 

79 

7 

1 

42 

129 

4 504 

129 

2 953 

12 

54 

129 

2899 

109 

348 

19 

127 

105 

221 

58 

203 

129 

845 

169 

119 

399 

52 

100 

446 

117 

4 

40 

8 

7 

108 

2 

7 

7 

101 

$5,000 to $9,999 

15 

8 

12 

172 

37 

6 

4 

30 

44 

1 

1 

14 

(Z) 

2 

5 

(l) 

I 

4 

(ll 

3 

(Z) 

I 

(ll 

14 

2 

23 

668 

23 

423 

7 

61 

23 

362 

19 

200 

3 

21 

18 

179 

11 

45 

23 

167 

16 

19 

138 

6 

12 

29 

10 

2 

4 

$2,500 to $4,999 

1 

1 

1 

35 

3 

1 

~I 

=1 

3 

25 

3 

17 

3 

17 

3 

13 

1 

1 

11 

(Z) 

2 

2 

1 

Massachusetts 1-113 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

live.tock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Feeder pigs _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- December 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

December 1 and May 31 ___ farms __ number __ June 1 and November 30 ___ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ forms __ 

number __ 

lambs under 1 year old ______ forms __ 

number __ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ forms __ 

number __ 

Rams and wethers I yeor old or older _____________________ form s __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wool-_ 

Horses and ponies _____________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Horses ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Any goats ___________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ______________________ forms __ 

Poultry 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ farmL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _ farmL_ 

number __ 

Kept for toble or market egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms __ number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

light breeds for slaughter ____ forms __ number __ Sold ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Turkey hens 'kept for breeding _ farms __ number __ Sold ____________________ 'arms __ 

number __ 

Crop. Harve.ted 

Field corn for all purposes ______ forms __ acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Field corn for grain or seed ___ farms __ acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

.- 114 M a ssachus.tts 

Total 

34 

2 378 

133 

11 

281 

6 

22 

368 

17 

188 

14 

180 

18 

131 

9 

23 

16 

92 

11 

16 

5 

67 

7 

72 

827 

143 

561 

16 

83 

19 

117 

397 

14 

67 

18 

2 

4 

68 5 481 

13 

1 878 

67 

5 112 

67 

5 097 

31 

1 

15 

7 

329 

18 

40 

5 258 

5 

91 

3 

47 

4 

50 

3 

37 

2 

35 

1 

10 

1 

6 

670 

676 

595 

29 100 

39 

1 153 

88 856 

$100,000 and over 

5 

610 

107 

2 

37 

1 

3 

255 

2 127 

3 128 

5 

43 

3 

7 

4 

31 

1 

25 

3 

34 

504 

23 

72 

2 

7 

2 

19 

35 

1 

2 

1 

6 076 

1 

507 

6 826 

6 

826 

1 

250 

117 14 312 

113 

14 074 

10 

449 

36 815 

Dairy farms (024) 

$40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 

12 

200 

11 

5 

114 

3 

8 

27 

6 

17 

4 

10 

2 

7 

1 

2 

2 

3 

1 

3 

10 

51 

211 

8 

12 

3 

37 

147 

7 

10 

3 

2 

4 

27 

2 349 

6 

748 

26 

2300 

26 

2300 

2 

26 

8 

23 

2 

34 

1 

4 

1 

8 

1 

4 

1 

20 

1 

6 

289 12 688 

267 

11 458 

8 

350 

26 935 

9 

472 

12 

2 

53 

1 

7 

72 

5 

35 

5 

37 

9 

57 

4 

11 

8 

39 

2 

20 

2 

25 

211 

45 

199 

5 

63 

14 

40 

161 

5 

54 

13 

20 

030 

2 

155 

20 

982 

20 

967 

1 

15 

3 

41 

6 

7 

3 

208 

2 

39 

1 

25 

2 

24 

1 

15 

1 

15 

1 

10 

187 3 755 

152 

2846 

13 

264 

20470 

$10,000 to .$19,999 

6 

92 

3 

2 

77 

2 

2 

10 

2 

5 

2 

5 

2 

24 

1 

3 

2 

19 

2 

22 

1 

10 

102 

21 

70 

1 

1 

1 

18 

46 

1 

1 

1 

12 

972 

4 

468 

12 

951 

12 

951 

1 

12 

3 

9 

1 

18 

1 

18 

1 

18 

1 

18 

70 

826 

58 

658 

7 

65 

2 136 

$5,000 to $9,999 

2 

4 

(Z) 

2 

4 

2 

4 

3 

54 

3 

53 

3 

53 

2 

50 

7 

95 

5 

64 

1 

25 

2500 

$2,500 to $4,999 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974 - Con. 

Farm. With Sale. of Dairy forms (024) 

$2,500 and Over Tolol $100,000 and over $40,00010 $99,999 $20,000 10 $39,999 $10,000 10 $19,999 $5,00010 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

Crop. Harve.ted - Continued 

Sorghums far all purposes ______ farms __ 19 2 10 6 acres __ 149 56 58 31 Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 16 1 8 6 acres __ 129 46 48 31 Sorghums for grain or seed ___ farms __ acres __ 

bushels-_ Irrigated _________________ fgrms __ 

acres __ 

Soybeans for beans ____________ farm s __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

WheaL ______________________ farm 5 __ 3 1 2 acres __ 31 10 21 bushels __ 030 400 630 Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ I I acres __ 11 II 

CONan ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ boies-_ Irrigated ___________________ form L_ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ farms __ 3 2 I acres __ 10 8 2 paunds __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 19 702 15 200 4 502 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 3 acres __ 10 

Irish potatoes ________________ farms __ II 3 5 3 acres __ 91 5 84 2 hundredweighL 17 933 250 16 463 220 Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 2 2 acres __ 4 4 Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 10 3 4 acres __ 90 5 83 

Hay _________________________ farms __ 823 120 308 251 ll9 22 3 acres __ 63 921 18 187 24 678 14900 5 296 785 75 

Commercial tans __ 1« 693 46 330 56 903 30 030 10 039 283 108 fertilizer used ____ farms __ 439 92 182 ll8 42 4 I 

Alfalfa acres __ 26 191 9860 10 749 4 318 163 66 35 and alfalfa mixtures for hay ar dehydrating _________ farmL_ 

acres __ 400 71 153 127 40 8 I 13 537 4 040 5 307 3 146 787 242 15 

Irrigated _________________ tons, farms dry __ 

__ 37430 12 583 14 874 7 741 805 394 33 I I acres __ 10 10 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures af clover and grasses for hay ________ farms __ 

acres __ 648 86 247 198 96 18 3 

tans. dry __ 35 884 7 960 14 919 8 776 3 767 402 60 Irrigated _________________ farms __ 78 470 19 365 33 361 17 939 7 099 631 75 I I acres __ 10 10 

Field seeds ___________________ farms __ I I ocres __ 20 Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 20 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Vegelobles ___________________ farm s __ 68 13 21 25 8 

Irrigoled ___________________ farms 

acres __ 

__ 278 912 170 17l 24 8 3 3 2 acres __ 73 54 17 Cammercial 2 fertilizer used ____ forms __ 61 13 19 21 7 ocres __ 268 912 167 166 22 Berries ______________________ farms __ II 2 5 acres __ 162 3 157 Irrigoled ___________________ forms __ I I acreL_ I I Cammercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ I I acres __ I 1 

land in orchardL _____________ larms __ 23 4 12 4 acres __ 98 I 13 68 6 3 Irrigaled ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cammercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 9 7 acres __ 60 55 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1-115 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Poullry and egg form, (025) 

$2,500 and Over Toloi $100.000 ond over $40.00010 $99.999 $20.00010 $39.999 $10.000 10 $19.999 $5.00010 $9.999 $2.500 10 $4.999 

Farm. and Land in Farml 

Forms _____________________ number __ 187 51 42 28 27 23 16 

percent-_ 100.0 27.3 22.5 15.0 14.4 12.3 8.6 Land in forms ________________ acres __ 10 027 3 631 3 569 I 094 730 629 374 Average size of farm ________ acres __ 54 71 85 39 27 27 23 Value of land and building, ____ $1,000 __ 15 679 7 238 4 323 1 577 1 315 779 446 Average per farm __________ dollors __ 83 845 141 928 102 926 56 331 48 708 33 869 27 902 Average per ocre ___________ dollars __ I 564 1 993 1 211 1 442 1 802 1 238 1 194 

Farms by value of farm: $110 $9.999 ______________________ 25 1 8 $10.000 10 $19.999 _________________ 16 1 2 1 $20,000 10 $39,99L ________________ 32 4 7 6 $40.000 10 $69,999 _________________ 39 15 9 4 $70,000 10 $99.999 _________________ 23 8 5 5 $100,00010 $149,999 _______________ 20 7 8 1 $150,00010 $199.999 _______________ 13 5 5 1 $200.00010 $499,999 _______________ 17 9 5 2 $500,000 and over _________________ 2 2 

Owned and rented land by farm operator land awned ________________ farms __ 181 51 40 26 27 23 14 

ocres __ 330 3 432 160 953 726 644 415 

Land rented or leased from others ____________________ forms __ 26 8 7 5 2 1 3 

acres __ I 108 447 454 176 4 15 12 

land rented or leased to others ____________________ forms __ 17 9 3 1 2 2 ocres __ 411 248 45 35 30 53 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland ________________ forms __ 91 22 25 15 17 7 5 

ocres __ 2 617 865 031 348 217 105 51 

Harvested cropland __________ farms __ 72 16 19 13 13 6 5 

acres __ 594 586 603 207 104 57 37 

Farms by acres harvested: I to 49 acres __________________ 65 14 15 12 13 50 to 99 acres _________________ 4 1 2 1 10010 199 ocre' _______________ 2 2 200 to 499 ocre,- ______________ 1 500 10 999 ocre,- ______________ 

1,000 acres and over ___________ 

1,00010 1.999 ocre'- _________ 

2,000 acres and aver _________ 

(roplond, 

Posture 2 or grazing only ____ farm L_ 29 5 7 6 7 2 

ocreS __ 533 162 129 117 81 30 14 

Caver crops, legumes, and sail improvement grasses nat harvested or pastured _____ forms __ 5 1 

ocreL_ 23 12 

On which all craps failed ___ formL_ 1 acres __ I 

In cultivated summer fallow __________________ farms __ 3 2 1 

acres __ 5 3 2 Idle _____________________ farms __ 16 6 3 1 3 3 

acreL_ 461 105 291 23 25 17 

Tatol woodland _______________ farms __ 87 27 22 15 13 7 3 

acreL_ 4 240 445 591 558 326 137 183 

Woodland postured __________ farms-_ 13 4 4 3 2 

acres __ 302 73 165 44 20 

Woodland nat pastured ______ farms __ 79 24 21 13 11 7 3 

acres __ 3 938 372 426 514 306 137 183 

Pastureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland pasture _____________________ farm L_ 23 6 7 3 5 1 

acres __ 506 166 210 15 99 13 

Improved pastureland and 12 2 4 3 2 rangeland _________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 237 17 190 15 12 

Unimproved pasture/and and rangeland _________________ farms __ 12 5 3 3 1 

acres __ 269 149 20 87 13 

Other land (see text) ___________ farms __ 166 48 34 23 24 22 15 

acres __ 2 664 155 737 185 172 288 127 

Total pastureland _____________ forms __ 53 14 14 7 9 7 2 

acres __ 341 401 504 164 116 129 27 

Irrigated land _________________ farms __ 7 3 2 1 1 

acres __ 100 63 12 24 1 

Irrigafed cropland harvested __ farms __ 7 3 2 1 1 

acres __ 99 63 11 24 1 

Artificial drainage _____________ farms __ 8 3 2 2 

acres drained __ 105 80 20 4 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and 34 15 11 2 1 4 earthen tanks ________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 25 14 2 2 5 

acres __ 47 20 26 (l) (l) 1 

Rac. aid ro .... of Far .. Op.,.'or 

All form operators __________ -- -- -- --- 187 51 42 28 27 23 16 

161 43 35 23 25 22 13 Full ownerS ____________ -- -- -- -- - 20 8 5 3 2 1 1 Port owners _____________ - -- -- ---

Tenants ______________ -- -- -- ---- 6 2 2 2 

1-116 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenur. of farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' __________________________ _ 

Full owners ___ . ___________ . ____ _ Port owners ____________________ _ Tenonts _____________ ._. _______ _ 

Block ond other races I _____ • _______ _ 

Full owners _______ . _. _. _____ . __ _ Port owners _______ . _. _________ ._ Tenants _______________________ _ 

farms by Typ. of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership ___ . _. _______ • ____ forms __ 

acres __ Corporation, including family owned _______ • ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Other _. ___________________ . _ form s __ 

acres __ 

Farm Cr.dit 

Total operator farm debt _______ farms-. 

$1.00L Debts secured by real estate __ forms-. 

$1.000 __ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ farm 5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm Operator Characteri.ticl l 

Farm operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ___________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ____________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ____________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors ____________________ _ 55 to 64 years ____________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ Average age ______________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence: On farm operated _________________ _ On another form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm _______ _ In a city, town, or urban area _______ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupation: Forming _____ '- ___________________ _ Other ___________________________ _ 

Form opera tars reporting off-form incomeGreater than value of farm products ,old ____________________________ _ 

less thon value of form products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work off form __________________________ _ I to 49 day, _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 day, ____________________ _ 10010149 days __________________ _ 

150 to 199 day, __________________ _ 200 days ond over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form operator) working off farm: Forms reporting ___________________ _ Number of persons ________________ _ 

8y number of day, worked, 11049 days ______________ < __ _ 

50 to 99 day, ________________ _ 

100 to 149 day, ______________ _ 

150 to 199 doy, ______________ _ 200 doys and over ____________ _ 

farms by Size 

1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acre'-_____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre,-_____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre,-_____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acre' ____________________ _ 

140 to 179 acre'-___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acre'-___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 ocre' _________________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ..... ________________ _ 

Fannl " Standard Indultrlal 

Clalllfication (Itt te.tl 

Cash grain forms (011) _______________ _ Colton farms (0131) _________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ________________ _ 

Total 

163 

140 

18 

5 

154 

155 

9 1 105 

22 

687 

2 

80 

65 

3 113 

52 

903 

29 

210 

6 

22 

38 

60 

37 

55.5 

129 

2 

4 

3 

133 

30 

19 

89 

55 

34 

7 

2 

4 

21 

29 

34 

3 

3 

7 

21 

49 

71 

23 

13 

10 

11 

4 

1 

4 

1 

$100,000 and over 

38 

32 

6 

34 2 054 

4 

154 

13 

423 

34 2 370 

29 

378 

15 

9'12 

2 

7 

12 

13 

4 

51.4 

28 

2 

2 

1 

37 

1 

19 

19 

5 

19 

10 

3 

4 

6 

3 

Poultry and egg farms (025) 

$40,000 to $9'1,99'1 

38 

31 

5 

2 

35 2 519 

3 949 

4 

101 

17 

391 

12 

310 

8 

81 

2 

4 

8 

16 

8 

55.3 

32 

1 

27 

10 

7 

17 

2 

5 

2 

4 

$20,000 to $39,9'19 

25 

21 

3 

1 

25 

984 

3 

110 

7 

263 

5 

129 

4 

135 

2 

5 

6 

10 

2 

52.0 

20 

20 

5 

14 

11 

9 

10 

3 

2 

3 

1 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships, see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 

$10,000 to $19,999 

24 

22 

2 

24 

613 

1 

37 

2 

80 

5 

73 

4 

71 

3 

4 

9 

8 

58.1 

21 

21 

3 

1 

19 

4 

6 

8 

11 

10 

5 

$5,000 to $9,99'1 $2,500 to $4,999 

23 

22 

1 

23 

629 

1 

10 

1 

10 

3 

5 

6 

9 

58.8 

15 

16 

7 

8 

6 

9 

10 

3 

6 

6 

6 

8 

10 

2 

3 

Massachusetts 

15 

12 

1 

2 

13 

356 

2 

2 

I 

16 

1 

(Z) 

3 

6 

6 

62.7 

13 

5 

10 

9 

4 

2 

6 

1 

5 

5 

1-117 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

F .... by S'o.~onl II~u.'riol 

Clu,Hleo,I," (, .. '11')- C.I. 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy. peanut, 

and olher field crop farms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________ _ 

Vegelable and melon farms (016) ______ _ Fruil and Iree nul farms (017)- ________ _ 

HorticuHural specially farms (018) _____ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (0191) ___ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specially (021) ___________ _ Dairy farms (024) ___________________ _ 

~~~~:J ~;:c~~?y ffu';',;,ss %W) == == == == == = General forms, primarily livestock (0291) ____________________________ _ 

Farms not classified by SIC ___________ _ 

Value of P,oduell Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products 

sold. 

$500,000 and over ______________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 ____________ _ $100,00010 $199,999 ____________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 ______________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see lext) __________ _ 

Groin sold ___________________ formL_ 

$1.CJO __ 

Sales of $40.000 and over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ Tobacco sold _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

(oUon and cottonseed sold _____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farm'-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage sold ________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops sold __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $--40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold_ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Dairy products sold ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cottle and calves sold __________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-_ - $1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1.000--

Nursery and greenhouse products sold __ • _____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ $1.000 __ 

forest products sold ___________ farms __ 

$1.000--

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ form,-_ 

$1.000 __ 

1-118 Massachusetts 

TOlal 

24 

187 

187 

100 

8 

23 

20 

42 

28 

27 

23 

15 

1 

22 

49 

33 

175 

1 

(D) 

8 

31 

187 

23 697 

92 

22 313 

6 

86 

20 

32 

11 

9 

$100,000 and over 

20 

51 

51 

139 

8 

23 

20 

3 

18 

7 

105 

1 

(D) 

3 

21 

51 

19 954 

51 

19 954 

1 

24 

4 

12 

1 

(Z) 

Poullry and egg farms (025) 

$40.00010 $99.9'/9 

42 

42 

2 519 

42 

9 

24 

6 

20 

2 

8 

42 

2 395 

41 

2 359 

3 

52 

8 

11 

1 

(ll 

1 

(l) 

3 

7 

$20.000 10 $39,999 

28 

28 

802 

28 

1 

(l) 

7 

22 

28 

752 

$10,000 10 $19,999 

27 

27 

417 

27 

7 

24 

1 

(l) 

27 

385 

1 

(l) 

1 

(l) 

2 

(l) 

$5,000 10 $9,999 

23 

23 

163 

23 

1 

(l) 

1 

(l) 

1 

(l) 

23 

156 

1 

(l) 

3 

(l) 

$2.500 10 $4,999 

16 

16 

60 

15 

1 

16 

55 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974 - Con. 

Farms With Sales of Poultry and egg forms (025) 

$2,500 and Over Total $100,000 and over $40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,m $2,500 to $4,m 

Farm Production Expen.e. 

Total production expenses ____ forms __ 187 51 42 28 27 23 16 

$1,000 __ 21 872 18 047 2 253 879 417 197 80 

livestock and poultry purchased _ forms __ 184 49 41 28 27 23 16 

$1,000 __ 2 239 1 805 284 79 45 18 7 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ forms __ 186 51 42 28 27 22 16 

$1,000 __ 13 522 11 195 377 541 277 93 39 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ forms __ 181 50 41 27 26 22 15 

tons __ 86 456 71 866 8 262 3 619 891 579 239 

$1,000 __ 13 280 11 073 1 295 518 266 92 35 

Feed ingredients _____________ farms __ 14 2 5 I 3 2 I 

ton5 __ 447 (0) 196 (0) 6 2 19 

$1,000 __ 176 (0) 31 (0) I (Z) 3 

Whole groins _______________ farms __ 18 1 8 I 5 2 I 

. ton5 __ 472 (0) 378 (0) 63 I II 

$1,000 __ 66 (0) 50 (0) 10 (Z) 2 

Hav. green chop. and siloge ___ formL_ 8 I I 2 I 3 

ton5 __ 27 4 3 9 (Z) 10 

$1,000 __ I (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) I 

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ forms __ 108 51 35 6 7 7 2 

$1,000 __ 69 57 11 (Z) (Z) I (Z) 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees __ form 5 __ 40 8 10 8 5 5 4 

$1,000 __ 8 3 2 2 I (Z) (Z) 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ 48 11 10 II 8 5 

$1,000 __ 23 11 4 6 I I ~ I Commercial fertilizer used ______ forms __ 43 11 9 9 7 4 3 

acres fertilized __ 551 282 102 96 25 22 24 

dry tons __ 187 102 20 41 14 4 6 

liquid or gas tans __ 8 5 3 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ farms __ 62 26 13 9 7 4 3 

$1,000 __ 33 29 2 I (Z) (Z) lime ______________________ forms __ (Zj I 14 5 2 2 2 

tons __ 129 93 2 2 12 20 

$1,000 __ 2 2 (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 

Gosoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 187 51 42 28 27 23 16 

$1,000 __ 312 211 49 24 14 9 5 Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 186 50 42 28 27 23 16 

$1,000 __ 165 104 22 18 9 7 Diesel oi'-__________________ farms __ 20 8 12 ~I $1.000 __ 10 8 3 

lP gas, butane. and propane __ farms __ 61 41 13 

$1,000 __ 83 69 II 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 187 51 42 28 27 23 16 $1,000 __ 54 30 13 2 5 2 I 

Hired form labor ______________ farms __ 94 43 25 10 II I $1,000 __ 682 476 134 48 20 (Z) 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ forms __ 64 40 14 6 3 I workers __ 300 265 22 7 5 1 25 to 149 days ___________ forms __ 47 22 14 4 5 2 workers __ 257 169 57 18 II 2 less than 25 days _________ farms __ 36 14 7 8 5 I workers __ 416 183 120 93 16 3 

Contract lobor ________________ farms __ 10 7 2 I $1,000 __ 257 250 7 (Z) Machine hire and customwark ___ farms __ 15 6 3 I 3 2 $1.000-- 42 40 2 (Z) (Z) (Z) All other production expenses ___ farms __ 187 51 42 28 27 23 16 $1,000 __ 3 684 2 970 381 179 57 70 26 

fann-R.I.t.d , ...... lid bp ..... 

Form-related income ___________ forms-_ 24 6 6 $1,000 __ 50 25 13 $10,000 and over ___________ forms __ 1 I 

$1,000-- 22 22 

Farm-reloted income from - Customwork and other ogricultural services ___________________ farms __ 5 $1,000 __ 8 Recreational services ________ forms __ I I $1.000-- (Z) (Z) 

Payments from government form progroms _________________ form L_ 2 2 I 1 $1,000-- (Z) (Z) (Z) 

Rent from farmlond ond (Z) 

payments fram lease or sole of allatments _________________ forms __ 10 3 5 $1,000 __ 12 2 10 2 

Other form-reloted income ____ farms __ 6 2 1 (Z) 

$1.000 __ 28 23 (Z) 

Expenses for farm-reloted income sources ______________ forms __ I $1,000-- 1 (Z) (Z) 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data Massachusetts 1-119 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Poultry ond egg farms (025) 

$2,500 and Over Totol $100,000 ond over $40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

Family OH-Farm Income t 

Family off-form income _________ form $ __ 105 18 26 14 20 14 13 

$I,OOL 807 99 216 122 136 129 105 

Forms by family off-form income: $1 to $249-_____________________ 2 1 $250 10 $499 ____________________ 4 3 $500 10 $999- ___________________ 4 1 $1.000 to $4,999-________________ 36 10 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 24 4 $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 30 4 $20,000 to $29,999- ______________ 3 I $30,000 and over ________________ 2 2 

Family off-farm income from- Nonfarm-related business _. ___ forms._ 18 3 2 4 5 3 

$I,OOL 138 20 (0) (0) 33 20 

Wages, salaries, commissions, and tips _. _______ • _________ • _. forms-. 50 4 14 8 8 11 5 

$1,000 __ 425 26 113 83 59 94 50 

Interest, dividends, or royalties ___ . __ • __ • _. _. ____ forms __ 59 13 16 9 9 7 5 

$1,000 __ 98 36 18 10 14 10 11 

Federol Social Security. pensions, etc. _______ • __ • ___________ forms __ 35 3 8 10 7 5 

$1,000 __ 120 15 34 28 16 22 

Rent of nonfarm property ___ • _. ____________ form s __ 20 7 2 

$1,000 __ 26 (0) (0) 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 145 41 31 24 18 18 13 

number __ 202 66 49 28 21 25 13 

2 or 3 _____________________ forms __ 40 17 15 4 3 1 

number __ 83 34 33 8 6 2 4 and over. ________________ formL_ 3 1 2 

number __ 17 9 8 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ forms __ 163 48 37 25 21 18 14 

number __ 297 137 69 29 26 20 16 2 or 3 _____________________ forms __ 55 25 17 4 5 2 2 

number __ 125 61 38 8 10 4 4 

4 and over _________________ forms-_ 13 10 3 

number __ 77 63 14 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor 11 tillers _________________ formL_ 136 40 34 21 14 16 

number __ 252 88 74 31 18 25 16 

2 or 3 ___________________ formL_ 55 18 20 6 4 5 2 

number __ 125 41 48 13 8 11 4 

4 and over _______________ formL_ 13 7 3 1 1 1 

number __ 59 32 15 4 4 4 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden 14 15 10 trocfors and motor tillers ____ formL_ 134 40 34 21 

number __ 228 79 64 30 18 22 15 

(rowler tractors ____________ form s __ 19 7 7 1 3 1 

number __ 24 9 10 1 3 1 

Groin and bean combines, self· propelled ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

(ornpickers, corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ formL. 

number __ 

(orn heads for combines _____ formL_ 

number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker. shellers ____ • ______________ form L_ 

number __ 

Mower conditioners ___________ formL_ 10 5 

number __ II 5 

Pickup balers _________________ formL_ 26 10 

number __ 26 10 

Wind rowers. pull and self- propelled ______ • _____________ forms-_ II 

number __ 11 

Field forage harvesters. shear 10 bar ________________________ formL_ 3 

number __ 11 3 

Valut of Machinery a.d Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery 51 42 28 27 21 16 and equipment _______________ formL_ 185 

_ $1.00L 3 053 475 645 334 211 226 162 

forms by value group: 43 5 7 6 15 6 4 $1 to $4,999 _____________ form'-_ 

$1.000 __ 116 19 17 17 36 16 11 

$5,000 to $9,99L _________ farms-_ 33 4 8 8 5 5 3 

$1.000 __ 221 26 55 53 37 30 20 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________ farms __ 50 13 15 6 4 4 8 

$1.000 __ 695 190 210 82 54 56 103 

$20,00010 $49,999 ________ forms-_ 53 24 11 8 3 6 1 

$I,OOL 461 730 314 183 83 124 27 

$50,00010 $99,999 ________ fa rm s __ 4 3 1 

$1,000 __ (0) (0) 50 

$100,000 and over ________ farms __ 2 2 

$I,OOL (0) (0) 

'Applies only to individual or fomily operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1-120 Massac:husetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974- Con. 

Farms With Sales of Poultry and egg farms (025) 

$2,500 and Over Total $100,000 and over $40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicols ________ forms __ 74 29 15 12 9 6 3 $1,000 __ 56 40 6 7 2 I I Commercial fer1i1izer ___________ forms __ 48 11 10 II 8 5 3 ocres on which used __ 551 282 102 96 25 22 24 

to"S __ 195 107 23 41 14 4 6 $1,000 __ 23 11 4 6 I I I U~ ____________ fu~~ 14 5 2 2 2 3 acres on which used __ 125 96 2 2 12 13 ton5 __ 129 93 2 2 12 20 $1,000 __ 2 2 (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 

Sprays, dusts. fumigants, etc. to contralInsects on hoy crops _________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops _______ form s __ 19 7 3 2 2 3 2 acres on which used __ 218 156 42 9 6 3 2 $1,000 __ 4 3 I (Z) (Z) (Z) !Z) Nematodes in crops _________ farms-_ 1 I acres on which used __ I 1 $1,000-- (I) (Z) Oiseases in crops and orchards __________________ form 5 __ 2 I I acres on which used __ 70 67 3 $1,000 __ 1 I (Z) 

=1 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ forms __ 19 7 5 5 I I acres on which used __ 270 176 36 51 5 2 $1,000 __ 3 2 (Z) I (I) (II -, Weeds or brush in posture ____ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Weeds on other land _________ farms-_ 2 I I acres on which used __ 4 I 3 $1,000 __ (Z) (Z) (Z) Oefoliatian, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ form s._ I 1 acres on which used __ 10 10 

= , $1,000 __ (Z) (I) Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farms __ 33 20 9 2 2 $1,000 __ 19 19 I (I) (Z) Other chemicals (see text) ______ farms __ 14 6 I 3 3 I $1,000 __ 4 J (II (Z) (II (Z) 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: None _____________________________ 

Under 1,000 bushels ________________ 85 21 18 lJ 12 14 34 7 II 7 4 3 1,000 to 4,999 bushels ______________ 12 II I 5,000 to 9,999 bushels ______________ 

10,000 to 24,999 bushels ____________ 

25,000 to 49,999 bushels ____________ 

50,000 bushels and aver _____________ I I Not reporting ______________________ 54 12 II 11 

Livestock 

(ottle and calves ______________ farms __ 

number 28 5 9 4 2 6 2 __ 526 211 213 38 15 37 12 (aws and heifers that hod calved ____________________ form s __ 

number 25 4 9 J 5 __ 266 104 108 21 Beef cows _______________ form s __ 25 18 3 6 1 4 

Milk cows _______________ number farmL_ _ ... 128 74 26 2 20 12 1 4 2 J number __ 138 30 82 19 Heifers 5 and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ forms __ IS 3 6 number __ 

Beef heifers and heifer 143 63 6J 

calves __________________ form s __ 12 2 4 number __ 70 38 18 Heifers and heifer calves for milk caw replacement _____ farms __ 6 I 4 number._ 73 25 45 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____________________ farms __ 22 4 7 3 1 number __ 117 « 42 9 11 

Cottle and calves sold __________ farms __ 

number __ 20 4 8 3 I 3 

$1,000 __ 190 69 81 22 4 12 32 12 11 6 (I) 2 (o)ves _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 13 2 5 2 1 3 

$1,000-- 112 38 54 7 4 9 Cattle _____________________ 7 3 2 (I) (I) 1 farms __ 16 4 6 2 number __ 3 78 31 27 15 $1,000 __ 3 24 8 9 6 Fattened on groin and I concentrates-____________ farms __ 4 1 number __ 21 11 $1,000 __ 9 5 Hags and pigs ________________ farms __ 

number __ 12 4 3 3 104 Used or 14 33 51 to be used for breeding • _________________ farms __ 5 number __ 2 1 2 28 Other _____________________ 2 9 17 farms __ 10 number 3 3 2 __ 76 12 24 34 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Massachusetts 1-121 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

live,toclc - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold _________ • __ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ feeder pigs _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

liMers of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding year and November 30 ___ • ___ • _. ____ forms __ 

number __ 

December 1 and May 31 ___ farms __ 

number __ 

June I and November 30 __ .forms __ 

number _. 

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ formL. 

number _. Lambs under 1 year old ______ forms __ 

number __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _____ formL. 

number __ 

Rams and wethers 1 year old or older ___ • _________________ forms-. 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold ___ . ______ forms-. 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _______ • _ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of woo'-_ 

Horses and panieL ____________ farms __ number __ Said ____________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Horses ____________________ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Any goats ___________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ______________________ forms __ 

Poultry 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms __ number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _ formL_ 

number __ 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ formL_ 

number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ farms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ form,-_ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ farmL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Light breeds for slaughter ____ farms __ number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ farmL_ , number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Crop. Harvelted 

field corn for all purposes ______ farms __ acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ forms __ 

acres-_ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

acreS __ 

1-122 Massachusetts 

Totol 

7 

168 

5 

3 145 

4 

5 

33 

3 

16 

4 

17 

8 

94 

6 

28 

8 

56 

6 

10 

5 

31 

6 

58 

319 

18 

54 

1 

2 

1 

14 

40 

I 

2 

I 

2 

4 

I 

2 

(Z) 

153 

898 119 

163 

906 978 

151 

635 309 

145 

468 630 

9 

166 679 

27 

244 969 

10 17 841 

26 

217 757 

10 

294 723 

16 

13 240 

24 

166 795 

13 

8 658 

20 137 170 

2 

3 200 5 

28 000 

4 

382 

4 

625 

11 

105 

8 

82 

3 

23 

662 

$100,000 ond over 

4 

10 

45 

646 501 

46 569 942 

45 

415 839 

42 

259 313 

3 

156 526 

15 

213 832 

3 16 830 

12 

173 917 

I 

(0) 

4 6 400 

4 

113 300 

2 

900 

3 

(0) 

2 

3 200 

2 

(0) 

2 

300 

2 

300 

3 

48 

3 

48 

Poultry ond egg forms (025) 

$40.000 to $99,999 

1 

3 

(Z) 

1 

1 

1 

2 

12 

4 

13 

28 144 016 

32 

208 849 

27 

120 860 

26 

111 232 

4 

9 628 

5 

22 212 

4 

944 

5 22 350 

2 

(0) 

6 5 658 

10 

35 340 6 

5 658 

9 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

1 

250 

4 

24 

4 

24 

$20,000 to $39.999 

2 

56 

1 

1 

50 

1 

3 

16 

3 

15 

22 

58 308 

25 

79 881 

22 53 508 

22 

53 508 

2 

4 800 

3 20 000 

I 

600 

2 775 

4 

10 375 

2 

700 

4 

10 300 

1 

75 

1 

75 

2 

30 

I 

10 

1 

20 

500 

$10,000 to $19,999 

3 

103 

3 

2 

95 

3 

2 

22 

I 

10 

2 

12 

5 

81 

5 

25 

5 

47 

3 

28 

4 

50 

271 

3 

5 

1 

2 

1 

2 

4 

1 

2 

1 

1 

3 

1 

2 

(Z) 

25 

34 840 

24 

20 324 

24 30 793 

23 

30 568 

1 

225 

4 

4 025 

1 

22 

2 

6 225 

2 

307 

3 

6 680 

1 

300 2 

3 680 

1 

3 000 

1 

7 

$5,000 to $9,999 

1 

2 

1 

6 

36 

21 

10 849 

22 

10 743 

21 

10 819 

20 

10 519 

1 

300 

1 

30 

6 

490 

3 6 298 

1 

50 

1 

50 

1 

50 

1 

50 

1 

2 

100 

$2,500 to $4.999 

12 

3 605 

14 

17 239 

12 

3 490 

12 

3 490 

1 100 

I 

15 

1 

600 

I 

50 

2 

050 1 

50 

1 

50 

1 

000 

I 

1 

62 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crop. HaIYe.ted - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ Sorghums for groin or seed ___ forms __ 

ocres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________ farm 5-_ 

ocres __ 

Soybeans for beans ____ : _______ form s __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertiUzer used ____ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ forms __ 

ocres __ pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 

acreL_ 

WheoL ______________________ form 5 __ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cotton ______________________ form s __ 

acres __ 

boies __ Irrigated ___________________ form s __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ form s __ 

acres __ 

poundL_ Irrigated ___________________ form s __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ ocres __ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Hoy _________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

tons __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating _________ farms __ acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigoted _________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Clover, timothy. and mixtures of clover and grasses for hoy ________ farmL_ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farm s __ 

acres __ 

Field seeds ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Vegetables ___________________ farms __ 

ocreL_ Irrigated __________ ! ________ form s __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Berries ______________________ forms __ 

aCres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

land in orchards ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

aCres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Total 

1 

1 

40 

3 

4 

470 

1 

(Z) 

43 

131 

624 

11 

121 

8 

50 

126 

1 

1 

27 

656 

073 

36 

335 4 

83 

28 

322 

9 

21 

4 

16 

4 

16 

2 

11 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

$ 100.000 and aver 

I 

3 400 

6 

326 

364 

2 

40 

3 

60 

146 

7 

189 

2 

59 

7 

189 

3 

7 

1 

4 

1 

4 

1 

10 

Poultry and egg farms (025) 

$40,000 to $99,999 

1 

1 

40 

15 

534 

919 

2 

28 

2 

20 

68 

8 

401 

669 

6 

44 

4 

40 

3 

13 

2 

11 

2 

11 

$20,000 to $39,999 

1 

(ll 

20 

1 

(Z) 

6 

112 

151 1 

20 

2 

14 

32 

5 

98 

119 

8 

65 

1 

24 

7 

64 

$10,000 to $19,999 

7 

78 

49 

4 

34 

29 

8 

26 

6 

25 

1 

(ll 

$5,000 to $9,999 

1 

1 

50 

6 

56 

91 

4 

16 

3 

15 

24 

4 

38 

60 

3 

3 

1 

(ll 

2 

2 

$2,500 to $4,999 

3 

25 

50 

2 

17 

3 

25 

50 

Massachusetts 1-123 

Massachusetts, 10101 __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Bornsloble ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Berkshire _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ BrisloL ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ DukeL ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Essex ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Franklin __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Hampden _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Hampshire ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Middlesex-________ 1974 __ 

1969_ - NonluckeL ________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Norfolk __ " ________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Plymoulh _________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Suffolk ___________ 1974_ - 1969_ Worcester - ________ 197.,L - 1969_ -

Part 1 of 2 

Massachusetts. totoL __ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ Berkshire ______________ _ BristaL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex ______________ _ Nantucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymoulh ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ Worcester _____________ _ 

Part 2 of 2 

Massachusetts, totol ___ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ BristoL _____________ • __ _ 

Dukes _________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex-_____________ _ 

Nonluckel ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymoulh ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester • ____________ _ 

Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1974 and 1969 

Forms and land in farms Value of land and buildings 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over All forms Forms wilh soles of $2.500 All forms and over 

Average size Average size Average per Average per Acres in of form Percent of Acres in of farm Average per Average per 

Forms forms (acres) land area Forms forms (acres) farm acre form acre 

4 497 601 734 134 12.0 3 185 496 050 156 128 535 961 150 448 966 

5 703 700 578 123 14.0 3 665 536 539 146 69 362 565 84 347 576 

102 4 495 44 1.8 65 3 618 56 120 239 2 728 149 430 2 685 I 116 5 324 46 2.1 62 4 235 68 56 628 1 234 76 304 1 117 

305 73 110 240 12.1 197 57 591 292 169 249 706 212 758 728 

380 80 730 212 13.4 221 64 911 294 69 962 329 93 683 319 

511 42 074 82 11.9 382 35 273 92 104 820 1 273 119 273 1 292 

625 46 203 74 13.0 435 36 441 84 54 177 733 60 844 726 

22 9 116 414 13.7 12 8 032 669 356 738 861 406 686 608 

20 8 964 448 13.5 11 7 914 719 146 641 327 117 093 163 

311 28 868 93 9.1 218 24 067 110 145 462 1 567 172 946 1 567 

407 39 253 96 12.4 255 28 759 113 82 915 860 100 176 888 

404 72 909 180 16.1 283 62 024 219 119 250 661 146 905 670 

550 92 285 168 20.4 334 72 072 216 52 630 314 70 605 327 

311 42 123 135 10.6 242 35 815 148 114 140 843 130 216 880 

367 45 908 125 11.6 256 37 161 145 66 242 530 82 759 570 

495 64 891 131 19.2 323 51 051 158 97 166 741 119 609 757 

664 80 851 122 23.9 400 55 370 138 51 733 425 62 200 449 

504 42 974 85 8.1 I 365 33 466 92 167 381 1 963 187 892 2 049 

617 49 473 80 9.4 447 37 834 85 103 757 1 294 113 963 I 346 

6 1 044 174 3.5 4 955 239 382 785 2 200 527 500 2 209 

(D) (D) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (D) (D) 

172 11 965 70 4.71 122 9 111 75 1 133 806 1 9241 137 949 1 847 

233 17 755 76 7.0 145 12 551 87 85 112 1 117 102 591 I 185 

532 77 404 145 18.5 392 70 677 180 122 406 841 146 577 813 

721 78 961 110 18.9 459 69 379 151 73 378 670 98 698 653 

6 15 3 (Z) 4 11 3 131 833 52 733 161 250 58 636 

10 65 7 .2 10 65 7 85 500 13 154 85 500 13 154 

816 130 746 160 13.5 576 104 359 181 122 713 766 142 468 786 

986 153 339 156 15.9 624 108 381 174 66 969 431 77 163 444 

Table 2. Land Use: 1974 

Cropland 

Toiol Harvested Used only for posture 

All forms Form s with soles of $2,500 All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over and over and over 

Forms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres forms Acres 

4 212 257 033 2 957 221 873 4 032 188 015 2 874 168 942 I 601 55 467 I 014 43 669 

101 I 897 64 I 638 98 I 435 61 I 228 15 257 10 210 293 31 442 193 26 809 277 21 199 189 19 142 166 9 543 III 7 358 450 20 270 330 17 125 422 14 901 320 13 336 164 3 999 95 2 931 22 786 12 452 22 418 12 350 13 350 4 92 276 15 175 192 13 526 266 II 984 184 10 889 82 2 362 47 I 909 395 29 920 278 25 997 388 20 937 275 19 144 191 6 771 131 5 619 297 18 468 229 16432 291 13 667 227 12 588 119 3 784 80 3 004 480 33 662 315 28 677 466 23 221 309 20 672 200 8 269 145 6 818 463 22 320 331 18 866 441 18 088 319 15 846 127 2 668 68 I 884 6 276 4 252 6 258 4 252 I 16 - - 151 4 713 105 3 985 137 3 309 96 2 711 52 875 33 785 506 21 651 371 19 571 494 17 642 366 16 184 91 3 081 47 2 505 6 15 4 II 6 11 4 7 - - - - 766 56 438 529 48 532 718 40 945 508 36 593 380 13 492 243 10 554 

Woodland. including woodland posture Other land. including other pastureland 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 and over All farms farm s with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

2 631 240 463 I 810 188 792 3 228 104 238 2 301 85 385 

37 I 397 26 950 69 I 201 44 I 030 222 32 420 141 23 779 226 9 248 147 7 003 253 13 122 181 10 487 365 8 682 282 7 661 16 4877 8 4 531 21 3 453 12 3 049 147 7 830 97 5 893 212 5 863 151 4648 288 34 166 213 28 4B2 292 8823 206 7 545 204 17 614 150 14 095 225 6041 170 5 288 2Bl 23 586 194 17 060 336 7 643 228 5 314 242 14 404 151 9 99B 344 6 250 253 4 602 2 57 I 10 6 711 4 693 70 5 214 48 3 642 123 2 038 84 I 484 292 34 305 211 31 576 409 21 448 305 19 530 - - - - - - - 577 51 471 3B9 '38 289 600 - 22 B37 415 17 538 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data Massachusetts 11-1 
Table 3. Irrigation: 1974 

Irrigated farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

All irrigated forms Estimated quantity of land irrigated irrigation woter applied Harvested cropland irrigated land irrigated by sprinklers 

land in Average per land in land irrigated acre irrigated irrigated farms Totol irrigated forms Farms (acres) (ocres) Forms Acres (ocre-feet) (ocre-feet) Farms Acres (ocres) Farms Acres 

Massachusetts, t010L __ _ 879 18 512 97 444 750 17 887 15 506 .9 749 17 547 91 536 701 14 608 

68 931 2 981 49 892 697 .8 49 888 2 849 45 775 - 10 56 210 9 54 28 .5 9 54 177 9 54 109 1 631 8 139 99 1 581 1 138 .7 99 1 549 7 567 95 1 555 - 4 49 97 3 48 25 .5 3 48 94 3 48 - 76 1 248 5 363 62 1 162 818 .7 61 1 158 4 775 58 1 081 - 23 596 3 259 19 565 145 .3 19 565 2 590 17 553 - 42 1 452 4 014 40 1 448 605 .4 40 1 435 3 967 38 1 048 - 23 501 2 154 20 496 172 .3 20 416 2 143 20 496 - 121 1 633 7 954 118 1 576 1 049 .7 118 1 548 7 566 115 1 458 5 216 1 015 4 211 272 1.3 4 211 955 3 175 - 40 385 1 423 25 351 236 .7 25 329 896 22 318 - 309 9 205 55 320 263 8 930 9 963 1.1 263 8 789 53 820 237 6 480 - 2 5 9 1 4 30 7.5 1 4 8 1 4 - 47 604 5 506 38 569 329 .6 38 553 4 129 38 563 

Barnstable __ . ___________ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ 

BristoL ________________ _ Dukes ________________ _ 

Essex ________________ _ 

Franklin ______________ _ Hampden _____________ _ 

Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ 

Nantucket _____________ _ 

Norfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ 

SuHolk _______________ _ 

Worcester ____________ _ 

Table 4. Tenure of Farm Operators and Type of Organization of Farms: 1974 

Form operators by tenure Forms with sales of $2,500 and over by type of 

All forms Form s with sales of $2.500 and over organization 

Full Port Percent of Full Port Percent of Individual Portner- Corporo- Totol owners owners Tenants tenancy Total owners owners Tenants tenancy or family ships tions Other 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 4 497 3 015 1 213 269 6.0 3 185 1 943 1 021 221 6.9 2 612 257 293 23 , 102 90 9 3 2.9 65 54 8 3 4.6 52 3 7 3 

- 305 191 105 9 3.0 197 98 94 5 2.5 173 18 6 -

Barnstable ____________ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ BristoL _______________ _ 

- 511 313 139 59 11.5 382 230 102 50 13.1 327 25 29 1 Dukes ________________ _ 22 19 2 1 4.5 12 11 - 1 8.3 7 1 2 2 Essex ________________ _ 311 220 71 20 6.4 218 148 55 15 6.9 178 15 21 4 Franklin ______________ _ 404 198 178 28 6.9 283 109 150 24 8.5 239 24 19 1 Hampden _____________ _ - 311 207 92 12 3.9 242 149 83 10 4.1 205 21 16 - Hampshire _____________ _ 495 309 156 30 6.1 323 161 137 25 7.7 278 27 18 - Middlesex _____________ _ 504 360 110 34 6.7 365 248 87 30 8.2 272 25 66 2 Nantucket __ _ 6 2 2 2 33.3 4 1 1 2 50.0 3 - 1 - Norfolk _____ ~ _________ _ 172 128 33 11 6.4 122 81 31 10 8.2 84 12 23 3 Plymouth _____________ _ 532 452 69 11 2.1 392 327 55 10 2.6 298 40 47 7 SuHolk ___________ ~ ___ _ 6 6 - - .0 4 4 - - .0 2 - 2 - Worcester _____________ _ 816 520 247 49 6.0 576 322 218 36 6.3 494 46 36 -

Table 5. Characteristics of All Farm Operators: 1974 

(Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text.) 

Form operators by place of residence Form operators reporting days of work off form Form operators by principal 

occupation 

Aver~?foOr~ In a rural In a city. 

Form On form On another area, not on town, or Under 100 to 200 doys 

operators operator operated form a form urban area Any days 100 doys 199 doys and over Forming Other 

Massachusetts. totoL __ _ 4 164 54.2 3 151 52 200 254 1 815 310 348 1 157 2 560 1 604 

Barnstable _____________ _ 91 56.1 56 1 10 11 54 6 14 34 42 49 Berkshire ______________ _ 298 53.7 250 3 9 11 128 29 26 73 192 106 BristaL ________________ _ 480 53.1 347 4 28 25 186 30 24 132 312 168 Dukes _________________ _ 18 51.9 16 - - 1 11 4 1 6 9 9 Essex _________________ _ 285 55.1 225 2 9 19 122 15 25 82 159 126 Franklin _______________ _ 384 53.4 314 3 13 13 173 40 24 109 252 132 

295 54.6 239 2 3 16 117 16 35 66 202 93 

475 55.8 395 4 15 18 226 54 51 121 294 181 

432 53.4 344 1 9 23 179 24 36 119 258 174 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex ______________ _ 

Nantucket ______________ _ 5 39.6 3 - - 1 3 1 2 ~ 3 2 Norfolk ________________ _ 144 55.4 107 4 3 5 57 7 11 39 92 52 

477 56.2 258 11 70 67 227 45 31 151 273 204 

4 41.0 - - - 1 1 - - 1 - 4 

Plymouth ______________ _ 

Suffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 776 52.9 597 17 31 43 331 39 68 224 472 304 

11-2 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture- County Summary Data 
Table 6. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Field craps, except cash grains 

Part 1 of 2 

Sugar craps, Irish 

potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, Vegetables and Fruits and and other 

(ash groins Total (ottan Tobacco field crops melons tree nuts 

Forms (011) (013) (0131) (0132) (0133,0134,0139) (016) (017) 

Massachusetts,10toL __ _ 3 185 13 293 - 37 256 378 485 

Barnstable _____________ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ 

BristoL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex ______________ _ 

Nontucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ 

65 - 2 - - 2 8 35 

197 - 24 - - 24 7 5 

382 - 18 - - 18 92 

12 - I - - I 3~ I 3 

218 - 17 - - 17 40 

283 1 51 - 11 40 20 16 

242 - 23 - 9 14 26 32 

323 7 53 - 17 36 66 20 

365 - 30 - - 30 55 33 

4 - - - - - 2 2 

122 - 7 - - 7 12 5 

392 2 7 - - 7 16 243 

5uffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 4 - - - - - - -

576 3 60 - - 60 31 56 

Part 2 of 2 Livestock, except Horticultural General General forms, forms, dairy, poultry, and 

specialties primarily crop animal specialties Dairy Poultry and eggs Animal specialties primarily livestock Forms not classified 

(018) (0191) (021) (024) (025) (027) (0291) by 51C 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 449 37 283 914 187 71 19 56 

Barnstable _____________ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ 16 - I 2 - I - - 13 4 13 106 7 3 5 10 

BristoL _______________ ' __ 45 4 47 98 28 12 I 4 Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesec _____________ _ 

4 - 3 I - - - -

51 4 11 42 23 14 I 10 

15 4 26 133 8 4 - 5 

35 5 19 83 10 - 3 6 

20 I 21 117 9 I 2 

118 4 28 48 30 15 2 ~I Nantucket ______________ _ - - - - - - - - Norfolk ________________ _ 40 2 15 17 17 4 - 3 Plymouth ______________ _ 37 3 15 37 21 8 2 1 5uffolk ________________ _ 4 - - - - - - - Worcester _____________ _ 51 6 84 230 34 9 3 9 

Table 7. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over, excluding abnormal forms Forms with sales under $2,500, excluding abnormal forms 

$2,500 to $1,000 to $100,000 $40,000 to $20,000 to $10.000 to $5,000 to $4,999, $2,000 to $1.500 to $1,499, 

All forms Total and over $99,999 $39.999 $19.999 $9,999 (see text) Total $2,499 $1,999 (see text) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 4 497 3 185 344 678 627 535 498 503 I 295 177 229 889 

Barnstable _____________ _ 102 65 4 7 10 13 16 15 36 2 3 31 8erkshire ______________ _ 305 197 31 55 32 26 26 27 107 15 20 72 8ristol _________________ _ Dukes 511 382 29 82 79 67 55 70 128 20 22 86 _________________ _ 22 12 - I I 2 4 4 10 1 I 8 Essex _________________ _ 311 218 24 37 41 39 38 39 92 10 16 66 Fronklin _______________ _ 404 283 27 74 60 52 36 34 121 14 14 93 Hampden ______________ _ 311 242 29 44 48 48 34 39 69 11 15 43 Hampshire _____________ _ 495 323 30 66 75 59 52 41 170 28 32 110 Middlesec _____________ _ 504 365 58 93 61 56 52 45 135 10 35 90 

~~~~I~k~~== ====== == == =:= Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

6 4 - I 2 - I - 2 I - I 172 122 12 25 17 23 24 21 48 6 13 29 532 392 32 67 74 68 70 81 139 26 25 88 6 4 I I - - - 2 2 I - I 816 576 67 125 127 82 90 85 236 32 33 171 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data Massachusetts 11- 3 
Part 1 of 2 

All Farms 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 

8arnstable _____________ _ 

8erkshire _____________ _ 8ristoL ________________ _ 

· 

Dukes •..•.••.•.•....•• Essex ________________ _ 

Fronklin ______________ _ · 

· Hampden .••••••••....• · Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ 

Nontucket _____________ _ · 

· Norfolk •......•.••••••. 

Plymouth •.•......•...• 

SuHolk ...•.••••.•.•... 

· 

· 

Worcester · ____________ _ 

Part 2 of 2 

Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 

and Over 

Massachusetts, 1010'-__ 

Barnstable ____________ _ Berkshire _____________ _ 

BristoL _______________ _ Dukes ________________ _ 

Essex ________________ _ 

Fronklin ______________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ 

Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ 

Nontucket _____________ _ 

Norfolk •.•.•.•........• 

Plymouth ............•• 

SuHolk •.•.•...•....... 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Worcester · ____________ _ 

Massachusetts, to,o'- __ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ Berkshire ______________ _ 

Bristol _________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hompden -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Hompshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex •.••......••••• NontuckeL _____________ _ 

Norfolk ..•••.....•••..•• 

Plymouth •.••....••••.•• 

Suffolk •••••.....•••..•• Worcester __ :. __________ _ 

Table 8. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 

Agricultural products sold (raps and hoy Nursery and greenhouse Forest products livestock and livestock products products 

Value Average per Value Value Value Volue ($I,OOO) form Forms ($I,OOO) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($I,OOO) 

179 653 39 950 2 587 49 390 653 37 063 482 736 2 183 68 330 

2 051 20 108 81 854 24 1 080 3 I 13 III 10 S06 34 446 157 1 106 19 488 43 133 223 7 892 15 657 30 640 2S7 3 090 66 2 207 39 37 255 7 915 164 7 455 12 70 7 51 5 2 14 40 9 926 31 916 157 I 944 80 3 549 31 31 130 3 067 15 125 37 438 223 6 264 21 322 73 168 253 7 961 13 595 43 714 180 7 280 57 I 771 30 50 150 3 735 18 220 36 808 350 6 674 40 2 226 46 58 229 6 418 37 642 74 687 283 5 249 151 18 450 67 107 190 8922 152 25 333 6 124 I 26 - - 1 2 5 130 29 826 68 409 56 2 744 II 19 74 I 340 18 734 35 214 398 9 743 51 I 540 32 26 122 5 907 496 82 667 I I 5 495 - - - - 32 253 39 526 414 6 583 7S 2 115 102 103 529 15 019 

Agricultural products sold (rops and hoy Nursery and greenhouse Forest products livestock and livestock 

products products 

Value Averoge per Volue Value Value Value ($1,000) form Farms ($I,OOO) Forms ($I,OOO) Forms ($I,OOO) Forms ($1.000) 

177 112 S5 608 I 775 48 414 563 36 933 355 679 I 550 67 109 

I 995 30 692 47 819 22 I 078 3 (D) 5 96 10 356 52 569 100 I 034 18 488 35 128 157 7 822 15 454 40 455 199 3 016 57 2 189 31 35 177 7 842 155 12 917 6 68 6 50 I (O) 5 35 9 761 44 775 106 I 878 64 3 525 24 29 91 3 018 15 007 53 028 150 6 201 19 319 56 163 194 7 915 13 510 55 826 134 7 237 50 I 762 21 42 117 3 710 17 955 55 588 224 6 502 34 2 217 33 50 171 6 354 37 216 101 962 192 5 128 134 18 435 43 98 121 8 687 150 37 500 4 122 I 26 - - I 2 4 997 40 959 43 381 45 2 732 7 16 46 I 261 IB 432 47 020 289 9 606 45 I 518 23 21 77 5 771 493 123 250 - - 4 493 - - - - 31 632 54 917 281 6 421 64 2 101 78 93 388 14 594 

Table 9. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 

Form production expenses Farm s by form production expenses for all forms 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 and over 

Total Average per Total Average per Under $1.000 to $3.000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to 

($1,000) form ($I,OOO) form $1,000 $2,999 ~,999 $9,999 $19,999 $39,999 

155 157 34 525 152 067 47 745 581 . 896 417 561 ,602 569 

I 576 15 451 I 520 23 385 30 15 13 18 10 8 

9 364 30 702 9 134 46 365 38 55 30 42 34 28 

13 B32 27 068 13 490 35 314 43 103 54 73 82 63 

196 8 909 174 14 500 I 9 3 4 2 2 

9 076 29 183 8 884 40 752 55 55 20 33 46 40 

12 822 31 738 12 599 44 519 47 79 30 45 67 52 

II 167 35 907 II 049 45 657 36 51 26 50 46 48 

15 715 31 876 15 377 47 607 77 108 46 58 60 57 

33 409 66 28B 32 970 90 329 62 95 42 50 54 80 

142 23 667 140 35 000 I I - I - 2 

4 077 23 703 3 949 32 369 32 34 9 26 24 15 

15 923 29 930 15 65B 39 944 60 137 64 57 B3 50 

314 52 333 310 77 500 I 3 - - - - 27 545 33 79B 26 813 46 550 98 151 80 104 94 124 

Poultry ond poultry products 

Value 

Forms ($1.000) 

417 24 134 

5 5 

35 887 

52 2 409 

4 I 

43 I 334 

21 410 

22 760 

33 2 845 

55 4 915 

2 (Z) 

32 618 

40 I 518 

- - 73 8 432 

Poultry and poultry products 

Value 

Forms ($I,OOO) 

294 23 977 

2 (D) 

21 883 

41 2372 

3 (D) 

28 I 309 

17 410 

13 758 

24 2 832 

39 4 868 

I (Z) 

23 606 

30 I 515 

- -

52 8 422 

~O,OOO to $60,000 and 

$59,999 over 

315 553 

3 5 

25 53 

40 53 

I -

22 40 

38 46 

15 39 41 46 

33 88 

- I 

13 19 

28 53 

- 2 

56 lOB 

11- 4 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 10. Farm Production Expenses by Item Purchased: 1974 

Farm production expenses Purchases for forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Feed for livestock ond poultry 

Forms with sales of All farms livestock and poultry $2,500 and over Part 1 of 4 Total Commericolly mixed formula feed 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Forms Tons ($1,000) 

Massachusetts •• 0.oL __ _ 4 494 155 157 3 185 152 067 1 039 7 911 1 746 39 636 1 654 241 982 36 188 

102 1 576 65 1 520 3 4 11 49 9 327 40 

305 9 364 197 9 134 79 521 171 3 197 165 20 569 3 023 

511 13 832 382 13490 139 1 565 202 4 137 187 21 889 3 327 

22 196 12 174 3 (I) 6 17 6 121 15 

311 9 076 218 8 884 67 353 116 2 161 114 13 343 2 041 

404 12 822 283 12 599 108 522 211 3 059 197 19 139 2 729 

311 11 167 242 11 049 65 432 130 1 790 123 12 230 I 633 

493 15 715 323 15 377 104 658 174 3 650 171 25 314 3440 

504 33 409 365 32 970 90 873 142 7 689 133 45 127 7 380 

6 142 4 140 - - 2 1 2 6 1 

172 4 077 122 3 949 43 207 64 791 63 5 415 730 

532 15 923 392 15 658 70 991 98 3 152 92 16 607 2 416 

Barnstable _____________ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ 

8risto'-________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex ______________ _ 

Nantucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ 

6 314 4 310 - - - - - - -

815 27 545 576 26 813 268 1 785 419 9 941 392 61 895 9 413 

SuHolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

Purchases for forms with soles of $2,500 and over - Continued 

Feed for livestock and poultry- Continued Animol health costs Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and 

trees 

feed ingredients Whole groins Hoy, green chop, silage, etc. I 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms Tons ($1,000) Forms Tons ($1.000) Forms Tons ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Part 2 of 4 

Massachusetts, totaL __ _ 296 12 017 1 441 341 8 383 1 067 361 24 889 941 I 228 750 I 874 6 569 

Barnstable _____________ _ - - - 1 I (I) 4 315 10 4 2 26 86 Berkshire ______________ _ 32 413 57 41 302 45 33 4043 72 138 105 134 152 

40 1 468 221 50 3 190 380 1 51 4 412 20~ 1 136 82 245 595

1 2 2 (I) 2 3 (I) 3 22 4 (Z) 11 18 

17 177 26 18 353 38 20 1 225 56 70 44 129 483 

BristoL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ franklin _______________ _ 22 82 11 42 I 486 221 40 3 672 99 168 91 191 208 Hampden ______________ _ 23 222 36 30 470 70 30 1 540 51 85 49 159 316 Hampshire _____________ _ 34 435 74 30 661 51 28 1 911 85 125 84 243 681 Middlesex ______________ _ 27 897 106 37 866 116 30 2 053 87 103 84 223 2 707 

- NantuckeL - - ____________ _ - - - - - - - I (Z) 2 10 Norfolk ________________ _ 10 198 32 11 134 11 13 385 18 31 14 58 314 Plymouth ______________ _ 16 5 980 618 16 396 63 24 993 56 59 35 91 257 

- - - - - - - - - -

160 I 2 105 

73 2 143 259 63 522 71 85 4 319 198 304 360 638 

SuHolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

Purchases for forms with sales of $2,500 and over - Continued 

Commercial fertilizer Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil 

Total Gosoline Diesel fuel lP gas, butane, propane Motor oil, grease, piped gas, 

kerosene, and fuel oil 

Part 3 of 4 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Massachusetts, to'aL __ _ 2 432 5 587 3 137 8 502 3 092 3 321 953 549 486 672 3 135 3 960 

56 55 62 74 60 45 7 6 23 3 62 20 

- 151 422 197 334 194 191 106 52 14 8 197 82 

Bornstable _____________ _ Berkshire _____________ _ BristoL ________________ _ 282 538 376 717 365 362 102 51 70 48 376 255 9 9 11 8 11 4 4 (I) 3 (I) II 3 142 285 215 564 214 220 47 29 26 26 215 289 227 802 281 607 279 315 118 73 22 166 281 53 202 603 240 643 240 251 72 38 26 157 240 196 

Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ 

274 1 073 323 901 321 365 97 66 39 81 321 389 271 471 353 2 786 345 504 70 50 63 59 353 2 173 4 II 4 9 4 7 2 1 1 (I) 4 1 70 80 120 314 120 113 20 7 18 10 120 184 326 471 381 607 375 376 69 54 125 67 381 110 3 1 4 12 3 I - - - - 4 II 415 767 570 927 561 568 239 120 56 47 570 193 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex ______________ _ Nantucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ SuHolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

Purchases for forms with sales of $2,500 and over - Continued 

Hired form lobar Contract labor Mochine hire and customwark Agricultural chemicals, including All other production expenses Part 4 of 4 lime 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

Massochuse1ts, totaL __ _ 1 913 31 561 174 876 769 934 1 882 2 701 3 171 47 040 

42 569 14 61 19 13 44 42 65 565 139 1 147 8 9 64 40 112 82 195 3 124 210 1 856 15 52 51 61 211 184 379 3 704 9 48 1 (Z) 3 1 7 2 12 71 132 2 071 7 3 39 26 104 108 216 2 787 191 3 330 11 32 93 65 178 290 283 3 591 138 3 326 13 27 48 34 167 245 242 3 584 211 2 754 5 29 98 88 221 425 323 5 033 244 7 951 18 74 57 70 204 375 365 9 890 4 54 - - 1 1 3 5 4 50 65 746 5 3 10 4 52 20 121 1 456 226 3 527 53 308 146 356 275 430 390 5 524 3 123 - - - - 3 (I) 4 70 299 4 060 24 278 ·140 174 301 492 572 7 590 

Barnstable __________ • __ _ Berkshire ______________ _ BristaL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex ______________ _ 

NontuckeL ____________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ SuHolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data Massachusetts 11- 5 
Table 11. Machinery and Equipment: 1974 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers 

Forms by estimated value of machinery and equipment for all forms 

All forms Form s with sales of All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over $2,500 ond over 

Value Value $1 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 to $50,000 Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 $49,999 and over Forms Number Forms Number 

Massachusetts, totaL __ _ 4 290 84 637 3 057 72 708 829 926 1 081 654 487 313 3 742 9 341 2 699 7 601 

8arnstable _____________ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ 8ristol ________________ _ 

Dukes ________________ _ Essex ________________ _ 

Franklin ______________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ 

NontuckeL ____________ _ Norfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ Suffolk _______________ _ 

Worcester ____________ _ 

96 1 361 62 1 067 17 32 32 6 5 4 67 120 48 97 - 305 6 542 197 5 340 47 56 86 46 41 29 286 791 186 607 486 8 022 366 6 846 100 118 124 65 58 21 416 1 003 318 834 - 20 278 10 181 2 9 6 1 1 1 16 27 7 14 286 5 291 205 4 529 43 62 81 38 44 18 250 651 181 545 394 8 496 281 7 337 55 76 124 68 42 29 376 963 270 795 

- 302 6 424 237 5 666 55 65 62 52 29 39 276 774 218 658 - 491 10 036 323 8 314 95 106 113 80 56 41 461 1 156 307 911 - 481 12 080 351 10 834 125 70 110 76 59 41 397 972 296 810 5 126 4 116 - 1 I 1 2 - 5 22 4 19 160 2 405 112 1 921 45 31 49 18 10 7 129 264 90 197 

- 466 8 110 345 7 297 120 117 97 78 27 27 341 744 259 616 - 5 38 4 31 1 3 1 - - - 2 3 2 3 793 15 428 560 13 229 124 180 195 125 113 56 720 1 851 513 1 495 

Table 12, Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 

Inventory 

Cottle and calves Cows and heifers that hod calved I 

Part 1 of 4 Totol 8eef cows 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 ond over All forms Farms with sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over $2,500 ond over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Mossochusetts, totoL __ I 994 103 938 1 409 96 204 1 730 62 978 1 274 59 352 759 7 650 402 5 161 

8ornstoble ____________ _ 6 134 4 86 6 104 4 67 3 14 1 2 8erkshire _____________ _ - 209 14 235 149 13 179 190 8 435 141 7 963 76 966 36 571 BristoL _______________ _ 220 10 789 152 9 966 181 7 348 132 6 997 89 1 064 50 774 Dukes ________________ _ 13 158 6 120 9 95 5 72 6 67 3 46 Essex ________________ _ 

- 101 5 246 68 4 910 83 3 373 59 3 224 42 427 24 347 Fronklin ______________ _ 262 14 923 198 14 197 226 8 087 175 7 855 84 691 47 524 Hompden _____________ _ 

- 143 6 829 110 6 415 133 4 331 104 4 099 50 453 28 267 Hampshire ____________ _ 219 11 619 158 10 854 200 6 604 145 6 193 67 537 28 218 Middlesex _____________ _ - 152 6592 96 5 743 135 3 954 91 3 584 83 I 266 45 1 027 Nontucket _____________ _ 

- 1 30 1 30 1 15 1 15 I 15 1 15 Norfolk _______________ _ 

- 55 I 867 37 1 585 47 1 160 34 1 015 28 280 16 221 Plymouth _____________ _ 104 7 598 65 7 171 89 5 141 58 4 955 43 235 19 134 Suffolk _______________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - Worcester ____________ _ 

- 509 23 918 365 21 948 430 14 331 325 13 313 187 1 635 104 I 015 

Inventory - Continued 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Continued Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Part 2 of 4 Milk cows Heifers ond heifer calves 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, 

Forms with sales of Totol For beef purposes For milk cow replacement and bull colves All forms $2,500 ond over 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Mossochusetls, tota'- __ 1 239 55 328 I 058 54 191 I 102 29 915 340 3 676 915 26 239 840 6 937 

80rnstable ____________ _ 4 90 3 65 3 19 - - 3 19 - - 8erkshire _____________ _ 142 7 469 126 7 392 134 4 727 40 371 114 4 356 101 489 8ristoL _______________ _ 

- 125 6 284 105 6 223 94 1 793 32 369 70 1 424 104 1 176 Dukes ________________ _ 

- 4 28 3 26 2 5 I 4 1 1 3 43 Essex ________________ _ 60 2 946 49 2877 53 1 429 17 183 43 1 246 36 257 Franklin ______________ _ 177 7 396 151 7 331 165 4 921 54 680 145 4 241 138 1 421 Hampden _____________ _ 

Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex- ____________ _ 

102 3 878 91 3 832 101 2 004 33 174 89 1 830 64 312 

165 6 067 134 5 975 136 3 885 28 331 122 3 554 84 776 

66 2 688 56 2 557 66 I 534 26 418 44 I 116 57 625 NantuckeL ____________ _ Norfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ 

- - - - 1 13 1 13 - - 1 2 

- 31 880 25 794 26 460 10 137 18 323 18 110 

55 4 906 46 4 821 40 2 041 10 114 35 1 927 30 175 Suffolk _______________ _ Worcester ____________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - -

- 308 12 696 269 12 298 281 7 084 88 882 231 6 202 204 1 551 

Soles 

(ottle ond calves (olves for forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Part 3 of 4 All forms Form s with sales of $2,500 and over 

Sales Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 1 745 48 032 1 333 45 244 7 405 1 058 26 174 1 323 

Barnstable _____________ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ BristoL ________________ _ 

Dukes _________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

4 51 3 39 8 1 10 1 

203 5 530 151 5 221 635 130 3 405 121 

189 6 257 144 5 780 1 004 111 3 111 136 

5 45 3 33 6 2 19 (Z) 

93 2 270 65 2 162 316 51 1 222 60 

11- 6 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data 
Table 12. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 - Continued 

Sales 

- Calves for forms with soles of Cottle and colves ~2,500 and over 

Part 3 of 4 All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Soles Soles 

Farms Number Farms Number (~1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex ______________ _ Nantucket ______________ _ 

Norfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ 

231 6 757 189 6 542 1 052 149 4 005 249 

131 2 776 108 2 662 339 85 1 809 74 

195 4 984 152 4 726 678 125 2 737 96 

127 2 660 89 2 453 616 60 1 096 63 

1 14 1 14 2 1 7 (Z) 

44 793 32 716 131 25 371 10 - 75 3 632 56 3 470 691 44 1 323 49 

Suffolk - _______________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ - - - - - - - - -

447 12 263 340 11 426 1 926 274 7 059 463 

Sales - Continued 

Cattle for farms with sales of $2,500 and over Value of doirv products sold for forms with 

sales of $2,500 and over 

Part 4 of 4 Total FaHened on groin and concentrates 

Sales Sales Soles 

Farms Number (~1.000) Forms Number ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Massachusetts, toto'- __ 

Barnstable ____________ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ BristoL _______________ _ 

Dukes ________________ _ 

Essex ________________ _ 

Fronklin ______________ _ Hompden _____________ _ 

Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex-____________ _ 

Nontucket _____________ _ Narfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ Suffolk _______________ _ 

Worcester ____________ _ 

- 1 183 19 070 6 0821 123 1 797 5841 955 50 3961 

- 3 29 8 1 2 

1~ 1 

2 (D) 

- 145 1 816 515 10 62 108 7 136 

- 123 2 669 868 20 130 

4~ I 100 5 838 

- 3 14 5 1 6 2 (0) 

- 53 940 255 - - 45 2 265 

- 179 2 537 803 20 259 86 140 6 836 

- 90 853 265

1 

9 88 30

1 

83 3 276 

136 1 989 582 12 503 140 122 5 457 

- 84 1 357 552

1 

10 70 18 48 2 437 

- 1 7 1 - - - - -

- 28 345 121 6 110 51 20 663 

- 52 2 147 

64: I 11 160 62 41 4 822 

- - - - - - - - 286 4 367 1 463 23 407 127 244 11 562 

Tobie 13. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1974 

Inventory 

Hogs and pigs Forms with sales of $2.500 and over liNers of pigs farrowed between December 1, 1973 and 

November 30, 1974 

Part 1 of 2 All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs All forms Forms with soles of and over breeding $2.500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Massachusetts, toto'- __ _ 465 43 229 313 41 968 156 5 182 301 36 786 206 7 191 167 7 016 

Barnstable _____________ _ 6 16 6 16 - - 6 16 - - - - Berkshire ______________ _ 42 277 25 180 11 26 24 154 15 41 11 32 8ristoL ________________ _ 67 8 830 52 8 632 21 863 52 7 769 30 1 083 22 1 041 Dukes _________________ _ 2 7 2 7 1 2 2 5 1 1 1 1 Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex-_____________ _ 

Nantucket ______________ _ 

32 5 435 21 5 404 10 435 19 4 969 11 573 10 572 29 246 13 86 2 6 12 80 11 40 3 7 21 1 147 16 1 088 7 168 15 920 11 206 9 202 35 2 011 24 1 936 15 254 24 1 682 17 452 16 442 49 7 414 34 7 176 19 852 34 6 324 22 912 19 889 

Norfolk - - - - - - - - - - - - ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

31 1 276 19 1 231 13 162 16 1 069 17 204 13 197 42 3 202 22 2 984 11 508 20 2 476 18 964 12 920 

Worcester _____________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - 109 13 368 79 13 228 46 1 906 77 11 322 53 2 715 51 2 713 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Summary Data Massachusetts 11- 7 
Table 13. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1974- Continued 

Sales 

Hags and pigs Feeder pigs 

All farms Form s with soles of $2.500 and over All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Part 2 of 2 

Sales Sales Forms Number Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number Forms Number ($1,000) 

Massachusetts, toto'-__ - 309 52 681 240 51 642 3 346 86 11 531 62 11 172 210 

- - - - - - - - - - - Barnstable ____________ _ 

- 22 399 14 266 7 8 131 4 55 1 

- 48 11 585 39 11 412 871 10 792 4 674 14 

- 1 5 1 5 (Z) 1 5 1 5 (Z) 

- 27 4 343 20 4314 296 I 200 I 200 6 

- 14 153 5 58 6 6 58 - - -

- 16 I 274 13 I 234 79 6 309 4 271 6 

- 20 2 676 19 2 651 187 7 635 6 610 10 

- 34 8 813 29 8672 619 6 971 6 971 19 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Berkshire _____________ _ BristoL _______________ _ 

Dukes ________________ _ Essex ________________ _ 

Franklin ______________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ 

Hom pshire ____________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ 

Nontucket _____________ _ 

- 19 I 626 14 I 564 101 6 406 4 368 11 

- 28 2 994 15 2672 196 8 293 6 289 8 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Norfolk _______________ _ Plymouth _____________ _ 

Suffolk _______________ _ 

Worcester ____________ _ 

- 80 18 813 71 18 794 984 27 7 731 26 7 729 134 

Tobie 14. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 

Inventory 

Sheep ond lambs Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over lambs under 1 year old Ewes 1 year old or older Roms and whethers t yeor old or 

older 

Part 1 of 2 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Massachusetts, toto'-__ - 264 5 896 98 2 696 70 546 86 I 979 74 171 

- Bornstable ____________ _ 7 39 - - - - - - - -

- 15 341 7 161 7 46 5 96 5 19 

- 29 304 8 63 6 14 8 44 • 4 5 

Berkshire _____________ _ 

BristoL _______________ _ Dukes ________________ _ 

- 3 526 3 526 3 64 3 434 3 28 Essex ________________ _ 

- II 183 5 23 2 7 5 10 5 6 Franklin ______________ _ 

- 19 294 8 68 5 16 6 47 5 5 

- 13 386 8 292 7 49 8 219 8 24 

23 968 II 431 7 76 8 338 10 17 

J2 651 10 182 7 62 7 109 4 II 

Hampden _____________ _ 

Hampshire ____________ _ Middlesu _____________ _ 

- NantuckeL ____________ _ - - - - - - - - - - Norfolk _______________ _ 23 334 9 150 5 40 9 103 5 7 Plymouth _____________ _ 30 553 8 364 8 78 8 260 8 26 

- - - - - - - - - - - Suffolk _______________ _ 

Worcester ____________ _ 

- 59 1 317 21 436 13 94 19 319 17 23 

Sales 

Sheep and lambs Forms with sales of $2,500 ond over 

Part 2 of 2 All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over Sheep and lambs shorn Value of sheep, lambs, and wool sold 

Wool Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number (pounds) Forms ($1,000) 

Massochusetts, totaL __ - 164 3 600 63 I 969 54 2 191 12 979 71 74 

- 2 18 - - - - - - - - 10 355 5 115 2 64 257 6 2 

- 16 75 4 32 3 27 228 4 1 

- 3 309 3 309 3 444 2 100 3 7 

- 8 55 2 6 2 7 35 3 (Z) 

- 9 91 3 37 3 48 342 3 1 

- 13 170 8 150 7 264 I 711 8 5 

- 13 631 7 449 7 464 3328 7 23 

- 21 301 5 95 5 108 532 7 2 

Barnstable ____________ _ Berkshire _____________ _ 

BristoL _______________ _ Dukes ________________ _ Essex ________________ _ 

Franklin ____ ~ _________ _ Hampden _____________ _ 

Hampshire ____________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - -

- 14 182 7 119 7 146 702 8 5 

- 15 339 5 265 6 251 1 489 7 15 

- - - - - - - - - - 40 I 074 14 392 9 368 2 255 15 12 

Nantucket _____________ _ Norfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ Suffolk _______________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

,,- 8 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 15. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 

Inventory 

Hens and pullets of loying age for- Other chickens 3 months old or older 

Part 1 of 5 Forms with sales of $2.500 and over Form s with sales of $2.500 

All forms All forms and over 

Total Kept for table or market eggs Kept for hatching eggs 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Massachusetts, to.o'-__ _ 558 1 682 941 332 1 665 358 324 1 498 410 14 166 948 186 273 493 100 271 585 

Bornstobte _____________ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ BristoL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ Hampden _____________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ Middlese,-____________ _ 

Nantucket _____________ _ 

Norfolk _______________ _ Plymouth _____________ _ 

10 I 020 6 150 6 150 - - I 3 I 3 

42 71 107 24 70 205 24 70 205 - - II 3066 7 2 786 - 70 137 382 134 932 (0) I (0) 18 16 059 II 15 822 45 45 

II 229 4 132 4 132 - - 6 71 2 51 

48 89 998 28 87 048 27 (0) 2 (0) 18 16 813 II 16 766 

36 34 316 21 33 991 20 32 841 2 I 150 7 2 939 4 2 912 

25 44 814 14 44 482 14 44 482 - - 7 7 660 3 7 550 - 52 223 422 34 221 600 34 221 485 2 115 20 400 10 50 

72 365 700 40 362 042 39 (0) I (0) 29 98 582 12 97 951 - 1 60 I 60 I 60 - - I 2 I 2 -

- 38 37 642 20 36 051 20 36 049 I 2 5 I 085 3 I 035 

41 88 135 26 87 602 25 87 377 I 225 17 19 267 8 19 212 - Suffolk _______________ _ 

Worcester ____________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 112 589 116 69 587 063 65 498 490 4 88 573 46 107 546 27 107 445 

Inventory - Continued 

Part 2 of 5 

Other chickens 3 months old or older for Broilers and other meat-type chickens Turkeys for forms with soles of $2.500 and over forms with sales of $2.500 and over Pullet chicks and pullets 

under 3 months old for 

forms with sales of Pullets 3 months old or Roosters and mole Heavy breeds for ~2.5oo ond over All forms Forms with sales of Total older chickens ~2.500 ond over slaughter 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Massachusetts. totoL __ - 41 253 419 68 18 166 27 217 766 41 40 850 23 39 153 32 15 812 27 9 189 

Barnstable ____________ _ 

- - - I 3 - -I - - - -I - -I - -I Berkshire ___ . _________ _ - 3 2 775 5 II - - 4 I 144 2 I 120 - - - - 8ristoL _______________ _ 

- 3 15 500 8 322 2 (0) 5 9 020 3 8300 I 275 I 200 Dukes ________________ _ 

- 1 50 1 I - - - - - - - - - - Essex ________________ _ 

- 3 13 518 9 3 248 4 13 250 5 (0) 2 (0) I 300 I 300 Franklin ___________ . __ _ 

- 2 (0) 3 (0) I 2 800 4 122 I 50 2 518 2 518 Hampden _____________ _ - I (0) 2 (0) I (0) 4 (0) 2 (0) 6 4 685 5 570 Hampshire ____________ _ - 2 22 10 2B - - 3 415 2 215 2 I 408 2 I 408 Middlesex _____________ _ 

NontuckeL. ___________ _ Norfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ 

Suffolk _______________ _ 

Worcester _. __________ _ 

- 10 89 941 4 8 01~ 1 6 82 80= 1 4 9 767 3 9 567 4 4 250 3 2 25~ 1 - - - I - - - - - - - -

- 3 I 035 - I 

29~ 1 

6 606 3 256 5 720 4 700 

- 3 19 123 6 89

1 

6 20 40~ 3 510 2 425 4 3 023 3 3 010 

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

- 10 101 149 18 6 296 6 87 321 3 220 3 220 7 633 6 233 

Inventory - Continued Soles 

Turkeys for forms with soles of $2.500 and over Hens and pullets of laying age 

Pullet chicks and pullets 

Part 3 of 5 Forms with soles of $2.500 and over under 3 months old sold 

light breeds for Hens kept for breeding All forms for forms with sales of 

slaughter Kept for table or market ~2.500 ond over Total Kept for hatching eggs eggs 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Massachusetts, totaL __ - 5 5 235 5 I 388 244 I 413 496 203 I 400045 196 I 127 495 II 272 550 2 4000 

Barnstable ____________ _ 

- - - - - 2 420 - - - - - - - - Berkshire _____________ _ BristoL _______________ _ - - - - - 22 59 225 17 58 995 17 58 995 - - - - - - - I 75 32 126 632 28 120 944 27 (0) 2 (0) - - Dukes ________________ _ 

- - - - - 1 25 1 25 1 25 - - - - Essex ________________ _ 

- - - - - 28 99 125 24 97 354 23 (0) 2 (0) - - Fronklin ______________ _ Hampden _____________ _ - - - - - II 25 483 10 25 438 9 24 438 2 1 000 1 (0) 

- 3 3 215 1 900 9 32 5B8 7 32 329 7 32 329 - - - - Hampshire ____________ _ 

- - - - - 16 112 547 II 111 869 10 111 864 1 5 - - Middlese,-____________ _ 

- 1 2 000 - - 38 332 730 30 330 016 29 (0) 1 (0) - - Nantucket. ____________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Norfolk _______________ _ 

- 1 20 - - 23 16 799 19 15 815 19 15 815 - - - - Plymouth _____________ _ Suffolk _______________ _ - - - 2 13 24 105 518 23 105 458 23 105 408 1 50 1 (0) 

Worcester - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ____________ _ 

- - - 1 400 38 502 404 33 501 802 31 (0) 2 (D) - -

Soles 

Other chickens 3 months old ar older Broilers and other meat-type chicken s sold 

Part 4 of 5 Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

All forms All forms Forms with safes of 

Totol Pullets 3 months old or Roosters and mole chickens $2.500 and over 

older 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

Massachusetts, totaL. __ 37 529 7BO 26 529 386 13 505 823 15 23 563 31 301 430 22 299 871 

Barnstable _____________ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ 

BristoL _______________ _ 

Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ Franklin _______________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 2 370 4 2 358 7 (0) 6 (0) 2 (0) 4 (0) 4 13900 4 13900 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 (D) 4 (0) 2 -(0) 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 2 285 2 285 - - 2 285 3 2 211 2 2 176 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data Massachusetts 11- 9 
Table 15. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 - Continued 

Sales 

Other chickens 3 months old or older Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 

Part 4 of 5 Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

All forms All forms Forms with sales of 

Total Pullets 3 months old or Roosters and mole chickens $2,500 and over 

older 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

- 2 (0) I (0) I (0) - - I 150 I 150 

- 2 100 - - - - - - 5 115 3 53 

- 5 24 040 3 24 000 2 (0) I (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- I 20 - - - - - - - - - -

Hom pden _____________ _ Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ 

Nantucket _____________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - 3 609 2 209 

- 5 23 268 5 23 268 2 (0) 4 (0) 3 675 I 225 

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Norfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ 

Suffolk _______________ _ 

Worcester ____________ _ 

- 9 320 452 5 320 448 4 (0) 2 (0) I 200 I 200 

Sales - Continued 

Turkeys for forms with sales of $2,500 and over Market value of poultry and poultry products 

Total Heavy breeds for slaughter light breeds for slaughter Hens kept for breeding All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Part 5 of 5 

Sales Sales Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Massachusetts, toto'- __ - 32 171 244 28 139 609 7 30 010 4 I 625 417 24 134 294 23 977 

Barnstable ____________ _ - - - - - - - - 5 5 2 (0) Berkshire _____________ _ 8ristoL _______________ _ Dukes ________________ _ 

- 2 (0) I (0) I (0) - - 35 887 21 883 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) - - I 75 52 2 409 41 2 372 

- - - - - - - - - 4 I 3 (0) Essex ________________ _ I I 500 I I 500 - - - - 43 I 334 28 I 309 Franklin ______________ _ 3 6 118 3 6 118 - - - - 21 410 17 410 Hampden _____________ _ - 4 40 525 3 18 615 3 21 010 1 900 22 760 13 758 Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ 

Nantucket _____________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) - - - - 33 2 845 24 2 832 

7 17 600 5 (021 3 (0) 1 250 55 4 915 39 4 868 

- - - - - - - 2 (Z) I (Z) Norfolk _______________ _ 4 9 550 4 9 550 - - - - 32 618 23 606 Plymouth _____________ _ 3 6 794 3 6 794 - - - - 40 I 518 30 I 515 Suffolk _______________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - Worcester ____________ _ 

- 4 15 602 4 15 202 - - I 400 73 8 432 52 8 422 

Table 16. Horses and Ponies-Inventory and Sales: 1974 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

Massachusetts, tato'-__ _ 710 4 687 370 3 375 153 989 99 886 

Barnstable _____________ _ 10 26 5 20 I 1 1 1 

Berkshire ______________ _ 72 317 39 175 9 88 7 83 Brista'-________________ _ 70 522 32 363 25 163 15 143 Dukes _________________ _ II 77 4 37 2 3 - - Essex _________________ _ 66 I 044 40 934 26 206 19 194 Franklin _______________ _ 67 345 37 236 15 24 10 17 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex ______________ _ 

34 232 21 170 8 34 5 17 

86 289 40 140 II 13 9 II 

75 468 40 327 17 161 14 158 Nantucket ______________ _ I I - - - - - - Norfolk ________________ _ 22 341 9 290 7 109 4 106 

Plymouth ______________ _ 40 256 16 137 II 20 2 8 Suffolk ________________ _ - - - - - - - - Worcester _____________ _ 156 769 87 546 21 167 13 148 

Table 17. Field Corn for All Purposes: 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 and aver 

Irrigated 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Massachusetts, tataL __ _ 999 37 409 877 36 344 17 201 

Barnstable _____________ _ Berkshire ______________ _ BristaL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesec _____________ _ 

I 10 - - - -

99 5 042 93 4 987 - -

109 3 791 96 3 724 3 60 

2 29 2 29 - -

41 I 250 32 I 205 5 85 

174 5 310 148 5 158 - - 80 3 134 70 3077 - - 155 5872 130 5 726 2 2 

52 I 775 47 I 690 4 27 

Nantucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ 

- - - - - - 15 297 13 263 - - 34 3 097 29 3 031 I 5 

Suffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ - - - - - - 237 7 802 217 7 454 2 22 

,,- 10M assachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 18. Field Corn for Grain: 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested Quantity haves ted Forms Acres farms Acres (bushels) Farms Acres (bushels) 

Massachusetts, t010L __ _ 138 3 022 232 727 108 2 955 228 148 3 4 

Barnstable _____________ _ - - - - - - - -

Berkshire ______________ _ 13 352 26 470 13 352 26 470 - -

BrisloL _______________ _ 6 22 956 4 20 891 - - Dukes _________________ _ 2 13 I 300 2 13 I 300 - -

Essex _________________ _ 3 3 120 - - - - - 20 356 36 605 II 331 34 620 - - franklin _______________ _ 

7 lI9 II 172 4 lIO 10 272 - - 48 I 464 109 406 42 I 451 108 387 2 2 

5 105 4 170 4 104 4 160 - -

Hampden ______________ _ Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex-_____________ _ Nonluckel ______________ _ - - - - - - - - Norfolk ________________ _ I 12 120 I 12 120 - -

Plymoulh ______________ _ 8 123 7 100 8 123 7 100 - - Suffolk ________________ _ - - - - - - - - Worcester _____________ _ 25 453 35 308 19 439 34 828 I 2 

Table 19. Sorghums for All Purposes, Except Sirup: 1974 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ Berkshire ______________ _ 

BristoL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex ______________ _ Nantucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ Worcester _____________ _ 

Farms 

Mossachusetts, tataL __ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ BristaL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ Fronklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hompshire _____________ _ Middlesex ______________ _ Nonlucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

Farms 

Mossochusetts, tatoL __ _ 

Bornsloble _____________ _ Berkshire ______________ _ BristoL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex-_____________ _ 

NontuckeL _____________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plvmouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ Worcester _____________ _ 

All farms 

Forms Acres Forms 

31 

32~ I 23 

- -

2 13 2 

3 

4: I 3 

- - 3 29 - 5 39

1 

3 

2 20 2 

9 83 9 I 30 - - - - 2 12 2 

2 10 I 

- - - 2 43 I 

Table 20. Sorghums for Grain: 

All farms 

All farms 

Acres Quantity harvested (bushels) Forms 

Table 21. Wheat for Grain: 

Acres 

41 

10 

21 

I 

Quontity harvested 

(bushels) 

420 

400 

630 

30 

40 

320 

Farms 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres 

203 - -

- - -

13 - - 43 - - - - - - - -

121 -

=1 20 -

83 - - - -

- - -

12 - -

4 - -

- - -

16 - -

1974 

Farms with soles of $2,500 ond aver 

Irrigated 

Quontity horvested f----------------j Acres (bushels) Forms Acres 

1974 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested Acres (bushels) Farms Acres 

40 390 

10 400 

21 630 

40 

320 

Massachusetts 11- 11 
Forms 

Massachusetts, toto'-__ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ Berkshire ______________ _ 

BristoL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

MiddIesex ______________ _ Nantucket ______________ _ 

Norfolk ________________ _ Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

Forms 

Moss(lchusetts. toto'- __ _ 2 191 

Barnstable _____________ _ 10 Berkshire ______________ _ 222 BristoL ________________ _ 206 Dukes _________________ _ 12 Essex _________________ _ 125 Frenklin _______________ _ 297 Hempden _____________ _ - 154 Hempshire _____________ _ 265 Middlesex _____________ _ 

- 174 NentuckeL ____________ _ - 1 Norfolk _______________ _ 

- 64 Plymouth ____________ ._ - 121 Suffolk _______________ _ Wercester - ____________ _ 540 

Farms 

Massachusetts, tateL __ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ BristaL ________________ _ 

Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Frenklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex ______________ _ 

Nantucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

All farms 

Acres 

Table 23. 

