USDA Releases Historic Census of Agricultural Reports

Did you know that the number of farms in the United States peaked in 1935 at 6,812,350 operations when the average farm size was154.8 acres? In comparison, the 2007 Census of Agriculture counted2,204,792 farms with the average farm size of 418 acres. In celebration of 150 years of service to American agriculture, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in partnership with Cornell University’s Mann Library, are making these and many other historical facts available online. Read more (USDA Blog).