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    Over the period from 1911 to 2011: - The number of farms in the US declined from 683,000 to 206,000 while total farmland acreage first increased before decreasing. - The number of farm workers fell from 928,000 to 307,000 as the number of tractors grew from nearly 0 to over 685,000. - As the number of farms shrank significantly, total farmland acreage peaked at over 70 million acres in 1951 before declining.

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    Over the period from 1911 to 2011: - The number of farms in the US declined from 683,000 to 206,000 while total farmland acreage first increased before decreasing. - The number of farm workers fell from 928,000 to 307,000 as the number of tractors grew from nearly 0 to over 685,000. - As the number of farms shrank significantly, total farmland acreage peaked at over 70 million acres in 1951 before declining.

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    Farms

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    Over the period from 1911 to 2011: - The number of farms in the US declined from 683,000 to 206,000 while total farmland acreage first increased before decreasing. - The number of farm workers fell from 928,000 to 307,000 as the number of tractors grew from nearly 0 to over 685,000. - As the number of farms shrank significantly, total farmland acreage peaked at over 70 million acres in 1951 before declining.

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    Year Number of Farms total amount of farmland number of farm workers

    1911 683000 44395000 928000


    1931 729000 66399000 1118000
    1951 623000 70399000 826000
    1971 366000 68808000 510000
    1991 280000 67760000 533000
    2011 206000 64813000 307000

    Number of Farms vs. Year


    800000
    700000
    600000
    Number of Farms

    500000
    400000 Number of Farms
    300000
    200000
    100000
    0
    1911 1931 1951 1971 1991 2011
    Year
    number of tractors
    0
    105000
    4000000
    597000
    711000
    685000

    Year

    Number of Farms
    number of farm workers number of tractors
    928000 0
    1118000 105000
    826000 4000000 4500000
    510000 597000
    533000 711000 4000000
    307000 685000
    3500000

    3000000

    2500000

    2000000

    1500000

    1000000

    500000

    0
    1 2 3 4 5
    1

    0.9

    0.8

    0.7

    0.6
    number of farm workers
    0.5 number of tractors
    Column B
    0.4

    0.3

    0.2

    0.1

    0
    3 4 5 6
    Year Total Amount of Farmland
    1911 44395000
    1931 66399000 Total Amount of Farmla
    1951 70399000 80000000
    1971 68808000
    1991 67760000 70000000

    2011 64813000

    Total Amount of Farmland


    60000000

    50000000

    40000000

    30000000

    20000000

    10000000

    0
    1911 1931 1951 1971 1991
    Year
    Amount of Farmland vs. Year

    Total Amount of Farmland

    1931 1951 1971 1991 2011


    Year
    Number of Fartotal amount of farmland
    683000 44395000
    729000 66399000
    623000 70399000
    total amount of farmland vs. Number o
    366000 68808000 Farms
    280000 67760000 80000000
    206000 64813000
    70000000

    total amount of farmland


    60000000
    50000000
    total amo
    40000000
    30000000
    20000000
    10000000
    0
    683000 729000 623000 366000 280000 206000
    Number of Farms
    nd vs. Number of
    s

    total amount of farmland

    80000 206000

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