All forms 

Acres 

110 327 

260 

16 041 

7 103 

2B3 

B 434 

13 23B 

6 921 

11 736 

10 106 

30 

2 326 

4 615 

- 29 234 

Table 22. Soybeans: 

Quantity harvested 

(bushels) Farms 

1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested 1---------------1 Acres (bushels) Forms Acres 

Hay, Excluding Sorghum Hay: 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested Quantity harvested 

(tons, dry) Forms Acres (tons, dry) Forms Acres 

225 714 1 464 94 114 201 372 13 213 

521 3 142 2B2 1 2 

32 500 151 14 139 30 106 - - 16 419 129 5 716 14 416 3 47 

684 6 227 52B - -

13 599 B4 7 564 12 430 - - 29 667 212 11 712 27 340 - -

12 975 111 5977 11 672 - -

25 704 174 9 62B 22 602 2 6 

19 650 109 B 265 16 792 4 45 

60 1 30 60 - - 5 433 45 1 Bll 4 476 1 50 

9 29B 65 3 471 7 405 2 63 

- - - - - - 59 204 374 25 432 53 263 - -

Table 24. Peanuts for Nuts: 1974 

All ferms 

Acres 

Quentity harvested 

(pounds) Farms 

Ferms with seies ef $2.500 end over 

Irrigated 

Quontity harvested 1---------------1 Acres (pounds) Farms Acres 

Worcester -------------- L ______________________ ...J'-_____________________ ....I ______________ ~ 

Massachusetts. tata'-__ _ 

Bornsteble _____________ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ 

BristaL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex ______________ _ NantuckeL _____________ _ 

Norfok. _______________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

All farms 

Farms Acres 

Table 25. Cotton: 

Quantity harvested 

(bales) 

1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity horvested 1-----------------4 Farms Acres (boIes) Farms Acres 

Worcester -------- ------ L _______________________ '-______________________ L... _____________ ....l 

,,- 12 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture- County Summary Data 
Table 26. Tobacco: 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Massachusetts, totaL __ _ 

80rnstabte _____________ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ 

BristoL _______________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex-_____________ _ 

Nantucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

Forms 

51 

14 

9 

28 

Acres 

568 

634 

603 

331 

Quantity harvested 

(pounds) 

2 604 070 

008 771 

990 201 

605 098 

Forms 

48 

13 

9 

26 

Acres 

563 

632 

603 

328 

Quantity harvested 

(pounds) 

2 596 855 

005 756 

990 201 

600 898 

Irrigated 

Farms 

21 

9 

7 

5 

Acres 

135 

432 

506 

197 

Worcester -------------- L ______________ ~ _______ _l ______________________ ...J ______________ -...J 

Table 27. Irish Potatoes: 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 ond over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested Quantity harvested 

Forms Acres (hundredweight) Farms Acres (hundredweight) Forms Acres 

Massachusetts. totaL __ _ 226 4 266 837 696 163 4 180 827 336 39 256 

8arnstable _____________ _ 13 71 14 729 6 65 13 455 3 11 Berkshire ______________ _ 10 43 8 690 6 41 8 520 - - 8ristoL _______________ _ 29 301 53 957 23 293 52 733 9 89 Dukes _________________ _ I 2 500 1 2 500 1 2 Essex _________________ _ 16 43 6 529 11 40 6 408 8 34 Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ Hampshire _____________ _ 

31 694 173 840 27 691 173 232

1 - =1 12 334 53 350 9 332 53 160 -

47 2 553 481 186 39 2 536 478 751 3 46 MiddleseL _____________ _ 21 128 24 602 18 108 23 173 5 34 Nantucket ____________ .. __ I 2 375 I 2 375 I 2 Norfolk ________________ _ 8 7 I 392 I 1 242 I I Plymouth ______________ _ 17 36 4 834 10 21 3814 4 14 Suffolk ________________ _ - - - - - - - - Worcester _____________ _ 20 53 13 712 11 48 12 973 4 25 

Table 28. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, or Melons: 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Massachusetts. tataL __ _ 931 15 422 682 14 731 227 4 762 

Barnstable _____________ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ BristaL ________________ _ 

16 126 10 119 9 107 31 326 21 288 2 5 140 2 860 121 2 795 50 812 Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex- _____________ _ 

Nantucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

6 30 4 29 2 22 90 I 838 66 I 777 34 822 69 765 46 714 7 117 55 I 415 43 I 378 24 868 177 I 805 123 I 664 10 108 141 3 319 105 3 194 45 987 4 86 2 84 2 71 36 478 24 442 8 206 56 I 058 31 999 10 239 

Worcester - - - - - - _____________ _ 110 I 316 86 I 248 24 399 

Table 29. Berries: 1974 

All forms Fonns with sales of $2.500 and over 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres Fanns Acres Farms Acres 

Massachusetts, tatoL __ _ 656 10 754 487 10 422 362 9 707 

8arnstable _____________ _ 

8erkshire ______________ _ BristoL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Fronklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlese. ______________ _ 

NantuckeL _____________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

66 651 40 591 38 590 15 52 7 32 - - 46 434 39 424 33 419 4 4 3 2 1 2 35 44 27 38 15 27 19 272 11 265 I 1 37 256 33 252 7 45 37 114 24 93 5 9 43 92 24 72 11 62 4 142 3 137 3 137 6 5 3 1 2 1 304 8 608 250 8 457 240 8 402 - - - - - - 40 81 23 56 6 13 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data Massachusetts 11- 13 
Table 30. Land in Orchards: 1974 

All forms Farm s with soles of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Massachusetts, totaL._ - 366 9 366 249 8 913 16 255 

- 6 17 2 14 1 1 - 23 133 13 107 - - - 20 201 16 184 1 10 2 30 1 27 1 22 

- 21 429 11 387 2 77 

- 29 850 19 822 1 2 

- 35 818 28 788 - - - 39 850 29 758 1 40 

- 68 1 961 43 1 875 7 87 

- - - - - - -

Barnstable _______ • ____ _ Berkshire _____________ _ 

BristoL. _. _. _____ . ____ _ Dukes ________________ _ 

Essex _. _________ . ____ _ 

Fronklin _________ • ____ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ 

Hampshire _______ . ____ _ 

Middlesex- ____________ _ Nantucket. __ • _____ • _. __ 

- 14 120 10 III 1 11 

- 17 120 7 91 - -

- - - - - - -

Norfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ Suffolk _______________ _ 

Worcester _______ . ____ _ 92 3 838 70 3 749 1 6 

Table 31. Farm Operator Debt for Farms"With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Totol debt Debt secured by reo I estate Debt not secured by reol estate 

Percent value 

of owned land 

Average per Average per operated Average per 

Farms Debt ($1,000) form Forms Debt ($1,000) form (see text) Forms Debt ($1,000) form 

Massachusetts, totol __ ._ 1 093 50 475 46 180 847 35 202 41 561 27.2 642 15 273 23 790 

Barnstable _____________ _ 22 1 004 45 636 18 866 48 111 41.7 8 138 17 250 Berkshire ______________ _ 80 5 696 71 200 64 3 906 61 031 29.0 55 1 790 32 545 Bristo'- ________________ _ 101 4 424 43 802 73 3 329 45 603 41.6 59 I 095 18 559 Dukes _________________ _ 5 118 23 600 4 111 27 750 24.1 2 7 3 500 Essex _________________ _ 67 2 431 36 284 50 1 707 34 140 28.1 37 724 19 568 Franklin _______________ _ 108 4 081 37 787 85 2 598 30 565 20.5 67 I 484 22 149 Hampden ______________ _ 70 2 636 37 657 58 1 794 30 931 25.0 39 842 21 590 

115 4 909 42 687 96 3 210 33 438 28.8 64 1 699 26 547 

106 6 995 65 991 85 5 509 64 812 26.0 51 1 485 29 118 

Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex ______________ _ 

NantuckeL _____________ _ 2 15 7 500 1 10 10 000 1.0 1 5 5 000 Norfolk ________________ _ 29 859 29 621 18 576 32000 24.7 20 284 14 200 

136 8 113 59 654 109 5 730 52 569 30.0 75 2 383 31 773 

1 52 52 000 1 52 52 000 69.3 - - - Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 251 9 142 36 422 185 5 804 31 373 23.4 164 3 337 20 348 

Table 32. Grain Storage Capacity for Farms With Sales of' $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms reporting Under 1,000 1,000 to 4,999 5,000 to 9,999 10,000 to 24,999 25,000 to 49,999 50,000 bushels 

groin storage bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels and over None Not reporting 

Massachusetts, tota'-__ - 331 245 55 11 14 4 2 1 723 1 131 

- - - - - - - 34 31 

- 43 34 4 I 3 1 - 88 66 

37 26 6 3 2 - - 209 136 

3 2 1 - - - - 7 2 

19 11 7 - 1 - - 116 83 

34 30 3 - - - 1 155 94 

23 18 3 - 2 - - 138 81 

50 24 20 3 2 1 - 175 98 

21 16 2 3 - - - 227 117 

- - - - - - - 3 I 

8 6 - - 2 - - 67 47 

20 15 1 1 1 1 1 226 146 

- - - - - - - 2 2 

73 63 8 - 1 1 - 276 227 

Barnstable _____________ _ Berkshire _____________ _ BristoL_. ______________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ Franklin ________ • ______ _ Hompden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex ______________ _ Nantucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

,,- 14 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 33. Characteristics of Farms and Specified Excluded Agricultural Operations (See Text): 1974 

Total cropland 

Total value of land Totol (number) Total land (acres) and buildings ($1,000) Number reporting Acres 

Part 1 of 4 

Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded 

agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultural 

Forms operations Farms operations Forms operations Forms operations Forms operations 

Massacnusetts, total ___ _ 4 497 630 601 734 29 018 578 024 37 075 4 212 519 257 033 5 652 

102 16 4 495 415 12 264 1 681 101 12 1 897 38

1 

305 43 73 110 2 529 51 621 2 326 293 34 31 442 452 

511 61 42 074 1 337 53 563 2 150 450 48 20 270 231 

22 7 9 116 248 7 848 856 22 4 786 66 

311 47 28 868 1 177 45 239 2 971 276 40 15 175 287 

404 53 72 909 4 362 48 177 2 937 395 48 29 920 1 074 

311 64 42 123 3 067 35 498 2 660 297 58 18 468 560 

495 61 64 891 4 178 48 097 2 894 480 55 33 662 955 

504 83 42 974 2 533 84 360 5 571 463 71 22 320 719 

6 - 1 044 - 2 297 - 6 15

1 

276 -

172 27 11 965 488 23 015 2 633 151 4 713 172 

532 62 77 404 1 231 65 120 3 511 506 45 21 651 201 

6 - 15 - 791 - 6 

89 i 15 -816 106 130 746 7 453 100 134 6 886 766 56 438 897 

Barnstable _____________ _ Berkshire ______________ _ BristoL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesec _____________ _ 

NantuckeL _____________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ Plymouth ______________ _ 

Suffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

Harvested cropland Form production expenses Value of machinery and equipment 

Part 2 of 4 Number reporting Acres Number reporting Expenses ($1,000) Number reporting Volue ($1,000) 

Excluded 1 ! Excluded Excluded Excluded 1 1 Excluded Excluded! 

agricultural agriculturol ogricultural ogricultural agricultural agricultural 

Forms operations Farms operations Forms operations Forms operations Farms operations Forms operations 

Massachusetts, toto'- __ _ 4 032 315 188 015 1 320 4 494 622 155 157 545 4 290 598 84 637 4 111 

98 8 1 435 18 102 16 1 576 19 96 15 1 361 59 

- 277 16 21 199 99 305 43 9364 39 305 43 6 542 253 Barnstable _____________ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ 

422 40 14 901 111 511 59 13 832 56 486 54 8 022 344 

22 4 418 16

1 

22 

4~ 1 

196 3~ 1 

20 

4~ I 278 38 I 266 30 11 984 170 311 9 076 286 5 291 228 

BristoL ________________ _ 

Dukes _________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 388 34 20 937 191 404 53 12 822 28 394 52 8 496 421 

- 291 29 13 667 122 311 64 11 167 65 302 59 6 424 419 

466 38 23 221 127 493 60 15 715 47 491 60 10 036 386 

Hampden _____________ _ 

Hompshire ---- -- -- -- ---- Middlesex _____________ _ - 441 43 18 088 174 504 83 33 409 78 481 78 12 080 519 Nantucket _____________ _ - 6 - 258 - 6 - 142 - 5 - 126 - No rfolk _______________ _ 

- 137 8 3 309 15 172 26 4077 25 160 25 2 405 131 Plymouth _____________ _ 

- 494 27 17 642 73 532 61 15 923 49 466 60 8 110 469 

6 - 11 

2041 

6 - 314 - 5 

1031 

38 - - 718 38 40 945 815 104 27 545 97 793 15 428 844 

Suffolk _______________ _ 

Worcester ____________ _ 

Market value of all agricultural products sold 

Total Crops, including hoy, nursery, and greenhouse products livestock, poultry, and their products 

Part 3 of 4 Number reporting Value ($1,000) Number reporting Volue ($1,000) Number reporting Value ($1,000) 

Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded 

agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultu ral Forms operations Forms operations Forms operations Forms operations Forms operations Forms operations 

Massachusetts, toto'-__ - 4 497 630 179 653 179 3 033 183 86 453 81 2 396 298 92 464 91 

Barnstable ____________ _ - 102 16 2 051 6 97 6 1 934 3 15 8 116 3 Berkshire _____________ _ - 305 43 10 506 14 171 10 1 594 4 234 30 8 779 10 8ristoL _______________ _ - Sl1 61 15 657 16 304 17 5 297 7 285 32 10 324 8 Dukes _________________ _ 22 7 164 3 15 6 122 3 15 - 41 - Essex _________________ _ 311 47 9 926 14 213 14 5 493 7 157 22 4 401 6 Fronklin _______________ _ 404 53 15 125 13 237 19 6 585 9 261 16 8 372 2 Hampden _____________ _ 

- 311 64 13 595 17 214 19 9 050 8 162 26 4 495 8 Hampsnire ____________ _ - 495 61 18 220 15 367 16 8 900 7 245 23 9 263 7 Middlesec ____________ _ - 504 83 37 642 24 397 26 23 698 11 221 48 13 836 13 Nantucket _____________ _ - 6 - 152 - 6 - 150 - 3 - 2 - Norfolk _______________ _ 

- 172 27 5 130 9 107 8 3 153 4 93 14 1 958 5 Plymouth _____________ _ 

- 532 62 18 734 17 433 19 11 283 8 143 27 7 425 9 Suffolk _______________ _ 

- 6 - 496 - 6 - 496 - - - - - Worcester _____________ _ 816 106 32 253 31 466 23 8 698 10 562 52 23 451 20 

Inventory 

Cattle ond calves Hogs and pigs Chickens 3 months old or older 

Part 4 of 4 Number reporting Animols on hand Number reporting Anim ols on hand Number reporting Birds on hand 

Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded agricultural agriculturol agricultural ogricultural agricultural agricultural Forms operations Farms operotions Forms operat;ons Forms operotions Forms operotions Forms operations 

Massacnusetts, totoL __ _ 1 994 127 103 938 425 465 44 43 229 189 577 102 1 956 434 2 974 

6 2 134 4 6 - 16 - 10 - 1 023 - - 209 16 14 235 59 42 10 277 36 42 10 74 173 72 220 5 10 789 19 67 1 8 830 1 70 3 153 441 185 13 1 158 2 2 - 7 - 11 - 300 - 101 3 5 246 11 32 1 5 435 3 49 8 106 811 158 262 13 14 923 53 29 5 246 16 36 10 37 255 193 143 10 6 829 32 21 2 1 147 4 26 4 52 474 285 219 19 11 619 64 35 4 2 011 24 56 9 223 822 347 152 8 6592 25 49 4 7 414 4 78 17 464 282 525 1 - 30 - - - - - 1 - 62 - 55 3 1 867 9 31 - 1 276 - 39 8 38 727 228 - 104 21 7 598 71 42 6 3 202 30 43 18 107 402 614 - - - - - - - - - - - - 509 26 23 918 76 109 -11 13 368 71 116 15 696 662 367 

Bornstable _____________ _ Berkshire _____________ _ BristoL ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hompshire _____________ _ Middlesec _____________ _ 

Nantucket ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ Suffolk ________________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data Massachusetts 11- 15 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Ducko 

Mossachusetts, tOlo'- __ 

Franklin ______________ _ Hampden _____________ _ Plymouth _____________ _ 

Worcester ____________ _ All other ______________ _ 

Gee •• 

Mossochusetts, 10.oL __ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

-

-

Hampshire ____________ _ 

-

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Horses of All Ages 

Massachusetts, 1010L __ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ 8erkshire _____________ _ BristoL - ________________ _ Dukes _________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ Hampshire - _____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ 

- Norfolk ________________ _ Plymouth _____________ _ Worcester - _____________ _ 

Ponies of All Ages 

Massachusetts, totaL __ -

Berkshire _____________ _ 

BristoL ________________ _ 

- Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ Hompden _____________ _ 

- Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ 

- Plymouth _____________ _ 

Worcester - _____________ _ 

Ali other _______________ _ 

Mules, Burrol, and 

Donkeys of All Ag •• 

Massachusetts, tatoL __ _ 

Table 1. Miscellaneous Poultry: 1974 

Inventory Sales Inventory 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Ge ••• - Con. 

34 60 783 5 380 511 Worcester _____________ _ Ali other ______________ _ 6 54 

12 163 

4 22 - - 5 42 - - Pheasants 

5 (D) I (D) 

8 (D) 2 (D) Massochusetts, 'oloL __ _ 3 I 004 

12 531 2 (D) Ali other __________ -- ---- 3 I 004 

Othe, Poultry 

22 267 5 35 Massachusetts, 10.0'-__ _ 11 393 

4 50 2 (D) 

Hampshire _____________ _ Ali other _______________ _ 3 190 

8 203 

Table 2. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties: 1974 

Inventory 

Farms Number Forms 

324 2 805 92 

5 15 1 

34 128 6 

26 326 15 

4 33 - 37 729 17 

35 227 10 

15 161 5 

38 98 7 

38 304 13 

9 286 4 

11 119 2 

72 379 12 

136 570 17 

15 47 2 

12 37 1 

15 205 6 

6 9 -

7 9 - 19 42 2 

15 23 2 

10 18 1 

31 167 3 

6 13 -

17 27 3 

Sales 

Sales 

Number ($1,000) 

764 771 

(D) (0) 

58 11 

118 97 

- - 142 92 17 19 

17 12 

8 7 

155 119 

106 357 

(D) (D) 

136 48 

122 28 

(D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

52 22 

- -

- - (D) (0) 

(D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

12 3 

- -

5 (l) 

Mules, Burros, and 

Donkey. of All Ages - Co 

Middlesex _____________ _ 

Ali other ______________ _ 

n 

-

-

Goats, Except Angora 

and Milk Goats 

Massachusetts, totaL __ -

Worcester ____________ _ 

All - other ______________ _ 

-

Rabbits & Their Pelts 

Massachusetts, tataL __ -

Franklin ______________ _ 

- Hampshire ____________ _ 

- Plymouth _____________ _ - Ali other ______________ _ 

-

Other Livestock 

Massachusetts, toto'-__ -

Berkshire _____________ _ 

- BristoL _______________ _ 

- Essex ________________ _ 

- Fronklin ______________ _ 

Hampden - _____________ _ 

- Hampshire ____________ _ 

- Worcester ____________ _ 

- All other ______________ _ 

-

Table 3. Mink: 1974 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

I 

5 9 

12 18 

11 36 

4 9 

7 27 

14 1 153 

3 246

1 

3 129 

4 114 

4 664 

41 DO 

4 (X) 

4 (X) 

5 (X) 

4 (Xl 

3 (X) 

5 (X) 

12 (X) 

4 (X) 

Soles 

Forms Number 

I (D) 

2 (D) 

I (D) 

I (D) 

4 1 030 

1 800 

3 230 

Sales 

Sales 

Farms Number ($1,000) 

I 

- - - 3 5 (l) 

4 27 11 

1 5 (l) 

3 22 (l) 

11 5 344 18 

3 380 1 

1 100 1 

4 2 150 8 

3 2 714 8 

10 (X) 4 791 

- (X) - - (X) -

1 (X) (D) 

2 (X) (D) 

- (X) - 2 (X) (D) 

3 (X) 41 

2 (X) (0) 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Inventory Sales of mink and their pelts 

Mink and their pelts Female mink used for breeding 

Soles Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number ($1,000) 

MossochusellS, totoL __ _ 9 8 541 9 4 380 10 14 257 217 

Essex _________________ _ 3 1 475 3 950 3 2 115 22 Middlese"-_____________ _ 3 4 866 3 1 580 4 7 555 121 All other _______________ _ 3 2 200 3 1 850 3 4 587 74 

1974 Census of Agrieulture- County Mise Data Massachusetts 111- 1 
Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ Worcester _____________ _ 

- Ali other _______________ _ 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Massachusetts, toto'- __ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mix. 

tures for Hoy or Dehy. 

drating (dry ton.) 

Massachusetts, foto'- __ 

Berkshire _____________ _ - BristoL _______________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ Hampden _____________ _ - Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex ______________ _ 

Norfolk __ • _____________ • 

Plymouth • ___ • _____ • ___ • Worcester _____________ _ 

Ali other ______ ._. ___ ._._ 

CloY .. , Timothy. & Mix. 

tures of Cloy .. & Gra"e 

for Hay (dry ton.) • 

Massochusetts, totoL __ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ BristoL ________________ _ 

Dukes ______ • ______ • __ __ Essex _________________ _ Franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex. ___ • ___ ._. ___ • Norfolk __ • _____________ • 

Plymouth • ___ ._._. _____ • Worcester _____________ _ 

Table 4. Colonies of Bees: 1974 

Inventory of colonies of bees Soles 

Colonies of bees Pounds of honey 

Farms Soles Number Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number 

36 2 281 - - - 20 37 547 

5 15 - - - I (0) 9 709 - - - 6 18 984 9 36 - - - 5 (D) 13 I 521 - - - 8 17 387 

Table 5. Angora Goats: 1974, not shown for Massachusetts 

Table 6. Milk Goats: 1974 

Inventory of milk goats Sales 

Milk goats 

Sales Forms Number Forms Number ($1,000) Forms 

6 231 4 77 5 3 

6 231 4 77 5 3 

Table 7, Fish: 1974, not shown for Massachusetts 

Table 8. Hay, Field Seeds, Other Specified Field Crops, and Berries: 

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms 

607 20 115 51 491 5 

57 2 050 5 211 - 51 I 233 3 608 I 

33 935 2 015 - 82 2 467 7 087 - 40 I 492 3 192 -

76 2 175 6 423 -

44 I 532 4 394 I 

18 643 I 955 I 

31 831 I 986 2 

171 6 581 15 272 -

4 176 348 -

I 107 53 684 112 404 4 

118 8 351 17 392 -

76 2 415 5 916 I 

4 118 310 -

57 4 047 7 242 - 170 7 066 15 750 - 89 3 986 7 359 -

133 5 628 12 779 2 

79 4 783 9 095 -

29 836 1 898 -

38 2 008 4 552 1 

312 14 406 29 991 -

Acres 

122 

-

(0) 

-

-

-

-

(D) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

18 

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

-

Small Grain Hay 

(dry ton.) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ 

BristoL _______________ _ 

Franklin ______________ _ 

-

· 

- Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ Worcester · ____________ _ 

- All other _______________ _ 

Wild Hay (dry tons) 

Massochusetts. totoL __ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ 

· BristoL ________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hompden ______________ _ Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex ______________ _ Norfolk ._ • ____ • ____ • ___ _ 

Plymouth __ • ___ ._. _____ • Worcester _____________ _ All other ______ • _______ __ 

Other Hay (dry tons) 

Mossachusetts. totaL __ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ BristoL ________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

24 222 

4 32 

5 79 4 49 

3 13 

3 20 

5 29 

135 3 678 

23 671 

15 329 

13 447 

9 164 

7 115 14 322 

11 575 

9 197 7 129 

24 694 

3 35 

94 4 114 

9 410 

9 516 

5 821 

Goats milk 

Gallons 

14 850 

14 850 

1974 

Quantity 

291 

46 

95 

50 

20 

37 

43 

4 874 

I 038 

515 

634 

194 

195 

552 

523 

290 

137 

764 

32 

7 376 

814 

644 

990 

Soles ($1,000) 

39 

(D) 

10 

(0) 

27 

Soles ($1,000) 

16 

16 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres 

- -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

2 (D) 

- - - -

- - - -

- -

- -

I (D) 

- -

- -

- - I (D) 

- -

- - - - - -

111- 2 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agrieulture- County Mise Data 
Table 8. Hay, Field Seeds, Other Specified Field Crops, and Berries: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Other Hay (dry 

tonl)- Can. 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ 

Hatnpshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex ______________ _ 

Narlalk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

Gra .. Silage and Hayla.e 

(gree. ta.s) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ Brista'-________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex ______________ _ Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

Hay Crops Cut & Fed 

Gree. (gree. to.s) 

Massachusetts, toto'- __ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ 

- BristoL ________________ _ Essex _________________ _ Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ 

- Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex - _____________ _ 

- Plymouth _______ ~ _____ _ 

Worcester - ____________ _ 

-

Field Corn for Siloge 

or Green Chop (green tons 

Massachusetts, t010'- __ - Berkshire _____________ _ - BristoL _______________ _ Essex ________________ _ 

Franklin ______________ _ 

- Hampden _____________ _ - Hampshire ____________ _ - Middlesex _____________ _ 

- Norfolk _______________ _ - Plymouth _____________ _ 

Worcester - ____________ _ 

Field Cor. for Dry Fodder 

Ho.ged or Grazed 

Massachusetts, totaL __ -

Franklin ______________ _ 

- Middlesex _____________ _ 

- Ali other ______________ _ 

-

Sorghums for Silage or 

Groe. Chop (groe. to.s) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ -

BristoL _______________ _ 

-

) 

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

14 485 

6 83 16 544 5 478 

4 36 6 179 

19 532 

195 9 188 

34 2 066 

24 I 051 

5 962 

30 1 025 

3 118 15 562 

12 587 

5 77 10 205 

57 2 535 

142 3 113 

21 570 

14 140 

10 352 

20 426 

9 176 

15 348 

12 297 

8 118 

32 664 

790 33 273 

87 4 635 

92 3 704 

30 1 185 

136 4 793 

67 2 957 

100 4 275 

40 1 543 

12 251 

23 2 908 202 7 006 

12 116 

4 34 

3 43 5 39 

23 203 

3 43 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

734 - - 216 - - I 103 - - I 365 - - 68 - - 328 - - I 054 - -

60 224 4 22 

13 864 - - 10 073 2 (0) 

3 720 - - 8 559 - - 924 - - 2 924 - - 2 943 2 (0) 

758 - - 826 - - 15 633 - -

14 563 1 3 ) 2 989 - - 981 1 (0) 

926 - - 1 879 - - 1 181 - - 2 157 -

(021 1 234 2 375 - 2 801 - -

526 679 13 184 

77 717 - -I 52 717 3 60 18 518 5 85 85 452 - - 45 795 - - 67 710 - - 25 591 3 14 3 397 - - 35 810 1 (D) 1 113 722 1 (D) 

(X) 1 (0) 

(X) - - (X) 1 (0) 

(X) - -

1 491 - -

301 - -

Sorghums for Silage 0 

Green Chop (green 

ton.)- Can. 

r 

Franklin ______________ _ 

- Hampshire _____________ _ 

Ali other _______________ _ 

All Other Crops 

Massachusetts, totaL __ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ - Hampshire _____________ _ Ali other _______________ _ 

Strawberries (Ib) 

Massachusetts, tota'-__ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ - BristoL ________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ - Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ - Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

Ali other _______________ _ 

Cranberries (IOO-ib bbl) 

Mossachusetts, totaL __ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ 

BristoL ________________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Blackberries and 

Dewberries (Ib) 

Mossachusetts, totaL __ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Tame Blueberries (Ib) 

Massachusetts, fotaL __ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ 

BristoL ________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Plymouth ______________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

Wild Blueberries (Ib) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 

Hampden ______________ _ Worcester _____________ _ 

Ali othe,- ______________ _ 

Red Raspberries (Ib) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ 

- Ali other _______________ _ 

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

3 12 

9 83 

8 65 

17 180 

4 48 

8 116 

5 16 

129 226 

4 7 

11 9 

23 22 

8 13 

16 60 

18 24 

20 23 

3 1 

8 31 

14 28 

4 8 

304 9 550 

36 584 

26 405 

239 8 378 

3 183 

5 9 

5 9 

50 325 

4 20 

4 10 4 4 

15 124 

6 19 

6 40 

9 7 

13 291 

6 65 3 21 

4 205 

22 19 

3 1 5 11 3 2 

11 4 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms 

103 -

587 -

500 -

(X) -

(X) - (X) -

(X) -

1 066 265 52 

23 800 -

47 666 6 

107 275 13 

106 413 -

342 922 7 

68 900 5 

107 182/ 9 

3 150 2 

78 850 1 

149 357

1 

6 

30 750 3 

757 413/ 304 

43 4671 36 

34 573 26 

673 297 239 

6 0761 3 

5 475 3 

5 475 3 

1 

563 402 4 

3 454 -

14 150 1 

5 200 - 300 321 2 21 875 - 122 177 1 5 475 -

226 250 1 

53 400 - 8 700 - 164 150 1 

16 113 11 

1 028 2 6 300 4 2 280 2 6 505 3 

Table 9. Grains, Dry Beans and Peas, Sweetpotatoes, and Sugar Crops: 1974 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Oat. for Grain (bu) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Ali other _______________ _ 

Barley for Grain (bu) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ _ 

Forms 

20 

10 

5 

5 

5 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

232 11 406 

157 7 366 

24 780 

51 3 260 

17 840 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Mise Data 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres 

- -

- - - - - -

- -

Barley for Grain 

(bu)-Con. 

Berkshire ______________ _ 

lye for Grain (bu) 

Massachusetts, totaL __ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampshire, _____________ _ Ali other _______________ _ 

Forms 

3 

16 

3 

4 

4 

5 

Harvested 

Acres 

13 

208 

30 

24 

65 

89 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms 

740 -

5 211 -

840 - 625 - 1 086 - 2 660 -

Massachusetts 

Acres 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

108/ 

-

6 

15 

-

34 

9 

14 

(0) 

(O) 

1~ 1 

9 550 

584 

405 

8 378 

183 1 

7 

7 

1 

24 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

16 

(0) 

11 

(0) 

4 

Acres 

-

-

-

-

-

-

111-3 
Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Sweet Corn 

Massochuset1s. totoL __ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ Berkshire _____________ _ 

BristoL - ________________ _ 

Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ 

- Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ Norfolk - _______________ _ 

- Plymouth _____________ _ Worcester - ____________ _ All other ______________ _ 

-

Tomatoes 

Massachusetts, totoL __ -

Barnstable ____________ _ 

Berkshire _____________ _ BristoL _______________ _ - Dukes - ________________ _ 

Essex ________________ _ 

- Franklin ______________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ 

Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ 

- Norfolk _______________ _ Plymouth - _____________ _ 

Worcester - ____________ _ 

Cucumb." and Pickl.s 

Massachusetts. toto'- __ 

Barnstable ____________ _ 

- Berkshire _____________ _ - BristoL _______________ _ Essex ________________ _ 

- Fronklin ______________ _ 

- Hompden _____________ _ Hampshire ____________ _ 

- Middlesex _____________ _ Norfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ - Worcester ____________ _ 

- All other ______________ _ 

-

Watermelons 

Mossochusetts, totoL __ 

BristoL _______________ _ 

- Hampden _____________ _ 

Hampshire ____________ _ - Middlesex _____________ _ - Plymouth _____________ _ - Worcester ____________ _ Ali other ______________ _ 

-

Green Peas, Including 

English, Excluding 

Green Cow peas 

Massachusetts. tatoL __ 

8arnstable ____________ _ 8ristaL _______________ _ 

- Essex ________________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ 

- Hampshire ____________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ Norfolk _______________ _ Plymouth _____________ _ 

Warcester ____________ _ - All other ______________ _ 

Snap Beanl, Bush 

and Pole 

Massochusetts, totaL __ 

Barnstable ____________ _ 

8erkshire _____________ _ BristaL _______________ _ Essex ________________ _ 

Franklin __________ , ____ _ Hampden _____________ _ 

Hompshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ Norfolk _______________ _ Plymouth _____________ _ 

-

-

-

Warcester _____________ _ Ali other _______________ _ 

Aiparagul 

Massachusetts, fotaL __ _ 

Barnstable _____________ _ Berkshire ______________ _ BristoL _______________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ Plymouth ______________ _ All other _______________ _ 

111- 4 Massachusetts 

Harvested 

Farms 

465 

9 

19 

77 

56 

28 

23 

49 

80 

20 

25 

75 

4 

367 

6 

7 

80 

4 

46 

II 

30 

25 

68 

17 

22 

49 

332 

3 

7 

56 

31 

25 

24 

70 

41 

10 

20 

35 

4 

34 

6 

6 

3 

5 

4 

3 

7 

107 

3 

16 

19 

II 

6 

20 

3 

8 

13 

8 

226 

4 

4 

37 

33 

7 

21 

16 

48 

10 

13 

29 

4 

72 

3 

4 

6 

4 

44 

3 

8 

Table 10. Vegetables Harvested for Sale: 1974 

Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres 

7 619 139 2 067 

71 8 63 204 2 (0) 

I 205 23 192 I 107 24 475 273 2 (0) 

400 10 118 496 4 80 2 048 30 528 274 7 116 685 8 188 810 19 183 47 2 (0) 

646 158 263 

2 5 2 5 2 (0) 

172 34 53 10 2 (0) 

75 23 37 16 2 (0) 

116 17 92 30 6 6 79 33 29 23 6 5 77 6 7 40 20 17 

I 014 109 179 

I I (0) 

3 2 (0) 

59 20 18 20 18 15 240 4 10 97 10 81 499 5 7 32 22 14 29 4 23 18 6 3 16 14 8 1 3 1 

9 18 6 

I 4 1 3 4 2 I 2 (0) 

I 1 (0) 

1 - -

1 3 I 

1 4 I 

134 46 91 

2 2 (0) 

13 6 4 

10 8 4 

57 7 54 

2 1 (0) 

20 8 10 

2 1 (0) 

6 3 3 

12 8 9 

II 2 (0) 

606 84 256 

2 3 I 

3 2 (0) 

62 13 18 141 14 38 

6 - -

132 9 116 

13 1 (0) 

193 19 49 

10 3 5 

14 4 8 

27 13 16 

4 3 4 

282 10 33 

26 2 (0) 

5 - - 12 1 (0) 

2 3 I 

230 - - I - - 9 4 4 

Bee .. 

Massachusetts. totaL __ _ 

BristoL _______________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

- Franklin _______________ _ Hompden _____________ _ 

Hampshire - _____________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ - Norfolk _______________ _ 

- Plym outh _____________ _ 

Worcester - ____________ _ All other ______________ _ -

-

Broccoli 

Massachusetts. totoL __ 

Essex ________________ _ 

Middlesex - _____________ _ Warcester - ____________ _ 

- All other ______________ _ 

-

Brullel Sprouts 

Massachusetts, totaL __ - All other ______________ _ 

-

Head Cabbage 

Massachusetts. tataL __ -

BristaL _______________ _ 

- Essex ________________ _ 

- Franklin ______________ _ 

Hampden - _____________ _ 

- Hampshire ____________ _ Middlesex - _____________ _ 

- Plymouth _____________ _ - Worcester ____________ _ 

- All other ______________ _ 

-

Cantaloups and 

Persian Melons 

Massachusetts. tataL __ 

BristaL _______________ _ Hompden _____________ _ 

Hampshire ____________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ Plymouth _____________ _ 

Warcester ____________ _ All ather ______________ _ 

Carrots 

Massachusetts, tataL __ 

Berkshire _____________ _ BristoL _______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin ______________ _ 

- Hampden _____________ _ 

- Hampshire ____________ _ 

- Middlesex _____________ _ - Norfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth - _____________ _ 

Warcester - _____________ _ All other _______________ _ 

Cauliflower 

Massachusetts, totaL __ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ - Middlesex _____________ _ - Plymouth _____________ _ 

Warcester - _____________ _ Ali other _______________ _ 

C.lery 

Mass(]chusetts, totaL __ _ 

Essex _________________ _ Ali other _______________ _ 

Chicory 

Massachusetts. tata'-__ _ 

Middlese,-_____________ _ 

Collard. 

Massachusetts. tataL __ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Harvested 

Forms 

116 

13 

25 

3 

B 

7 

27 

6 

7 

15 

5 

30 

4 

9 

5 

12 

5 

5 

166 

43 

20 

12 

16 

23 

25 

6 

17 

4 

32 

5 

3 

3 

7 

4 

5 

5 

99 

3 

8 

19 

5 

12 

7 

16 

4 

7 

14 

4 

27 

4 

9 

4 

4 

6 

7 

3 

4 

6 

4 

~ 

4 

Irrigoted 

Acres Farms Acres 

119 57 74 

16 4 9 48 15 2B 1 - - 5 3 3 2 2 (0) 

30 14 22 4 1 (0) 

2 4 1 9 10 8 3 4 2 

17 15 6 

2 2 1 

9 4 2 1 4 I 

5 5 2 

2 1 (0) 

2 1 (0) 

697 71 308 

218 17 94 

65 13 56 

58 2 (0) 

76 7 45 

83 1 (0) 

112 16 54 

14 2 (0) 

55 II 43 

16 2 (0) 

26 15 7 

2 4 2 

2 2 (0) 

4 1 (0) 

4 3 2 

I - -

4 4 2 

II 1 (0) 

195 50 151 

3 - -

2 3 I 

27 13 24 

2 I (0) 

86 9 83 

3 - - 39 8 15 

1 - - 4 2 (0) 

26 10 25 

3 4 3 

48 20 32 

28 3 16 

13 9 13 1 I 1 I 3 1 

5 4 1 

3 6 3 

2 3 2 1 3 1 

8 2 (0) 

7 2 (0) 

9 2 (0) 

9 2 (0) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Misc Data 
Table 10. Vegetables Harvested for Sale: 

Farms With Sales 

af $2,500 and 

Over 

Ellilplant 

Massachusetts, '0'01. __ _ 

BristoL ________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex ______________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Endiv. 

Massachusetts, to.oL __ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Elcarole 

Massachusetts, '0'0'-__ 

Middlesex _____________ _ 

- Ali other ______________ _ 

-

Kale 

Massachusetts, '0'01. __ -

BristoL _______________ _ 

- All other ______________ _ 

-

Head Lettuce 

Massachusetts, to'oL __ -

BristoL _______________ _ 

- Essex ________________ _ 

- franklin ______________ _ 

Hompden - _____________ _ 

Middlesex - _____________ _ 

- Plymouth _____________ _ 

Worcester - ____________ _ 

- All other ______________ _ -

Romaine Lettuce 

Massachusetts, '0'0'-__ -

BristoL _______________ _ Essex ________________ _ - Middlese,- - ____________ _ -

Other Lettuce 

Massachusetts, '0'0'-__ -

Barnstable ____________ _ 

Bristo'- - _______________ _ Essex ________________ _ - Hampden - _____________ _ 

- Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlese,- - ____________ _ 

- Plymouth _____________ _ 

Worcester - ____________ _ 

- All other ______________ _ -

Lima 8eanl 

Massachusetts, totaL __ - All other ______________ _ -

Massachusetts, totaL __ - BristaL _______________ _ 

Hompden _____________ _ - Middlesex - _____________ _ 

Ali - other ______________ _ 

- Dry Onlonl 

Massachusetts, tataL __ - BristoL _______________ _ 

- Essex ________________ _ 

- Fronklin ______________ _ 

Hampshire - ____________ _ 

- Middlesex-____________ _ 

- :W~~h~rh_:=:=:=:=:=:=:= -

-

Gr •• n Onions 

Mossochusells. totoL_ - BristoL _______________ _ 

Essex ________________ _ - Worcester - ____________ _ All other ______________ _ -

-

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

53 53 

19 29 

3 1 4 1 

6 2 7 3 

5 1 

9 18 

5 4 

5 4 

8 11 

4 6 4 5 

6 10 

3 4 

3 6 

74 110 

21 26 

9 12 

3 2 

10 44 

8 

5 " 2 

10 8 

8 6 

31 62 

11 17 

10 30 

B 15 

55 128 

3 14 6 10 

11 27 

3 50 

5 2 13 15 

4 4 

5 2 

5 4 

3 4 

3 4 

20 19 

3 4 

4 10 

3 2 

10 3 

43 64 

8 6 

5 4 

8 24 

7 19 

6 3 

3 I 6 6 

15 24 

3 6 

5 6 3 5 4 7 

1974 Census of Agrieulture- County Mise Data 

Irrigoted 

Forms Acres 

Sweet PeppeR 

24 23 Massachusetts, tatal __ _ -

7 4 Berkshire _______ • _____ _ - 2 (0) BristoL _______________ _ 

- I (0) Essex ________________ _ 

-

- - Franklin ___________ • __ _ - 5 2 Hampden _____________ _ 

- 3 (Z) Hampshire ____________ _ 

- 6 15 Middlesex _____________ _ - Norfolk _______________ _ 

- Plymouth _____________ _ Worcester - ____________ _ 

-

2 (0) 

All other _______________ _ 

2 (0) Hot Peppell 

Massachusetts, totoL __ -

4 7 BristoL _______________ _ Essex _____________ • __ _ -

-

2 (0) 

2 (0) 

Hampshire _. __________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ 

Ali other ______________ _ 

-

-

-

Pumpkins 

1 (0) 

-

1 (0) 1 

Massachusetts, totaL __ 

Berkshire _____________ _ 

BristoL _______________ _ 

-

-

- Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin ______________ _ 

- Hampden _____________ _ - 37 77 Hampshire ____________ _ - Middlesex _____________ _ - 8 6 Norfolk _______________ _ - 5 1~ 1 - Plymouth _____________ _ 

Worcester ___________ ._ -

- 7 39 

5 10 

2 1 Radilhes 

6 5 4 5 Massachusetts, totaL __ -

Hampden _____________ _ - Middlesex _____________ • -

20 461 Worcester _____ • ______ _ All other ______________ _ 

-

-

5 4 

10 30 Rhubarb 

5 12 Massachusetts, tataL __ -

BristaL ________ • ______ _ 

- Hampden ___________ • __ - 31 106 Plymouth _____________ _ 

- Ali other ______________ _ 

- 2 (0) 

1 (0) 

9 26 Spinach 

2 (0) Massachusetts, totaL __ - - - 9 10 

I (0) 

4 2 

3 2 

Essex ________________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ 

Ali other ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

Squash 

I (0) Massachusetts, totaL __ -

I (0) Barnstable _____ • ______ _ - Berkshire _____________ _ 

BristoL - ______________ ._ - Essex ________________ _ 

-

5 12 Franklin _________ • _. __ _ Hampden _____________ • -

-

I (0) 

2 (0) 

1 (0) 

I (0) 

Hampshire ____________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ 

Norfolk _______________ _ 

Plymouth _____________ _ 

Worcester _____ ._. ____ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

Turnips 

17 16 Massachusetts, totaL __ -

6 6 

I (0) 

I (0) 

BristoL _______________ _ 

All other ______________ _ -

-

- - 3 2 Other Vegetablel 

2 (0) 

4 6 Massachusetts, totoL._ - BristoL _______________ _ 

Essex _____________ • __ _ -

- franklin ______________ _ 

- 11 12 Hampden _____________ _ 

Hampshire - _. __________ _ 

- I (l) Middlesex _____________ _ 

- 4 6 Norfolk _______________ _ 

- 3 5 Plymouth _____________ _ 

- 3 I Ali other _~ ____________ _ 

-

1974 - Continued 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

189 339 88 178 

4 2 2 (0) 

53 155 25 66 

21 49 11 32 

5 3 2 (0) 

14 57 8 44 

18 19 - -

28 16 18 12 

8 4 3 I 

12 9 4 4 

23 25 12 16 

3 (l) 3 (l) 

25 30 9 9 

9 24 4 6 

4 4 3 3 

3 1 - - 4 (l) - -

5 I 2 (l) 

173 380 46 104 

6 21 1 2 (0) 1 32 63 6 18 

20 49 9 14 

10 20 - -

9 27 4 6 

14 23 - -

35 98 9 40 

7 10 2 (0) 

15 22 4 10

23 47 9 13 1 

23 35 18 31 

4 13 4 13 

7 13 5 10 

5 

~I 4 2 

7 5 6 

13 38 3 8 

3 20 I (0) 

3 11 - - 3 1 - - 4 6 2 (0) 

23 68 16 30 

3 25 2 5 4 3 4 3 10 31 7 20 6 9 3 2 

352 1 711 104 51B 

3 I 2 (0) 

5 12 2 (0) 

74 528 27 213 34 94 13 40 17 43 - - 28 126 12 83 51 197 2 (0) 

63 399 23 119 12 31 3 5 19 126 5 9 44 153 13 39 

20 62 3 1 

9 29 - - 11 33 3 1 

58 368 26 235 

15 134 6 100 10 30 5 10 3 4 2 (0) 

3 53 2 (0) 8 24 - - 9 43 4 lB 4 45 4 45 3 2 - - 3 34 3 34 

Massachusetts 111- 5 
Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Dwarf and S.midwarf 

Apple. (Ib) 

McssachuseMs, toto'-__ _ 

Berkshire ______________ _ 8ristoL ________________ _ Essex _________________ _ 

Franklin _______________ _ Hampden ______________ _ 

Hampshire _____________ _ 

Middlesex ______________ _ 

Norfolk ________________ _ 

Plymoulh ______________ _ 

Worcester _____________ _ 

Standard Appl •• (Ib) 

Massachusetts. totoL __ - Berkshire _____________ _ 

- BristoL _______________ _ 

- Essex ________________ _ 

- Franklin ______________ _ 

- Hampden _____________ _ 

- Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex - _____________ _ - Norfolk _______________ _ 

- Plymoulh _____________ _ Worcester ____________ _ 

-

(lingston. P.ach .. (Ib) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ 

Worcester ____________ _ All olher ______________ _ 

Fr ••• ton. P.ach •• (Ib) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ 

8ristoL _______________ _ 

Essex ________________ _ 

Franklin ______________ _ Hompden _____________ _ 

Hampshire ____________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ Worcester ____________ _ 

All olher ______________ _ 

Bartlett Pear. (Ib) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ 

BristoL _______________ _ Essex ________________ _ 

Hampden _____________ _ Hampshire ____________ _ 

Middlesex _____________ _ Worcester ____________ _ All olher ______________ _ 

P.an, Excluding 

Bartlett (Ib) 

Massachusetts, totoL __ 

8ristoL _______________ _ 

Essex ________________ _ Hampden _____________ _ 

Homp5hire ____________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ 

Worcester ____________ _ All other ______________ _ 

Grap •• (Ion., fr •• h) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts, fotaL __ -

All olher ______________ _ 

Plum. (Ion., fr •• h) 

Massachusetts, tota'- __ -

Hampden _____________ _ 

- Hampshire _____________ _ Middlesex _____________ _ - Worcester _____________ _ Ali olher _______________ _ 

111- 6 Massachusetts 

Farms 

114 

5 

5 

5 

9 

13 

13 

17 

3 

3 

40 

229 

12 

14 

10 

Ie 

24 

27 

42 

10 

4 

67 

11 

4 

7 

62 

e 

4 

4 

7 

e 

9 

Ie 

4 

43 

5 

4 

4 

6 

11 

10 

3 

51 

5 

7 

4 

4 

15 

II 

5 

13 

13 

17 

3 

4 

3 

3 

4 

Table 11. 

Tolol 

Acres Trees or .... ines 

I eee le5 930 

10 1 le3 17 1 236 107 6 695 202 14 275 154 9 750 222 25 917 

317 41 692 Ie I 150 15 2 200 e2e el e22 

6 414 291 055 

92 2 735 110 4 993 260 7 769 604 22 672 5ee 3e 4e6 

456 19 906 I 423 4e 571 7e 2 5e2 70 4 3e6 

2 723 13e 355 

Ie I 31e 

13 944 

5 374 

324 25 924 

31 2 726 

7 475 14 1 eeo 

30 3 016 

46 3 e40 37 3 5e4 

150 9 463 9 940 

ge 7 oe2 

11 625 2 ee 

5 260 

11 7e9 

5e 4 447 

11 76e 

I 105 

III 9 144 

11 e33 

11 1 042 

7 390 

Ie I 370 

35 3 121 

15 I 33e 

14 I 050 

36 19 633 

36 19 633 

15 I 124 

4 24e 

4 362 

3 leo 

2 120 

2 214 

Fruits and Nuts: 1974 

Nonbearing age Bearing age Harvested 

Forms Trees or .... ines Farms Trees or vines Farms Quantitv 

65 6e 705 91 117 225 e9 20 e35 239 

3 50e 3 675 3 67 600 4 252 4 ge4 4 e5 400 

2 (D) 5 (D) 5 1 02e 7ge 

4 2 655 e 11 620 e 4 452 210 

5 2 05e 11 7692 11 2 2el 74e 

5 20 14e 11 5 769 11 1 097 60e 

9 17 492 13 24 200 12 2 620 e90 

3 (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) 

3 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

27 22 931 30 5e e91 29 9 oe4 535 

3e 29 097 223 261 95e 213 74 492 305 

e 2eo 11 2 455 9 1 595 543 

- - 14 4 993 13 5e2 110 

3 620 9 7 149 9 2 gel 620 

5 2 420 17 20 252 17 9 315 170 

3 214 24 3e 272 24 5 e19 034 

I (D) 27 (0) 24 4 541 422 

4 1 6eo 42 46 e91 42 14 331 097 

I (0) 10 (D) 9 546 136 

2 (D) 4 (D) 3 153 724 

11 23 667 64 114 6ee 62 34 451 449 

4 424 e e94 e 201 950 

I 300 4 644 4 141 100 

3 124 4 250 4 60 e50 

I 25 7 Ole 56 Ie 906 45 1 249 606 

2 (D) e (D) e 280 650 

2 (0) 3 (D) 3 43 300 

3 I 5eo 3 300 2 14 000 

2 (D) 7 (0) 6 ge 792 

5 1 340 6 2 500 4 27 e64 

5 I 370 9 2 214 5 65 900 

6 I e63 16 7 600 13 617 300 

- - 4 940 4 101 eoo 

6 432 39 6 650 37 514 4e3 

- - 5 625 5 36 130 

1 (D) 3 (D) 3 10 200 

- - 4 260 4 21 250 

I (D) 6 (D) 6 54 900 

2 (D) 9 (D) e 2e9 250 

I (D) 10 (D) 9 e7 e03 

1 (D) 2 (0) 2 14 950 

12 1 369 46 7 775 43 e31 235 

- - 5 e33 5 36 960 

1 (D) 7 (0) 7 127 eoo 

- - 4 390 4 26 500 

3 460 4 910 4 10e 000 

4 201 12 2 920 10 2ee 500 

I (D) 10 (D) 9 129 450 

3 450 4 600 4 114 025 

6 10 699 10 e 934 9 3e 

6 10 699 10 e934 9 3e 

2 (D) 15 (D) 10 6 

- - 3 24e 3 I 

I (D) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- - 3 leo 1 (0) 

- - 3 120 2 (0) 

1 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Mise Data 
Table 12. Forest Products - Sales: 1974 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and Sales Sales Sales 

Over Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

St •• dl •• TI .... r or Tr"1 Firewood and Pulpwood 

Fuelwood - Con. 

Massachusetts. total~ ___ 109 252 Massachusetts, toto'-___ 

Hampden _____ • _________ 4 2 Berkshire _______________ 17 69 Hampshire ______________ 17 8 8ri5to'-_________________ 5 8ristoL ________________ 8 8 Middlesex-______________ 28 21 All other ________________ 4 Essex ________ • _________ 4 12 Norfolk _________________ 3 9 Franklin ________________ 16 34 Plymouth _______________ Hampden 16 9 _______________ 14 32 Worcester ____ • _________ 41 19 Other Forest Products Hampshire ______________ 10 18 Middlesex _______________ 7 32 Saw Logs and Veneer Massachusetts. toto'- ___ 92 211 Plymouth _______________ 

Worcester 5 2 Logs ______________ 28 45 Berkshire _______________ 10 36 Massachusetts. totoL ___ 59 96 8risto'-________ . ________ 4 3 Firewood •• d Fuelwood Berkshire _______________ 6 12 Essex __________________ 5 3 

Massachusetts, totaL ___ 173 110 BristoL _________________ 4 4 Franklin ---------------- 28 98 Essex __________________ 6 5 Hampden _______________ 4 7 

Barnstable ______________ 3 1 Franklin ________________ 17 24 Hampshire ______________ 14 20 

Berkshire _______________ 7 11 Hampshire ______________ 3 5 Middlesex _______________ II 31 BristaL _________________ 21 13 Plymouth _______________ 3 3 Norfolk _________________ 3 5 Essex __________________ 19 10 Worcester ______________ 15 27 Worcester -------------- 10 2 

Franklin ---------------- 13 7 All other ________________ 5 17 All other ________________ 3 6 

Table 13. Nursery and Greenhouse Products: 1974 

Forms With Soles 

of $2,500 and Sq. It. under Sq. ft. under 

glass or other Value of glass or other Value of sales 

Over Farms protection Acres in open 50Ie5($1.000) Forms protection Acres in open ($1.000) 

Nunery Products Flower Seeds, 

Massachusetts, totoL ___ 163 (X) 2 782 7 455\ 

Vegetable Seeds, and 

Vegetable PI.nts - C ••. 

Barnstable ______________ 16 (X) 182 678 Berkshire _______________ Berkshire 4 5 797 21 _______________ 8 (X) 58 52 BristaL _________________ BristoL 13 13 509 27 _________________ 15 (X) 247 439 Essex __________________ Dukes __________________ 14 53 674 104 4 (X) 11 25 Hampden _______________ Essex __________________ 8 50 540 133 15 (X) 477 976 Hampshire ______________ Franklin 9 23 920 CZ) 33 ________________ 12 (X) 129 212 Middlesex _______________ Hampden _______________ 18 89 670 CZ) 143 15 (X) 260 581 Norfolk _________________ Hampshire ______________ 6 28 000 CZ) 52 15 (X) 141 200 Plymouth _______________ Middlesex 8 25 050 (Z) 35 _______________ 22 (X) 786 2 260 Worcester ______________ Norfolk _________________ 23 82 952 5 123 12 (X) 62 582 All other ________________ Plymouth _______________ 4 4 400 6 17 (X) 196 429. Worcester ______________ 11 (X) 234 1 021 Tomatoes Grown 

, Sod Harve&ted Under Glass or 

Other Protection 

Massachusetts, tota'- ___ (X) 108 182 Massochusetts, totaL ___ 45 535 842 (X) 345 Barnstable ______________ (X) 100 156 Berkshire _______________ 3 3 950 (X) 5 

Bulbs Brista'-_________________ 5 84 712 (X) 64 Hampden _______________ 8 153 970 (X) 58 

Massachusetts, totaL ___ 11 (X) 12 16 Hampshire ______________ 5 25 760 (X) 17 Middlesex _______________ 11 161 050 (X) 109 MiddleseL ______________ (X) 2 3 Worcester ______________ 7 44 900 (X) 35 All other ________________ (X) 10 13 All other ________________ 6 61 500 (X) 56 

Cut Flowen, Florist Cucumben Grown 

Greens, and Potted, Under Glass or 

Bedding, or Other Other Protection 

Florist Planls Massachusetts, tota'-___ 12 43 800 (X) 35 Massachusetts, tota'-___ 387 8 977 174 225 28 166 Worcester ______________ Barnstable 3 400 (X) 2 ___________ ~ __ 13 40 400 15 229 All other ________________ Berkshire _______________ 40 400 (X) 33 12 108 859 14 409 BristoL _________________ 38 525 323 8 1 638 Essex __________________ Lettuce Grown 49 798 124 23 2 425 Franklin ___ , ____________ 7 20 206 3 99 Under Glass or 

Hampden _______________ 28 350 760 5 986 Other Protection Hampshire ______________ 13 674 130 (Z) 1 956 Middlesex _______________ Norfolk _________________ 109 4 955 000 102 15 883 Massachusetts, totaL ___ 30 100 (X) 34 689 115 8 2 064 Plymouth _______________ 31 305 565 29 1 025 Norfolk _________________ Suffolk _________________ 6 800 (X) 4 4 165 500 (Z) 492 Worcester ______________ Worcester ______________ 2300 (X) 1 46 330 092 12 914 All other ________________ 3 14 100 5 46 Other Ve •• ta.l .. Graw. 

Flower Seeds, U.d.r Glul .r 

Vegetable Seeds, and Other Prot.cti •• 

Vegetable Plants 

Massachusetts, totoL ___ II 23 796 (X) 17 Massachusetts, tota'-___ 113 386 062 26 694 Worcester ______________ 8ornstoble ______________ 4 478 (X) 3 6 8 550 15 14 All other ________________ 19 318 (X) 14 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Mise Data Massachusetts 111-7 
Table 14. Farm Operators by Selected Racial and Ethnic Group: 1974 

Farm operatars Farm operatars 

Farms with soles Farms with sales 

All larms 01 $2,500 and over All larms 01 $2,500 and over 

Black Spani.h Origin 

Massachusells, totoL_ - 10 6 Massachuse"s. totoL __ _ 1 1 

Plymouth _____________ _ 

- 7 4 Othe .. Ali other ______________ _ 

- 3 2 MassachuseHS. totoL __ - 24 11 

American Indian Barnstable ____________ _ 

- 4 4 

MassQchuseHs. totoL __ - 4 - BristoL _______________ _ 

Middlesex-____________ _ 

- 6 2 

- 3 - Plymouth _____________ _ 

- 4 1 Plymouth _____________ _ 

- 4 - All other ______________ _ - 7 4 

111-8 Massachusetts 1974 Census of Agriculture - County Misc Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms forms with soies of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 4 497 5 703 3 185 3 665 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 601 734 700 578 496 050 536 539 Average size of farm ______ acreL_ 134 123 156 146 

Approximate land area _______ acres-_ 5 008 768 5 008 768 5 008 768 5 008 768 Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 12.0 14.0 9.9 10.7 

578 024 395 573 479 176 309 134 

12qS35 69 362 J50~, 84 347 

"-, 96]" 565 7-1.6lq 576 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________ dollars-_ 

Average per acre ________ dollarL_ 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 627 859 396 496 lata 49 acres _________________ _ 1 185 1 622 746 879 50 to 69 ocres _________________ _ 384 476 251 260 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 406 505 266 309 100 to 139 ocres _______________ _ 503 612 354 403 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 344 446 262 336 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 265 284 204 234 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 183 217 161 174 260 to 499 ocres _______________ _ 428 486 387 416 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 142 156 131 124 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 21 33 19 29 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 9 7 8 5 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

Other cropland ___________________ _ ______ ____________ _____ forms __ 476 (NA) 

ocreL_ 9 262 13 993 

(ropland in cover crops, legumes. on d soi!·improvement grasses, not harvested and not postured ___ _ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ farms __ 148 159 

acres-_ 2 175 3 528 (ropland on which all crops foiled __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ farms __ 76 84 acres __ I 136 701 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________________ forms __ 61 94 

acres-_ I 448 2 318 Cropland idle ___________________ _ _______________________ farms __ 258 402 acres __ 4 503 7 446 

Total woodland ___________________ _ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ ___ forms __ I 810 2 140 

acres-_ 188 792 216 848 Woodland postured _____________ _ _______________________ farms __ 619 884 ocres __ 33 658 64 422 

Land in Farm. Accarding I. U •• 

Totol cropland _____________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland _______ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Form s by acres harvested: J to 9 acres _______________ _ 10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 100 to i99 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres a nd over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see fext} ___ farms __ acres __ 

Total woodland _____________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ formL_ 

acres __ Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland - Continued 

All forms 

1974 

4 212 

257 033 

4 032 

188 015 

I 239 

583 

467 

546 

682 

373 

123 

14 

5 

I 601 

55 467 

704 

13 551 

2 631 

240 463 

3 228 

104 238 

879 

18 512 

1969 

5 168 

280 455 

4 669 

189 635 

I 469 

791 

566 

650 

716 

342 

118 

15 

2 

2 293 

71 515 

994 

19 305 

3 410 

309 842 

3 782 

110 281 

925 

18 850 

Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other tho n cropland and woodland posture ______________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Improved pastureland and rangela nd _________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Unimproved posturelond and rong elond _______________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

land in hauselats, barnlats, ponds, r oads, wasteland. etc. _formL_ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All farms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

4 497 5 703 3 185 3 665 601 734 700 578 496 050 536 539 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

All form operators ____________ number __ 

land in forms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 188 015 189 635 168 942 165 035 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 3 015 4 058 1 943 2 291 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 308 983 395 284 220 264 247 628 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 68 578 77 124 54 542 56 478 acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Port owners _______________ number __ 1 213 1 355 1 021 1 159 Form operators by age group:' land in farms ______________ acres __ 264 910 284 206 249 606 269 719 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 53 83 Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 107 710 102 790 103 304 99 312 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 302 367 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

269 290 221 215 

27 841 21 088 26 180 19 192 

11 727 9 721 11 096 9 245 

6.0 5.0 6.9 5.8 

616 1 019 

1 081 1 624 

1 227 1 535 

885 1 075 

54.2 53.0 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 55 to 64 yeors _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ Average age _______________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure: 1 

All form operatars __________ number __ land in form s ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

38 (NA) 17 11 1 865 (NA) 1 120 657 479 (NA) 395 132 

3 151 4 412 

- 52 } - 200 773 

254 

Form operators by place of residence:' On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

32 (NA) 14 10 

1 636 (NA) 1 072 647 

396 (NA) 349 122 

3 (NA) - - 181 (NA) - - 37 (NA) - -

3 (NA) 3 1 

1 672 (NA) 

183 335 

- 127 193 

- 117 } 433 - 231 

- 1 157 1 931 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None _____________________________ _ 

Ito 49 days _______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 200 days ond over _________________ _ 

land in form s ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 48 (NA) 48 10 

46 (NA) 46 10 - 2 560 (NA) 

Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming __________________________ _ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 7.9 (NA) 17.6 9.0 Other ____________________________ _ 1 604 (NA) 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farmL _____________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 2 612 3 082 (NA) (NA) 360 299 396 829 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operQtars reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

1J969 data are only for forms operated by Blacks. '197.4 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

2 957 3 312 

221 873 234 722 

2 874 3 147 

168 942 165 035 

~6 } 358 2 020 288 

410 

626 674 

368 330 

119 108 

14 13 

5 2 

1 014 1 363 

43 669 55 694 

476 (NA) 

9 262 13 993 

1 810 2 140 

188 792 216 848 

2 301 (NA) 

85 385 84 969 

750 774 

17 887 18 081 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

I 513 1 7021 155 134 152 426 

2 301 (NA) 

85 385 84 969 I 552 741 

33 240 36 502 

287 410 

13 112 14 396 

329 491 

20 128 22 106 

2 168 2 250 

52 145 48 467 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

257 356 

51 085 64 697 

293 196 

71 629 69 489 

23 31 13 037 5 524 

39 47 205 203 416 654 

760 1 069 859 1 051 

590 641 

54.2 53.0 

2 133 2 872 

36 } 159 510 182 

1 396 (NA) 

125 217 84 123 

70 } 251 131 

484 712 

2 169 (NA) 

700 (NA) 

33 (NA) 

409 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Massachusetts IV-l 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 Forms with soles of $2,500 and over and over 

1974 1969 1974 

Forms by value of soles: 

347 1 774 344 1- - 685 _ 678 _, 

- 632 880 627 

$100,000 and over _, _____________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 _____________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________ _ 

- 537 800 535 

- 498 600 498 

- 444 517 444 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (sef text>- _________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see text>-_______________ _ 

- 1 354 2 132 59 194 156 (X) 

- 243 196 (X) 

- 320 351 (X) 

- 597 1 429 (X) 

Market value of agricultural products 

- 179 653 138 650 177 112 39 949 24 312 55 608 

sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form ______________ dollors_ 

- 2 5871 3 348 1 775 

- 49 390 61 859 48 414 

- 653 563 37 063 36 933 

(rops , including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - 482 420 355 $1,000_ - 736 431 679 

-livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 2 396 3 025 1 729 $1,000_ - 92 464 76 360 91 086 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 417 (NA) 294 $1,000_ - 24 134 (NA) 23 977 

1969 

774 

880 

800 

600 

481 

130 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

134 896 

36 806 

(NA) 

40 477 

511 20018 

263 

381 

2 213 

74.020 

511 

24 433 

Specified products sold: (rops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, ond melons _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, paultry, and their products __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Paultry and poultry products _______ farmL_ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000_ - Hags and pigs ___________________ farms_ - $1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, ond waaL ___________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

1 775 (NA) 

48 414 40 477 

59 45 

281 99 

48 72 9 925 11 289 

- -

- - 658 609 

4 136 1 792 

151 179 

3 330 2 163 

673 682 10 200 7 461 

655 679 

20 542 17 672 

1 729 2 213 

91 086 74 020 

294 511 

23 977 24 433 

955 1 311 

50 396 39 281 

1 333 (NA) 

7 405 6 266 

~I (NA) 

3 346 4 039 

71 

74 

153 

5 888 J 

Tobie 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold' ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses' ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Custom work and other agricultural services _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Government farm programs ______________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ___________________________ • ___ • ______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Expenses for farm-related income sources' ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

1 636 

1 011 

2 564 

386 

1 307 

51 

253 

402 

209 

222 

225 

153 

571 

269 

963 

I 1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) I 405 

1 161 

99 

344 

915 

289 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and Over 

1974 1969 

591 (NA) 

690 (NA) 

2 176 (NA) 

263 276 

1 078 998 

29 46 205 169 

306 661 

181 231 

140 (NA) 

180 (NA) 

119 (NA) 

531 (NA) 

176 (NA) 

773 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources' _. _. _. ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, solaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonform property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

01 $2,500 and over, 1974 

1 761 17 866 

352 

3 902 

988 8 584 

997 3 616 

365 

209 

214 

556 '--__ ---J 

lSee text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ forms_ - $1.000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $99L __ . _________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $1,999. ____ ._. ________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,99L ______________ _ $60,000 and over _______________ _ - Livestock and poultry purchased ________ , _________ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients. ___________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Whole groins ______________ formL_ 

$I,ooL 

Hoy, green chop, ond silage __ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal heolth costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms._ 

$I,OOL 

IV - 2 Massachusetts 

Tobie 5, 

All farms 

1974 

4 494 

155 157 

581 

560 

336 

417 

561 

602 } 569 

315 

553 

1 502 

8 110 

2 512 

40 395 

2 152 

36 735 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

5 703 3 185 3 665 

115 740 152 067 110 632 

967 47 } 171 780 148 

415 168 191 

514 291 380 

856 509 785 

601 863 

2 171 561 698 

312 } 577 548 

2 051 I 039 1 482 

7 400 7 911 7 106 

3277 1 746 2 209 

27 157 39 636 26 050 

2 714 1 654 2 095 

24 824 36 188 23 951 

(NA) 296 154 

(NA) 1 441 621 

(NA) 341 176 

(NA) I 067 630 (NA) 361 504 

(NA) 941 848 

(NA) 1 228 (NA) 

(NA) 750 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Lime _. ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline ond other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________ • _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, ond propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

~~~~~e~~, ~rnedf~'er~id_:~~~ __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobor ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machir:e hire and customworL __ farmS-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

2 450 

6 645 

3 190 

5 808 

2 354 

2 768 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 338 

8 766 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 220 

31 981 

896 234 J 1 018 

990 4 187 

48 798 

Forms with sales of $2,500 ond over 

1969 1974 1969 

2 787 1 874 2 084 3 019 6 569 2 938 3 833 2 432 2 733 3 531 5 587 3 290 

(NA) 1 882 (NA) 

2 231 2 701 2 107 1 408 606 990 375 347 312 

5 580 3 137 3 646 4 573 8 502 4 270 (NA) 3 092 3 597 (NA) 3 321 2 341 (NA) 953 666 (NA) 549 200 (NA) 486 679 

(NA) 672 495 

(NA) 3 135 3 645 (NA) 3 960 1 234 

3 359 1 913 2 632 27 002 31 561 25 887 

1 776 174 285 1 779 876 814 

769 1 069 

934 840 

5 122 3 171 3 636 

39 048 47040 37 331 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machl •• ry aId Equip .... ' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $99L ______________________ _ $1,00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 _________________ _ 

- $10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

- $20,000 to $29,999 _______________ _ - $30,000 to $49,999 _______________ _ - $50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and aver _________________ _ 

S.I.cted Machl •• ry and Equip"'.' 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors-_______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

4 290 5 515 84 637 48 237 19 729 8 746 

45 364 784 2 373 

926 1 231 

1m} 

904 

487 643 175 

138 

3 044 3 880 4 184 5 320 

2 295 3 242 3 643 4 308 7 710 8 371 2 224 2 881 

""} 4 237 

8 630 9 537 

1 505 2 462 

595 

711 

74 

Forms wilh sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

3 057 3 590 72 708 40 637 23 784 11 319 

21 } 416 I 282 

504 896 

798 812 

559 308 456 184 

171 } 132 108 

2 237 2 642 3 111 3 648 1 743 2 218 

2 732 3 107 6464 6 712 I 934 2 220 

2 651 2 837 

7 012 

1 354 6 1 8461 838 488 499 

589 575 

64 99 i 

S.I.ct.d Machl •• ry & Equip. - Co •. 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled _______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ___________ • _ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

23 31 22 27 

35 34 34 30 

11 9 II 6 

,:; } 192 82 76 

234 97 84 

17 96 16 43 

83 67 88 

94 76 117 

15 13 42 

952 (NA) 744 (NA) 

1 048 (NA) 822 (NA) 

437 (NA) 376 (NA) 

1 539 I 689 I 165 1 277 

I 600 1 774 I 216 I 346 

381 595 330 479 ' 

487 (NA) 365 494 

524 (NA) 391 573 

147 (NA) 121 230 

775 (NA) 702 670 

923 (NA) 841 744 

282 (NA) 269 339 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 00110" (1,000) 

- 2 630 (X) 1 790 (X) 2 396 (X) 1 I 729 (X) 91 086 

- 2 197 (X) I 531 (X) 1 963 (X) I 460 (X) 10 824 

- 2 551 (X) 1 748 (X) 2 320 (X) I 731 DO (NA) 

- 1 994 103 938 1 409 96 204 1 745 48 0321 1 333 45 244 7 405 2 226 103 054 I 635 95 489 2 022 59 974 1 616 56 616 6 266 

257 661 103 261 353 903 149 401 93 228 1 576 60 411 1 322 2 1821 178 I 237 288 291 4 001 134 I 867 324 4 515 277 3 942 646 

Any livestock or lloultry ___________ 1974_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974_ 

1969_ Cottle and colve5-______________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

1010 lL _________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 503 16 355 416 13 994 512 15 390 499 15 036 2 079 50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 433 29 843 418 28 920 164 10 697 161 10 465 1 400 100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 215 28 394 212 27 982 48 6 250 47 6 068 1 242 200 to 49L _______________ 1974 __ 60 16 614 59 16 275 18 5 301 18 5 301 I 067 500 and aver ______________ 1974 __ 7 6 494 7 6 494 4 2 794 4 2 794 589 

Cows and heifers that 

1 730 62 978 1 274 59 352 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 931 64 714 1 524 61 761 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 759 7 650 402 5 161 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 5 928 322 4 632 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 239 55 328 1 058 54 191 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 551 58 786 1 373 57 129 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ Beef cows ________________ 1974_ 

1969_ Milk caws ________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 955 (X) 50 396 (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 1 311 00 39 281 

Ooiry products sold _______________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Inventory, 1974 Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

759 7 650 402 5 161 (ollie sold ________________________ I 183 19 070 6 082 Forms withBeef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with365 793 195 430 1 t04 ________________________ 328 885 277 173 1 130 70 461 5 to 9 ________________________ 338 2 273 702 118 1 511 60 745 10 to 19 ______________________ 293 3 855 1 213 73 I 884 50 I 351 20 to 49 ______________________ 173 4 830 1 610 25 I 616 22 1 458 50 to 99 ______________________ 28 1 767 657 4 515 4 515 100 to 199 ____________________ 15 1 993 677 1 201 I 201 200 to 499 ____________________ 6 (D) (D) - - - - 500 and over __________________ 2 (D) (D) 

1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 5W9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 500 and over _____________________ _ 

1 239 55 328 1 058 54 191 Calves sold ________________________ I 058 26 174 I 323 Forms withMilk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with185 258 81 120 lor 2 ________________________ 96 144 10 62 209 27 88 3 or 4 ________________________ 57 196 11 53 378 24 175 5 to 9 ________________________ 132 914 45 91 I 345 89 1 318 10 to 19 ______________________ 287 3 973 156 474 15 941 468 15 770 20 to 49 ______________________ 386 11 187 426 275 18 468 271 18 198 50 to 99 ______________________ 72 4 586 141 75 9 816 75 9 816 100 to 199 ____________________ 19 2 324 123 22 (D) 21 (D) 200 to 499 ____________________ 8 2 300 399 2 (D) 2 (D) 500 and over __________________ 1 550 11 

1 or L __________________________ _ 3~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 9L ________________________ _ 

100 to 19L ______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Massachusetts IV-3 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

8eef heifers ------ __________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ------ __________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(nvento$'- Forms with soles of 2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

1 102 29 915 1 366 27 686 

340 3 676 

915 26 239 

840 6 937 983 6 042 

(ottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 '0 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 '0 lL ______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 '0 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 '0 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 '0 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 '0 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs ------ _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L _______________________________ 1974 __ 

1010 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 100 '0 19L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 49L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Farms Number 

465 43 229 313 41 968 

307 55 975 197 53 704 

228 529 115 278 47 297 33 215 43 681 29 453 

21 689 16 527 

31 1 893 27 1 693 36 4 451 34 4 113 

35 10 355 35 10 355 

24 24 334 24 24 334 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

264 5 896 98 2 696 351 8 628 108 3 868 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 16 267 (NA) (NA) 34 280 710 4 687 370 3 375 

986 5 641 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

309 52 681 

224 56 879 

66 145 

29 192 

48 773 

24 836 

41 2 639 

38 5 003 

36 10 740 

27 32 353 

86 II 531 

42 6 782 

164 3 600 

266 5 602 

INA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

153 989 

209 880 

SalesFarms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

123 1 797 584 

50 1 448 (NA) 

79 316 114 

24 327 104 

15 489 137 

2 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

240 51 642 3 346 

161 53 957 (NA) 

33 78 7 

22 142 8 

29 482 29 

18 645 31 

38 2449 155 

38 5 003 308 

35 10 490 665 

27 32 353 2 144 

62 II 172 210 

34 6 169 (NA) 

63 1 969 (NA) 

76 2 683 (NA) 

54 2 191 '12 979 

71 (X) 74 

8 104 6 

6 64 (NA) 

99 886 799 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2.500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under J year old _____________________ 1974 __ Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ J974 __ 

Ra:ns and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

156 

127 

301 

181 

70 

86 

74 

5 182 

7 736 

36 786 

45 968 

546 1 979 

171 

litters of pigs farrowed between- December I of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 206 7 191 167 7 016 1969 __ 170 8 719 129 8 248 

December 1 of preceding yeor and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 165 3 720 135 3 643 1969 __ 150 4 133 113 3 926 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 163 3 471 135 3 373 1969 __ 152 4 586 118 4 322 

Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens J months old or older _________ 1974 __ . 1969 __ 

Hens and puU.'s of laying og"-_______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- 110 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 39L ___________________ 1974 __ 

400 '0 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,60010 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 '0 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 '0 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 '0 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 10 99,999 _______________ '1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meof.type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Paul'ry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 4 Massachusetts 

All forms 

Forms 

621 

(NA) 

577 

803 

558 

742 

336 

73 

47 

32 

29 

17 

19 

2 

3 

41 

40 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 378 (X) 

(X) 576 (X) 

1 956 434 339 1 936 943 

2 673 382 524 2 570 236 

1 682 941 332 1 665 358 

2 281 164 497 2 192 670 

8 391 142 3 626 

14 314 47 9 926 

39 859 44 37 699 

73 078 29 66 808 

159 460 29 159 460 

216 214 17 216 214 

639 504 19 639 504 

(0) 2 (0) 

(0) 3 (D) 

40 850 23 39 153 

361 275 35 355 300 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number Farms Number 

304 (X) 252 (X) 

(NA) (X) 487 (X) 

258 1 943 276 212 1 929 431 

493 2 392 540 416 2 317 107 

244 1 413 496 203 1 400 045 

459 1 716 370 390 1 649 919 

47 1 745 23 823 

49 9 085 37 6 656 61 52 856 58 49 376 

22 51 623 21 49 003 

27 164 636 26 160 636 

19 238 368 19 238 368 

13 380 783 13 380 783 

4 (D) 4 (0) 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

31 301 430 22 299 871 

58 1 577 680 48 1 567 906 

417 24 134 294 23 977 

(NA) (NA) 511 24 433 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Hens and pullels of laying ogo ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for loble or market egg produclion _1974 __ Hens for holching egg produclion _______ 1974 __ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roasters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ Pullel chicks and puliels under 3 monlhs 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts far nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for groin _____________ _ Calion (boles) ________________________ _ Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighIL __________ _ Sweelpololoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sole _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chap (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghum s for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Forms w~h sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

332 1 665 358 203 1 400 045 

497 2 192 670 390 1 649 919 

324 1 498 410 196 1 127 495 

14 166 948 11 272 550 

41 253 419 13 505 823 

65 350 165 22 605 650 

68 18 166 15 23 563 

27 217 766 2 4 000 

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

999 1 050 

31 28 

- - - - 7 16 

47 52 

-

51 741 

226 (NAl 

- (NA) 

2 191 2 642 

931 I 005 

366 412 

656 743 

711 (NAl 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

108 98 2 955 

790 869 33 273 

12 46 116 

- - - 23 (NA) 203 

607 776 20 115 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey ~i~~?b~;:3~~=~=~=~=~=~=~=======~= hens for breeding _____________ : 1974 ~~!== __ 

1969 __ Olher poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

37 409 29 604 

322 135 

- -

- -

41 459 

530 716 

- -

1 568 2 420 

4 266 (NA) 

- (NAl 

110 327 112 814 

15 422 15 626 

9 366 10 487 

10 754 11 656 

3 852 3 574 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

1 834 228 148 158 327 

25 906 526 679 459 373 

367 (X) (Xl 

- - -

103 (X) (Xl 

22 439 51 491 58 982 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

32 15 812 32 171 244 

23 11 852 55 174 589 

30 14 424 32 169 619 

27 9 189 28 139 609 

5 5 235 7 30 010 

5 1 388 4 1 625 

12 2314 10 6 932 

46 DO 20 (X) 

70 DO 24 (X) 

Quontity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(Xl (X) 

- -

- -

I 420 7 379 

(Xl (X) 

- 2 604 070 3 135 6131 

837 696 (NAl 

- (NAl 

225 714 228 343 

(Xl (Xl 

(Xl (X) 

(Xl (X) 

(Xl (X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

3 1 4 I 

13 14 184 189 

1 - 13 -

- - - -

- (NAl - - 5 7 122 74 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

(roplond used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

80rley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crop,-_________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Callan (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweightJ ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

1 014 

1 36~ 28 

410 

877 

936 

23 

18 

6 

9 

20 

30 

5 

1 

16 

13 

3 

-

-

-

-

1 464 

1 667 

4 

11 

-

-

48 

72 

163 

192 

682 

684 

249 

250 

Acres 

43 669 

55 694 

13 112 

14 396 

36344 

28 107 

203 

103 

40 

159 

232 

476 

17 

4 

208 

178 

35 

-

-

-

- 94 114 

92 787 

38 

166 

-

- 1 563 

2 416 

4 180 

4 743 

14 731 

14 296 

8 913 

9 807 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Quantity 

(Xl 

(Xl 

(X) 

DO 

(X) 

(Xl 

(X) 

(X) 

1 390 

4 057 

11 406 

18 601 

840 

105 

5 211 

3 866 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 201 372 

199 387 

(X) 

(X) 

-

- 2 596 855 

3 130 639 

827 336 

882 947 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Farms 

9 120 283 

7 90 547 

1 I 110 

- - 175 

17 201 744 

15 190 793 

- - 17 

- - 13 

- - 3 

- - 4 

- - 15 

I 3 19 

- - I 

- - 1 

- - 3 

- - 6 

- - 2 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

13 213 623 

16 195 731 

- - 2 

1 1 3 - - - - - - 21 1 135 48 

13 I 175 72 39 256 138 

26 334 173 

227 4 762

1 

645 

225 4 561 657 

16 255 186 14 110 209 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

8 719 275 1 551 9 89 

13 621 519 2 739 39 227 

3 375 108 525 2 8 4 453 171 904 4 11 32 638 691 9 804 128 I 684 

25 157 707 7 932 140 I 275 155 17 30 - - 78 13 26 - - 19 3 3 - - 80 (NA) 18 (NA) -

158 15 26 - - 298 (NA) 49 (NAl - 3 1 1 - - 4 (NAl 1 (NA) - 34 3 5 - - 98 (NAl 11 (NA) - 34 2 5 - - - - - - - - (NAl - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 32 997 602 5 795 37 441 35 612 693 6 482 55 491 14 2 5 - - 50 3 10 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 1 563 48 3 467 - - 2 416 (NA) 4 759 (NA) 10 4 147 135 3 887 10 66 4 715 (NA) 4 724 (NA) 1 

14 603

1 

637 6 597 42 180 13 758 643 6 856 49 279 7 853 183 1 123 8 16 9 359 203 1 278 15 134 

Massachusetts IV - S 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 •. Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 •. Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms 

467 

503 

563 

512 

19 

Acres Quantity 

10 422 (X) 

11 079 (X) 

3 361 (X) 

2 976 (X) 

162 (X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

forms Acres Farms 

362 9 707 404 396 10 514 443 220 1 137 322 190 889 356 - - 5 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

9 942 396 1 615 33 91 10 327 440 1 416 9 36 1 938 277 707 136 156 

2 015 305 801 86 54 

35 1 (l) - -

Tobie 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Ove~ 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Con lime _____________________________________ forms-_ 2 522 2 916 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ formL_ 315 342 $1,000 .. 8 288 5 396 acres on which used __ 12 958 12 400 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 2 433 2 544 $1,000 .• 415 296 acres on which used __ 118 963 122 231 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ formL_ 982 1 129 tonL_ 38 249 40 544 acres on which used __ 40 134 35 252 $1,000 .. 5 587 3 290 $1,000 .. 529 436 lime ___________________________________ farms __ 606 990 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farmL_ 16 30 acres on which used __ 15 612 20 520 acres on which used __ 277 736 tanL_ 23 979 32 738 $1,000 •• 2 2 $1,000 •• 347 312 Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 61 (NA) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contral- acres on which used __ 663 (NA) Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ forms __ 51 50 I $1,000_. 14 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 3 293 1 171 Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control $1,000 .• 22 6 of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farmL_ 62 99 Insects on other crops __________________ formL_ 872 1 050 acres on which used __ 2 393 267 acres on which used __ 34 676 34 575 $1,000 •• 33 35 

$1,000 .. 1 034 869 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 235 668 Nematodes in crops ____________________ formL_ 55 62 $1,000._ 39 53 acres on which used __ 791 953 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ formL_ 321 (NA) 

$1,000 .. 160 51 $1,000 .. 65 (NA) 

Tobie 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ formL_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ ocreL_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farmL_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __ 

Cropland posture irrigated __ _ 

ocreL_ ____ farmL_ 

acreL_ _ ___ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated _______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farms __ acres-_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feet __ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _____ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

1974 

750 

23.5 

17 867 

23.8 

750 

17 866 

749 

17 547 

9 

120 

13 

219 

1 

1 

15 506 

0.9 

45 

343 

1969 

774 land irrigated by - Continued 21.1 Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms __ 

16 061 

23.3 

774 

16 061 

769 

17 832 7 

90 

(NA) 

159 

acres __ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in irrigated forms ______________________ acreL_ 

(ropland ________________________________ iacres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farmL_ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with ortifical drainage _________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of forms ____________________ percent __ 

- land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ acreL_ 

16983 Average per form ______________________ ocres __ 

0.9 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farmL_ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

number __ acres __ 

1974 1969 

151 (NA) 

2 997 (NA) 

552 (NA) 

11 6ll (NA) 

91 536 94 177 

30 316 30 184 

26 676 25 612 

16 (X) 

301 (X) 

430 720 

13.5 19.6 

107 617 162 107 

15 646 19 958 

36.9 27.7 

750 (NA) 

1 678 (NA) 

3 400 (NA) 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) _______________________________ farmL_ 1 093 847 642 

$1,000.. 50 475 35 202 15 273 

Farms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 •.......•...•.......... _ ..................• _ ........ _............. 190 153 g; ~~iJ~~~01~o$~29;~99:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::: ~~~ 2~~ 199 

$30,000 to $49,999 •.........••......... _ ••......••......••• _................... 156 139 61 $50,000 and over ........•.•........ _ ••......•••...•.••..........•••••.......• _ L... ___________ 2_7_2 ____________ 1_8_9 _____________ 70-' 

Tobie 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ....••••. 

less than 25 days ..••••. Toto! contract 10 bor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number of contract workers furnished by contractor _ 

IV-6 Massachusetts 

1 

Forms 

1974 1969 

032 1 244 

917 } 2 174 993 

174 285 

69 (NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

4 520 5 676 22 764 } 7302 } 16 964 6 856 25 887 

13 543 1 940 

(NA) (NA) 876 814 

612 (NA) 387 (NA) 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to Less thon Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 1 913 1 032 917 993 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 .. 31 561 22 764 6 656 1 940 Number of workers ______ _ 25 365 4 520 7 302 13 543 

Farms with- 1 worker __________ _ 333 396 212 150 2 workers _________ _ 262 223 171 125 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 347 194 198 175 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 404 127 164 202 

10 workers and over _ 567 92 172 341 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 1, Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All formL _______________ number __ 102 116 

land in forms ______________ acreL_ 4 495 5 324 

Average size of form ______ ocreL_ 44 46 

Approximate land areo _______ acreL_ 251 584 251 584 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 1.8 2.1 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 12 264 6 569 Average per farm ________ dollors __ 120 239 56 628 Average per acre ________ dallors __ 2 728 I 234 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 35 29 1010 49 acres _________________ _ 40 64 50 10 69 acres _________________ _ 3 6 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 6 3 10010 139 acres _______________ _ Il 5 140 10 179 acres _______________ _ 3 2 

18010 219 acres _______________ _ 

220 10 259 acres _______________ _ 

260 10 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 10 999 acres _______________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 

Other crapland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and sail-improvement grosses, not harvested end not postured ___________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ Cropland an which all craps failed _________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ fa rms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 

65 

3 618 

56 

251 584 

104 

9 713 

149 430 

2 685 

15 

28 

3 

6 

6 

3 

1969 

62 

4 235 

68 

251 584 

1.7 

4 731 

76 304 

I 117 

10 

32 

6 

3 

3 

2 

land in farm. According '0 Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

LOOO acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Other cropland (see textL __ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total waadland _____________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

- Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

1974 1969 

101 110 

I 897 I 788 

98 105 

I 435 1 518 

63 64 

12 19 

12 12 

5 4 

4 5 

2 -

- I 

- -

- -

15 9 

257 140 

13 13 

205 130 

37 40 

I 397 2 080 

69 67 

I 201 I 456 

68 59 

931 I 121 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

12 

200 

6 

152 

1 

7 

7 

41 

26 

950 

3 

122 

1969 

{NA} Total woodland- Continued 70 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

- Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ farms-_ 

= I Pastureland and rangeland, other tho 

acres-_ 

n cropland and 

I 

20 

2 

50 

18 

689 1 

59~ i 

woodland posture ______________ _ ___________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Improved pastureland and rangela nd _________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Unimproved pastureland and range fand _______________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Land in hauselots, barnlots, ponds, r oads, wasteland, etc. _farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 

ond aver 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ land in farms ________________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

102 116 65 62 

4 495 5 324 3 618 4 235 

Forms by type of organizafian- Con. Partnership ________________ number __ Harvested cropland _________ acres __ I 435 I 518 I 228 I 234 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 90 106 54 56 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 3 281 4 769 2 514 3 883 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 793 I 198 678 I 019 acreL_ (NA) (NA) 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ I - 8 9 

9 10 8 6 

I 007 555 897 352 

561 320 469 215 

Form operators by age graup:2 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

5 12 

23 29 

26 42 

28 24 

56.1 55.7 

3 - 3 - 207 - 207 - 81 - 81 -

2.9 - 4.6 -

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and aver __________________ _ Average age _______________________ _ 

Black and ather races, see textFarm operators by tenure: 1 

All farm operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

56 48 

16 } 61 

11 

5 (NA) 4 - 347 (NA) 338 - 121 (NA) 116 -

Farm operators by place of residence:2 On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, nat on a farm ________ _ 

In a city, fawn, or urban orea _________ _ 

Full awnerL _______________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ num ber __ 

23 (NA) 

4 7 

- 2 14 

- 1-' 

13 J 4 -

- 34 61 

5 (NA) 4 - 347 (NA) 338 - 121 (NA) 116 - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 2 None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days ______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ - 42 (NA) 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - - Form operators by principal accupatian:2 Forming __________________________ _ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 49 (NA) - (NA) - - Other ____________________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farmL _____________ acreL_ 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 52 50 (NA) (NA) 2 655 3 193 

Form operators reporting utilizafian of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

11969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale prnprietarships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

64 56 

I 638 I 435 

61 55 

1 228 I 234 

28 } 12 50 Il 

5 

3 4 

2 -

- 1 

- - - -

10 

4/ 210 131 

12 (NA) 

200 70 

26 18 

950 I 689 

44 (NA) 

I 030 I III 

49 47 

892 I 060 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

23 17 

828 1 097 

44 (NA) 

I 030 I III I 6 4 

112 53 

2 2 

6 25 

6 4 

106 28

1 44 33 

918 I 058 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

3 5 

71 432 

7 6 

746 588 

3 I 

146 22 

I - 4 3 

5 10 13 13 

16 28 

16 8 

55.6 55.3 

33 24 

~} 33 

14 (NA) 

2 4 

2 6 

a} 4 

17 23 

35 (NA) 

20 (NA) 

- (NA) 

17 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Barnstable County, Mass. IV-7 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Farms by value of soles: $100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________ _ i} 10 

- 10 9 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

- 14 17 

- 16 9 

- 15 14 

Under $2,500 ("e textL _________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ - 36 57 

- 2 8 $1,500 to $1.999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see textL _______________ _ 

- 3 I 

- 13 8 

- 18 40 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per farm ______________ dollors_ - 2 051 1 470 

- 20 III 12 668 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

- 81 J 101 

- 854 I 277 

- 24 

I 080 

Forest products ___________________ forms-- 3 5 $1.000_ - I (l) 

livestock, poultry. and their products ________________________ forms-- 15 16 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms-

$1,000_ 

- 116 192 

- 5 (NA) I - 5 (NA) i 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

i} 10 

10 9 

13 17 

16 9 15 13 

- 4 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

I 995 I 406 

30 699 22 683 

47 (NA) 

819 945 

22 9 I 078 287 

3 I (D) (l) 

7 11 

97 175 

2 8 (D) 129 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Grains __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ T abaeeD ________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ form s __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons _ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts. and berries ___________ forms_ - $1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ 

$1.000_ - Poultry and poultry products _______ farms_ - $1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Cottle and calves _________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Hogs and pigs ___________________ formL - $1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

47 (NA) 

819 945 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 

18 I 

6 I 

68 I 

10 7 

103 193 

37 42 

629 750 

7 11 

97 175 

2 8 

(D) 129 

2 I (D) (D) 

3 (NA) 

.8 6 

:I (NA) 

5 

8 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold! ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expensesl ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Custom work and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related sources _______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

54 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

182 (NA) 

12 5 

139 I 

5 1 

36 2 

4 9 

3 5 

I (NA) 

(l) (NA) 

2 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

102 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

24 (NA) 

16 (NA) 

178 (NA) 

II I 

138 (l) 

I I (D) 2 

4 6 (D) 5 

I (NA) 

(Z) (NA) 

2 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

102 (NA) 

Total family income from off·farm saurces 2 ____________________ forms __ 

$1,OOL 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security. pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

39 

387 

15 

135 

15 

175 

23 

48 

9 

19 

L-__ --' 

'See text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ formL - $1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over _______________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased _____ ':. ____________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,OOL 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$I.OOL Feed ingredients ____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

102 

1 576 

30 

5 

10 

13 

18 If} 

11 

5 

24 

66 

21 

56 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV-8 Barnstable County, Mass. 

1 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

116 65 62 

171 1 520 1 091 

40 ~} 13 22 

5 6 4 

6 12 4 

17 18 16 

10 14 

26 7 7 

~} 4 

14 3 9 

24 4 23 

18 II II 

95 49 82 

17 9 II 

93 40 81 

(NA) - - (NA) - - (NA) I I 

(NA) (l) (l) 

(NA) 4 2 

(NA) 10 I 

(NA) 4 (NA) 

(NA) 2 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemiccls purchased ___________________ form s __ 

$1.000 __ Lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1,OOL 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farm s __ $1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oi'- __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and custamwork ___ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

AU forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

35 29 26 14 

87 92 86 91 

80 91 56 52 

59 35 55 31 

63 (NA) 44 (NA) 

43 45 42 43 (NA) 13 6 8 (NA) 2 I 2 

92 108 62 62 

79 48 74 41 (NA) (NA) 60 61 (NA) (NA) 45 26 (NA) (NA) 7 5 (NA) (NA) 6 3 (NA) (NA) 23 10 

(NA) (NA) 3 3 

(NA) (NA) 62 62 (NA) (NA) 20 9 

52 70 42 44 

572 417 569 389 

19 J 42 14 6 

65 33 61 13 

22 19 19 

14 13 17 

93 109 65 61 

585 383 565 361 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Mackln"y aid Eqllpllont 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $999 ____ ~ __________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,99L _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Mackinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wheel tractors-_______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

96 

1 361 

14 180 

2 

15 

32 

32 

!} 

58 

80 

54 

81 

162 

56 

"I 103 

20 

11 

17 

- J 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

107 62 58 

577 1 067 463 

5 389 17 216 7 983 

19 9} 25 45 

24 16 15 

14 23 13 

6 4 

5 5 1 

i} -

52 37 28 

72 52 38 

47 30 24 

71 55 53 118 131 93 

39 44 28 

45 48 31 

81 81 50 26 19 20 

10 10 

16 II 

- 2 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, self.propelled _______________ formL. 

number __ 

mfd in :ast 5 years. number __ 

(orn heads for combines ______ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years. number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers. pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

- - - -

- - _ l 14 

= I 28 

8 

~ J 

II (NA) 

14 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

3 3 

3 3 

2 I 

2 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

- - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- 6 

- 20 

- 4 

6 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

5 

(NAi I 2 

2 

2 I 

2 4 

2 6 

2 6 

1 4 

2 6 

2 4 

TobIe 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry __________ .1974 __ 

Any coHle, hogs, or sheep _______ I 974 __ 

1969 __ Collie and colve' _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1104 ____________________ 1974 __ 

510 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

1010 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 10 4L _________________ 1974 __ 50 10 9L _________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 19L _______________ 1974 __ 

20010 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy producls sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef caws ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 49L ______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1~2 _____________ _ 

3~. _____________ _ 5~9 _____________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ W~8 ____________ _ 50 10 9L ________________________ _ 

10010 19L ______________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

19 

17 

7 

6 

3 

6 

3 

3 (NA) 

4 

3 

(X) 

(X) 

All farm, 

Forms 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Inventory 

Number 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

134 

141 

128 

104 

68 

14 

9 

90 

59 

(X) 

(X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms 

11 

9 

2 

4 

2 

4 

2 

1 

1 

3 

2 

(X) 

(X) 

Number 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

86 

90 

82 

67 

46 

2 

9 

65 

37 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

Forms Number 

15 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

51 

63 

22 

27 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Number 

14 

10 

90 

89 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number 

CoHie sold _______________________ _ 

Farms with- 1104 _______________________ _ 

510 9 _______________________ _ 

101019 _____________________ _ 20 10 49 _____________________ _ 

50 10 99 _____________________ _ 

10010 199 ___________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _______ • _________ _ 

65 Calves solL ______________________ _ 

Farms with- lor 2 _______________________ _ 3 or 4 __________________ : ____ _ 

5109 _______________________ _ 

1010 19 _____________________ _ 

64 20 10 49 _____________________ _ 

50 10 99 _____________________ _ 

10010199 ___________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Soles 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

(X) 97 

(X) 8 

(X) (NA) 

39 8 

49 6 

10 

27 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (D) 

(X) (0) 

Soles, 1974-

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

29 

27 

10 

10 

Dollars 

(1,000) 

Barnstable County, Mass. IV - 9 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

InventoryForms with soles of $2.500 and Over Sale,-

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Heifers and heifer colves- _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull colves ------- ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

3 

2 

-

3 

-

2 

Number 

19 

34 

-

19 

-

10 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9- ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19-______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49- ______________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99-______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199- ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Number Oollors (1,000) 

1 

(NA) 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms wifh- 1 to 4 ___ . ____________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24_. ____________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 _. ____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499- ___________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974_.8' 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lombs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ 

Goats _. _. ________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies- ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974 __ Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms 

6 16 6 16 -

- -I - - -

6 16 6 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

(Xli 

- (X) (X) (X) - (X) (X) (X) (X) -

7 39 - - 2 5 134 1 94 1 (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 16 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 1 (NA) 

10 26

1 

5 20 1 1 

4 60 (NA) (NA) 2 

Inventoryforms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number 

- - litters of pigs farrowed between-

- - December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

6 16 1969 __ 

- - Oecember 1 of preceding year and May 31-___ 1974 __ 

- - 1969 __ 

- - June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

- - 1969 __ 

Sales 

Form s with soles of $2,500 and over 

Number Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

- - - -

- - - (NA) 

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) 

18 - - (NA) 

74 1 74 (NA) 

(NA) - - ,- (NA) - (X) - (NA) 1 2 (Z) 

(NA) - - (NA) 

2~ 1 

1 1 3 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with soles of 

$2.500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ , 1969 __ 

Hens and pullefs of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms wifh- 1 to 99 _____ . _. _______________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199_. _______________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999_. _____________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999_. _____________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 10 Barnstable County, Mass. 

All forms 

Forms 

10 

(NA) 

10 

12 

10 

10 

9 

-

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 6 (X) 

(X) B (X) 

1 023 6 153 

17 892 6 17 050 

1 020 6 150 

7 732 4 6 950 

220 6, 150 

- - -

800 - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number 

2 (X) - (X) 

(NA) (X) B (X) 

2 420 - -

6 26 795 5 26 145 

2 420 - - 5 4 795 4 4 145 

1 70 - - 1 350 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

5 5 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 8 129 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 
Tobie 9. 

Hens and pullets 01 laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullels 3 manlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for ali purposes __________________ _ Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobocco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (busheIs) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ A1falla hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Tobie 11. Irrigation and 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (orn for 011 purposes _____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Wheot (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oals (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley {bushelsl- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Saybeons lor beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crapL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish polo toes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sal"-_______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in archards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Coptinued 

Forms with sales 01 $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

6 150 - -

4 6 950 4 4 145 

6 150 - - - - - -

- - - -

2 10 100 I (D) 

I 3 - -

- - - -

Tobie 10. Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

1 I - -

- - - ~ 

- ~ 

- -

-

=1 -

13 (NA) 1 - (NA) 

10 7 16 

66 

6 79 1: I 25 (NA) 

farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - ~ 1 - - - - - - - - (NA) - 2 1 100 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heovy breed ______________________ 1974 __ light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

10 30 

- -

-

~I -

-

-

-

=1 -

71 (NA) 

- (NA) 

260 223 

126 311 

17 36 

651 901 

314 113 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - -

3~ 1 

- 450 (X) (X) 

~ -

5 i (X) (X) 

160 10 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

(X) 

(X) 

Soles 

Forms 

Quantity harvested 

1974 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

(X) 

-

-

14 729 

- 521 

(Xl 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - -

-

".,1 

-

- -

- -

- - - -

Number 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

(X) 

(X) 

(X~ I 

=1 

(NA) 1 (NA) 

294 

(X) 1 (X) 

{Xl 

1969 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Irrigated land 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Quontity Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

10 210 (X) 

4 131 (X) 20 2 6 (X) 

2 25 (X) 

(X) 

30 (X) 30 20 (X) 

(X) 

(NA) (NA) 

~I :1 :1 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

142 282 63 III 25 (X) 

(X) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 65 13 455 II 61 4 46 I 76 I (NA) I (NA) 

10 119 (X) I 107 10 119 10 42 7 289 (X) 278 7 246 7 105 2 14 (X) 1 2 3 2 I I 17 (X) I 3 1 I 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto Barnstable County, Mass. IV-ll 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

40 

42 

22 

9 

-

Acres 

591 

781 

314 

92 

-

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 38 590 (X) 41 779 (X) 10 199 (X) 5 47 (X) - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

39 571 35 65 7 6 

42 679 42 74 - - 16 143 16 115 3 4 

7 85 6 50 - -

- - - - - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Ove~ 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Con lime _____________________________________ forms-_ 56 53 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms-_ 15 11 ~1.000 __ 97 74 acres on which used __ 289 328 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 56 51 ~1.000 __ 7 4 ceres on which used __ 902 093 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 24 23 ton5-_ 278 257 acres on which used __ 475 559 ~I,OOO __ 55 31 ~I,OOO __ 14 17 lime ___________________________________ forms __ 6 8 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 99 118 acres on which used __ tons __ 97 173 ~1.000 __ 

~I,OOO __ 1 2 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 4 (NA) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to controI- acres on which used __ 7 (NA) Insects on hoy crapL ___________________ formL_ -\ ~I,OOO __ (Z) (NA) 

acres on which used __ Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control ~I,OOO __ of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ I Insects on other crops __________________ formL_ 30 39 acres on which used __ 13 acres on which used __ 627 873 $1.000 __ (Z) 

~I,OOO __ 17 18 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 2 Nematodes in crops ____________________ farmL_ 4 $1.000 __ (Z) 

oeres on which used __ 53 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 13 (NA) 

~1.000 __ 1 ~1.000 __ 3 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of form s _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ oeres __ 

Average per form ______ . ________________ acreL_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Pasture irrigated, other than cropland pasture _ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feet __ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ forms-_ 

acreL_ 

1974 

49 

75.4 

892 1 

18.2 

49 

892 

49 

888 

2 

4 

697 

0.8 

1 

20 

1969 

47 land irrigated by - Continued 

75.8 Self·prapelled sprinkler systemL ____________ farms __ ocres __ 

060 Other sprinkler system s ___________________ farms __ 

22.5 ocres __ 

47 land in irrigated farms ______________________ ocres __ 

060 CropJand ________________________________ acres __ 

47 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 

060 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 __________ :... _________ forms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

(NA) Forms with artificol drainage _________________ farms __ Proportion of forms _____________ :.. ______ percent __ land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

816 Averoge per form ______________________ ocreL_ 

0.8 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tonkL ___________________________________ farms __ 

(NA) number __ 

(NA) ocreL_ 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see fext) ________________________________ farms__ 22 '8 

$1,000__ 004 866 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 2 1 

~5.000 to $9,999 __________________________________ -- -_ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - 2 82 $10,000 to $29,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ _ 11 

1974 1969 

14 (NA) 

305 (NA) 

31 (NA) 

470 (NA) 

2 849 2 652 

I 305 1 160 

980 1 119 

(X) 

(X) 

15 27 

23.1 43.5 

I 491 2 252 

353 606 

23.5 22.4 

17 (NA) 

36 (NA) 

30 (NA) 

Not secured by real estate 

8 

138 

~30,OOO to $49,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _____ 1 1 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________ --------L-____________ 6_____________ 6 ____________ --' 

Table J 5 .. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

warking150 days or more ______ _ 25 to 149 days ________ _ 

Less thon 25 doys. _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

17 

25 } 23 

14 

4 

IV-12 Barnstable County, Mass. 

1969 

21 

34 

6 

(NA) 

Workers Dollors (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

97 72 286 } 144 } 147 235 

312 48 

(NA) (NA) 61 

24 (NA) 7 

1974 hired form workers warking150 days 25 to less thon 

1969 Total or more 149 doys 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 42 17 25 23 

Cosh woges poid _ $1.000 __ 569 286 235 48 Number of warker5- _____ _ 553 97 144 312 

389 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 6 8 7 3 

13 2 workers _________ _ 9 1 7 4 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 9 4 5 7 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 7 2 3 3 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 11 2 3 6 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 305 380 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 73 110 80 730 Average size of farm ______ acres __ 240 212 

601 920 601 920 

12.1 13.4 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 51 621 26 586 Average per farm ________ dollars __ 169 249 69 962 Average per acre ________ dollars __ 706 329 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 20 23 IOta 49 acres _________________ _ 33 62 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 9 16 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 17 25 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 38 42 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 35 49 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 23 28 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 24 21 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 74 85 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 26 22 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 6 6 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 1 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ forms __ 

ocres-_ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

197 

57 591 

292 

601 920 

9.6 

41 913 

212 758 

728 

10 

17 

6 

8 

10 

23 

13 

16 

66 

22 

6 

1969 

221 

64 911 

294 

601 920 

10.8 

20 704 

93 683 

319 

11 

13 

4 

11 

16 

25 

20 

16 

77 

21 

6 

1 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

Land in Farm. According to Us. 

Total cropland _____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ JOO to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

J ,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ formS-_ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland _____________ forms __ 

acres-_ Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ______________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

293 350 

31 442 34 227 

277 320 

21 199 22 481 

43 50 

31 47 

30 39 

34 33 

67 76 

47 52 

23 19 

2 4 

- -

166 221 

9 543 9 289 

30 78 

700 2 457 

222 276 

32 420 36 231 

226 266 

9 248 10 272 

10 4 

56 16 

14 

309 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

44 

3 

46 

1 

20 

8 199 

141 

23 779 

70 

5 501 

1 154 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

5 Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ forms-_ 

6~ I 

4 

105 

28 

982 

173 

28 3071 

96 i 7 352 

ocres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland. other tho n cropland and woodland posture ______________ _ _ __________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Improved pastureiond and rongela nd _________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Unimproved postureiand and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in houselots, barnlots, ponds, r oads, wasteland, etc. _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 

and aver All farms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ land in forms ________________ acres __ 305 380 197 221 

73 110 80 730 57 591 64 911 

Farms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number_ - (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _________ acres-_ 21 199 22 481 19 142 20 335 land in farms ______________ acres_ - (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 191 251 98 109 

Corporation ________________ number_ 

land in farms ______________ acres-- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

land in farms- _____________ acres-_ 38 701 39 702 24 798 25 884 Other ___ ~ _________________ number_ - (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 7 228 7 788 5 511 6 050 acres_ - (NA) (NA) 

Part owners _______________ number __ 105 110 94 98 Farm operators by age group:' land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 33 552 37 852 32 016 35 945 

13 593 13449 13 263 13 075 

Under 25 years ____________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ____________________ _ - 3 2 

- 13 22 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

9 19 5 14 

857 3 176 777 3 082 

378 1 244 368 1 210 

35 to 44 years ____________________ _ 45 to 54 years ____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ____________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ 

- 58 67 

- 85 120 

85 78 

- 54 91 Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 3.0 5.0 2.5 6.3 Average age ______________________ _ 

- 53.7 53.6 

Block and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure: 1 

All farm operators __________ number __ land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - - - (NA) - -

Farm operators by place of residence:' On farm aperated __________________ _ 

On another farm ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, nat on a farm _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area ________ _ 

- 250 325 

-

1~ } - 38 

- Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - -

- (NA) - - - (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - - - (NA) - -

Form operators reporting days. of work 

off form:' None ____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 doys ______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and aver _________________ _ 

- 134 (NA) 

- 11 23 

- 18 13 

- Ii} 20 -

- 73 127 

Land in farm s ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ - (NA) - - - (NA) - - Form operators by principal occupation:' Farming __________________________ _ 

- 192 (NA) 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - (NA) - - Other ____________________________ _ 

- 106 (NA) 

Forms by type of orgonizotion: Individual or family _________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acreL_ (NA) (NA) 173 183 (NA) (NA) 49 231 51 611 

Farm operators. reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

1)969 data are only for forms operated by Blacks. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

193 209 

26 809 28 503 

189 202 

19 142 20 335 

19 l 

14 J 57 10 

18 

56 71 

47 51 

23 19 

2 4 

- -

111 128 

7 358 7 014 

14 (NA) 

309 I 154 

141 173 

23 779 28 307 

147 (NA) 

7 003 8 101 

9 4 

54 16 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

112 137 

18 278 20 955 

147 (NA) 

7 003 8 101 

61 80 

3 801 5 459 

27 56 

1 532 1 830 

40 60 

2 269 3 629 

140 136 

3 202 2 642 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

18 34 

7 689 12 917 

6 4 

671 383 

- _. - -

2 2 

10 13 

36 34 

59 69 

50 49 

34 54 

53.5 54.1 

172 194 

~} 15 

113 (NA) 

8 10 

7 5 

~} 12 

22 27 

156 (NA) 

35 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

41 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Berkshire County, Mass. IV-13 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms wilh soles of $2,500 Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

31 1- 69 55 _, 

33 70 

$100,000 ond over _______________________ _ 

$40,00010 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

26 24 

26 28 16 25 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

118 164 

- 21 16 

Under $2,500 (see textL __________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

- 22 10 

- 28 37 47 101 

$1,50010 $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see text) _________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form ______________ dollors_ - 10 506 8 320 

34 446 21 893 

- 157 J 185 

- 1 106 823 

- 19 

- 488 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products __________________ forms-- 43 53 $1,000_ - 133 95 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ formL - 234 273 

$1,000_ - 8 779 7 401 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms-- 35 (NA) 

$1,000_ 887 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

31 1- 55 _ 69 

32 70 

26 24 

26 28 

16 24 

11 6 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

10 356 8 168 

52 567 36 960 

100 (NA) 

1 034 349 

18 20 

488 415 

35 34 

128 90 

166 194 

8 705 7 314 

21 25 

883 986 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1.00L (otton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Cattle ond calves _________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

100 

1 034 

7 

10 

-

-

-

-

74 

579 

8 

46 

21 

202 

15 

196 

166 

8 705 

21 

883 

108 

7 136 

151 

635 'q 10 

41 J 

1969 

(NA) 

349 

2 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

76 

225 

4 

14 

9 

44 

2 

(0) 

194 

7 314 

25 

986 

140 

5 507 

(NA) 

715 

(NA) 

107 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold' ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before faxes and expenses' ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Custom work and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ___________________________________ . farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Government farm programs __ • ______ . ____________ • ____ • _. farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for farm-related income sources'. ___________________ farmL_ 

$l,OOL 

All farms 

1974 1969 

123 (NA) 

82 (NA) 

168 (NA) 

32 36 

95 112 

6 20 

22 72 

29 103 

10 26 

20 (NA) 

25 (NA) 

11 (NA) 

16 (NA) 

19 (NA) 

55 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

40 (NA) 

51 (NA) 

111 (NA) 

17 27 

62 90 

3 3 7 3 

21 60 

8 15 

15 (NA) 

22 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

11 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

25 (NA) 

i 

Total family income from off-form saurces 2 ____ • _______________ farms __ 

$l,OOL 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __ • __ • ___ • ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc __ . _. ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales I of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

121 

305 

27 

227 

66 

397 

86 

522 

21 

93 

23 

66 

ISee text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total farm production expenses ___ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ 

- $1,00010 $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,99L ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 cnd over ________________ _ 

livestock and paultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

. $1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Whale grains ______________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, green chop, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5, 

All farms 

1974 

305 

9 364 

38 

33 

22 

30 

42 

34 1 28 25 J 53 

120 

541 

239 

3 252 

209 

3 055 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 14 Berkshire Count" Mass. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

380 197 221 

6 915 9 134 6 654 

76 !} 7 45 

34 1 12 

31 11 15 

41 41 35 

34 47 

153 27 60 

25 } 45 53 

180 79 127 

507 521 481 

290 171 188 

2 074 3 197 2 021 

234 165 183 

1 938 3 023 1 909 

(NA) 32 13 

(NA) 57 19 

(NA) 41 11 

(NA) 45 16 

(NA) 33 46 

(NA) 72 77 

(NA) 138 (NA) 

(NA) 105 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms-

$1,000_ lime ______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for farm business ______ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $1,000 __ Gasoline _~ _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract labor ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwarL __ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

187 186 

155 108 

199 218 

434 237 

139 (NA) 

85 49 

(NA) 104 

(NA) 17 

305 373 

362 245 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

160 224 

1 163 1 130 

10 J 122 

58 

73 

43 

280 348 

3 319 2 507 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

134 139 

152 104 

151 157 

422 230 

112 (NA) 

82 46 

40 79 

20 16 

197 221 

334 222 

194 220 

191 159 

106 80 

52 21 

14 37 

8 9 

197 221 

82 32 

139 174 

1 147 1 116 

8 12 

9 16 

64 84 

40 36 

195 220 

3 124 2 381 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $999-______________________ _ 

$1.00010 $4.999 __________________ _ 

$5.00010 $9.999 __________________ _ 

$10.00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 10 $29,999 _______________ _ - $30,000 10 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,00010 $69,999 _______________ _ 

- $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler troctors ______________ formL_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ -

-

All forms 

1974 1969 

305 368 

6 542 3 588 

21 451 9 750 

I 27 

46 143 

56 71 

~~ } 71 

41 56 12 

17 

224 276 

322 392 

164 ,233 

249 290 

435 495 

125 150 

'~j 309 

713 748 

146 219 

66 

78 

8 

Form s with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

197 220 5 340 3 076 

27 105 13 982 

1~ } 57 

24 43 

55 65 

33 27 

37 23 

12 } 16 5 

144 175 

216 248 

107 144 

170 201 

346 392 

105 117 

186 197 

548 549 

116 173 

49 35 

59 41 

6 6 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Co •. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

3 6 3 6 

3 6 3 6 

I 1 I I 

:! j 15 10 5 

17 18 7 

3 3 3 

12 10 8 

12 10 8 

3 I -

114 (NA) 92 (NA) 

128 (NA) 104 (NA) 

59 (NA) 49 (NA) I 171 192 126 141 

175 198 130 147 

47 68 39 52 

44 (NA) 38 53 

46 (NA) 40 64 

17 (NA) 16 40 

93 (NA) I 89 86 

103 (NA) i 98 95 

35 (NA) 35 49 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Cottle and calves _______________ 1974 __ 

Forms wifh1969 __ 

1 10 4 ___ , ________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L ___________________ 1974 __ 

1010 IL _________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 4L _________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199-_______________ 1974 __ 20010 499-_______________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 110 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9- __________________________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 50 10 9L ________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 49L ______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with1~2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

3~4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

5~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1010 19 _________________________ _ 

20 10 49 _________________________ _ 

~~"~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10010 199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

248 

215 

251 

209 

237 

17 

15 

25 

56 

40 

46 

10 

-

190 

224 

76 

(NA) 

142 

179 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

76 

26 

23 

11 

13 

2 

1 

-

-

142 

13 

8 

14 

2 

41 

45 

15 

4 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 167 (X) 234 (X) 

(X) 151 (X) 209 (X) 

(X) 175 (X) 241 (X) 

14 235 149 13 179 203 5 530 

13 615 170 12 806 224 7 74fJ 

45 5 19 33 82 

116 2 16 1 37 251 

368 9 130 38 509 

I 891 42 1 480 57 I 732 

2 806 35 2 525 31 1 949 

6 150 46 6 150 6 (0) 

2 859 10 2 859 1 (0) 

- - - - -

8 435 141 7 963 (NA) (NA) 

8 256 167 7 946 (NA) (NA) 

966 36 571 (NA) (NA) 

516 29 273 (NA) (NA) 

7 469 126 7 392 (NA) (NA) 

7 740 155 7 673 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

966 36 571 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with50 13 23 1 to 4 ________________________ 

164 9 63 5 10 9 ________________________ 

145 5 61 IOta 19 ______________________ 

358 6 175 20 10 49 ______________________ 

(0) 2 (D) 50 to 99 ______________________ 

(0) 1 (D) 10010 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ___ " ________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

7 469 126 7 392 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 22 8 16 lor 2 ________________________ 

26 6 19 3 or 4 ________________________ 

102 5 38 5 to 9 ________________________ 

31 2 31 1010 19 ______________________ 

1 472 41 1 472 2010 49 ______________________ 

3 029 45 3 029 50 10 99 ______________________ 

I 897 15 1 897 10010 199 ____________________ 

890 4 890 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

166 (X) 8 705 

153 (X) 645 

176 (X) (NA) 

151 5 221 635 

172 7 298 715 

12 39 8 

17 118 28 

28 396 68 

56 I 712 209 

31 I 949 210 

6 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

108 (X) 7 136 140 (X) 5 507 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

145 1 816 515 

35 89 28 46 333 86 37 499 143 

25 662 201 1 (0) (0) 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - -

130 3 405 121 

11 18 1 6 19 2 15 107 8 22 286 16 58 1 706 64 14 823 19 4 446 12 - - - - - -

Berkshire County, Mass. IV-1S 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

8eef heifers ----- ___________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento$'_ Forms with sales of 2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

134 4 727 157 4 364 

40 371 

114 4 356 

101 489 122 496 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9-________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99-______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499-____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs ---------____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

forms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24-_____________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49- _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99-_____________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199- ___________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499-___________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ 

Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies- _________________________ I 974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

forms Number Farms Number 

42 277 25 180 

21 442 13 299 

25 66 12 32 6 45 6 45 II 166 7 103 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

15 341 7 161 

21 613 11 398 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 1 (NA) (NA) 1 3 72 317 39 175 

87 437 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

AU forms 

Forms Number 

22 399 

8 455 

2 8 

4 25 

10 152 

5 154 

I 60 

- -

- -

- -

8 131 

2 145 

10 355 

19 487 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

9 88 

11 54 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

10 62 19 

4 38 (NA) 

7 23 8 

3 39 11 

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

14 266 7 

5 265 (NA) 

- - - 4 25 I 

5 87 3 

5 154 3 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 4 55 1 

- - (NA) 

5 115 (NA) 

6 145 (NA) 

2 64 '257 

6 (X) 2 

- - -

- - (NA) 

7 83 12 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ J974 __ 1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

11 

4 

24 

13 

7 

5 

5 

26 

40 

154 

259 

46 

96 

19 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember I of preceding yeor and November 30 _1974 __ 15 41 11 32 1969 __ 9 91 5 43 

December 1 of preceding yeor and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 6 12 3 6 1969 __ 6 29 3 3 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 11 29 10 26 1969 __ 8 62 4 40 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 99- ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399- ___________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999-________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100.000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ___ J974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry product, ,old, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 16 Berkshire County, Mass. 

All forms 

Forms 

44 

(NA) 

42 

72 

42 

67 

25 

8 

2 

4 

1 

-

2 

-

-

4 

-

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 26 (X) 

(X) 40 (X) 

74 173 24 72 991 

103 992 40 102 431 

71 107 24 70 205 

99 630 40 98 403 

667 9 255 

I 890 6 1 400 

1 450 2 1 450 

11 100 4 11 100 

(D) 1 (D) 

- - - (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - 1 144 2 1 120 

- - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

26 (X) 19 (X) 

(NA) (X) 23 (X) 

22 59 225 17 58 995 

28 78 226 23 77 876 

22 59 225 17 58 995 

25 77 265 22 76 936 

6 226 2 146 

7 1 750 6 1 600 

3 2 407 3 2 407 

3 8 100 3 8 100 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - 6 2 370 4 2 358 

2 506 2 506 

35 887 21 883 

(NA) (NA) 25 986 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Tobie 9. 

Hens and pullel. of laying og"------------1974-- 1969 __ 

~:~: :~~ ~~~~eh~~ ~:~k;: .. !ugcf;~~d-u-c~~o~- = : ~~!== 

Pulle" 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullel chicks and pullels under 3 monlhs 0Id_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ (oHon (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) ___________ _ Sweelpololoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (Ions. dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sole _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (tons. green) _ (orn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Form s with soles of $2,500 and aver 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

24 70 205 17 58 995 

40 98 403 22 76 936 

24 70 205 17 58 995 

- - - -

3 2 775 - - 1 (0) - - 5 11 - -

- - - -

Tobie 10. Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

99 98 

2 I 

- - - - I 4 

11 21 

- - - -

10 (NA) 

- (NA) 

222 276 

31 28 

23 22 

15 15 

27 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

13 11 352 

87 90 4 635 

- 10 - - - - 2 (NA) 13 

57 71 2 050 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for sloughler ________________ 1974 __ 

~i:h?b~;:~~=======~============== : ~~!== Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

5 042 3 680 

13 33 

- - - -

10 45 

196 261 

- =, -

43 (NA) 

- (NA) 

16 041 18 451 

326 209 

133 173 

52 68 

164 152 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

146 26 470 13 889 

3 441 77 717 63 537 

65 (X) (X) 

- - - 33 (X) (X) 

3 116 5 211 7 302 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms 

- - 2 

1 700 1 

- - 2 

- - 1 

- - I 

- - -

- - -

2 (X) -

4 (X) 3 

Quantity harvested 

1974 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

400 

(X) 

-

-

8 690 

-

32 500 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - - - (NA) - - - -

Number 

(0) 

4 000 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

00 

(X) 

1969 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

I 352 

(X) 

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

36 038 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

(roplond used only for poslure _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposeL ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ field seed crop'-_________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (oHon (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl)-- ____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sol"-_______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

III 

128 

27 

56 

93 

92 

2 

I 

I 

2 

10 

18 

3 

I 

1 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

151 

175 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

5 

21 

11 

13 

5 

Acres 

7 358 

7014 

1 532 

1 830 

4 987 

3 652 

13 

33 

10 

38 

157 

220 

13 

4 

26 

22 

-

-

-

-

- 14 139 

16 579 

-

-

-

-

-

-

41 

23 

288 

159 

107 

68 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Quantity Forms Acres Forms 

00 - - 32 (X) - - 46 (X) - - 9 (X) - - 24 (X) - - 81 (X) - - 82 (X) - - 1 (X) - - 1 

400 - - - 1 210 - - - 7 366 - - 7 8 168 - - 12 

740 - - 1 

105 - - 1 

536 - - - 715 - - - (X) - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 106 - - 62 33 392 - - 76 

(X) - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - 8 520 - - 5 3 880 - - 4 

(X) 2 5 20 (X) 1 3 11 

00 - - 6 (X) - - 1 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

1 163 32 179 - - 1 246 42 217 4 21 385 9 45 - - 908 22 187 2 3 4 628 79 1 197 26 288 3 350 76 I 082 15 125 3 1 (Z) - - 33 1 9 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

93 7 12 - - 165 (NA) 27 (NA) - 3 1 1 - - 4 (NA) 1 (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 4 897 60 754 4 142 4 029 71 670 7 92 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 41 5 41 1 2 22 (NA) 26 (NA) -

288 20 127 4 9 159 11 53 2 4 90 4 10 2 1 54 1 4 - -

Berkshire County, Mass. IV-17 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

7 

4 

18 

21 

4 

Acres 

32 

1 

76 

112 

48 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) - - (X) - - (X) 7 48 (X) 2 11 

(X) - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Tolol Dry liquid 

Farms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

4 3 4 3 - - - - - - - - 11 65 12 11 6 2 

10 37 9 15 3 1 

- - - - - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Con lime _____________________________________ formL_ 157 168 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 11 2 

~1.0DO-_ 505 276 acres an which used __ 171 36 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 151 134 $1.00L 7 (Z) 

acres on which used __ 11 664 10 009 Weeds or gross in craps _________________ forms __ 68 81 ton5 __ 2 822 2 536 acres on which used __ 3 534 3 218 ~I.OOO __ 422 230 ~I.OOO-- 27 17 lime ____________ _______________________ farms __ 40 79 Weeds or brush in pasturL _______________ farms __ I I 

acres on which used __ I 365 I 400 acres on which used __ I 46 tons __ 2 661 2 960 ~I,OOL (Z) (Z) 

~1.000 __ 20 16 Weeds an all other land __________________ farmL_ 5 (NA) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contral9~ I acres an which used __ 187 (NA) Insects on hay CrOpL ___________________ farms __ 5 ~I,OOO __ 3 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 295 Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control 

~I.OOO-- 2 (Z) of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farmL_ 3 I Insects on ather crops __________________ farms-_ 27 19 acres an which used __ 261 30 acres on which used __ 348 253 ~I,OOO __ 2 (Z) 

~I,OOO __ 18 7 Insect control on livestock and paultry ________ farmL_ 21 59 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms-_ ~I,OOO __ 2 5 acres on which used __ Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 20 (NA) 

~ I .000 __ ~1.000-- 2 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of farms _____________________ percenL_ 

T otalland irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per farm _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland pasture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Pasture irrigated. ather than cropland pasture _farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- furrows or ditches _______________________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

1974 1969 

9 4 

4.6 1.8 

54 16 

6.0 4.0 

9 4 

54 16 

9 4 

54 16 

(NA) 

-

28 22 

0.5 1.4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farmL_ (NA) 

acres __ (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms-_ 9 (NA) 

acres __ 54 (NA) 

land in irrigated farms ______________________ acreL_ III 124 Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 58 18 Harvested crapland _____________________ acres __ 58 18 

Farms nat irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms-_ I (X) 

acres irrigated in mast recent year __ 18 (X) 

farms with artifical drainage _________________ farms __ 25 28 Proportion of farms ____________________ percent __ 12.7 12.6 

land in farms with drainage _________________ acres __ 10 072 14 520 land drained ____________________________ acres-_ 476 III Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 19.0 27.5 

Artificial ponds, pits. reservoirs. and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 46 (NA) 

number __ 78 (NA) 

acreL_ 40 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Farms with debt awed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

~J.OOO __ 

Forms by size of debt awed: 

Under $5.000 ______________________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ----

~5.000 to $9,999 ______________________ - ___ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---

$10,000 to $29,999 ____________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- ---

$30.000 to $49.999 ____________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----

Total operator debt 

80 

5 696 

12 

II 

14 

6 

Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

64 55 

3 906 790 

13 9 

2 II 

15 18 

3 4 

37 31 13 $50.000 and over -------------------------------------------------------------- L.. _____________________________________ ....J 

Table 15.- Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

2510 149 days ________ _ 

Less Ihon 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

91 

61 

58 } 

8 

4 

IV-18 Berkshire County, Mass. 

1969 

102 

128 

12 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

211 241 961 } 199 } 460 129 I 

386 57 

(NA) (NA) 9 

9 (NA) 3 

1974 hired farm workers working150 days 2510 less thon 

1969 Tolol or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 139 91 61 58 

Cosh wages paid _ ~1.000-- I 147 961 129 57 

Number of workers ______ _ 796 211 199 386 

116 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 22 35 19 12 

16 2 workers _________ _ 30 27 20 9 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 43 21 13 13 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 25 7 7 11 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 19 I 2 13 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 511 625 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ 42 074 46 203 Average size of form ______ acres-_ 82 74 

Approximate land area _______ acres-_ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL- 354 624 354 624 

11.9 13.0 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 53 563 33 861 Average per form ________ dollars __ 104 820 54 177 Average per acre ________ daflars __ 1 273 733 

forms by size: , to 9 acres ___________________ _ 70 102 10 ta.49 acres _________________ _ 178 219 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 65 75 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 63 76 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 59 61 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 21 38 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 18 16 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 7 11 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 22 22 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 7 4 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 1 1 2,000 acres and oIJer ____________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

forms wilh sales of $2,500 All farms and over 

1974 1969 

382 435 

35 273 36 441 

92 84 

354 624 354 624 

9.9 10.3 

45 562 26 467 

1192n 60 844 

1 292 726 

51 63 

130 145 

40 40 

42 60 

50 46 

19 33 

14 14 

7 11 

21 19 

7 3 

1 1 

Land in Farm. According to Us. 

Total cropland _____________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland _______ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Farms by acres harvested: I to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to.49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to .499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see text) ___ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Total waadland _____________ farms __ 

acreL_ Other land (see text) ________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Irrigated land _____________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

1974 1969 

450 541 

20 270 24 522 

422 474 

14 901 16 314 

123 130 

90 117 

45 55 

65 76 

68 66 

30 22 

- 7 

- - 1 1 

1M 250 

3 999 6884 

69 92 

1 370 1 324 

253 332 

13 122 14 719 

365 388 

8 682 6 962 

109 111 

1 631 1 852 

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

42 

858 

8 

45 

9 

127 

8 

386 

22 

300 

181 

10 487 

58 

1 960 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 1 172 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

18 Olher lond _______________________ _ ___________________ farmL_ 

179 acreL_ 

I ~ ~ 1 Pastureland and rangeland, other tho woodland pasture ______________ _ 

n cropland and _ __________________ forms __ 

11 

422 

41 

457 

216 

10 5631 

741 2 419 

acres-_ 

Improved pasture/and and rangela nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and range land _______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

land in houselots. bornlats, ponds, r oads, wasteland, etc. _farms __ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 

land in farms ________________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres-_ 

farms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ num ber __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textform operators by tenure: I 

All form aperatars---------- number __ land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

511 625 

42 074 46 203 

14 901 16 314 

313 386 

19 281 21 601 

5 879 5 288 

139 177 

15 820 20 492 

7 159 8 952 

59 62 

6 973 4 110 

1 863 2 074 

11.5 9.9 

6 (NA) 

331 (NA) 

39 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

331 (NA) 

39 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

382 435 

35 273 36 441 

13 336 14 239 

230 252 

14 902 14 152 

5 212 3 667 

102 138 

13 813 18 611 

6 358 8 579 

50 45 

6 558 3 678 

I 766 1 993 

13.1 10.3 

2 - 127 -

15 -

2 -

127 -

15 - - -

- -

- -

- -

- - - -

- -

327 370 

25 323 26 763 

All farms 

1974 1969 

Forms by type of organization - Con. 

(NA) (NA) 

Pa~anneJ~~i~a~~~ == == == == == == _~u:~~= (NAl (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NAl (NA) land in forms ______________ acres __ (NAl (NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NAl I 6 11 

Other _____________________ number __ 

acres __ 

form operators by age group:' Under 25 years _____________________ _ 25 to 3.4 years _____________________ _ 55 40 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 59 95 .45 to 5.4 years _____________________ _ 139 212 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 136 152 65 years and over __________________ _ 85 115 Average age _______________________ _ 53.1 52.6 

form operators by place of residence:' On farm operated ___________________ _ 347 475 

2~ } 83 25 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not an a farm ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None _____________________________ _ 197 (NA) 110 49 days _______________________ _ 14 22 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 16 19 

9' 47 15 J 132 173 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

15010 199 days ____________________ _ 200 days and over __________________ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation:' farming ___________________________ _ 312 (NA) Other _____________________________ _ 168 (NA) 

Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NAl (NA) 

'1969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. '197.4 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole pr~prietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

330 372 

17 125 20 130 

320 3M 

13 336 14 239 

74 l 

62 36 J 250 I 53 

M 65 

30 22 

- 6 

- -

1 I 

95 152 

2 931 4 719 

42 (NA) 

858 1 172 

181 216 

10 487 10 563 

282 (NA) 

7 661 5 748 

99 100 

1 581 1 765 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

147 171 

8 527 8 144 

282 (NA) 

7 661 5 7481 

57 80 

3449 2 330 

25 32 

2 005 687 

35 61 

I M4 1 643

1 266 252 i 4 212 3 418 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

25 40 

3 146 3 847 

29 23 

6 724 5 791 

1 2 

80 40 

4 7 

35 27 

39 75 

103 133 

107 120 

64 73 

53.8 52.4 

249 325 4 } 21 66 

19 

170 (NAl 

11 14 

12 17 

7 ' 15 J 22 

55 74 

278 (NA) 

74 (NAl 

10 (NAl 

37 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Bristol County, Mass. IV-19 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 Farms wilh sales of $2,500 and over and over 

1974 1969 1974 

Forms by volue of soles: 

29 } 96 291- 83 82 _ 

79 113 79 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

67 100 67 55 76 55 61 47 61 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

137 193 9 22 23 (X) 

24 14 (X) 

27 40 (X) 

64 116 (X) 

Under $2,500 (see lexlL __________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 ______________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see texlL ________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products 

15 657 15 612 15 454 30 640 24 978 40 456 

sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 

Average per form ______________ dollars-_ 

- 257} 318 199 

- 3 090 4 358 3 016 

- 66 57 

- 2 207 2 189 

Crops. including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms-- 39 24 31 $1.000_ - 37 8 35 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ - 285 353 206 $1,000_ - 10 324 11 247 10 214 

Poultry ond poultry products ______ forms_ - 52 (NA) 41 $1,000_ - 2 409 (NA) 2372 

1969 

96 

113 

100 

76 

45 

5 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

15 291 

35 152 

(NA) 

2 670 

50 I 533 

14 

6 

271 

11 083 

75 

3 803 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farm 5-_ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ T abo ceo ________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ (otfon and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ $1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ form 5-_ 

$1.000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sheep, lambs, and waaL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

199 (NA) 

3 016 2 670 

3 1 

3 1 

- -

- - - -

- - 55 38 

257 83 

19 18 

265 159 

119 117 

I 751 I 574 

52 46 

740 852 

206 271 

10 214 11 083 

41 75 

2372 3 803 

100 144 

5 838 5 714 

144 (NA) 

I 

~j 973 

(NA) 

87~ 592 

19 

128 

Tobie 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expensesl ___ form5-_ 

$1,000 __ Custom work and other agricultural services _________________ farm5-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Other form-relaTed sources _______________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources' ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

164 

100 

210 

38 

105 

6 

12 

44 

16 

17 

33 

9 

44 

22 

62 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

39 

321 

8 

15 

66 

16 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

66 (NA) 

65 (NA) 

172 (NA) 

24 26 81 308 

2 2 3 4 30 42 13 10 

10 (NA) 

31 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

44 (NA) 

18 (NA) 

54 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources' ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

187 

743 

31 

269 

118 

152 

101 

146 

34 

81 

25 

96 

'See text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations {sole proprietorships} and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ farm5-- $1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ 

- $1,00010 $1,999 ________________ _ 

- $2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

- $3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,99L _______________ _ 

- $10.000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________ _ 

-

- $40,000 10 $59,999 ______________ _ $60,000 and over _______________ _ 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ :. _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ farms __ 

$I,OOL Whole groins ______________ forms __ 

$1,OOL 

Hay, green chop, and 5ilog8 __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$I,OOL 

IV - 20 Bristol Count" Mass. 

Tobie 5. 

All forms 

1974 

511 

13 832 

43 

67 

36 

54 

73 

82 63 } 

40 

53 

181 

1 596 

289 

4 219 

247 

3 398 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

625 382 435 

12 474 13 490 11 951 

81 1~ } 22 69 

60 17 22 

49 42 40 

106 65 93 

82 99 

260 63 86 

40 } 73 52 

289 139 205 

I 216 1 565 I 189 

393 202 265 

3 837 4 137 3711 

341 187 251 

3 454 3 327 3 345 

(NA) 40 10 

(NA) 221 40 

(NA) 50 22 

(NA) 380 123 

(NA) 51 68 

(NA) 209 202 

(NA) 136 (NA) 

(NA) 82 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms-- $1.000_ - Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ fonns_ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1,OOL Gasoline ___________________ fonn5 __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

~~:~~e~j~, ~rne3f~'er~iid_:~~~ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and cU5tomwork ___ forms __ $1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

292 

605 

355 

563 

261 

190 

(NA) 

(NA) 

484 

741 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

241 

1 896 

22} 56 

71 

64 

478 

3 902 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

352 245 276 

354 595 341 

398 282 299 334 538 313 

(NA) 211 (NA) 

169 184 156 135 65 99 

58 32 51 

621 376 435 

565 717 538 (NA) 365 430 (NA) 362 291 (NA) 102 58 (NA) 51 23 (NA) 70 83 (NA) 48 25 

(NA) 376 435 (NA) 255 200 

330 210 292 

2 231 1 856 2 127 

161 15 21 

89 52 12 

51 101 

61 65 

563 379 435 

3 678 3704 3 500 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machl •• ry aid EqllplI •• t 

Eslimaled markel value of all machinery and equipment ____________________ .farms __ 

$1.00L Average per form ______ . ___ dollors __ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $4.999-_________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9.999 __________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20.000 10 $29.999 ________________ _ 

$30.00010 $49.999 ________________ _ 

$50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Select.d Machl •• ry aDd Eqllp .. e.t 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Motor trucks, including pickups __ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

486 610 

8 022 4 617 

16 505 7 569 

9 41 

91 311 

118 91 

124 91 

65 } 58 76 11 

10 

327 410 

425 546 

218 308 

430 483 

844 932 225 311 

,~ } 453 

953 I 017 

113 218 

47 

50 

9 

Forms wilh soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

366 425 

6 846 3 946 

18 704 9 285 

6~ } 188 

70 85 

102 85 

54 45 

55 14 

10 } 10 8 

254 297 

335 399 

174 210 

342 368 

723 776 

204 240 

314 327 

795 800 

106 161 

36 36 

39 43 

8 8 

Select.d Machin.ry & Equip. - Can. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ farms __ number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms._ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

2 6 2 5 

2 6 2 5 

- 2 - I 

"J 24 15 14 

20 28 19 18 

2 5 2 3 

3 3 6 

3 3 6 

- 2 

81 (NA) 62 (NA) 

90 (NA) 68 (NA) 

21 (NA) 14 (NA) 

123 117 94 87 

130 122 100 91 

21 29 16 19 

48 (NA) 31 41 

50 (NA) 31 45 

10 (NA) 4 10 

85 (NA) 79 85 

97 (NAl 91 97 

20 (NA) 20 43 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any coHle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and calve'-______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 110 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5109 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to IL _________________ 1974 __ 

20 10 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

501099 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8eef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ooiry producls sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

20 10 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 499-______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- IM2 _____________ _ 

3M4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

10 10 19-________________________ _ W~~ ____________ _ 

5010 99-________________________ _ 10010 199-______________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All farms 

Forms 

301 

250 

282 

220 

246 

31 

29 

32 

48 

53 

22 

4 

I 

181 

215 

89 

(NA) 

125 

162 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

89 

28 

30 

13 

14 

3 

1 

-

-

125 

17 

8 

-

6 

38 

47 

7 

1 

1 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 209 (X) 285 (X) 

(X) 175 (X) 225 DO 

(X) 192 (X) 253 (X) 

10 789 152 9 966 189 6 257 

12 661 172 11 878 216 7 951 

65 12 27 24 75 

205 8 58 48 321 

425 18 257 30 412 

I 585 34 I 115 56 I 728 

3 633 53 3 633 19 I 187 

2 987 22 2 987 10 I 264 

(0) 4 (0) I (0) 

(0) I (0) I (0) 

7 348 132 6997 (NA) (NA) 

8 786 163 8 502 (NAl (NAl 

I 064 50 774 (NA) (NA) 

488 30 302 (NA) (NA) 

6 284 105 6 223 (NA) (NA) 

8 298 148 8 200 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Invenlory, 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

I 064 50 774 CaHle sold ________________________ 

Forms with56 16 35 110 4 ________________________ 

183 14 90 5109 ________________________ 

161 8 109 1010 19 ______________________ 

351 8 227 20 10 49 ______________________ 

(0) 3 (0) 5010 99 ______________________ 

(0) I (0) 100 10 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

6284 105 6 223 Colves sold ________________________ 

Forms with20 4 4 lor 2 ________________________ 

29 2 6 3 or 4 ________________________ 

- - - 5 to 9 ________________________ 

80 6 80 10 to 19 ______________________ 

I 310 37 I 288 2010 49 ______________________ 

3 119 47 3 119 5010 99 ______________________ 

918 7 918 10010 199 ____________________ 

(0) I (0) 200 10 499 ____________________ 

(0) I (0) 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Oollors (1.000) 

206 (X) 10 214 

167 DO I 876 

195 (X) (NA) 

144 5 780 I 004 

172 7 651 973 

16 51 14 

24 170 43 

25 354 55 

48 I 484 224 

19 I 187 179 

10 I 264 273 

I (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

100 (X) S 838 144 (X) 5 714 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Farms Number (1.000) 

123 2 669 868 

28 79 28 36 242 80 32 411 140 16 445 136 5 335 120 4 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

- - -

111 3 III 136 

13 20 1 5 17 (l) 

11 66 3 32 465 21 38 1 159 41 8 500 21 3 (0) (0) 

- - - I (0) (0) 

Bristol County, Mass. IV-21 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colves-_______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

aeef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers --- _____________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer colves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento$'- forms with soles of 2,500 and over 

Farms Number 

94 1 793 

118 2 190 

32 369 

70 1 424 

104 I 176 108 1 186 

Cottle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms wifh- 1 10 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

1010 19. ______________________________ 1974 __ 

2010 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 10 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

510 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

1010 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 10 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goals ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

67 8 830 52 8 632 

46 10 757 33 10 599 

23 48 14 24 

8 46 8 46 

6 70 3 32 

I 36 - - 8 460 6 360 9 1 230 9 I 230 

8 2 280 8 2 280 

4 4 660 4 4 660 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(Xl (Xl (X) (X) 

29 304 8 63 

21 466 5 55 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NAl (NA) 1 10 

(NAl (NAl 6 14 

70 522 32 363 

76 471 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

48 11 585 

37 9 409 

8 21 

4 23 

4 61 

5 171 

6 370 

8 1 165 

8 2 374 

5 7 400 

10 792 

8 1 235 

16 75 

17 186 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

25 163 

12 63 

SolesForms wilh sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

20 130 47 

8 600 (NA) 

15 68 24 

5 62 23 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

39 11 412 871 

32 9 249 (NA) 

6 19 2 

3 17 2 

2 32 3 

1 35 3 

6 370 19 

8 1 165 81 

8 2 374 149 

5 7 400 613 

4 674 14 

6 1 155 (NA) 

4 32 (NA) 

4 24 (NA) 

3 27 '228 

4 (X) 1 

1 4 (Z) 

- - (NA) 

15 143 98 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lombs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

fwes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

21 

29 

52 

32 

6 

8 

4 

863 

1 750 

7 769 

8 849 

14 

44 

5 

litters of pigs farrowed between- December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 30 1 083 22 1 041 1969 __ 33 1 986 29 1 965 

December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 27 528 21 514 1969 __ 28 882 24 869 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 26 555 19 527 1969 __ 32 1 104 29 1 096 

Tobie 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any pouhry ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullels of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 110 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

10010 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

40010 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 10 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 10 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,00010 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 10 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 10 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Pouhry and pouhry producls sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 22 Bristol County, Mass. 

All forms 

Forms 

74 

(NA) 

70 

106 

70 

100 

43 

5 

5 

8 

6 

1 

2 

-

-

5 

9 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 49 (X) 

(X) 83 (X) 

153 441 45 150 754 

328 738 76 315 335 

137 382 45 134 932 

286 253 72 277 520 

1 164 20 664 

868 4 718 

4 000 5 4 000 

16 650 7 14 850 

38 700 6 38 700 

(0) 1 (0) 

(D) 2 (0) 

- - -

- - - 9 020 3 8 300 

32 360 7 31 900 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number 

38 (X) 34 (X) 

(NA) (X) 73 (X) 

33 224972 29 219 084 

84 283 807 68 277 116 

32 126 632 28 120 944 

79 214 097 65 208 926 

7 329 5 141 

3 456 3 456 

8 9032 7 7 532 

5 12 510 5 12 510 

5 28 180 4 24 180 

3 (D) 3 (0) 

1 (0) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - 4 13900 4 13 900 

7 72 445 6 71 600 

52 2409 41 2372 

(NA) (NA) 75 3 803 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Tobie 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Hen. and pullets of laying age. ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hen. for lable or markelegg produclion _1974 __ Hen. for holching egg produclion _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 monlh. old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullel chick. ond pullel. under 3 monlh. 0Id_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beons (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushelsL ______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ (ollon (bales) ________________________ _ 

T obocco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops _________________________ _ 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (tons, green) 

(orn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ___ _ Sorghums for groin (bushelsL __________ _ - Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ___ _ - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

form. wilh .ole. of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

45 134 932 28 120 944 

72 277 520 65 208 926 45 (0) 27 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

3 15 500 2 (0) 

13 32 758 4 64 300 8 322 4 (0) 2 (0) - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

109 137 3 5 

- -

- - 2 I 

- 3 

- - - -

29 (NA) 

- (NA) 

206 238 

140 148 

20 21 46 47 

74 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

4 2 20 

92 117 3 704 

- 3 -

- - - 3 (NA) 43 

51 58 I 233 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey ~i~~?b~::d~====================== hens for breeding _____________ 1974 :~; ~:: __ 

1969 __ Olher poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

3 791 4 355 

43 29 

- -

- -

21 12 

- 18 

-

=1 -

301 (NA) 

- (NA) 

7 103 7 566 

2 860 2 839 

201 190 

434 583 

323 510 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

21 891 I 680 

4 119 52 717 65 386 

15 (X) (X) 

- - -

29 (X) (X) 

I 354 3 608 3 518 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Farms Number Farms 

I 275 2 

4 3 000 5 

1 200 2 

1 200 2 

- - -

1 75 1 

3 (0) 3 

4 (X) 1 

6 (X) -

Quantity harvested 

1974 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

630 

(X) 

-

-

53 957 

- 16 419 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 3 5 60 

- - - - - - - (NA) - I I 10 

Number 

(0) 

25 000 

(0) 

(0) 

-

75 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

120 

(X) 

=1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

17 202 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

-

72 

-

-

-

15 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

(ropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ Improved poslure ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(orn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for 011 purposes _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Wheal (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bu.hels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Borley (bushel.) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Olher .moll groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ field seed crop'-_______________ ._1974 __ 

1969 __ (ollon (bale.) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pound.) ____ • ___________ 1974 __ 

196L Iri.h pololoe. (hundred .. eighiL ____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sol"-_______________ ._ •• ____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchord,-________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

95 

152 

25 

32 

96 

120 

3 

5 

2 

I 

-

2 

-

-

-

I 

-

-

-

-

-

129 

152 

2 

2 

-

-

-

-

23 

20 

121 

118 

16 

11 

Acres 

2 931 

4 719 

2 005 

687 

3 724 

4 155 

43 

29 

21 

12 

-

12 

-

-

-

6 

-

-

-

-

- 5 716 

6 066 

14 

43 

-

-

-

- 293 

331 

2 795 

2 571 

184 

153 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Dato 

Irrigated land 

TOlal 

Quantity Forms Acres Forms 

(X) - - 21 (X) - - 46 

(X) - - 8 (X) - - 6 (X) 3 60 82 (X) 5 72 92 (X) - - 2 (X) - - 3 

630 - - I 

120 - - I 

- - - - 450 - - 2 

- - - -

- - - - - - - - 180 - - I (X) - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 416 3 47 56 14 981 5 67 59 (X) - - 2 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52 733 9 89 19 74 137 4 86 18 

(X) 50 812 116 (X) 50 830 115 (X) 1 10 12 (X) 2 2 10 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Ory liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

640 18 99 4 52 I 206 43 274 3 23 260 7 42 I 3 65 5 18 I 2 3 301 59 744 26 381 3 573 66 689 34 421 38 2 10 - - 13 3 7 - - II I I - - 12 (NA) (l) (NA) -

- - - - - 12 (NA) 3 (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - 6 (NA) I (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 2 064 50 373 9 44 2 749 53 430 10 83 14 2 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 290 17 260 2 3 327 (NA) 413 (NA) 1 

2 787 113 1 404 8 47 2 492 107 1 245 16 III 163 12 26 - - 140 10 40 - -

Bristol County, Mass. IV-23 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Olner crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

39 

43 

57 

50 

2 

Acres Quantity 

424 (X) 

561 (X) 

273 (X) 

424 (X) 

2 (X) 

Irrigated land 

Talal 

forms Acres Forms 

33 419 37 

34 554 42 

20 119 30 

23 125 31 

- - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

419 37 151 - - 558 42 89 - - 224 21 50 13 5 

347 30 103 7 1 

- - - - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can. lime _____________________________________ forms-_ 295 324 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ formL_ 24 32 

$1.000 __ 722 469 acres on which used __ 370 765 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ formL_ 282 280 $1,000 __ 12 13 

acres on which used __ 10 253 11 515 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 109 145 tons __ 3 705 3 953 acres on wh ieh used __ 3 606 3 799 

$1.000 __ 538 313 $1,000 __ 36 36 lime ___________________________________ farmL_ 65 99 Weeds or brush in posturL _______________ forms __ 3 2 

acres on which used __ 407 2 643 acres on which used __ 147 80 tons __ 954 4 717 $1,000 __ 1 (Z) 

$1.000 __ 32 51 Weeds on all other land __________________ forms-_ 7 (NA) 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- acres on which used __ 53 (NA) Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ farms __ 5 6 $1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

ocres on which used __ 107 81 Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control $1.000 __ 1 1 of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 2 8 Insects on other crops __________________ forms-_ 104 111 acres on which used __ 43 145 

acres on which used __ 2 857 2 641 $1,000 __ 1 1 

$1,000 __ 66 45 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 29 72 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms-_ 3 10 $1.000 __ 10 7 

acres on which used __ 104 19 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 41 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 6 1 $1.000 __ 18 (NA) 

Table 13, Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________ . _______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ forms-_ 

acreL_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated. other than cropland posture _ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Estimated qJantity of irrigation water applied. acre·feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre·feeL_ 

land irrigated by- furrows or ditches ________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

99 

25.9 

1 581 

16.0 

99 

581 

99 

549 

1 

32 

138 

0.7 

3 

16 

1969 

100 land irrigated by-Continued 22.9 Self'propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms __ 

acres __ I 765 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 

17.6 acres __ lOa land in irrigated farms ______________________ acres __ 765 Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 

100 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 

731 forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ (Ntl forms wiln arlifical drninag"-________________ farm'-_ 

Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 

- land in forms with drainage _________________ aeres __ land drained _______________________ • ____ acres __ 

272 Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 

0.7 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks _________________________ • __________ farms-_ 

(NA) numbeL_ 

(NA) acres __ 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate 

forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms__ 101 73 

$1,000__ 4 424 3 329 

1974 1969 

14 (NA) 

195 (NA) 

81 (NA) 

1 360 (NA) 

7 567 7 310 

3 179 3 077 

2 715 2 673 

5 (X) 

41 (X) 

35 47 

9.2 10.8 

4 754 6 061 

660 1 383 

18.9 29.4 

86 (NA) 

212 (NA) 

254 (NA) 

Not secured by real estate 

59 

095 

forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 21 8 26 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________________________________ --------------- 12 382 1~ $10,000 10 $29,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ _ 31 

$30,000 10 $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 21 g ~ 

$50,OOOandaver ________________________________________ ----------------------L.. ___________ l_6 ________________ -, ________ --' 

Table IS, P~yroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working150 days or more ______ _ 

2510149 doys ________ _ 

less Inan 25 day,-_____ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

forms reporting number 

of controc' workers furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

121 

73 } 86 

15 

3 

IV - 24 Bristol County, Mass. 

1969 

144 

231 

21 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

317 440 1 456 } 

332 } 1 252 312 2 

920 88 

(NA) (HA) 52 

10 (NA) 5 

1974 hired farm workers warking1969 

150 days 2510 less than 

Talo' or mare 149 days 25 doys 

forms _________________ _ 210 121 73 86 

1 856 1 456 312 88 

1 569 317 3J2 920 

Cosn wages paid _ $1,000 __ 

Number of workerL _____ _ 

127 forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 53 58 15 12 

12 2 workers _________ _ 30 28 13 8 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 51 22 24 20 

5 to 9 workers _____ _ 37 8 12 19 

(HA) 10 workers and over _ 39 5 9 27 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farm,-_______________ number __ 22 20 

land in forms •. ____________ aeres __ 9 116 8 964 

Average size of form ___ ._. acreL. 414 448 

Approximate land areo _______ aeres._ 66 496 66 496 Proportion in forms _. ___ pereenL. 13.7 13.5 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 

Average per form _. _. ____ dollars-. 7 848 2 933 

356 738 146 641 

Average per acre ___ • ___ • dollofs-. 861 327 

Farms by size: I to 9 acres _________________ . __ 

10 to 49 acres _______ . _. _______ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ___ ._. ______ _ 

Other cropland _______________ • _. _____ • ___ • _. _____________ ferms-. 

acres._ 

Cropland in caver crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured _____________ • _. ___________ farms __ 

acres-. Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ form s __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

12 

8 032 

669 

66496 

12.1 

4 880 

406 686 

608 

1969 

II 

7 914 

719 

66 496 

11.9 

I 288 

117 093 

163 

Farms with sales af $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

Land in Farm. According t. U .. 

Total cropland _____________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farms __ acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Total woadlond _____________ forms __ 

acres-_ Other land (see text) ________ farms __ acres __ 

irrigated land ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

22 14 

786 I 103 

22 13 

418 377 

II 3 

5 3 

4 4 

- I 

I -

I 2 

- - - -

- -

13 5 

350 501 

4 7 

18 225 

16 15 

4 877 4 634 

21 17 

3 453 3 227 

4 5 

49 29 

2 

10 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

8 

4 531 

1 

400 

135 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

- Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ farmL_ 

= I Postureland and rangeland, other tho 

acres-_ 

n cropland and 

5 

135 

6 4072 

3 

3 964 

woodland posture ______________ _ _ __________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Improved posturelond and rangelo nd _________________ farm s __ 

ocreL_ 

Unimproved postureland and rang elond _______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

land in houselots, barnlats, ponds, r oads, wasteland, etc. _forms __ 

acres-_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over All farms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

AU form operators ____________ number __ 22 20 12 11 Forms by type of organization - Can. Land in farms ________________ acres __ 9 116 8 964 8 032 7 914 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _________ ocres __ 418 377 350 278 land in forms ______________ acreL_ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 19 18 II 10 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 8 774 8 317 8 012 7 427 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) '(NA) Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 395 230 331 171 ocres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Part owners _______________ number __ 2 2 - 1 Form operators by age group:' Land in forms ______________ acres __ 322 647 - 487 Under 25 years _____________________ _ - - Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 4 147 - 107 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ I - Tenants ___________________ num ber __ 

Land in form s ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

I - I -

20 - 20 - 19 - 19 -

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ 

6 4 

4 3 

4 10 

- 3 3 Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 4.5 - 8.3 - Average age _______________________ _ 51.9 55.0 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure:' All form operators __________ number __ Land in form s ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - -

Form operators by place of residence:' On form operoted ___________________ _ 

On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ In a city. town, or urban areo _________ _ 

16 13 

-

- ~} 4 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in form s ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None ____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days ______________________ _ - 5 (NA) 

- 3 - Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - -

- (NA) - - - (NA) - -

50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

- I I 

- I} 6 -

- 6 3 

Land in farms ______________ oeres __ Harvested cropland _______ acres __ - (NA) - - - (NA) - - Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming __________________________ _ 

- 9 (NA) 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - (NA) - - Other ____________________________ _ 

- 9 (NA) 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ num ber __ Land in farms ______________ Qcres __ (NA) (NA) 7 9 (NA) (NA) 354 921 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

1]969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operotions (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

12 9 

452 673 

12 9 

350 278 

~} 7 

I -

I 2 

- -

- - - -

4 I 

92 260 

2 (NA) 

10 135 

8 6 

4 531 4072 

12 (NA) 

3 049 3 169 

3 5 

48 29 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

7 3 

4 131 108 

12 (NA) 

3 049 3 169 

3 4 

I 173 3 085 

I 3 

20 276 

3 3 

I 153 2 809 

II 8 

I 876 84 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

I -

58 -

2 2 

220 6 993 

2 - 7 400 -

- -

- - 3 3 

I 2 

2 4 

2 2 57.3 52.3 

6 8 

~} 2 

3 (NA) 

I - I I 

=} I 

I I 

4 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Dukes County, Mass. IV-2S 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Farms by volue of sales: 

1} 1 

1 1 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

- 2 2 

- 4 3 

- 3 2 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

11 11 

- 1 1 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

- 2 2 

- 3 3 

- 5 5 

$1,500 to $1.999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see text>-_______________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 164 137 Average per form ______________ dollors_ 7477 6 866 

- 12 J 10 

- 70 90 

- 7 

- 51 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1.000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms- 5 - $1,000_ - 2 -

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 15 11 $1,000_ 41 47 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms- - 4 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 1 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

-~ 1 _, 1 

1 1 

2 2 4 3 3 2 

I 2 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

155 129 12 957 11 708 

6 (NA) 

68 45 

6 4 50 43 

1 - (0) -

5 5 

36 41 

3 2 (0) 16 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ forms __ $1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms __ $1.000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock. poultry, and their products __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Paultry and poultry products _______ forms-_ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ___________________ farms-

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves _________________ farms- - $1.000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms_ - $1,00D--

Sheep. Iambs, and waaL ___________ farms-

$1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

6 (NA) 

68 45 

1 - 1 -

- - - -

- - - -

2 2 

(0) 6 

I I 

(0) (0) 

4 5 49 36 

2 1 

3 (0) 

5 5 

36 41 

3 2 

(0) 16 

2 1 

(0) (0) 

3 (NA) 

6 (0) 

al1 

(NA) 

10 

- J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwark and other agricultural serviceL ________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of al/atments ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,00D--

Expenses for form-related income saurces l ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,00D--

All forms 

1974 1969 

13 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

13 (NA) 

6 2 

12 2 

1 2 (l) 8 

2 2 (Z) 1 

1 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

4 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

2 I 

3 2 

- 1 - 1 

- 2 - 1 

1 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

Toto! family income from off-form saurces 2 ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries. commissions, and tips __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

6 

99 

2 

28 

3 

30 

5 

21 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

ISee text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenseL __ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 10 $4,999 ________________ _ 

-

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 _______________ _ $40,000 10 $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 ond over _______________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,00D--

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Feed ingredientL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1,00L 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV-26 Dukes County, Mass. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

22 

196 

I 

7 

2 

3 

4 

i} 

9 

1 

16 

20 

13 

16 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

20 12 11 128 174 115 

4 :} 1 4 

4 - 3 2 1 1 

1 4 1 

2 4 

5 2 -

~} 1 

6 3 5 

4 (Z) 4 

10 6 6 

19 17 17 

8 6 6 

17 15 16 (NA) 2 -

(NA) (Z) - (NA) 2 - (NA) (l) - (NA) 3 1 

(NA) 2 (Z) 

(NA) 4 (NA) 

(NA) (Z) (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ form s __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel aiL __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

~~~~~e~i~, ~~edf~·eF~ird_:~~~ __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract labor ________________ farms __ 

$1.00L Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

18 

18 

18 

11 

12 

2 (NA) 

(NA) 

21 

9 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

13 

55 

(Z~ } 

21 

76 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

9 11 7 

6 18 6 10 9 7 

3 9 3 

(NA) 7 (NA) 

2 2 2 3 5 2 1 (Z) 1 

20 11 11 

10 8 8 (NA) 11 11 (NA) 4 3 (NA) 4 - (NA) (Z) - (NA) 3 4 

(NA) (l) (l) 

(NA) 11 11 (NA) 3 4 

11 9 8 

43 48 41 

7 1 1 4 (l) 1 

3 1 

1 2 

18 12 11 

37 71 33 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 
Tobie 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ farms __ 

$1,OOL Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $999-______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4.999-_________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999-_________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equi.~ment 

Automobiles __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel tractors ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 

20 

278 

13 909 

-

2 

9 

~} 

15 

30 

17 

15 

19 

11 

"I 

27 

10 

1969 

20 

129 

6 453 

-

9 

7 

3 

1 

10 

12 

7 

15 

16 

10 

18 

30 

11 

farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

10 11 181 75 18 117 6 790 

2} 5 

3 3 

3 2 - 1 

1 -

j} -

5 4 

8 4 

5 2 

8 10 

10 11 

8 8 

7 9 

14 17 

4 8 

- - - -

- -

Selected Machinery & Equip. - (on. 

Grain and bean combines, self.prapelled _______________ farm s_ 

number _ mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farmsnumber _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

Mower conditioners __________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Windrowers, pull ond self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage horvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 

-

-

-

_ l 

:J 

6 

6 

4 

4 

4 

I 

I 

2 

-

I 

I 

-

farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

- - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

I -

I -

- -

(NA) 2 (NA) 

(NA) 2 (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) 

4 2 2 

4 2 2 

2 - -

(NA) - I 

(NA) - 1 

(NA) - -

(NA) I - (NA) I -

(NA) - -

Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 16 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 13 

1969__ 13 Collie and colve,-______________ 1974__ 13 

1969__ 12 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974__ 6 5to L ________________ • __ 1974__ 4 

10 to lL _________________ 1974__ I 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974__ 1 

50 to 9L _________________ 1974__ 1 

100 to 199 _________ • ______ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ______ : _________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974__ 9 

1969__ 10 8eef cows ________________ 1974__ 6 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 4 

1969__ 4 

Oairy products sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

All farms 

Farms 

Beef caws ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ ~~ft ____________ _ 

~~"------------- 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1~2 _____________ _ 

3~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Doto 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

Number Forms Number Farms Number 

(X) (X) 15 (X) 

(X) (X) 6 (X) 

(X) (X) 10 (X) 

158 120 5 45 143 61 8 39 

11 7 5 21 6 6 

19 10 

23 23 24 

84 84 

95 72 (NA) (NA) 

74 32 (NA) (NA) 

67 46 (NA) (NA) 

46 10 (NA) (NA) 

28 26 (NA) (NA) 

28 22 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Number 

67 

5 

8 

19 

35 

28 

23 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

Farms Number 

46 Callie sold _______________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _____________________ • __ 5 to 9 _______________________ _ 

10 to 19 _____________________ _ 

35 20 to 49 _----------- _________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

26 Calves sold _______________________ _ 

Farms with- lor 2 _______________________ _ 

3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

5to 9 ___________________ • ___ _ 

10 to 19 _. ___________________ _ 

23 20 to 49 _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 _____________________ _ 100 to 199 ___________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

(X) 36 

(X) 13 (X) (NA) 

33 6 17 (D) 

(l) 

2 

24 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (0) 

(X) (0) 

Sales, 1974-

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Farms Number 

14 

1 

13 

19 

17 

Dukes County, Mass. 

Dollars 

(1,000) 

(l) 

5 

(Z) 

(l) 

(l) 

IV-27 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Seef heifers ---_____________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento$'- Forms with soles of 2,500 and over 

Farms Number 

2 5 4 12 

I 4 

I I 

3 43 2 17 

Cattle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- I to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 49L ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs ond pigs -- ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Farms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L _______________________________ 1974 __ 10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 19L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses ond ponies-_________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number 

2 7 2 7 

- - - -

I 2 I 2 I 5 1 5 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) (Xl (X) (X) . (X) (X) (X) (X) 

3 526 3 526 6 719 3 649 (Xl (X) (X) (X) 

(Xl (Xl (Xl (X) 

(NA) (NA) I I (NA) (NA) 1 1 11 77 4 37 

5 50 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Form s with soles of $2.500 and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

1 5 

- -

- -

I 5 - - - -

- -

- - - -

- - 1 5 

-. -

3 309 

6 522 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

2 3 

2 4 

Sales- Forms with sales of $2.500 ond over 

Farms Number Dollars (1.000) 

1 6 2 

- - (NA) 

1 6 2 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

1 5 (Z) 

- - (NA) 

- - -

1 5 (Z) 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - I 5 (Z) 

- - (NA) 

3 309 (NA) 

3 463 (NA) 

3 444 '2 100 

3 (X) 7 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2.500 ond over 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

'Pounds of wool. 

I 

-

2 

-

3 

3 

3 

2 liMers of pigs forrowed between-

- December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

5 1969 __ 

- December 1 of preceding year and May 3 L ___ 1974 __ 

64 1969 __ 

434 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

28 1969 __ 

1 1 1 1 - - - -

1 I 1 I 

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens ond puliets of laying 09"- _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 39L ___________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100.000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 28 Dukes County, Mass. 

