. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Family farm alive Those prepared to kiss-off the family farm as an anachronism might do well to look at the Census Bureau's latest figures on the farm population. Nearly 88 percent of the nation's farms—and 67 percent of farm and ranch land—are operated by individuals or families, according to the bureau. Ten percent of farms and about 15 percent of the land are operated by partnerships. Family or nonfamily corporations operate percent of farms and percent of farm and ranch land. Most corporate tarm operators, almost 90 pe
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Family farm alive Those prepared to kiss-off the family farm as an anachronism might do well to look at the Census Bureau's latest figures on the farm population. Nearly 88 percent of the nation's farms—and 67 percent of farm and ranch land—are operated by individuals or families, according to the bureau. Ten percent of farms and about 15 percent of the land are operated by partnerships. Family or nonfamily corporations operate percent of farms and percent of farm and ranch land. Most corporate tarm operators, almost 90 percent, are family corporations. Some other interesting Census Bureau facts: Farms average 415 acres in size. The number of small farms, those with 10 acres or less, increased by more than 20 percent since 1974. Most have low volume sales and are operated on a part time basis. Over 46 percent of the nation's farms are operated by people who do not consider farming their principal occupation. Some 1,000,000 operators worked solely on their farms, but 905,000 worked 200 or more days per year off the farm. uwxxaooooooooeeoooooooc M. C. >oooooooooooooooooooooooooo Hooves 1 'Ik. Specializing in ^^ AgricLillural Construction hM hlumes 8 Canals 8 ~^lF^ Land Clearing 8 Sanding 8 8 MERT HOWES 8 295-5542 Water holes 8 Ditching 8 Dikes 8 8 619 COUNTY ROAD Grading 8 B W. WAREHAM, MASS. i 02576 *>oooooooooooooooooooooo) For OCEAN SPRAY STOCK FOR SALE Please call (617)947-0289 CRANBERRIES D THt: NA TIOSA I. CRA i\Bt:HK Y MA c, A/.J.\f-: VOLUME46-NO. 2 February 1982 Send corrcsjiondL'iKt.' lo: Box 249 Cobalt CT 06414 Phone: (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Iiditor ADVISORS, CORRESI»ONI)ENTS MASSACHUSETTS—Dr. Chester E. Cross, Director, Retired, Massachu'Setts Cranberry Experiment Station; Irving Demoranvllle, Extension Cranberry Specialist, Mass. Cranberry Station; Carolyn Caldwell, Rochester. NLvV JERSEY -Philip E. Marucci, Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist, Cranberry a
Size: 1725px × 1449px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookcontributorumassamherstlibraries, bookspons
