Farms--Number & Acreage: 1959 - 1990 _______Farms______ _____Land in Farms____ Annual Average Number change(1) Total per farm Year (1,000) (1,000) (mil. acres) (acres)
1969 definition
1959 4,105 -139 1,183 288
1960 3,963 -142 1,176 297
1964 3,457 -127 1,146 332
1965 3,356 -101 1,140 340
1969 3,000 -89 1,108 369
1970 2,949 -51 1,102 374
1971 2,902 -47 1,097 378
1972 2,860 -42 1,092 382
1973 2,823 -37 1,088 385
1974 2,795 -28 1,084 388
1975 2,767 -28 1,081 391
1976 2,738 -29 1,078 394
1977 2,706 -32 1,075 397
1978 2,672 -34 1,072 401
1974 definition
1975 2,521 (X) 1,059 420
1976 2,497 -24 1,054 422
1977 2,456 -41 1,048 427
1978 2,436 -20 1,045 429
1979 2,437 1 1,042 428
1980 2,440 3 1,039 426
1981 2,440 (NC) 1,034 424
1982 2,407 -33 1,028 427
1983 2,379 -28 1,023 430
1984 2,334 -45 1,018 436
1985 2,293 -41 1,012 441
1986 2,250 -43 1,005 447
1987 2,213 -37 999 451
1988 2,197 -16 995 453
1989 2,171 -26 991 457
1990, prel. 2,143 -28 988 461
NC=No change.
X= Not applicable.
1. Average annual change from preceding year shown. For 1959,