All farms 

Farms 

11 (NA) 

11 

10 

11 

9 

11 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Farm s with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 4 (X) 

(X) 5 (X) 

300 4 183 

2 737 5 2 583 

229 4 132 

2 724 4 2 575 

229 4 132 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (lC) 

Sales 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.500 ond over 

Farms Number Farms Number 

I (X) 1 (X) 

(NA) (X) 1 (X) 

1 25 1 25 

1 2 000 1 2 000 

1 25 1 25 

1 2 000 1 2 000 

1 25 1 25 

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 1 3 (D) 

(NA) (HA) 2 (D) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

196L Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushelsL ______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ Cotton (bales) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________ _ Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sole _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons. green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Table 11. Irrigation and 

,Cropland used only for paslurL ____ 1974 __ 1969 __ Improved pasture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purpose'-________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small grains for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ Peonuls for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crop'-_________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (bales) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchord'-________________ 1974 __ 

196L 

Farms with .ales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

4 132 1 25 4 2 575 1 2 000 4 132 1 25 - - - -

1 50 - - 1 B - - 1 1 - - - - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

2 - - -

- - - - 1 -

2 -

-

=1 -

1 (NA) 

- (NA) 

12 7 6 5 2 - 4 1 B (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

2 - 13 

1 - 16 - - - - - -

- (NA) - 2 1 76 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

29 - - - - - - - 1 -

27 -

- - - -

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

2B3 324 

30 40 

30 - 4 2 16 12 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- 1 300 - - 250 - - (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

21 lBB B 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

(X) 

(X) 

Sales 

Farms 

Quantity harvested 

1974 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

30 

(X) 

-

-

500 

- 6B4 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- (NA) - - - -

Number 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

(X) 

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

501 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Irrigated land 

Total Ory liquid 

forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

4 92 (X) (Z) 

1 260 (X) 

1 20 (X) 20 3 3 276 (X) 2B 12 2 29 (X) 29 14 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(NA) (NA) 

17 1 360 17 2 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

10 400 10 1 (NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

227 52B 132 16 227 316 

(X) 

(X) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

2 500 1 2 500 (NA) (NA) 

4 29 (X) 22 29 10 4 5 40 (X) 25 40 lB 1 27 (X) 22 27 2 (X) 

1974 Census of 'Agriculture - County Data Dukes County, Moss. IY-29 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

3 

I 

6 

4 

-

Acres 

2 

2 

12 

12 

-

Irrigated lond 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) I 2 (X) I 2 (X) 2 I (X) I (Z) 

(X) - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

2 I 2 I - - I 2 I I - - I I - - I (l) 

2 2 I (l) I (Z) 

- - - - - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can. lime _____________________________________ farms __ 9 7 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ I I $1,000 __ 10 4 acres on which used __ I I Commercial fertilizer ______________________ formL_ 9 7 $1,000 __ (l) (l) 

acres on which used __ 271 74 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farmL_ 2 2 tonL_ 58 31 acres an which used __ 65 16 

lime ___________________________________ $f~'~~~== 9 3 $1,000 __ (l) (l) 

5 2 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ I acres on which used __ 40 81 acres on which used __ 20 tonL_ 33 196 $1,000 __ (l) 

$1,000 __ (l) I Weeds on all ather land __________________ farmL_ I (NA) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- acres an which used __ 10 (NA) Insects on hay cropL ___________________ farmL_ $1,000 __ (Z) (NA) 

acres on which used __ Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control $1,000 __ of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farmL_ Insects on other craps __________________ farmL_ 3 3 acres on which used __ acres on which used __ 39 18 $1.000 __ 

$1,000 __ (l) (l) Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ I I Nematodes in crops ____________________ farmL_ $1.00L (Z) (l) 

acres on which used __ Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ I (NA) 

$1,000 __ $1,000 __ (l) (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ formL_ 

Proportion of farms _____________________ percent __ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acreL_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ Harvested cropland irrigated _______ . ____ farmL_ 

Cropland posture irrigated _ 

Other cropland irrigated __ _ 

ocreL_ ________ formL. 

ocreL. _______ .formL_ 

acreL_ 

Posture irrigated, other than crop/and posture _farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________ • _____ . _ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

1974 

3 25.0 

48 

16.0 

3 

48 

3 

48 

25 

0.5 

1969 

5 Land irrigated by - Continued 45.4 Self-propelled sprinkler systemL ____________ farms __ 

ocreL_ 29 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ formL_ 

5.B acres __ 5 Land in irrigated farm s ______________________ ocres __ 29 C ropland ________________________________ acres __ 

5 Harvested cropland _____________________ acreL_ 

29 Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farmL _ 

acres irrigated in most recent year_. 

(NA) Farms with artificol drainage _________________ farms __ Proportion of farms ____________________ percent __ 

Land in form s with drainage _________________ acres __ 

Land drained ___________ • ________________ acres __ 

20 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 

0.7 Artificial ponds, pits. reservoirs, and earthen tanks _____ • ___________ • __________________ farmL_ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

number __ 

acreL_ 

1974 1969 

I (NA) 

19 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

94 193 

54 71 

53 41 

(X) 

(X) 

I 

9.0 

5 500 

250 

250.0 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) _____ • __________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms by size of debt awed: Under $5,000 ______________________ -- ______ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________ - _____ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---

$10,000 to $29,999 ____________________________ -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---

$30,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---

Total operator debt 

5 

118 

Secured by real estate 

4 

III 

Not secured by real estate 

$50,000 and over -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- ---- ---------- ---- -------- 1-_____________________________________ -' 

Table 15. Pa)'roll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or mare ______ _ 25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 dOYL _____ _ Total contract labor ______ _ 

Farms reporting number 

of contract workers furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

3 

~} I 

-

IV - 30 Dukes County, Mass. 

1969 

2 

7 

I 

(NA) 

Workers Dalla rs (I ,000) 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

8 16 28 } 19 } 18 17 41 

24 3 

(NA) (NA) (Z) I 

- (NA) - (NA) 

1974 hired farm workers working150 days 25 to Less than 

Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 9 3 5 5 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 48 28 17 3 Number of workerL _____ _ 51 8 19 24 

Farms with- J worker __________ _ 6 2 3 2 2 workers _________ _ - - - - 3 or 4 workers _____ _ I - I 1 5 to 9 workers _____ _ I I - 1 

10 workers and aver _ I - I 1 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 311 407 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 28 868 39 253 Average size of farm ______ ocres __ 93 96 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres __ 316 096 316 096 Proportion in form s _____ percent __ 9.1 12.4 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dolforL_ 

Average per acre ________ dollars __ 

45 239 33 747 

145:::462' 82 915 

1 567 860 

Forms "by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 58 77 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 123 154 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 26 33 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 16 29 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 25 29 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 17 25 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 14 17 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 8 13 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 17 16 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 6 13 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

2.000 acres and over ____________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland an which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Form s with sales of $2,500 and over All forms 

1974 

218 

24 067 1I0 316 096 

7.6 

37 702 

172 946 

1 567 

37 

74 

23 

10 

21 

13 

12 

6 

16 

5 

1969 

255 

28 759 

113 

316 096 

9.1 

25 545 

100 176 

888 

55 

74 

14 

25 

20 

18 

Land in Farms According '0 Us. 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: I to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text) ___ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

17 Total waadland _____________ farmL_ 

9 acres __ 

15 Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

7 acreL_ - Irrigated land ______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

1974 1969 

276 362 

15 175 17 245 

266 336 

11 984 12 572 

99 114 

38 66 

25 38 

39 45 

32 36 

20 30 

11 6 1 1 

1 -

82 128 

2 362 3 611 

63 73 

829 1 062 

r47 188 

7 830 12 477 

212 275 

5 863 9 531 

76 65 

1 248 729 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and aver 

1974 

46 

728 

16 

249 

10 

128 

3 

79 

25 

272 

97 

5 893 

26 1 240 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 880 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

3~~ Other 10nd _______________________ _ ___________________ farmL_ 

21 Pastureland and rangeland, other tho 18 woodland posture ______________ _ 

acreL_ 

n cropland and 

5 

42 

36 

464 

114 

7 2531 

52 i 1 892 

___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Improved pastureland and rangela nd _________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and range land _______________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Land in hauselats, barnlats, ponds, r aads, wasteland, etc. _farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 

Land in farms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Farms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in form s ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ num ber __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure: I 

All form aperatars __________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

311 407 

28 868 39 253 

II 984 12 572 

220 301 

13 484 22 165 4 200 5 801 

71 91 

13 972 16 824 7 040 6 680 

20 15 

1 412 264 

744 91 

6.4 3.6 

I (NA) 

30 (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 (NA) 

30 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All farms 

1974 1969 1974 

218 255 Farms by type of arganizotion- Can. 

24 067 28 759 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

10 889 10 527 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

148 172 Land in form s ______________ acres __ (NA) 

10 370 12 384 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

3 635 4 062 acres __ (NA) 

55 74 Form operators by age group:' 

12 512 16 282 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 4 6 637 6 397 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 10 

15 9 

1 185 93 

617 68 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 yeors and over __________________ _ 

43 

72 

92 

64 6.9 3.5 Average age _______________________ _ 55.1 

Form operators by place of residence:' On form operated ___________________ _ 225 

1 - 30 - - -

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area. not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ I! } 1 - 30 -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None _____________________________ _ 107 - - I to 49 days _______________________ _ 9 

- -

- -

- -

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 200 days and over __________________ _ 

6 1I} 14 

82 - -

- - Form operators by principal occupation:' 

- - Forming ___________________________ _ 159 Other _____________________________ _ 126 - - Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

178 211 Form operators reporting agricultural 

16 690 21 178 contracts __________________________ _ (NA) 

1]969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. '1974 data appfy only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

16 

31 

69 

96 

119 

76 

52.7 

337 

31 

(NA) 

35 

12 

25 

137 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

192 225 

13 526 14 326 

184 213 

10 889 10 527 

29 53 } 148 11 

28 

31 29 

19 29 

11 6 

1 1 

1 -

47 72 

1 909 2 919 

46 (NA) 

728 880 

97 114 

5 893 7 253 

151 (NA) 

4 648 7 180 

62 49 

1 162 684 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

82 81 

4 653 5 361 

151 (NA) 

4 648 7 180 

24 42 

2 164 2 302 

10 26 

167 1 000 

16 21 

I 997 1 302 

143 152 

2 484 4 878 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

15 26 

1 804 2 665 

21 12 

4 546 3 792 

4 6 1 027 1 124 

4 6 8 17 

33 42 

55 65 50 82 43 43 53.5 53.0 

147 206 

Ii} 23 

77 (NA) 

6 25 6 12 :} 15 

41 54 

129 (NA) 

64 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Essex County, Mass. IV-31 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

241- 53 38 _ 

- 41 52 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________ _ 

- 39 53 

- 38 49 

- 35 29 

$10,000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

96 171 

- 10 17 

Under $2,500 (see text>-__________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

- 16 16 

- 22 34 

- 48 104 

$1.500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ Under $1,000 (see text) ________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form ______________ dollars_ - 9 926 7 075 31 915 17 382 

- 157 J 243 

- 1 944 3 296 

- 80 

- 3 549 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1.000_ 

forest products ___________________ forms_ 31 19 $1,000_ - 31 4 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ 157 204 

$1,000_ - 4 401 3 775 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 43 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 1 334 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

24 } 37 53 

41 52 

39 53 38 49 

35 26 

4 22 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

9 761 6 858 44 774 26 895 

106 (NA) 

,1 878 1 553 

64 62 3 525 1 651 

24 12 

29 2 

110 146 

4 327 3 652 

28 42 

1 309 1 203 

Specified products sold: (rops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Grains __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ T abaeeD ________________________ form s __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds. hoy, forage, and silage __ forms __ $1.000 __ Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ forms __ $1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ $1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

106 (NA) 

1 878 1 553 

3 I 

2 I 

- - - - - -

- - 40 43 

227 125 

10 5 

31 10 

65 72 

1 174 I 008 

31 33 

445 408 

110 146 

4 327 3 652 

28 42 

1 309 1 203 

45 67 

2 265 1 609 

65 (NA) 

316 342 

Wi 

(NA) 

29~ 499 

(Z) 

24 

141 J 

Tobie 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from farm·related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational serviceL ___________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Other form·related sources _______________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for farm·related income sources 1 ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

123 (NA) 

69 (NA) 

217 (NA) 

38 38 

118 47 

5 18 

27 63 

30 50 

19 10 

10 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

37 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

108 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

52 (NA) 

54 (NA) 

212 (NA) 

28 15 

113 22 

5 10 27 34 

29 39 19 10 

6 (NA) 

16 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

37 (NA) 

18 (NA) 

108 (NA) 

ISee text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business. excluding form related ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over. 1974 

124 

452 

36 

421 

66 

682 

61 

214 

25 

86 

21 

48 

Tobie 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenses ___ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ - $1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ - $2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

- $3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over _______________ _ -

livestock and poultry . purchased __________________ forms-_ 

, $1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$I,OOL 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farmL_ 

$I,OOL feed ingredients ____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Whole groins ____________ ._ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge __ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ form,-_ 

$I,OOL 

IV - 32 Essex County, Mass. 

All forms 

1974 

311 

9 076 

55 

33 

22 

20 

33 

46 40 } 

22 

40 

97 

370 

173 

2 206 

152 

2 071 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

407 218 255 

6 201 8 884 5 878 

75 ~} 12 47 

23 14 7 

34 14 22 

82 29 70 

46 61 

146 40 47 

22 } 36 39 

129 67 92 

402 353 393 

218 116 145 

1 517 2 161 1 438 

181 114 133 

1 410 2 041 1 344 

(NA) 17 12 (NA) 26 18 

(NA) 18 15 

(NA) 38 48 

(NA) 20 27 

(NA) 56 28 

(NA) 70 (NA) 

(NA) 44 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chern icals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ lime ______________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

~~:~~e~i;, ~r::~~'er~iid_:~~~ __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ $1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ $1.000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

184 

489 

190 

295 

134 

110 

(NA) 

(NA) 

290 

578 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

154 

2 114 

51 I! J 

26 

273 

2 883 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

207 129 142 

178 483 172 

240 142 171 

155 285 141 

(NA) 104 (NA) 

103 108 97 

89 37 63 18 14 15 

405 215, 253 

264 564 235 (NA) 214 249 (NA) 220 158 (NA) 47 37 (NA) 29 15 (NA) 26 29 (NA) 26 8 

(NA) 215 253 (NA) 289 54 

245 132 184 

1 483 2 071 1 414 

86 7 14 49 3 24 

39 45 

26 22 

348 216 253 

2 051 2 787 1 942 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All M.c .... ry .Id Eq.ip ..... 

Eslimaled markel value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$I,OOL Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Farms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999-_________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 10 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 and over _________________ _ 

S.I,ct.d Machi •• ry and Equip ..... 

Automobiles _____________ • ___ • forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickuPL_ form 5-_ 

number __ 

mtd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel tractors ________________ form s __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ Crawler troctors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All form. 

1974 1969 

286 395 

5 291 3 195 

18 499 8 087 

3 20 

40 172 

62 83 

81 81 

~} 39 14 

4 

210 288 

279 405 

156 280 

241 275 

472 498 

148 212 

"'} 307 

612 712 

115 226 

35 

39 

7 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

205 248 

4 529 2 495 

22 092 10 061 

1~ } 85 

33 58 

59 69 

33 27 

42 8 

11 } 1 

157 192 

215 274 

125 184 

179 197 

401 391 

131 157 

180 200 

511 507 

99 154 

31 30 

34 33 

5 13 

S.I.ct.d Machi •• ry & Equip. - Co •. 

Groin and bean combines. self.propelled _______________ farms_ 

number_ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms_ 

-

-

-

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ form s __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

3 2 3 2 

3 2 3 2 

- - - -

I: 1 13 9 12 

16 11 14 

9 1 8 

2 2 

~ J 2 2 

1 I 54 (HA) 45 (HA) 

61 (HA) 52 (HA) 

25 (HA) 25 (HA) 

89 109 67 80 

98 118 76 86 

23 52 21 41 

33 (HA) 22 35 

38 (HA) 26 40 

8 (HA) 3 15 

31 (HA) 28 29 

39 (HA) 36 31 

5 (HA) 5 13 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Collie and colve,-______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 110 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 10 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 10 10 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

2010 49-_________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ________________ 1974 __ 200 to 499-_______________ 1974 __ 

500 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

(ows and heifers thot hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

~airy producls sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ W~. ____________ _ ~~99 ____________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lM2 _____________ _ 

3M4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ W~. ____________ _ 501099 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________ _ 500 Dnd over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Farms 

176 

120 

137 

101 

116 

16 

19 

15 

20 

17 

8 

4 

2 

83 

104 

42 

(HA) 

60 

89 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

42 

27 

5 

3 

5 

I 

1 

-

-

60 

8 

1 

8 

4 

23 

9 

5 

2 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Farms Number Farms Number 

(X) 120 (X) 157 ()C) 

(X) 81 (X) 106 (X) 

(X) 102 (X) 123 (X) 

5 246 68 4 910 93 2 270 

4 554 92 4 203 104 3 018 

48 10 31 33 77 

124 4 25 20 138 

219 6 101 16 213 

619 18 574 17 552 

1 170 16 I 113 2 (D) 

976 8 976 3 390 

(D) 4 (D) I (D) 

(D) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

3 373 59 3 224 (HA) (HA) 

2 888 83 2 692 (HA) (HA) 

427 24 347 (HA) (HA) 

184 18 124 (HA) (HA) 

2 946 49 2877 (HA) (HA) 

2 704 72 2 568 (HA) (HA) 

(X) (X) (X) (HA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (HA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Farms Number 

427 24 347 Collie sold ________________________ 

Forms with65 14 40 110 4 ________________________ 

28 3 17 510 9 ________________________ 

34 1 10 1010 19 ______________________ 

145 4 125 20 10 49 ______________________ 

55 1 55 50 10 99 ______________________ 

100 1 100 100 10 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

2 946 49 2877 Colves sold ________________________ 

Forms with11 4 7 1 or 2 ________________________ 

4 - - 3 or 4 ________________________ 

60 3 23 510 9 ________________________ 

58 4 58 101019 ______________________ 

652 22 628 20 10 49 ______________________ 

611 9 611 5010 99 ______________________ 

(D) 5 (D) 100 10 199 ____________________ 

(D) 2 (D) 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - SOO and over __________________ 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Oollors (1.000) 

110 (X) 4 327 

75 (X) 611 

95 (X) (HA) 

65 2 162 316 

84 2 869 342 

15 40 7 

II 82 18 

15 198 36 

17 552 83 

2 (D) (D) 

3 390 54 

I (D) (D) 

1 (0) (D) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) 

45 (X) 2 265 67 (X) I 609 

Sales. 1974-

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Dollars Farms Number (1,000) 

53 940 255 

19 50 13 12 78 24 11 167 47 7 185 48 3 (D) (D) 

- - - 1 (0) (D) 

- - -

51 1 222 60 

10 17 1 3 11 1 12 90 4 11 152 10 8 199 12 4 255 6 2 (D) (D) 

I (0) (0) 

- - -

Essex County, Mass. IV-33 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969- Continued 

Heifers and heifer calveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento$'- farms with soles of 2,500 and over 

forms Number 

53 1 429 73 1 232 

17 183 

43 1 246 

36 257 57 279 

Cattle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- 110 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 2010 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

20010 49L _______________ " ____________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 10 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 10 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 10 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and 10mbL __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goals ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Form s wilh sales of $2,500 

and over 

forms Number Forms Number 

32 5 435 21 5 404 

20 4 726 12 4 608 

19 42 9 23 1 6 1 6 1 12 - - - - - - 3 175 3 175 2 (D) 2 (D) 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

4 4 450 4 4 450 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

11 183 5 23 19 163 6 39 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 3 (NA) (NA) 3 4 

66 1 0« 40 934 

100 913 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Form 5 with soles of $2.500 and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

27 4 343 

15 3 753 

12 37 

2 15 

2 20 

- - 2 130 

1 125 

4 930 

4 3 086 

1 200 

1 307 

8 55 10 118 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

26 206 

37 165 

Soles- Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

96 (NA) 

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars 0,000) 

20 4 314 296 

11 3 364 (NA) 

6 17 2 

1 6 (l) 

2 20 1 

- - -

2 130 11 

1 125 5 4 930 57 

4 3 086 219 

1 200 6 

- - (NA) 

2 6 (NA) 

3 27 (NA) 

2 7 '35 3 (X) (l) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

19 194 113 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ Olher hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under J year old _____________________ J974 __ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

lPounds of wool. 

10 

9 

19 

12 

2 

5 

5 

435 litters of pigs farrowed between730 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

4 969 1969 __ 

3 878 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 

7 1969 __ 

10 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

6 1969 __ 

11 573 10 572 

12 838 9 772 

9 281 8 280 10 377 8 359 

10 292 10 292 

12 461 9 413 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ . 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

forms with- 110 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 40010 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,60010 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,20010 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,00010 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,00010 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,00010 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poullry and poultry producls sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 34 Essex County, Mass. 

All forms 

forms 

52 

(NA) 

49 

67 

48 

58 

23 

10 

6 

3 

2 

3 

I 

-

-

5 

2 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 32 (X) 

(X) 43 (X) 

106 811 29 103 814 

108 504 38 105 864 

89 998 28 87048 

104 965 38 102 914 

571 8 131 

1 860 6 1 200 

5 250 6 5 250 

7 650 2 (D) 

(D) 2 (D) 

37 000 3 37 000 

(D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - -

(D) 2 (D) 

(D) 2 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Soles 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

32 (X) 28 (X) 

(NA) (X) 40 (X) 

30 150 370 26 148 599 

41 137 076 34 131 157 

28 99 125 24 97 354 

37 104 308 32 99 757 

5 196 4 136 

8 1 531 6 1 320 6 5 586 5 4 086 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

5 32 485 5 32' 485 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - 3 (D) 2 (D) 

6 190 500 5 190 000 

43 1 3J4 28 1 309 (HA) (NA) 42 1 203 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullels of laying ag"-___________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974_ - Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974_ -

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for groin _____________ _ Catton (bales) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish pototoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hay crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons for sole _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sole _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (b\lshels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for grain (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage. fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hay (tans, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 197 4 and 1969 - Continued 

Farm s with sales of $2.500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

F",ms Number Farms Number 

28 87 048 24 97 354 

38 102 914 32 99 757 

27 (0) 23 (0) 

2 (D) 2 (0) 

3 13 518 2 (D) 

3 (0) 2 (D) 

9 3 248 2 (D) 

4 13 250 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

41 42 

3 9 

- -

- -

- -

7 -

- - - -

16 (NA) 

- (NA) 

125 190 

90 101 

21 24 

35 36 

83 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- 4 - 30 30 1 185 

2 4 20 

- - - - (NA) -

33 38 935 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

I 250 894 

29 18 

-

-

=1 -

58 

- =1 -

43 (NA) 

- (NA) 

8 434 89804 

I 838 I 729 

429 594 

44 43 

549 606 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

II - 660 

820 18 518 14 117 

27 (X) (X) 

- - - 6 (X) (X) 

I 146 2 015 2 072 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms 

I 300 I 

5 360 5 

I 300 I 

I 300 I 

- - -

- - -

3 260 I 

2 (X) 2 

8 (X) 6 

Quantity harvested 

1974 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

(X) 

-

-

6 529 - 13 599 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 5 - 85 

- - -

- - -

- (NA) -

- - -

Number 

I 500 

I 680 

I 500 I 500 -

-

(D) 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

(X) 

=1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

13 220 

DO 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ t974 __ 1969 __ Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (bales) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL ____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sal. ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchardL ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

47 

72 

10 

26 

32 

35 

-

I 

-

-

-

-

2 

-

3 

-

I 

-

-

-

-

84 

104 

-

2 

-

-

-

-

II 

7 

66 

72 

II 

13 

Acres 

I 909 

2 919 

167 I 000 

I 205 

858 

-

6 

-

-

-

-

4 

-

30 

-

I 

-

-

-

- 7 564 

7 135 

-

45 

-

-

-

-

40 

29 

I 777 

I 666 

387 

517 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 100 

-

8040 -

(X) 

-

-

-

-

12 430 10 B97 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 6 408 

4 270 

(X) 

(Xl 

(X) 

(Xl 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

1 3 12 I 15 25 

- - 3 - - 6 5 85 28 

- - 26 - - - - - I 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - 29 

- - 33 - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - - 8 34 9 I 1 .: 5 

34 822 65 31 560 66 2 77 8 

- - 9 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

638 12 183 - - 662 25 158 - - 22 3 8 - - 172 6 79 - - 1 152 26 300 3 28 687 25 271 I 15 

- - - - - 6 I 1 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NAl - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - I 915 28 283 I 80 I 841 32 319 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 37 9 17 - - 28 (NA) 22 (NA) -

I 743 65 697 2 15 I 605 66 658 2 23 369 8 42 - - 491 9 46 - -

Essex County, Mass. IV-3S 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 01her crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms 

27 

22 

64 

62 

-

Acres Quantity 

38 (X) 

38 (X) 

524 (X) 

553 (lO 

- (X) 

Irrigafed land 

TOloi 

Forms Acres Farms 

15 27 18 12 30 IS 24 140 33 18 135 39 

- - -

Com mercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tans Forms Tans 

28 18 23 - - 24 15 18 - - 431 26 66 13 77 

473 34 83 7 9 

- - - - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Ove~ 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical casts, including fertilizer and lime _____ • _. _. ___________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms._ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ lime _. ___________________________ • _____ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tanL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantral- Insects on hoy crops-___________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops _____________ • ____ formL_ 

acres an which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops _______________ • ____ forms-_ 

acres an which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

147 

392 

142 

6 357 

1 818 

285 

37 

509 

883 

14 

2 

80 

(l) 

56 

936 

50 

6 

70 

2 

1969 

187 

238 

158 

6 008 

I 706 

141 

63 

017 

573 

15 

7 

97 

(l) 

57 

748 

M 

10 

53 

3 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can. Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ farmL_ 14 20 

acres on which used __ 306 548 

$1,000 __ 8 II Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 50 60 

acres on which used __ 744 564 

$1,000 __ 24 20 Weeds or brush in posture ________________ forms __ I 

acres on which used __ 25 $1,000 __ (Z) 

Weeds on all other land __________________ fcrmL_ 5 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 24 (NA) 

$1,000 __ I (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms-_ 2 7 

acres on which used __ 15 41 

$1.000 __ (l) (Z) 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 11 36 $1,000 __ (l) 2 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 22 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 7 (NA) 

Table 13, Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Ove~ 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of forms _____ • _______________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______ • _________ • _____ acreL_ 

Cropland irrigated _________ • _________ • _____ farmL_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms __ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated _____________ .farms __ 

oereL_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Pasture irrigated, ather than cropland pasture _ forms-_ 

aereL_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ oere-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated ___________ • __ . ocre-feet __ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

1974 

62 

28.4 

1 162 

18.7 

62 

162 

61 

158 

1 

3 

I 

1 

818 

0.7 

4 

81 

1969 

49 

19.2 

684 

13.9 

49 

684 

48 

649 

1 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms __ 

acres __ Other sprinkler systems _______________ • ___ forms __ 

acres __ 

land in irrigated forms ______________________ ocres __ Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 

15 acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

(N:J forms with ortificol droinog"- ________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms ___ ._. ______________ percent __ 

- land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 

land drained ___________________ • ________ oeres __ 

452 Average per farm ______________________ ocres __ 

0.7 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs. and earthen tankL ______ • __ • ________ • ________________ forms __ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

number __ 

ocres __ 

1974 1969 

5 (NA) 

66 (NA) 

53 (NA) 

1 015 (NA) 

4 775 3 663 

3 180 2 564 

2 831 1 925 

3 (X) 

43 (X) 

22 34 

10.1 13.3 

2 813 4 893 

487 827 

22.1 24.3 

52 (NA) 

126 (NA) 

80 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __________________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----

$5,000 10 $9,999 ____________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---

$10,000 to $29,999 ______________________ -- -_ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---

$30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ -- -_ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---

Total operator debt 

67 

2 431 

11 

10 

23 

11 

Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

50 37 

707 724 

10 7 

6 11 17 14 

6 3 

12 11 2 $50,000 and over --------------------------------------------------------------L-_____________________________________ .... 

Table 15, Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - ISO days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 dOYL _____ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Farms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Farms 

1974 

80 

68 } 66 

7 

3 

IV - 36 Essex County, Mass. 

1969 

92 

i42 

14 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

346 306 1 653 } 431 } 952 355 1 

563 64 

(NA) (NA) 3 

6 (NA) 2 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 2510 less than 

1969 Toloi or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 132 80 68 66 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 2 071 1 653 355 64 

Number of workerL _____ _ 1 340 346 431 563 

414 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 20 24 11 9 

24 2 workers _________ _ 18 17 9 18 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 19 13 21 10 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 36 17 15 12 

(NA) 10 workers and aver _ 39 9 12 17 

1974 Census of Ag riculture - Cou nty Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 404 550 

Lond in forms ______________ acres-_ 72 909 92 285 Average size of form ______ ocres __ 180 168 

453 312 453 312 

16.1 20.4 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dollars __ 48 177 28 947 

119 250 52 630 Average per acre ________ dollors-_ 1 661 314 

forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 33 31 10 to 49 ocres _________________ _ 63 105 50 10 69 ocres _________________ _ n 31 70 to 99 ocres _________________ _ 27 30 lOa 10139 ocres _______________ _ 47 95 140 to 179 ocres _______________ _ 56 70 

180 10 219 ocres _______________ _ 38 39 no 10 259 ocres _______________ _ 28 38 260 10 499 acres _______________ _ 65 84 500 10 999 ocres _______________ _ 24 26 1,000 101,999 ocres ____________ _ 1 2,000 ocres and over ____________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

(ropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Cropland on which 01/ crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

aeres __ Croplond idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

283 

62024 

219 

453 312 

13.7 

41 574 

146905 

670 

1969 

334 

72 072 

216 

453 312 

15.9 

23 582 

70 605 

327 

land in Farms Accarding t. Use 

Total cropland _____________ forms-- acres_ - Horvested cropland _______ forms_ - ocres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ________ -- ---- 30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres __________ _ 

500 10 999 ocres __________ _ -

All forms 

1974 1969 

395 527 

29 920 35 526 

388 489 

20 937 n 483 

73 102 

56 74 

44 71 

63 83 

85 105 

58 41 

7 12 

2 1 

- - 13 

36 

9 

11 

36 

38 

9 

37 

19 

15 

38 

55 

1.000 acres and aver _______ _ -

28 

27 

61 

23 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see text) ___ forms-. 

acres __ 

29 Total woodlond. ____________ forms __ 

31 

76 

24 

I 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

oeres._ Irrigated land ______________ form s __ 

ocres __ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

52 

234 

20 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued I 816 Woodland not postured __________ _ 

16 Other lond _______________________ _ 

191 286 

6 771 10 230 

79 100 

2 212 2 813 

288 403 

34 166 47 783 

292 354 

8 823 8 976 

23 16 

596 481 

___________________ farms __ 

ocres._ 

___________________ forms __ 

362 acres._ 4 

29 

267 

8 

70 Posturelond and rangeland, other th on cropland and 

13 

352 

22 

491 

213 

28 482 

97 

7 105 

10 

503 

37 

976 

260 

34 696 

142 

11 631 

woodland posture _______ • ______ _ ___________________ forms._ 

ocres __ 

Improved posturelond and rongelo nd _________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Land in houselats, born lots, ponds, r aods, waste/and, etc. _forms-_ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operatars ____________ number __ Land in farm5- _______________ acres __ 404 550 283 334 

72 909 92 285 62 024 72 072 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 20 937 22 483 19 144 20 007 Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 198 312 109 133 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 27 191 40 427 18 431 21 948 Other _____________________ number_ - (NA) (NAl Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 5 248 6 979 4 070 4 845 acres_ - (NA) (NA) 

Port owners _______________ number __ 178 213 150 187 Form operators by age group:' Land in form s-_____________ acres __ 41 066 49 925 39 002 48 396 Under 25 yeors ____________________ _ - 2 6 Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 13 854 14 855 13 298 14 559 25 to 34 years ____________________ _ 

- 38 46 

Tenants ___________________ num ber __ 

Land in farm5- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

28 25 24 14 

4 652 1 933 4 591 1 728 

1 835 649 1 776 603 

35 to 44 years ____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ____________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ 

- 68 105 

- 85 178 

- 108 122 

- 83 93 Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 6.9 4.5 8.5 4.1 Average age ______________________ _ 

- 53.4 51.8 

Black and other races, see textform operators by tenure: 1 

All form operators ____ • _____ number __ Land in farms ______________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

On form operated __________________ _ On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In 0 city, town, or urban areo ________ _ 

- 314 479 

-

- 1~ } 43 

- 13 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None ____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 doys ______________________ _ - 158 (NAl 

- 26 42 Port owners _______________ number __ - (NA) - - 50 10 99 doys _____________________ _ 

- 14 18 Land in form 5-_____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ num ber __ 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - -

100 to 149 doys ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

- 2~ } 55 -

- 109 185 

Land in forms _. ____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ - (NA) - - - (NA) - - Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming __________________________ _ 

- 252 (NA) 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - (NA) - - Other ____________________________ _ 

- 132 (NA) 

forms by type of organization: Individuol or fomily _________ numbe,-_ Land in forms. _____________ ocres __ (NA) (NA) 239 293 (NA) (NA) 48 553 60 487 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

1/969 doto ore only for forms operoled by Blocks. '1974 doto apply only 10 individuol or fomily operotions (sole proprietorships) and portnerships; see texl. 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

278 326 

25 997 30 095 

275 315 

19 144 20 007 

30 } 23 160 22 

53 

80 101 

58 41 

7 12 

2 1 

- -

131 186 

5 619 8272 

52 (NA) 

I 234 I 816 

213 260 

28 482 34 696 

206 (NA) 

7 545 7 281 

19 14 

565 473 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

175 199 

21 377 23 065 

206 (NA) 

7 545 7 281 

83 105 

5 100 5 042 

53 69 

2 325 2 498 

41 59 

2 775 2 544 

190 200 

2 445 2 239 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

24 36 

7 425 9 602 

19 5 

5 460 1 983 

1 - 586 -

2 2 

22 33 

51 63 

67 104 

71 84 

50 48 

53.0 5L1 

213 302 

If} 17 

135 (NA) 

17 31 

11 14 

2 } 35 12 

40 50 

210 (NA) 

53 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

33 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Franklin County, Mass. IV-37 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

271- 55 74 _ 

60 100 

$100,000 and aver _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

52 88 

36 35 

32 50 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

123 222 

16 20 

Under $2,500 (see lexl>- __________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,499 ______________________ _ 

$1.500 10 $1.999 ______________________ _ 14 26 

30 29 

63 147 

$1.000 10 $1,499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see lex!) _________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products 

15 125 13 521 

37 438 24 583 

sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 

Average per form ______________ dollorL_ 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 223 J 304 

6 264 6 775 

21 

- 322 

Forest produc1s ___________________ farms_ 73 88 $1.000_ - 168 140 

livestock, poultry. and their products ________________________ forms- - 261 348 

8372 6 606

1 21 (NA) 

410 (NA) i 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ farms-

$1,000_ 

and over 

1974 1969 

271- 74 _ 55 

60 100 

52 88 

36 35 

32 49 

2 7 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

15 007 13 348 

53 030 39 964 

150 (NA) 

6 201 6 439 

19 12 

319 239 

56 66 

163 133 

201 253 

8 325 6 538 

17 30 

410 640 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage __ forms __ 

'$I,OOL Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons _ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wooL ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _. _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

150 

6 201 

7 

23 

13 

3 441 

-

-

78 

630 

22 

517 

44 

524 

23 

1 066 

201 

8 325 

17 

410 

140 

6 836 

189 

1 052 

n 

20 J 

1969 

(NA) 

6 439 

6 

5 

21 

4 604 

-

-

86 

244 

36 

' 505 

59 

428 

29 

654 

253 

6 538 

30 

640 

197 

4 998 

(NA) 

847 

(NA) 

52 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold 1 _. ______ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses 1 ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services _________ . _____ . ___ . _________ . ______ forms_. 

$1,000 __ 

Government form programs ____________________ .. _________ forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other form-related sources _______________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for farm-related income sources 1 __ __ _ _____________ forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

144 

124 

244 

41 

152 

1 

(Z) 

53 

27 

37 

24 

23 

40 

29 

72 

I Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

(NA) 43 (NA) 

(NA) 84 (NA) 

(NA) 1 194 (NA) 

60 27 38 

53 136 39 

9 1 7 

27 (Z) 25 

144 44 115 

56 25 46 

(NA) 19 (NA) 

(NA) 11 (NA) 

(NA) 16 (NA) 

(NA) 22 (NA) 

(NA) 20 (NA) 

(NA) 49 (NA) 

15ee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

I 

Total family income from off-form sources 1 _______ • ____________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related _______ ._. _________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property ___ • ______________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

162 

264 

22 

219 

88 

626 

120 

298 

26 

79 

19 

41 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenses ___ farms-_ 

$I,OOL 

Farms with- $110 $99L ____________________ _ - $1,00010 $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,00010 $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 ond over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,OOL 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,OOL Feed ingredients- ___________ farms __ 

$1,OOL Whole groins ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,OOL 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry ____ •• ___________ forms._ 

$1,OOL 

IV-38 Franklin County, Mass. 

All forms 

1974 

404 

12 822 

47 

52 

27 

30 

45 

67 } 52 

38 

46 

151 

547 

287 

3 107 

241 

2 753 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

550 283 334 

10 092 12 599 9 766 

106 

1~ } 5 71 

31 9 11 

46 21 24 

76 34 75 

67 109 

220 52 70 

38 } 40 46 

233 108 160 

452 522 427 

378 211 262 

1 962 3 059 1 927 

313 197 254 

1 879 2 729 1 857 

(NA) 22 16 

(NA) 11 22 

(NA) 42 6 

(NA) 221 3 

(NA) 40 62 

(NA) 99 45 

(NA) 168 (NA) 

(NA) 91 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees purchased _________ • _________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline ___________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________ • _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ___ • __________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Contract labor ___ • ___ • _______ • forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwark.. _ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses __ • forms __ 

$1,OOL 

All forms 

1974 1969 

252 303 

214 144 

296 428 

820 598 

206 (NA) 

293 212 

(NA) 174 

(NA) 55 

389 545 

627 395 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

219 359 

3 341 2 685 

15 J 220 

33 107 

122 

72 

381 483 

3 768 3 537 

Forms wilh sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

191 243 

208 142 

227 292 

802 576 

178 (NA) 

290 205 

75 127 

76 51 

281 333 

607 372 

279 333 

315 221 

118 69 

73 19 

22 36 

166 86 

281 333 

53 45 

191 277 

3 330 2 608 

11 17 

32 42 

93 149 

65 57 

283 333 

3 591 3 411 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,OOL Average per farm __________ dollars-_ 

Farms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $4,999 _________________ _ - $5.00010 $9,999 _________________ _ - $10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ - $20,000 10 $29,999 _______________ _ - $30.000 10 $49,999 _______________ _ - $50,000 10 $69,999 _______________ _ 

- $70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ farms __ 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ Crowler tractors ______________ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

1974 

394 8 496 

21 562 

3 

52 

76 

1~: } 42 

11 

18 

313 

422 

230 

347 

779 

179 

'" J 896 

155 

65 

67 

2 

forms wilh soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

542 281 332 4 499 7 337 3 909 

8 301 26 111 11 774 

27 21 } 88 240 

124 42 99 

96 87 92 

58 28 

55 39 15 

11} 10 18 

451 224 285 

617 305 395 

343 171 226 

437 262 298 

873 657 685 

217 160 180 

487 270 306 

1 146 739 789 

243 151 181 

54 66 

56 70 

2 5 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Co •. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ forms-- number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ -

- Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ - number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ -

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Mower conditioners __________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Pickup balers ________________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ farmsnumber_ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

1974 

2 

2 

-

,~j 10 

2 

131 

136 

70 

209 

213 

63 

50 

56 

21 

116 

132 

53 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

- 1 -

- 1 -

- - -

15 7 1 

16 7 1 

6 1 1 

3 10 

3 10 

2 5 

(NA) 114 (NA) 

(NA) 118 (NA) 

(NA) 65 (NA) I 252 165 187 

259 169 192 

78 55 65 

(NA) 36 52 

(NA) 42 57 

(NA) 18 17 

(NA) I 104 103 

(NA) i 120 110 

(NA) 49 39 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Coltle ond colve,-______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1104 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

1010 lL _________________ 1974 __ 

20 10 4L _________________ 1974 __ 50 10 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 49L _______________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Doiry producls sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1104 ___________________________ _ 

5109 ___________________________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

20 to 4L ________________________ _ ~~99 ____________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1~2 _____________ _ 

3~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

20 10 49 _________________________ _ ~~99 ____________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

295 

266 

346 

262 

332 

28 

17 

38 

]0 

76 

21 

11 

1 

226 

285 

84 

(NA) 

177 

232 

(Xl 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

84 

53 

14 

8 

6 

3 

-

-

-

177 

26 

7 

5 

19 

74 

33 

10 

3 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Farms Number 

(Xl 208 (X) 261 (X) 

(X) 198 (X) 240 (X) 

(X) 244 (X) 321 (X) 

14 923 198 14 197 231 6 757 14 258 238 13 620 306 8 039 

82 15 39 35 73 103 3 19 33 214 

503 12 161 52 737 2 378 59 2 121 79 2372 5 407 76 5 407 19 1 182 2 929 21 2 929 10 1 391 (0) 11 (D) 3 788 (0) 1 (D) - -

8 087 175 7 855 (NA) (NA) 8 275 220 8 070 (NA) (NA) 691 47 524 (NA) (NA) 582 47 445 (NA) (NA) 7 396 151 7 331 (NA) (NA) 7 693 200 7 625 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

691 47 524 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 107 29 64 1104 ________________________ 

85 7 44 510 9 ________________________ 

95 3 33 101019 ______________________ 

153 5 132 2010 49 ______________________ 

251 3 251 5010 99 ______________________ 

- - - 10010199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

7 396 151 7 331 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 39 8 11 lor 2 ________________________ 

23 1 3 3 or 4 ________________________ 

29 4 22 5109 ________________________ 

285 18 275 101019 ______________________ 

2 498 74 2 498 201049 ______________________ 

2 094

1 

33 2 094 50 to 99 ______________________ 

1 478 10 1 478 10010199 ____________________ 

950 3 950 20010499 ____________________ 

- - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

201 (X) 8 325 

189 (X) 1 059 

239 (X) (NA) 

189 6 542 1 052 236 7 727 847 

15 33 Y 16 106 28 

48 690 119 78 2 352 328 

19 1 182 168 10 1 391 204 

3 788 196 - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

140 (X) 6 836 197 (X) 4 998 

Soles. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

179 2 537 803 

48 138 42 51 332 106 45 593 186 26 747 228 7 (D) (0) 

2 (0) (D) 

- - - - - -

149 4 005 249 

9 12 1 6 22 2 20 143 5 50 677 26 48 1 357 47 10 743 18 4 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

- - -

Franklin County, Mass. IV-39 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969- Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento1- Forms with soles of 2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

165 4 921 

219 5 004 

54 680 

145 4 241 

138 1 421 146 546 

Cottle fottened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

1010 lL ______________________________ 1974 __ 2010 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

20010 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ________ . ___________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 110 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

510 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 10 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 - ___________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lomb'-__________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974._ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974_ Goals ____________________________________ 1974 __ -

1969 __ Horses and ponies _______________ • __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms forms wilh sales of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Forms Number 

29 246 13 86 

28 628 21 586 

19 42 9 20 1 8 1 8 

6 98 2 31 

3 98 1 27 

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

19 294 8 68 25 628 12 230 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 1 

(NA) (NA) - - 67 345 37 236 

117 538 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

All forms 

Farms Number 

14 153 

12 962 

5 9 

4 27 

3 47 

2 70 

- - - - - -

- -

6 58 

- -

9 91 

27 635 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

15 24 

22 70 

SalesForms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

20 259 86 

3 12 (NA) 

11 44 18 

5 71 23 

4 144 46 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

5 58 6 

6 954 (NA) 

2 3 (Z) 

2 15 1 

- - - 1 40 5 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - (NA) 

3 37 (NA) 

8 153 (NA) 

3 48 '342 

3 (X) 1 

- - - - - (NA) 

10 17 19 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974 __ Rams and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

1 Pounds of wool. 

2 

3 

12 

20 

5 

6 

5 

6 litters of pigs farrowed between4 December 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 _ 1974 __ 

80 1969 __ 

582 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 

16 1969 __ 

47 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

5 1969 __ 

11 40 3 7 

3 5 3 5 

8 16 1 1 

1 2 1 2 

8 24 2 6 

2 3 2 3 

Tobie 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullels of loying ogO- _______ 1974 __ 

. 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 39L ___________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,20010 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 10 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 50,00010 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poullry producls sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 40 Franklin County, Mass. 

All forms 

Forms 

41 

(NA) 

36 

66 

36 

58 

26 

5 

1 

1 

2 

1 

-

-

-

4 

I 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Form s with soles of $2.500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 24 (X) 

(X) 44 (X) 

37 255 21 36 903 

60 III 42 59 375 

34 316 21 33 991 

45 994 38 45 396 

655 11 330 

911 5 911 

500 1 500 

(D) 1 (D) 

(D) 2 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - 122 1 50 

150 1 150 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Soles 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

15 (X) 13 (X) 

(NA) (X) 29 (X) 

11 25 768 10 25 723 

32 116 669 27 115 227 

11 25 483 10 25 438 

25 46 714 21 46 403 

4 133 3 88 

2 350 2 350 

1 600 1 600 

- - - - 3 (D) 3 (il) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 3 2 211 2 2 176 

2 200 2 200 

21 410 17 410 

(NA) (NA) 30 640 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Doto 
Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Hens and pullels of laying ago •.•••••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Hens for loble or morkel egg produclion .1974 •• 

Hens for hOlching egg produclion •.•••.• 1974 •• 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older ••••••••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •. 

Roosters ond mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullel chicks and pullels under 3 monlhs 0Id.1974 •• 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beons (bushels) •.•...••••••• Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheal (bushels) •.•.•.•.•••.•.••••...... Other smoll groins for groin _____________ _ 

Collon (boles) •••.•••••••.•.••••......• 

T obocco (pounds) •.•••.•.••••••••..•.•. 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) ••••••.....• 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) ••••••••••..•.... 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) .•.•.•.•.•.•••••••• 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sole _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ (orn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL .••.•••••••• 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfolfo hoy (Ions, dry) •.•.••••••••...... 

Forms wilh sales of $2,500 ond over 

Inventory Soles 

Farms Number Forms Number 

21 33 991 10 25 438 

38 45 396 21 46 403 

20 32 841 9 24438 

2 1 150 2 1 000 

2 2 806 - - 3 10 944 3 49 000 

3 106 2 285 

1 2 800 1 1 000 

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

174 186 

5 4 

- - - -

- 4 

8 10 

-

14 211 

31 (NAl 

- (NA) 

297 379 

69 85 

29 34 

19 17 

25 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

11 10 331 

136 151 4 793 

4 4 34 

- - -

3 (HA) 12 

82 130 2 467 

Turkeys .•.••.•.••.•....•.••.•. _ ••.. _1974 .. 

1969 .. 

Turkeys for sloughler._ ..••••..••. _ .. 1974 •• 

~i~~?b~;::~====================== : ~~!:: Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969._ 

Olher poullry .•. _ ..••••......•••••.••• 1974 .. 

1969 .• 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

5 310 4 596 

39 31 

- -

- -

- 89 

58 82 

- -

634 950 

694 (NA) 

- (NA) 

13 238 13 610 

765 850 

850 1 045 

272 82 

141 166 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

161 34 620 11 186 

4 141 85 452 81 395 

129 (X) ()() 

- - - 11 (X) 00 3 675 7 087 11 224 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

2 518 3 6 118 

1 1 400 2 (D) 

2 518 3 6 118 

2 518 3 6 118 

- - - · 

- - - · 

- - · - 4 DO 1 (X) 

5 DO 2 DO 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

DO (X) 

(X) (X) 

- - . -

- 2 027 

(X) (X) 

- -

1 008 771 1 092 641 

173 840 (NA) 

- (NA) 

29 667 31 410 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- 1 · 1 

- - - -

- - · -

- - · -

- (NA) - -

- - · -

Table II, Irriga,tion and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 .. 

Improved poslure •••••••••••••••. 1974 .. 

1969 •• 

Corn for 011 purposes ..••• _ •••••.• 1974 •• 

1969 .. 

Sorghums for 011 purposes. ...••• _ .1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Wheal (bushels) •••••••••••••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Ools (bushels) •.•••••.•••••••.••• 1974 •• 

1969 .. 

Borley (bushelsL .•.•••.•.•••.•.•• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Rye (bushels) .••••••••••••••••••. 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Olher small groins for groin •••••••• 1974 •. 

Soybeons for beons (bushels) ••••••• 1974 .• 

1969 .• 

Peonuls for nuls (pounds) ••••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) ••• _ •••••..•• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Field seed crops •••••••••••••••••• 1974 .• 

1969 •• Cotton (boles) •••••••••••.••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Tobacco (pounds) •••••••••••••••. 1974 .• 

1969 •• 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighIL •••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Vegetables. sweet corn. or melons 

for sale •••••••••••••••••••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

land in orchords ••••••••••••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Forms 

131 

186 

53 

69 

148 

159 

3 

2 

-

4 

2 

-

-

-

4 

5 

-

-

-

-

-

212 

238 

-

-

-

-

13 

21 

27 

36 

46 

57 

19 

24 

Acres 

5 619 

8272 

2 325 

2498 

5 158 

4 431 

12 

11 

-

89 

24 

-

-

-

24 

61 

-

-

-

-

- 11 712 

11 475 

-

-

-

- 632 

950 

691 

1 238 

714 

778 

822 

999 

• 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

- 2 027 

1 200 

-

-

- 625 

986 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 27 340 

28 050 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

1 005 756 

1 092 641 

173 232 

224 965 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Totol 

Forms Acres Forms 

- - 51 

- - 97 

- - 27 - - 44 

- - 136 

1 1 141 . - 2 

- - 1 

- - - - - 3 

- - 2 - - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - 3 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - 93 - - 134 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 9 432 13 

3 67 21 

- - 22 2 183 33 

7 117 43 

7 149 56 1 2 12 

- - 22 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

1 105 51 242 - - 2 286 95 599 2 13 

694 27 136 - - 1 051 44 172 - - 4 916 130 1 684 16 192 

3 961 135 1 276 11 175 7 2 3 - - 6 1 2 - -

- - - - - 68 (NA) 18 (NA) - 24 2 3 - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - 41 (HA) 5 (NA) - - - - - - - - - - . - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 3 887 92 777 4 34 6 041 133 1 260 4 31 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 632 13 1 459 - - 950 (NA) 1 851 (NA) 10 682 22 687 2 7 1 236 (NA) 1 307 (NA) -

705 43 466 3 24 772 56 458 2 (Z) 754 12 137 1 1 957 22 123 - -

Franklin County, Mass. IV - 41 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher crop' _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms 

11 

11 

19 

12 

1 

Acres 

265 

78 

134 

140 

I 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Farms Acres 

(X) 1 1 (X) I 4 (X) 4 13 (X) 4 66 (X) - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Tolal Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

5 106 5 3 - - 9 47 9 7 - - 14 104 14 33 4 12 

10 120 10 36 2 (Z) 

1 1 I (Z) - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemicol costs. including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Con lime _____________________________________ forms-_ 231 298 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 29 34 $1,000 __ 093 781 acres on which used __ 625 158 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 227 275 $1,000 __ 41 26 acres on which used __ 13 624 17 545 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms-_ 112 132 tons __ 5 900 7 342 acres on which used __ 5 493 4 278 $1,000 __ 802 576 $1,000 __ 46 32 lime ___________________________________ farms __ 75 127 Weeds or brush in posture ________________ farms-_ 4 

acres on which used __ 3 204 3 256 acres on which used __ 71 tons __ 4 466 4 856 $I,OOL (Z) 

$1,000 __ 76 51 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms-_ 3 (NA) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- acres on which used __ 6 (NA) Insects on hoy crops-___________________ forms __ 6 7 $I,OOL (Z) (NA) 

acres on which used __ 198 249 Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control $1,000 __ I 2 of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ 7 9 Insects on other crops __________________ form s __ 52 79 acres on which used __ 322 425 acres on which used __ 977 544 $1,000 __ 2 1 $1,000 __ 63 84 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 35 77 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms-_ 9 4 $1,000 __ 3 3 acres on which used __ 655 88 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 24 (NA) 

$I,OOL 55 4 $1,000 __ 4 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Ove~ 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms __ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ formL_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland pasture irrigoted ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland pasture _ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feet __ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

1974 

19 

6.7 

565 

29.7 

19 

565 

19 

565 

145 

0.3 

1969 

14 

4.1 

473 

33.7 

14 

473 

14 

470 

(NA) 

3 

-

275 

0.6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres __ 2 C ropland ________________________________ acres __ I Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ I 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ farms __ Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 12 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

Average per form ______________________ ocres __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tankL ___________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

ocres-_ 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate 

Farms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms__ 108 85 

$1,000__ 4 081 2 598 

1974 1969 

10 (NA) 

435 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

118 (NA) 

590 1 832 

453 1 209 

137 I 118 

(X) 

(Xl 

47 85 

16.6 25.4 

956 20 926 

742 1 855 

15.8 21.8 

62 (NA) 

137 (NA) 

61 (NA) 

Not secured by real estate 

67 

484 

Farms by size of debt owed: 

Under $5,000 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 22 n ~~ 

lio~~~ol~0$~299~~99:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~ 23 2~ $30,000 10 $49,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ 17 15 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________ ---- ------ ------ ------ -- L.. ___________ 2_1 _____________ 1_1 _____________ 8 ..... 

Table 15_ Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 2510 149 days ________ _ 

les' Ihon 25 dOYL _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Farms 

1974 

91 

93 } 114 

II 

3 

IV - 42 Franklin County, Mass. 

1969 

89 

243 

17 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

394 1 379 I 657 } 1 1471 2 163 1 200 

3 439 _ 473 

(NA) (NA) 32 

21 (NA) 18 

1974 hired farm workers working150 days 2510 less than 

1969 Total or mare 149 day, 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 191 91 93 114 

Ca,h wag,. paid _ $1,000 __ 3 330 1 657 I 200 473 

Number of workers ______ _ 4 980 394 1 147 3 439 

2 608 Farms with- 1 worker __________ _ 34 36 22 17 

' 42 2 workers _________ _ 33 2J 15 15 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 21 11 19 12 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 39 12 19 20 

(NA) 10 workers and aver _ 64 9 18 50 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 311 367 

Land in farm s ______________ acres __ 42 123 45 908 Average size of form ______ acres __ 135 125 

396 160 396 160 

10.6 11.6 

Value of lond and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________ dollars __ 35 498 24 311 

114 140 66 242 Average per acre ________ dollars __ 843 530 

Forms by size: J to 9 acres ___________________ _ 31 28 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 69 100 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 31 22 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 36 52 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 31 57 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 30 29 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 26 18 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 11 13 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 37 38 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 9 8 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 2 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

242 256 Land in Farms According 10 Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

35 815 37 161 acres-_ 

148 145 Harvested cropland _______ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

297 350 

18 468 19 584 

291 321 

13 667 12 420 

396 160 396 160 Forms by acres harvested: 

9.0 9.4 1 to 9 acres ________________ 

10 to 19 acres ______________ 

31 512 21 186 20 to 29 acres ______________ 

130 216 82 759 30 to 49 acres ______________ 

69 87 

49 57 

39 20 

40 71 

880 570 50 to 99 acres ______________ 53 66 100 to 199 ocres ____________ 27 15 

200 to 499 ocres ____________ 14 4 

24 15 500 to 999 ocres ____________ 

49 56 1,000 acres and aver _________ 

24 16 Cropland used only for posture 

27 34 or grazing ______________ farms __ 

22 40 ocres __ 

20 27 Other cropland (see textL __ farms-_ 

acres __ 

- 1 

- -

119 159 

3 784 4 912 

65 101 

1 017 2 252 

23 17 Total waodland _____________ farms-_ 

10 11 acres-_ 

34 31 Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 

9 7 acres __ 

204 250 

17 614 20 615 

225 254 

6 041 5 709 

2 Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

42 42 

1 452 1 609 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

48 

840 

10 

127 

8 

67 

5 

45 

30 

601 

150 

14 095 

49 

2 105 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 1 821 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

17 Other lond _______________________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

503 acres __ 

1~~ 1 Pastureland and rangeland, other tho woodland pasture ______________ _ 

n cropland and ___________________ farmL_ 

14 

315 

35 

870 

163 

14 752 

65 

3 782 

acreL_ 

Improved pastureland and rangela nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved postureland and rang eland _______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Land in houselots, barnlots, ponds. r aads, wasteland, etc. _farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farm s with sales of $2,500 and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 311 367 242 256 Farms by type of organization - Can. Land in form s ________________ acres __ 42 123 45 908 35 815 37 161 Partnership ________________ number __ (NAl (NAl Harvested cropland _________ ocres __ 13 667 12 420 12 588 11 675 land in farms ______________ acres __ (NAl (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 207 235 149 137 

Corporation ________________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

Land in form s ______________ acres __ 22 677 23 653 17 285 15 784 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 5 085 4 233 4 154 3 570 ocres __ (NA) (NA) 

Port Owners _______________ number __ 92 110 83 97 Form operators by age group:' Land in forms ______________ acres __ 18 206 19 889 17 586 19 011 Under 25 years _____________________ _ - 3 Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 7 971 6 828 7 886 6 746 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 28 18 

Tenonts ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

12 22 10 22 1 240 2 366 944 2 366 

611 1 359 548 1 359 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 65 years and aver __________________ _ 

33 90 

80 94 

94 102 

60 60 Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 3.9 5.9 4.1 8.5 Average age _______________________ _ 54.6 52.3 

Black and other races, see text- Form operators by tenure: 1 

All form aperotars __________ number __ Land in form s ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (NAl - -

- (NAl - -

- (NAl - -

Farm operators by place of residence:' On farm operated ___________________ _ 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, nat an a form ________ _ In a city, town, or urban orea _________ _ 

239 318 

J} 23 

Full owners ________________ number __ Land in form s ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port Owners _______________ number __ 

- (NAl - -

- (NAl - -

- (NAl - -

- (NAl - -

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _______________________ _ 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

140 (NAl 

10 26 6 11 Land in farms ______________ acres __ Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

- (NAl - - - (NAl - - - (NAl - -

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 doys ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

13 } 23 - 22 

- 66 110 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ - (NAl - - - (NAl - - Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming ___________________________ _ 202 (NAl 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - (NAl - - Other _____________________________ _ 93 (NA) 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres-_ (NAl (NAl 205 222 (NAl (NAl 29 429 31 316 

Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NAl (NAl 

- (NAl (NAl 

!J969 dota are only for farms operated by Blacks. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

229 249 

16 432 17 519 

227 244 

12 588 11 675 

48 l 

26 J 161 30 

34 

48 63 

27 15 

14 4 

- 1 

- -

80 102\ 3 004 4 023 

48 (NAl 

840 1 821 

150 163 

14 095 14 752 

170 (NA) 

5 288 4 890 

40 42 

1 448 1 609 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

134 141 

11 990 10 970 

170 (NAl 

5 288 4 890 I 40 42 

1 640 2 008 

12 26 

427 851 

29 27 

1 213 1 157 

162 165 

3 648 2 882 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

1974 1969 

21 21 

3 679 2 220 

16 13 

2 707 3 625 

- - - -

- 3 17 17 

23 57 

65 70 

77 66 

44 43 55.3 51.9 

184 226 

1~ } 20 

125 (NAl 9 15 

5 7 

11 } 17 12 

30 41 

184 (NAl 

42 (NAl 

- (NAl 

19 (NAl 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Hampden County, Mass. IV-43 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 Farms with soles of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

farms by value of sales: $100,000 and aver _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________ _ 

29 } 52 44 

- 48 49 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

- 48 72 

- 34 44 

- 37 34 

Under $2,500 (see textL _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ - 71 116 

- II 10 $1.500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1.000 (see text) ________________ _ 

- 16 7 

- 18 16 

- 26 83 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form ______________ dollors_ - 13 595 II 930 

- 43 715 32 505 

(rops • including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

- 180 J 218 

- 7 280 8 478 

- 57 

- I 771 

forest products ___________________ forms- 30 27 $1,000_ - 50 15 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ - 162 198 $1,000_ 4 495 3 437 

Poultry and poultry products ______ farms_ 22 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 760 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

29

44 1 _ 52 

48 49 

48 72 34 44 37 33 

2 6 

DO (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

13 510 II 798 55 825 46 087 

134 (NA) 

7 237 7 246 

50 46 

I 762 I 178 

21 12 42 10 

127 153 

4 468 3 364 

13 23 

758 I 113 

Specified products sold: (rops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy. foroge, and silage __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms __ $1.000 __ Fruits. nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock. poultry, and their products __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _. _________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Cottle and calves ___ • _____________ farms __ 

$1.00L Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$I,OOL Sheep. Iambs. and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

134 

7 237 

3 

18 

9 4 584 

-

-

46 

280 

9 

211 

43 

1 130 

51 

I 015 

127 

4 468 

13 

758 

83 3 276 

108 

'~I 79 

8 

5 

5 

12 J 

1969 

(NA) 

7 246 

6 

4 

8 4 936 

-

-

30 

85 

12 

170 

58 I 061 

52 

991 

153 

3 364 

23 

I 113 

105 I 881 

(NA) 

216 

(NA) 

153 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other sources greater thon total value of agricultural products sold' _______ ._ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses' ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services- ____________ • ______________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ___________________________ • __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources! _________________ • __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

107 

89 

161 

21 

123 

6 

I 

55 

25 

15 

10 

4 

2 

20 

93 

I 1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

18 

25 

3 

9 

70 

20 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

FQrms with sales of $2.500 

ond over 

1974 1969 

47 (NA) 

66 (NA) 

146 (NA) 

17 II 117 (0) 

4 2 I 6 40 53 20 16 

II (NA) 

6 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

89 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources' _________________ • __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips _________________ • farms __ 

$I,OOL 

Interest, dividends, or royalties _________ • ________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

143 

190 

20 

152 

83 

742 

85 

180 

30 

88 

13 

29 

15ee text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

Totol form production expenses ___ forms __ 311 $1,000 __ II 167 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $I,999_~ _______________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ $3,000 to $4,999 _____________ ~ ___ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and aver ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and paultry purchased __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _______ • ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredientL ___________ forms-. 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ forms-_ 

$I,OOL 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 44 Hampden County, Mass. 

36 

30 

2'1 

26 

50 

46 } 48 

15 

39 

91 

436 

173 

I 813 

152 I 649 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

367 242 256 10 254 II 049 10 035 

45 11 } 10 55 

29 9 12 

45 20 42 

52 46 52 

46 63 

141 48 41 

15 } 36 39 

117 65 77 

369 432· 347 

222 130 157 

I 173 I 790 I 127 

184 123 147 

I 092 I 633 I 054 

(NA) 23 18 (NA) 36 29 

(NA) 30 21 (NA) 70 24 (NA) 30 33 

(NA) 51 20 

(NA) 85 (NA) 

(NA) 49 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased _______ • ______ • ____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased _. _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ lime _______ • _____ • _______ • forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL. _________________ forms-_ 

$1.00L lP gos. butane, and propane __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms-. 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

203 

322 

249 

616 

201 

250 

(NA) 

(NA) 

309 

654 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

150 

3 330 

30 17 J 60 

35 

303 

3 682 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

234 159 189 168 316 164 

284 202 224 

457 603 448 

(NA) 167 (NA) 

233 245 227 

122 67 99 

35 36 33 

362 240 255 420 643 406 (NA) 240 252 (NA) 251 177 (NA) 72 59 (NA) 38 22 (NA) 26 33 (NA) 157 146 

(NA) 240 254 (NA) 196 61 

210 138 171 

3 110 3 326 3 076 

117 13 II 167 27 90 

48 89 

34 72 343 242 253 

4 157 3 584 4 079 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 
Table 6, Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Mac.lury old Equlp .. e.' 

Estimated market volue of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________ dollors __ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999. _________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999. _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999. _______________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

S.lected Machl.ery and Equlp .. e.' 

Automobiles __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, num ber __ 

Wheel .roclors ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ Crawler troctors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

302 357 

6 424 3 447 

21 272 9 655 

5 13 

50 155 

65 97 

62 50 

52 29 } 42 26 

13 

232 254 

325 334 

154 186 

261 288 570 571 

162 177 '" j 303 709 747 

134 174 

57 

65 

3 

forms wilh sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

237 251 

5 666 3 061 

23 909 12 193 

3~ } 86 

44 77 

44 47 

46 17 

26 12 

26 } 12 12 

187 186 

261 249 

138 146 

21l 222 486 488 

150 141 

216 216 

603 557 127 134 

47 51 

55 60 

3 8 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ form 5 __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors. number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years. number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bor or flywheel type _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

- 2 - 4 

- -

;1 

14 

14 

5 

62 (NA) 

64 (NA) 

28 (NA) 

116 130 

119 138 

29 31 

42 (NA) 

44 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

68 (NA) 

83 (NA) 

25 (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

- 2 

- 4 

- -

6 3 

6 

I ~ I 1 

3 

3 II 

- 2 

50 (NA) 

51 (NA) 

28 (NA) 

