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Franklin County

Farmland

  • More than 14 percent of the state's farmland is located in Franklin County, totaling 74,281 acres on 586 farms.
  • The average Franklin County farm is 127 acres.

Economics & Employment

  • Franklin County farms sold nearly $42.8 million worth of agricultural products in 2002 or nine percent of the state's total.
  • 1,824 workers are employed on 228 farms in Franklin County.619 of those workers worked on farms 150 days or more during the year.
  • Franklin County farms paid more than $14 million in wages to workers in 2002.
  • A little more than half of Franklin County farm operators report farming as their principle occupation. The remainder report principle occupations off the farm.
  • The average Franklin County farmer is 52.3 years old and has operated his or her farm for 21.8 years.
  • The vast majority of Franklin County farms are family owned and operated, including sole proprietorships, partnerships and family-held corporations.

Crops

The second largest commodity group is greenhouse and nursery crops and the third is tobacco.

National Rank

  • Franklin County ranks 48th among the top 100 counties in the U.S. for direct sales of farm products to consumers at a value of $1.7 million.
  • Franklin County ranks 90th among the top 100 U.S. counties for cucumber and pickle production.

Sources: New England Agricultural Statistics, 2006; and U.S. Census of Agriculture, 2002
Compiled by: Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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