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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



NUMBER OF FARMS 1910-1969; 

 AND ALL LAND IN FARMS-AND AVERAGE SIZE OF FARMS 



1950-1969 



Number 



of 

 Farms 

 Thous. 



55.0 



.....54.5 



54.0 



53.5 



.....53.0 



52.0 



50.0 



48.0 



46.0 



45.0 



Year 



Number 



of 

 Farms 

 Thous. 



1940 44.5 



1941 42.0 



1942 41.0 



1943 40.8 



1944 40.6 



1945 40.4 



1946 39.8 



1947 39.2 



1948 38.5 



1949 37.8 



Number of farms, all land in farms 

 and average size of farm, 1950-1969 



Number 

 of 

 Year Farms 



Thous. 



1950 37.2 



1951 36.8 



1952 36.4 



1953 35.9 



1954 35.4 



1955 34.8 



1956 34.2 



1957 33.6 



1958 33.0 



1959 32.4 



1960 31.7 



1961 30.8 



1962 30.1 



1963 29.5 



1964 28.9 



1965 28.4 



1966 28.0 



1967 27.6 



1968 27.1 



1969 26.7 