93 103 

96 III 

27 29 

33 38 

33 42 

8 17 

61 65 

76 68 

25 27 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any liveslock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cattle. hogs. or sheep _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ Collie ond colv.s _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L ___________________ 1974 __ 10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8eef caws ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

~~~--------------- Forms with- 1~4 _____________ _ 5~9 _____________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99. ________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

M~~ws _____________ _ 

Farms with- 1~2 _____________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 5~9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 10 4L ________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 10010199 _______________________ _ ~0~ft9 ___________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Farms 

175 

155 

179 

143 

163 

13 

12 

21 

45 

34 

13 

5 

-

133 

139 

50 

(NA) 

102 

114 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

Farms 

50 

24 

10 

12 

2 

2 

-

-

-

102 

9 

7 

6 

12 

46 

13 

8 

1 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 All farms and over 

Number Farms Number Farms Number 

(X) 130 DO 162 (X) 

(X) 118 (X) 143 (X) 

(X) 135 (X) 171 (X) 

6 829 110 6 415 131 2 776 5972 130 5 670 156 2 874 

37 4 9 31 85 88 4 27 20 137 312 12 170 32 470 1 420 39 I 289 37 I 053 2 237 33 2 185 6 339 I 685 13 I 685 4 (D) 

1 050 5 1 050 I (D) 

- - - - -

4 331 104 4 099 (NA) (NA) 3 599 118 3 509 (NA) (NA) 453 28 267 (NA) (NA) 460 22 387 (NA) (NA) 3 878 91 3 832 (NA) (NA) 

3 139 109 3 122 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

ond over 

Number Farms Number 

453 28 267 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 55 15 34 1 to 4 ________________________ 

70 4 28 5 to 9 ________________________ 

141 6 60 10'019 ______________________ 

(D) 1 (D) 20 to 49 ______________________ 

(0) 2 (D) 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 10010199 ____________________ 

- - - 20010 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and aver __________________ 

3 878 91 3 832 Calves sold ________________________ 

Farms with_ 13 5 7 lor 2 ________________________ 

25 4 14 3 or 4 ________________________ 

44 2 15 5 to 9 ________________________ 

183 12 183 1010 19 ______________________ 

1 523 46 1 523 2010 49 ______________________ 

878 13 878 5010 99 ______________________ 

(D) 8 (D) 10010199 ____________________ 

(D) 1 (D) 20010 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

127 (X) 4 468 

115 (X) 422 

131 (X) (NA) 

108 2 662 339 126 2 723 216 

19 49 10 I 10 69 24 

31 460 52 37 1 053 134 

6 339 42 4 (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

83 (X) 3 276 105 (X) 1 881 

Sales, 1974- Form s with sales of $2,500 ond over 

Dollors Farms Number (1,000) 

90 853 265 

35 89 30 25 159 51 21 280 83 8 272 (D) 1 53 (0) 

- - - - - - - - -

85 1 809 74 

9 17 1 2 6 (Z) 

10 78 7 36 511 17 20 538 19 6 394 (D) 2 265 (D) - - - - - -

Hampden County, Mass. IV-4S 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 197 4 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colves ________________ 197-4 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ---- ____________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento1- Farms with soles of 2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

101 2 004 113 1 800 

33 174 

89 I 830 

64 312 77 361 

Cottle f~ttened on groins and concentrates ______ 197-4 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 19L ____________________________ 1974 __ 200 to 49L ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49-_____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199-___________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs soId __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and 10mbL __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

All forms 

Forms 

21 

10 

6 

3 

5 

-

-

5 

2 

-

(X) 

(X) 

13 

21 

Inventory 

Form 5 with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Num ber Farms Number 

I 147 16 I 088 I 306 9 I 081 I 14 4 10 20 2 13 103 3 55 

- - - - - - (D) 5 (0) 

(D) 2 (D) 

- - - (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

386 8 292 563 9 281 

All forms 

Farms Num ber 

16 1 274 

B 2 812 

1 2 

2 15 

5 101 

- - 2 (D) 

5 636 

1 (0) 

- -

6 309 

3 310 

13 170 

18 299 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

9 88 30 

7 34 (NA) 

7 29 11 I 18 (D) 

I 41 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Farms Num ber Dollars (1,000) 

13 I 234 79 

7 2 582 (NA) 

- - -

2 15 (Z) 

3 63 4 

- - -

2 (D) (D) 

5 636 36 

I (0) (D) 

- - - 4 271 6 

3 310 (NA) 

8 150 (NA) 

8 151 (NA) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 264 q 711 Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other hogs ond pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes I year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

(X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 34 232 43 185 

InventoryForms with sales of $2.500 and aver 

Farms Number 

7 16B 4 37 15 920 

8 I 044 7 49 

B 219 

8 24 

(X) (X) (NA) 

I 1 (NA) 

2 4 (NA) 

21 170 8 (NA) (NA) 5 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 1969 __ 

December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(NA) 8 (X) 5 (NA) - - - (NA) - - (NA) 

34 5 17 12 

30 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

11 206 9 202 

5 107 4 53 

9 109 9 109 4 23 3 22 7 97 5 93 

5 84 4 31 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 99-______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 46 Hampden County, Mass. 

All forms 

Farms 

35 

(NA) 

26 

38 

25 

32 

17 

2 

I 

2 

1 

1 

I 

-

-

4 

-

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 21 (X) 

(X) 30 (X) 

52 474 14 52 032 

131 277 29 125 093 

44 814 14 M 482 

128 283 27 122 279 

364 7 132 

300 1 200 

I 150 1 1 150 

(D) 2 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) 

(0) 1 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - -

(D) 2 (0) 

- - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number 

13 (X) 11 (X) 

(NA) (X) 22 (X) 

10 44 618 8 M 329 20 94 424 17 88 099 

9 32 588 7 32 329 

18 73 684 15 67 359 

1 25 - - 2 334 1 100 1 659 1 659 

3 (D) 3 (0) 

- - - - 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 1 150 I 150 

1 150 1 150 

22 760 13 758 

(NA) (NA) 23 1 113 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullots of laying ogo ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

~:~: l~; ~~~~ehi:,'g ~~;k::01u~fi~~d-U-C~~0~- = :~~!:: 

Pullels 3 monlh. old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullel chicks and pullets under 3 monlhs 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grai"-____________ _ (allan (boles) _ .. ______________________ _ 

Tobocco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) ___________ _ 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (Ions, dryl __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole _ lond in orchorrls ______________________ _ Berries for sole _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Farm s wilh sales of $2,500 ond over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

14 44 482 7 32 329 

27 122 279 15 67 359 

14 44 482 7 32 329 

- - - -

1 (D) 1 (0) 

1 1 960 3 15 540 

2 (D) - - 1 (0) - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

80 93 2 4 

- - - -

I - 3 4 

- -

9 8 

12 (NA) 

- (NA) 

154 171 

55 72 35 44 

37 44 

62 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

4 15 110 67 76 2 957 

I 6 10 

- - -

2 (NAI 20 40 63 I 492 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

3 134 1 897 

20 13 

- - - - I -

60 23 

- -

603 912 

334 (NAI 

- (NA) 

6 921 5 478 

I 415 2 116 

818 I 212 

256 360 

308 283 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

170 10 272 14 980 

I 641 45 795 25 881 

27 (X) (Xl 

- - - 13 (Xl 00 I 572 3 192 3848 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

6 4 685 4 40 525 

I 900 5 40 775 

6 3 785 4 39 625 

5 570 3 18 615 

3 3 215 3 21 010 

I 900 I 900 

- - - -

5 00 - 00 4 (X) I 00 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(Xl (X) 

(Xl (X) 

- -

- -

40 -

(X) 00 - -

990 201 I 163 771 

53 350 (NA) 

- (NAI 

12 975 10 828 

(X) (Xl 

(X) 00 (X) (Xl 

(X) (Xl 

Irrigated lond 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - 2 - 18 

- - - -

- - - - - (NA) - -

- - - -

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ Improved paslure ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purpose'-________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Wheal (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oals (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8arley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher smoll groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (ollon (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sol"-_______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

80 

102 

12 

26 

70 

85 

2 

4 

1 

-

-

1 

-

-

2 

3 

I 

-

-

-

-

111 

127 

-

1 

-

-

9 

8 

9 

8 

43 

58 

28 

34 

Acres 

3 004 4 023 

427 

851 

3 077 

1 838 

20 

13 

I 

-

-

5 

-

-

50 

18 

10 

-

-

-

- 5977 

4 895 

-

1 

-

- 603 

912 

332 

310 

1 378 

2 075 

788 

1 176 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(l0 

(l0 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

40 

-

- 300 -

- 1 626 

280 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 11 672 

10 041 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

990 201 

1 163 771 

53 160 

62 382 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Tolol 

Forms Acres Forms 

- - 25 - - 56 - - 4 - - 11 - - 54 

2 18 72 

- - 2 

- - 4 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - 1 - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 46 

- - 66 

- - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 7 506 9 6 879 8 - - 7 - - 8 

24 868 42 21 642 55 - - 23 

- - 28 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Farms Tons 

743 24 152 1 5 922 55 204 I 4 

140 4 30 - - 271 11 48 - - 2 571 49 620 11 196 1 632 66 515 13 107 20 2 4 - - 13 4 7 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - 5 (NA) 2 (NAI - - - - - - - (NAI - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NAI - 10 1 1 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

1 769 46 446 1 5 2 118 62 410 4 10 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 603 9 1 367 - - 912 (NA) 1 910 (NA) - 330 6 235 1 20 305 (NA) 308 (NA) -

1 377 42 484 1 (Zl 2032 55 1 055 - - 705 23 94 1 5 991 27 148 2 22 

Hampden County, Mass. IV-47 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 •• Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 •• Other crops •••.•....••..••....•• 1974 •. 

Forms 

33 

32 

50 

46 

2 

Acres Quantity 

252 (Xl 327 (Xl 278 00 276 (Xl 7 (Xl 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

7 45 16 9 32 21 18 18 28 14 60 36 

- - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry Liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

143 16 51 - - 135 21 59 2 1 125 25 55 7 2 

222 32 87 10 2 

- - - - -

Tobie 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemicol costs, including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigonts, etc. to control- Con. lime _____________________________________ forms __ 205 230 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 33 31 

$1,000 •. 848 675 acres on which used __ 483 194 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 202 211 $1,000 .. 41 33 acres on which used __ 8 555 9 571 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 72 83 tonL_ 3 774 4 897 acres on wh ich used __ 185 2 837 

$1,000 .• 603 448 $1,000 .. 50 24 lime ___________________________________ farmL_ 67 99 Weeds or brush in posture ________________ forms __ 2 acres on which used __ I 478 3 192 acres on which used __ 2 tonL_ 2 414 3 760 $1,000 •• (Zl 

$1.000 .• 36 33 Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 1 (HAl 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigonts. etc. to control- acres on which used __ I (HAl Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms __ 3 1 $1,000 •• (Zl (HAl 

acres on which used __ 140 7 Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control 

$1,000 .. 1 (Zl of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ I 5 Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 67 93 acres on which used __ 85 132 acres on which used __ 2 527 3 473 $1,000 •• (Z) 1 

$1,000 •. 68 116 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farmL_ 12 58 Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms-_ IS 11 $1,000 •• 1 3 acres on which used __ 516 229 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms-_ 25 (NAl 

$1,000 •. 45 14 $1,000 .. 3 (NAl 

Tobie 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Ove~ 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percent __ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

. acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feel-_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feel-_ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

40 

16.5 

1 448 

36.2 

40 

448 

40 

435 

2 

13 

605 

0.4 

2 400 

1969 

42 Land irrigated by - Continued 16.4 Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

1 609 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms-_ 

38.3 acres __ 42 Land in irrigated forms ______________________ acres __ 609 C raplond ________________________________ ocres __ 

41 Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres __ 

606 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ............•...•... forms •• acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

(NAJ Forms with ortificol drainage ......•.•.•...•.• forms .• Proportion of forms ____________________ percent __ 

- Land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 

Land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

800 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 

0.5 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms-_ 

(NAl number .• (HAl acres.. 

1974 1969 

9 (NAl 

169 (HAl 

30 (HAl 

879 (NAl 

3 967 4977 

2 191 2 718 

1 916 2 102 

1 (Xl 

30 (Xl 

27 36 

11.2 14.0 

4 360 6 174 

294 671 

10.9 18.6 

39 (NAl 

78 (HAl 

71 (HAl 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ forms-_ 70 58 

$1,000.. 2 636 794 

39 

842 

Form s by size of debt owed: 

Under $5,000.......................................... ..•..........•..•.•••.•. 6 8 6 

$5,000 10 $9,999............................................................... 7 5 11 $10,000 10 $29,999............................................................. 31 24 13 

m:~~~ ~~J!;:;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ L.. ___________ /_7 ____________ :_~ ___________ .......J1 

Tobie 15, Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ..•.•.... less Ihon 25 days. •••••• Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

72 

61 } 89 

13 

5 

IV - 48 Hampden County, Mass. 

1969 

77 

151 

11 

(NAl 

Workers Dollors (Y,OOOl 

1974 1969 1974 

342 413 1 626 } 900 } 3 924 1 282 

2 392 418 

(NAl (NAl 27 

17 (HAl 14 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to Less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 138 72 61 89 

Cosh wages paid. $1,000 .• 3 326 1 626 1 282 418 Number of workerL _____ _ 3 634 342 900 2 392 

3 076 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 21 32 12 6 

90 2 workers _________ _ 17 15 7 7 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 18 11 12 12 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 20 5 10 22 

(HAl 10 workers and over _ 62 9 20 42 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table L Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 495 664 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 64 891 80 851 

Average size of form ______ acres-_ 131 122 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres __ Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 338 752 338 752 

19.2 23.9 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 

Average per form ________ dollors-_ 

Average per ocre ________ dollors __ 

48 097 34 351 

97 166 51 733 

741 425 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 55 97 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 140 184 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 38 63 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 37 42 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 45 70 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 50 63 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 34 38 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 24 25 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 57 61 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 13 17 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 2 3 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 1 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

Dcres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil.improvement grasses, not harvested and not postured ___________________ . _______ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ torms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _______ • _____________________________ torms __ 

ocres __ 

forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

1974 

323 

51 051 

158 

338 752 

15.1 

38 634 

119.1fJ9 

757 

18 

81 

25 

22 

33 

41 

24 

18 

47 

12 

2 

1969 

400 

55 370 

138 

338 752 

16.3 

24 880 

62 200 

449 

27 

114 

37 

25 

49 

44 

28 

19 

44 

10 

3 

Land In Farms According I. Use 

Total cropland _. ___________ form s __ 

acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

oereL_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ______ .: ______ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 49'1 acres ______ -- ---- 500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing __ • ___________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ 

Total woodlond _____________ tarmL_ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ farmL_ 

aereL_ 

1974 1969 

480 629 

33 662 35 579 

466 587 

23 221 24 317 

123 198 

60 80 

61 70 

72 78 

97 95 

37 47 

13 17 

2 2 

1 -

200 293 

8 269 8377 

111 158 

2 172 2 885 

281 387 

23 586 33 838 

336 424 

7 643 11 434 

23 17 

501 410 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

78 

187 

28 

163 

12 

82 

12 

215 

40 

727 

194 

17 060 

57 

2 510 

1969 

(HA) Total woodland - Continued 2319 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

37 Other lond _______________________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

024 

18 

155 

21 

456 

52 

684 

244 

18 609 

95 

5 072 

ocres._ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other th woodland posture ______________ _ 

on cropland and ___________________ forms __ 

oeres __ 

Improved posturelond and rongelo nd _________________ torms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved posturelond and rang eland _______________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Land in houselots, bornlots, ponds, r oods, wasteland, etc. _forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Table 2_ Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 495 664 323 400 Forms by type of organization - Can. Land in farms- _________ • _____ acres-_ 64 891 80 851 51 051 55 370 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (HA) 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 23 221 24 317 20 672 21 145 Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 309 434 161 200 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 29 359 43 997 17 584 21 139 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 7 291 8 866 5 297 6 007 acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Port owners _______________ number __ 156 188 137 172 Form operators by age group:' Land in forms ______________ acres __ 31 462 34 062 29 452 31 717 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 12 8 Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 13 878 13 973 13 340 13 ·745 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 22 41 

Tenants ____________ • ______ number __ 

Land in farms-_____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

30 42 25 28 

4 070 2 792 4 015 2 514 

2 052 1 478 2 035 1 393 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

51 108 

116 204 

161 170 

113 133 Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 6.1 6.3 7.7 7.0 Average age ________________ • ______ _ 55.8 53.2 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

2 (NA) 2 - 16 (NA) 16 - 14 (NA) 14 -

Form operators by place of residence:' On form operated ___________________ _ On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city. town, or urban area _________ _ 

395 544 

- 1~ } 61 

18 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in form L _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:' Hone _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _______________________ _ 181 (NA) 

32 59 Port owners ______________ • number._ - (NA) - - 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

- 22 36 Land in farms- _____________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres._ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - - 2 (NA) 2 -

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

- 12 } 56 - 39 

- 121 213 

Land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 16 (NA) 16 - 14 (NA) 14 - Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming __________________________ _ 

- 294 (NA) 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 100.0 (NA) 100.0 - Other ____________________________ _ 

- 181 (NA) 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

Land in farms-_____________ ocreL_ (NA) (NA) 278 342 

(NA) (NA) 39 059 43 803 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _________________ • ___ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

1/969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

315 383 

L8 677 29 851 

309 372 

20 672 21 145 

54 } 32 222 32 

47 

91 89 

37 43 

13 16 

2 2 

1 -

145 184

1 

6 818 6 387 

78 (HA) 

1 187 2 319 

194 244 

17 060 18 609 

228 (NA) 

5 314 6 910 

20 17 

496 410 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

176 193 

14 550 13 537 

228 (HA) 

5 314 6 910 I 63 69 

2 612 3 324 

34 46 

I 317 1 642 

37 39 

1 295 1 682 I 214 239 i 2 702 3 586 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

27 39 

6 333 6 516 

18 14 

5 659 4 432 

- 5 

- 619 

9 3 

9 23 

30 78 

91 124 

109 114 

57 58 

55.2 52.3 

254 334 

2 } 11 40 

11 

151 (NA) 

18 28 

12 15 

2: } 36 

45 78 

234 (NA) 

71 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

46 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Hampshire County, Mass. IV-49 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver and over 

1974 1969 1974 

Farms by value of soles: 

301- 62 301- 66 _ 66 _ 

77 88 75 

$100,000 and aver _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39.999 ______________________ _ 

59 83 59 52 80 52 39 86 39 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9.999 ________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

172 265 2 28 12 (X) 

32 25 (X) 

39 52 (X) 

73 176 (X) 

Under $2,500 (see lextL __________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see textL ________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products 

18 220 12 658 17 955 

- 36 809 19 063 55 587 

sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 

Average per form ______________ dollors_ 

- 350 } 448 224 

- 6 674 6 007 6 502 

- 40 34 

- 2 226 2 217 

(rops , including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - 46 55 33 $1.000_ - 58 56 50 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ - 245 325 183 

9 263 6 595

1 

9 186 

- 33 (NA) 24 

- 2 845 (NA) i 2 832 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms-

$1,000_ 

1969 

62 

88 

83 

80 

81 

6 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

12 148 

30 370 

(NA) 

4 533 

27 

I 311 

37 

46 

246 

6 258

1 36 

I 4331 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobocco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton ond cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms-

$1.000_ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ form s_ 

$1.000_ Dairy products ___________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Cottle and calves _________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and waaL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms-- $1,000_ -

1974 1969 

224 (NA) 

6 502 4 533 

21 25 

160 75 

26 43 

I 900 I 749 

- -

- -

72 84 

402 286 

43 73 

2 046 I 232 

122 123 

I 266 700 

44 31 

728 491 

183 246 

9 186 6 258 

24 36 

2 832 I 433 

122 151 

5 457 4 004 

152 (NA) 

.~ I 590 

(NA) 

18~ 231 

23 

12 

8 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from aH farm and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold. ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses. ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Government form programs ______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources' ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

187 

138 

471 

45 

127 

2 

I 

44 

25 

42 

16 

24 

302 

36 

106 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

(NA) 57 (NA) 

(NA) 93 (NA) 

(NA) 416 (NA) 

49 27 44 

134 81 129 

9 I 4 

46 (Z) 44 

135 35 114 

55 22 43 

(NA) 25 (NA) 

(NA) II (NA) 

(NA) 21 (NA) 

(NA) 302 (NA) 

(NA) 29 (NA) 

(NA) 82 (NA) 

'See text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total fam ily income from off-form saurces 2 ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages. salaries, commissions. and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

204 

616 

46 

277 

120 

909 

125 

268 

42 

116 

19 

46 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenses ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $1.999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,99L ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,99L ________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and aver ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$I,OOL Feed ingredientL ___________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay. green chop, and silage __ farmL_ 

$I,OOL 

Animal health costs for livestock. and poultry _________________ farms __ 

$I,OOL 

All farms 

1974 

493 

15 715 

77 

70 

38 

46 

58 

60 } 57 

41 

46 

153 

681 

252 

3 704 

230 

3 488 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - SO Hampshire County, Mass. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

664 323 400 

10 682 15 377 9 947 

147 

I! } 30 100 

54 19 28 

63 36 54 

86 49 78 

60 94 

214 56 70 

40 } 46 46 

191 104 139 

480 658 458 

357 174 249 

2 161 3 650 2 014 

297 171 232 

I 962 3 440 I 841 

(NA) 34 23 

(NA) 74 108 

(NA) 30 25 

(NA) 51 27 

(NA) 28 37 

(NA) 85 38 

(NA) 125 (NA) 

(NA) 84 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ form s __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chern icals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1.00L Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$I,OOL Diesel aiL __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1.00L 

~~:~~e~ii, ~:3~~'er~jd_:~~~ __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ $1.000 __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

317 422 

689 344 

379 510 

I 104 592 

289 (NA) 

435 267 

(NA) 215 

(NA) 48 

489 656 

937 458 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

260 410 

2 814 2 598 II} 205 

30 165 

134 

99 

449 598 

5 222 3 617 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

ond over 

1974 1969 

243 310 

681 336 

274 338 

I 073 555 

221 (NA) 

425 250 

105 141 

61 38 

323 400 

901 416 

321 397 

365 252 

97 83 

66 19 

39 39 

81 56 

321 400 

389 90 

211 301 

2 754 2 337 

5 22 

29 91 

98 132 

88 65 

323 398 

5 033 3 426 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value ohJII machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$l,OOL Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $999 ___ • ___________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 __________________ _ $5,00010 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ $30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ $50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ form L_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years. number __ 

Wheel 'roclors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

491 649 

10 036 5 827 

20 439 8 978 

1 63 

94 287 

106 137 

'~~ } 74 

56 88 25 

16 

399 465 

549 616 

277 348 

425 521 

955 1 055 197 317 

~'j 548 

1 090 1 178 

169 311 

56 

66 

7 

Forms wilh soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

323 397 8 314 4 879 

25 740 12 289 

37 } 149 

52 95 

82 72 

63 34 49 30 

25 } 15 17 

276 309 

387 435 

193 234 

300 355 785 826 163 235 

305 355 

860 848 145 239 41 44 51 47 

3 8 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Co •. 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Mower conditioners __________ farms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms-- number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years. number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 

9 

18 

8 

2: r 

3~ J 

133 

151 

55 

201 

207 

51 

67 

71 

14 

100 

124 

36 

forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

3 9 3 

3 18 3 

2 8 2 

33 6 7 

35 7 7 

17 2 5 

25 23 

26 24 

3 9 

(NA) 95 (NA) 

(NA) 112 (NA) 

(NA) 49 (NA) 

226 147 180 

233 153 187 

100 46 73 

(NA) 49 78 

(NA) 53 97 

(NA) 14 33 

(NA) 88 82 

(NA) 112 91 

(NA) 35 49 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any liveslock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottie, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (ollie ond colve'-______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 10 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

101019 __________________ 1974 __ 20 10 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

501099-_________________ 1974 __ 10010 19L _______________ 1974 __ 

20010499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ooiry products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1104 ___________________________ _ 5~9 _____________ _ 

10,10 19 _________________________ _ m~~ ____________ _ 501099 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

farms with- lM2 _____________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5109 ___________________________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

50 10 9L ________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

forms 

274 

236 

329 

219 

297 

23 

25 

28 

53 

55 

30 

4 

1 

200 

255 

67 

(NA) 

165 

200 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

67 

38 

12 

12 

2 

3 

-

-

-

165 

27 

8 

8 

14 

66 

35 

5 

2 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

forms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 185 (X) 245 (X) 

(X) 169 (X) 213 (X) 

(X) 229 (X) 282 (X) 

11 619 158 10 854 195 4984 12 258 218 10 995 250 6 383 

71 7 18 26 72 182 6 46 35 244 398 15 228 39 559 1 770 43 1 515 70 2038 3 678 52 3 527 21 1 357 3 893 30 3 893 3 (0) 

(0) 4 (0) 1 (0) 

(0) 1 (0) - -

6604 145 6 193 (NA) (NA) 

7 176 200 6 680 (NA) (NA) 

537 28 218 (NA) (NA) 

721 60 524 (NA) (NA) 6 067 134 5 975 (NA) (NA) 

6 455 173 6 156 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms wilh soles of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

537 28 218 (ollie sold ________________________ 

Farms with_ 

82 18 38 1104 ________________________ 

81 2 12 5109 ________________________ 

171 5 65 1010 19 ______________________ 

48 2 48 201049 ______________________ 

155 1 55 501099 ______________________ 

- - - 10010199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

6 067 134 5 975 Calves said ________________________ 

farms with- 36 6 10 1 or 2 ________________________ 

28 4 14 3 or 4 ________________________ 

54 3 22 510 9 ________________________ 

218 14 218 101019 ______________________ 

2 227 65 2 207 20 10 49 ______________________ 

2 346 35 2 346 501099 ______________________ 

(0) 5 (0) 10010199 ____________________ 

(0) 2 (0) 20010499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Safes 

farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Oollors (1,000) 

183 (X) 9 186 

165 (X) 889 

213 (X) (NA) 

152 4 726 678 201 5 890 590 

5 17 1 

22 157 35 

31 464 77 69 2 017 252 21 1 357 172 

3 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

122 (X) 5 457 151 (X) 4004 

Sales. 1974-

farms with sales of $2.500 ond over 

Dollars farms Number (1.000) 

136 1 989 582 

27 79 24 47 305 100 34 443 129 23 643 167 2 (0) (0) 

3 (0) (0) 

- - - - - -

125 2 737 96 

6 8 1 9 31 1 12 85 3 36 536 19 56 1 598 61 5 (0) 7 1 (0) 4 - - - - - -

Hampshire County, Mass. IV-51 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

8eef heifers -_______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bun calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(nvento$'- Forms with sales of 2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

136 3 885 183 3 490 

28 331 

122 3 554 

84 776 126 825 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lomb'- __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Forms Number 

35 2 011 24 1 936 29 2 229 24 2 206 

17 40 7 15 3 20 3 20 3 51 3 51 3 105 3 105 3 150 2 100 3 325 3 325 2 (D) 2 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

23 968 11 431 44 2 052 13 995 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 16 (NA) (NA) 6 15 86 289 40 140 

104 416 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Form s with sales of $2,500 and over 

All forms 

Farms Num ber 

20 2 676 

26 3 320 

3 8 

- - 3 45 

2 53 7 445 

2 225 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

7 635 

5 798 

13 631 

40 1 325 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

11 13 

16 40 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

12 503 140 

6 168 (NA) 

5 21 4 1 19 5 

3 111 17 1 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

- - -

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Forms with sotes of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

19 2 651 187 

20 3 178 (NA) 

3 8 1 

- - - 3 45 5 

1 28 3 

7 445 28 

2 225 11 1 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (0) 

6 610 10 

5 798 (NA) 

7 449 (NA) 

11 760 (NA) 

7 464 '3 328 7 (X) 23 

1 16 (Z) 

- - (NA) 

9 11 7 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or fa be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lombs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes I yeor old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

15 254 14 403 24 1 682 

20 1 803 7 76 

8 338 10 17 

litters of pigs farrowed between- December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 17 452 16 442 1969 __ 19 553 14 533 December 1 of preceding year and May 31-___ 1974 __ 16 235 15 230 1969 __ 19 268 14 254 June 1 and Novem ber 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 11 217 10 212 1969 __ 15 285 10 279 

Tobie 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399-___________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Paultry and paultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 52 Hampshire County, Mass. 

All farms 

Forms 

61 

(NA) 

56 

72 

52 

69 

34 

10 

3 

1 

-

2 

1 

-

1 

3 

4 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 38 (X) 

(X) 49 (X) 

223 822 34 221 650 

175 532 42 165 696 

223422 34 221 600 

148 123 39 141 637 

775 21 443 

1 687 6 1 157 

1 960 2 1 000 

2 000 1 2 000 

- - - (D) 2 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) 

- - - (D) 1 (D) 

415 2 215 

29 315 3 27 800 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Soles 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

25 (X) 19 (X) 

(NA) (X) 34 (X) 

16 112 647 11 111 869 37 76 231 29 69 961 

16 112 547 11 111 869 

35 71 592 27 69 158 

5 203 1 5 

5 773 5 773 1 480 - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 

1 (0) 1 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - 5 115 3 53 

4 133 521 3 131 000 

33 2 845 24 2 832 (NA) (NA) 36 1 433 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Hens and pullets of laying ogO-•••••.••••• 1974 •. 

1969 •. 

Hens for loble or morkel egg produclion .1974 •. 

Hens for halching egg produclion ••••••• 1974 •. 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older •••••.•••.••• 1974 •. 

1969 •• Roosters and male chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ Pullel chicks ond pullels under 3 months 0Id.1974 .• 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeons for beons (bushels>-•••••••••..• Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ___ • _________ _ 

· Wheot (bushels) •••••.•.•.•.•••••••••.•. Other small groins for groin _____________ _ 

Cotlon (boles) •••••.•.•.•.•••••••••••. 

Tobocco (pounds) .••.•••••.••.••••••.•. 

Irish pololoes (hundredweight) •••••••••... 

Sweelpolotoes (bushels) •.•.••.••••••••. 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) •••••••••.•.•.•.•• 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole 

· 

· 

· land in orchards ___________ • __________ _ 

Berries for sole _. _____________________ _ Other crops _________________________ _ 

· 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons. green) · 

· 

· 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ___ _ Sorghums for grain (bushels) ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder. hay. etc. ___ _ · Alfolfo hoy (Ions, dry) .•.•..•••••••••... 

Form s with sales of $2,500 ond over 

Inventory Soles 

Farms Number Farms Number 

34 221 600 11 111 869 

39 141 637 27 69 158 

34 221 485 10 111 864 

2 115 I 5 

2 22 - - 2 (D) - -

10 28 - - - - - -

Table 10, Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

155 173 

9 2 

- - - -

- 5 

12 9 

-

28 451 

47 (NA) 

- (NA) 

265 327 

177 209 

39 31 

37 31 

59 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

42 47 I 451 

100 124 4 275 

- 6 - - - - 9 (NA) 83 

76 90 2 175 

Turkeys ••..••..•...•.••••••.•....•.. 1974 •• 

1969 •• Turkeys for slaughter _____________ • __ 1974 __ 

~i~~?b~;:~~= === ==== ============== : ~~ !== Turkey hens for breeding ____________ .1974 __ 

1969 .• 

Other poultry •.••.•••••.•......•••••.• 1974 .. 

1969 .. 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

5 872 5 378 

83 4 

- - - - - 283 

116 231 

- - 331 558 

2 553 (NA) 

- (NA) 

II 736 12 428 

I 805 I 722 

850 786 

114 133 

316 271 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

I 181 108 387 104 224 

3 865 67 710 69 821 

39 (X) 00 - - - 4 (X) (X) 

2 186 6 423 5 787 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

2 I 408 2 (0) 

2 (0) 3 30 920 

2 I 408 2 (0) 

2 I 408 2 (0) 

- - - - - - - -

I (D) I 622 

6 (X) 4 (X) 

10 (X) I (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

DO (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- - - 2 880 

(X) (X) 

-

605 098 879 2011 

481 186 (NA) 

- (NA) 

25 704 26 833 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigoted land 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

2 - 2 - - I - 20 

- - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - -

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Croplond used only for posture .•••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Improved posture ••........•••••• 1974 .. 

1969 •• 

Corn for all purposes •••••••••.•.. 1974 •• 

1969 .• 

Sorghums for 011 purposes ••••..... 1974 •• 

1969 •. 

Wheot (bushels>-...•••••••••.•..• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Oots (bushels) ••••••• _ ••••••••••• 1974 •. 

1969 •• 

Barley (bushels) •••••••.•.•••••••• 1974 •. 

1969 •• 

Rye (bushels) •••••••...•••••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• Olher small groins for groin •••••••• 1974 •• 

Soybeans for beons (bushels) ••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Peonuls for nuls (pounds) •••• _ •••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) •••• _ •••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

field seed crop'-••••••••••••.•••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• Cotlon (boles) ••••• _ ••••••••••••• 1974c. 

1969 •• 

Tobocco (pounds) •••••••••••••••. 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Irish polataes (hundredweighl>.. •.•• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Vegetables, sweet corn. or melons for sale •••••••••••••••••••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Lond in orchards ••••••••••••••••• 1974 •• 

1969 •• 

Forms 

145 

184 

34 

46 

130 

156 

9 

2 

-

I 

5 

5 

-

-

4 

3 

I 

-

-

-

-

174 

212 

I 

2 

-

-

26 

43 

39 

64 

123 

123 

29 

21 

Acres 

6 818 

6 387 

I 317 

I 642 

5 726 

5 085 

83 

4 

-

10 

24 

150 

-

-

65 

71 

24 

-

-

-

- 9 628 

10 225 

4 

23 

-

- 328 

554 

2 536 

2 704 

I 664 

I 507 

758 

694 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 2 80 (X) - - (X) - - (X) - - (X) 2 2 (X) I 20 (X) - - (X) - - - - - 100 - - 780 - - 6443 - - - - - - - - I 086 - - I 705 - - (X) - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

22 602 2 6 23 481 - - (X) - - (X) - - - - -

- - - 600 898 5 197 874 227 4 230 478 751 3 46 490 429 4 41 

(X) 10 108 (X) 5 88 (X) I 40 (X) - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

47 I 400 47 270 - - 92 2 175 92 373 4 21 17 399 17 86 - - 25 647 25 120 - - 109 5 062 103 I 842 18 325 131 4 692 121 I 523 15 182 9 83 9 II - - 2 4 2 I - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 3 14 3 3 - - I ~O (NA) 3 (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 2 24 2 3 - - 2 51 (NA) 5 (NA) - 1 24 I 4 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 88 4 539 87 916 3 41 98 4 926 94 878 6 76 - - - - - - 1 10 I 2 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 26 328 26 641 - - 43 554 (NA) 998 (NA) - 36 2 531 36 2 467 2 16 62 2 700 (NA) 2 567 (NA) -

120 I 641 120 I 083 13 12 119 1 452 119 853 4 6 18 666 18 125 - - 15 654 15 135 - -

Hampshire County, Mass. IV - 53 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms 

24 

16 

34 

27 

8 

Acres Quantity 

93 (X) 

114 (X) 

158 (X) 

78 (X) 

116 (X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

5 9 8 

2 6 6 

4 15 23 

3 25 22 

- - 4 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

22 8 19 - -

15 6 6 - -

86 23 53 5 14 

57 19 35 2 6 

34 - - - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Ove~ 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Con lime _____________________________________ formL_ 281 351 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 34 27 

$1.000 __ 498 804 acres on which used __ 567 213 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 274 319 $1.000 __ 38 25 

acres on which used __ 16 879 17 997 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ formL_ 137 145 

tonL_ 7 945 7 797 acres on which used __ 180 5 339 $1,000 __ 1 073 555 $1.000 __ 55 40 lime ____ ________ ____________________ ___ forms __ 105 141 Weeds or brush in posturL _______________ formL_ 2 7 

acres on which used __ 2 974 2 386 acres on which used __ 9 48 

tons-_ 4 355 3 583 $1.000 __ (Z) (l) 

$1,000 __ 61 38 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 6 (NA) 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to contral- acres on which used __ 35 (NA) Insects on hoy crops- ___________________ formL_ 6 7 $1.000 __ 1 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 421 188 Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control $1,000 __ 3 1 of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ formL_ 8 9 Insects on other crops __________________ formL_ 106 134 acres on which used __ 373 365 

acres on which used __ 771 745 $1,000 __ 3 2 

$1,000 __ 197 120 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ formL_ 24 80 

Nematodes in crops -- __________________ formL_ 12 12 $1.000 __ 2 6 

acres on which used __ 240 266 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 32 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 52 15 $1.000 __ 13 (NAl 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Ove~ 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percent __ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland pasture irrigated _____________ farms __ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated _______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Pasture irrigated, other than cropland pasture _ farms-_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

1974 

20 

6.2 

496 

24.8 

20 

496 

20 

416 

2 

80 

172 

0.3 

1969 

17 land irrigated by - Continued 4.2 Self-propelled sprinkler systems- ____________ forms __ 

ocres-_ 410 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms-_ 

24.1 ocres-_ 17 land in irrigated forms ______________________ ocres __ 410 Cropland ________________________________ ocres-_ 

17 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 

410 Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms-_ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

(NA) Farms wifh artificol drainoge _________________ farms __ 

Proportion of forms ____________________ percent __ 

- lond in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ acres __ 163 Average per form ______________________ ocreL_ 

0.4 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks- ___________________________________ forms-_ 

(NA) number __ 

(NA) acres __ 

1974 1969 

3 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

490 (NA) 

2 143 1 541 

1 401 1 285 

1 168 1 024 

1 (X) 

15 (X) 

32 71 

9.9 17.7 

6 301 14 479 

993 1 780 

31.0 25.0 

54 (NA) 

163 (NA) 

82 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms__ 115 96 64 

$1.000__ 4 909 3 210 699 

FO~~~e~\~i,~eotd~~~_o_~~~__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 22 18 14 

$5,000 fo $9.999. ___________________________________________________________ -_ - 16 17 2136 

$10.000 fo $29.999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ 32 30 

$30.000 fo $49.999_____________________________________________________________ 17 16 6 

$50.000 and over ________________________________ ------ ------------ ---- -------- L ___________ 2_8 _____________ 1_5 _____________ 5...J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working150 days or more ______ _ 25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less fhan 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers furnished by contractor _ 

Farms 

1974 

80 

115 } 121 

5 

2 

IV - 54 Hampshire County, Moss. 

1969 

99 

268 

22 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

364 371 1 895 } 1 248 } 2 860 687 

1 191 172 

(NA) (NA) 29 

13 (NA) (D) 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Tofal or more 149 days 25 doys 

Farms _________________ _ 211 80 115 121 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 2 754 1 895 687 172 

Number of workerL _____ _ 2 803 364 1 248 1 191 

2 337 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 26 30 17 24 

91 2 workers _________ _ 18 16 21 10 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 38 14 21 21 

5 to 9 workers _____ _ 60 11 28 23 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 69 9 28 43 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 504 617 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 42 974 49 473 

Average size of form ______ ocres __ 85 80 

Approximate land oreD _______ acres-_ Proportion in form s _____ percenL_ 528 128 528 128 

8.1 9.4 

Value of land and building. __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________ dollors __ 84 360 64 018 

167 381 103 757 

Average per ocre ________ dollors __ 1 963 1 294 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 ocres ___________________ _ 118 151 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 145 202 50 to 69 ocres _________________ _ 60 54 70 to 99 acre. _________________ _ 47 48 100 to 139 <Jcres _______________ _ 50 53 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 29 37 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 11 21 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 12 13 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 19 27 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 11 11 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 2 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

365 447 

33 466 37 834 

92 85 

528 128 528 128 

6.3 7.2 

68 580 50 942 

187 892 113 963 

2 049 1 346 

87 119 

103 135 

40 31 

32 32 

31 39 

25 28 

8 19 

12 13 

16 23 

9 8 

2 -

All forms 

1974 1969 

Land In Farms Attording 'A Us. 

Totol cropland _____________ forms __ 

ocres __ 463 540 

22 320 22 967 

Harvested cropland _______ formL_ 

ocres __ 441 475 

18 088 16 547 

Forms by ocres harvested: J to 9 ocres ________________ 188 198 

10 to 19 ocres ______________ 

20 to 29 ocres ______________ 49 56 

41 67 

30 fa 49 ocres __________ - ___ 49 63 

50 to 99 acres ______________ 62 52 100 to 199 acres ____________ 

200 to 499 acres ________ - ___ 

500 to 999 acres ____________ 

33 27 

17 10 

2 2 

1,000 acres and over ____ -_ --_ - -

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms-_ 

acres __ 127 192 

2 668 5 146 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms __ 

acreL_ 

80 88 

1 564 1 274 

Total woodJand _____________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 242 282 

14 404 16 411 

Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 344 443 

acres __ 6 250 10 095 

Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 121 134 

I 633 1 682 

~----------~------------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in caver crops, legumes, and sail-improvement grasses, nat harvested and not postured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

ocreL_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

52 

136 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 1 115 Woodland not postured __________ _ 

14 Other lond _______________________ _ 

___________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

___________________ formL_ 

acres-_ 

11 

129 

6 

471 

201 1 16; Pastureland and rangeland, other tho woodland posture ______________ _ 

n cropland and ___________________ farms __ 

6 

233 

31 

303 

151 

9 998 

47 

2 311 

2 

30 

52 

779 

180 

11 773 

62 

2 666 

ocres __ 

Improved pastureland and range/a nd _________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in hauselots, barnIats, ponds, r aads, wasteland, etc. _farms __ acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 

and over AI! farms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All farm operators ____________ number __ 504 617 365 447 forms by type of organization - Can. land in farmL _______________ acres __ 42 974 49 473 33 466 37 834 Partnership ________________ number __ (NAl (NAl Harvested cropland _________ acres-_ 18 088 16 547 15 846 14 543 land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NAl (NAl 

farms by tenure of form operator: full awners ________________ number __ 360 472 248 319 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 22 032 29 164 14 021 18 715 Other _____________________ number __ (NAl (NAl Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 6 244 6 743 4 597 5048 acres __ (NAl (NAl 

Port owners _______________ number __ 110 107 87 93 farm operators by age group:2 land in farms ______________ acres-_ 17 970 18 654 16 477 17 579 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 4 12 Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 10 088 9 035 9 496 8 761 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 27 32 

Tenants ___________________ num ber __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

34 38 30 35 

2972 1 655 2 968 1 540 

1 756 769 1 753 734 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and aver __________________ _ 

75 114 

120 157 

122 177 

84 125 Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 6.7 6.1 8.2 7.8 Average age _______________________ _ 53.4 53.5 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: l 

All form operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

3 (NAl - - 25 (NAl - - 6 (NAl - -

farm operators by place of residence: 2 

On form operated ___________________ _ On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, nat an a farm _______ _ In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

344 478 

-

2~ } - 64 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

3 (NAl - -

25 (NAl - - 6 (NAl - - - (NAl - -

farm operators reporting days of work 

off farm: l 

None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _______________________ _ 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

174 (NAl 19 31 

- 5 8 land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

- (NAl - -

- (NAl - - - (NAl - -

100 to 149 doy'-__________________ _ 150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and aver _________________ _ 

- 12 } 39 - 24 

- 119 184 

lond in farm s ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ - (NAl - - - (NAl - - farm operators by principal accupatian:2 ~m~~~~ __ ~ _______ _ 258 (NAl Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - (NAl - - Other ____________________________ _ 

- 174 (NAl 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farmL _____________ acres __ (NAl (NAl 272 368 

(NAl (NAl 25 243 29 975 

Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NAi (NAl 

- (NAl (NAl 

'1969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 2)974 data apply only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

331 387 

18 866 19 518 

319 361 

158M 14 543 

124 } 36 274 22 

35 

51 50 

33 27 

16 8 

2 2 

- -

68 III 

I 884 3 860 

52 (NAl 

1 136 1 115 

151 180 

9 998 11 773 

253 (NAl 

4 602 6 543 

118 127 

1 576 I 572 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

117 136 

7 687 9 107 

253 (NAl 

4 602 6 5431 

28 71 

768 2 247 

12 31 

334 844 

16 43 

434 I 403 

242 282 

3 834 4 296 

farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

25 38 

920 2 917 

66 37 

6 621 4 859 

2 4 

682 83 

2 11 

21 19 

51 87 

77 121 

87 127 

59 82 

53.7 52.9 

228 348 

1~ } 51 

149 (NAl 14 24 

2 5 

6 } 28 13 

41 81 

222 (NAl 75 (NAl 

1 (NAl 

11 (NAl 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Middlesex County, Mass. IV-55 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products- Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Farms by value of soles: 

591- 124 94 --' 62 113 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,00010 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

57 88 52 47 44 53 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 _______________________ _ 

136 192 

- 10 12 

Under $2,500 (see lexlL __________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 _____________________ _ 

- 35 19 

- 24 21 67 140 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see lexl) ________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 37 642 21 495 Average per form ______________ dollors_ - 74 687 34 838 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 283 J 385 

- 5 249 12 297 

- 151 

18 450 

Forest prJducts ___________________ forms-- 67 31 $1,000_ - 107 23 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ - 221 269 

$1,000_ - 13 836 9 175 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 55 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 4 915 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

58

93 1 _ 124 

61 113 

56 88 

52 47 44 48 

1 27 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

37 216 21 156 

101 962 47 328 

192 (NA) 

5 128 3 112 

134 151 

18 435 9 045 

43 26 

98 22 

147 206 

13 556 8 977 

39 72 

4 868 4 740 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ form s __ 

$1,000 __ T abaeeD ________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ form s __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Other field craps _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Livestock, paultry, and their products __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Poultry and paultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1.00L 

Hags and pigs ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, ond waoL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

192 

5 128 

2 

10 

-

-

-

-

71 

580 

15 

72 

104 

2 561 

57 

1 906 

147 

13 556 

39 

4 868 

48 

2 437 

89 

616 

"I 61~ 

20 

5 013 -' 

1969 

(NA) 

3 112 

2 

9 

-

-

-

-

71 

229 

11 

40 

92 

1 346 

57 

1 488 

206 

8 977 

72 

4 740 

85 

2 733 

(NA) 

441 

(NA) 

1 063 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with totol family income from off farm and other sources greater thon total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses 1 ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Custom work and other agricultural services _________________ forms-_ 

$I,OOL 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for farm-related income Sourcesl ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

172 (NA) 

92 (NA) 

410 (NA) 

40 45 

197 188 

6 8 

118 6 

37 68 

37 21 

10 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

27 (NA) 

207 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

58 (NA) 

60 (NA) 

323 (NA) 

25 34 

126 161 

5 2 

111 (D) 

26 57 

30 20 

8 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

155 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources' ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ 'forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries. commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions. retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

178 

2 727 

42 

470 

95 

760 

93 

327 

36 

102 

18 

68 

ISee text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Totol form production expenses- __ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $110 $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,999 ________________ _ 

~ 

-

$3,000 10 $4,999 _________________ _ $5,00010 $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 10 $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms-_ 

$1.00L Feed ingredients ____________ forms __ 

$l,OOL Whole groins ______________ form!o __ 

$1,OOL 

Hay, green chop, ond siloge __ forms __ 

$1.00L 

Animol health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms-_ 

$1,OOL 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

504 

33 409 

62 

58 

37 

42 

50 

54 } 80 

33 

88 

141 

891 

226 

7 806 

173 

7 480 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV-56 Middlesex County, Mass. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

617 365 447 

18 455 32 970 18 032 

59 1~ } 11 79 

50 13 24 

52 29 42 

99 47 96 

53 78 

278 79 88 

32 } 108 87 

187 90 153 

1 200 873 1 190 

298 142 209 

3 996 7 689 3 894 

252 133 197 

3 553 7 380 3477 

(NA) 27 15 

(NA) 106 174 

(NA) 37 19 

(NA) 116 175 

(NA) 30 42 

(NA) 87 67 

(NA) 103 (NA) 

(NA) 84 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ form s_ 

$1,000_ lime ______________________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

and oil for form business ______ forms __ $1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Diesel oi'-__________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

~~:~~e~i~, ~~df~'er~iid_:~~~ __ .forms__ 

$l,OOL 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$l,OOL Machine hire and customworL __ farms __ 

$1,OOL All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1.00L 

All forms 

1974 

290 

2 715 

353 

494 

268 

385 

(NA) 

(NA) 

477 

2 812 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

279 

8 071 

23 74 J 98 

79 

474 

10 082 

Forms wilh sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

297 223 251 

822 2 707 814 

365 271 297 

290 471 265 

(NA) 204 (NA) 

260 ~75 246 

142 58 110 

32 28 25 

609 353 445 

875 2 786 850 (NA) 345 435 

(NA) 504 318 (NA) 70 56 

(NA) 50 23 (NA) 63 125 

(NA) 59 71 

(NA) 353 445 

(NA) 2 173 437 

392 244 323 

5 063 7 951 4 986 

128 '18 31 

108 74 45 

57 63 

70 58 

568 365 443 

5 842 9 890 5 684 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Mathin.ry and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,OOL Average per form __________ dollors-_ 

Forms by value group: $lto $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ________________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ________________ _ $50,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

S.i.tI.d Mathinery and Equipm.nt 

Automobiles _______________ . __ forms-. 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Motor trucks, including pickups-. forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ___ • ___ • ________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler troctors ___________ . __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_. 

All forms 

1974 1969 

481 607 12 080 5 992 25 114 9 870 

10 22 115 216 

70 159 

1~~ } 

132 

59 78 21 

20 

327 431 

467 607 

272 427 

377 488 

948 1 024 

332 442 

'~1 460 917 976 176 254 46 

55 

3 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

351 441 

10 834 5 211 30 867 11 815 

6~ } 136 

42 121 

78 109 

65 31 

57 32 

21 } 19 12 

247 318 361 446 

217 311 

286 375 810 865 281 370 

291 334 

763 751 162 209 41 42 47 51 

3 3 

S.i.tI.d Mathinery & Equip. - (on. 

Groin and bean combines, seff-propelled _. _. ___________ forms. 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Mower conditioners __________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and setf-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farms __ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ -

-

All forms 

1974 

-

-

-

'il 

60 

69 

30 

117 

121 

27 

44 

49 

17 

61 

71 

22 

forms wilh sales of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

2 - 1 

3 - 2 

1 - -

14 7 8 

18 7 8 

13 - 6 

6 6 

7 9 

3 7 

(NA) 40 (NA) 

(NA) 46 (NA) 

(NA) 23 (NA) 

123 88 100 

132 92 108 

39 26 32 

(NA) 33 43 

(NA) 36 50 

(NA) 13 24 

(NA) 51 44 

(NA) 60 50 

(NA) 19 25 

TobIe 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any collie. hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969_ Collie and calves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 10 4 ____________________ 1974_ 5 to 9 ____________________ 1974_ -

- 1010 19 ~ _________________ 1974_ 2010 49 __________________ 1974_ - 50 10 99 __________________ 1974_ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974_ - 200 to 499 ________________ 1974_ - 500 and over _____ £ ________ 1974 __ 

Cows ond heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ Beef - cows ________________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Milk cows ________________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Doiry producls sold _______________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1~4 _____________ _ 

_____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ W~~ ____________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1.2 _____________ _ 

3.4 _____________ _ 5~9 _____________ _ 10 to 19 _________________________ _ - 

____________ _ 

~~~------------- 100 to 199 _______________________ _ WO~~9 ___________ _ 

500 and ovor _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

255 

180 

193 

152 

146 

27 

17 

22 

46 

21 

14 

5 

-

135 

120 

83 

(NA) 

66 

102 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

83 

36 

19 

14 

7 

5 

1 

1 

-

66 

15 

1 

-

4 

30 

12 

3 

1 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

forms wilh sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 153 (X) 221 (X) 

(X) 116 (X) 157 (X) 

(X) 131 DO 172 (X) 

6 592 96 5 743 127 2 660 6 486 110 6 061 135 4 119 

65 9 20 40 90 111 2 15 26 168 274 14 171 20 291 1 425 33 1 058 29 850 1 394 20 1 304 9 612 1 877 13 1 729 2 (0) 

1 446 5 1 446 1 (D) 

- - - - -

3 954 91 3 584 (NA) (NA) 4 245 101 4 078 (NA) (NA) 1 266 45 1 027 (NA) (NA) 425 23 411 (NA) (NA) 2 688 56 2 557 (NA) (NA) 3 820 87 3 667 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

1 266 45 1 027 Collie sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 79 17 36 1 to 4 ________________________ 

115 9 53 5 to 9 ________________________ 

183 7 89 101019 ______________________ 

178 5 138 20 10 49 ______________________ 

335 5 335 50 10 99 ______________________ 

(D) 1 (D) 100 10 199 ____________________ 

(D) I (D) 20010499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

2 688 56 2 557 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 19 8 11 lor 2 ________________________ 

3 - - 3 or 4 ________________________ 

- - - 5to 9 ________________________ 

61 4 61 10 to 19 ______________________ 

997 29 951 20 to 49 ______________________ 

888 11 814 5010 99 ______________________ 

(D) 3 (D) 100 to 199 ____________________ 

(0) 1 (0) 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

147 DO 13 556 

107 (X) 1 237 132 (X) (NA) 

89 2 453 616 111 3 805 441 

11 26 8 20 133 33 

18 258 49 

29 850 183 

8 537 105 2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

48 (X) 2 437 85 DO 2 733 

Sales. 1974- Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollors Forms Number (1,000) 

84 1 357 552 

25 61 23 25 170 55 16 203 71 14 383 171 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

- - -

60 1 096 63 

7 9 1 6 21 2 10 62 5 13 159 7 21 626 41 2 119 4 1 100 5 - - - - - -

Middlesex County, Mass. IV - 57 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk he~ers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento$'- Farms with sales of 2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

66 1 534 78 1 403 

26 418 

44 1 116 

57 625 74 580 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

1010 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

2010 49-______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99-______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs ---------____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 10 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 5 10 L _______________________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

2510 4L _____________________________ 1974 __ 5010 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ---_________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 49L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goals ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All farms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Forms Number 

49 7 414 34 7 176 

38 12 8271 27 12 508 

20 38 9 21 3 18 1 5 4 60 4 60 

2 75 1 45 4 (D) 4 (0) 

7 933 6 755 2 (D) 2 (D) 

7 5 650 7 5 650 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

32 651 10 182 

35 455 11 90 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 4 (NA) (NA) 6 76 75 468 40 327 

116 603 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

34 8 813 

33 12 792 

3 3 

3 21 

3 47 

3 118 

7 460 

5 591 

3 1 030 

7 6 543 

6 971 

7 536 

21 301 

22 278 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

17 161 

24 63 

SalesFarms wilh sales of $2,500 and over 

forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

10 70 18 

3 39 (NA) 

8 34 12 

1 16 3 

1 20 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

29 8672 619 

26 12 007 (NA) 

1 1 (Z) 

2 12 1 

3 47 2 

3 118 6 

5 330 17 

5 591 40 

3 1 030 61 

7 6 543 492 

6 971 19 

6 510 (NA) 

5 95 (NA) 

6 80 (NA) 

5 108 '532 7 (X) 2 

1 4 (Z) 

1 27 (NA) 

14 158 120 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ Olher hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes I yeor old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

tPounds of wool. 

19 

18 

34 

25 

7 

7 

4 

852 

1 254 

6 324 

11 254 

62 

109 

11 

litters of pigs farrowed between- December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 22 912 19 889 1969 __ 24 1 435 19 1 390 

December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 18 435 16 429 1969 __ 20 714 17 691 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 20 477 17 460 1969 __ 23 721 19 699 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poullry ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and puliels of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- . 110 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

40010 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 10 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,20010 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10.000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 10 49.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50.000 10 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100.000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poullry and poullry producls sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 58 Middlesex County, Mass. 

All forms 

Forms 

81 

(NA) 

78 

92 

72 

91 

41 

9 

5 

3 

4 

5 

4 

-

1 

4 

3 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

form s with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number forms Number 

(X) « (X) 

(X) 72 (X) 

464 282 41 459 993 

644911 64 640 986 

365 700 40 362 042 

519 516 63 516 121 

1 078 13 390 

1 775 6 1 425 

5 100 5 5 100 

(D) 2 (D) 

24 000 4 24 000 

60 714 5 60 714 

143 113 4 143 113 

- - -

(D) 1 (D) 

9 767 3 9 567 

39 000 3 39 000 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number forms Number 

« (X) 36 (X) 

(NA) (X) 70 (X) 

39 356 770 31 354 016 

65 677 140 58 673 116 

38 332 730 30 330 016 

62 366 630 56 363 406 

10 312 3 218 

3 300 3 300 8 5 307 8 5 307 

2 (D) 1 (D) 

7 41 920 7 41 920 

4 43 871 4 43 871 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

3 148 000 3 148 000 

55 4 915 39 4 868 

(NA) (NA) 72 4 740 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 
Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Farm. with sales oi $2,500 and over Forms with soles of $2,500 ond over 

Hens and pullets oi laying ogo ____________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

~:~~ ~~~ ~~~~eh~rg ~g~k::01ugc~~~d_u_c~~o_n- = ~~~!=-

Pullets 3 month. old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans ior beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushelsl _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for groin _____________ _ 

Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (poundsl _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons for sole _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sole _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ (orn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Aliolio hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

40 362 042 30 330 016 

63 516 121 56 363 406 

39 (0) 29 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

10 89 941 2 (D) 

16 124 365 2 (D) 

4 8 010 1 (0) 

6 82 805 - -

Tobie 10, Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

52 50 

1 - - - - -

- 1 

2 1 

- =1 -

21 (NA) 

- (NA) 

174 217 

141 112 

68 59 

43 25 

155 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

4 - 104 

40 47 1 543 

3 4 43 

- - - - (NA) - 44 52 1 532 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for sloughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey ~i~~?b~::~~~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=== hens for breeding _____________ : 1974 ~;!== __ 1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All iorms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

1 775 1 432 

30 -

- -

- - - 10 

2 2 

-

- =1 128 (NA) I - (NA) 

10 106 8 984 

3 319 3 283 I 1 961 2 184 

92 71 

1 073 838 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- 4 160 -

1 331 25 591 22.974 

13 (X) (X) 

- - -

- (X) (X) 

1 906 4 394 5 543 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

4 4 250 7 17 600 

3 630 II 20 510 

4 4 250 7 17 350 

3 2 250 5 (0) 

1 2 000 3 (0) 

- - 1 250 

I 125 3 760 

2 (X) 2 (X) 

8 (X) 3 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(XI (X) 

-

-

- 600 I (X) (X) 

-

=1 -

24 602 (NA) I - (NA) 

19 650 17 853 

(X) 

(X) (X) I 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated lond 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - 3 2 14 65 

1 - 13 -

- - - - - (NA) - -

1 - 1 -

Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved pasture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Wheat (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ Soybeans ior beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts ior nuts (poundsl _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crop,-_________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

. Tobacco (pound.) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightl ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons ior '01"-_______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchard. _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

68 

111 

12 

31 

47 

48 

-

-

-

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

109 

136 

1 

1 

-

-

-

-

18 

17 

105 

93 

43 

47 

Acres 

1 884 

3 860 

334 

844 

1 690 

1 344 

-

-

-

10 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8 265 

7 330 

20 

4 

-

-

-

- 108 

33 

3 194 

3 098 

1 875 

2 124 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Dato 

Quantity 

(X) 

DO 

(X) 

DO 

DO 

DO 

DO 

(X) 

-

600 

-

-

-

-

-

-

DO 

-

-

-

-

16 792 

15 872 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 23 173 

5 949 

(X) 

00 

(X) 

00 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres forms 

2 10 14 

2 20 24 

- - 1 

- - 13 

4 27 40 

2 65 43 - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 45 42 

- - 46 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 5 34 15 

5 9 14 

45 987 94 

51 1 177 90 

7 87 35 

3 60 44 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

221 14 46 - - 718 22 99 3 47 

31 1 5 - - 254 13 57 - - 1 549 37 436 4 30 1 212 39 485 7 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

- - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 2 792 40 464 2 15 2 739 40 477 6 63 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 107 15 93 2 19 31 (NA) 27 (NA) -

3 160 94 1 112 4 42 2 941 89 1 546 11 75 1 572 34 215 3 6 2 081 41 283 8 57 

Middlesex County, Mass. IV-59 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

forms 

24 

22 

134 

151 

-

Acres Quantity 

72 (X) 

67 (X) 

1 017 (X) 

764 (X) 

- (X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

11 62 12 13 61 lA 75 300 89 

78 176 112 

- - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry Liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

65 12 25 - - 61 14 21 - - 448 61 153 56 29 

250 91 132 36 26 

- - - - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Totol chemical costs. including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Can lime _____________________________________ formL_ 283 335 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 46 60 $1,000 __ 846 511 acres an which used __ 555 765 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms __ 271 271 $1,000 __ 109 72 acres an which used __ 10 436 10 321 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms-_ 77 84 tons __ 2 825 3 429 acres on which used __ 3 925 2 903 $1,000 __ 471 265 $1,000 __ 47 31 lime ___________________________________ forms __ 58 110 Weeds or brush in posture ________________ forms-_ 4 4 acres on which used __ 1 579 1 566 acres on which used __ 30 73 tons __ 2 075 2 297 $1,000 __ 1 (Z) 

$1.000 __ 28 25 Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 7 (NA) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control1~ I acres on which used __ 55 (NA) Insects on hoy crops-___________________ forms __ 3 $1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 800 Chemicals for defoliation or for' growth control $1,000 __ 4 (Z) of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ 16 20 Insects on other crops __________________ forms-_ 117 117 acres on which used __ 508 430 acres on which used __ 3 364 3 834 $1,000 __ 9 6 $1,000 __ 157 99 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 25 59 Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 3 17 $1,000 __ 11 6 acres on which used __ 31 71 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 27 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 2 4 $1.000 __ 6 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ ocreL_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms-. 

ocreL_ 

1974 

118 

32.3 

1 576 

13.4 

118 

576 

118 

548 

2 

10 

3 

18 

049 

0.7 

1 

32 

1969 

127 land irrigated by - Continued 28.4 Self-propelled sprinkler systems-____________ forms-_ 

1 572 

12.3 

127 

572 

125 

538 

2 

acres __ 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

land in irrigated forms ______________________ ocres __ Craplond _____________________________ • __ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ • ___________ acres __ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms-_ 

20 acres irrigated in most recent year __ (Ntl forms with ortificol droinogL ________________ forms __ Proportion of farms _________ • __________ percent __ 

- land in farms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ ocres __ 

000 Average per form _________ • ___ • ________ ocres __ 

0.6 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ___________ • ________________________ farms __ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

number __ 

ocres __ 

1974 1969 

30 (NA) 

366 (NA) 

85 (NA) 

1 092 (NA) 

7 566 8 612 

4 765 4 318 

4 103 3 417 

1 (X) 

40 (X) 

39 72 

10.7 16.1 

7 409 11 105 

824 1 633 

21.1 22.6 

66 (NA) 

141 (NA) 

90 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Nat secured by real estate 

Farms with debt owed by farm operator (see textl ________________________________ formL_ 106 85 51 

$1,000__ 6 995 5 509 485 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000__________________________________________________________________ 21 17 18 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 12 8 8 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 28 27 10 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 19 15 5 $50,000 and over ______________________________________________________________ L.. ___________ 2_6 _____________ 1_8 _____________ 10..J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less thon 25 doy,- _____ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Farms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Farms 

1974 

172 

124 } 115 

18 

10 

IV - 60 Middlesex County, Mass. 

1969 

216 

252 

31 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

1 196 1 038 6866 } 

957 } 1 877 893 4 986 

1 244 192 

(NA) (NA) 74 45 

76 (NA) 59 (NA) 

1974 hired ferm workers working150 days 25 to less than 

Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 244 172 124 115 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 7 951 6 866 893 192 Number of workerL _____ _ 3 397 1 196 957 1 244 

Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 29 48 24 11 2 workers _________ _ 25 35 14 19 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 45 38 29 27 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 57 30 29 16 

10 workers and aver _ 88 21 28 42 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 172 233 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 11 965 17 755 Average size of form ______ acres __ 70 76 

Approximate land areo _______ acres-_ 252 160 252 160 Proportion in farms _____ percenL_ 4.7 7.0 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________ dollors __ 23 015 19 831 

1)3 Ao6 85 112 Average per Dcre ________ dollorL_ I 924 1 117 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 52 58 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 56 91 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 12 13 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 17 16 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 12 15 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 6 13 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 4 3 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 3 7 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 7 12 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 2 4 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ I I 2,000 Dcres and aver ____________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

(ropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ forms __ 

DcreL_ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms-_ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Ta101 woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 

122 

9 111 

75 

252 160 

3.6 

16 830 

137 949 

1 847 

35 

38 

9 

12 

II 

4 

1969 

145 

12 551 

87 

252 160 

5.0 

14 876 102 591 

1 185 

42 

46 

8 

6 

13 

10 

Land in Farms According 10 Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 fo 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1.000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farmL_ 

acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

151 193 

4 713 7 656 

137 147 

3 309 5 007 

67 62 

17 25 

13 8 

15 21 

18 12 

6 16 

1 3 

- -

- -

52 105 

875 I 946 

27 43 

529 703 

2 Total woodland _____________ farms __ 70 126 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

5 

9 

3 

I 

1974 1969 

acreL_ Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Irrigated land ______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

5 214 7 845 

123 154 

2 038 2 254 

40 29 

385 453 

18 

489 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

6 

111 

2 

25 

3 

49 

10 

304 

48 

3 642 

10 

661 

438 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

7 

157 

16 

278 

73 

5 320 

25 

1 091 

acres __ 

Other lond _______________________ _ ___________________ farms._ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other tho woodland pasture ______________ _ 

n cropland and ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Improved pastureiand and rangela nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and range land _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in hauselats, barnlats, ponds, r aads. wasteland, etc. _ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form aperatars ____________ number __ 172 233 122 145 Forms by type of organization - Can. Land in farms ________________ acres __ II 965 17 755 9 111 12 551 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 3 309 5 007 2 711 4 088 Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Farms by tenure of farm operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 128 187 81 105 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms _. ____________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAI 

Land in farms- _____________ acres __ 6 225 10 987 3 467 6 098 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NAI Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 1 519 2 329 980 I 506 acreL. (NA) (NA) 

Part owners _______________ number __ 33 33 31 29 Form operators by age graup:l Land in farms ______________ acres __ 5 548 5 557 5 453 5 294 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 4 - Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 1 709 2 193 I 651 2 103 25 to 34 yeors _____________________ _ 3 20 Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acr~ __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

II 13 10 11 192 I 211 191 1 159 

81 485 80 479 

6.4 5.5 8.2 7.5 

35 to 44 yeors _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

Average age _______________________ _ 

24 41 38 73 41 63 34 36 55.4 52.5 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure:' All form operatars __________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

I (NA) - - 10 (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

On form aperated ___________________ _ 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

107 186 

i} 22 

Full awners ________________ number._ 

Land in farms-_____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms-_____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Tenants ______________ • ____ number __ 

I (NA) - -

10 (NA) - -

- (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NAI - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm: l None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and aver __________________ _ 

60 (NAI 

2 9 5 2 

~} 14 

39 84 

Land in farm s. _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

Farm operators by principal accupatian:l Farming ___________________________ _ 

Other _____________________________ _ 92 (NA) 

52 (NA) 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in formL _____________ ocres __ (NA) (NA) 84 121 (NA) (NAI 7 007 9 798 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market ______________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts __________________________ _ 

(NAI (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1)969 data are anlv for farms operated by Blocks. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

105 112 

3 985 5 995 

96 103 

2 711 4 088 

41 } 11 75 11 

11 

17 11 

4 15 

I 2 

- - - -

33 45 

785 1 469 

18 (NAI 

489 438 

48 73 

3 642 5 320 

84 (NA) 

I 484 1 236 

25 26 

351 331 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

41 55 

2 981 4 229 

84 (NA) 

I 484 1 236 

14 18 

557 421 

9 11 181 323 

7 7 

376 98 

80 95 

927 815 

Forms with so les of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

12 8 1 630 933 

23 10 

344 280 

3 6 130 1 540 

2 - I 5 14 21 25 47 30 47 

24 25 56.9 54.2 

68 114 3 } 3 19 3 

44 (NA) 

2 6 4 2 3 } 8 5 

14 27 

69 (NAI 

27 (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto Norfolk County, Mass. IV-61 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

Farms by value of sales: 

12 } 31 - 26 

- 18 36 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _____________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _____________________ _ 

- 23 28 

- 24 24 

- 18 20 

$10,00010 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ $2,500 10 $4,999 _______________________ _ 

51 94 

- 7 4 

Under $2,500 (see lext) ___________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 _____________________ _ 

- 13 2 

- 14 13 

- 17 75 

$1,50010 $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see lexlL _______________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 5 130 4 591 Average per farm ______________ dollars-- 29 828 19 702 

- 68} 

104 

- 409 I 912 

- 56 

- 2 744 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms- II 8 $1,000_ - 19 5 

LivestOCk, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ - 93 144 $1,000_ - I 958 2 674 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms- - 32 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 618 (NA) 

Farms wilh sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

121 25 _ 31 

17 36 

23 28 24 24 

18 17 

3 9 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

4 997 4 248 

40 957 29 294 

43 (NA) 

381 390 

45 38 2 732 I 456 

7 2 16 4 

63 91 

I 867 2 397 

23 36 

606 I 204 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ T abaeeo ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ (otton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ form 5-_ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

43 (NA) 

381 390 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

21 16 

66 57 

2 1 

2 (l) 

24 25 

226 208 

9 18 

88 125 

63 91 

I 867 2 397 

23 36 

606 I 204 

20 35 

663 829 

32 (NA) 

131 215 

"1 (NA) 

10: 

149 

360 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before toxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Custamwark and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Government form pragrams ____________________ . ________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farm5-_ 

$1,OOL 

Expenses for form-related income sources! ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

60 

27 

53 

16 

32 

I 

I 

7 

I 

4 

4 

5 

15 

8 

12 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

17 

25 

3 

15 

26 

6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

19 (NA) 

20 (NA) 

51 (NA) 

II 8 

31 16 

I 3 I 15 

5 11 

I 5 

3 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources:2 ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

52 

972 

9 

473 

27 

353 

27 

55 

12 

33 

11 

57 

15ee text. :21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

Total farm production expenses ___ forms-

$1,000_ - Forms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,999 ________________ _ - $2,000 to $2,99L _______________ _ $3,00010 $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $10.000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Whole groins ____________ ._ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms __ 

$I,OOL 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$I,OOL 

IV - 62 Norfolk County, Mass. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

172 

4 077 

32 

19 

15 

9 

26 

24 } 15 

13 

19 

68 

218 

96 

827 

86 

761 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

1969 

233 

4 236 

31 

38 

15 

18 

42 

89 

106 

296 

165 

I 188 

131 

I 076 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

122 145 3 949 3 849 

~} 2 

12 9 

7 14 

23 34 

24 26 

13 33 

13 } 19 27 

43 67 

207 286 

64 91 

791 1 070 

63 88 

730 970 

10 6 

32 10 

11 7 

11 21 

13 23 

18 69 

31 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs, plants. and trees purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ U~ ___________ fu~~ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Diesel aiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

~~:~~e~;, ~rne3f~'er~iid_~~~~ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwark ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 1 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

87 90 58 72 

319 228 314 223 109 117 70 83 89 80 80 61 

72 (NA) 52 (NA) 

23 36 20 28 (NA) 58 15 30 (NA) 11 4 6 

165 229 120 145 

324 189 314 175 (NA) (NA) 120 144 

(NA) (NA) 113 74 (NA) (NA) 20 17 (NA) (NA) 7 3 (NA) (NA) 18 31 

(NA) (NA) 10 II 

(NA) (NA) 120 145 (NA) (NA) 184 88 

74 138 65 102 

757 869 746 792 

II J 27 5 3 15 3 4 

10 13 

4 8 

155 200 121 140 

511 1 335 1 456 1 201 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All M.c~l .. ry I.d Eq,I,.,., 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999-_________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999-_________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $29,999 _______ " ________ _ $30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selecl.d Machi •• ry lid Eqoi,,,,., 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Motor trucks, including pickups __ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, numbeL_ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ form s __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

160 227 2 405 I 928 

15 031 8 494 

I 26 44 105 

31 40 

~: } 37 

10 19 3 

4 

108 144 

154 207 

88 136 

132 170 

253 315 78 120 

'~1 147 

239 313 27 106 

19 

25 

3 

Forms wilh soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

112 143 

I 921 I 542 17 148 10 782 

2! } 66 

16 29 

42 31 

15 5 8 5 

~} 7 

75 98 

108 142 

61 97 

98 119 

200 240 

67 89 

88 92 

181 198 

25 73 

12 II 16 12 

3 8 

S.I.ct.d Machin.ry & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, seff~propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup bolers ________________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ form s __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel fype _____________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

- - - - - -

=1 I 

2 

2 

l J 

23 (NA) 

30 (NA) 

II (NA) 

48 53 

51 60 

14 27 

16 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

I (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

- -

- -

- -

- - - -

- -

I 1 

1 2 

- 2 

16 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

35 40 

38 44 

13 20 

12 16 

12 18 

5 II 

10 15 

10 15 

I 9 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms 

Any liveslock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 98 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 73 

1969__ 112 Cottle ond calves ___ . ___________ 1974__ 55 

1969__ 75 Forms with- 1104 ____________________ 1974__ 14 5 to 9 ____________________ 1974__ 2 

101019-_________________ 1974__ 12 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974__ 13 

501099 __________________ 1974__ 12 

10010199 ________________ 1974__ I 

200 to 499-_______________ 1974__ I 

500 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows ond heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974__ 47 

1969__ 68 Beef COws ________________ 1974__ 28 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 31 

1969__ 43 

Dairy praducls sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

101019-________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

50 10 99-________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

M.~~ _____________ _ 

forms with- 1~2 _____________ _ 

3~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

SO 10 99 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ WO~.9 ___________ _ 500 ond over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

forms 

28 

14 

7 

3 

3 

I 

31 

5 

4 

3 

2 

II 

5 

I 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2,500 All forms ond over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(JO 66 (X) 93 (X) 

(X) 46 (X) 61 (X) 

(1O 53 (X) 90 (X) 

I 867 37 I 585 44 793 2 961 50 2 611 63 705 

36 14 12 38 12 8 49 

151 6 69 9 124 412 13 412 12 373 840 10 674 3 209 (D) I (D) 

(D) I (0) 

160 34 015 (NA) (NA) 

912 47 765 (NA) (NA) 

280 16 221 (NA) (NA) 

590 16 552 (NA) (NA) 

880 25 794 (NA) (NA) 

322 37 213 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (l() (NA) (X) 

Invenlory, 1974 

Number 

280 

29 

52 

34 

80 

85 

880 

9 

15 

20 

36 

355 

(0) 

(0) 

Forms wilh soles of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

16 221 Co",e sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with7 13 I 104 ___________ . ___________ _ 

3 D 5~9 ___________ _ 

2 20 101019 _____________________ _ 

3 80 20 10 49 _____________________ _ 

I 85 501099 _____________________ _ 

100 10199 ___________________ _ 200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

25 794 Colves solL ______________________ _ 

Forms with- 4 8 1~2 ___________ _ 

2 r 3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

2 

I 

II 

15 5 to 9 _______________________ _ 

19 101019 _____________________ _ 

355 201049 _____________________ _ 

4 

I 

(0) 501099 _____________________ _ 

(0) 100 10199 ___________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

63 (X) I 867 

42 (X) 237 

53 (X) (NA) 

32 716 131 

50 528 215 

6 18 3 4 23 8 

8 114 25 II 352 35 3 209 61 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

20 (X) 663 35 (X) 829 

Soles, 1974-

Forms with soles of $2,500 ond over 

Forms 

28 

25 

2 

4 

5 

4 

10 

Number 

345 

27 

42 

88 

108 

80 

371 

4 

14 

25 

54 

274 

Norfolk County, Mass. 

Dollors 

(1.000) 

121 

8 

13 

27 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

(Z) 

I 

I 

I 

7 

IV-63 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 197 4 and 1969 - Continued 

Herrers ond heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ------- _________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento$'- Forms with soles of 2,500 and over 

farms Number 

26 460 44 656 

10 137 

18 323 

18 110 29 190 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 19L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 49L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies- _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

forms Number Forms Number 

31 1 276 19 1 231 

22 1 245 8 I 060 

17 34 6 14 

3 21 3 21 2 48 2 48 

3 76 2 51 

2 140 2 140 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

1 200 1 200 

I (0) 1 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

23 334 9 150 

40 866 7 458 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 1 5 

22 341 9 290 

49 378 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

farms Number 

19 1 626 

12 1 529 

2 4 

I 8 

9 153 

- -

I 50 

3 300 

2 (D) 

I ' (D) 

6 406 

3 60 

14 182 

30 578 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

7 109 

14 45 

Solesforms with sales of $2,500 and over 

forms Number Dollars (l,000) 

6 110 51 

3 110 (NA) 

4 14 6 

I 16 (D) 

- - - 1 80 (0) 

- - -

- - - - - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (l,000) 

14 1 564 101 

8 I 433 (NA) 

I 2 (Z) 

1 8 I 

5 93 6 

- - - 1 50 4 

3 300 22 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

4 368 11 

2 30 (NA) 

7 119 (NA) 

7 390 (NA) 

7 146 '702 

8 (X) 5 

- - - 1 5 (NA) 

4 106 357 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs ond pigs used or to be used for breeding __ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lombs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes J yeor old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

R.oms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

13 

7 

16 1 

8 

5 

9 

5 

162 litters of pigs farrowed between148 December 1 of preceding year ond November 30 _1974 __ 

069 1969 __ 

912 December 1 of preceding year ond May 31-___ 1974 __ 

40 1969 __ 

103 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

7 1969 __ 

17 204 13 197 

10 230 7 194 

13 109 9 103 

9 140 6 126 

Il 95 10 94 

10 90 7 68 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Anv poultrv ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of loving age ________ 1974 __ . 1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 39L ___________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ J 974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 64 Norfolk County, Mass. 

All forms 

Forms 

42 

(NA) 

39 

47 

38 

44 

14 

10 

6 

2 

6 

-

-

-

-

6 

4 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 24 (X) 

(X) 34 (X) 

38 727 21 37 086 

162 384 32 145 421 

37 642 20 36 051 

138 333 31 124 527 

334 2 51 

2 058 5 1 150 

6 500 5 6 100 

(D) 2 (D) 

(D) 6 (D) 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - - 606 3 256 

(D) 4 32 100 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Soles 

All forms forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

26 (X) 22 (X) 

(NA) (X) 36 (X) 

23 16 799 19 15 815 

34 88 909 29 80 909 

23 16 799 19 15 815 

34 88 303 29 80 309 

3 60 3 60 

7 1 774 3 790 

10 9 285 10 9 285 

3 5 680 3 5 680 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - 3 609 2 209 

7 226 000 7 226 000 

32 61B 23 606 

(NAl (NA) 36 1 204 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Hen, and pullel, of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hen, for loble or morkel egg produclion _1974 __ Hens for holching egg produclion _______ 1974 __ 

Pullel, 3 monlhs old Dr older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rooslers and mole chicken, for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullel chick, and pullel, under 3 monlh, 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsl ____________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushelsl _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ CoNan (bolesl ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (poundsl _____________________ _ 

Iri,h pololoe, (hundredweighll ___________ _ Sweelpololoes (bushelsl ________________ _ Hoy crops (Ions, dryl __________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons for sole _ Lond in orchords ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushelsl ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (ton" dryl _________________ _ 

Table II. Irrigation and 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ Improved po,lure ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purpo,e, _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghum, for all purpo,e,-________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushel,l __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

001, (bu,hel,l ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bu'hel'l-_________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bu,helsl ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Olher ,moll groin, for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybean, for beans (bu'hel'l _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Peonuls for nul, (pound,l _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dryl _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crop'-_________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ collon (bole,l ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pound,l ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Iri'h polo IDe, (hundredweighlL ____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, ar melons for 'ole ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchard, _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Form, wilh ,ole, of $2.500 and over 

Inventory Sale, 

Forms Number Forms Number 

20 36 051 19 15 815 

31 124 527 29 80 309 

20 36 049 19 15 815 

1 2 - -

3 1 035 - - 2 (ol - -

- - - -

1 290 - -

Table 10_ Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

15 15 

2 - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

8 (NAl 

- (NAl 

64 92 

36 33 

14 15 

6 12 

54 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

I - 12 12 13 251 

- - - - - - 2 (HAl 12 18 33 643 

Turkey, _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for sloughler ________________ 1974 __ 

Heovy breed ______________________ 1974 __ lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

297 411 

12 -

- - - - - - - - -

=1 -

7 (NAl 

- (NA) 

2 326 3 927 

478 361 

120 139 

5 41 

114 124 

Forms with soles of $2.500 Dnd over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- 120 - 335 3 397 3 846 

- (Xl (Xl 

- - - - (Xl 00 1 282 I 955 2 438 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

5 720 4 9 550 

2 40 6 3 250 

5 720 4 9 550 

4 700 4 9 550 

1 20 - -

- - - - 2 32 - -

3 (Xl 2 (Xl 

5 (Xl - (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (Xl 

(X) (Xl 

- - - -

- - (X) (Xl 

- - - - I 392 (HAl 

- (HAl 

5 433 6 961 

(X) (X) 

(Xl (Xl 

(Xl (Xl 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (HAl - - 1 2 50 28 

Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Irrigated land 

TOlol Ory liquid 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

33 785 ()C) 21 10 259 10 53 45 469 (Xl 20 18 439 18 126 9 181 (Xl I 3 62 3 12 11 323 (Xl 1 20 I 10 13 263 (Xl 10 243 10 109 13 335 (Xl 11 311 8 96 2 12 (Xl 

(Xl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NA) (NAl 

(Xl (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

45 1 811 4 476 50 11 432 10 67 4 53 3 221 5 900 33 15 681 15 192 6 ()() 

(Xl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 242 1 550 (NAl (NAl 

24 442 (Xl 206 23 440 23 214 25 241 (Xl 133 24 238 23 90 12 10 111 (Xl 11 5 86 5 15 11 132 (Xl 11 10 122 10 41 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Norfolk County, Mass. IV-65 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

3 

7 

45 

38 

1 

Acres 

I 

38 

92 

123 

7 

Irrigated land 

Quantity forms Acres 

(Xl 2 1 (Xl 4 36 (Xl 22 59 (Xl 17 92 

(Xl - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Tolal Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

2 1 2 1 - - 5 37 5 5 - - 25 73 29 27 12 6 

25 107 20 87 10 4 

- - - - - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Totol chemical cosls, including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control- (on lime _____________________________________ forms __ 77 90 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 7 12 $1.000 __ 100 89 acres on which used __ 101 83 Commercial fertilizer ___________ .- __________ formL_ 70 74 $1.000 __ 3 2 acres on which used __ 610 966 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms-_ 17 19 tons-_ 508 680 acres on which used __ 331 183 $1.000 __ 80 61 $1,000 __ 3 2 lime _________ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ ___ farms __ 15 30 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 149 388 acres on which used __ tons __ 267 630 $1.000 __ 

$1.000 __ 4 6 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms-_ 2 (NAl 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- acres on which used __ 10 (NAl Insects on hoy crops ____________________ farms __ 2 2 $1.000 __ (ll (NAl 

acres on which used __ 62 44 Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control $1,000 __ (ll (ll of craps or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 2 Insects on other crops __________________ farms-_ 22 35 acres on which used __ 12 ocres on which used __ 261 422 $1,000 __ (ll 

$1.000 __ 8 14 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 6 27 

Nemotodes in crops _________ farms __ 2 1 $1.000 __ 1 2 

acres on which used __ 31 1 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 9 (NAl 

$1.000 __ (ll (ll $1,000 __ 1 (NAl 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ formL_ 

Proportion of form s _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ formL_ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland pasture irrigated ______________ farms __ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms-_ 

ocreL_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ formL_ 

ocres-_ 

1974 

25 

20.5 

351 

14.0 

25 

350 

25 

329 

1 

21 

236 

0.7 

4 

37 

1969 

26 

17.9 

331 

12.7 

26 

331 

26 

311 

1 

20 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other sprinkler system s ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ land in irrigated farms ______________________ acreL_ 

Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated belween 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

(NAl Farms wilh ortificol droinogL ________________ form'-_ 

Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 

- land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

276 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 

0.8 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 

(NAl 

(NAl 

number __ 

ocres __ 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 

1974 1969 

5 (NAl 

55 (NAl 

18 (NAl 

263 (NAl 

896 1 608 

387 1 045 

360 789 

2 (Xl 

16 (Xl 

8 17 

6.6 11.7 

040 2 843 

118 396 

14.8 23.2 

17 (NAl 

44 (NAl 

80 (NAl 

1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by farm operator (see text) ________________________________ farms-_ 29 

$1,000__ 859 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ 2 

$5.000 10 $9,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ 5 

$10,000 10 $29,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ 11 

18 

576 

20 

284 

4 

4 

9 $30,000 10 $49.999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ 7 3 

$50,000 and over --------------------------------------------------------------L.. ____________ 4 _________________________ ---' 

Tobie 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working150 days or more ______ _ 25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less thon 25 doys ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Farms 

1974 

30 

32 } 25 

5 

-

IV-66 Norfolk County, Mass. 

1969 

52 

80 

3 

(NAl 

Workers Dollors (1.000l 

1974 1969 1974 

167 145 605 } 113 } 291 105 

262 36 

(NAl (NAl 3 

- (NAl -

1974 hired form workers working150 days 2510 less than 

1969 Tolal or more 149 days 25 doys 

Forms _________________ _ 65 30 32 25 

Cash wages paid _ $1.000 __ 746 605 105 36 Number of workers ______ _ 542 167 113 262 

792 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 17 12 9 7 

4 2 workers _________ _ 10 3 7 2 3 or -4 workers _____ _ 11 7 10 4 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 10 4 3 4 

(NAl 10 workers and over _ 17 4 3 8 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 532 721 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 77 404 78 961 

Average size of form ______ ocres-_ 145 110 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres-_ Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 418 688 418 688 

18.5 18.9 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dollors __ 65 120 52 906 

122 406 73 378 

Average per acre ________ dollors __ 841 670 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 82 164 IOta 49 acres _________________ _ 183 249 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 51 62 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 44 69 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 62 57 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 26 32 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 18 21 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 16 16 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 25 29 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 17 12 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 4 8 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 4 2 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres-_ 

(ropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ formL_ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

392 

70 677 

180 

418 688 

16.9 

57 458 

146 ;77 

813 

49 

114 

34 

40 

53 

20 

17 

16 

25 

17 

3 

4 

1969 

459 

69 379 

151 

418 688 

16.6 

45 303 

98 698 

653 

86 

125 

39 

44 

55 

25 

20 

16 

28 

12 

7 

2 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

Land In Farm. According 10 U .. 

Total crapland _____________ farmsacres-_ Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ________ -- ---- 30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres __________ ----

100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ________ - __ _ 

500 10 999 acres ________ ---- 1.000 acres and over _______ _ - Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ forms __ ocres __ 

Total waodland _____________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Irrigated land ______________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

36 (NA) Total woodland - Continued 

882 965 Woodland not pastured __________ _ 

12 

396 26~ Olher lond __ -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----

All forms 

1974 1969 

506 648 

21 651 19 942 

494 606 

17 642 15 146 

223 323 

84 121 

63 53 

52 40 

39 42 

24 19 

6 4 

1 3 

2 1 

91 146 

3 081 3 713 

49 91 

928 1 083 

292 373 

34 305 41 230 

409 481 

21 448 17 789 

309 381 

9 205 9 580 

___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

___________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

10 13 

90 Posturelond and rongeland, other ttl an crapland and 97 

3 

16 

17 

373 

211 

31 576 

39 

785 

1 

1 

49 

607 

230 

36 656 

60 

13 024 

woodland posture ______________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Improved posture/and and rangelo nd _________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _______________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Land in houselots, barnlots, ponds, r aads, wasteland, etc. _farmL_ 

acreL_ 

TobIe 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ Land in form s ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in form L _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy _________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

-

All form operators __________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 

532 77 404 

17642 

452 

48 336 

8 662 

69 

28 642 

8 715 

11 

426 

265 

2.1 

15 

549 

118 

14 

499 

90 

1 

50 

28 

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

721 

78 961 

15 146 

629 

58 437 

10 340 

75 

19976 

4 444 

17 

548 

362 

2.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

392 459 

70 677 69379 

16 184 13 423 

327 395 

42 192 50 255 

7 380 9 090 

55 54 

28 066 18 717 

8 540 4077 

10 10 

419 407 

264 256 

2.6 2.1 

5 10 

183 427 

78 132 

5 9 

183 417 

78 122 

- -

- -

- -

- 1 

- 10 

- 10 

- 10.0 

298 361 

33 697 33 107 

All forms 

1974 

Farms by type of arganizatian-Con. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) Land in farms ______________ acres-_ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

acres_ - (NA) 

Form operators by age g roup:2 Under 25 years ____________________ _ - 13 25 to 34 years ____________________ _ 

- 23 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 65 45 to 54 years ____________________ _ 

- 104 55 to 64 years ____________________ _ 

- 130 65 years and over _________________ _ - 142 Average age ______________________ _ 

- 56.2 

Form operators by place of residence:2 

On farm operated __________________ _ 

- 258 On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area ________ _ 

-

- 11} 70 

- 67 

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None ____________________________ _ 

- 168 1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 

- 29 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

- 16 

- 11} - 20 

- 151 

Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming __________________________ _ 

- 273 Other ____________________________ _ 

- 204 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

'1969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

11 

35 

115 

188 

232 

140 

54.0 

392 

247 

(NA) 

31 

41 

55 

315 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

371 404 

19 571 17 272 

366 388 

16 184 13 423 

129 } 73 321 51 

43 

38 42 

24 18 

5 4 

1 2 

2 1 

47 70 

2 505 2 884 

36 (NA) 

882 965 

211 230 

31 576 36 656 

305 (NA) 

19 530 15 451 

263 288 

8 930 9 329 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

184 196 

29 791 23 632 

305 (NA) 

19 530 15 451 

26 45 

I 488 1 274 

11 14 

771 251 

15 41 

717 1 023 

297 288 

18 042 14 177 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

40 53 

5 847 9 870 

47 41 

28 147 25 893 

7 4 

2 986 509 

9 4 

19 12 

46 81 

68 143 

94 129 

102 90 

56.4 54.5 

164 248 

57 11} 169 

48 

141 (NA) 

19 21 

11 29 

8 } 37 6 

80 129 

241 (NA) 

97 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

139 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Plymouth County, Mass. IV-67 
Table 3, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Fanns with sales of $2,500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: $100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 1o $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

331- 84 67 _ 

74 90 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 1o $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 1o $4,999 ________________________ _ 

68 99 

70 110 77 65 

Under $2,500 (see lext) ___________________ _ $2,000 10 $1,499 ______________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see textL ________________ _ 

143 273 27 13 

27 30 

- 36 39 53 191 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form ______________ dollors_ - 18 734 16 128 

- 35 214 22 369 

Crops. including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

398 J 533 

- 9 743 10 462 

- 51 

- 1 540 

Forest products ___________________ forms-- 32 32 $1,000_ - 26 44 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ farms-- 143 208 

$1,000_ - 7 425 5 622 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 40 (NA) 

$1,000_ 1 518 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

321- 67 _ 84 

74 90 

68 99 

70 llO 77 62 

4 14 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

18 432 15 764 

47 020 34 343 

289 (NA) 

9 606 8 951 

45 35 1 518 1 315 

23 20 

21 42 

96 146 

7 286 5 455 

30 59 

1 515 1 834 

Specified products sold: ( rops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,OOL Groins __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ T abaeee ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy. forage, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms __ $1,000 __ Fruits. nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ $1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, lambs. and waoL ___________ farms __ 

$1.00L 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

289 

9 606 

5 

10 

-

-

-

-

19 

95 

7 

18 

30 

418 

251 

9 066 

96 

7 286 

30 

1 515 

41 

4 822 

56 

691 

"I 19~ 

15 

14 

47 J 

1969 

(NA) 

8 951 

-

-

-

-

-

-

18 

27 

7 

8 

32 

234 

284 

8 682 

146 

5 455 

59 

1 834 

64 

2 759 

(NA) 

573 

(NA) 

289 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Custamwark and other agricultural services _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

191 

67 

102 

27 

41 

6 

15 

23 

8 

6 

23 

19 

16 

20 

29 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

40 

131 

7 

23 

70 

36 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

82 (NA) 

44 (NA) 

88 (NA) 

21 31 

35 ll7 

4 7 

II 23 

14 46 

7 32 

5 (NA) 

23 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

13 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources" ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,OOL 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages. salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security. pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fa rm s with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

216 

2 267 

41 

536 

ll4 

125 

120 

321 

54 

244 

29 

41 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ - $2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ $40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and aver _______________ _ -

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1.00L 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1,OOL Feed ingredientL ___________ formL_ 

$1,000-- Whole groins ______________ formL_ 

$1,OOL 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farmL_ 

$1,OOL 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1.00L 

Table 5, 

All forms 

1974 

532 

15 923 

60 

92 

45 

64 

57 

83 } 50 

28 

53 

112 

1 003 

152 

3 208 

136 

2 469 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV-68 Plymouth County, Mass. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Form s with sales of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

721 392 459 

12 924 15 658 12 415 

151 3~ } 32 93 

51 36 37 

85 52 61 

ll6 54 107 

83 98 

225 50 65 

27 } 59 53 

162 70 ll6 

902 991 876 

214 98 144 

2 193 3 152 2 ll4 

182 92 137 

1 849 2 416 1 811 

(NA) 16 16 

(NA) 618 llO 

(NA) 16 8 

(NA) 63 44 

(NA) 24 45 

(NA) 56 150 

(NA) 59 (NA) 

(NA) 35 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farm s __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chem icals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ $1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, butane. and propane __ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

~~:~;e~i~, ~rnedf~er~id_~~~~ __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Contract labor ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

138 

263 

416 

490 

339 

439 

(NA) 

(NA) 

503 

632 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

270 

3 559 

313 66 J 195 

365 

498 

5 650 

1969 

155 

179 

558 

216 

(NA) 

408 

92 

14 

671 

414 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

424 

3 528 

354 

646 

663 

4 439 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

91 89 

257 170 

326 368 

471 195 

275 (NA) 

430 390 

29 47 

9 8 

381 446 

607 382 

375 432 

376 255 

69 45 

54 8 

125 150 

67 31 

381 446 

110 88 

226 328 

3 527 3 458 

53 112 

308 358 

146 200 

356 249 

390 455 

5 524 4222 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machin",y and Equipm,nt 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ farm 5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Average per form __________ dollors-_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999-_________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999-_______________ _ $20,00010 $29,999-_______________ _ $30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,00010 $69,999-_______________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

S,lect,d Machin,ry and Equipm,nt 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Motor trucks. including pickuPL_ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 veors. number __ 

WheeI1roctors ________________ form 5-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ (rowler tractors ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

466 665 

8 110 4 896 17 404 7 362 

6 62 

114 311 

117 157 

97 84 

27 78 } 51 14 

13 

283 371 

370 496 

206 312 

408 497 

925 994 318 420 

"'} 361 

636 695 

131 209 

76 

108 

15 

Farms wilh sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

345 435 7 297 4 172 

21 150 9 589 

6~ } 191 

65 120 

91 78 

73 29 

26 6 

13 } 13 11 

222 257 

298 341 

173 226 

316 356 802 804 276 323 

233 227 

518 443 121 137 

70 76 

98 92 

15 23 

S,lect,d Machinery & Equip. - Co •. 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms __ number __ 

mfd in fast 5 years, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

3 3 

6 3 

2 3 

;j 16 

25 

13 

50 (NA) 

54 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

58 85 

61 90 

16 29 

28 (NA) 

32 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

32 (NA) I 43 (NA) 

12 (NA) i 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

3 2 

6 2 

2 2 

2 I 

2 1 

I 1 

4 9 

6 18 

- 8 

31 (NA) 

34 (NA) 

8 (NA) I 39 59 

40 61 

10 25 

17 29 

21 33 

5 11 

28 28 

39 39 

10 13 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any Iiveslock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any collie. hags. or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Collie and colve,- ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 110 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

510 L ___________________ 1974 __ 

1010 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

2010 4L _________________ 1974 __ 5010 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199-_______________ 1974 __ 20010 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers thot had calved ______ ,~c _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ooiry producls sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 10010 199 ____________________ : __ _ mO~ft9 ___________ _ 

500 and aver _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms wi1n- lu2 _____________ _ 

3u4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49-________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

161 

121 

141 

104 

104 

25 

21 

14 

17 

11 

11 

3 

2 

89 

85 

43 

(NA) 

55 

71 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

43 

26 

11 

5 

I 

-

-

-

-

55 

7 

9 

2 

5 

13 

9 

6 

3 

1 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 104 (X) 143 (X) 

(X) 73 (X) 98 (X) 

(X) 86 (X) 117 (X) 

7 598 65 7 171 75 3 632 5 657 72 5 071 94 4 229 

61 8 16 14 36 161 9 67 18 133 

176 8 102 8 107 546 14 465 19 579 721 11 721 9 632 1 386 10 1 253 2 (0) 

(0) 3 (0) 4 1 140 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

5 141 58 4 955 (NA) (NA) 

4 222 68 4 000 (NA) (NA) 

235 19 134 (NA) (NA) 

229 13 141 (NA) (NA) 

4 906 46 4 821 (NA) (NA) 

3 993 67 3 859 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Farms Number 

235 19 134 Callie sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 53 11 23 110 4 ________________________ 

84 4 33 510 9 ________________________ 

52 3 32 1010 19 ______________________ 

46 1 46 20 la 49 ______________________ 

- - - 5010 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

4 906 46 4 821 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 10 3 4 1 or 2 ________________________ 

27 6 18 3 or 4 ________________________ 

12 1 7 510 9 ________________________ 

65 5 65 1010 19 ______________________ 

405 13 405 2010 49 ______________________ 

599 8 534 50 10 99 ______________________ 

743 6 743 10010 199 ____________________ 

(0) 3 (0) 200 10 499 ____________________ 

(0) 1 (0) 500 ond over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Oollars (1.000) 

96 (X) 7 286 

63 (X) 903 

81 DO (NA) 

56 3 470 691 

73 4 097 573 

7 20 7 

9 75 12 

6 81 18 19 579 91 

8 570 68 2 (0) (0) 

4 1 140 201 I (0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

41 (X) 4 822 64 (X) 2 759 

Sales. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

52 2 147 643 

14 36 13 13 96 32 12 160 55 7 206 77 

2 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

44 1 323 49 

4 5 (Z) 

I 4 (Z) 

9 54 2 8 118 5 15 483 15 5 308 7 1 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

- - -

Plymouth County, Mass. IV-69 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 197 4 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Seel heilers ----------- _____________ 1974 __ 

Milk heilers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer collies, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento$' - forms with soles of 2,500 and over 

forms Number 

40 2 041 53 931 

10 114 

35 1 927 

30 175 26 140 

Cattle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 19L ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 49L ____________________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs - ____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

farms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales 01 $2,500 

and over 

forms Number forms Number 

42 3 202 22 2 984 

23 4 2631 13 3 866 

23 58 10 32 9 55 3 23 2 26 2 26 1 33 1 33 1 60 1 60 1 160 - - 4 (0) 4 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

30 553 8 364 46 499 14 140 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 3 (NA) (NA) 1 2 40 256 16 137 

72 531 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

forms Number 

28 2 994 

21 3 585 

10 21 

3 20 

4 73 

1 48 

3 150 

2 (0) 

4 1 175 

1 (0) 

8 293 

3 165 

15 339 

19 283 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

11 20 

15 145 

SolesForms with sales 01 $2,500 and over 

farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

11 160 62 

5 317 (NA) 

7 47 15 1 15 8 

3 98 39 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

15 2 672 196 

11 3 252 (NA) 

2 5 1 

1 6 (l) 

2 31 2 

1 48 1 

3 150 7 

2 (0) (0) 

3 925 68 

1 (0) (0) 

6 289 8 

2 140 (NA) 

5 265 (NA) 

5 74 (NA) 

6 251 '1 489 

7 (X) 15 

1 2 (Z) 

1 1 (NA) 

2 8 6 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

forms Number forms Number forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lambs under I yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

1 Pounds of wool. 

11 

11 

20 

11 

8 

8 

8 

508 

472 

2 476 

3 394 

78 

260 

26 

litters of pigs farrowed between- December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 18 964 12 920 1969 __ 16 638 11 559 

December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 15 505 10 482 1969 __ 15 364 10 316 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 17 459 11 438 1969 __ 11 274 8 243 

Tobie 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying ag"- _______ 1974_" 

1969 __ 

farms with-' 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3.199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat·tvpe chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 70 Plymouth County, Mass. 

All forms 

Forms 

47 

(NA) 

43 

79 

41 

76 

19 

4 

11 

2 

3 

-

2 

-

-

3 

6 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Number forms Number 

(X) 32 (X) 

(X) 56 (X) 

107 402 28 106 814 

201 780 50 194 768 

88 135 26 87 602 

162 565 48 156 157 

668 4 135 

825 4 825 

9 125 11 9 125 

(0) 2 (0) 

19 143 3 19 143 

- - - (0) 2 (0) 

- - - - - - 510 2 425 

122 400 6 122 400 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

forms Number Forms Number 

32 (X) 29 (X) 

(NA) (X) 57 (X) 

27 128 786 26 128 726 

50 182 081 44 180 083 

24 105 518 23 105 458 

49 151 735 43 149 737 

1 60 - -

4 500 4 500 13 11 035 13 11 035 

2 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - - 1 (0) 1 (0) 

3 72 123 3 72 123 

- - - - - - - - 3 675 1 225 

10 563 000 10 563 000 

40 1 518 30 1 515 (NA) (NA) 59 1 834 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Hens and pullets of laying og"-___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

~:~~ :~; ~~~~eh~~ ~:~k;~o"!ugcf;~~d-u-c~~o-n- = 1~~!== 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullel chicks ond pullels under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeons for beons (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for groin _____________ _ (ollon (boles) ________________________ _ 

T obocco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighf)-- _________ _ Sweelpolotoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (fans, green) _ (orn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for grain (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

26 87 602 23 105 458 

48 156 157 43 149 737 

25 87 377 23 105 408 

1 225 1 50 

3 19 123 2 (0) 

8 31 380 1 (0) 

6 89 4 (0) 

6 20 400 1 (0) 

Table 10, Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

34 25 

2 - - -

- - 2 1 

- 1 

- -

- -

17 (NA) 

- (NA) 

121 140 

56 60 

17 28 

304 397 

51 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

8 1 123 

23 22 2908 

- 2 - - - - 1 (NA) 4 

31 24 831 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

3 097 657 

10 -

- -

- -

8 20 

- 3 

-

- =, 36 (NA) 

- (NA) 

4 615 4244 

1 058 738 

120 161 

8 608 9 218 

238 146 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

8 7 100 200 

596 35 810 10 568 

8 (Xl (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

565 1 986 1 488 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms 

4 3 023 3 

2 (0) ~ 

3 3 010 3 

3 3 010 3 

- - -

2 13 -

I (0) 2 

6 (X) 2 

3 (X) 2 

Quantity harvested 

1974 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

320 

(X) 

-

-

4 834 

- 9 298 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 1 2 5 

- - - - - - - (NA) -

2 I 61 

Number 

6 794 

14 139 

6 794 

6 794 

-

-

4 750 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

(X) 

(X) 

-

- 400 

(X) 

=, 

(NA) (NA) I 7 898 

(X) I 

(Xl 

(Xl 

1969 

-

4 

-

-

-

9 

Table 11, Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

(roplond used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved pasture ________________ 1974 __ 

196L (orn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for oil purposeL ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Wheal (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin--------1974 __ Soybeons for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuls (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (ollon (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ T obocco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potoloes (hundredweighl)-- ____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchordL ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

47 

70 

11 

14 

29 

23 

1 

-

2 

-

-

I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

65 

72 

-

-

-

-

-

-

10 

12 

31 

32 

7 

9 

Acres 

2 505 

2 884 

771 

251 

3 031 

612 

4 

-

8 

-

-

3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 3 471 

2 999 

-

-

-

-

-

-

21 

26 

999 

673 

91 

121 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

320 

-

- 150 

-

-

-

-

(X) 

-

-

-

- 7 405 

5 784 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 3 814 

5 131 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Totol 

Forms Acres Forms 

1 2 9 

- - 18 

- - 4 

- - 2 1 5 21 

2 4 19 - - I 

- - - - - 2 - - -

- - - 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - 2 63 24 5 56 23 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 14 9 3 8 11 

10 239 28 12 183 29 - - 5 1 9 7 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

971 9 68 - - 492 17 116 1 12 

416 4 19 - - 38 2 5 - - 2 891 20 766 7 44 511 11 135 12 76 4 1 2 - - - - - - - 8 2 2 - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl - (NAl - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

1 097 24 140 1 8 1 015 23 149 1 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 20 9 15 - - 26 (NA) 22 (NA) -

994 28 331 1 3 667 29 248 I 5 81 5 27 - - 111 7 18 - -

Plymouth County, Mass. IV - 71 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms 

250 

276 

45 

35 

-

Acres Quantity 

8 457 (Xl 8 943 (Xl 233 (Xl 116 (Xl 

- (Xl 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Farms Acres Farms 

240 8 402 243 269 8 898 271 18 108 20 10 83 27 

- - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

8 411 241 1 423 26 86 8 648 268 1 092 7 35 94 19 92 5 1 

57 26 48 4 1 

- - - - -

Tobie 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can. lime _____________________________________ forms __ 339 388 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farms __ 43 56 $1,000 __ 902 585 acres an which used __ 2 459 2 318 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 326 355 $1,000 __ 33 21 acres on which used __ 15 052 11 592 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 156 180 ton5-_ 3 034 1 967 acres on which used __ 5 441 5 513 $1.000 __ 471 195 $1,000 __ 164 181 Lime ___________________________________ farms-_ 29 47 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ forms-_ I 

acres on which used __ 337 615 acres on which used __ 17 tons __ 554 849 $1,000 __ (Zl $1,000 __ 9 8 Weeds on all other land _________________ "- farms __ 14 (NAl 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- acres on which used __ 227 (NAl Insects on hoy crops-___________________ farms-_ 3 1 $1.000 __ 6 (NAl 

acres on which used __ 515 21 Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control $1,000 __ 5 (Zl of crops or thinning af fruit ________________ forms-_ 9 15 Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 177 240 acres on which used __ 107 266 acres on which used __ 10 069 8 564 $1.000 __ 1 4 $1,000 __ 188 163 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 13 36 Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 2 10 $1.000 __ 2 3 acres on which used __ 26 166 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 62 (NAl $1,000 __ 2 7 $1,000 __ 20 (NAl 

Tobie 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms __ Proportion of farms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

1974 

263 

67.1 

8 930 

34.0 

263 

8 930 

263 

8 789 1 

2 

3 

139 

9 963 

1.1 

27 

705 

1969 

288 land irrigated by - Continued 62.7 Self-propelled sprinkler systems-__________ • _ farms __ acres __ 9329 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms __ 

32.3 ocres-_ 288 land in irrigated form5- _____________________ ocres-_ 9329 Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 

288 Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres __ 

9 250 Farms nof irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ form,-_ 

acres irrigoted in most recent year __ 

(N~J Forms with ortificol droinoge _________________ form,-_ 

Proportion of forms __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ percent __ 

- land in forms with drainage _________________ ocres __ land drained ____________________________ acreL_ 

11 480 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 

1.2 Artificial ponds, pits. reservoirs. and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 

(NAl number __ 

(NAl ocres __ 

1974 1969 

51 (NAl 

212 (NAl 

186 (NAl 

5 268 (NAl 

53 820 55 694 

10 377 10 543 

9 529 9 507 

4 (Xl 

98 (Xl 

119 187 

30.4 40.7 

39 765 44 556 

9 727 7 606 

81.7 40.6 

148 (HAl 

524 (NAl 

2 338 (NAl 

Tobie 14, Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by farm operator (see text) __ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- farms__ 136 109 2 38753 $1,000__ 113 5730 

Farms by size of debt owed: 

Under $5,000 __________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- 14 10

8 2

140 $5,000 to $9,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ 13 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 48 35 267 $30,000 to $49,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ 12 23 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________________ '-___________ 4_9 _____________ 3_3 _____________ 8 .... 

