Statistical Brief: Spotlight on Small Farms
Statistical Brief: Spotlight on Small Farms
Report Number: SB-5-90
Half of all farms in the United States had sales of less than $10,000 in 1987. Censuses of agriculture provide detailed data about U.S. farms, including these "small" farms. This Brief profiles small farms and their operators using information from the 1987 and prior censuses of agriculture.
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