A Century of Agriculture in Charts and Tables

Statistical Reporting Service

No 316558, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Excerpts from the report: This handbook presents, in charts and tables, major statistical series covering a century of American agriculture. It is the product of a crop and livestock estimating system that is based on the voluntary cooperation of farmers and other citizens, and on the close collaboration of the States and the Federal Government. The U. S. Department of Agriculture now has continuous data for major crops and livestock since 1866. In that year the estimating program included monthly progress reports during the growing season, and annual estimates for 10 crops and 4 species of livestock. The charts reveal many significant trends—the decrease in number of farms and people on farms, the increase of cattle numbers and the decrease in sheep, and the virtual disappearance of horses and mules as a source of farm power. But probably the most dramatic development is the increase in crop and livestock yields, particularly since 1950.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 1966-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.316558

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