Tobie 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 dOYL _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers furnished by controctor _ 

farms 

1974 

96 

112 } 139 

53 

26 

IV - 72 Plymouth County, Mass. 

1969 

128 

303 

112 

(NAl 

Workers Dollars (1,OOOl 

1974 1969 1974 

435 568 2617 } 725 } 2 576 693 

1 380 217 

(NAl (NAl 308 

336 (NAl 212 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less thon 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 226 96 112 139 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 3 527 2 617 693 217 Number of warkerL _____ _ 2 540 435 725 1 380 

3 458 Farms with- 1 worker __________ _ 35 38 28 22 

358 2 workers _________ _ 29 18 26 16 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 41 18 22 22 S to 9 workers _____ _ 47 12 20 35 

(HAl 10 workers and over _ 74 10 16 44 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Dato 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms _. ______________ number __ 816 986 

Land in farms ______________ acres-_ 130 746 153 339 Average size of farm ______ acreL_ 160 156 

965 760 965 760 

13.5 15.9 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 100 134 66 032 Average per form ________ dollars __ 122 713 66 969 Average per acre ________ dallars __ 766 431 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ • 65 90 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 147 181 50 10 69 acres _________________ _ 63 98 70 10 99 acres _________________ _ 96 114 100 10 139 acres _______________ _ 119 124 140 10 179 acres _______________ _ 69 85 

18010 219 acres _______________ _ 73 78 220 10 259 acre. _______________ _ 48 60 260 10 499 acres _______________ _ 104 109 500 10 999 acres _______________ _ 26 37 1,00010 1,999 acres ____________ _ 4 9 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 2 I 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle _. _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms wilh sale, of $2,500 All forms and over 

1974 

576 

104 359 

181 

965 760 

10.8 

82 061 

142 468 

786 

52 

70 

37 

56 

79 

56 

59 

« 

94 

25 

3 

I 

1969 

624 

108 381 

174 

965 760 

11.2 

48 150 

77 163 

4M 

51 

91 

45 

54 

83 

69 

64 

43 

91 

27 

6 

La.d i. fa .... Accordi •• to Us. 

T atol cropland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farms __ acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres __________ ---- 30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1.000 acres and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms __ acres __ 

Total woadland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farms __ acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1974 1969 

766 890 

56 438 60 087 

718 782 

40 945 40 231 

149 130 

92 123 

89 129 

III 1]4 

155 159 

87 71 

31 35 

4 1 

- -

380 499 

13 492 16 766 

112 149 

2 001 3 0'10 

577 735 

51 471 71 908 

600 649 

22 837 21 344 

47 53 

604 717 

Form s with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

75 

385 

22 

394 

II 

57 

7 

53 

43 

881 

389 

38 289 

162 

7 958 

1969 

(HAl Total woodland - Continued 2 101 Woodland nol poslureL _________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

27 Olher lond _______________________ _ ___________________ form s __ 

acreL_ 66j I 16 Pastureland and rangeland, orher tho woodland pasture ______________ _ 

n cropland and ___________________ form5-_ 

18 

267 

48 

157 

460 

43 087 

208 10 921 

ocres __ 

Improved pasturelond and rangela nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved postureiand and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in hauselots, born lots, ponds, r oads, wasteland, etc. _ farms __ acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All farm operators ____________ numbeL_ land in farms ________________ acres __ (NAl (NAI 816 986 576 624 

130 746 153 339 104 359 108 381 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acreL_ 40 945 40 231 36 593 33 320 land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NAl (NAl 

Forms by tenure of farm operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 520 712 322 389 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Land in form s ______________ acres __ 69 367 90 545 46 477 48 440 Orher __________________ . ___ number __ (NAl (NAl Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 15 918 17 118 12 590 II 233 ocres __ (NAI (NAl 

Part owners _______ • _______ num ber __ 247 238 218 20'1 Fann operorors by age group:' Land in farms- _____________ acres __ 57 104 59 762 54 122 57 317 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 4 14 Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 23 042 21 904 22 271 20 938 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 70 72 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms-_____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

126 194 

215 265 

226 263 

135 178 

49 36 36 26 4 275 3 032 3 760 2 624 

I 985 I 209 1 732 I 149 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 45 10 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 6.0 3.6 6.3 4.1 Average age _______________________ _ 52.9 52.5 

Black and other races, see textFarm aperotors by tenure: 1 

All form operators __________ number __ Land in farms-_____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

597 811 

- 17 } - 31 92 

43 

4 (NAl 3 I 528 (NAl 426 230 180 (NAl 172 -

Form operators by place of residence:' On form operated ___________________ _ On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

Full Owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ numbeL_ 

320 (NAl 24 50 

- 15 18 

2 (HAl 2 1 394 (NAl 394 230 140 (NAl 140 - I (NAl - -

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None _____________________________ _ 

110 49 days _______________________ _ 50 10 99 days _____________________ _ 

Land in farms ______________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants. __________________ number __ 

- ~} 89 -

- 224 333 

102 (NAl - - 8 (HAl - - 1 (NAl 1 -

100 10 149 days ___________________ _ 15010 199 days ___________________ _ 200 days and over ___ • _____________ _ 

Land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 472 (HAl 

32 (NAl 32 - 32 (HAl 32 - Form operators by principal occupation:' ~rm ______________ _ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - 3Q.4 (NAl 25.0 (NAl 33.3 - Olher ____________________________ _ 

Forms by type of orgonizationl Individual or family _________ number __ Land in forms ______________ acreL_ 

- (NAJ (HAl 

- (NAl (NAl 

(HAl (NAl 494 540 (NAl (NAl 82 301 1>4 341 

Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

'1969 dolo are only for farms operoled by Blocks. '1974 dolo apply only 10 individual or family operolions (sale Pfoprielorshipsl and partnerships; see le.I. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

529 567 

48 537 49 177 

508 528 

36 593 33 320 

78 } 36 21>4 49 

82 

145 147 

85 67 

29 30 

4 - - -

243 308 

10 554 13 756 

75 (NAI 

I 385 2 101 

389 460 

38 289 43 087 

415 (NAI 

17 538 16 117 

38 46 

569 632 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

314 371 

30 331 32 166 

415 (NAI 

17 538 16 II 7 

145 179 

10 271 8 1>47 

89 94 

3 962 4 169 

83 124 

630'1 4 678 

375 390 

7 267 7 270 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and Over 

1974 1969 

46 54 12 483 12 727 

36 28 9 575 10 860 

- 2 

- 453 

4 9 57 33 83 98 

136 174 

165 196 95 114 

52.7 53.8 

413 538 

~} 51 

272 (NAl 18 39 10 10 

16 } 36 19 

97 121 

405 (NAl 135 (NAJ 

5 (NAl 

51 (NAl 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Worcester County, Mass. IV-73 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by yalue of soles: 

68 1- 133 128 _ 

127 155 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

82 143 90 93 65 89 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

256 373 

- 37 20 

- 39 44 

- 66 58 

- 114 251 

Under $2,500 (see textL __________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see textL _______________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form ______________ dollors-- 32 253 25 010 39 526 25 365 

(rops • including hoy _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 414 J 485 

- 6 583 5 440 

- 75 

- 2 115 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - 102 78 $1,000_ - 103 40 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ - 562 672 

- 23 451 19 530 I - 73 (NA) 

8 432 (NA) i 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ formL 

$1,000_ 

and over 

1974 1969 

671- 125 _ 133 

127 155 

82 143 90 93 65 78 

20 22 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

31 632 23 878 54 917 38 266 

281 (NA) 

6 421 4 165 

64 49 

2 101 982 

78 39 93 26 

416 487 

23 017 18 705 

52 100 

8 422 7 274 

Specified products sold: (rops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ T abaeeD ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, foroge. and silage __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms __ $1.000 __ Fruits. nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and tfleir products __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, 10m bs, and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Otfler livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

281 

6 421 7 

44 

-

-

-

-

177 

989 

8 

50 

85 

714 

80 4 624 

416 23 017 

52 

8 422 

244 

11 562 

340 

1 926 

"I 

984 

15 

12 

26 

110 J 

1969 

(NA) 

4 165 

2 

1 

-

-

-

-

143 

425 

9 

15 

80 

607 

81 

3 116 

487 

18 705 

100 

7 274 

321 

9 200 

(NA) 

1 343 

(NA) 

888 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators witfl total family income from off form and other sources greater tflan total value of agricultural products sold' ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses' ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

R.ecreationol services _________________________ • _. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

R.ent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ formL_ 

. $1,000 __ Otfler form·related sources _______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources , _____ • ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

295 (NA) 

192 (NA) 

324 (NA) 

69 56 

160 124 

6 11 

21 57 

73 172 

35 37 

59 (NA) 

62 (NA) 

37 (NA) 

46 (NA) 

56 (NA) 

109 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

97 (NA) 

132 (NA) 

274 (NA) 

52 40 

147 90 

2 4 (0) 8 

57 116 30 29 

36 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

31 (NA) 

89 (NA) 

'See text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from off-form sources' ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh woges, salaries, commissions, and tips __ • _______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties _______ • __________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

325 

2 797 

59 

677 

189 

615 

150 

211 

75 

248 

27 

45 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total farm production expenseL __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,99L _______________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,99L _______________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

- $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ $40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over _______________ _ -

livestock and poultry purchased __________ • _______ forms.. 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms._ 

$1.000 __ Feed ingredients __ • _________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Whole grains ______________ forms __ 

$1.000--

Hoy. green chop, and silage __ forms.. 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1.000--

All forms 

1974 

815 27 545 

98 

91 

60 

80 

104 

124 94 } 

56 

108 

. 367 

1 823 

582 

10 164 

490 

9 537 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 74 Worcester County, Mass. 

Form s with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

986 576 624 

21 585 26 813 20 278 

151 1~ } 26 157 

59 32 22 

81 46 59 

134 98 124 

94 166 

404 122 128 

56 } 99 106 

433 268 328 

1 536 1 785 1 418 

710 419 478 

6 912 9 941 6 605 

570 392 452 

6 471 9 413 6 215 

(NA) 73 25 

(NA) 259 92 

(NA) 63 41 

(NA) 71 147 

(HA) 85 118 

(HA) 198 151 

(HA) 304 (HA) 

(NA) 160 (HA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased __________________ • farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purcf1ased __ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chem icals purchased ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ lime _____ • ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ $1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas. butane, and propane __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

~~:~~e~i~. ~r:df~er~jd_~~~~ __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ $1.000 __ 

All other production expenses __ .farms __ $1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

441 

653 

536 

821 

363 

507 

(NA) 

(NA) 

804 

990 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

341 

4 132 

279 32J 169 

183 

770 

7 993 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

493 360 342 

196 638 175 

602 415 434 

525 767 463 

(NA) 301 (HA) 

445 492 415 

260 102 184 

84 66 66 

964 570 624 657 927 593 (NA) 561 617 (NA) 568 399 (HA) 239 157 (HA) 120 43 (HA) 56 95 (HA) 47 33 

(HA) 570 624 (HA) 193 118 

533 299 416 

3 690 4 060 3 389 

306 24 35 339 278 119 

140 172 

174 189 

864 572 618 

7 287 7 590 6 912 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________________ .farms __ 

$1,OOL Average per form _. _______ • dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,99L _________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,99L _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ $50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles _. __ • _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number._ 

Wheel tractors ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors • __ • __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

793 951 15 428 9 317 19 455 9 796 

4 44 120 374 

180 236 

195 166 

125 } 113 131 37 

19 

541 715 

754 I 001 

456 601 669 757 1 334 I 460 388 454 

"'} 789 

I 711 1 869 304 457 

116 

140 

17 

Farms wilh sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

560 613 13 229 7 593 23 623 12 386 

5~ } 201 

94 146 

131 145 

112 59 109 38 

36 } 18 24 

404 481 

560 663 

347 401 499 538 1 101 1 122 

341 321 

507 533 

I 378 I 314 275 341 

96 97 117 113 

16 15 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Corn heods for combines ______ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in los1 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ farm s __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

- 7 

- 7 

- -

~~ r 33 

35 

15 

10 15 J 

3 

227 (NA) 

245 (NA) 

115 (NA) 

399 395 

417 417 

87 139 

112 (NA) 

117 (NA) 

37 (NA) 

174 (NA) 

213 (NA) 

70 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

- 6 

- 6 

- -

19 25 

19 25

1 

5 13 

9 6 

14 7 

3 2 

191 (NA) 

205 (NA) 

101 (NA) 1 

306 296 

317 315 

75 122 

92 104 

95 120 

33 46 

162 129 

196 142 

68 68 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and calve,-______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

101019 __________________ 1974 __ 201049 __________________ 1974 __ 

501099 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010199. _______________ 1974 __ 

20010499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 ond aver ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers thot had calved _____________ cC~ _1974 __ 

1969 __ 8eef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk caws ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sald _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

h~mM _____________ _ 

Forms with- 1~4 _____________ _ 5~9 _____________ _ 

10 1019 _________________________ _ H~U ____________ _ H~" ____________ _ 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and aver _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms witi'l- lor2 ___________________________ _ 3~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19. ________________________ _ H~U ____________ _ 

501099 _________________________ _ 

100 10 199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All farms 

Forms 

609 

550 

560 

509 

494 

54 

67 

83 

130 

113 

49 

13 

-

430 

422 

187 

(NA) 

308 

352 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Farms 

187 

88 

41 

34 

19 

5 

-

-

-

308 

54 

9 

7 

23 

128 

67 

15 

5 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2,500 All farms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 429 (X) 562 (JO 

(X) 388 (X) 503 (X) 

(X) 394 (X) 536 (X) 

23 918 365 21 948 447 12 263 24 298 376 22 373 462 13 808 

134 22 57 102 268 453 21 132 76 521 1 156 34 478 76 I 047 4 128 117 3 830 134 4 062 7 873 III 7 747 45 3 048 6 323 48 6 192 8 1 067 3 851 12 3 512 5 (0) 

- - - I (0) 

14 331 325 13 313 (NA) (NA) 

15 193 350 14 421 (NA) (NA) 

1 635 104 1 015 (NA) (NA) 

1 658 60 1 434 (NA) (NA) 12 696 269 12 298 (NA) (NA) 

13 535 321 12 987 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (JO 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Invenlory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Number Farms Number 

I 635 104 1 015 Caltle sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 208 53 119 1 to 4 ________________________ 

260 14 90 5109 ________________________ 

451 19 251 101019 ______________________ 

423 14 320 201049 ______________________ 

293 4 235 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 10 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

12 696 269 12 298 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 73 28 38 1 or 2 ________________________ 

29 2 7 3 or 4 ________________________ 

57 4 33 5109 ________________________ 

328 23 328 101019 ______________________ 

4 390 127 4 356 201049 ______________________ 

4 584 66 4 508 50 10 99 ______________________ 

1 951 15 1 951 10010199 ____________________ 

1 284 4 1 077 20010499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 ond over __________________ 

Sales 

Farms with sofes of $2,500 

ond over 

Forms Number Dollors (l,000) 

416 (X) 23 017 

376 (X) 2922 

409 (X) (NA) 

340 II 426 I 926 384 12 956 I 343 

41 103 25 

44 298 57 

65 903 142 133 4 034 532 44 2 953 378 7 885 280 

5 (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

244 (X) 11 562 321 (X) 9 200 

Sales, 1974-

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Farms Number (1.000) 

286 4 367 1 463 

87 234 67 72 496 147 76 984 325 43 1 179 470 4 272 84 2 (0) (D) I (D) (D) I (D) (D) 

274 7 059 463 

24 32 2 15 51 2 27 197 7 73 988 36 112 3 247 119 18 1 143 40 1 100 2 4 1 301 255 - - -

Worcester County, Moss. IV-7S 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

8eef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers -----___________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls. and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento$'- Forms with soles of 2,500 and over 

Farms Number 

281 7 084 322 6 570 

88 882 

231 6 202 

204 1 551 213 1 382 

CoUle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to L ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 49L ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and aver ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hags and pigs -- ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 _______________ --------- ________ 1974 __ 10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and aver __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sald __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ Sheep and lambs sharn ______________________ 1974_ - Sheep. lambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Num ber Forms Number 

109 13 368 79 13 228 70 17 552 37 16 891 

52 129 28 69 9 53 4 23 3 47 3 47 

8 266 8 266 10 668 9 618 7 786 7 786 14 4 570 14 4 570 

6 6 849 6 6 849 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

()O (X) (X) (X) 

59 I 317 21 436 

68 I 470 16 439 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 6 211 (NA) (NA) 6 155 156 769 87 546 

213 I 059 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

80 18 813 

52 18 262 

20 32 

5 33 

5 74 

6 222 

12 819 

12 I 666 

13 4 005 

7 1 I 962 

27 7 731 

10 3 226 

40 I 074 

57 817 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA>' (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

21 167 

49 179 

Sales- Forms with soles of $2.500 and aver 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

23 407 127 

8 34 (NA) 

13 28 12 

6 71 22 

3 (D) (D) 

- - - - - -

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Num ber Dollars (1.000) 

71 18 794 984 

35 17 673 (NA) 

12 23 2 

5 33 1 

4 64 2 

6 222 10 

12 819 60 

12 1 666 97 

13 4 005 270 

7 1 I 962 542 

26 7 729 134 

10 3 226 (NA) 

14 392 (NA) 

14 342 (NA) 

9 368 '2 255 

15 (X) 12 

3 76 5 

3 31 (NA) 

13 148 52 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

AU farms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 and aver 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ J 974_ 

1969_ Other hags and pigs ________________________ 1974_ - 1969 __ lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974_ - Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974_ - Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

IPounds of wool. 

46 I 906 

28 2 898 

77 I I 322 

32 13 993 

13 94 

19 319 

17 23 

litters of pigs farrowed between- December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 53 2 715 51 2 713 1969 __ 39 2 836 28 2 734 

December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 43 1 489 42 I 488 1969 __ 38 1 334 27 1 284 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 42 1 226 41 1 225 1969 __ 34 1 502 26 1 450 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any paultry ___________________________ I 974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3.199 _________________ 1974 __ 3.200 to 9.999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20.000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 50,000 to 99.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and aver ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Paultry and paultry products sold. ($1.000) .1974 __ 

1969 •• 

IV - 76 Worcester County, Moss. 

AU farms 

Forms 

122 

(NA) 

116 

139 

112 

125 

73 

10 

6 

6 

4 

4 

6 

2 

1 

3 

11 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 77 (X) 

(X) 109 (X) 

696 662 71 694 508 

728 024 97 688 134 

589 116 69 587 063 

629 546 90 590 691 

1 606 36 753 

2 140 4 940 

4 024 6 4 024 

11 508 6 11 508 

24 300 4 24 300 

50 000 4 50 000 

249 917 6 249 917 

(D) 2 (D) 

(0) 1 (D) 

220 3 220 

72 950 9 68 950 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

49 (X) 40 (X) 

(NA) (X) 91 (X) 

43 822 856 34 822 250 

92 622 682 78 588 918 

38 502 404 33 501 802 

86 508 747 72 475 283 

3 106 1 4 

7 967 4 467 

10 8 465 10 8 465 

2 3 386 2 3 386 

5 36 960 5 36 960 

4 47 760 4 47 760 

4 122 160 4 122 160 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

1 (D) I (D) 

1 200 1 200 

16 243 358 9 237 450 

73 8 432 52 8 422 

(NA) (NA) 100 7 274 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Form s wnh sales of $2,500 and over Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Hens and pullels of laying og"-___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for loble or morkel egg produclion _ 1974 __ Hens for holching egg produclion _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rooslers and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullel chicks and pullels under 3 monlhs 0Id_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for bean. (bu.hel.) ____________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheal (bushel.) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for grain _____________ _ Calion (bole.) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pound.) _____________________ _ 

Irish palalae. (hundredweighl) ___________ _ Sweelpalalae. (bu.hel.) ________________ _ 

Hay crap. (Ian., dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Lond in orchards ____________ ~ _________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for grain or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ (orn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghum. for grain (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay,. etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hay (Ian., dry) _________________ _ 

Inventory Sale. 

Farms Number Farms Number 

69 587 063 33 501 802 

90 590 691 72 475 283 

65 498 490 31 (0) 

4 88 573 2 (0) 

10 101 149 4 (0) 

13 93 050 6 93 100 

18 6 296 2 (0) 

6 87 321 - -

Table 10, Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

237 230 

2 3 

- - - - - - 2 3 

- =1 -

20 (NA) 

- (NA) 

540 598 

110 135 

92 127 

40 36 

81 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

19 8 439 

202 198 7 006 

2 7 9 

- - - 1 (NA) 16 

171 215 6 581 

Turkey. _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkey. for .Ioughler ________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey ~i~~?b~;:~~====================== hens for breeding _____________ 1974 :~~!== __ 1969 __ Olher poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

7 802 6 274 

43 7 

- - - - - - 13 96 

- - - - 53 (NA) 

- (NA) 

29 234 28 595 

1 316 1 358 

3 838 3 962 

81 54 

285 326 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

136 34 828 11 508 

5 587 113 722 101 398 

44 (X) (X) 

- - -

7 (X) (X) 

5 611 15 272 15 744 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

7 633 4 15 602 

2 550 9 20 315 

6 233 4 15 202 

6 233 4 15 202 

- - - - I 400 1 400 

1 25 - -

9 (X) 6 DO 

13 DO 4 DO 

Quan1rty harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

- -

(X) (X) 

-

- =1 13 712 (NA) 

- (NA) 

59 204 59 305 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

1 - 2 -

1 2 20 10 

- - - -

- - - -

- (NA) - -

- 3 - 22 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ Improved pasture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purpo.e. _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghum. for all purpo.eL ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Wheal (bu.hel.L _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushel.) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

80rley (bu.hels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bu.hel.) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Olher .moll groin. for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybean. for bean. (bu.hel.L ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Peonuls for nul. (pound.) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field .eed crop. __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Calion (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobacco (pound.) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Iri.h pololoes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ . 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for .01"-_______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchard. _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

243 

308 

89 

94 

217 

204 

1 

3 

-

-

1 

3 

-

-

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

374 

390 

-

3 

-

-

-

-

11 

15 

86 

80 

70 

73 

Acres 

10 554 

13 756 

3 962 

4 169 

7 454 

5 767 

16 

7 

-

-

10 

86 

-

-

3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

25 432 

22 572 

-

50 

-

-

-

-

48 

28 

1 248 

1 129 

3 749 

3 801 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

700 

3 090 

-

-

98 

-

(X) 

-

-

-

- 53 263 

50 558 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 12 973 

6 178 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Totol 

Forms Acres Forms 

- - 61 

3 35 124 

- - 31 

- - 40 

2 22 181 

2 10 175 

- - - - - 1 

- - -

- - -

- - I 

- - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 167 

3 39 180 

- - - - - 2 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 4 25 9 4 4 10 

24 399 78 

26 439 77 1 6 59 7 28 61 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

1 577 57 259 4 32 3 455 109 571 21 87 

881 30 126 1 6 999 39 196 1 7 

6 296 176 2 093 17 202 5 198 159 1 839 29 135 - - - - - 3 1 I - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

10 I 

I~ I - - 86 (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) -

- - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 9 453 160 I 555 11 68 9 448 170 I 697 14 121 

- - - - - 40 2 8 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - -

- (NA) - (NA) - 45 9 25 - - 28 (NA) 27 (NA) -

1 237 75 597 4 9 1 044 73 493 9 43 3 339 59 428 1 4 3 751 59 437 5 55 

Worcester County, Mass. IV-77 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms 

23 

24 

64 

49 

1 

Acres 

56 

32 

262 

260 

1 

Irrigated land 

Quonlily Forms Acres 

(X) 6 13 (X) 7 13 (X) 14 111 (X) 11 56 (X) - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Tolol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Farms Tans 

15 34 15 11 - - 14 22 14 14 - - 28 137 27 49 11 3 

29 238 24 117 2 (Z) 

- - - - - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

lotol chemical costs, including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Con lime _____________________________________ formL_ 435 473 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 57 56 $1,000 __ 260 878 acres on which used __ 3 028 2 991 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ formL_ 416 398 $1.000 __ 115 89 acres on which used __ 23 041 24 336 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 155 173 tons __ 5 475 5 866 acres on which used __ 5 980 4 963 $1.000 __ 767 463 $1.000 __ 61 36 lime ___________________________________ formL_ 102 184 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 3 10 acres an which used __ 2 395 3 857 acres on wh ich used __ 28 416 tans __ 4 060 7 140 $1.000 __ (l) 1 $1.000 __ 66 66 Weeds on all ather land __________________ farms __ 6 (NA) 

Sprays. dusts. granules. fumigants, etc. to contral37: I ocres on which used __ 48 (NA) Insects an hay crapL ___________________ formL_ 16 $1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 675 Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control $1.000 __ 5 2 of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ II 25 Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 106 119 acres on which used __ 654 453 acres on which used __ 4 923 4 291 $1.000 __ 16 20 $1.000 __ 198 176 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farmL_ 58 161 Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms __ 3 3 $1,000 __ 6 15 acres an which used __ 118 7 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farmL_ 44 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 17 (Z) $1,000 __ 8 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ farms __ 38 46 Land irrigated by - Continued 

Propartion af forms ---- ---- -- -- ------ --- percent __ 6.6 7.3 Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ formL_ 8 (NA) 

acreL_ 104 (NA) 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 569 632 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 30 (NA) 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 15.0 13.7 ocreL_ 459 (NA) 

Crapland irrigated _________________________ forms __ 38 46 Land in irrigated farms ______________________ acreL_ 4 129 4 489 

ocres __ 569 632 Craplond ________________________________ acreL_ 1 706 1 957 Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms __ 38 45 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ I 572 1 667 

ocreL_ 553 591 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

Cropland pasture irrigoted ______________ forms __ 3 belween 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ (X) 

ocres __ 35 acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ (X) 

Other cropland irrigoted ________________ farmL_ 3 (NA) Farms with artifical drainage _________________ farmL_ 58 114 ocres __ 16 6 Proportion of farms ____________________ percenL_ 10.1 18.2 Pasture irrigated, other than cropland posture _forms __ Land in farms with drainage _________________ ocres __ 15 911 27 664 acres-_ land drained ____________________________ acres __ I 033 1 973 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 329 273 Average per farm ______________________ ocres __ 17.8 17.3 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 0.6 0.4 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen 

Land irrigated by- tonks ____________________________________ formL_ 160 (NA) 

Furrows or ditches _______________________ formL_ (NA) number __ 333 (NA) 

ocres __ (NA) ocres __ 264 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 ________________________________________ - ___ -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- ----

$5,000 10 $9,999 __________________________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- ----- $10,000 10 $29.999 ________________________________________ -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---

$30.000 10 $49.999 ________________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- --- $50.000 and over __________________________________ -- -- ------ ------ ---- -- ------

Total operator debt 

251 

9 142 

55 

38 

68 

35 

55 

Secured by real estate 

185 

5 804 

44 

25 

50 

31 

35 

Not secured by real estate 

164 

3 337 

52 

37 

44 

17 L-________________________________________________ ~ 14 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

2510 149 dovs ________ _ 

less Ihon 25 dOYL _____ _ Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

174 

143 } 150 

24 

9 

IV - 78 Worcester County, Moss. 

1969 

215 

323 

35 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

623 654 2970 } 1 054 } 2 382 918 

1 424 172 

(HA) (NA) 278 

100 (NA) 45 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 2510 less than 

1969 Tolol or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 299 174 143 150 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 4 060 2 970 918 172 Number of workerL _____ _ 3 101 623 1 054 1 424 

3 389 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 63 72 43 24 

119 2 workers _________ _ 43 38 32 17 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 49 34 21 26 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 62 18 16 35 

(NA) '0 workers and over _ 82 12 31 48 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
APPENDIX A. General Explanation 

1. Taking the Census 

Enumeration Method 

The growing complexity in the structure 

of American agriculture along with increasing numbers of farm operators living 

off-farm have made an enumerator-type 

census as conducted in the past increasingly difficult. The mailout/mailback 

census, made possible by the availability 

of relatively complete administrative lists, 

provides the respondent the opportunity 

to complete the report more nearly at his 

own convenience than in an enumeratortype census. Generally the quality of data 

on reports completed by operators 

exceeds that of reports filled out by 

enumerators. Based on the overall satisfactory experience with the mailout/ 

mailback procedure used in 1969, a decision was made to continue the mail 

procedure for 1974. 

In censuses prior to 1969, enumerators 

were assigned to enumerate all farms in a 

specified geographic area and were instructed to call on all farm operators in 

person. Beginning with the 1950 census, 

copies of the report form were mailed to 

rural box holders prior to the enumeration's starting date, and farm operators 

were asked to complete the forms and 

have them ready for the enumerator to 

collect. Enumerators going door-to-door 

in rural areas would pickup and review 

any forms that had been completed; they 

would also fill out or complete reports 

for those places having some agricultural 

operations which did not have forms 

completed and ready for review. 

The mailout/mailback procedure has 

not been used in taking the agriculture 

census in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 

Virgin Islands. A discussion of the direct 

enumeration methods used appears in the 

reports for these outlying areas. 

Mailing List 

The starting point for the enumeration of 

the 1974 census was the mailing list, 

which consisted of all persons and organizations that could be identified from 

administrative records as associated with 

agricultural operations in 1973 or 1974. 

The list was assembled from the records 

of the 1969 Census of Agriculture and 

those of other government agencies. Only 

the more comprehensive sets of administrative records containing information 

related to agricultural activities were 

initially used. This included records 

primarily from the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, the 

Internal Revenue Service, and the Social 

Security Administration. 

To improve the mailing list and to 

identify individual units of multiestablishment farmi,lg operations-particularly 

corporations, a precanvass of the larger, 

more complex, and specialized operations 

(approximately 55,000 cases mostly 

identified from the 1969 agriculture 

census plus those in the file of companies 

in retail, wholesale, and manufacturing 

areas known to have agricultural operations) was conducted in early 1974. This 

survey identified over 6,200 multiestablishment companies or other organizations having one or more separate 

establishments (or locations) producing 

agricultural products or providing agricultural services to others. In many cases, 

these agricultural establishments were in 

addition to nonagricultural establishments operated by the company. Separate 

census report forms were required of each 

individual farming unit or agricultural 

establishment identified in the precanvass. 

The precanvass form also provided information to distinguish primary farming 

corporations from business-associated 

farming corporations and family-<:ontrolled corporations from other corporations. 

Lists of specialized operations, such as 

nurseries and broiler growers which 

might not be identified in other administrative records, as well as selected lists 

of other large and/or specialized producers, such as feedlots and fish farms, 

were included in the mail list. In total, 

about 130,000 special list names were 

included. 

The master list primarily contained 

the names and addresses of persons (Ind 

organizations known to be associated 

with agricultural operations in 1973. It 

was constructed by merging and unduplicating the various source lists on the basis 

of Social Security or Employee Identification numbers, along with some unduplication based on alphabetic matching of 

names and addresses. To facilitate processing, each name on the master list was 

assigned a size code to indicate an estimate of value of sales as well as a code for 

county location. Most duplicate names 

not identified prior to mailing were either 

reported by respondents or located during the office processing. 

Report Forms 

Two basic census report forms were used 

for all States except Alaska and Hawaii. 

A regular 18-page report form was mailed 

to all farms whose 1974 sales of agricultural products were expected to total 

$2,500 or more. A short six -page report 

form was sent to all operators whose 

1974 sales were expected to total less 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

than $2,500. This short form covered the 

major subjects (crops, land use, livestock 

and poultry, equipment, expenditures, 

and value of sales), but omitted most of 

the additional detail found in the regular 

form. Both report forms, with the in· 

structions for completing them, are reproduced in appendix C. 

As for 1969, a short form was used so 

that operators of the smaller places would 

not be burdened with the extensive detail 

needed from the larger operators. In 

1969, there were 996,567 farms with 

annual sales of less than $2,500 (about 36 

percent of all farms), but they accounted 

for less than 2 percent of the total value 

of all farm products sold. For 1974, 

preliminary tabulations indicate that this 

group of farms will number approximately 770,000, or 31.4 percent of all 

farms and will account for less than 1.3 

percent of the total value of farm products sold by all farms. 

In Alaska, the regular report form was 

used to enumerate all farms. For Hawaii, 

a modified version of the regular form 

was used for all farms. The modifications 

were made principally in the crops section in order to cover the specialized 

agriculture on the islands. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were mailed during the 

last week of December 1974 and the first 

week of January 1975 to all persons and 

organizations on the mailing list. This 

mailing consisted of approximately 

4,133,000 report forms (2,391,000 regular forms and 1,742,000 short forms). 

Undeliverable mail returned by the 

Postal Service rerfuced the mailing list 

by 232,000, including 67,000 regular 

forms and 165,000 short forms. 

Instructions for completing the forms 

were attached in the centerfold of each 

form. In an effort to provide additional 

help to farmer~ in completing their 

reports, approximately 35,000 copies 

of a Farm Census Guide booklet were 

sent to county officials to whom farmers 

might turn for assistance. Included were 

rural banks, vocational agricultural instructors, and the following county 

offices: Agricultural Stabilization and 

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Conservation Service" Soil Conservation 

Service, Farmer's Home Administration, 

and Agricultural Extension Service. This 

guide contained descriptions and definitions for various items in more detail 

than the instructions included with 

each report form. Representatives of 

the above agencies were asked to assist 

the farmers in filling out their report 

forms if the farmers came to them for 

help. 

The regular report form was to be 

filled out by all farm operators who 

received it regardless of the amount of 

farm products sold. When recipients of 

the short form reported sales in 1974 

substantially greater than $2,500, it was 

sometimes necessary to contact them 

again for the additional data needed to 

complete the more detailed regular form. 

If the recipient of a regular report form 

had sales less than $2,500, the data were 

condensed during the processing to those 

items appearing on the short form. 

FoJlowup Procedures 

Data collection plans included a "thank 

you" card and four followup letters, two 

of which were accompanied by census 

report forms at approximately 1-month 

intervals. Data collection was expected to 

be substantially completed by June 30. 

However, because of a marked increase in 

respondent resistance as compared with 

the 1969 census, the data collection 

phase was extended into the office processing phase. Additional followup letters 

were sent to the remaining nonrespondents in June, July, August, and November. Nonrespondent addresses believed to 

be operating farms with sales of $40,000 

or more were contacted by telephone 

during the period April 1975 through 

February 1976. Most of the nonresponse 

telephone calls were made by the staff of 

the Data Preparation Division in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Some of the calls to the 

more complex cases were referred to the 

Agriculture Division staff for handling. In 

total. nearly 107,000 cases were completed by telephone during this period. 

As part of the routine followup procedures, specialized farms indentified on 

the mailing list as producing products 

such as broilers, beef cattle, hogs, etc. 

were checked to insure coverage in the 

census. If no report.had been received for 

farms on these special lists, they were 

contacted by telephone to obtain the required information. Also, farms and ranches with large acreage in the 1969 census 

were checked to insure coverage in 1974. 

If reports were missing, telephone calls 

",,!ere made to obtain the necessary information to insure coverage. In some 

instances, successor operators were discovered and enumerated. The processing 

system provided for the inclusion of 

missing reports as late as the final tabulation of the county data for each State. 

2. Major Changes in Data Collected 

A number of items generally collected in 

follow-on surveys were included on the 

regular census report form for 1974. The 

major changes and modifications were in: 

Fuel and grain storage facilities 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and 

earthen tanks 

Futures market 

Contracts 

Payroll and employment 

Injuries and illnesses 

Farm credit 

Family income from off-farm sources 

These changes represent only a small 

part of those recommended. All recommendations were reviewed by the Census 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, which then suggested priorities 

for items to be included in the census. 

The Census Bureau had final responsibility for the content, wording, and format of the report forms. 

Besides the major additions, a limited 

number of items were included or asked 

in more detail than otherwise necessary 

so as to improve the quality of the data 

collected. For example, totals were asked 

for several detailed items to be used for 

cross checking data. These cross-check 

totals were asked for such items as value 

of cattle and calves sold, amount of cash 

wages paid, and chem ical costs. 
APPENDIX A Continued 

3. Office Processing 

All report forms were reviewed prior to 

keying the data to magnetic tapes. Reports were sUbjected to a clerical screening review, during which significant notes 

or major problems were referred to technical assistants or, if necessary, to the 

professional analyst for solution. Records 

of all large agricultural operations, including multiunit operations and operations 

having $500,000 or more sales of agricultural products in 1974 (lesser levels in 

specified States) were reviewed by professional employees of the Agriculture 

Division. Omissions, inconsistencies, and 

other problems that could not be resolved 

by reference to other information on the 

report were resolved by contact (usually 

telephone) with the respondent. 

The data for each report form were 

subject to a detailed item-by-item computer edit which required almost the full 

capacity of a large electronic computer. 

The program made comprehensive checks 

for consistency and reasonableness, corrected data found to be in error or 

inconsistent, supplied key missing data, 

and assigned farm classification codes 

which were necessary for tabulation of 

the data. Entries of large magnitude and 

significant computer changes of a doubtful nature were manually verified for 

accu racy. Obvious errors such as reports 

of cotton and citrus in the Northern 

States were also identified and corrected. 

However, it was impossible to identify 

and correct all errors or to supply 

estimates for all the incompleteness 

within the census reports. These factors 

and others may affect the reliability of 

some data for some minor items, but they 

will not have a significant effect on major 

data items in any county. 

4. 1969 Data Corrections 

Some 1969 data have been revised since 

publication of the 1969 census. The 

revisions corrected sizeable data errors in 

14 counties and reporting and processing 

errors affecting four data items in a 

larger number of counties and States. 

The major county revisions were for: 

Cullman, Alabama-revised broilers 

sold and related data. 

Inyo, California-revised land in farms 

and related data. 

Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui, 

Hawaii-revised number of fattened 

cattle and related data. 

Spencer, Indiana-revised cattle and 

calves inventory. 

Harford, M1ryland-revised acreage of 

total cropland. 

Marshall, Minnesota-revised acreage 

of land in farms. 

Dodge, Nebraska-revised number of 

milk cows and value of sales. 

Merrick, Nebraska-revised cattle and 

calves sold and related data. 

Rusk, Texas-revised cattle and calves 

sold and related data. 

Hampshire and Jefferson, West Virginia-revised cattle and calves sold 

and related data. 

The revisions to correct for reporting 

and processing errors were made on: 

Acres and production of Irish potatoes 

harvested. 

Acres artificially drained. 

Total acreage fertilized. 

Acreage of land in orchards fertilized 

(only in Wisconsin). 

5. Definitions and Explanations 

The following definitions and explanations relate to items which require a more 

detailed description than is in the tables. 

Many of the items are followed in the 

tables by a "(See text)" notation. Most of 

the terms and their explanations are 

taken from the instructions printed on 

the report forms or issued with the forms. 

For an exact wording of the questions on 

the two different report forms used in 

1974 for the conterminuous United 

States, and the instruction sheets Vllhich 

accompanied these forms, see appendix 

C. 

A further discussion and more detailed 

analysis of the items included on the 

report forms and of the published data is 

given in Volume II, Statistics by Subject, 

of the 1974 Census of Agriculture. 

Most definitions of items and terms 

are the same as used in 1969 and earlier 

censuses. In general, processing steps and 

procedures for 1974 were designed to 

develop a report as fully comparable as 

possible with reports of earlier censuses. 

Land area-The approximate total land 

area of counties and States shown for 

1974 represents the land area as determined by records and calculations updated as of January 1, 1970. These data 

are updated periodically; however, the 

acreages shown for 1974 are essentially 

the same as in 1969. Any differences 

between the land area in 1974 and 1969 

would be due to new construction of 

reservoirs, change in number and size of 

reservoirs, lakes, streams, etc. 

Land in farms-The acreage designated in 

the tables as "land in farms" consists 

primarily of agricultural land used for 

crops, pasture, or grazing. It also includes 

woodland and wasteland not actually 

under cultivation nor used for pasture or 

grazing, provided it was part of the farm 

operator's total operation. Large acreages 

of woodland or wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted from 

individual reports during the processing 

operations. 

Land in farms is an operating unit 

concept and includes land owned and 

operated as well as land rented from 

others. Land used rent free was to be 

reported as land rented from others. 

Except for open range and grazing land 

used under government permits, all grazing land was included as "land in farms" 

provided the place was part of a farm or 

ranch. Grazing land operated by grazing 

associations was to be reported by the 

person chiefly responsible for conducting 

the business of the association. All land in 

Indian· reservations used for growing 

crops or grazing livestock was to be 

included as land in farms. Land in Indian 

reservations not reported by individual 

Indians or non-Indians was to be reported 

in the name of the cooperative group 

Vllhich used the land. In some cases, an 

entire Indian reservation was reported as 

one farm. 

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Data on ownership of land. type of 

rental arrangements. and farms with grazing permits are shown in Volume II with 

totals for each State. 

Land in two or more counties-With few 

exceptions. the land in each farm was 

tabulated as being in the operator's principal county. The principal county was 

defined as the one where the largest value 

of the agricultural products was raised or 

produced. It was usually where the operator reported all or the largest proportion 

of his total land. For a limited number of 

counties in the Western States. this procedure has resulted in more land in farms 

being counted within a county than there 

is land area. To minimize this distortion. 

some exceptions were developed from a 

survey of large-scale farms carried out 

prior to the mailing of the census forms. 

This survey identified about 1.600 operations as having more than one separately 

reportable farm unit. Other reports received showing land in noncontiguous 

counties were separated into two or more 

reports if the data would significantly 

affect the county totals. These reports 

were assigned to the appropriate counties 

during office processing. 

Value of land and buildings-The respondents were asked to report thei r 

estimate of the current market value of 

land and buildings owned, rented or 

leased from others, and rented or leased 

to others. Market value refers to the 

respondent's estimate of what the land 

and buildings would sell for under present 

market conditions. 

If the value of land and buildings was 

not reported, it was estimated during 

office processing by using the average 

value of farms having similar characteristics in the same area. 

Farm operator-The term "farm operator" designates a person who operates a 

farm, either doing the work himself or 

directly supervising the work. He may be 

the owner, a member of the owner's 

household. a salaried manager. a tenant, a 

renter, or a sharecropper. If he rents land 

to others or has land worked on shares by 

others, he is considered the operator only 

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of the land which he retains for his own 

operation. I n the case of partnerships, 

only one partner is counted as an operator. For census purposes, the number of 

farm operators is the same as the number 

of farms. In some cases, the operator was 

not the individual named on the address 

label of the questionnaire, but another 

family member or a partner or hired 

manager who was actually in charge of 

the farm operations. 

The term "farms" in the presentation 

of data denotes the number of farms 

reporting the item. For example. if there 

were 3,710 farms in a State and 842 of 

these farms had 27.381 cattle and calves, 

the data for those farms reporting cattle 

and calves would appear as: 

Cattle and calves ......... farms..... 842 

number.. 27,381 

Farm operator characteristics-Operator 

characteristics such as race or origin. 

residence, age, occupation, and off-farm 

work. were collected for all farms with 

sales of under $2,500 and for farms with 

sales of $2,500 and over operated by 

individuals or partnerships. These data 

were not obtained for corporations and 

other types of organizations such as 

cooperatives. prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian reservations. 

Family off-farm income-In the absence 

of a sample follow-on survey. such as was 

conducted for the last three censuses. five 

questions were added to the 1974 report 

form for farms with sales of $2,500 and 

over to obtain data on income from 

off-farm sources. These sources included 

income from a professional practice. cash 

wages, salaries, interest, dividends, royalties, pensions. etc. These data were included in the census to provide a better 

understanding of the present income distribution in agriculture and for the development of future policies and agricultural 

programs. Off-farm income data were 

not obtained for farms operated by 

corporations and other organizations. 

Similar data have been collected in 1960, 

1965. and 1970 in sample surveys taken 

as part of the census program. 

Family income from other sources greater 

than agricultural sales-For farms with 

sales of $2,500 and over, this classification is based on a comparison of the 

sum of farm-related and off-farm income 

sources with the value of agricultural 

sales. For farms with sales of under 

$2,500. the report form included a 

separate inquiry about the relationship of 

off-farm and other income sources to 

agricultural sales. The response to that 

inquiry was used as a basis for this 

classification. 

For ease of reference to this classification in some tables. the term "off-farm 

income" applies to both farm-related and 

off-farm sources. A separate line is 

shown in most tables for farms not 

reporting or reporting no farm-related or 

off-farm income. 

Value of crops harvested-This item 

represents the estimated value of all crops 

harvested during the 1974 crop year. 

Data for the value of crops harvested 

were obtained by multiplying the average 

estimated values per unit by the opera· 

tors' reports of acres or quantities harvested. In instances where only acres 

hlrvested were reported, State estimates 

of value of production per acre were 

used. Generally, harvested units of 

!roduction (pounds. bushels, bales, etc.) 

were multiplied by State estimates of 

price per unit. A combination of these 

two factors was used when only acres 

harvested were requested of small farms, 

but units of production were requested of 

larger farms. The State average production prices used in these calculations were 

obtained in most part from publications 

by the Statistical Reporting Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

When USDA estimates were not available. 

Bureau of the Census statisticians made 

estimates using available sources such as 

data from adjacent States, respondents, 

report forms. and county extension 

agents and other persons knowledgeable 

about specific crops. 

Value of livestock on farms-Data for 

value of livestock and poultry on farms 

were obtained by multiplying the number 

of livestock of each major age and sex 
APPENDIX A Continued 

group by the State average price. The 

State average prices for cattle, hogs, 

sheep, Angora goats, and hens and pullets 

IN9re obtained primarily from data 

published by the Statistical Reporting 

Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Prices applied to other types of 

livestock were census-derived averages 

based primarily on reported value of sales 

for these types in the 1974 Census of 

Agriculture. The 1969 and 1964 data 

were developed in a similar manner. 

Value of agricultural products sold-This 

item represents the gross market value 

before taxes and production expenditures 

of all agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 1974 regardless 

of who received the payment. It includes 

receipts by the operator as IN911 as the 

value of any shares received by partners, 

landlords, contractors and others associated with the place. 

The total value of agricultural products represents the sum of all crops 

including nursery products sold, forest 

products sold, and poultry and livestock 

and their products sold. It does not 

include income from farm-related sources 

such as agricultural services, government 

farm programs, or recreation and other 

related sources, or income from nonfarm 

sources. Data from these sources of 

income are shown separately in various 

State and county tables. 

The value of crops sold in 1974 does 

not necessarily represent sales from crops 

harvested in 1974. An examination of a 

sample of individual reports indicated 

extensive reporting of sales from crops 

produced in 1973. Some cash grain farms 

indicated that the 1974 grain crops IN9re 

in storage and there were no sales from 

the 1974 crop. Likewise, some farms 

reported sales in 1974 from two different 

crop years. 

Data for the value of agricultural 

products sold were obtained on both the 

regular and short forms directly from the 

respondents in the 1974 and 1969 Censuses of Agriculture. This procedure was a 

departure from the one used in previous 

censuses in which data on value of sales 

were obtained by enumeration for some 

products and were estimated for others. 

For cases in 'Nhich the farm operator 

failed to report a value of sales, estimates 

IN9re made based on the amount of crops 

harvested or the numbers of livestock 

sold. Although similar procedures IN9re 

used In earlier censuses, the extent of 

sales estimation has increased in each of 

the recent censuses. Extensive estimation 

of market values was required for farms 

growing or producing products under 

contract. 

Caution should be applied when comparing sales in 1974 with sales reported in 

earlier censuses due to the extreme ranges 

in per unit prices between census years. 

Reported values for 1974 varied greatly 

from farm to farm because of the monthto-month price per-unit variations within 

the 1974 census year. 

Farms by value of agricultural products 

sold-Counts of farms by value of agricultural products sold are shown by various 

size groups in a number of the county 

and State tables. Data are shown separately for all farms and for farms with 

sales of $2,500 and over. Detailed characteristics of farms with sales of $2,500 

and over classified by value of sales are 

shown in State table 31. At the State 

level, 1974 farms with sales of $100,000 

and over have been further classified into 

three groups: $100,000 to $199,999, 

$200,000 to $499,999, and $500,000 

and over. These data are shown in State 

tables 15 and 28 through 33. Characteristics of farms with sales of under $2,500 

are shown by age and occupation of the 

farm operator in State table 9. 

Under $1 POD sales-In county summary 

table 33 and appendix B, the "Under 

$1,000" category includes only those 

operations reporting sales less than 

$1,000 and not having the potential 

resources on hand to produce $1,000 or 

more in sales. In county table 3, county 

summary table 7, and State tables 4 and 

9, the under $1,000 category includes 

those farms reporting less than $1,000 

in sales, but having the potential for 

sales of $1,000 or more. 

$1,000 to $1,499 sales-For county 

summary table 7, this category includes 

those farms reporting sales of under 

$1,000, but having the potential for 

sales of between $1,000 and $2,600. 

Under $2,500 &8/es-ln all tables except 

county summary table 7, the "All farms" 

category includes those farms with sales 

of under $2,600 without regard to 

potential sales. In county summary table 

7, the "under $2,600 sales" category 

excludes abnormal farms and farms having the potential (unrealized in 1974) for 

sales of $2,500 and over. 

In county table 3 and State tables 9, 

15, 26, and 28 through 33, the classification "Farms with sales of $2,500 and 

over" (usually designated in column 

headings) includes farms reporting sales 

of under $2,500, but having the production potential for sales of $2,500 and 

over. 

$2,500 to $4,999 sales-In county summary table 7 and in the box head for State 

table 31, this category includes those 

farms, other than abnormal farms, having 

reported sales of $2,500 to $4,999 and 

those farms with lesser sales but having 

the potential for sales of $2,500 and Oller. 

In county table 3, 1969 abnormal 

farms are classified in this sales group 

regardless of the value of their sales, but 

1974 abnormal farms were classified according to their actual sales. 

Farm sales by commodity or commodity 

group-In an effort to conform more 

closely to the 1972 Standard Industrial 

Classification (SIC), a number of commodity groupings \/\/ere changed for 1974 

from those used for 1969. The next seven 

definitions reflect changes; the last does 

not. 

Other field crops-For 1974, this group 

includes the value of sales of peanuts, 

Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, sugar beets, 

sugar cane, popcorn, mint for oil, hops, 

etc. For 1969, the value of pineapples 

sold was also included. 

Fruits, nuts, and berries-For 1974, the 

value of pineapple sold is included in this 

group. For 1969, pineapple was considered a field crop. 

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Poultry and poultry products-For 1974. 

the value of poultry hatchery sales is 

included in this group. For 1969. it was 

not. The value of sales for poultry 

hatched is shown in State table 24 and in 

the county miscellaneous tables. (Also see 

Poultry hatcheries in this section). 

Sheep, lambs, and wool-For 1974. the 

value of sales of these items is shown 

separately. For 1969. this value was 

combined with that for hogs. goats. and 

mohair. 

Hogs and pigs-For 1974. the value of 

hogs and pigs sold is shown separately. 

For 1969. this value was combined with 

that for sheep. Iambs. wool. goats. and 

mohair. 

Goats and mohair-For 1974. the value of 

goats and mohair sold is shown separately 

in the county miscellaneous tables. and in 

aggregate with the value of other livestock and livestock products. For 1969. 

this value was combined with that for 

sheep. Iambs. wool. and hogs. 

Other livestock and livestock productsFor 1974. the production of fish and 

laboratory animals is included in the 

agriculture census. whereas for 1969 it 

was not. The value of fish raised and sold 

and laboratory animals sold is included in 

the category "Other livestock and livestock products." Separate data on fish 

production and sales are shown in State 

table 24. 

Forest products sold-As in previous 

censuses. the sales data shown for the 

1974 census for this item relate only to 

forest products sold from farms. Commercial logging. timber. or other types of 

forest product operations or establishments are excluded. as are places selling 

only forest products. Such operations or 

establishments are excluded from being 

classed as agricultural production according to the Standard Industrial Classification in which they are classified as 

Forestry-Major Group OS. 

Total farm production expenses-The 

overall completeness of expenditures data 

reported by farm operators for 1974 is 

poorer than for most recent censuses. 

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This is especially true for farms producing 

crops. livestock. or poultry under contract. The majority of such operators did 

not know and were unwilling to estimate 

the value of production inputs furnished 

by the contractor. The scope of this 

phenomenon has been increasing as the 

structure of agriculture becomes more 

complex. requiring increased estimations 

of production expenses during office precessing of individual census reports. These 

estimates were made for individual expenditures. and were based on the scope of 

related crop and livestock information for 

the individual report. or in some cases on 

averages or ratios of expenditures reported by similar farms in the same 

geographic area. 

The figures for 1974 and 1969 are 

heavily weighted by the effect of reporting of "All other production expenses." 

Some farmers may have misinterpreted 

the intent of this question and reported 

capital improvement expenditures. purchase of long-term assets. household expflnses. and other personal expenditures; 

others may have failed to include all 

applicable items. Any calculations of net 

farm income based on this census figure 

should be used with caution. 

Commercial fertilizer-Data for 1974 and 

1969 include the cost of rock phosphate 

and gypsum. These items were excluded 

from the 1964 figures. 

Other agricultural chemicals-These expenditures include the cost of all herbicides. fungicides. other pesticides. growth 

control chemicals. and defoliants used for 

crops or pastureland. and insecticides used 

for livestock and poultry during the 

census year. They also include expenditures for chemicals such as lime for soil 

treatment and sanitation. pesticides used 

for rodent and bird control. etc. A 

detailed breakdown by the purpose of the 

chemical application along with the related expenditure is shown for farms with 

sales of $2.500 and over in county table 

12 and State tables 13 and 28 through 

33. 

All other production expenses-This item 

was subject to extensive errors in reporting due to the complexity of concept and 

the numerous individual expense items 

eligible for inclusion in the one answer 

space. Respondents failed in many cases 

to follow the instructions specifying the 

type of expenditures to be included or 

excluded. Obvious errors were corrected 

during the processing. but the dollar 

figures for this item should be used with 

caution. For all statistical tables. this item 

includes the balance of production expenses for all items not already individually specified in the table. 

Crop classifications-Some respondents 

reported crops on lines designated for 

other crops. Obvious errors were corrected during processing; however. not all 

errors were corrected. For example. the 

wheat categories were so poorly reported 

that for most States. data by kind of 

wheat are not published. 

Hay crops-Data shown for hay represents all hay crops. including grass silage 

and hay cut green. unless otherwise specified. In showing production data for all 

hay crops. dry tons represent dry tonnage 

for the various hay categories and dryweight equivalent for grass silage and hay 

cut and fed green. The conversion used 

was 3 tons green weight to one ton dry. 

Land in vegetables-The total acres of 

land used for vegetables in 1974 shown in 

State table 8 and county summary table 

28 are not fully comparable to the acres 

published for 1969. For 1974. the data 

are the land from which vegetables were 

harvested; for 1969 the acres shown are 

the sum of the acres of the individual 

crops harvested. In areas where more than 

one vegetable crop is grown on the same 

land during the season. comparability is 

affected. 

Land in orchards-This includes land in 

bearing and nonbearing fruit trees. citrus 

or other groves. vineyards. and nut trees 

of all ages. including land on which all 

fruit crops failed. Respondents were instructed not to report abandoned plantings and plantings of less than 20 fruit. 

citrus. or nut trees. or of grapevines. 
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Poultry hatcheries-The data shown for 

hatcheries do not represent the total of 

all hatchery production or value. The 

historical census concept of counting 

items as sold only if the product was 

taken from the farm dictated that only 

hatcheries which produced chicks, poults, 

and ducklings for sale or placement on 

other farms should be included in the 

census totals. Poultry hatched and raised 

for sale or for layer replacement on the 

same place have been excluded. For such 

operations, the value of sales from the 

final product, such as broilers, turkeys, or 

eggs, is counted in the census. The value 

of hatchery sales is included in the category "Poultry and poultry products" and 

is also shown separately in State table 24. 

Fish production-The raising of fish for 

sale was included as agricultural production by the 1972 SIC, and data for 

such operations are included in the agriculture census for the first time in 1974. 

As the commercial raising of fish is a 

relatively new industry, the census mailing register covering fish production may 

have been incomplete. Information on 

fish production and sales is shown in 

State table 24 and in the county miscellaneous ta ble 7. 

Bees and honey-Bee and honey production was enumerated and tabulated in 

the county in which the home farm was 

located (even though hives are often 

moved from farm to farm over a wide 

geographic area for pollination). Several 

factors affect the completeness and accuracy of these data: First, bee and honey 

sales were enumerated separately only for 

farms with sales of $2,500 and over. 

Many bee owners operate on a small 

scale, and their sales are not identified 

separately in the statistics. Second, some 

bee operations may not have been on the 

mailing list. Third, some operators on the 

mailing list may not have considered 

beekeeping to be an agricultural operation, and therefore did not report. 

Total cropland-Total cropland consists 

of land from which crops were harvested 

or hay was cut; land in orchards, citrus 

groves, vineyards, and nursery and greenhouse products; land used only for 

pasture or grazing; land in cover crops, 

legumes, and soil improvement grasses; 

land on which all crops failed; and land in 

cultivated summer fallow. It also includes 

cropland that is idle. This item may be 

overstated for 1974 and 1969 as compared to earlier censuses (see next paragraph). 

Cropland used only for pasture or 

grazing-This category covers rotation 

pasture and grazing land that could have 

been used for crops without additional 

improvements. Land in this category may 

have been overstated in 1974 and 1969 

due to a tendency of farm operators to 

report all pastureland in the first question 

relating to pastureland. Obvious errors 

were corrected during processing. 

Other cropland-This category consists of 

land used for soil improvement crops, 

land on which all crops failed, and land in 

cultivated summer fallow. It also includes 

idle cropland. 

Other land-In State tables 1 and 9, county table 1, and county summary table 2. 

other land refers to all land not otherwise 

itemized. It includes pastureland and 

rangeland other than cropland and woodland pasture, and house lots, barn lots, 

ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. In State 

tabl.es 10 and 28, other land refers only 

to house lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, 

wasteland, etc. 

Irrigation-Data on methods of irrigation 

and quantity of water used are shown in 

State table 12 and county table 13. More 

detailed statistical tables on these items, 

as well as more information on irrigated 

crop yields, are included in Volume II of 

the census. 

Commercial fertilizer-The acreage fertilized and tonnage applied are shown 

along with the acreage harvested for most 

major crops and groups of other crops. 

The acreage fertilized may include some 

acreage on which part of a crop failed, 

but if all of a fertilized crop failed, 

fertilizer figures are not included with 

data shown by crop. Instead, fertilized 

acreage on which all crops failed and 

tonnage are included in the totals shown 

for all acreage fertilized and tons applied. 

For most counties and States, the difference in acreage is not significant. 

Other agricultural chemicals-Detailed 

data showing the general purposes for 

which chemicals were applied are published for farms with sales of $2,500 and 

over. Some farm operators reported their 

total acreage treated by sprays, dusts, 

fumigants, etc., but did not allocate 

acreage according to the various purposes 

of the treatment. It was not feasible to 

allocate misreported data properly, so 

these data were added to "Other chemicals." 

To a limited degree, then, detailed data 

for insect, nematode, disease, and weed 

control are incompletely reported and the 

item "Other chemicals" actually includes 

a sizeable amount of expenditures relating to these controls. 

Grain storage capacity-A question on 

grain storage was asked for the first time 

in the 1974 census. No attempt was made 

to supply missing data for this item; 

instead, the number of farms not reporting are shown. 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and 

earthen tanks-This information was first 

collected for the 1954 census, but was 

not collected for 1969. In 1974, data 

were collected on the number of ponds, 

pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks, and 

the area covered by them when filled to 

capacity. 

Futures market-These data were collected to determine if the operator 

utilized the commodity futures market in 

1974 to hedge sales of any farm commodities produced on the place. The data 

probably represent an overstatement of 

the actual number of farm operators 

using the futures market. Apparently, 

respondents were confused between 

futures market transactions and forward 

pricing agreements. Although obvious 

errors were corrected, the data should be 

used with caution. 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

Contracts-The data published in State 

table 27 are shown essentially as reported, except for inconsistencies that 

were corrected. The published data are 

incompletely reported, partly because 

of the complex and varied nature of 

production and marketing contracts, and 

partly because <;If a lack of understanding, or more often a lack of knowledge, 

on the part of the respondents, of the 

facts. Some contracts were not reported 

at all, and for some reported contracts 

not all characteristics were given. The 

"Not reported" line in table 27 indicates 

the extent of incompleteness of reporting 

on the contract characteristics. Data on 

the amount received from the contractor 

varied from the full market value for 

some marketing contracts to only 

fractional values for some production 

contracts. More detailed data for individual items produced under contract are 

included in Volume 1\ of the census. 

Payroll and employment-For 1974 more 

data were collected than in previous 

agriculture censuses, to provide a more 

complete accounting and classification 

of hired labor involved in agriculture 

production. Data were collected on the 

number of workers by number of days 

worked, cash wages paid, and amount 

paid to contract workers and salaried 

corporation officers (see section 30 of the 

form for farms with sales of $2,500 and 

over). 

Some respondents who had sizeable 

numbers of seasonal workers during the 

year had difficulty reporting the number 

of workers by days worked, because their 

records were often not kept in such 

detail. County and State totals for the 

number of seasonal workers give a sizeable overcount for the number of hired 

workers actually involved in agriculture 

because many of them worked on more 

than one farm during the year and thus 

may have been counted more than once. 

Therefore, these data should be used with 

some caution. 

Caution is also necessary with the data 

on contract labor. Some farm operators 

may not have distinguished clearly between hired labor and contract laborworkers hired through a labor contractor 

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or crewleader. This has resulted in a 

possible overstatement of the number of 

farms using contract labor, although the 

dollar amounts involved are generally 

small. 

Likewise, salaries paid to corporate 

officers may include some worktime 

spent on nonfarm activities. 

Injuries and illnesses-Information on 

injuries and illnesses was collected for the 

first time in the 1974 census. Information 

was obtained on the number of injuries 

and illnesses of hired workers, paid members of the operator's family, unpaid 

family members, and operators of farms 

with sales of $2,500 or more. No data are 

shown in this report; however, several 

unpublished tabulations were made and 

copies are available for purchase upon 

request (see section 7. Unpublished 

Data). The unpublished data were tabulated as reported; no attempt was made 

to estimate for possible missing or underreported data. 

Farm credit-The census of agriculture 

has collected varying amounts of data 

relating to credit since 1890. Continuing 

changes in technology and agricultural 

practices have increased the amount of 

money and credit required for efficient 

farm operation. In lieu of the traditional 

separate finance survey, section 33 was 

added to the report form for farms with 

sales of $2,500 and over to obtain 

information from farm operators on 

debts secured and not secured by real 

estate. The data collected are shown in 

county table 14, county summary table 

31, and State tables 28 through 33, and 

in some unpublished tables on the financial characteristics of farm operators. 

Debt secured by real estate relates to 

debt owed by the farm operator and 

secured by land owned and operated. 

Debt on land owned by the operator but 

rented to others was to be excluded. In 

county summary table 31, a ratio has 

been calculated of the debt secured by 

real estate to the value of owned land 

operated. This is one measure of the 

degree of indebtedness. Data for debts for 

secured by real estate pertain only to 

debt owed by the operator and exclude 

debts owed by landlords, contractors, etc_ 

Farm fuel storage capacity-Questions 

were asked for the first time in the 1974 

census on the on-farm storage capacity of 

gasoline, diesel fuel, LP gas, butane, and 

propane used for the farm business. However, a significant number of respondents 

failed to answer these questions or 

answered them incorrectly; for instance, 

many operators reported the total gallons 

purchased during the year instead of 

the fuel storage capacity. Such obvious 

errors were deleted, but since acceptable 

data were not obtained for substantial 

number of farms, none is shown in this 

report. Several tabulations were made, 

however, and unpublished data are 

available for purchase upon request (see 

section 7. Unpublished Data). 

Income and expenses from farm-related 

sources-An expanded series of questions 

on farm-related income and expenses 

were asked of all farms in the 1974 

census to obtain a more complete picture 

of the total income of farm operators 

from all sources. These sources include 

income and expenses associated with 

custom work and other agricultural services provided for farmers and others, 

recreational services, participation in 

government programs, renting out land, 

and other activity conducted on the farm 

or closely related to the farm. As a 

general rule, these other income sources 

are included if they are closely related, 

even though supplemental, to the farm 

operation. However, if they constitute a 

separate establishment or were conducted 

from another location, they are not included. For example, if a farm operator 

owned a company which furnished custom services to other farms, and that 

company and its income were reported in 

the 1974 Survey of Agricultural Services 

as a separate establishment, the income is 

not included in the data for this category. 

Also not included are reported sales of 

capital assets such as land, buildings, and 

machinery. Examples of income from 

other farm-related sources that are included are: payments from farm insurance damages, gas tax refunds, patronage 

dividends, expenditure rebates, farm 
APPENDIX A Continued 

machine and building rentals, and farm 

by-products sales. 

Besides those expenses associated with 

custom work, recreational services, government prOQrams, renting of farmland, 

etc., expenses include operating expenses, 

depreciation, taxes, interest, insurance, 

etc. However, the data shown for this 

item do not represent the total expenditures associated with farm-related 

income. The respondent was requested, if 

separate records were available, to report 

farm-related income expenses separately 

from farm production expenses. If the 

respondent did not report farm-related 

expenses separately, those expenses are 

assumed to be included in farm production expenses. 

Differences in totals for some items-The 

total given in one table for an item may 

differ slightly from the total given in 

another table for the same item because 

of the rounding of fractions or the 

rounding to thousands. 

6. Farm Classifications 

State table 9 presents detailed data for all 

farms classified by selected value of sales 

groups; State tables 28 to 33 present 

detailed data for farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over classified by specified 

characteristics-tenure of operator, type 

of organization, age and principal occupation of operator, size of farm (in acres), 

value of agricultural products sold, and 

standard industrial classification. In addition, this report contains a nu mber of 

farm counts according to various characteristics, as well as frequency distributions of farms classified by value of sales 

of each of the principal farm enterprises. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of tenure as used for both the 

1974 and 1969 censuses are: 

a. Full owners, who operate only land 

they own; 

b. Part owners, who operate land they 

own and also land they rent from 

others; and 

c. Tenants, who operate only land 

they rent from others or work on 

shares for others. 

Detailed data by tenure of operator 

and type of organization are shown in 

State table 28. For the 1964 census and 

earlier censuses, a separate classification 

was used for hired managers, in addition 

to full owners, part owners, and tenants. 

The manager classification was discontinued because managed farms became 

increasingly difficult to define and 

identify, especially with the mail enumeration. Farms which may be operated 

by hired managers for 1969 and 1974 

are distributed among full owners, part 

owners, and tenants according to the 

reported ownership of the land in the 

place. 

Farms by age of operator-Age of the 

farm operator was obtained for all farms 

with sales under $2,500 and only for 

individual, family, or partnership operated farms having sales of $2,500 and 

over. Characteristics of farms by two 

age-of-operator groups in combination 

with occupation information are shown 

in State table 9 for farms with sales of 

under $2,500 and by six age groups in 

State table 29 for farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over. 

Racial and ethnic groups-These data 

were collected and tabulated for all farm 

operators with sales under $2,500 and for 

those operators with sales of $2,500 and 

over if they operated the farm as an 

individual or family or partnership. Each 

operator, except those in Hawaii, was 

asked to classify himself or herself into 

one of six racial or ethnic groups. For 

Hawaii, nine categories were provided. 

For 1974, data are shown for "Blacks 

and other races"; "other races" includes 

American Indians, Hawaiians, Japanese, 

Chinese, Filipinos, Koreans, and any 

other separate racial group. The comparable data for 1969 are for Blackoperated farms only. The farm operators 

reporting themselves to be of Spanish 

origin were included with the White race 

wherever separate data for "White" were 

shown. Counts of farm operators for each 

of the enumerated racial or ethnic groups 

are shown in county miscellaneous data 

table 14 for counties with three or more 

operators in any of the groups. 

Farms by type of organization-This was 

the second census of agriculture for 

which farms were classified by type of 

organization; the first time was for the 

1969 census. The respondent classified 

his own organizational status by marking 

a box opposite the type of organization 

which best described the way the place 

was operated in 1974. The classifications 

were: 

a. Individual or family operation (sole 

proprietorship), excluding partnership and corporation. 

b. Partnership operation, including 

family partnership. 

c. Corporation, including family 

corporation. 

d. Other, such as cooperative, estate or 

trust, prison farm, grazing association, Indian reservation, etc_ 

The farms were classified according to 

the information provided in section 37 of 

the regular form. Many of the reports 

which showed "other" as the type of 

organization came from institutional 

farms, I ndian reservations, or other 

operations classified as "abnormal." 

Abnormal farms were not included in the 

tabulations for farms with sales of $2,500 

and over. 

Some caution should be taken when 

comparing 1974 data for corporations 

with 1969 data. A followup study of the 

1969 data indicated that a sizable number 

of farms were wrongly reported as corporate, especially in the Southern States. 

These errors in the 1969 data have not 

been corrected and are shown as originally published. 

More detailed data obtained from a 

special survey of farms operated by 

corporations are included in Volume IV, 

Special Reports, of the 1974 Census of 

Agricultu reo 

Farms by value of sales-In earlier agricutural censuses, data were classified in 

nine groups referred to as "economic 

classes." The use of this term was discontinued for 1974; however, for farms with 

sales of $2,500 or more in 1974, the 

value-of-products sold classifications are 

the same as the value ranges used for 

establishing economic classes 1 through 5 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

in prior censuses and are therefore comparable. Some caution should be used in 

comparing value-of-sales data for 1974 

with those of earlier censuses due to the 

substantial increase in prices received by 

farmers between the census periods. 

Data for farms with sales of less than 

$2,500, classified in earlier censuses as 

economic classes 6, part time, and part 

retirement, are not directly comparable 

to the 1974 value classes because of the 

change in farm definition and modifications in farm classification. For 1969, 

farms with sales of under $2,500 were 

classified as: 

a. Class 6-$50 to $2,499 of farm 

product sales and a farm operator 

who is under 65 years of age and did 

not work off the farm 100 days or 

more in the census year. 

b. Part time-$50 to $2,499 of farm 

product sales and a farm operator 

who is under 65 years of age and 

worked off the farm 100 days or 

more in the census year. 

c. Part retirement-$50 to $2,499 of 

farm product sales and a farm 

operator who is 65 years or over. 

If 1974 data shown in State table 9 

and appendix B are combined, limited 

comparisons between 1969 and 1974 

can be made as follows: 

CoP1pare 1969 class 6 farms with 1974 

farms with sales of less than $2,500 

whose operators were under 65 years old 

and devoting 50 percent or more of their 

worktime to farming. Compare 1969 

part-time farms with 1974 farms with 

sales of less than $2,500 whose operators 

were under 65 years old and devoting 

less than 50 percent of their worktime to 

farming. Compare 1969 part-retirement 

farms with 1974 farms with sales of less 

than $2,500 whose operators were 65 

years old and over regardless of occupation. 

Abnormal farms-This category includes 

institutional farms, experimental and 

research farms, and Indian reservations. 

Institutional farms include those operated 

by hospitals, penitentiaries, schools, grazing associations, govern ment agencies, 

etc. Data for abnormal farms were inA-10 

cluded in totals for all farms, but were 

excluded from data for farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more. Characteristics of 

abnormal farms are shown in State table 

9. The abnormal farms are comparable to 

abnormal farms of earlier censuses. 

New classification of farms-A new classification series was used to present the 

data for the 1974 census. It was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Bureau of 

the Census to better describe today's 

agriculture and its complex relationships 

with other sectors of the economy. The 

major classifications are: 

a. Primary farm-A farm operated by 

an individual or family or partnership where the operator spends 50 

percent or more of his worktime on 

the farm (considers farming to be 

the principal occupation) or a farm 

operated under a corporate structure which received 50 percent or 

more if its gross business (farm and 

nonfarm) from the sale of agricultural products. 

b. Part-time farm-A farm operated by 

an individual or partnership where 

tht! operator spends less than 50 

percent of his worktimll on the farm 

(does not consider farming to be the 

principal occupation). 

c. Business-associated farm-A farm 

operated under a corporated structure which received less than 50 

percent of its gross business income 

(farm and nonfarm) from the sale of 

agricultural products. 

d. Abnormal farm-An institutional, 

experimental, or research farm, 

or an I ndian reservation. An 

institutional farm is one operated 

by a hospital" penitentiary, school, 

grazing association, government 

agency, etc. 

Some new classifications are not yet 

available. Data necessary to classify corporations as primary or business-associated 

are being collected in a separate survey. It 

will be published, along with data for 

individuals and partnerships, in a later 

report. However, the classifications for 

individual or family operated farms, for 

partnerships, and for abnormal farms are 

described in the following discussion of 

data presented by principal occupation 

of the farm operator. 

Farms by principal occupation-In.ormation was obtained on the occupation 

of the farm operator in 1974 to provide 

the basis for the new farm classification. 

Data on occupation were not obtained in 

1969. The principal occupation classification for farms with sales of $2,500 and 

over relates only to farms operated by 

individuals or families (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. Farm characteristics are shown by age of the operator 

and occupation for farms with sales of 

under $2,500 in State table 9 and for 

farms with sales of $2,500 and over in 

State table 29. 

The classifications used for 1974 were: 

a. rarming-The principal occupation 

of the operator if he spent 50 

percent or more of his worktime in 

1974 in farming. 

b. Other-The principal occupation of 

the operator if he spent 50 percent 

or more of his work time in 1974 at 

occupations other than farming. 

Some operators engaged in ranching 

marked "other" as their principal 

occupation. Most such obvious 

errors were corrected during the 

processing operation. 

Farms operated by persons who consider themselves farmers by occupation 

would be classified as primary farms 

under the new classification. Likewise, 

those farms operated by persons who 

consider themselves as having occupations 

other than farming would be classified as 

part-time farms. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified 

by size according to the total land area 

established for each farm (acres in this 

place). Detailed characteristics of farms 

with sales of $2,500 and over by 12 

size-of-farm groups are presented in State 

table 30. The same classification was used 

for all States. By definition, a farm was 

an operating unit, not an ownership tract. 

In the case of a landlord who had 

assigned land to tenants, the land assigned 
APPENDIX A Continued 

to each tenant was considered a separate 

farm even though the landlord may have 

considered the entire landholding as one 

unit in respect to supervision, equipment, 

rotation practice, purchase of supplies, or 

sale of products. 

Farms by type-Data from the 1974 

census are being published in accordance 

with the expanded classification system 

for agricultural production published in 

the 1972 edition of the Standard I ndustrial Classification (SIC) Manual. In 

general, the SIC classifications published 

for 1974 are comparable to the historical 

type-of-farm classifications except that 

the expanded SIC provides the potential 

for a more detailed classification. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-A standard classification for agricu I tu ra I prod u cti on establishments 

(farms, ranches, nurseries, greenhouses, 

etc.) has been evolving over the entire 

lifetime of the SIC system, but at a less 

rapid rate than in other producing sectors 

of the economy, primarily because of the 

diversity of production typical of most 

farms. In recent years, increasing specialization by agricultural producers has 

encouraged the creation of a more detailed set of classifications. These classifications, found in the 1972 SI C Manual, 

are intended to promote uniformity and 

comparability in the presentation of 

statistkal data collected by various 

agencies. 

An establishment primarily engaged in 

crop production (major group 01) or 

livestock production (major group 02) is 

classified in the 3- or 4-digit industry 

group which accounts for 50 percent or 

more of the total value of sales of its 

agricultural production. If the total value 

of sales of agricultural products of an 

establishment was less than 50 percent 

from a single 4-digit industry, but 50 

percent or more from the products of 

two or more 4-digit industries within the 

same 3-digit industry group, the establishment is classified in the miscellaneous 

industry of that industry group; otherwise, it is classified as a general crop farm 

in industry 0191 or a general livestock 

farm in industry 0291. 

Detailed characteristics of farms with 

sales of $2,500 or more for selected SIC 

groupings are shown in State tables 32 

and 33 and county summary table 6. 

Additional and more complete 1974 data 

for various SIC classifications will be 

shown in Volume II. 

Farms not classified by SIC-Some farms 

included in the 1974 Census of Agriculture did not meet the official specifications of the standard industrial classification for agricultural activities. Sales of 

forest products, which by historical census definition are included in the total 

value of farm products sold, are excluded 

by the SI C classification system. Therefore, farms having more than one-half of 

their sales from forest products are excluded from SIC classification. In addition, those farms having a significant proportion (but less than half) of their sales 

from forest products and not meeting the 

definition of one of the two categories of 

general farms are also excluded from SIC 

classification. 

7. Unpublished Data 

Data collected and tabulated primarily to 

meet the needs of specific governmental 

users have been assembled in a series of 

unpublished tables. The table headings 

and stubs of most of these tables have 

more frequent data intervals and size 

groupings than those published in Volume I. In some cases, the tables display 

the data in a format specified by certain 

data users. Most tables provide State 

level statistics. 

The principal unpublished tabulations 

available are on: 

Farm contracts. 

Fuel storage capacity. 

Grain storage capacity. 

Grazing permits. 

Hired workers. 

Injuries and illnesses. 

Irrigated and non irrigated crop yields. 

Land use by size of farm. 

Selected farm characteristics byStandard industrial classification 

Debt status. 

Race or origin. 

Age of farm operator. 

Days worked off·farm by the 

operator. 

Utilization of futures market. 

In addition some data were tabulated 

extending frequency distributions for 

already published items. These tabulations are in the same format as State 

tables 28 through 33. 

For information on the content and 

cost of the unpublished tabulations, 

please write to the O1ief, Agriculture 

Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 

8. Nonsampling Errors 

Every census or survey has some errors. 

These can arise from such sources as 

incorrect or incomplete reporting, processing errors, and the inability to obtain 

a response from all farmers. Limited 

sampling was done in this census, and 

most of the error is of the nonsampling 

type. 

Reported data may be incorrect due 

to misunderstanding of questions or the 

use of estimates in reporting. During 

processing, adjustments are made to 

data items which appear to be inconsistent with other items. 

Respondents may fail to provide 

all of the information requested. In 

some cases, the respondent may indicate 

the presence of an item but not the 

amount. Imputations were made for 

missing data on the quantities and sales 

values of crops and livestock, but no 

imputations were made for such items 

as forest products sold, injuries and 

illnesses, and farm credit. 

An adjustment was made for operations on the mailing list which did not 

respond to the census. This adjustment 

employed sampl ing, and variation from 

the adjustment is measured in sampling 

errors; however, any systematic bias is 

not measured. The methodology for 

this adjustment is described in section 

10. Statistical Adjustments. 

There was considerable undercoverage 

of smaller farms because a large number 

of these places were not represented in 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

any of the administrative records of 

places associated with agricultural operations and, consequently, were not on 

the final mailing list. On the other hand, 

some names were on the mailing list more 

than once. Duplication was eliminated in 

the processing to a large extent, but some 

remains, particularly for farms whose 

operation changed hands, in whole or in 

part, while the list was being developed. 

Measures of final undercoverage are 

provided in section 9. Census Coverage. 

9. Census Coverage 

Although a complete and fully accurate 

count of farms, farmland, and farm production is the aim of each nationwide 

census of agriculture, the complex structure of America's agriculture makes this 

aim difficult to achieve. Among the complexities are the many places to be enumerated, the variety of arrangements under 

which farms are operated, the continuing 

changes in the relationship of farm operators to the land operated, the expiration 

of leases and the initiation or renewal of 

leases, the problem of obtaining a complete listing of all agricultural operators, 

the difficulty of locating and identifying 

some farms, the operator's absence from 

his farm during mail effort and followup 

procedures, and the operator's opinion 

that some or all of his agricultural operations should not be included in the 

census. 

An evaluation of the coverage has been 

conducted for each census of agriculture 

since 1945. Although its primary purpose 

is to pinpoint problem areas and supply 

evidence upon which to base improvements, the coverage check also provides 

users of census data with estimates of the 

completeness of census counts. Preliminary results of a coverage check for 

this State indicate that about 81 percent of all farms are included in the 

census. The farms included are estimated 

to account for more than 97 percent 

of the total value of sales of agricultural 

products in 1974. 

More detailed information, reporting 

coverage by size and type of farm and by 

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geographic area, are included in a separate report of the 1974 Census of Agriculture. 

10. Statistical Adjustments 

Report forms were obtained and tabulated for all the identified larger farms (in 

general, those with expected sales of 

$40,000 and over). In the few instances 

where the operator did not supply the 

required information, data were obtained 

from secondary sources. By means of 

detailed, programed edit specifications, 

adjustments or corrections were made 

during the computer-edit operation for 

internally incomplete. or inconsistent 

data. The review procedures provided for 

computer printouts of edit changes to an 

item that exceeded specified limits. 

These changes were then reviewed for 

reasonableness by members of the processing staff and necessary corrections 

made. 

Nonresponse 

The statistics for each State and county 

were adjusted to account for smaller 

operations which did not respond in the 

census. The number of farms for which 

adjustment was made was estimated on 

the basis of the results of a canvass of 

a random sample of mailing register 

addressees who did not respond during 

the regular census followup period. The 

figures supplied by a stratified sample of 

addressees who did respond were then expanded to represent the nonrespondents 

and included in the census totals. 

Table A shows for selected items for 

the State the percent of the published 

total that the nonresponse adjustment 

represents. These percentages indicate the 

potential for bias in published figures due 

to nonresponse, i.e., the extent to which 

the actual data for nonrespondents may 

not agree with the nonresponse adjustments. The probable range of difference 

is unknown. However, the degree of uncertainty regarding the accuracy of the 

data increases as the percentage of the 

total represented by the nonrespondent 

adjustment increases. 

Table A. Parcant of·State Total Represented by 

Adjustment for Whole Farm Nonrasponsa: 

1974 

Item 

Number of farms ........ . 

Land in farms .......... . 

Value of products sold ..... . 

Harvested cropland ....... . 

Inventory: 

Cattle and calves ....... . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older ............. . 

Hogs and pigs ......... . 

Sampling 

Percent 

of total 

12.0 

8.3 

3.2 

7.5 

6.4 

1.0 

3.5 

During the construction of the mailing 

list for the census, names obtained from 

various sources were matched to eliminate duplicates. Names that only appeared on the list provided by the Agricultural Stabil ization and Conservation 

Service were randomly sampled at a rate 

varying by State from 100% to 10%, and 

only those drawn in the sample were 

asked to complete census reports. The 

census reports obtained were expanded 

to estimate the totals for all the farms on 

the "ASCS only" list. The farms in the 

sample generally were small in size, but 

they occasionally included some larger 

farms. The States sampled at a 100% rate 

(all ASCS only names included in the 

mailing register) were Alaska, Delaware, 

Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, and West 

Virginia. 

