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Smallest number of U.S. farms since 1850, says ag census

The United States, one of the agricultural powers of the world, has the smallest number of farms — 1.9 million — since 1850, when there were only 31 states and four territories, said the USDA Census of Agriculture on Tuesday.
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Smallest number of U.S. farms since 1850, says ag census
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