8 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



NUMBER OF FARMS 1910-1971 

 ALL LAND IN FARMS — AND AVERAGE SIZE OF FARMS 



1950-1971 



Number of Farms — 1910-1949 



Number Number Number 



of of of 



Year Farms Year Farms Year Farms 



Thous. Thous. Thous. 



1910 28.8 1920 57.7 1930 55.0 



1911 31.5 1921 57.0 1931 54.5 



1912 34.0 1922 55.0 1932 54.0 



1913 37.0 1923 52.5 1933 53.5 



1914 40.0 1924 51.0 1934 53.0 



1915 45.0 1925 50.0 1935 52.0 



1916 50.0 1926 51.0 1936 50.0 



1917 54.0 1927 52.5 1937 48.0 



1918 56.0 1928 53.5 1938 46.0 



1919 57.0 1929 54.0 1939 45.0 



Number of farms, all land in farms 

 and average size of farm, 1950-1971 



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 



1970 26,4 



1971 25.8 