Reliability of Adjustments for Nonresponse and Sampling 

Table B shows estimates of reliability of 

the published totals for selected data 

items for the State. These estimates include the variability from sampling the 

"ASCS only" list and the variability from 

using the random selection of respondent 

farms weighted by expansion factors to 

represent nonrespondent farms. For 

computing the estimates of variability 

due to weighting for nonresponse, the 

farms selected for weighting were considered to be a random sample of all farms 

in the stratum from which they were 

selected. The variances from the two 
APPENDIX A Continued 

sourcel-the ASCS only use and the 

nonrelponse adjustment-were combined 

In the usual manner to provide the 

estimates of reliability. 

There II approximately 67% confl· 

dence that the difference between the 

published estimate end the figure that 

would have been obtained If there were 

no variability Involved Is not more than 

the percentage presented In the table for 

a specific Item. There I. approximately 

96% confidence that the difference Is 

less than twice the percentage given. 

As calculated for this report, the 

standard error measures the effect of 

certain nonsempling errors, but doe. not 

measure any systematic biases In the data 

arising from incorrect reporting by re· 

spondents or adjustments for nonre· 

sponse, or Incompleteness of the mailing 

list. 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

Table B. Estimates of the Reliability of Published Totals for Selected Items: 1974 

Land in farms Value of land and Harvested cropland Value of crops sold Value of livestock and 

buildings poultry sold 

County Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 

error Dollars error error Dollars error Dollars error 

Acres (percent) (1,000) (percent) Acres (percent) (1,000) (percent) (1,000) (percent) 

Massachusetts, 

total ...... 601 734 .7 578024 .8 188015 .7 49390 .4 92464 .4 

Barnstable ... 4495 6.5 12264 7.1 1435 5.9 854 6.7 116 .3 

Berkshire .... 73 110 2.3 51 621 2.7 21 199 1.9 1 106 3.6 8779 1.9 

Bristol ..... 42074 3.3 53563 4.6 14901 2.5 3090 2.4 10324 1.5 

Dukes ...... 9 116 .9 7848 .3 418 .7 70 1.2 41 .1 

Essex ...... 28868 2.6 45239 3.4 11984 2.2 1944 1.2 4401 1.4 

Franklin .... 72 909 1.8 48177 2.3 20937 1.7 6264 1.2 8372 1.8 

Hampden .... 42123 2.9 35498 2.8 13667 3.7 7280 .6 4495 2.3 

Hampshire ... 64891 2.1 48097 1.7 23221 1.3 6674 1.1 9263 1.3 

Middlesex ... 42974 2.2 84 360 2.0 18088 2.0 5249 1.5 13836 .4 

Nantucket ... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (0) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Norfolk ..... 11965 2.8 23015 4.1 3309 3.4 409 6.4 1958 2.3 

Plymouth ... 77404 1.3 65120 1.4 17 642 .8 9743 .7 7425 .4 

Suffolk .. ' .. , (D) (0) (D) (D) (D) (0) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Worcester ... 130 746 1.9 100 134 1.8 40945 2.4 6583 1.2 23451 1.0 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

Table B. Estimates of the Reliability of Published Totals for Selected Items: 1974-Con. 

Cattle and calves on Chickens 3 months old Hogs and pigs on Corn harvested for all Hay harvested farms and older on farms farms purposes 

County Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 

error error error error error 

Number (percent) Number (percent) Number (percent) Acres (percent) Acres (percent) 

Massachusetts, 

total. ..... 103938 .7 1956434 .8 43229 .7 37409 .8 110327 1.1 

Barnstable ... 134 .0 1023 4.8 16 (1 ) 10 .0 260 (1 ) 

Berkshire .... 14235 1.8 74173 .6 277 7.7 5042 3.1 16041 1.1 

Bristol ..... 10789 2.7 153441 .1 8830 2.2 3791 3.2 7103 4.6 

Dukes ...... 158 .9 300 1.4 7 .0 29 .0 283 .0 

Essex ...... 5246 2.9 106811 .3 5435 1.6 1250 3.2 8434 3.1 

Franklin .... 14923 3.0 31255 .5 246 1.1 5310 1.8 13238 2.3 

Hampden .... 6829 2.4 52474 3.3 1 141 4.4 3134 2.4 6921 6.6 

Hampshire ... 11619 2.0 223822 .2 2011 2.5 5872 1.4 11 736 2.2 

Middlesex ... 6592 2.1 464282 .2 1414 1.3 1175 3.6 10 106 3.3 

Nantucket ... (D) (0) (0) (0) (0) (D) (0) (D) (0) (0) 

Norfolk ..... 1867 2.5 38727 11.0 1276 3.2 297 .6 2326 3.4 

Plymouth ... 7598 .8 107402 1.4 3202 .5 3097 .9 4615 2.8 

Suffolk ..... (D) (0) (D) (D) (D) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Worcester ... 23918 1.5 696662 2.1 13368 1.5 7802 2.3 29234 2.8 

1 Estimated coefficient of variation is 25.0 percent or greater. These coefficients are usually associated with small data values and when a significant portion of the total is derived fro m estimates for non respondents and sample reports. 

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APPENDIX B. Characteristics of Agricultural Operations Qualifying as Farms by the 1959 

Definition But Excluded by the 1974 Definition: 1974 and 1969 

FI~ or F.~I in the data line captions below means agricultura( 

operations qualifying as farms by 1959 definition but excluded by 

1974 delinillon (see p. IX, fo .. OofioHloo) 

Farms and land in Formt 

Farms _____________ ~ __________________________________ number_ 

percent_ land in forms ___________________________________________ ocres_ Average size of farm ___________________________________ ocres_ 

Value 01 land and buildings _______________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form _____________________________________ daliors_ 

Average per ocre ______________________________________ doJJors_ 

Forms by value of form: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$100,000 and over ______________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented lands by form operators: land owned ___________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased from others ________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased to otherL __________________________ farmL 

ocres_ 

land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland ___________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ocres __________________________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres __________________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres __________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres __________________________________________ _ 

100 acres and over ______________________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing __________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Other cropland (see text) ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Woodland, including woodland pasture _______________________ forms_ 

acres_ Other fond (see text) ___________________________________ : __ farms_ 

acres- Irrigated land ____________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Race and Tenure of Operator 

All form operators: Full owners ______________________________________________ _ ~rt~M~ _______________________ _ 

Tenants _________________________________________________ _ 

White form operators: Full owners ______________________________________________ _ Part owners ______________________________________________ _ Tenants _________________________________________________ _ 

Block and ather races (see text): 

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- Full owners _______________________________________________ _ ~rt~~~ _______________________ _ 

Tenants _________________________________________________ _ 

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Farm Operator Characteristics' 

Farm operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 yeo~ _______________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _______________________________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeo~ _______________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL ______________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________________________ _ Average oge _________________________________________________ _ 

Form operators by plate of residence: .. On form operated ____________________________________________ _ On another form _____________________________________________ _ 

In a rural area not on a form __________________________________ _ In a city, town, or urban area __________________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work oH form ____________________ _ None _______________________________________________________ _ Any ________________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ______________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________________________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________________________________ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: ~m~ __________________________ _ Other ______________________________________________________ _ 

Specified excluded ogficulturol operations, 1974 

By occupation and age of operator 

Occupation forming Occupation other than farming 

less than 65 65 years old less than 65 65 years old 

Total years old and over years old and over 

630 76 58 419 77 

100.0 12.1 9.2 66.5 12.2 

29 018 3 100 3 313 19 411 3 194 

46 41 57 46 41 

37 075 4 435 2 185 26 036 4 418 

58 849 58 359 37 680 62 137 57 383 

1 278 1 431 660 1 341 1 383 

63 14 12 26 11 

80 10 9 49 12 

163 16 21 111 15 

168 19 5 122 22 

64 3 5 52 4 

92 14 6 59 13 

612 73 58 404 77 

29 070 1 3 074 3 41~ 1 19 318 3 26! 1 61 7 48 

1 169 192 891 86 

73 12 6 50 5 

1 221 166 102 798 155 

519 52 46 361 60 

5 652 509 685 3 912 546 

315 41 33 1 203 38

1 1 

320 I 171 102 871 176 

277 35 32 179 31 

38 6 1 24 7 

~ I - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

292 1 15 191 231 27 

2 760 102 291 2 087 280 

81 8 4 66 3 

I 572 236 292 954 90 

390 4.4 28 277 41 

16 354 1 796 I 012 12 327 1 219 

467 47 38 322 60 

7 012 795 1 616 3 172 I 429 

~I 7 - 16 6 

17 - 30 6 

569 69 58 371 71 

4J 4 - 33 6 18 3 - 15 -

564 69 58 366 71 

4J 4 - 33 6 18 3 - 15 -

5 - - 5 - - - - - -

- - - - -

17 - - 17 - 6J 12 - 51 - 116 12 - 104 - 159 18 - 141 - 140 34 - 106 - 135 - 58 - 77 51.7 49.6 71.9 45.8 70.8 

474 52 30 330 62 1 1 - - - 17 1 1 13 2 

22 3 2 16 1 

593 62 50 408 73 126 34 36 23 33 467 28 14 385 40 25 2 2 15 6 25 9 4 11 1 34 7 - 26 1 40 1 4 24 11 34J 9 4 309 21 

134 76 58 - - 496 - - 419 77 

'1974 data apply only to individual or lamily operations hole proprietorships) and portnerships; see text. 

Farms with sales under $1.000, 1969 

Port 

Total Closs 6 Port time retirement 

I 356 193 893 270 

100.0 14.2 65.9 19.9 

83 932 10 386 55 459 18 087 

62 54 62 67 

51 III 9 185 33 898 8 027 

37 692 47 592 37 960 29 730 

609 884 611 4M 

277 28 169 80 

292 45 179 68 

382 59 259 64 

237 23 169 45 

70 7 59 4 

98 31 58 9 

I 313 180 863 270 

84 758 9 709 56 435 18 614

1 156 45 99 12 

2 764 I 027 I 550 187 

168 19 111 38 

3 590 350 2 526 714 

1 216 163 813 240 

22 809 3 728 14 828 4 253 

933 133 614 186 1 9 872 I 555 6 306 2 011 

521 71 334 116 

229 35 165 29 

114 II 76 27 

56 11 37 8 

13 5 2 6 

- - - -

643 78 473 92 

9 454 I 536 6 610 1 308 

219 31 145 4J 

3 483 637 1 912 934 

845 96 612 137 

47 209 4 658 33 320 9 231 

912 133 597 182 

13 914 2 000 7 311 4 603 

85 9 62 141 214 63 122 29 

1 205 152 794 259 

107 27 69 II 

4.4 14 30 -

1 204 152 794 258 106 27 68 II 

4.4 14 30 -

1 - - 1 

1 - 1 -

- - - -

24 4 20 - 128 14 114 - 259 28 231 - 358 79 279 - 317 68 249 - 270 - - 270 52.1 50.0 46.8 71.2 

I 012 137 679 196 

} 162 19 113 30 

(NAI (NA) (NAI (NA) 

(NAI (NAI (NA) (NA) 1 118 67 893 158 79 46 - 33 36 21 - 15 

} 115 - 93 22 

888 - 800 88 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Massachusetts B-1 
APPENDIX B Continued 

f.,. or. ,.,., in :h~ dato line captions below means agricultural 

operollons qualifying as forms by 1959 definition but excluded by 1974 definitoon (see p. IX, "' .. O.fIIIltI •• ) 

Farm Operator Characteristics' - Continued 

Form operators by off-form income: Reporting any ___________________ • _____________ • _______ • ____ _ 

- Off-form income equal to or greater thon value of form products sold _______ • _________ • _________ • _. _. ___ • _. _. ____ _ 

- Off-farm income less thon value of form products sold __________ _ Not reporting or reporting none ________________________________ _ -

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farms by Size 

1 to 9 acres ___ • _________ • _______________ • _________ • __________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ____________ . ____________ . _______ . ______________ _ SO to 69 acres ___ . ____________________________________________ _ - 70 to 99 acres ________________________________________________ _ -

- 100 10 139 ocreL _____________________________________________ _ 140 10 179 ocreL _____________________________________________ _ -

- 18010 219 ocreL _____________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres ______________________________________________ _ -

- 260 to 499 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

- 500 acres and aver ____________________________________________ _ 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of all agricultural products sold (see text) ________ $1,000_ Average - per form ___ • _______________________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold; Under $250 ______________________________________________ _ $250 10 $499 _____________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _____________________________________________ _ 

Crops and hay sold _______________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Nursery and greenhouse products ___ • _____________ • _______ • _ farms-

$1,000_ Forest products _________ • _____ •• ______ • __________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Livestock and livestock products ___________ • ________________ forms-

$1,000_ Poultry and poultry products __________ • __ • _________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Production Expenses 

Total farm production expenses-__________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 10 $499 _____________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,000 and over ________________________________________ _ 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Feed for livestock and poultry ______________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ________________________ forms. 

tans_ 

$1,000_ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________________ • ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________ • __________ forms. 

$1.000_ Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for the form business __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hired form lobar __________ • ______________________________ forms. 

$1.000_ Contract labor __________ . ________________ • _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Machine hire and custamwork ______________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

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- Other production expenses __ • ______________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

farm-Related Income and Expenses 

Form-related income ______________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Customwork and other agricultural services ________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Recreational services ___________________________________ farms_ - $1,000 __ Government farm programs ______________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _________ farms __ $1,000 __ Other farm-related sources ______________________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-relafed income sources ____________________ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Specified excluded agricultural oporations, 1974 

By occupation and age of operator 

Occupation farming Occupation other than farming 

less than 65 65 years old less than 65 65 years old Total years old and over years old and over 

247 35 20 159 33 

219 30 20 138 31 28 5 - 21 2 383 41 38 260 44 

122 18 19 70 15 

346 40 20 242 44 53 10 5 29 9 34 3 8 18 5 29 I 2 26 - 12 - 2 9 1 

18 3 - 13 2 7 - - 7 - 3 - - 3 - 6 1 2 2 1 

179 23 18 118 20 284 299 315 282 259 

330 41 23 225 41 138 14 22 85 17 

162 21 13 109 19 

159 20 21 98 20 69 8 9 42 10 

34 6 2 23 3 12 2 1 8 I 

37 3 5 26 3 7 (Z) 1 5 I 272 28 17 201 26 79 9 7 57 5 44 9 3 22 10 

12 3 I 5 3 

622 75 53 417 77 

545 71 35 387 53 

241 19 27 156 39 

207 38 17 130 22 

120 10 5 94 11 

54 8 4 37 5 

234 32 19 163 20 

46 7 4 32 3 

436 52 28 307 49 

140 16 10 98 16 

295 41 28 185 41 

521 80 53 299 89 

78 11 8 47 12 

215 35 30 133 17 

13 2 2 8 1 

241 38 27 156 20 

15 2 I 11 I 

142 16 9 105 12 

6 (Z) (Z) 5 1 

535 64 45 363 63 

65 8 4 46 7 

80 14 5 46 15 

39 9 (Z) 24 5 

28 3 1 20 4 

7 (Z) (Z) 5 2 

80 8 4 58 10 

7 I (Z) 5 2 

490 64 40 329 57 

207 25 13 153 16 

96 16 1 72 7 

133 32 (Z) 89 11 

25 4 - 19 2 

54 24 - 27 3 

II - - 11 - 36 - - 36 - 26 I 1 20 4 

6 (Z) (Z) 6 (Z) 

43 9 - 32 2 

24 3 - 14 7 

8 3 - 4 I 

13 5 - 7 2 

25 3 1 20 1 

59 7 (Z) 52 (Z) 

'1974 data apply only to individual or family operations bole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

8 - 2 Massachusetts 

Farms with sales under $1,000, 1969 

Port Total Closs 6 Port time retirement 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

250 42 143 65 

540 73 378 89 

137 30 86 21 

142 13 103 26 

149 23 91 35 

69 7 54 8 

15 1 7 7 

21 I 14 6 

22 I 8 13 

11 2 9 -

480 70 315 96 

354 361 352 356 

563 80 364 119 

351 46 239 66 

442 67 290 85 

I- 671 88 431 152 

J 302 43 199 60 

82 10 45 27 

13 1 4 7 

J 471 66 318 87 

165 26 111 29 

I 356 193 893 270 

1 718 354 I 049 316 

364 48 230 86 

321 23 237 61 , 

j- 671 122 426 123 

360 37 271 52 

106 10 75 20 

713 101 512 100 

240 48 146 45 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

424 45 283 96 

26 3 18 5 

680 101 446 133 

72 14 46 12 

634 81 456 97 

47 7 34 6 

1 272 187 827 258 145 32 84 29 

442 71 271 100 

193 64 84 45 

J 366 42 267 57 

61 9 44 8 

I 009 141 677 191 

830 167 517 146 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

80 24 46 10 

102 41 52 9 

34 3 30 1 

88 10 74 4 

183 24 123 36 

40 9 25 5 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 
APPENDIX B Continued 

, ... or 'ani. in the doto line coptions below means agricultural 

oparolion. quolifying os larms by 1959 delinilion bul excluded by 1974 delinillon (.ee p. IX. f ... D,I1oIlIoI) 

S.I •• t.d Machin.ry and Equipm.nt 

Automobiles _____________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Motortrucks. including pickups _____________________________ farms_ - number _ - Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tiJ~rs ___________ forms_ 

number _ 

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- Wheeltractars, excluding garden tractors and motor tiners ____ farms_ - number _ Crawler - tractors _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ______________________ farms_ - number _ -

(ornpickers. corn heads, and picker-shellers __________________ farms_ - number _ - (orn heads for combines ________________________________ farms_ - number_ - Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________________ farms_ - number _ Mower - conditioners ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Pickup balers ____________________________________________ farms_ - number _ Wind - rowers, pull and self-prapelled __________________________ farms_ - number _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ____________ forms_ - number _ -

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Farms by value of machinery and equipment: $1 10 $999 _______________________________________________ _ 

- $1.000 10 $4.999 __________________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9.999. _________________________________________ _ 

- $10.000 10 $19.999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 10 $29.999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $30.000 10 $49.999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $50.000 ond over _________________________________________ _ 

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Live.tack and Paultry 

Uvestock and paultry inventory: Cattle and calves ______________________________ • ________ farms_ - number _ - Cows and heifers that had calved _______________________ farms_ - number _ Beef - cows ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ Milk - cows ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Hags and pigs _________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Litters of pigs farrowed between December I of preceding year and November 30 ________________________________ farms_ - number _ Sheep - and lambs _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Horses and ponies ______________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Chickens 3 months old or older ____________________ .... ______ farms_ - number _ - Hens and pullets of laying age __________________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and ather meat-type chickens _____________________ farms_ - number _ - Other livestock and poultry ______________________________ forms __ 

Liveslock ond poullry sold, Cattle and calves _________ • _____________________________ farms_ - number _ Hogs - and pigs _________________________________________ forms_ - number __ Feeder pigs sold ______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Sheep ond lombs. ______________________________________ Iorm'-- number _ Horses and panies ______________________________________ farms_ -

- number __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens ond pullels 01 loying ag"-_________________________ lorms __ 

number __ Broilers and ather meat-type chickens ____________ • ________ farms __ 

number __ Olher Iiveslock ond poullry ______________________________ lormL_ 

Crop. Harv •• t.d 

Field corn for all purposes _________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Far grain or seed _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ 

Cui lor silage. grean chop. or dry 10dder. or hoggoG or grozed ____________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Specified excludoG ogritullurol operolions. 1974 

By occupation and age of operator 

Occupation farming Occupation ather than farming 

less Ihon 65 65 years old less than 65 65 years otd 

TOlol years old and aver years old and aver 

426 45 ~O 286 55 

533 52 46 367 68 

434 53 34 298 49 

494 62 35 344 53 

447 53 32 302 60 

531 70 35 353 73 

436 53 32 293 58 

502 69 34 332 67 

29 1 1 21 6 

29 1 1 21 6 

- - - - -

- - - - -

1 1 - - -

2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - 2 2 - - - 12 1 2 8 I 

14 I 2 10 1 

541 6 2 38 8 

54 6 2 38 8 

22 3 1 15 3 

22 3 1 15 3 

6 2 - 4 -

8 4 - 4 -

598 70 47 407 74 

4 111 479 318 2 713 601 

241 3 1 ~ 1 18 I 

195 18 148 18 

286 42 30 177 37 

73 5 3 49 16 

18 2 1 13 2 

2 - - 2 -

- - - - -

127 20 12 86 9 

425 58 42 286 39 

79 15 6 51 7 

218 4J 17 139 19 

63 13 4 45 1 

170 36 8 121 5 

29 7 6 10 6 

48 7 9 18 14 

44 5 - 37 2 189 28 - 137 24 

19 3 - 14 2 

53 14 - 31 8 

90 9 6 61 14 

858 103 34 603 118 

221 14 9 176 22 900 69 32 692 107 

102 16 6 64 16 2 974 559 296 1 569 550 

99 16 6 61 16 

2 654 511 296 1 347 500 9 - - 9 - 82 - - 82 - 129 19 2 100 8 

53 6 8 36 3 144 15 14 106 9 20 3 - 15 2 204 75 - 89 40 9 1 - 6 2 174 67 - 67 40 

50 5 - 37 8 371 34 - 282 55 67 5 3 55 4 118 8 10 94 6 

16 2 2 6 6 540 32 141 137 230 15 2 1 6 6 ~38 30 41 137 230 

3 1 1 1 - 831 800 25 6 - 62 J1 3 41 7 

1 - - 1 - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 - - 1 - 3 - - 3 -

Forms wilh sales under $1.000. 1969 

Po" 

TolOI Class 6 Port time retiremenf 

819 123 542 154 

I 118 166 782 170 

740 128 488 124 

963 186 615 162 

847 121 555 171 

1 220 183 805 232 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 - 2 - 2 - 2 -

16 4 9 3 

16 4 9 3 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

207 36 134 37 

210 38 135 37 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 272 185 833 254 

3 918 725 2 594 599 

218 28 135 55 

792 96 528 168 

216 52 137 27 

38 7 27 4 

} 8 2 6 -

358 56 258 44 

2 332 406 1 691 235 

250 36 184 30 

807 147 576 84 

179 26 137 16 

629 94 474 61 

90 17 56 17 

178 53 102 23 

52 - 42 10 

367 - 347 20 

8 1 7 - 44 1 4J - 188 24 119 ~5 

3 515 570 1 84J 1 102 

364 60 262 ~2 

1 700 427 1 094 179 

150 9 105 36 5 915 89 3 752 20H 

131 8 88 35 4 215 68 2 794 1 353 1 - - 1 200 - - 200 

151 14 111 26 

194 27 142 25 693 137 430 126 15 1 12 2 123 2 116 5 

- - - - - - - - 140 22 80 38 I 583 219 813 551 70 15 50 5 127 19 96 12 

19 4 11 ~ 

7 J60 2 641 2 371 : 348 16 4 11 1 4 990 2 641 2 331 18 4 - ~ - ~08 - ~08 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

59 J1 42 6 375 110 180 85 17 1 12 4 122 4 46 72 5 160 220 1 340 3600 

48 10 36 2 253 106 134 13 

Massachusetts B-3 
APPENDIX B Continued 

F .... or F ..... in the data line captions below means agricultural 

operations qualifying as farms by 1959 definition but excluded by 1974 definillon (see p. IX, fo"" Dlf1lIltI •• ) 

Crops Harvelted - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes, except sirup ______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ For groin or seed _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ 

bushelL -

(ut for silage, green chop. dry forage or hoy, or hogged - or grazed ____________________________________________ forms_ - acreL -

Wheat for groin __________________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ 

bushelL - Other smoll groins for groin ________________________________ forms_ -

- acreL - Soybeans for beons _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ 

bushels--

-

Hoy and gross silage, excluding sorgt'IUm hoy (see textL ______________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

tons-- (otton _________________________________________________ forms_ 

acresboles- Peanuts for nuts _________________________________________ farms_ 

acrespounds_ 

Tobocco ________________________________________________ formsacrespounds- Irish potatoes ___________________________________________ formsocres_ nundredweight_ Sweetpototoes ___________ .. _______________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels- Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ___________________ formsacres- Berries for sale __________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ lond in orchords _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ All other crops- __________________________________________ formsocres_ Greennouse products under gloss or other protection _________ forms_ 

squore feeL 

8 - 4 Massachusetts 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Specified excluded agricultural operations, 1974 

By occupation and age of operator 

Occupation forming Occupation otner tnon farming 

less thon 65 65 yeors old less thon 65 65 yeo's old Totol years old and over years old and over 

1 - - 1 - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 - - 1 - 3 - - 3 -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

210 27 23 136 24 

1 191 150 90

1 

789 162

1 1 642 196 159 1 075 212 

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 2 3 2 - 1 1 1 (Z) - 221 90 108 23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46 9 5 24 8 

25 5 2 12 6 

36 2 7 18 9 

19 1 3 11 5 28 2 - 25 1 

18 2 - 15 1 

29 6 3 18 2 

3 1 1 1 (Z) 

15 1 - 13 1 

10 848 438 - 10 290 120 

Forms with soles unde, $1,000, 1969 

Port Totol Closs 6 Port time retirement 

10 - 6 4 

32 - 28 4 

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

10 - 6 4 

32 - 28 4 

3 - 3 - 17 - 17 - 300 - 300 -

7 - 7 - 41 - 41 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

611 86 405 120 

8344 1 331 5 340 I 673 

10 215 1 818 6402 1 995 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

J 

37 8 20 9 

33 10 20 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

150 20 92 38 

271 36 189 47 

142 11 100 31 

282 15 222 46 

119 3 81 35 

441 37 237 167 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

87 16 62 9 

10 - 10 - 3484 - 3484 -
APPENDIX C. Report Forms 

FORM 74-A1 110-1-74) O.M.B No. 41-574065; Approval Expires December 31.1975 

U.S. DEPT. OF COMM.-SESA 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1974 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

PLEASE remove the 

envelope and Instruction Sheet from the 

center of this booklet 

and ... KEEP THEM 

HANDY. 

IT'S EASIER THAN 

IT LOO KS to fill out 

this report. Many items 

can be answered by 

marking a "Yes" or "No" 

box. There are whole 

sections which may not 

apply to your operationfor these. just mark the 

NO box and go to the 

next section as instructed. 

EXPLANATIONS AND 

INSTRUCTIONS are 

provided all through the 

form with more detail 

in the Instruction Sheet 

you have removed from 

the center of this report. 

Use them - they will 

help. 

A 11tU4a,e pu. de ~~ 

'" rAe ~~ '" rAe ~114 ... 

January 2. 1975 

Dear Friend: 

It's time for the 1974 Census of Agriculture. and we need 

your help. 

Please fill out this report and return it in the envelope 

provided. 

This is a most important census. Many changes have 

occurred in agriculture since 1969 when the last census 

was taken. It is important to you that these changes be 

measured and understood by other farmers and ranchers 

as well as by those who serve you and them. 

Your answers are needed and are COMPLETELY 

CONFIDENTIAL. as spelled out in the Notice at the 

right of this letter. 

Please fill out your report and send it back right away. 

We'lI appreciate it very much. 

Sincerely. 

VINCENT P. BARABBA 

Director 

Bureau of the Census 

Se cion t' 1 Did you receive more than one report form 7 

o YES - See separate Instructions Enter extra file ~ number(s) here 

o NO - Go ·to Section 2 

NOTICE - Response 

to this inquiry is required by law.(Title 13. 

U.S. Code). By the same 

law YOUR REPORT 

TO TH E C ENS U S 

BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAl. It may be 

seen only by sworn 

Census employees and 

may be used only for 

statistical purposes. Your 

report CANNOT be used 

for purposes of taxation. 

in vestigation. or regulation. The law also provides that copies retained in your files are 

immune from legal 

process. 

NOTE: If you correspond with us regarding your report. please 

use the Census File 

Number shown in the 

address block on the 

booklet cover. 

Complete this report 

and RETURN TO 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1201 East Tenth Street 

Jeffersonville, Indiana 41130 

Section 2)FARMING. RANCHING. OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN 1974 

YES NO 

1. At any time in 1974 did you raise. produce. or sell ANY amount of any of the items listed below? . 1 0 2 0 

• Crops • Cattle !including feedlots) • Greenhouse and 

• Hay. pasture. sod • Hogs. sheep. goats. nursery products 

• Vegetables. melons. horses • Fish in captivity 

mushrooms • Poultry. eggs • Fur-bearing animals 

• Fruits. nuts. berries. • Dairy products in captivity 

and citrus • Forest products on farms • Other animal specialties 

2. Did you at any time in 1974 raise or produce any agricultural products for 

contractors such as feed companies. processors. or packers? • • • . • • • • . . . . • • 

YES 

10 

NO 

3. Did you raise or produce any agricultural products for others or with others under 

a partnership. share arrangement. or other rental agreement in 1974? • _ ....•..•......•..... 1 0 20 

4. Old you own any land that was used by someone else for agricultural purposes in 1974? ...•.•.... 1 0 2 0 

6. Did you own any livestock or poultry that was cared for by someone else 

under a share agreement or custom arrangement in 1974? • • • • • . • • . • • • • • . . • • . . . • . . . . . • 1 0 2 0 

• If you answered YES to ANY of these questions. go to Section 3 . 

• If you answered NO to AU five of these questions, tear oN this front cover and mail it back 

to us in the envelope provided. 

C-1 
APPENDIX C Continued 

C-2 

Section 3> ACREAGE in 1974 and LAND VALUE 

Include all cropland. pastureland. rangeland. 

woodland. wasteland. idle land. house lots. etc. None 

1. ALL land owned. • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • . • • • • . . • • •• 0 

2, ALL land rented or leased FROM OTHERS, including land worked on 

shares; leased Federal. State, and railroad land; and land used rent free. 

(Do NOT include land used on a per-head basis under a grazing permit.) • 0 -... 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS. including land worked on 0 

shares by others and land subleased ••••••••••••••••••.. 

4. TOTAL ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" CD (Please ADD acres owned 

(item 1) and acres rented (item 2). then SUBTRACT acres rented to )I others (item 3). and enter your answer in this space.) 

CD 'THIS PLACE" means your farm or ranch. feedlots. poultry houses. 

greenhouses. and/or any other agricultural operations. 

Number of 

acres 

040 

050 

060 

070 

Your estimate of the 

current market value 

of these acres and 

the buildings on them 

Doliars : Cents 

1 I 

$ I 

1 I 

I 

I 

$ I 

1 I 

$ I I The ... " tho ACRES;" "THIS PLACE" CD 

for this census report 

5. If you rented land FROM OTHER'S (item 2 above!' please enter the following information for each landlord. 

Rental arrangements in 1974 

Address Numberof Mark (X) all that apply 

Name (No. and street. city. State. ZIP code) acres Shate I Share of livestock I Cash I Other 

of crops or products as rent arrangements 

081 1 I I I 

10 I 20 I 3D I 40 

082 1 I I I 

10 I 20 I 3D I 40 

083 1 I I I 

10 I 20 I 3D I 40 

List additional landlords on back cover. 

6 If you rented land TO OTH ERS (item 3 above) please enter the following information for each renter 

Name Address (No. and street. city. State. ZIP code) No. of acres 

085 

086 '" 0 

I--

087 

.,. List additional renters on back cover. 

Current ~ 7. Of the land you rented or leased from others (item 2 above!. how many None Number of acres market value 

acres did you subrent or sublease to others? (Include land rented or 088 1 

leased by you which was worked on shares by others.) • • • • • • • • . .•• 0 $ M 

~ You may be able to skip most of this form if - ~ 

PLEASE B. All the land you owned or rented was worked on shares or rented to someone else. 

b. There were no crops or livestock in 1974 on the acres in "THIS PLACE" (item 4 above). 

READ c. The land you operated prior to 1974 has been sold to someone else. 

,. 

If a. b. or c apply to your operation. please read the Instructions before continuing with ~ this report. a 

-

Section 4> LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY 

County name State No. of acres - 1. In what county was the largest value of your Principal 091 0 

agricultural products raised or produced? county I---

(Enter county name. State, and number Other 092 of acres on the "Principal county" line. counties 

. If you have agricultural operations in 093 a any other county(ies), enter the county 0 

name(s). etc., on the lines provided for 094 

"Other counties. ") •••••.••.. . . . . . . VI 

2. Location of place within principal ::> ... > 

.1 Name of location 

1 

VlVI .... 

county entered above. (Give name ~::>~ of township, district. precinct. etc .. or (J 

Township - Range numbers.) .••.. . . . . 

P~1 
APPENDIX C Continued 

READ AND ANSWER 

THIS ~UESTION ..... 

THEN FOLLOW THE 

INSTRUC TlONS 

During 1974 did you produce any crops; cut 

any .!:!!Y; have any nursery or greenhouse 

products or specialty crops; or have any land 

. in orchards. groves. or vineyards 7 

DYES - Go to Section 5 below 

o NO - Skip to page 8 and 

COMPLETE Section 17 

Was any FIELD CORN harvested for any purpose from this place in 19747 

• Report sweet corn in Section 12 and popcorn in Section 16 

when you reach those sections. 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 6 

Acres harvested Quantity harvested Acres ""gated 

1. ·Field corn for grain or seed (Report quantity 

of shelled corn harrtested in either bushels or 

hundredweight 701bs. ear corn or 56 Ibs. 

shelled corn = 1 bushel shelled corn) • ••••. 

101 1----6 OR:------1Shelled 2 

{

I BUShelS} 

HundredweIght 

shelled 

Acres Dry fertilizer liQuid or gas fertilizer 

fertilized Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons 

109 1 ! ;'0 2 

4. Commercial fertilizer used on field corn · ........ Section 6> Were any SO~GHUMS or.~ILO harvested from this place in ~97.47 

(Include both gram and sweet varieties. Do not report sorghum -sudan crosses m this section.) 

• Report sorghum-sudan crosses for hay in Section 10 and sorghum for 

sirup in Section 16 when you reach those sections 

I Tenths 

! /10 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 7 Acres harvested Quantity harvested Acres irrigated 

1. Sorghums (milo) for grain or seed (Report quantity 111 

harvested in either bushels or pounds.) • 

2. Sorghums for silage or green chop 

3. Sorghums cut for dry forage or hay 

4. Sorghums hogged or grazed (Do not include 

acres already reported in items 7, 2, or 3.) 

112 

113 

114 

Acres 

fertilized 

j 1 I Bushels 2 

6 

OR 

Pounds 

1 Tons. 2 

green weIght 

1 Tons. 2 

dry weight ............................... 2 

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;:::::::::::::::::::::: 

.......................................................... ',' 

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 

Dry fertilizer LiQuid or gas fertilizer 

Whole tons ! Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

119 1 I 2 

5. Commercial fertilizer used on sorghums i /10 jl / 

Section 7> Were any SOYBEANS, PEAN UTS, DRY BEANS. or DRY PEAS harvested 

from this place in 19747 

10 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 8 Commercial fertilizer used 

Acres Quantity Acres Dry liQuid or gas harvested harvested irrigated Acres 

fertilized Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

121 1 2 3 4 1 /10 5 

Bushels : /10 . 0 

1. Soybeans for beans •••• 

122 1 2 3 4 I /10 5 

2. Peanuts for nuts@? • . ••• Pounds I /10 

3. Dry field and seed beans. 

123 1 lOa-lb. 2 3 4 ! /10 5 J bags /10 

4. Dry lima beans •••.•• 124 1 lOa-lb. 2 3 4 I /10 5 I 

bags I I /10 

5. Dry field and seed peas~ 125 1 2 3 4 : /10 5 

Pounds : /10 

6. Cowpeas for dry peas~ • 126 1 2 3 4 I /10 5 

Bushels /10 I 

o Soybean hay is to be reported In Section 10 and soybeans hogged or grazed. cut for silage. or plowed under in Section 16. 

@ Peanut hay is to be reported in Section 10. 

@ Austrian winter peas are to be reported in Section 1 1. 

® Cowpea hay is to be reported in Section 10. green cow peas in Section 12. cowpeas hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

in Section 16. 

Pagel 

C-3 
APPENDIX C Continued 

C-4 

Section 8) SMALL GRAINS (including RICE) harvested from this place in 1974 

COMPLETE 

THIS 

SECTION 

Please supply all requested information or mark "None" for each crop listed. For each crop harvested 

from this place in 1974, be sure to report quantity harvested in the unit specified, acres irrigated. 

acres fertilized, and amount of fertilizer used. If your small grain crop is not listed here, see Section 

16 when you reach that section . 

• Report small grain hay in Section 10 when you reach that section. 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Acres Ouantity Acres Dry liQuid or gas harvested harvested irrigated Acres 

None fertilized Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

0 131 1 2 3 4 : /10 5 

1. Hard red winter wheat Bu. : ;'0 

132 1 2 3 4 I /10 5 

2. Soh red winter wheat 0 Bu. : /10 

133 1 2 3 4 : /10 5 I 

3. Hard red spring wheat 0 Bu. I ;'0 

134 1 2 3 4 I /10 5 I 

4. Durum wheat. · . 0 Bu. I /10 

135 1 2 3 4 I /10 5 T 

5. White wheat • 0 Bu. .1 ;'0 

137 I 2 3 4 I /10 5 

6. Oats for grain. : ;'0 · . 0 Bu. 

138 1 2 3 4 : /'0 

5 

7. Barley for grain •• : ;'0 · . 0 Bu. 

139 1 2 3 4 : /'0 

5 I 

8. Rye for grain · . · . 0 8u. I ;'0 

140 1 2 3 4 : /'0 

5 I 

9. Mixed grains · . · . 0 Bu. I /10 

0 141 1 2 3 4 : /10 5 

10. Flaxseed •• . . . . : /10 · . Bu. 

142 1 2 3 4 I /10 5 

11. Buckwheat . . . . : ;'0 · . 0 Bu. 

0 143 1 2 3 4 l /10 5 I 12. Proso millet •••• · . 8u. /10 

{~o, 100-lb. 

}' 

I I 13. Rice (Report quantity 144 bags 3 4 I 5 I 

harvested in either I I 

tOO-lb. bags. bushels. t--0A Bu. I /10 I /10 0 I I or barrels). • • • • • • . 7 

Barrels I I 

Section 9> Were any COTTON. TOBACCO. I~ISH PO!ATOES. SWEETPOTATOES. OR 

SUGAR CROPS harvested from thiS place In 19741 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section lOon next page 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liQuid or gas 

Report tenths of 

acres where 

indicated. 

Acres 

harvested 

Ouantity 

harvested 

Acres 

irrigated Acres 

fertilized Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

151 2 3 4 I 5 I 

1. Cotton 8ales i /10 I /10 

I 1 I 3 I 4 I 5 I 

2. Tobacco - all types I ;'0 Pounds I /10 I ;'0 I /10 I 

3. Irish potatoes 153 I 1 Hundred- 2 I 3 I 4 I 5 -T 

(excluding home use) I ;'0 weight I ;'0 I /'0 I /10 I 

152 /10 

/10 

4. Sweetpotatoes 154 1 2 I 3 I 4 I 5 I 

(excluding home use) : /10. Bushels I ;'0 I ;'0 I /10 I /10 

5. Sugar beets for sugar ~1_5_5 __________ ~'~ ______ ~To~n=s __ ~2 ______ -+~3 ______ ~~4 ______ T!I~/~10~~5 ______ lrl~/_'0~ 

6. Sugar beets for seed 1 56 - 1 Pounds 2 3 4 : /10 5 I 

® 157 1 2 3 4 I /,0 5 I I 

7. Sugarcane for sugar 

6 ~~ __________ ~~~~~~T~0;ns~~~ ______ -+~ ______ -+~ ____ ~~~~~ ____ ~~~10~ 158 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 2 3 4 I / 5 

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: i 10 

/10 

8. Sugarcane for sirup 1 /10 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 2 9. Sugarcane for seed ........................................ . 

159 3 4 i /10 5 

® In Florida and Texas. report cuttings from November 1973 through April 1974. Other States, report 1974 crop year. 

Page 3 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 10 > Was any ORY HAY. GRASS SILAGE. HAYLAGE. or GREEN CHOP cut or harvested 

from this place in 1974? (Include hay cut from pastures.) 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 7 7 

If cuttings were made for both dry hay and grass silage, "haylage," or "green chop" from the same fields, 

report the acreage in the appropriate items under Part A - Hay flnrJ Part B - Grass Silage below. 

• Part A - DRY HAY 

(If two or more cuttings of dry hay were made from 

the same acres, report acres only once, but report 

total tons from all cuttings.) 

1. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay or dehydrating 

2. Clover. timothy, and mixtures of clover and grasses for hay 

3. Small grain hay •• 

4. Lespedeza for hay 

5. Coastal Bermuda grass for hay, 

6. Wild hay •.••••.•••.••• 

7. Other hay - Sudan grass. sorghum-sudan crosses. 

soybean. cowpea, peanut, etc. . • • . . . . . . • . . . 

.Part B - GRASS SILAGE. HAYLAGE, AND GREEN CHOP 

(If two or more cuttings of grass silage, "haylage, " or 

"green chop" were made from the same acres, report acres 

onlY once, but report total tons from all cutrings.) 

8. Grass silage and haylage •.•••..•••.•......... 

9. Hay crops cut and fed green (green chop) .•••••••••••••• 

189 

10. Comf!1ercial fertilizer used on crops listed above ••.••• 

Acres 

harvested 

172 

173 

174 

175 

176 

177 

178 

181 

182 

Acres 

fertilized 

Quantity harvested 

(Report eIther Acres 

dry or green weight Irrigated 

as indicated) 

1 Tons. 2 

dry 

1 Tons, 2 

dry 

1 Tons, 2 

dry 

1 Tons. 2 

dry 

1 Tons. 2 

dry 

1 Tons. 2 

dry 

1 2 Tons, 

dry 

1 Tons. 2 

green 

1 Tons. 2 

green 

Dry fertilizer Liquid orgas fertilizer 

Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

2 /10 /10 

Section 11 Were any FIELD SEEOS (grass. legume. clover. etc.) harvested from this placein1974? 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 72 

1. Red clover seed • 

2. Alfalfa seed ••• 

Acres 

harvested 

191 

192 

3. Other field seed (Enter crop name and No. from list below.J 

Cropname _________________ __ No. 

CrOD name No 

List additional field seed crops harvesred on back cOlier. 

Crop name No. Crop name No. 

Austrian winter peas •• 193 Ryegrass seed: Annual ••• 205 

Perennial •• 206 

Sudan grass seed •••••• 207 

Timothy • • • • • • • • • • 208 

Wheatgrass seed. • • • • • 209 

Kentucky Bluegrass seed: 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed •• 194 

Fescue seed: Alta ., .195 

Chewings. 196 

KY 31 ••• 197 

Red •••• 198 

Other. .199 

Bahia grass seed • .201 

Bentgrass seed. • • 202 

Blomegras. seed. • 203 

OrchardQrass seed .204 

4. Commercial fertilizer used on field seeds 

(Do not report fertilizer here if the same 

acreage was reported in Section 1 OJ . .. 

Merion ••••••• 

Proprietary • 

Other •••• 

lespedeza • 

lupine seed • 

235 

I"age 4 

.211 

.212 

.213 

.214 

.215 

Acres 

fertilized 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Quantity harvested Acres (Report In pounds. 

clean seed) irrigated 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Crop name 

Alsike clover seed. 

Crimson clover seed. 

ladmo clover seed 

Sweetclover seed. 

White clover seed. • • 

Red lOp seed. • • • • • 

Hairy vetch seed •••• 

2 

2 

2 

2 

Vetch seed. other than hairy •• 

All other seeds - millet (foxtail). 

bluestem. canarygrass. etc .••• 

(Write name on line in item 3 above,) 

No. 

.216 

.217 

.218 

.219 

.221 

.222 

.223 

.224 

.225 

Dry fertilizer LIQUid or 9 as fertilizer 

Whole tons I Tonths Whole tons I Tenths 

I /10 2 I /10 

C5 
APPENDIX C Continued 

CG 

Section 12> We.re any VEGETABLES. SWEET CORN. OR MELONS harvested for sale from this 

place in 19747 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 13 on next page 

Acres harvested 0 Acres' 

For fresh market For processing ® irrigated For Florida, report for the September " 1973 through 

August 31, 1974 harvest season; for all other States 

report for calendar year 1974. (See separate Instructions 

for additional guidelines on filling this section.) 

Whole acres I Tenths Whole acres 1 Tenths Whole acres I Tenths 

1. Sweet corn • 

2. Tomatoes ••.•.••. 

3. Cucumbers and pickles. 

4. Watermelons .••••• 

6. Green peas. including English. excluding green cowpeas • 

6. Snap beans. bush and pole ••••••••••••••••• 

7. Other vegetable crops (Enter vegetable name and No. 

from list below.) 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable n.ame No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No._ 

List additional vegetables harvested lor sale on back cover. 

Vegetable name 

Artichokes • 

Asparagus ••• 

Beets •••••• 

Broccoli •••••• 

Brussels sprouts. • 

Cabbage •••• 

Cantaloups an·d 

Persian melons. 

Carrots •••• 

Cauliflower •• 

Celery ••••••• 

No. 

.249 

.260 

• .261 

• .262 

• .263 

• 266 

• .268 

• .267 

.. 268 

• .269 

Vegetable name 

Chicory ••••• 

Collards •••••••• 

Cowpeas (blackeye and 

No. 

•• 260 •• 262 

other green cowpeas). • • 283 

Eggplant • • • • • • • • • 286 

Endive •••••••••• 288 

Escarole. • • • • • • .287 

Garlic. • • • • • • .268 

Honeydew melons. • .289 

Kale. • • • • .270 

lettuce. head • • • • .271 

Acres 

harvested 

24' I , 

I /'0 

242 I , 

I /'0 

243 I , 

I /10 

244 I , 

I /'0 

245 I , 

I /'0 

246 I , 

I /'0 

I 

I , 

l /'0 

I , 

I /'0 

I , 

l /'0 

I , 

I /'0 

I , 

I /'0 

I , 

I /'0 

I ,. I /'0 

I , 

I /'0 

Vegetable name No. 

lettuce. romaine. .272 

lettuce. other. • .273 

lima bilans • • • • •• .274 

Muskmelons. • • • •• .276 

Mustard greens • • • • • • 277 

Onions. dry • • .278 

Onions. green • • • • • • .279 

Okra ••••••••••• 280 

Peppers. sweet • • • • • .281 

Peppers. hot. • .282 

Pimientos • • • • • • • • .283 

Acres ·Acres 

irrigated fertilized 

I 2 

I /'0 

I 2 

I /'0 

I 2 

I Ao 

I 2 

l /'0 

I 2 

l /'0 

I 2 

I /'0 

I 

I 2 

: /'0 

I 2 

I /'0 

I 2 

I /'0 

I 2 

I /'0 

I 2 

I /'0 

I 2 

I /'0 

I 2 

I Ao 

I 2 

I /'0 

Vegetable nam·e 

Pumpkins. 

Radishes 

Rhubarb 

Shallots ••• 

Spinach ••••• 

Squash ••••• 

Turnips ••••• 

Turnip greens •• 

Other vegetables 

(Write vegetable name on 

line in item 7 above.) . 

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No. 

.284 

.286 

.288 

.287 

.288 

.289 

.290 

.291 

.294 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid or gas 

Ao 

Ao 

Ao 

Ao 

Ao 

Ao 

Ao 

Ao 

Ao 

Ao 

/'0 

Ao 

Ao 

/'0 

8. Land used for vegetable crops 

(Report acres only once even 

though two or more crops were 

harvested from the same acres 

or the same acres were 

irrigated or fertilized twice. 

Report all fertilizer used.) • 

Whole 

acres : Tenths Whole : Tenths Whole 

acres acres 

I Whole 1 Tenths Whole I Tenths : Tenths tons tons 

299 I , I 2 I 3 I 4 

I Ao I /'0 I Ao I 

I /'0 I I I 

o When more than one vegetable crop is harvested from the same acres. report the acres for each crop. 

® Processing includes canning. freezing. pickling. etc. 

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Section 13> Was there a COMBINED TOTAL of 20 or more fruit trees. including citrus. grapevines. and nut trees on this place in 19747 (Do NOT include abandoned trees or plantings.) 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 14 

Report the total acres, acres irrigated, acres fertilized, and the amount of fertilizer used for all fruit trees, grapevines, 

and nut trees on this place. Acreage in abandoned trees should not be reported in this section but should be reported 

in Section 18, item 21, Cropland idle. 

1. Land in bearing and nonbearing 

fruit orchards, citrus or other 

groves, vineyards, and nut trees 

Acres in trees and 

vines of all ages 

Whole acres I Tenths 

301 I 

I /10 

Acres 

irrigated 

Whole acres ITenths 

1 I 

I /10 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Acres fertilized Dry liquid or gas 

Whole acres T Tenths Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

2 I 3 I 4 I 

I /10 I /10 I /10 

For each item, report the acres and number of trees or vines not yet of bearing age, acres and trees or vines of bearing 

age and quantity harvested. Trees or vines of bearing age that were not harvested because of low price or damage 

from hail frost. etc., should be reported in acres in trees of bearing age. For inter planting or mixed varieties of trees, 

see separate Instructions. (Also see Instructions for conversion tables, if necessary.) 

2. Apples, dwarf and semi-dwarf. 

3. Apples. standard •. 

4. Peaches, clingstone. 

6. Peaches, freestone 

6. Pears, Bartlett ••• 

7. Pears, other thiln Bartlett 

8. Cherries; tart •• 

9. Cherries, sweet 

® 10. Grapes .•••• 

11. Plums •• 

® 12. Prunes ••••••••••••• 

• For citrus, report quantity harvested 

in 7973-74 (rom bloom of 7973. 

13. Valencia oranges ••••.••• 

14. Navel oranges •• 

15. Temple oranges ••.•...•• 

16. Other oranges - Hamlin, 

Pineapple, Parson Brown, etc .. 

17. Grapefruit ••.•..•.••••. 

Not of bearing age 

I '" Number of Whole .r::. 

I C trees acres ., I ..... (or vines) 

302 1 2 

I 

I /10 

303 .. 1 2 

I 

I /10 

304 1 2 I 

I Ao 

305 1 2 

I 

/10 I 

306 , 2 I 

I /10 

307 1 2 

I 

I Ao 

308 : 1 2 

I /10 

309 -, 1 2 

I 

I /10 

310 I 1 2 

I 

/10 ! 

314 I 1 2 

I /10 

315 I 1 2 I 

/10 I 

I 

320 I 1 2 

I /10 

321 1 2 

I 

I /10 

322 I 1 2 

I Ao 

323 

: /10 

1 2 

324 I 1 2 

I /10 

Bearing age 

I .. Nurnber of Quantity harvested 

Whole .r::. 

I C trees (Report tenths acres ., I ..... (orllines) where sf)«ified) 

I 3 4 

lAo Pounds 

I 3 4 

1/10 Poonds 

I 3 4 

1/10 Pounds 

I 3 4 

I ;"0 Pounds 

I 

3 4 

1/10 Pounds 

3 4 

I 

1/10 Pounds 

I 3 4 

I 

1/10 Pounds 

I 3 4 

: /10 Pounds 

.. {: : /10 

Tons. I 3 fresh 

I 

/10 I I 

/10 

Tons. 

dry 

I 3 4 I I /10 /10 

Tons. I fresh 

I 3 {: 1 /10 Tons. 

I 

/10 

fresh 

I I 

/10 

Tons. 

I I dry 

-r 3 4 

I 

1/10 Boxes 

3 4 

I 

1/10 Boxes 

.. 3 4 

I 

I /10 Boxes 

I 3 4 

1/10 Boxes 

r 3 4 

I 

I ;'0 Boxes 

® Report quantity harvested in either or both umts. dependmg on the way the fruit was sold. ./ 

~ If you have fruit trees not listed above or nut trees, continue with item 18 at the top of the next page. ~ 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

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Section 13> Continued 

18. If you have any fruit trees which were not listed in items 2 through 17, or nut trees, enter crop name and No. in cols. (a) and 

(b)from the lists below and give the requested information for each item you list. Report quantity harvested in col. (e). In 

col.{f)indicate the unit in which you measure the crop. If you mark"Boxes," enter the average capacity, in pounds, of the box. 

Enter from list below 

Not of bearing age Bearing age Ic) , 

Name 1 No. Whole 1 T nths 

(a) I (b) acres I e 

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1 : 

: : 

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1 : 

: : 

: : 

: 1 

• CITRUS CROPS 

(Report quantity harvested in 

7973-741rom bloom 017973.) 

/'0 

/'0 

/'0 

/'0 

/10 

/'0 

No. 

Kumquats • • • • •••••••• 326 

Lemons ••••••••••••• 326 

Limes (1 bushel = 50 Ibs.) •••• 327 

Tangelos ••••••••••••• 328 

Tangerines and mandarins •••• 329 

Other citrus fruit trees ••••••• 330 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

(d) 

Number Whole : Tenths Number 

of trees acres of trees 

2 1 /'0 3 

2 1 ;'0 3 

1 

2 : /'0 3 

2 : 110 3 

2 I 

1 /'0 3 

2 I /'0 3 

• NONCITRUSCROPS No. 

Apricots. • • • • • • • • 331 

Avocados IS •• lnsrrucrions} • • • • 332 

Dates •••••••••••••• 333 

Figs ISH InslJUcrions) •••••• 334 

Mangoes •••••••••••• 336 

Nectarines •••••••••••• 336 

Pomegranates •••••••••• 337 

Olives •••••••••••••• 338 

Other noncitrus fruit trees •••• 339 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

Unit of measure Average 

Quantity M.rk IX} on. capacity 

harvested (f) of boxes 

(e) 

in pounds 

Lbs. 1 Tons 1 Boxes 

5 T T 

10 120130 

6 

5 T 1 

10 120130 

6 

5 I I 

10 120130 

6 

5 I 1 

10 120130 

6 

5 I 

10 120130 

6 

5 

10 ! 20 !30 

6 

• NUT CROPS No . 

Almonds ••••••••••••• 340 

Filberts and hazelnuts •••••• 341 

Pecans. improved •••••••• 342 

Pecans. wild and seeding • • • • • 343 

Pistachio. • • • • • • • •• •• 344 

Tung nuts (in husk) •••••••• 346 

Walnuts (English or Persian) ••• 346 

Walnuts. planted black •••••• 347 

Other nut trees. • • • • • • • • • 351 

(g) 

Section 14 Were any NURSERY and GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS, SOD, BULBS, FLOWERS, 

FLOWER SEEDS, VEGETABLE SEEDS and PLANTS, VEGETABLES under glass 

or other protection, or MUSHROOMS grown for s~le on this place in 19747 

DYES - Complete this section Area used in 1974 

Acres in the open 

Value of 

sales during 1974 ® 

o NO -Go to Section 75 on next page 

Square feet under glass 

or other protection@ Whole acres 1 Tenths Dollars I Cents 

6. Vegetables. including 

mushrooms. grown under 

glass or other protection 

c. Lettuce ••• 

d. Mushrooms 

e. Other vegetables 

7. Area irrigated (Include items 1 through 6e.J •.•••. 

JBB 

JB9 

J91 

Area fertilized Dry fertilizer Liquid or gas fertilizer 

Square feet Acres I Tenths Whole tons ! Tenths Whole tons ! Tenths 

8. Commercial fertilizer used on 

the crops listed above ••••••• 

399 1 I 2 I 3 I 

I /10 I /'0 I ;'0 

@) Report the greenhouse area only once, even though more than one crop was grown on it. except where 

flowers and other crops were grown on the same benches or beds. In this case. report the area once 

for each category. For mushrooms. report caves and other types of growing areas. 

® Estimates are acceptable. Do not include value of products bought for resale without additional growing. 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 15 > Were any BERRIES harvested for sale from this place in 19747 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 16 Acres harvested Quantity harvested Acres ""gated 

Whole acres I Tenths e 1 quart = 1 Y, pounds) Whole acres I Tenths 

1 . Strawberries. • . .••. 

2. Cranberries .••••••••••.••••••••• 

3. Other berries (Enter crop name and No. from 

lis t below.) 

Crop name _______________ No. __ _ 

Crop name No. __ _ 

402 

403 

List additional berry crops harvested for sale on back cover. 

Crop name No. Crop name 

Blackberries and Bovsenberrles. 

dewberries .. 404 Currants 

Blueberries. tame. 405 Gooseberries • 

Blueberries. wild 406 

No. 

407 

408 

409 

: /10 1 

1 

I 

I /10 

; 

I 1 I 

I /10 

1 /10 1 

Crop name 

Loganberries. 

Raspberries. red • 

Raspberries. black 

Acres fertilized 

2 I 

Pounds I /10 2 

100-lb. I 

barrels I /'0 

: 2 I 

I 

Pounds I /10 2 

Pounds I /10 

No. Crop nam'e No. 

411 Youngberries 414 

412 All other berries • • • • 41 5 

413 (Write crop name on line 

in item 3 above.! 

Dry fertilizer Liquid or gas fertilizer 

Whole acres I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

4. Commercial fertilizer used on berries •••••••••••••• 429 /10 2 /10 /10 

Section 16 Were any OTH E R C RO PS harvested from this place in 19747 

DYES - Complete this section Commercial fertilizer used 

D NO - Go to Section 17 Acres Quantity Acres Acres Dry Liquid or gas 

harvested harvested irrigated fertilized Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

1. Popcorn •• 

2. Safflower. 

3. Sunflower seed 

4. Emmer and spelt 

5. Mint for oil 

6. Broomcorn 

7. Other crops (Enter crop 

name and No. from list below.) 

Crop 

name ________ No. __ 

I Crop 

name No. __ 

431 

432 

433 

434 

435 

436 

List additional crops harvested on back cover. 

Crop neme No. Crop name 

Castor beans. • • • • • 437 Guar •••• 

Chufas for nuts. • • • • 438 Hops •••• 

Cowpeas hogged or . Lentils ••• 

grazed or cut for silage. 439 Mungbeans for beans. 

Crambe • 441 Mustard seed. 

Dill for oil. • • 442 Rapeseed •••••• 

No. 

443 

444 

445 

446 

447 

448 

Pounds, 2 

shelled 

2 Pounds 

2 

Pounds 

2 

Bushels 

Pounds 2 

of oil 

Tons of 2 

brush 

Crop name 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

Root crops for feed. 

Sesame for seed •• 

Sorghum for sirup • 

Soybeans hogged or 

grazed or cut for silage. 

Soybeans plowed under. 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

No. 

449 

450 

451 

452 

453 

Section 17 > Were any FOREST PRODUCTS sold from this place in 19747 

DYES - Complete this section 

D NO - Go to and COMPLETE Section 18 

1. Standing timber or trees ..••.•..•• 

2. Firewood and fuelwood • 

3. Sawlogs and veneer logs 

4. Pulpwood • • • • . • . . • • . • • • • . • • • • • • • • . •• 

5. Other forest products (bark. bolts. Christmas trees. gum 

for naval stores. fence posts. maple products. etc.) ..•• 

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5 

: /10 5 

: /10 5 

: /'0 5 

/10 5 

I /10 5 

/10 5 

: /10 

5 

Crop name 

i 

: 

: 

I 

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Sweet corn for seed. 

Triticale ••••••• 

Velvetbeans for beans. 

Wild rice ••••••• 

Wormseed oil. • • •• 

All other crops • • • • 

(Write crop name on line 

in item 7 above.! 

Value of sales 

/10 

No. 

454 

455 

456 

457 

458 

459 

Dollars I Cents 

491 ; $ 

492 

$ I 

493 

$ I 

494 I $ 

495 I 

$ I 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

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Section 18> LAN D USE IN 1974 - COMPLETE THIS SECTION 

501 

1. Copy acres in "This Place" from Section 3. item 4. page 1 ~ _______ Acres 

~ NOTE: If the same land had more than one use in 7974. REPORT THAT LAND ONLY 

ONCE - in the first use listed below that applies. For example, cropland that 

was harvested and pastured is to be reported only as "Cropland harvested. " 

a, Cropland harvested (Include all land from which crops were harvested or hay was cut, 502 

Number of 

acres 

Acres Irrigated 

on 1974 

and all land in orchards. citrus groves, vineyards, and nursery and greenhouse products.) k~-----+-----

503 b. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing (Include rotation pasture and grazing 

2. 

land that could have been used for crops without additional improvements.), ..... . 

c. Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grasses, but not harvested and not pastured .................. . 

d. Cropland on which all crops failed (Exception: Do not report here land in orchards 

and vineyards on which the crop failed. Such acreage IS to be reported in item 2a.) 

e. Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 

f. Cropland idle 

3. Woodland (Include all woodlots and timber {a, Woodland pastured . 

tracts and cutover and deforested land with 

young timber growth.) b. Woodland not pastured 

4. Other pastureland and rangeland (Include any pastureland 

other than cropland and woodland pasture.) 

a. Pastureland and rangeland on which you applied lime. fertilizer, seed. 

improved by irrigation, drainage, or control of weeds and brush. 

b. Other pastureland and rangeland ••••••.....••.•. 

5. All other land - Land in house lots, barn lots, ponds. roads, 

wasteland, etc. (Include any land not reported above.) .... 

505 

506 

507 

509 

511 

512 

514 

515 

516 

IN"THIS PLACE" 6. TOTAL ACRES (Please add the acres reported 517 in items 2a through 5 and enter .. __ >.~ 

the total in this space. Should be the same as item 7 above.) ~ L-______ ..L.. ____ _ 

519 

7. Do you have any grazing permits on a per-head basis? 

DYES - Mark (X) all boxes which apply ~ 

o NO - Go to Section 79 

1 0 Forest Service 

2 0 Taylor Grazing (BLM) 

3 0 Indian Land 

4 0 Other Federal or State 

5 0 Other - Specify 7 

Section 19 Was any of the LAND in this place IRRIGATED in 197470 YES-Answeritems 1 and2 below 

o NO - Answer item 3 below 

1. How many acres were irrigated in 1974 by each of these methods? 

a, Furrows or ditches • 

b. Flooding . . . 

c, Subirrigation. 

d. Self-propelled sprinkler system (center pivot. traveling guns, traveling booms, etc.) 

e, All other sprinkler systems (solid set. move pipe, wheel lines, tow lines, etc.) 

Estimated quantity of water used in 1974 (See separate Instructions for 

additional information on estimating quantity of water used.) 

2. Please estimate the 

quantity of water used 

for irrigation in 1974 

(Report in the unit or 

units of measure most 

convenient for you.) i a. Acre-feet (One acre-foot covers 

one acre, one foot deep) . .............. . 

b. Gallons (Pumping capacity per minute X 60 

minutes X hours operated in season) . ...... . 

c. If acre-feet or gallons cannot be estimated in a or 

b above, give depth in Inches of all water applied. 

531 

532 

533 

None Acres ""gated in 1974 

523 

[j 524 

0 525 

0 526 

0 527 

0 

Water used in 1974 

Acre-feet I Tenths 

I ~o 

Gallons 

Total 

inches 

3. If no land was irrigated in 1974. was there any land 

In thiS place Irrigated at any time In 1970 -1 973? 

o YES- Complete a and b ~ 

o NO -- Go to SectIOn 20 on next page 

{

a. What was the most recent year 

In which acres were Irrigated] 

b. How many acres were 

Irrigated In that year] . 

535 

______ year 

536 

______ Acres 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 20) Was any land on this place ARTIFICIALLY DRAINED? 

DYES -- CO/llplete (filS seel/oll 

Go '(0 SectIOn L 1 

1. How many acres In this place were artificially dralned 7 (Include open ditches, 

underground tile drains, grading for drainage, dikes, or pumping to control water 

Acres. artificially 

oralnerl None "-_____ _ 

Exclude drainage solely for the removal of irrigation waste water) ........ . 

2. How many acres were artificially drained by systems Installed since January 1. 19747 

Section 21) Was any COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER applied to PASTURELA,ND 

on this place in 1974? 

o '(ES 

o NO 

Compiete this sec/a){/ 

COllI/nut: with NOTE below Acres 

o 

o 

541 

542 

1. How many acres of cropland used only for 

pasture in 1974 (reported in Section 18. 

Item 2b) were fertilized? •.......... 

None ~ ___ fe_r_tli_lZ_e_d __ -4 ____ ~~~-J~~~ ____ ~ ____ -J ____ _ 

551 2 

o 

2. How many acres of other pastureland in 1974 552 2 

(reported in Section 18, item 4a) were fertilized 7 . 0 ;, 0 ;'0 ~----------~~------~------~~~----~--~ Did you or anyone else have any livestock. 

poultry, or animal specialties on this place 

in 19747 (Include fish raised in captivity.) 

DYES -- Go to Section 22 below 

o NO -- Skip to page T 3 and 

COMPLETE Section 27 

Were there any POULTRY such as CHICKENS. TU RKEYS. DUCKS. etc., 

on this place at any time in 1974? 

[] Y [is "--- COfnplc{e {hIS :;ecrion 

i_I clO -- Go 10 Secl/on 23 

• Report hatchery operations such as baby chicks, 

turkey poults, etc., in Section 26. 

1. HENS. PULLETS, ROOSTERS for table eggs and hatching egg production 

a. Hens and pullets of laying age kept for TABLE or MARKET egg production. 

b. Hens and pullets of laying age kept for HATCHING egg production. 

c. Pullets 3 months old or older not yet of laying age ........•.. 

d. Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old (Exclude commercial broilers. 

, e. Roosters and male chickens (all male breeding stock) ............. . 

2. BROILERS. fryers. and other meat type chickens. including capons and roasters 

3. TURKEYS 

a. Heavy breed turkeys for slaughter (Exclude breeoers). 

b. Light breed turkeys for slaughter (Exclude breeders.) . 

c. Turkey HENS kept for breeding (Include both heavy and light breeds.) 

4. OTHER POULTRY raised in captivity (Enter fowl name and No. from list below) 

Fowlname ______________________________________________ __ No ________ _ 

Fowlname ______________________________________________ __ No ________ _ 

Fowlname ______________________________________________ __ No ________ _ 

LIse additIonal poultry on back. cover 

INVENTORY 

Number on thIs place 

December 31. 1974 

602 

603 

605 

606 

) 

607 

608 

611 

612 

613 

Fowl name 

Qual! •••• 

No. 

0618 

Total number of 

b"dssold In 1974 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Fowl name 

Ducks 

Geese .•• 

No. 

0614 

.615 

Fowl name 

Pigeons Or squab. 

Pheasants ••• 0 

No. 

0616 

0617 All other poultry . 619 {WrI(e name on line In I(em 4 above J 

5. What was the value before taxes and expenses of poultry and poultry products (eggs. etc.) 

sold from this place In 19747 (Include estimated value of poultry and poultry products 

moved from this place by contractors or others.) 0 • 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 0 

Page 10 

629 

$ 

Value of sal(!s 

Dollars I Cents 

: 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-12 

Section 23 > Did you or anyone else have any CATTLE or CA LV ES on this place in 19747 

[1 YES 

DNO 

Complete tillS sec{J(){) 

Go {o See{lo/} 24 

-INVENTORYon December 31. 1974 

1. Cattle and calves of all ages (Total of a, b, c, and d below.) 

a. Beef cows (Include beef heifers that had calved) .... 

b. Milk cows (Include dry milk cows and milk heifers that had calved) •. 

c. Heifers and heifer calves 

(Exclude heifers that had calved) 

~ {11 For beef purposes and beef cow replacement. 

l {21 For milk cow replacement .•.......... 

d. Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves •................................. , 

INVENTORY 

Number on this place 

December 31 1974 

631 

632 

633 

634 

635 

636 

Value of sales 

-CATTLE AND CALVES SOLD from this place in 1974 

(Include those fed on "This Place" on a contract or custom basis. 

Also, report cattle moved from this place to a feedlot for further T atal num ber before taxes and ex.penses 

feeding as sold; report both the number and estimated value. 

See separate Instructions.) 

None 

2. Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ......... , . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

3. Cattle including calves weighing 500 pounds or more. o a. Of the total cattle sold. how many were fattened on this place on 

grain or concentrates for 30 days or more and sold for slaughter? 0 

-DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD from this place in 1974 

641 

642 

643 

soldm1974 DOllars I Cents 

1 1 

s I 

1 I 

S I 

1 I 

s I 

Value of 

• Report goat dairy products in Section 26 when you reach that section. daIry products sold 

Dollars 

4. What was the gross value of sales of dairy products (milk, cream. etc.) 649 

from this place in 1974. before taxes and expenses? ...•••••..• ........ s 

Section 24 > Did you or anyone else have any HOGS or PIGS on this place in 19747 

DYES Cumplt'lc (his seclio{) 

o NO .. - Go {a SectIOn 25 un {)t'x{ page 

-INVENTORYon December 31. 1974 

1. Hogs and pigs of all ages (Total of a and b below.) . 

a. Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding 

b. Other hogs and pigs •.........•..... 

-LITTERS FARROWED 

2. Litters farrowed on this place between -

a. December 1.1973 and May 31.1974 

b. June 1. 1974 and November 30. 1974 

-HOGS AND PIGS SOLD 

3. Hogs and pigs sold from this place in 1974 

a. Of the hogs and pigs sold. how many were 

sold as FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? 

None 

o 

o 

Page 11 

None Number of IJtters 

654 

o 655 

o 

Total num ber 

sold m 1974 

656 1 

s 657 1 

S 

! Cents 

I 

I 

INVENTORY 

Number on this place 

December 31 1974 

651 

652 

653 

Value of sales before 

taxes and expenses 

Dollars I Cents 

I 

I 

I 

: 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 25> Did you or anyone else have any SHEEP or LAMBS on this place in 1974? 

[J YES _. Comple(t' (his sec (IOn INVENTORY Total numtJer sold 

Number on this place In 1974 

[J NO-- Go (II Secllon 26 December 31. 1974 ~-----------+~-----------

661 

1. Sheep and lambs of all ages (Total of a, b, and c below.) . , , , , ........... . 

~6~6~2~-----------+77~77~~~~~ 

a. Lambs under 1 year old .................................. ~-----------+~~~~~~ 

663 

b. Ewes 1 year old or older .................................. ~-----------+~~~~~~ 

664 

c. Rams and wethers 1 year old or older 

None 665 Number shorn 1 Pounds of wool shorn 

2. Sheep and lambs shorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 

Value of sales 

Doliars T Cents 

3. What was the gross value of sales of sheep. Iambs. and 669 I 

wool from this place in 1974. before taxes and expenses? ................... $ I 

Section 26) Did y~u or anyone else have any OTHER LIVESTOCK or ANIMAL SPECIALTIES on this 

place In 1974? 

D 

o 

YES -- Complc(c (hiS scctlOr) 

NO -.- Go (0 SecTion 27 

1. Horses of all ages (Do not include ponies.) 

671 

INVENTO RY 

Number on 

thiS place 

Dec 31. 1974 

672 

1 

1 

Total number sold Value of sales 

In 1974 Dollars I Cents 

2 I 

s 

2 

2. Ponies of all ages •••.......... S : 

3. Mules. burros. and donkeys of all ages 

4. Mink and their pelts ....... . 

a. Mink.females used for breeding 

5. Other livestock in captivity. bees. and poultry hatched 

(Enter name and No. from list below'; 

Name _________________________________________ No 

Name _________________________________________ No 

Name _________________________________________ No 

673 

674 

675 

1 

1 

.>:: 

2 I 

S I 

2 : S 

.·: •....... ····· •.•. ·.·.1· 

I 

I 

2 I 

S I 

2 

S 

2 

S 

r"",-------------- Other Livestock in Captivity. Bees. and Poultry Hatchea _______________ , 

l'iIame 

ColonIes of bees. 

Angora goats 

Milk goats •••• 

No. 

.676 

.677 

.678 

Name No. 

Other goats. • . • • • • • .679 

Rabbits and the" pelts. • • .681 

Chinchillas and the" pelts. .682 

Name 

Foxes and their pelts. 

Poultry hatched •• 

All other livestock. 

No 

.683 

.684 

.685 

Acres under water 

for fish production 

Total quantity sold 

In 1974 

Val ue of sales 

6. Livestock or animal products (Enter name and 

No. from "Ust A" below.J 

Name ______________________________ ___ No 

7. Fish in captivity 

(Enter name and No. from "List B" below.J 

Name ______________________________ ___ No 

Dollars 

Pounds 

f 

2 

$ Gallons 

Pounds 2 

Number $ 

.. -:.:-:-:«<.:.>:. 

..... --,.;,;,--..... · .... :•• ~OR----~ 

.... 1 

: Tenths l' 1 

I / '------0 R I 10 3 

re list A - Livestock Products" 

r

""----------- e List B - Fish in Captivity __________ _ 

Name No. " Moha" sold • • 687 

Goats milk sold. 688 

Honey sold. • • 689 

Name 

Catfish. 

Trout ••••••• 

Other lood·type fish 

No. 

.691 

.692 

.693 

Name 

TropIcal fIsh. 

Other I,sh • 

.~ List any additIOnal livestock, livestock products. animal specialties, or fish on back cover. 

Page 12 

No. 

.694 

.695 

Cents 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-14 

Section 27) MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT on this place on December 31,1974 

lin elude only equipment used for agricultural operations in 1973 or 1974.) 

COMPLETE THIS SECTION 

• Value of ALL machinery and equipment on this place. December 31. 1974 

1. What IS the estimated market value of ALL machinery. equipment. and implements usually kept 

on this place and used for the farm or ranch business l linclude cars, trucks, tractors, combines, 

plows, disks, harrows, dryers, pumps, motors, irrigatmn equipment. dairy equipment including 701 

EstImated market value 

Dollars I Cents 

tmlkers and bulk tanks, livestock feeders, grinding and mixing equipment, etc) ........... L.:$=--______ "-__ _ 

Of the total. 

Total number , HOW MANY were 

manufactured In on thts place on 

• SELECTED machinery and equipment on this place. December 31. 1974 December 31.1974 the lasl 5 years 

(1970·1974)1 (Report only if used in 19730r 1974.) (Number) 

702 1 

2. Automobiles 

703 1 

3. Motortrucks linclude pickups.) . 

704 1 

4. Wheel tractors other than garden tractors and motor tillers. 

705 1 

5. Crawler tractors 

706 1 

6. Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only. 

707 1 

7. Corn heads for combines _ 

70S 1 

8. Other corn pickers and picker-shellers 

709 1 

9. Mower conditioners. 

710 1 

10. Pickup balers 

711 1 

11. Windrowers - pull and self-propelled (Exclude side delivery rakes) 

712 1 

12, Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type. 

Section 28> MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS - COfl·1PLETE THIS SECTION 

1. G RAI N STO RAG E FACI L1TI ES - Mark (X) one to show 

the total grain storage capacity, Including ear corn. on 

this place. (Do not include temporary structures.) . .... 

721 

2. How many ARTIFICIAL PONDS, PITS, RESERVOIRS, and EARTHEN 

TAN KS are on thiS place? (Do not report natural lakes. gravel pits. 

strip mining pits. flooded fields. sewage lagoons, or manure pits) . ... 

a. Area covered when filled to capacity ...............• 

3. FUTURES MARKET - Did you utilize the commodity 

futures market In 1974 to hedge sales of any farm 

commodities which you produce I 

724 ..)If 

1 0 YES - Mark which commodities----' 

2 0 NO - Go to Section 29 on next page 

Page 13 

725 

1 0 None 

o Under 1,000 bushels (Under 25 tons) 

3 0 1,000-4.999 bushels (25- 1 24 tons) 

4 0 5,000-9.999 bushels (125-249 tons) 

5 0 10,000-24,999 bushels (250-624 tons) 

6 0 25,000-49,999 bushels (625- 1 .249 tons) 

7 0 50,000 bushels and over (1,250 tons and over) 

None 722 

o 

723 

Number of artifiCIal 

ponds. pitS. etc 

Whole acres Tenths 

• • • • • • • • • • • • L-____________ -L~~ /10 

10 Corn (grain) 70 Cattle (live) 

0 Sorghums (grain) sO Hogs (live) 

3 0 Soybeans (grain) 90 Other - Specify 7 

40 Wheat (grain) 

5 0 Cotton 

6 0 Potatoes 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 29> Did ",au have any CONTRACT or BINDING AGREEMENT to produce or market any 

farm products on this place in 19747 (Include oral and written agreements made more than 30 days 

o YES --Complete this section prior to delivery.) 

o NO -- Go to Section 30 

1. Mark (X) as many products as you produced and/or marketed under contract. 

No. Product name No. Produot name No. Product name No. Product name 

1 0 Broilers 0 Feeder cattle and/or 13 0 Field and seed corn 19 0 FrUIT. CItrus. nuts for 

2 0 Started pullets stocker cattle 14 0 Soybeans fresh rn arket 

3 0 ChIcken eggs 8 0 Breedrng cattle 15 0 Wheat 20 0 FruIt. rncludlng citrus, 

4 0 Turkeys 9 0 Slaughter hogs 16 0 Cotton for processing 

5 0 Mtlk and other 10 0 Feeder pIgs 17 0 Vegetable. for 21 0 Sugar heets 

darry products 11 0 Breedrng hogs fresh market 22 0 Other crops. such as hops. 

6 0 Fattened cattle 12 0 Other lIvestock and/or 18 0 Vegetables for popcorn. potatoes. safflower. 

poultry {Write product name processing sugarcane. etc (Wote product 

on line A 1 be/ow.) name on Ime A 1 be/ow) 

2. For each product marked above. enter the Name and No_ in the column heading where indicated and complete the 

remaining entries in the column (items B through G) for that product. 

FIRST CONTRACT SECOND CONTRACT THIRD CONTRACT FOURTH CONTRACT 

A. Product(s) under contract 1. Product 

Enter name and No. from name 

item 1 above 731 732 733 734 2. No. 

B. Type of contract 1. Production @ 1 10 1 10 1 10 1 10 Marl< IX) one of 2. Marketing @ 20 20 20 20 these items for 

each product 3. Production. tncludtng 30 30 30 30 under contract feeding. and marketIng 

4. Other 40 40 40 40 

C. Type of contractor 1. Co-op 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 Marl< IX) one of 2. Feed company 20 20 20 20 these items for 

each product 3. Packer 30 30 30 30 

under contract 4. Processor 40 40 40 40 5. Other 50 50 50 50 D. Items furnished 1. Feed 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 

by contractor 2. Chicks. pullets. cattle. under terms of 20 20 20 20 contract feeder pigs. etc 

Marl< (X) for as 3. Seed 30 30 30 30 

many items as 4. Fertilizer 40 40 40 40 

apply for each 

product under 5. Chemicals 50 50 50 50 contract 6. Labor 60 60 60 60 7. Machinery. equipment. 

or buildings 70 70 70 70 8. Harvesting 80 80 80 80 

9. TransportatIon 90 90 90 90 

10. Processing/packing 4 100 4 100 4 100 4 100 11. Credit 110 110 110 110 12. Technical assistance 120 120 120 120 13. Other 130 130 130 130 14. None 140 140 140 140 E. What percent of the total production of this product 5 Percent 5 Percent 5 Percent 5 Percent 

was sold under contract? 

F. 6 Dollars I Cents 6 Dollars I Cents 6 Dollars I Cents 6 Dollars 

1. Amount received from contractor for 

product covered by contract? $ I $ I $ I $ 

2. Did this payment represent the total 7 10 Yes 

7 7 7 market value of the product? 20 No 10 Yes 20 No 10 Yes 20 No 10 Yes 

G. 1. Exact price? 8 10 8 10 8 10 8 10 Did the contract 2. Method of 20 20 20 20 specify- determining price? 

Mark {X} one 3. Neither price nor method? 30 30 30 30 

@ Productton contr/lcts. tnclur;Jlng custom feeding. usually specIfy ktnd andlor amount of farm product to be produced and may specIfy 

variety or breed. operatIons to be performed during production. or inputs and technical assistance to be supplted by contractor 

@ Marketing contracts usually specify kind and/or amount of farm product to be delivered but usually do not specIfy that contractor 

provides services or supplies or that particular operations or methods be used in production. 

Page 14 

I Cents 

I 

20 No 

C-15 
APPENDIX C Continued 

C16 

Section 30 > PAYROLL AND EMPLOYMENT - Did you have any paid workers doing agricultural 

labor. employees of labor contractors or crew leaders. or other salaried employees 

working on this pl.ace in 1974? 

DYES -- Complete t.his section 

o NO - Go to Section 31 

Please read before 

answering items 1. 2. 

and 3 below 

Hired farm or ranch workers - In addition to farm workers and 

paid family members. include such persons as bookkeepers. office 

workers. maintenance people. etc .. whose employment is primarily 

associated with agricultural production on this place ev~n though 

they may not be dOing agricultural labor. Do not Include unpaid 

family workers or the proprietors or partners of unincorporated places. 

Cash wages paid - Report gross payments in 1974 to employees 

before deductions for Social Security. taxes. insurance premiums. etc. 

Include all wages. salaries. commisSions. paid bonuses. vacation and 

sick leave pay. Do not include room and board. house rent. or other 

items paid in kind. 

For each of the following groups. report how many hired 

farm or ranch workers were employed and the amount of 

cash wages paid to them. Number of 

workers 

Cash wages paid 

1. Of the hired farm or ranch workers. how many workeda. 150 days or more? .....•................ 

Dollars Cents 

751 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-::-;:--;:------t=$--------+--

752 

b. 25-149 daysl ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f::-::-:::-------t=$-------t--

753 

c. Less than 25 days? .•..•••••••••• j-,-,-.,..,...,"'C'7",...,..,..,...."C77.,..,...,t-::-:,...,------,----

2. Contract workers hired through a crew leader or contractor 

a. What was the cost of contract labor? .•....••.•.. 

b. How many workers did the contractor furnish? (Estimate if necessary.) 

3. Salaried corporation officers 

a. If this operation is incorporated. how many corporation officers 

were salaried in 1974? .... 

b. What was the amount paid? . 

Section 31 INJURIES AND ILLNESSES CONNECTED WITH FARM OR RANCH WORK 

Were there any work connected injuries that required more than first aid treatment. 

or work connected illnesses or death to workers on this place in 1974? 

(Do not include deaths. injuries. or illnesses to employees of contractors.) 

[J YES .. Complere this section 

o NO .- Go to SectIOn 32 on next page 

1; Non·fatal inJuries and illnesses 

a. How many workers had Injuries or illnesses without lost workdaysl 

b. How many workers had injuries or illnesses with lost workdaysl 

(1) How many days were lost as a result of all inJuries 

and Illnesses? ............................. . 

2. Number of deaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..... 

Page 15 

761 

762 

763 

764 

Operator and unpaid 

family workers 

1 

Workers 

1 

Workers 

1 

Dey, 

1 

Number 

H Ired workers 

and pcwJ members 

of operator's family 

Workers 

Workers 

Days 

Number 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 32> Were any INSECTICIDES, HERBICIDES, FUNGICIDES, OTHER PESTICIDES, LIME, 

or OTHER CHEMICALS used on this place in 19747 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 33 

Include any of these materials paid for by you, your landlord. or contractors. If custom applied. report only estimated 

cost of material. Cost of applying should be reported in Section 34, item 9. For each item listed. report Bcres only once, 

but report cost of all such materials used on these acres in 1974. If multipurpose chemicals were used. report acreage 

treated for each purpose and allocate cost of materials. 

1. Sprays. dusts. granules. fumigants. etc .. (fungicide. herbicide. 

insecticide. nematocide) to control -

a. Insects on hay crops (alfalfa. timothy. etc.) . 

b. Insects on other crops (corn, other grain. cotton. 

tobacco, potatoes. trees. vines. etc.). 

c. Nematodes in crops. •• 

d. Diseases in crops and orchards (blights. smuts. rusts. etc.). 

Number of 

acres 

on which used 

771 

772 

773 

774 

775 

Cost of chemicals 

(Do not include 

cost of applying) 

Dollars I Cents 

1 

$ I 

1 I $ I 

1 

$ : 

1 

$ : 

1 

$ : 

: e. Weeds or grass in crops (Include both pre-emergence and post emergence.) I-------~------_t_---

f. Weeds or brush in pasture. • • •• . • • • •• 

g. Weeds on all other land (fence rows. ditch banks. road sides. etc.) 

2. Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit. 

3. Expenditures for insect control on livestock and pOUltry. 

including treatment of buildings. • • ••••• 

4. Lime (Do not include land plaster or 1781 Tons 

776 

777 

778 

................. ................. 

................. ................. 

................. . ............... . 

782 

1 

$ 

1 

$ : 

1 

$ : 

779 : $ i 

1 I 

$ I 

783 

gypsum or lime for sanitation). •• •••• • ••••• 1L--------4~,_.,..,...,...,..,,_.,..,...,...,..,7':.,_,f_=_:_----~f_---

5. Other chemicals (excluding fertilizer). such as lime for sanitation, ':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I 

$ I 

784 

pestiCides used for rodent and bird control. etc. • • • • • • • • • • • •••• I.:.:":':::':'::':"':::::':::":':::':':::":::::'::::':;::~::::':::":':::':'::~ .... _____ ... __ _ 

6. TOTAL CHEMICAL COST (Add dol/ars for items 1 a through 5 and enter ______ > .. ~ 

total here and in Section 34, item 10.) ~ $ : 

Section 33 > FARM CREDIT 

1. DEBTS SECURED BY REAL ESTATE - Were there any real estate mortgages. 

deeds of trust. or land purchase contracts on farm land and buildings owned and 

operated by you? (If you rent land to others, see separate Instructions.) 

