Farm Facts

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Area Served:

1231 farms stewarding over 61,727 acres of land
Average size of farm		50 acres
Market value of ag products sold		$106,730,000
Crop Sales (80%)		$87,775,000
Livestock Sales (20%)		$18,955,000
Average market value per farm		$81,924
Total farm production expenses		$109,762,000
Average farm production expenses		$85,994
Net cash farm income of operation		$167,747,000
Average net cash farm income of operation		$24,373
Average age of principal operator		56.5 years

The number of farms has increased by 26% since the last agricultural census. Of those farms, the average size of farms has decreased by 20%. Of the 1231 principal farmers, 947 of those workers worked on farms 200 days or more. The market value of production has increased by 13%. Essex and Middlesex counties rank in the top 1/3 of the state’s market value of agricultural products sold.

For 191 years the the Essex Agricultural Society has strived
"to encourage, promote and preserve Essex County agricultural activities and to educate the general public regarding their importance in an atmosphere of fun and excitement through the medium of the Topsfield Fair."

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