HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -In 2021, 30.1 percent of all farmland was operated by farms with less than $100, 000 in sales, while 40.9 percent of all farmland was operated by farms with sales of $500, 000 or more. The average farm size for 2021 is 445 acres, up from 444 acres the previous year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commercial farming includes commercial grain farming, mixed farming and plantation agriculture (Fig 4.5).

Detailed explanation-3: -Extensive farming: This type of farming is practised on farms of large size with the help of machines and the input of labour per unit area is low. The emphasis is laid on increased production. The main crops grown are rice, wheat, sugarcane, etc.