DYES - Answer a, b, and c 0 NO - Go to item 2 0 No land owned - Go to item 2 

a. Amount owed to a Federal Land Bank. The Farmers Home Administration. an insurance 

company. a .commercial or savings bank. and/or a production credit association •••• 

b. Amount owed to a savings and loan association. mortijage investment 

company. and/or other financial institution not covered abov;:: •••••••••••••. 

c. Amount owed to individual(s) from whom you bought part or all of the property or to 

others (secured by mortgage. deed of trust. land purchase contract. etc.) •••••.••• 

2. DEBTS NOT SECURED BY REAL ESTATE - Were any chattel mortgages. 

sales contracts. or unsecured notes owed by you on December 31. 1974. for 

operating this farm or ranch business? 

DYES - Answer a, b. and c 0 NO - Go to Section 34 

r---------------- Amount (principal only) owed 

791 

$ 

792 

$ 

793 

$ 

December 31. 1974 

Dollars i Cents 

~------------------ Amount (principillonly) owed 

December 31.1974 

Dollars ! Cents 

a. Amount owed to a commercial or savings bank. a production credit 

association. The Farmers Home Administration. and/or other lending agencies 

b. Amount owed to business firms or farm suppliers (machinery dealer. feed 

dealer. fuel supplier. fertilizer dealers. etc .. or their finance agencies) •.• 

795 

$ •••••• ··~7~96~--------~---

c. Amount owed to relatives and other individuals •••. 

Page 16 

$ 

797 

$ 

C-17 
APPENDIX C Continued 

C-18 

Section 34 > 

COMPLETE 

THIS 

SECTION 

Production EXPENSES paid by you and others for this place in 1974 

Include your best estimates of expenses paid by you, your landlord contractors, buyers, and others 

for production of crops, livestock and other agricultural products on this place. DO NOT INCLUDE 

expenses connected with performing custom work off this place, operation of non-farm activities, 

businesses or services, and household expenses not related to the farm business. 

ProductIon expenses 

Dollars I Cents 

801 1. Livestock and poultry purchased - cattle. calves. hogs. pigs. sheep. 

lambs. goats. horses. baby chicks. poults. started pullets. etc. , •.•• 

2. Total feed purchased for livestock and poultry - grain. hay. silage. mixed 

. • • • • • • • • • • • • •• $ 

r8~0~2~--------~-----

feeds. concentrates. etc. (Total dollars for a, b, c, and d below.) • $ 

r-----------~----r-----D-o-lIa-r-s-----I-C-e-n-t-s~~77~~ .. ~ ... ~ .. ~ ... 7 .. ~ ... ~.~ ... ~ .. ~ .. ~ ... ~ ... 

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1:::::::::::::: 

i-=c:;------'----'-'-'-t7-------'-----i::::: ::::::::::: ::: ::::::: :::: ::::::1:: :::: :::::::: 

i:i:iii:ii::::::ii::i:::::i::::::::::ii:::::::::::: 

3. Animal health costs for livestock and poultry (Include veterinarian 807 

services, serums, vaccines, tonics, medicines, etc.) ........ , . . . . . . . . , . . . .... , ... I---$-------------r---~ 

808 

4. Seeds. bulbs. plants. and trees purchased ••••••••••••••• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1--'-$-------------.----

809 5. Commercial fertilizer purchased -- all forms. including rock phosphate 

and gypsum (Report custom application costs in item 9 below.! .... , . . . . . . . . t--$-------------.-----

811 6. Total gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil purchased for the farm business _. 

Diesel fuel. LP gas, butane. propane. piped gas, kerosene. fuel oil. motor oil. 

grease. etc. (Total dollars for a, b, c, and d below.! . •........... 

a. Gasoline for the farm business •• 

b. Diesel fuel for the farm business. 

c. LP gas. butane. propane for the 

farm business (4.5 Ibs. = 1 gallon) 

d. Motor oil. grease. piped gas. kerosene. and 

fuel all for the farm business •••••.••. 

812 

813 

814 

Storage capaCIty 

tor farm use 

(Gallons) 

1 

$ 

1 

$ 

$ 

Estimated expe ndltures 

for farm '-'58 !f1 "1974 

Dollars 

815 

$ 

$ 

821 

7. Hired farm labor (Add dollars reported in Section 30, items 1 a, 1 b, and 1 c, and enter total here.) • $ ~82~3~----------~----

8. Contract labor (Copy dollars reported in Section 30. item 2a.) . ...•..... 

9. Machine hire and customwork (Include expenditures for this place for use of 

equipment and for custom work such as grinding and mixing feed, plowing, 

combining. corn picking, drying, silo filling, spraying, dusting, fertilizing, etc.) . 

10. Agricultural chemicals purchased (Copy dollars reported in SBction 32, item 6.) • 

$ 

824 

826 

$ 

827 

$ 

11. All other production expenses (Include OTHER current operating expenses s~ch 

as depreciation. taxes, interest. cash rent. insurance, repairs, electricity, 

purchase of water, etc., for the farm business.) • ....•..•............ ... ....... . r---------~--

829 

12. TOTAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES including expenses paid by landlords. contractors. ~ 

or others (Add dollars in items 1 through 11 and enter total here.) -;til""""" s.;... S ____ ..10-_ 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 35> Value of AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD from this place in 1974, before taxes 

COMPLETE and expenses (See separate Instructions.} 

THIS 

PAGE 

Report your best estimates of the value for each of the following groups 

of products sold from this place. Include value of landlord's and/or 

contractor's share, estimating If necessary. 

1. Grains - corn for grain, small grains, soybeans for beans, 

grain sorghums, cowpeas for peas, dry beans. and dry peas, 

2, Cotton and cottonseed 

3, Tobacco ........ . 

4, Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage 

5, Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons (Do not include Irish potatoes and sweetpotatoes.) 

6, Other field crops - peanuts, Irish potatoes, 

sweetpotatoes, sugar beets, sugarcane, 

popcorn, mint for oil; hops, etc. - Specify ____________________ _ 

7, Fruits, nuts, and berries - apples, berries, citrus, grapes, 

peaches, pecans, pears, pineapples. etc .......... . 

8. Nursery and greenhouse products sold (Add dollars reported in 

Section 14. items 1 through 6e and enter the total here.} .... 

9. Forest products sold (Add dollars reported in Section 17 and enter the total here.} 

10. Poultry cmd poultry products. broilers. other chickens. eggs. ducks. 

turkeys. etc, (Copy dollars reported in Section 22, item 5.) .•...•..•... 

11. Cattle and calves sold (Add dollars reported in Section 23. items 2 and 3 -

do NOT include item 3a - and enter the total here.) . ............... . 

12. Dairy products - milk, cream. etc. (Copy dollars reported in Section 23. item 4. 

Report goat dairy products in item 15 below.) . .......... . 

13. Hogs and pigs sold (Copy dollars reported in Section 24. item 3.) ... 

14. Sheep, lambs. and wool (Copy dollars reported in Section 25. item 3.} •. 

15. Other livestock. horses. mules. fur-bearing animals. bees. honey. goat dairy products. 

mohair. etc, (Add dollars reported in Section 26, items 1 through 7. and enter the total here.) •.. 

832 

$ 

833 

$ 

834 

$ 

835 

'$ 

836 

$ 

837 

$ 

838 

$ 

839 

$ 

849 

$ 

852 

$ 

853 

$ 

854 

$ 

855 

$ 

856 

$ 

857 

$ 

16. TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD including value of landlord's and/or ~ 859 

contractor's share (Add dollars entered in items 1 through 15 and enter total here.) $ 

Section 36> INCOME AND EXPENSES from FARM-RELATED SOURCES IN 1974 

EstImated value of 

products sold 

Dollars I Cent5 

: 

: 

: 

: 

I 

: 

I 

• pint A -INCOME FROM FARM-RElATED SOURCES 

Report amount received before taxes and expenses. 

Farm·related Income 

1. Customwork and other agricultural services provided for farmers and others-plowing. 

planting. spraying. harvesting. preparation of products for market. etc. (If customwork is a separate business. see separate Instructions.) .........••........ 

2. Recreational services - providing hunting, fishing, picnicking. camping, 

boarding and lodging. or other recreational facilities on this place .... 

3, Payments you received for participation in Government farm programs 

(Do not include redeemable loans.) ....•.........•....... 

4. Gross cash rent or share payments received from renting out farm land or payments 

received from lease or sale of allotments (Include payments for livestock 

None 

o 

o 

o 

pastured on a per-head basis, per-month basis. per-pound basis. etc.). . . . . . . • . • 0 

5, Other business or source of income which is 

conducted on or CLOSELY RELATED to the 

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS on this place - Specify kind 0 

• Part B - EXPENSES FOR FARM-RElATED INCOME SOURCES 

6. For farm-related income sources reported in items 1 through 5 above, enter 

the total estimated expenses paid by you and others in 1974 (Include all 

operating expenses. depreciation. taxes. interest. insurance. etc. Do not 

include expenses already reported in Section 34,) ........................ . 

PaQe 18 

None 

o 

Dollars Cents 

871 

$ 

872 

$ 

873 

$ 

874 

$ 

875 

$ 

Farm-related expenses 

Dollars I Cents 

876 

$ 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-20 

Section 37> TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS, and related information 

COMPLETE THIS PAGE 

• Part A- Type of Organization 

1. Mark (X) the one box which best describes the way this place was operated in 1974. 

901 1 0 INDIVIDUAL or FAMILY operation (sole proprietorship). 

excluding partnership and corporation 

2 0 PARTNERSHIP operation. including family partnerships 

(See separate Instructions.) - Enter number of partners 

902 

----

3 0 CORPORATION. including family corporations - Skip to Ser.tlOn 38 

} 

Complete Parts Band C 

below 

4 0 OTH ER. such as cooperative. estate or trust. prison farm. grazing association. 

Indian reservation. etc. - Specify type then skip to SI3r.I/(lI1 38 ......... ______________ _ 

• Part B- Farm Operator Characteristics and Related Information for Individual. Family, or Partnership Operations 

1. Residence - Where does the operator. 

person in charge. or senior partner of 

this farm or ranch operation live? ..•. 

903 lOOn this place 

2. What was the earliest year the operator 

(or senior partner. if pa~tnership) began 

to operate any part of this place 7 • 

3. How old IS the operator (or senior 

partner. if partnership)? . 

4. Operator's race - 906 10 White 

904 

905 

Mark (X) appropriate box 2 0 Negro or 

Black 

{ 

2 0 On another farm 

Not on this place 3 0 In a rural area. not on a farm 

4 0 In a city. town. or urban area 

____ year 

____ Years old 

4 0 Mexican American 

Chicano 

Mexican (Mexicano) 

Puerto Rican 

Cuban 

5 0 Japanese 

Chinese 

FilipinO 

110 Other- 3 0 American 

Indian Central or South 

American 

Other Spanish 

Specify what race )! 

5. Principal Occupation - At what occupation did the operator spend 

the majority (50 percent or more) of his work time in 1974? 

(For partnerships. consider all members of the partnership together.) 

6. Off-Farm Work - How many 

days did each member of the 

family work OFF the place 

In 1974? (Include work at a 

nonfarm job, business. 

profession. or on someone 

else's farm. Do not include 

exchange farm work) 

[

Mark (X) one tar e.aCh] 

applicable Ime 

a. Operator or senior partner. 91 1 

b. Spouse. 912 

c. Other. 

d. Other. 

913 

914 

• Part C - Family Income from Off-Farm Sources in 1974 

I None I 

10 1 

10: 

10 I 

10 I 

907 

1- 49 

days : 

2 0 I 

2 0 : 

2 0 I 

I 

2 0 I 

10 Farming 

20 Other 

50-99 :100-149 1150--199 1200days 

days days I days I or more 

3 0 I 40 I 5 0 I 6 0 

3 o 14 0

1 5 o T 6 0 

3 0 I 4 0 I 5 0 I 6 0 I I I 

3 0 I 40 I 5 0 I 6 0 

Income from 

(Report amount you and members of your famtly received in 1974 from the following sources off-farm sources 

For partnership operations. the report should be for the senior partner and his family.) None Dollars i Cents 

1. Operation of a non-farm-related business (not reported in Section 36) or 921 I 

professional practice (Report NET after expenses.) ..... 0 s I 

2. Cash wages. salaries. commissions. and tips from all jobs 922 I 

0 S (Report amount before deducting taxes.) .......... 923 

3. Interest. dividends. or royalties ..•......•....... 0 s : 

4. Federal Social Security. pensions. retirement pay. veterans payments. annuities. unemploy· 924 I 

ment insurance. workmen's compensation. and old age and other public assistance. 0 S I 

5. Rental income of nonfarm property (Report NET after deduction of expenses.) ... 0 

925 ! $ 

Section 38> PERSON COMPLETING THIS REPORT 

Name Date Telephone 

PLEASE 931 Month I Day 932 Area Code I Number PRINT i 

Enter remarks on back cover. 
APPENDIX C Continued 

INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR FORM 74-A 1 

1974 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS 

TO HELP YOU FILL OUT YOUR REPORT 

Please remove this sheet and keep it handy for referenc.e while 

filling out the report. Additional help may be found in copies of the 

Farm Census GUide, which should be available for reference at 

U.S.O,A. County offices and other locations in your area Do NOT 

return these instructions wilh your filled out report. 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

.. (1) Who Should Complete Thla Form - All persons receiving 

this form. including landlords. tenants, partnerships. corporations, 

Institutions, and others should complete the first sections. Most 

people will need to complete the rest of the form. However. some 

will be able to skip most of it. Follovv the directions at the end of 

Section 2 

.. (2) If You Have Multiple Farming Operations -A census report 

form should be filled out for each separate and distinct production 

unit. For example, if you are the sole proprietor of one agricultural 

operation, the senior partner in an agricultural partnership. and 

manager of a third agricultural operation, three separate census 

reports should be filled out and returned by you. A separate report 

should be made for each agricultural operation (farm. ranch, feedlot. 

greenhouse, etc.) for which you maintain separate records of operating expenses and sales. livestock and other inventories, machinery 

and equipment. and crop acreages and production. If you need 

more forms, please let us know. 

• (3) If You Don't Have Multiple Fermlng Operation .. and You 

Recalved Two or Mora Ceneua of Agriculture Report FormaComplete only one form for your place. If you received both a green 

form (74-A1) and a brown form (74-A2) fill out the green form. 

Tear off the front covers of any extra forms received. write "Duplicate" beside the extra addresses, and return the covers with your 

completed report so we can correct our address list. 

INSTRUCTIONS AFTER YOU'VE 

COMPLETED SECTION 3 

Now that you've completed Section 3, please read the follOWing 

instructions. 

.. (4) Complete the Rest of This Form if you reported an acreage 

in Section 3, item 4, and had agricultural operations on that land 

Read the instructions beginning with "More General Information" 

if you need help. Mail the completed form back in the return envelope provided. (Do NOT return this Instruction Sheet.) 

• (5) Do Not CompleteThaRaatofThaForm;f-

• EITHER. 

(a) You reported an acreage in Section 3, item 4 but had no 

agricultural operations in 1974 on the land. 

• OR. 

(b) All of your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper 

(The entry in Section 3, item 4 should be "0" in most cases.l 

Your renter or sharecropper should have received a report form 

arso and he is required to report the agrtcultural operations on 

the land he rents from or works on shares for you. You may be 

able to help him fill out his report . 

• OR. 

(c) Your only involvement with the agricultural activity was a 

financial investment and Section 3, item 4 is "0." The operator 

of that activity will receive a report form to fill out. 

If you are not required to complete the rest of the form-PLEASE-

(1) Tear off the front cover and page one; 

(2) Write a brief explanatory note on the cover describing why 

you are not a farm operator such as: "Sold farm in 1973," 

"No crops or livestock." "All land rented out," "Not a farm 

operator - only have financial interest in some cattle;" and 

(3) Mail back the two torn-off sheets in the return envelope 

found in the centerfold. 

MORE GENERAL INFORMATION 

.. (6) Partnership Operations - For partnerships. the senior 

partner should fill out one report form for the entire partnership 

farming operation. If members of the partnership operate farms 

on their own, in addition to the partnership, separate reports should 

be filled out for each individual place. If members of the farming 

partnership, other than the senior partner, received report forms and 

they had no farming operations of their own, they should tear off 

the cover, write a brief explanation such as "Senior partner has 

filled out report for partnership - I have no other farming operations 

of my own," and mail it back to us in the return envelope. 

.. (7) Landlord's or Contractor's Share - If you rented or leased 

land or had a contract for the production of agricultural products. 

be sure to include on your report the landlord's or contractor's share 

of the production. sales. and e>c:penses, so your Census report will 

be complete for "This Place." 

If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share, include 

your BEST ESTIMATE. 

• (8) The 811me Rllport Form la U .. ed For All State .. Except 

HawaII. Because it is meant for use in all parts of the country. it 

contains sections which may not apply in your area or to your 

operation. For these, you can simply mark the "No" box and go to 

the next section. 

.. (9) Filling Out the Report Form - There are a few rules that will 

help us if you follow them. 

(a) All money figures may be entered In whole dollars Cents 

are not reqUired. 

(b) Enter whole numbers except where tenths are asked tor 

Where you have 1/2 or 1/4 or 1/3 of an acre or ton. convert 

these to tenths For Instance. convert 1/2 to 5/10 .. 1/3 to 3/'0 

1/4 to 2/10. etc 

(c) Enter replies In the proper space. on the correct line and In 

the units requested: I.e dollars. bushels,'tons, etc Some converSion methods are shown on the report torm or In the Instructions under the appropnate section number 

(d) If you do not have exact figures. give your best estlmAles 

(e) A section answered by an "X" In the "No" box is finished 

Go to the next section indicated. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIFIED SECTIONS 

• Section 3 - Acreage in 1974 

The purpose of Section 3 IS to establish the land for which you are 

to report agricultural operatluI,::> Report all agricultural land oper~ 

ated by the addressee in 1974-cropland. woodland pastureland. 

wasteland. and any other land-not Just planted land Report for 

all separate pieces of land that are Included In thiS operation. regardless of location. 

Market value refers to what you think the land and bUIldings 

would sell for under present market conditions 

Item 1 - Land Ovvned - Include all land associated With agricultural operations In 1974, whether held under title. purchase 

contract or mortgage. homestead law. or as heir or trustee of an 

undiVided estate by you and/or your spouse. or by the partnership. 

corporation. or organization for which you are reporting 

Item 2 - Land Rented (or Leased) FROM OTHERS - Report 

here any land you rented FROM OTHERS for cash or eoulvalent 

or a share of the crops or livestock or used rent free. regardless of 

whether the landowner supplied any equipment. fertilizer. or other 

materials or supervised your work Also include Federal and State 

land rented or leased by the acre. bu.t not land used on a per-head 

or animal-unit basis. 

Itam 3 - Land Rented (or Laaaed) TO OTHERS - Report here 

any land rented TO OTHERS for cash or other conSideration or that 

was worked for you by someone else for a share of the crops or 

livestock Include atl agricultural land which you owned (or rented 

from others) but did not use In 1974 because It was. rented. leased. 

or used by others in 1974. Do not Include land rented to others for 

only pan of the year if you used it for agricultural operatlons for the 

other part. 

Item 4 - Acres in "This Place" - ThiS IS the land you owned 

in 1974 PLUS the land you RENTED FROM others. MINUS the 

land you RENTED TO others. It IS very Important that you report 

thiS figure correctly since it IS the net acreage to which the remainder of the form applies. the "Acres in This Place." That IS, your 

report should cover only the operations on the net acreage as reported in item 4. 

• Sections 5-16 - Crops 

Do not include in your report any crops on land whIch you rented 

or leased to others or which was worked on shares by others In 

1974 Your report should include only those crops grown on the 

"Acres in This Place:' as reported in Section 3, item 4 

For each applicable crop or group of crops, report the area 

harvested. 

An example of ho\N' to report crops harvested,- A farmer 

planted 100 acres of field corn. He harvested 80 acres. gewng 

7.000 bushels of shelled corn. He If.flgated 20 acres and cut them 

for silage; he estimated the production at 400 tons_ He turned hiS 

cattle into the 100 acres after the harvest and let them graze. All 

100 acres were fertilized using 17-3/4 tons of dry fertilizer. HIS 

entries on the Census report are shown in the follOWing Illustration 

~ Was en.,. FIELD CORN harYes11!1d for any purpose from dl.is pllIC1!I " 19741 

o NO·· 

.R~poIf_fCO"''''S«!,on/2.nd"",pco",,"S«I>OI1'6 

... lwn.,O<Jr~"'I>o'~$«f""" 

1.F<ttIdcoo-n .... "' .... Ofoeed(RePOnQl,t ... !'1'\< 

oI$~co'"_nft1'nenlo«....,....« 

~'Olb .. e"'cGnl""56Ib$ 

~co'"",busJ>.I't.lIft1co"" •• 

.. '", 80 1~q"O_O_-_--j, 

I ~- I ~-- I ,-... -~,-

-, -17'~' :':-/",:' -,- :,'-/',', .... Com_,.II ...... ,I....,. ...... onlllttdc.o<f'l •••..••••. 1(1\I /00 . :. u. : u 

No provision is made for reporting acres grazed after harvest. Since 

letting the cattle graze was a secondary use of land alreC'ldy harvested, the farmer did not have to make any entry in item 3. 

Quanti'ty harvested - Report in the units specified I f your 

records show a different unit than pnnted on the form. please convert to the unit shown. A chOice of two Units IS provided for some 

crops. 

Con"nercial fertilizer - Report the total number of acres fertilized in 1974 and the total tons and tenths of tons (includrng 

filler). used on all applications R(;"port anhydrous ammonia in the 

"LiqUid or gas" column. 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-22 

Interplented crops and "~kip-rovv" planting - If you grew 

two crops In alternate strips In the same field at the same time, or 

one crop In a "sklp-row" pattern, for each crop repOrt the portion 

of the held used for that crop 

~ Section 12 - Vegetables 

Acres are to be reported for fresh market and/or for processing. If a 

vegetable crop was harvested for both purposes. prorate the acreage on the basis of the production for each use. For example, 2 tons 

of tomatoes V'IIere picked for fresh market from a 5-acre field; later 

the Same 5 Bcres were picked and the 8 tons of tomatoes harvested 

went for processing. Since 2/10 of the production VIlas for fresh 

market and 8/10 for processing. report 1 acre (2/10 X 5) for fresh 

market and 4 acres (8/10 X 5) for processing. If you don't know 

what use was made of the vegetables, report them under the purpose tor which you think they were used. 

~ Section 1 3 - Fruit 

If trees or vines are interplanted. estimate the area covered by each 

kind of fruit. 

Approximete Box Weight - Pounds Per Box 

State All Oranges· Grapefruit Tangerines Lemons 

Anzona 75 64 75 76 

California 75 65 75 76 

Flonda 90 85 95 90 

Texas 90 80 95 90 

Other States 90 85 95 90 

·Includes Temples and Tangelos 

Avocedos - Quantity harvested - In California report for the 

penod October 1, 1973 to September 30. 1974. In Florida report 

for the period .July 1. 1974 to about February 28.1975. 

Figs - Report quantity harvested in dry weight. In California 3lbs. 

fresh = 1 lb. dry. Other States 4lbs. fresh = 1 lb. dry. 

~ Section 18 - Land Use in 1974 

All acres included in this place (see entry in Section 3. item 4) should 

be accounted for. If any acreage was devoted to more than one 

specified land use during 1974, report the acreage only on the line 

for the first item which fits. (For example. 10 'acres harvested for 

wheat for grain and subsequently pastured - report the 10 acres 

only in item 2a. Cropland harvested.) 

~ Section 19 - Irrigation 

Report the estimated quantity of water used in the unit of measure 

most convenient for you. 

Acre-feet - Many irrigation districts show amount at water delivered to their users in acre-feet on their bills. If you do not know 

the acre-feet of water used but have an estimate of average acrefeet used per acre. obtain the total acre-feet by multiplying the 

average times the number of acres irrigated. 

Gallons - Irrigators pumping from their own wells may estimate 

total gallons used by multiplying the pumping capacity for the 

pump times minutes in the hour (60), times hours pumped per 

day. times days pumped per season during 1974. For example. 

a 100 gal.Jminute pump was pumped an average of 20 hours 

per day for a season of 96 days. One hundred gal.lminute times 

60 minutes, times 20 hours pumped per day, times 96-day season 

= 11,520,000 9allons. 

Total inches - When a sprinkler system is used, it may be simpler 

to estimate the total depth in inches of all water applied during 

the season. 

~ Sections 22-26 - Livestock and Poultry 

Animals to be included in the report - Report all animals on 

the place on December 31. 1974 ovvned by you or kept by you 

for others. Include animals on unfenced land. grazing on national 

forest land, grazing on district land or cooperative grazing association lend. or rangeland adminIstered by the Bureau of Land Management on a per-head or lease basis (such as wheat pasture). Include 

poultry (broilers, layers. turkeys, etc.) fed under contract on "This 

Place." 

Anhna'. to be excluded from the report - Do not report any 

animals on land rented to others in 1974. Your report should 

include only animals on the "Acres in This Place" as reported in 

Section 3. item 4, except as noted above. 

Number Bold - Report all animals sold or removed from this 

place including those s~ld for a landlord or given to a landlord as 

his share or to others in trade or in payment for goods and services. 

, Include animals of all ages without regard to ownership or who 

shared in the receipts if the animals were located on the piace 30 

days or more and were sold or removed from the place for sale in 

1974 

SaieB fro", contract and CUBtO", feeding operations -

Include animals (including poultry fed under contract) fed on this 

place on a contract or custom basis if they were removed from the 

place in 1974. 

Ani",ala bought and sold - 00 not include animals bought and 

resold within 30 days. Such purchases and sales are considered 

to be "dealer" transactions and should not be reported. 

Fat cattle ealea - Do not include on the fattened cattle line: 

(a) Veal calves which were fattened primarily on milk. or 

(b) Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration before being 

sold. or 

(c) Cattle and calve"', that have been fed on grain or concentrates and sold f further feeding 

Value of salas - Be sure to repOrt the tots! value of sales without 

deductin~ cost of feed. cost of livestock purchased. cost of hauling 

and selling. and so forth. If the sales price or value IS not known. 

give your best estimate of their value when they left this place 

Animals sold fro", another place - 00 not report the value 

of sales of animals owned by you but held and sold from someone 

else's place. For example. do not report cattle purchased elsewhere. 

fed in. and sold from a feedlot not part of this place 

Animals moved to another place - For animals removed from 

your place to a feedlot for feeding. give your best estimate of theIr 

market value when they left this place. 

Sheep and la",bs shorn - In the fIrst answer space report the 

number shorn; in the second answer space report the total weight 

in pounds. grease basis. of all wool obtained in 1974. whether 

from one or two shea rings. 

~ Section 28 - Miscellaneous Items 

Futures ",arket - Report those commoditIes yOld bought or sold 

(or bought and sold) through a commodity exchange as a hedge 

against crops produced on this place. 00 not report transactIons 

in any commoditIes not grown on the place. For example. If you 

bought Or sold both wheat and cotton through a commodity exchange and wheat was grown on the place but no cotton. mark 

only the box opposite wheat. 

~ Section 29 - Contracts 

Many farm products are produced and marketed under a contract 

or binding agreement between the farm operator (producer) and 

the person who buys or uses the farm product. It may be a production contract. a marketing contract. or a combinatIon of both 

Production contracts usually specify the kind and/or amount of 

farm product to be produced and may specify variety or breed. the 

operations to be performed during production. and the Inputs and 

technical assistance to be supplied by the contractor Marketing 

contracts usually specify the kind andlor amount of farm product 

to be delivered but usually do not specify the particular operations 

or methods to be used in production. 

For each product under contract. report the type of contract. Co-op 

contractors should include production contracts with cooperative 

processors. Do not include contracts made by you for servIces 

(customwork, hauling. etc.) or to produce farm items for you 

wherein you are the purchaser rathar than the supplier of the 

products. 

If a sales contract or agreement provides also for supplying or 

furnishing feed. seed, Jabor. or equipment. report it as a production 

contract. do not report contracts or agreements whiCh do not 

provide specifically for the production or marketing of agricultural 

products 

~ Section 33 - Farm Credit 

Item 1 - Debts Secured by Real Estate - Do not include debt 

on land and buildings rented to or from others. If you owned a 

farm. with a debt on it. and rented part of it to others or had worked 

on shares. report (estimate) only the part of the debt that relates to 

the part operated by you 

Item 2 - Debts Not Secured by Reel Estate - Do not report. 

(1) debts on nonagricultural property such as cotton gins. canning 

factories. sugar mills, motels, stores. etc.; (2) price support loans 

owed to the Commodity Credit Corp.; (3) your landlord's share of 

any debts; or (4) charge accounts that are paid in full monthly (debts 

owed for less than 30 days). 

~ Section 36 - Income and Expenses from FarmRelated Sources 

Items 1. 2, and 5 refer only to those income producing activities 

for which you use part of the land, machinery, equipment. labor. 

or capital normally used on this place. and VIIhich you do not consider as entirely separate from your farming activities. Report 

gross a",ount received before taxes and expenses. 

Do not report income or expenses for customwork or agricultural 

services provided for others if operated as an entirely separate 

business from your agricultural operations. The net amount should 

be reported in Section 37 - Family Income from Off-Farm Sources 

(Part C. item 1 ). 

~ Section 37 - Type of Organization 

Individual or family operation (sole proprietorship) - Defined as a farm Or business organization controlled and operated 

by an individual. Includes family operations that are not incorporated and not operated under a partnership agreement 

Partnership operations - Defined as two or more persons who 

have agreed on the amount of their contribution (capital and effort) 

and the distribution of profits. Co-ownership of land by husband 

and wife or joint filing of income tax forms by husband and wife 

do not necessarily mean that a partnership exists unless there is 

some agreement as to sharing contributions. deciSion making. 

profits. and liabilities. 

Corpo·ration. including fa",Uy corporations - Cefined as a 

legal entity or artificial person created under the laws of a State to 

carry on a business. This definition does not include cooperatives. 

Other - Such as cooperative (defined as an incorporated or unincorporated enterprise or association created and formed Jointly 

by the members), estate or trust (defined as a fund of money or 

property administered for the benefit of another individual or 

organization). prison farm. grazing association. Indian reservation. 

etc. 
APPENDIX C Continued 

~O"M 74-A2 IIO·I·7~' OM f3 No 41 S7406S ApDro'lcil I:XPH(~~ O(~cr.:rnl)(·, ] 1 1975 

U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE 

S?cial and Economic Statistics 

Administration 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1974 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICUL TURE 

PLEASE remove the 

envelope and I nstruction Sheet from the 

center of this booklet 

and ... KEEP THEM 

HANDY. 

EXPLANATIONS AND 

INSTRUCTIONS are 

provided all through the 

form with more detail 

in the Instruction Sheet 

you have removed from 

the center of this report. 

Use them - they will 

help. 

A 1Ite44~ fuu* eI,e 7)~ 

~ ae ~~ ~ de ~,.. 

January 2. 1975 

Dear Friend 

It's time for the 1974 Census of Agriculture. and we need 

your help. 

Please fill out this report and return it m the envelope 

provided. 

This is a most important census Many changes have 

occurred m agriculture since 1969 when the last census 

was taken. It is Important to you that these changes be 

measured and understood by other farmers and ranchers 

as well as by those who serve you and them. 

Your answers are needed and are COMPLETELY 

CON F I DENTIAL. as spelled out In the Notice at the 

right of this letter. 

Please fill out your report and send It back right away. 

We'll appreciate It very much. 

Sincerely. 

VINCENT P BARABBA 

Director 

Bureau of the Census 

Se cion t 1 Did y ou receive more than one r eport form? 

DYES - See separate Instructions 

Enter extra file ~ 

number(s) here 

o NO - Go to Section 2 

NOTICE - Response 

to this inquiry is required by law. (Title 13. 

US Codel By the same 

law YOUR REPORT 

TO TH E C ENS LJ S 

BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAl. It may be 

seen only by sworn 

Census employees and 

may be used only for 

statistical purposes Your 

report CANNOT be used 

for purposes of taxation. 

mvestlgatlon. or regula· 

tlon The law also pro· 

vldes that copies retained In your fdes are 

Immune from legal 

process 

NOTE: If you correspond with us regarding your report. please 

use the Census File 

Number shown in the 

address block on the 

booklet cover. 

Complete this report 

and RETURN TO 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1201 East Tenth Street 

Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130 

Section 2> FARMING, RANCHING, OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN 1974 

1. At any time m 1974 did you raise. produce. or sell ANY amount of any of the items listed below7 . 

• Crops 

• Hay. pasture. sod 

• Vegetables. melons. 

mushrooms 

.• Fruits. nuts. berries. 

and citrus 

• Cattle (including feedlots) 

• Hogs. sheep. goats . 

horses 

• Poultry. eggs 

• Dairy products 

• Forest products on farms 

2. Did you at any time in 1974 raise or produce any agricultural products for 

contractors such as feed companies. processors. or packers7 .•...... 

• Greenhouse and 

nursery products 

• Fish in captivity 

• Fur-bearing animals 

in captivity 

• Other animal specialties 

3. Did you raise or produce any agricultural products for others or with others under 

a partnership. share arrangement. or other rental agreement in 19747 ....... . 

4. Did you own any land that was used by someone else for agricultural purposes in 19747. 

5. Did you own any livestock or poultry that was cared for by someone else 

under a share agreement or custom arrangement in 19747 .••.•... 

~ /fyou answered YES to ANY of these qllestions. go to Section 3. 

~ /f you answered NO to ALL five of these questions. tear off this front COlier and mail it back 

to us in the envelope provided. 

YES NO 

'0 

YES 

'0 

,0 

,0 

,0 

NO 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-24 

Section 3> ACREAGE in 1974 and LAND VALUE 

Include all cropland. pastureland. rangeland. 

woodland. wasteland. idle land. house lots. etc. 

1. ALL land owned ................................. . 

2. ALL land rented or leased FROM OTHERS. including land worked on 

shares; leased Federal. State. and railroad land; and land used rent free. 

(Do NOT include land used on a per-head basis under a grazing permit.). 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS. including land worked on 

.shares by others and land subleased ................... . 

None 

o 

o 

o 

4. TOTAL ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" CD (Please ADD acres owned 

(item 1) and acres rented (item 2), then SUBTRACT acres rented to __ .>.~ others (item 3). and enter your answer in this space.) ., 

CD 'THIS PLACE" means your farm ar ranch. feedlots. poultry houses, 

greenhouses. and/or any other agricultural operations. 

Number of 

acres 

040 

050 

060 

070 

Your estimate of the 

current market value 

of these acres and 

the bUIldings on them 

Dollars 1 Cents 

1 I 

$ I 

1 I 

I 

I 

$ I 

1 1 

$ : I Th~' ""h' ACRES" "THIS PLACE" CD 

for this census report 

5. If you rented land FROM OTHERS (item 2 above). please enter the following information for each landlord. 

Rental arrangements in 1974 

Address Number of Mark IX).II that apply 

Name I No. and street. city. State. ZI P code) acres Share I Share of livestock I Cash I Other 

of crops or products as rent arrangements 

081 I I I I 10 I 20 I 30 I 40 

082 1 I I I 10 I 20 I 30 I 40 

083 1 I I I 10 I 20 I 30 I 40 

List additional landlords on back Cover 

6 If you rented land TO OTHERS (item 3 above) please enter the following information for each renter 

Name Address (No. and street. city. State. ZIP code) No. of acres 

085 

.n 

086 

, ~ 

087 

:: List add/lional renters on back cover 

Current F7. Of the land you rented or leased from others (item 2 above). how many None Number of acres market value 

acres did you subrent or sublease to others? (Include land rented or 088 1 

leased by you which was worked on shares by others') .......... .. 0 $ 

'" ~ You may be able to skip most of this form if - ePLEASE B. All the land you owned or rented was worked on shares or rented to someone else. 

b. There were no crops or livestock in 1974 on the acres in "THIS PLACE" (item 4 above) 

READ c. The land you operated prior to 1974 has been sold to someone else. 

If a. b. or c apply to your operation. please read the Instructions before continuing with ('oJ 

,. this report. ~ 

Section 4) LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY 

County name State No of acres - 1. In what county was the largest value of your Principal 

agricultural products raised or produced? county 091 ~ 

(Enter county name. State. and number Other 092 of acres on the "Principal county" line. counties 

If you have agricultural operations in .-~-

any other county(ies). enter the county 9 

0 

name(s). etc .• on the lines provided for 094 

"Other counties. ") .......... . . . ... -.J Ul 

Location of place within prinCipal :::lw> 2. .1 Name of location 

I 

UlUl .... 

county entered above (Give name ~:::l~ 

of township. district. precinct. etc .. or u 

Township - Range numbers.) . . . . . .... 

Page 1 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 5> CROPS HARVESTED FOR ANY PURPOSE FROM THIS PLACE IN 1974 

Report all crop!; harvested. Include crops grown under 

contract. Be sure to include landlord's share. 

None 

1. Field corn for grain or seed (Report quantity on a shelled 

basis in either bushels or hundredweight. 70 Ibs. ear corn 

or 56 Ibs. shelled corn = 1 bushel shelled corn.) . . . . . . . . . .. 0 

2. Field corn for silage. cut for green chop or dry fodder. 

hogged or grazed (Do not include acres already 

reported in item 1.). . . . . . . . . ........... . 

3. Sorghums or milo for grain or seed (Report 

quantity harvested in either bushels or pounds.) . 

4. Sorghums for silage, cut for green chop. dry forage 

or hay, or hogged or grazed (Do not include acres 

already reported in item 3.) •..•...•......• 

5. Soybeans for beans 

6. Peanuts for nuts 

7. Wheat for grain. 

8. Other small grains )r 

gram - oats. barlt " 

rye. rice. etc. - Sp . city ________________ _ 

9. Cotton ....•.. 

10. Tobacco - all typE 

11. Irish potatoes (excJding home use) 

12. Sweetpotatoes (excluding home usc). 

13. Hay - all kinds '!xcept sorghum hay (Include grain hay, 

grass silage, wild h"y, etc If two or more cuttings were made 

from the same land REPORT ACRES ONL YONCE. 

but report total tons of all cuttings.) . •.••........... 

14. Vegetables. sweet corn. or melons for sale 

15. land in bearing and nonbearing 

fruit orchards. citrus or other groves. 

vineyards. and nut trees of all ages 

(Include land on which the fruit crop 

failed. Do not include abandoned 

acreages or plantings.) - Specify ____________ _ 

16. Berries for sale - Specify _______________ _ 

17. All other crops (Include field 

seeds; sugar crops; nursery 

products; flowers, etc., grown 

in the open; sad, etc.) - Specify ____________ _ 

18. If any greenhouse products were sold. how many square 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

101 

104 

111 

115 

121 

122 

130 

136 

151 

152 

153 

154 

170 

240 

301 

401 

430 

Acres 

harvested 

460 

;'0 

;'0 

;'0 

QuantIty harvested 

Bushels 

shelled 

~6~--OR---------­

HundredweIght 

shelled 

Bushels 

Pounds 

Bales 

Pounds 

HundredweIght 

Bushels 

Square feel 

feet were under glass or other protection) ........ . . ••....•.. L-______________ ~ 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

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Section 6) LAND USE IN 1974 

The purpose of this section IS to distribute all acres in "THIS PLACE" among Items 1 through 5 

~ NOTE: If the same land had more than one use in 1974, REPORT THAT LAND ONL YONCE -

In the first use that applies. For example, cropland that was harvested and pastured 

IS to be reported only as "Cropland harvested. " 

1. Cropland harvested (Include all land from which crops were harvested or hay was cut, 

and all land in orchards, citrus groves, vineyards. and nursery and greenhouse products. 

If two crops were harvested from the same land In 1974, report the acres onlv once.) 

2. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ... , .........••... 

3. All other cropland (Include cropland used for soil-improvement crops, 

crop failure, cultivated summer fallow, and idle cropland) . ... , . , . 

4. Woodland (Include woodland pasture.) ..••.....•• 

5. All other land (Include pastureland other than cropland and woodland pasture, 

rangeland, and land in house lots, barn lots, ponds. roads, wasteland, etc.) . .. 

6. TOTAL ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" (Please add the acres reported in items 1 

through 5 and enter the total in this space.) 

(This total should be the same as the total in Section 3, item 4.) 

7. How much of the total land reported in item 6 was IRRIGATED 528 

In1974? .•• , ..•.•....................... 

Section 7 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Acres 

lrngated 

502 

503 

504 

510 

513 

517 

Number of acres 

Be sure to report all livestock and poultry on this place on December 31, 1974, no matter who owned them. 

Include as sold all livestock and poultry fed on a contract or custom basis and taken from this place in 1974. 

1. Hens and pullets of laying age (Exclude started 

pullets being raised for sale.) ..••••..... 

None 

o 

2. Any other chickens 3 months old or older (roosters, started pullets. etc.). 0 

INVENTORY 

Number on this place 

December 31. 1974 

601 

604 

3. Broilers. fryers. and other meat-type chickens (including capons 608 

and roasters) . • . . . • • . • 0 

4. Cattle and calves of all ages. 0 

a. Beef cows (Include beef heifers that had calved) • 0 

b. Milk cows (Include dry milk cows and milk heifers that had calved). 0 

5. Hogs and pigs of all ages ...•••.•... 

a. Of the total sold, how many were sold as 

FEEDER PIGSfor further feeding? .... 

o 

o 

b. Litters of pigs farrowed on this place between - None Number of litters 

(1) December 1. 1973 and May 31. 1974 

(2) June 1. 1974 and November 30. 1974 

6. -Sheep and lambs of all ages • 

7. Horses and ponies of all ages. 

o 

o 

654 

655 

None 

o 

o 

8. Other livestock and poultry - goats. mules. fur-bearing animals. 

turkeys. ducks. geese. colonies of bees. poultry hatched. fish In 

captiVity except at fish hatcheries. etc. . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 

Specify what kind ________________________ _ 

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631 

670 

698 

699 

Nu rn ber sold 

In 1974 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 8) MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT on this place on December 31.1974 

(Include only eqUIpment used for agricultural operations in 1973 or 1974.) 

• Value of ALL machinery and equipment on this place, December 31.1974 Estimated market value 

1. What is the estimated market value of ALL machinery, equipment. and implements usually Dollars I Cents 

kept on this place and used for the farm or ranch business? (Include cars. trucks. fractors, 

combines. plows. disks. harrows. dryers. pumps. motors. irrigation equIpment. dairy eqUIp, 701 I 

mellt including milkers and bulk tanks. livestock feeders. grinding and mixing equipment. etc.) $ I 

Of the total. - HOW MANY were 

• SELECTED machinery and equipment on this place. December 31.1974 Total num ber manuf~ctured In on th IS place on the last 5 years (Report only if used in 1973 or 1974.) December 31. 1974 (1970·19741' 

2. Automobiles 702 

703 

3. Motortrucks (Include pickups.). 

4. Wheel tractors other than garden tractors and motor tillers 704 

705 5. Crawler tractors . . .. . . . . 706 

6. Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only 

7, Corn heads for combines 707 

8. Other corn pickers and picker-shellers 708 

9. Mower conditioners. 709 

10. Pickup balers. 710 

711 

11, Windrowers .- pull and self-propelled (Exclude side delivery rakes';. 

12. Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type 712 . . .. 

Section 9) Production EXPENSES paid by you and others for this place in 1974 

Include your best estimates of expenses paid by you. your landlo.d, contracfors. buyers. 

and others for production of crops. livestock. and other agricultural products on this place. 

DO NOT INCLUDE expenses connected with performing customwork off thIS place, 

operation of non-farm activittes. businesses or services and household expenses not 

related to the farm business. 

1, Livestock and poultry purchased-cattle, calves, hogs, pigS, sheep, 801 

(Number) 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Production expenses 

Dollars Cents 

lambs, goats, horses, baby chicks, poults, started pullets, etc .... 

2, Total feed purchased for livestock and poultry-grain, hay, silage, mixed feeds, 

. ...... r:::c

0

::c

2

:-------'----

concentrates, etc ..... , .. , ........... . 

a. Commercially mixed formula feeds purchased - Tons I Tenths Dollars I Cents 

complete. supplement, concentrates (Do not r

8

-

0

-

3

---+--+-------1f---l 

include ingredients purchased separately, such 

as soybean meal. cottonseed meal. and urea.). . ~ ;, 0 S ____ ~~ __ L_ ________ ~ __ _+~~~~~~~~ 

3. Seeds, bulbs. plants. and trees purchased ...... . $ 

4. Commercial fertilizer purchased - all forms. Including rock phosphate 809 

and gypsum (Report custom applicatIOn costs in Item 8.) ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S 

5. Total gasoline and other petroleum fuel and 0.1 purchased for the farm bUSiness - r8::c1::c1:-------+----

Diesel fuel. LP gas, butane, propane, piped gas, kerosene, fuel 011, motor oli, grease. etc.. 0> 

6, Hired farm labor 

7, Contract labor . 

8, Machine hire and customwork (Include expendItures for this place for use of eqUIpment 

and for custornwork such as grinding and mixing feed. plOWing. combining. corn 

pIcking. silo fillmg. spraying. dusting. fertilizmg. drYing. etc.) . ............. . 

9, Agricultural chemicals purchased (Include lime. insectiCIdes. etc. Exciudefertilizer.) 

10. All other production expenses (Include other current operating expenses such as 

depreciation, taxes. interest. cash rent. insurance. repatrs. electriCIty. purchase 

of water. etc. for the farm business'; ......................... . 

11, TOTAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES including expenses paid by landlords, 

contractors. or others (Add dollars for items 1 througn 10 and enter total here.1 

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r

8

::c2::c1------+---

$ 

823 

$ 

824 

S 

826 

S 

827 

829 

$ 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C28 

Section 10> Value of AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD from this place in 1974 

before taxes and expenses 

Report your best estimates of the value of each of the following groups of 

products sold from this place. Include value of landlord's and/or 

contractor's share, estimating if necessary. 

831 

EstImated value of 

products sold 

Daliors I Ccnts 

I 

I 

I 

1. Crops and hay sold (Do not include nursery and greenhouse products.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :> I ~--------.--+-----

839 I 

I 

2. Nursery and greenhouse products sold. , •. , , ...........•.. , ........ . . . . . . S I ~8~4~9~--------~----­

I 

3. Forest products sold - firewood. fuelwood. fence posts, sawlogs, Christmas trees, gum I 

for naval stores, standing timber or trees, maple products, etc. . • . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s I 

I-:~ __________ LI -----

852 I 

I 

4. Poultry and poultry products (eggs. etc.) sold .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S I 

~8~5~8----------41-----

I 

5. Livestock and livestock products (milk. wool. etc.) sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S; I 

..... ---......... - 859 I 

I 

I 

1 

6. TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD including value of landlord's and/or ~ 

contractor's share (Add dollars entered in items T through 5 and enter total here.) ---.>.~ s 

Section 11> INCOME AND EXPENSES from FARM-RELATED SOURCES IN 1974 

• Part A -INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 

(Report amount received before taxes and expenses.) 

1. Customwork and other agricultural services provided for farmers and others -

plowing, planting, spraying. harvesting, preparation of products for market. etc. 

(If custom work is a separate business, see Instructions.; , , ••..........• 

2. Recreational services - providing hunting. fishing, picnicking. camping, 

boarding and lodging, or other recreational facilities on this place .... 

3. Payments you received for participation in Government farm programs 

(.Do not include redeemable loans'; ..................... . 

4. Gross cash rent or share payments received from renting out farm land or payments 

received from lease or sale of allotments (Include payments for livestock 

pastured on a per· head basis. per·month basis, per·pound basis, etc.; . ..... . 

5. Other business or source which 

IS conducted on or CLOSELY 

RE LATED to the AGRICULTURAL 

OPERATIONS on this place - Specify kind ___________________ _ 

• Part B - EXPENSES FOR FARM-RELATED INCOME SOURCES 

6. For farm· related income sources reported in Items 1 through 5, 

enter the total estimated expenses paid by you and others in 1974 

None 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

None 

Farm-related Income 

Doliars : Cents 

871 : 

I 

I 

$ I 

872 : 

I 

I 

s I 

873 : 

I 

I 

s I 

874 I 

I 

I 

s I 

I 

875 I 

I 

I 

I 

s I 

...1 

Farm-related expenses 

DollMS Cents 

876 

(Include all operating expenses. depreciation, taxes, Interest. insurance, etc. 

Do NOT include expenses alreadv reported in Section 9.; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 L-s ______ -'-__ _ 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 12> FARM OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

903 

1. Where does the operator, person in 

charge. of this farm or ranch live? .. 

2. Year operator began to operate 

any part of this place •.••.. 

3. Operator's age ..••. 

4. Operator's race -

904 

905 

lOOn this place 

Not on this place -

_____ Year 

_____ Years old 

1

20 

30 

40 

4 0 Mexican American 

Chicano 

On another farm 

In a rural area, not on a farm 

In a city, town. or urban area 

Mark (X) appropriate flax 

906 10 White 

20 Negroor 

Black 

3 0 American 

Indian 

Mexican (Mexicano) 

Puerto Rican 

50 Japanese 

Chinese 

Filipino 

110 Other6. Principal Occupation - At what occupation 

did the operator spend the majority (50 percent 

or more) of his work time in 1974? (For 

partnerships, consider all members of the 

Cuban 

Central or South 

American 

Other Spanish 

907 

partnership together.). • • • . • . • • • • . . • . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . • . • . . . . 

911 

10 None 

6. Number of days operator worked off this 

place in 1974 (Include work at a nonfarm 

job, business. or profession, or on someone 

else's farm. Do not include exchange farm 

work.) - Mark (X) the appropriate box. 

20 1-49 days 

30 50 -99 days 

7. Was the income which you and your family received from work 

off the farm and from other sources greater than the total value 

of agricultural products sold from this place in 19747 ...... . 

S. Person preparing Name 

~his report 931 

PLEASE PRINT 

Date 

Month 

920 

I Day 

I 

I 

Specify what race 7 

10 Farming 

20 Other 

40 100-149 days 

50 150-199days 

6 0 200 days or more 

10 Yes 

20 No 

Telephone 

932 Area code Number 

REMARKS - Please write your remarks on the outside backcover where we can more readily see and respond to them 

if required. 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

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INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR FORM 74-A2 

1974 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS 

TO HELP YOU FILL OUT YOUR REPORT 

Please remove this sheet and keep it handy for reference while 

filling out the report. Additional help may be found in copies of the 

Farm Census Guide. \Nhich should be available for reference at 

U.S.D.A. County offices and other locations in your area. Do NOT 

return these instructions with your filled out report. 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

... (1) Who Should Complete This Form - All persons receiving 

this form. including landlords. tenants. partnerships. corporations. 

institutions. and others should complete the first sections. Most 

people will need to complete the rest of the form. However. some 

will be able to skip most of it. Follow the directions at the end of 

Section 2. 

.. (2) If You Have Multiple Farming Operations - A census report 

form should be filled out for each separate and distinct production 

unit. For example, if you are the sale proprietor of one agricultural 

operation, the senior partner in an agricultural partnership. and 

manager of a third agricultural operation, three separate census 

reports should be filled o'ut and returned by you. A separate report 

should be made for each agricultural operation (farm. ranch, feedlot, 

greenhouse, etc.) for which you maintain separate records of operating expenses and sales, livestock and other inventories. machinery 

and equipment. and crop acreages and production. If you need 

more forms. please let us know. 

• (3) If You Don't Hava Multipla Farming Operation" and You 

Received Two or More Census of Agriculture Report FormsComplete only one form for your place. If you received both a green 

form (74-A 1) and a brown form (704 ·A2) fill out the green form. 

Tear off the front covers of any extra forms received. write "Duplicate" beside the extra addresses and return the covers with your 

completed report so we can correct our address list. 

INSTRUCTIONS AFTER YOU'VE 

COMPLETED SECTION 3 

Now that you've completed Section 3. please read the following 

instructions. 

.. (4) Complete the Reat of This Form if you reported an acreage 

in Section 3. item 4. and had agricultural operations on that land. 

Read the instructions beginning with "More General Information" 

if you need help. Mail the completed form back in the return envelope provided. (Do NOT return this Instruction Sheet.) 

• (5) Do Not Complete The Rest of The Form if-

• EITHER" 

(a) You reported an acreage in Section 3, item 4, but had no 

agricultural operations in 1974 on the land. 

• OR .. 

(b) All of your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper. 

(The entry in Section 3, item 4 should be "0" in most cases.) 

Your renter or sharecropper should have received a report form 

also and he is required to report the agricultural operations on 

the land he rents from or works on shares for you. You may be 

able to help him fill out his report. 

(c) Your only involvement with the agricultural activity was a 

financial investment and Section 3, item 4 is "0." The operator 

of that activity will receive a report form to fill out. 

If you are not required to complete the rest of the form-PLEASE-

(1) Tear off the front cover and page one; 

(2) Write a brief explanatory note on the cover describing why 

you are not a farm operator such as: "Sold farm in 1973," 

"No crops or livestock," "All land rented out." "Not a farm 

operator - only have financial interest in some cattle;" and 

(3) Mail back the two torn-off sheets in the return envelope 

found in the centerfold . 

MORE GENERAL INFORMATION 

.. (6) Partnership Operations - For partnerships, the senior 

partner should fill out one report form for the entire partnership 

farming operation. If members of the partnership operate farms 

on their own. in addition to the partnership, separate reports should 

be filled out for each individual place. If members of the farming 

partnership. other than the senior partner, received report forms and 

they had no farming operations of their own. they should tear off 

the cover. write a brief explanation such as "Senior partner has 

'{illed out r~port for partnership - I have no other farming operations 

of my. own:' and mail it'back to us in the return envelope. 

.. (7) Landlord~s or Contractor~a Share - If you rented or leased 

land or had a contract for the production of agricultural products. 

be sure to include on your report the landlord's or contractor's share 

of the production. sales. and expenses. so your Census report wiJI 

be complete for "This Place." 

If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share. include 

your BEST ESTIMATE . 

.. (8) Filling Out the Report Form - There are a few rules that will 

help us if you follow them. 

(1) All money figures may be entered in whole dollars. Cents 

are not required. 

(2) Enter whole numbers except where tenths are asked for. 

Where you have 1/2 or 1/4 or 1/3 of an acre or ton. convert 

these to tenths. For instance. convert 1/2 to 5/10. 1/3 to 

3/10. 1/4 to 2/10. etc. 

(3) Enter replies in the proper space, on the correct line. and in 

the units requested; Le., dollars. bushels. tons. etc, 

(4) If you do not have eXCi1ct figures, give your best estimates. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR 

SPECIFIED SECTIONS 

• Section 3 - Acreage in 1974 

The purpose of Section 3 is to establish the land for which you are 

to report agricultural operations. Report all agricultural land oper~ 

ated by the addressee in 1974-cropland. woodland. pastureland, 

wasteland. and any other land-not just planted land. Report for 

all separate pieces of land that are included in this operation. regardless of location. 

Market value refers to what you think the land and buildings 

would sell for under present market conditions. 

Item 1 - Land Owned - Include all land associated with agricultural operations in 1974. whether held under title. purchase 

contract or mortgage. homestead law. or as heir or trustee of an 

un~ivided estate by you and/or your spouse; or by the partnership. 

corporation. or organization for which you are reporting. 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Item 2 - land Rented (or Leaaed) FROM OTHERS - Report 

here any land you rented FROM OTHERS for cash or equivalent 

or a share of the crops or livestock or used rent free, regardless of 

whether the landowner supplied any equipment. fertilizer. or other 

materials or supervised your work. Also include Federal and State 

land rented or leased by the acre, but not land used on a per-head 

or animal-unit basis 

Item 3 - Lend Rented (or Leaaed) TO OTHERS - Report here 

any lar.d rented TO OTHERS for cash or other consideration or that 

was worked for you by someone else for a share of the crops or 

livestock. Include all agricultural land which you owned (or rented 

from others) but did not use in 1974 because it was rented. leased. 

or used by others in 1974. Do not include land rented to others for 

only part of the year if you used it for agricultural operations for the 

other part. 

Item 4 - Acres in '~his Place" - This is the land you owned 

in 1974 PLUS the land you RENTED FROM others. MINUS the 

land you RENTED TO others. It is very important that you report 

this figure correctly since it is the net acreage to which the remainder of the form applies, the "Acres in This Place." That is. your 

report should cover only the operations on the net acreage as 

reported in item 4. 

• Section 5 - Crops 

Do not include in your report any crops on land which you rented 

or leased to other-s or which was worked on shares by others in 

1974. Your' report should include only those crops grown on the 

"Acres in This Place," as reported in Section 3, item 4. 

For each applicable crop or group of crops. report the area harvested. Notice that items' 1 thro~gh 9 and 13 ask for whale acres. 

while items 10. 11. 12, 14. 15. 16. and 17 ask for acres and tenths. 

and item 18 should be reported in square feet. 

Quantity harvested - Report in the units specified. If your 

records show a different unit than printed on the form. please convert to the unit shown. A choice of two units is provided for corn 

and sorghums. 

Interplanted crope and uskip-row-u planting - If you grew 

two crops in alternate strips in the same field aT the same time. or 

one crop in a "skip-row" pattern. for each crop report the portion 

of the field used for that crop. 

• Section 6 - Land Use in 1974 

All acres included in this place (see entry in Section 3. item 4) 

should be accounted for. If any acreage was devoted to more than 

one specified land use during 1974. report the acreage only on the 

line for the first item which fits. (For example. 10 acres harvested 

for wheat for grain and subsequently pastured-report the 10 acres 

only in item 1. Cropland harvested.) 

• Section 7 - Livestock and Poultry 

Animals to be included in the report - Report all animals on 

the place on December 31. 1974 ow-ned by you or kept by you 

for others. Include animals on unfenced land. grazing on national 

forest land. grazing on district land or cooperative grazing association land. or rangeland administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Include poultry (broilers. layers. turkeys. etc.) fed under contract on "This Place." 

Anima.a to be excluded from the report - Do not report any 

animals on land rented to others in 1974. Your report should 

include only animals on the "Acres in This Place" as reported in 

Section 3. item 4. except as noted above. 

Number sold - Report all animals sold or removed from this 

place including those sold for a landlord or given to a landlord as 

his share or to others in trade or in payment for goods and services. 

Include animals of all ages without regard to ownership or who 

shared in the receipts jf the animals wet:! located on the place 30 

days or more and were sold or removed from the place for sale in 

1974. 

Salea from contract and custom feeding operations -

Include animals (including poultry fed under contract) fed on this 

place on a contract or custom basis if they were removed from the 

place in 1974. 

• Section 9 - Production Expenses 

Report costs Incurred for Items and services received dUring 1974 

whether or not payment has been made If you are a tenant farmer 

or a part-owner, you sho~d report expendi1:ures by landlords for 

agriculTural operations on this place as well as your own expendItures If you rent part of your land to others. you should report 

only that money spent for agricultural operations on land you used 

dUring 1974 - "Acres In ThiS Place" Estimate the cost of Items 

furmshed by contractors 

~ Section 10 - Value of Agricult).lral Products Sold 

The Items in this section relate to the agricultural productIon for 

the "Acres in ThiS Place." Report the value of all products sold or 

removed from this place in 1974. Do not deduct any production 

costs Include the value of a landlord's or contractor's share 

Report the total gross value of all crops sold from this place in 1974 

regardless of the year they were produced. and the value of all 

poultry. livestock, and their products sold from this place during 

1974. Include the full value of any shares gIven to or sold for landlords and others in payment for services or products. any products 

raised and sold under contract; any products sold from thiS place 

by members of the family of the person In charge of the place. crops 

sold in the field; crops harvested by the processor; and crops 

shipped to a central market 

Do not deduct any cost or expenses Incurred in producing these 

products. 

Crops sold - Include the value of any grains or other agricultural 

commodities placed or to be placed under Commodity Credit 

Corporation loan or seal and any share gIven to or sold for landlords and others 

• Poultry and livestock sales - If there are entries in the "number 

sold" column for any items In Section 7. there should be an entry 

in item 4 and/or 5 

For livestock. poultry. and poultry products produced under contract. report the total market value (estimate if necessary) of'those 

sold or removed from 'This Place." 

Landlords - If you rent land to others and also operate land 

yourself. report only those products sold from the part of your land 

that you operate as your place. Do not include crops. animals. or 

other farm products produced by cash tenants, share tenants. 

sharecroppers. or renters. 

~ Section 11 - Income and Expenses from FarmRelated Sources 

Items 1. 2. and 5 refer only to those income producing activities 

for which you use part of the land. machinery. equipment. labor. 

or capital normally used on this place. and which you do not consider as entirely separate from your farming' activities. Report 

gross amount received before taxes and expenses. 

Do not report income or expenses for custom work or agricultural. 

services provided for others if operated as an entirely separate 

business from your agricultural operations. 

~ Section 12 - Farm Operator Characteristics 

Report this information for the person who is responsible for the 

agricultural activities on this place. Normally. this is the person 

who does the work or directly supervises the work. He may be an 

owner. tenant, sharecropper, etc. 

For partnerships. report information for the partner mainly in charge. 

or if in doubt. report for the eldest 

GENERAL 

... (1) If additional forms are needed, write to the -

Bureau of the Census 

Agriculture Branch 

1201 EalltTenth Street 

Jeffersonville. Indiana 47130 

.. (2) To avoid unnecessary follow-ups. please complete the form 

and return it as soon as possible. Response to this inquiry is required by law (Title 13. U.S. Code). 

e3l 

INDEX 

A 

Abnormal farms ....... . 

Age of farm operator .... . 

Agricultural products sold. 

value. 

Alfalfa hay .......... . 

Alfalfa seed .•.•..•... 

Almonds ..••.......• 

Alsi ke clover seed. . . . . . . 

Angora goats. . . . . . . . . . 

Animal health costs. . . . . . 

Anthuriums (Hawaii only) .. 

Apples ••.••••.•..•. 

Apricots ...•....•... 

Artichokes .......... . 

Asparagus .......... . 

Austrian winter peas . . . . . 

Automobiles ......... . 

Avocados ...•......•. 

B 

Bahia grass seed ..•..... 

Balers. pickup ..... 

Bananas (Hawaii only) 

Barley for grain .....•.. 

Beans. castor .•..•..... 

Beans. dry field and seed ... 

Beans. dry lima ....•.•• 

Beans. green lima ...... . 

Beans. snap-bush and pole . 

Beans. soybeans ....... . 

Beef heifers . • • . ',' . . . . 

Beef cows •.....••••• 

Bees. colonies ..•....•. 

Beets. sugar . • • • . . . . . . 

Beets. sugar for seed . . . . . 

Beets. table . . . . • . . . . • 

Bentgrass seed ..••••••. 

Berries ..........•.. 

Birds of paradise (Hawaii 

only) ............• 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed ..... 

Black operators and other 

races .••......•..•. 

SumState tables mary 

4.9 -

3.9.14. - 28-33 

4.9.15. 7.8 

26.28-33 

25.28-33 -

25 -

- -

- -

24 -

17.28-33 10 

- -

25 -

- -

- -

- -

- -

6.9.19. -

28-33 - -

- -

6.9.19. -

28-33 

- -

25 -

- -

- - - -

- -

25 -

8.9.25. 22 

28-33 

21 12 

7.9.21. 12 

28-33 

24 -

- -

- - - -

- - 8.9.28-33 29 

- - - -

- -

County tables 

Miscel- County 

Ian eo us report 

- -

- 2 

- 3 

8 10 

8 -

11 -

8 -

5 -

- 5 

15 -

11 -

11 -

10 -

10 -

8 -

- 6 

11 -

8 -

- 6 

11 -

9 11 

8 -

9 -

9 -

10 -

10 -

9 10.11 

- 7 

- 7 

4 -

9 - 9 - 10 - 8 - 8 10.11 

15 - 8 -

14 2 

B-Con. 

Blackberries . . . . . 

Blueberries ....... . 

Bluegrass seed .. . 

Boysenberries .•.... 

Broccoli ...... . 

Broilers .•......... 

Bromegrass seed ..... . 

Broomcorn .......... . 

Brussels sprouts. . . . . . . . 

Buckwheat ..... . 

Bulbs. . . . . ..... . 

C 

Cabbage ...... . 

Cabbage. mustard (Hawaii 

only) ......•...... 

Cantaloups and persian 

melons ........... . 

Carnations (Hawaii onlyl. .. 

Carrots •............ 

Castor beans. . . . • . 

Catfish sold ... 

Cattle and calves ... 

Cattle and calves sold. value. 

Cauliflower .. 

Celery .... . 

Chemicals .. . 

Cherries ..•....•.... 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older. 

Chickory .•........ 

Chinchillas and their pelts .. 

Chinese cabbage (Hawaii 

only) ..•..•.•••... 

Chinese or ming peas (Hawaii 

only) ..•...... 

Chutas for nuts ..•.•... 

Clover seed. . . . •...... 

Clover. timothy. and mixtures 

of hay .....••...... 

Coastal Bermuda grass for 

hay ....•......... 

Coffee (Hawaii only) ... 

Collards ...•.•.•.... 

State tables 

-

-

-

-

-

7.9.20. 

28-33 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

24 

7.9.21. 

28-33 

15.21.26. 

28-33 

-

-

5.9.13. 

28-33 

- 7,9,20, 

28-33 

-

24 

-

-

-

-

25.28-33 

-

-

-

County tables 

Sum- Miscel· County 

mary laneous report 

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 10 -

15 - 9 

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 10 -

- 9 -

- 13 -

- 10 -

- 10 -

- 10 -

- 15 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

- 7 - 12.33 - 7 

12 - 3.7 

- 10 - - 10 - 10 - 5.12 

- 11 -

15.33 - 9 

- 10 -

- 2 -

- 10 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 11 -

- 10 -

Index-1 
INDEX Continued 

C-Con. 

Colonies of bees ... 

Contract labor, expenses. 

Contract labor, workers. 

Contracts ......... . 

Combines, grain and bean 

Commercially mixed formula 

feed purchased. 

Corn, field. . . . . . . . . 

Corn heads for combines. 

Corn pickers and picker 

shellers. 

Corn, sweet . . . . 

Corporation farms 

Cotton ...... . 

Cotton, value sold. 

Cowpeas for dry peas. . . . 

Cowpeas, green ...... . 

Cowpeas, hogged or grazed 

or cut for silage ..... . 

Cows and heifers that had 

calved. 

Crambe ..... . 

Cranberries. . . . 

Crawler tractors. 

Credit ............ . 

Cropland for cover crops, 

legumes and soil·improvement grasses . . .. 

Cropland harvested. . . . . 

Cropland idle . . . . . 

Cropland in cultivated 

summer fallow .... 

Cropland on which all crops 

failed ..... . 

Cropland pasture 

Cropland total. . 

Cucumbers and pickles .. 

Cucumbers, under protection ............. . 

Cultivated foilage (Hawaii 

only) ............ . 

Currants .......... . 

Customwork and machine 

hire, expenses. 

Customwork and other agricultural services, income . 

Cut flowers, florist greens, 

and potted, bedding, or 

other florist plants ..... 

Index-2 

State tables 

24 

5,9,17,18, 

28-33 

18 

27 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

-

14,18, 

28-33 

8,9,15,25, 

26,28-33 

8,15,26, 

28-33 

-

-

-

7,9,21, 

28-33 

-

-

6,9,19, 

28-33 

28-33 

10,28-33 

1,2,3,8,9, 

10, 11, 14, 

28-33 

10,28-33 

10,28-33 

10,28-33 

1,9,10, 

28-33 

1,9,10, 

28-33 

25 

-

-

- 5,9,17, 

28-33 

28-33 

-

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

- 4 -

10 - 5,15 

- - 15 - - 2 

- - 6 

10 - 5 

17,18 8 10,11 

- - 6 

- - -

- 10 -

4 - 2 

25 9 3,10, 

- - 11 

- - 3 

- 9 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

12 - 7 

- 8 - - 8 - - - 6 

31 - 14 

- - 1 

2,33 - 1,2 

- - 1 

- - 1 

- - 1 

2 - 1, 11 

2,33 - 1 

- 10 -

- 13 -

- 15 - - 8 - 10 - 5 

- - 4 

- 13 -

o 

Daikon (Hawaii only). 

Dairy cows-milk cows ... 

Dairy products sold, value. 

Dasheen (Hawaii only) ... 

Dates ......... . 

Debt ............. . 

Dewberries. . ........ . 

Diesel fuel purchased ... . 

Dill for oil ........ . 

Disease, chemical control 

Drained land. . . . ... . 

Ducks ........... . 

Ducks, geese, and other 

poultry. .. . ..... 

E 

Eggplant .. 

Emmer and spelt .. 

Endive ............ . 

Equipment and machinery .. 

Escarole ......... . 

Ewes 1 year old or older. 

Expenses, farm ..... . 

Expenses for farm-related 

income sources. 

F 

Family and individual farms. 

Farm credit ..... . 

Farm-related income. . . 

Farms classified by age of 

operator. 

Farms classified by principal 

occupation of operator. 

Farms classified by size 

of farms. 

Farms classified by standard 

industrial classification ... 

Farms classified by tenure 

of operator. 

Farms classified by type of 

organization . . . . .... 

Farms classified by value of 

agricultural sales. 

Farms, number ..... . 

Fattened cattle sold .... 

Feed ingredients purchased 

Feed purchased .. 

Feeder pigs sold .. 

Fertilizer, applied .... 

Fertilizer, expenditures. 

State tables 

-

7,9,21, 

28-33 

15,21,26, 

28-33 

-

- 28-33 

- 17,28-33 

- 13,28-33 

28-33 

-

20 

-

-

- 6,19, 

28-33 

-

23,28-33 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

4,9,16, 

28-33 

14,28-33 

28-33 

4,16, 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

1,2,9,10 

11,28-33 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

14,28-33 

4,9,15, 

26,28-33 

1,2,9,10, 

28-33 

21,28-33 

17,28-33 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

7,9,22, 

28-33 

13,28-33 

5,9,13, 

17,28-33 

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

- 10 -

12 - 7 

12 - 3,7 

- 10 - - 11 -

31 - 14 

- 8 -

10 - 5 

- 8 -

- - 12 

- - 13 

- 1 -

- 1 -

- 10 -

- 8 - - 10 -

11 - 6 

- 10 - 14 - 8 

9,10, - 5 

33 

- - 4 

4 - 2 

31 - 14 

- - 4 

- - 2 

5 - 2 

- - 1 

6 - - 4 - 2 

4 - 2 

7,8 - 3 

1 - 1 

12 - 7 

10 - 5 

10 - 5 

13 - 8 

- - -

10 - 5,12 
INDEX Continued 

F-Con. 

Fescue seed ......... . 

Field seeds. . . . . . . . .. . 

Field seeds, hay, forage, 

and silage ......... . 

Figs ............. . 

Filberts ......•..... 

Firewood and fuel wood sold 

from farms ......... . 

Fish sold ........... . 

Flaxseed ..... . 

Flower. ...... . 

Flower seeds ... . 

Forage harvesters .. . 

Forest products, sold 

from farms. 

Foxes and their pelts. 

Fruits, nuts, and berries, 

value sold. 

Fuel expenditures. 

Full owners .... 

Futures market .. 

G 

Garlic. . . . . ..... 

Gasoline and other petroleum 

fuel and oil purchased. 

Gasoline purchased ..... . 

Geese •............. 

Ginger root (Hawaii only) .. 

Goats ............. . 

Gooseberries. . . . . . . . . . 

Government farm program 

payments .......... . 

Grain storage facilities 

Grains, value sold ... 

Grapefruit ...... . 

Grapes ............ . 

Grass silage and haylage .. . 

Greenhouse products .... . 

Guar ............. . 

Guavas (Hawaii only). 

H 

Hairy vetch seed ....... . 

Hatcheries . . . . . . . . . . . 

Hay crops .......... . 

Hay crops cut and fed greengreen chop ......... . 

Hay, green chop, silage, etc., 

purchased .......... . 

Hazelnuts .......... . 

Health care expenses for 

animals ........... . 

Heifers and heifer calves . . . 

Hens and pullets of laying 

age. 

Hired farm labor, expenses .. 

State tables 

-

25,28-33 

15,26 

-

-

-

24 

-

-

-

6,9,19 

4,9,15, 

26,28-33 

24 

15,26, 

28-33 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

-

-

5,9,17, 

28-33 

17,28-33 

-

-

24,28-33 

-

4,9,16 

28-33 

15,26, 

28-33 -

25 

25 

8,9 

-

-

-

24 

25,28-33 

8,9,25 

17,28-33 

-

17,28-33 

21,28-33 

7,9,20, 

28-33 

5,9,17,18, 

28-33 

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

- 8 - - 8 11 

- - 3 

- 11 -

- 11 -

- 12 -

- 7 - - 9 -

- 13 -

- 13 -

- - 6 

8 12 3 

- 2 -

- - 3 

10 - 5 

4 - 2 

- - 2 

- 10 -

10 - 5 

10 - 5 

- 1 -

- 8 -

- 2,5,6 8 

- 8 -

- - - 32 - -

- - -

- 11 -

- 11 -

- 8 -

- 13 -

- 8 -

- 11 -

- 8 -

- 2 -

23 8 10,11 

- 8 -

10 - 5 

- 11 -

10 - 5 

12 - 7 

15 - 9 

10 - 5,15 

H-Con. 

Hogs and pigs ... 

Hogs and pigs sold, value. 

Honey sold ..... . 

Honeydew melons 

Hops ....... . 

Horses ...... . 

Horses and ponies. 

Income from farm-related 

sources. 

Income from off-farm 

sources. 

Individual and family farms. 

Insects, chemical control ... 

Irish potatoes . . . . . . 

Irrigated farm land ... 

Irrigation water applied 

and methods .. 

Kale ... 

Kumquats. 

Labor .... 

K 

L 

Lambs under 1 year old, 

inventory ........ . 

Land and buildings, value 

Land in farms .. 

Land owned ... 

Land rented from others ... 

Land rented to others . . 

Land use ......... . 

Lei flowers (Hawaii only) 

Lemons ............ . 

Lentils ...... . 

Lespedeza for hay. 

Lespedeza seed . . 

Lettuce ...... . 

Lettuce, under protection . . 

Lima beans, dry ..... 

Lima beans, green .,. 

Lime ....... . 

Limes ....... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

purchased ........ . 

Litters farrowed ..... . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold ........ . 

State tables 

7,9,22, 

28-33 

15,22,26, 

28-33 

24 

-

-

24,28-33 

7,9,24, 

28-33 

4,16, 

28-33 

3,9,16, 

28-33 

14,28-33 

13,28-33 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

1,2,9,10, 

11,12, 

28-33 

12 

-

-

28-33 

23,28-33 

1,9,10, 

28-33 

1,2,9, 

10,11 

9,28-33 

9,28-33 

9,28-33 

1,2,9, 

19,28-33 

-

-

-

25 

-

-

-

-

- 13,17, 

28-33 

-

17,28-33 

9,22,28-33 

9 

County tables 

Sum- Miscel· County 

mary laneous report 

13,33 - 8 

13 - 3,8 

- 4 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

- 2 -

16 - 8 

- - 4 

- - 4 

4 - 2 

- - 12 

27 - 10,11 

3 - 1,11, 

13 

3 - 13 

- 10 - - 11 -

10 - 15 

14 - 8 

1,33 - 1 

1,33 - 1,2 

- - -

- - - - - -

2,33 - 1 

- 15 -

- 11 -

- 8 - - 8 - - 8 -

- 10 - - 13 -

- 9 -

- 10 -

- - 5,12 

- 11 -

10 - 5 

13 - 8 

8 - -

Index-3 
INDEX Continued 

L-Con. 

Livestock and poultry 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased. 

Livestock, poultry and their 

products sold. . . . . . . . 

Loganberries ......... . 

Lotus root (Hawaii only). .. 

Lupine seed ..... . 

M 

Macadamia nuts (Hawaii 

only) .......... . 

Machine hire and customwork expense. 

Machiney and equipment 

Mangoes ....... . 

Market value of farm 

land and buildings. 

Marketing contract. 

Milk cows. 

Milk heifers 

Milk goats. 

Millet, proso .... 

Milo-sorghum for grain. 

Min k and their pelts . 

Mint for oil .. . 

Mixed grains ..... . 

Mohair sold ..... . 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, 

kerosene, and fuel oil 

purchased .. 

Motortrucks ..... 

Mower conditioners. 

Mungbeans for beans .... 

Mules, burros, and donkeys 

Mushrooms .. 

Muskmelons ........ . 

Mustard greens ...... . 

Mustard seed ........ . 

N 

Nectarines. . ..... 

Nematode control in crops. 

Number of farms .... 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products sold. 

N ursery products-trees, 

shrubs, vines, etc .. 

a 

Oats for grain ....... . 

Off-farm income for operato 

and family ....... . 

Off-farm work by farm 

operator and operator's 

family. 

Okra ........... . 

Index-4 

r 

State tables 

7,9, 

28-33 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

4,15 

-

-

-

-

5,9,17, 

28-33 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

- 1,9,10, 

28-33 

27 

7,9,21, 

28-33 

21,28-33 

24 

-

8,9,25 

24 

-

-

24 

17,28-33 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

28-33 

-

24 

-

-

-

-

-

13,28-33 

1,2,9, 

10,28-33 

4,9,15, 

26,28-33 

-

25 

3,9,16 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

-

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

- - -

10 - 5 

33 - 3 

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 11 - 10 - 5 

11 - 6 

- 11 -

1,33 - 1 

- - -

12 - 7 

12 - 7 

- 6 -

- 9 -

19 9 10,11 

- 3 -

- 8 -

- 9 -

- 5 -

10 - 5 

- - 6 

- - 6 

- 8 -

- 2 -

- 13 -

- 10 - - 10 -

- 8 -

- 11 -

- - 12 

1 - 1 

8 13 3,11 

- 13 -

- 9 11 

- - -

5 - 2 

- 10 -

a-Con. 

Olives ... 

Onions, dry and green ... 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, occupation, off-farm work. 

Oranges .... . 

Orchards ........ . 

Orchardgrass seed. . . . 

Orchids (Hawaii only) . 

Organization of farm ..... 

Other field crops, value sold 

Other livestock, value sold .. 

Owned land ...... . 

P 

Papayas (Hawaii only) 

Part owners . . . . 

Partnership farms. 

Passion fruit (Hawaii only!. 

Pastureland and grazing 

land ............. . 

Payroll and employment .. 

Peaches .......... . 

Peanuts for nuts .. 

Pears ....... . 

Peas, dry field and seed ... 

Peas, green, including 

English ........ . 

Pecans ......... . 

Peppers ......... . 

Pheasants ...... . 

Pickup balers ........• 

Pigeons or squabs ..... . 

Pimientos ......... . 

Pineapples (Hawaii only) .. 

Pistachios . . . . . . . . . . 

Plums ............ . 

Pomegranates . . . ... . 

Ponds, artificial ...... . 

Ponies ...... . 

Popcorn ........... . 

Potatoes, Irish. 

Potatoes, sweet 

Poultry and poultry 

products sold. 

Poultry hi!tched. . . 

Principal occupation of 

farm operator. 

Production contracts .. 

Production expenses 

Proso millet .. . 

Prunes ..... . 

Pullets ... , .. 

Pulpwood sold from farms .. 

Pumpkins ..•.... 

o 

Ouail .. 

State tables 

-

-

3,9,14, 

28-33 

25 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

-

-

14,28-33 

28-33 

28-33 

9,28-33 

-

3,9,14, 

28-33 

14,28-33 

-

10,28-33 

-

25 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

-

-

-

-

-

- 6,9,19, 

28-33 

-

-

-

-

-

-

28-33 

24 

-

8,9,25, 

28-33 

8,9,25 

4,9,15,20, 

26,28-33 

24 , 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

27 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

-

- 20,28-33 

-

-

-

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneoul report. 

- 11 - - 10 -

5 - 2 

- 11 - 30 11 10,11 

- 8 - - 15 - - 4 2 

- - -

- 2 - - 2 -

- 11 -

4 - 2 

4 - 2 

- 11 -

- - 1 

- - 15 

- 11 -

24 - 10,11 

- 11 -

- 9 -

- 10 - - 11 - - 10 - - 1 - - - 6 

- 1 -

- 10 -

- 10 - - 11 -

- 11 -

- 11 - - - 13 

- 2 -

- 8 - 27 - 10,11 

- 9 10 

8,15 - 3,9 

- 2 - 5 - 2 

- - - 9,10, - 5 

33 

- 9 - - 11 - 15 - 9 

- 12 -

- 10 -

- 1 -
INDEX Continued 

R 

Rabbits and their pelts. 

Race of farm operator ... . 

Radishes ........... . 

Rams and wethers ...... . 

Rangeland ......... . 

Rapeseed .......... . 

Raspberries ........ . 

Recreational services. 

Red clover seed ...... . 

Redtop seed. . ...... . 

Residence of farm operator 

Rhubarb .... . 

Rice ....... . 

Romaine,lettuce 

Roosters and male chickens 

Root crops for feed ..... 

Rye for grain 

R yegrass seed 

S 

Sawlogs and veneer logs sold 

Safflower .......... . 

Seeds~ bulbs, plants, and 

trees purchased. 

Sesame seed . . . . . . . . 

Shallots ..... . 

Sheep and lambs . . . . . 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold, 

value. 

Size of farm, average ... 

Small grain hay . . . ... 

Snap beans, bush and pole. 

Sod. . . . . ..... 

Sorghums. 

Soybeans .. 

Spinach .. . 

Squash .. . 

Standard industrial classification of farms (SIC) ... 

./ 

:1 

.J 

.1 

i 

.\ 

., 

., I 

.1 I 

'1 

I 

·1 

:1 

r 

. , 

Standing timber or trees sold 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, an 

:1 

d 

bull calves ........ . 

Strawberries . . . . . . . . . 

Sudan grass seed ..... . 

Sugar beets. . . . . . 

Sugarcane ........ . 

Sunflower seed . . . . . . 

Sweet corn ........ . 

Sweet com for seed. 

SweetPotatoes. . 

T 

Tangelos. . . . ..... 

Tangerines and mandarins 

Taro (Hawaii only) .... . 

Tenant operated farms .. . 

Tenure ..... 

Timber ..... 

Timothy seed . 

·1 .1 

State tables 

24 

-

-

23,28-33 

10,28-33 

-

-

28-33 

25 

- 3,9,14, 

28-33 

-

-

-

20,28-33 

-

25 

-

-

-

5,9,17, 

28-33 

-

-

7,9,23, 

28-33 

15,23,26, 

28-33 

1,9,10, 

28-33 

25 

25 

-

8,9,25, 

28-33 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

-

-

28-33 

-

21,28-33 

25,28-33 

-

-

-

-

-

- 8,9,25 

-

-

-

3,9,14, 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

-

-

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

- 2 - - 14 2 

- 10 -

14 - 8 

- - 1 

- 8 -

- 8 -

- - 4 

- 8 -

- 8 -

5 - 2 

- 10 -

- 9 -

- 10 -

- - 9 

- 8 -

- 9 11 

- 8 -

- 12 -

- 8 - 10 - 5 

- 8 -

- 10 -

14 - 8 

14 - 3,8 

1 - 1 

- 8 -

- 10 -

- 13 -

19,20 8 10,11 

22 9 10,11 

- 10 -

- 10 -

6 - -

- 12 -

12 - 7 - 8 -

- 8 -

- 9 -

- 9 -

- 8 - - 10 -

- 8 -

- 9 10 

- 11 -

- 11 -

- 8 -

4 - 2 

4 - 2 

- 12 - I - 8 -

T-Con. 

Tobacco ...... . 

Tobacco, value sold .. . 

Tomatoes ....... . 

Tomatoes, under protection. 

Tractors 

Triticale 

Tropical fish sold. 

Trout sold. 

Trucks .. 

Tung nuts 

Turkeys .. 

Turnip greens .. . 

Turnips ......... . 

Type of farm (SIC) .. . 

Type of organization .. 

V 

Value of agricultural products sold. 

Value of land and buildings 

Value of machinery and 

equipment. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or 

melons for sale. 

Vegetables in the open ... 

Vegetable seeds and vegetable plants. . . . . . . 

Vegetables grown under 

protection . . . . . . . 

Velvetbeans, for beans . . . 

Vetch seed .......... . 

W 

Wages received from nonfarm work ....... . 

Wages paid to farm workers . 

Walnuts, English or Persian. 

Water used for irrigatIon .. . 

Watercress (Hawaii only) .. . 

Watermelons. . . . . . . . . . 

Weeds, chemical control 

Wheat for grain ... 

Wheatgrass seed ... 

Wheel tractors. . .. 

Whole grains purchased 

for feed ...... . 

Wild hay ........ . 

Wild rice ......... . 

Windrowers . . . .... . 

Wood roses (Hawaii only) 

Woodland ....... . 

Work off-farm by farm 

operator. 

Workers on farms .... 

Wormseed oil 

Y 

Youngberries 

State tables 

28-33 

28-33 

-

-

6,9,19, 

28-33 

-

-

-

6,9,19, 

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28-33 

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28-33 

14,28-33 

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28-33 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

26,28-33 

25,28-33 

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16,28-33 

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12 

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25 

13,28-33 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

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6,9,19, 

28-33 

17,28-33 

25 

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28-33 

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1,9,10, 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

28-33 

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