HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

GENERAL AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The number of farms in the United States declined from about 6 million in 1940 to ____ in 1980.
A
2 million
B
5.5 million
C
10 million
D
1 million
E
20, 000
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The number of farms grew from 1.4 million in 1850, to 4.0 million in 1880, and 6.4 million in 1910; then started to fall, dropping to 5.6 million in 1950 and 2.2 million in 2008.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2022, there were just over two million farms in the United States. However, the number of farms has been steadily dropping since the year 2007, when there were about 2.2 million farms in the United States.

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