September 16, 2005
Family Farms

From Mikaela, some fascinating data on U.S. farms:


# 15% of the farms in the U.S. produce 90% of agricultural output.
# These 15% are farms with sales over $100,000.
# 78% of all farms in the U.S. have sales less than $10,000.
# Of these farms, the average farm income is -$4,000.
# Big farms and small farms are both growing in number.
# More people are farming because they like the lifestyle and working second or third jobs to support their farming habits!

Posted by John Fleck at September 16, 2005 12:47 PM
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