|
NUMBER AND PERCENT CHANGE IN DAIRY FARMS
IN MASSACHUSETTS ON JUNE 30 FROM 1980 TO 2007
|
|
YEAR
|
NUMBER OF FARMS
|
PERCENT CHANGE
|
|
1980
|
829
|
|
|
1981
|
814
|
-1.81
|
|
1982
|
812
|
-0.25
|
|
1983
|
772
|
-4.93
|
|
1984
|
727
|
-5.83
|
|
1985
|
687
|
-5.50
|
|
1986
|
642
|
-6.55
|
|
1987
|
545
|
-15.11
|
|
1988
|
482
|
-11.56
|
|
1989
|
453
|
-6.02
|
|
1990
|
434
|
-4-19
|
|
1991
|
425
|
-2.07
|
|
1992
|
422
|
-0.71
|
|
1993
|
416
|
-1.42
|
|
1994
|
395
|
-5.05
|
|
1995
|
366
|
-7.34
|
|
1996
|
346
|
-5.46
|
|
1997
|
332
|
-4.05
|
|
1998
|
308
|
-7.23
|
|
1999
|
290
|
-5.84
|
|
2000
|
272
|
-6.21
|
|
2001
|
261
|
-4.04
|
|
2002
|
254
|
-2.68
|
|
2003
|
231
|
-9.06
|
|
2004
|
213
|
-7.79
|
|
2005
|
205
|
-3.76
|
|
2006
|
192
|
-6.34
|
|
2007
|
189
|
|
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