There Were More and More Farmers Year Farmers ,430, ,610, ,990, ,710, ,340, ,120,000
But Farmers Declined as a Work Group
Year Number ofValue (inAverage Farmsbillions $)Value ,660,000 $ 9.4 $ 3, ,737,000 $ 20.4 $ 3, ,518,000 $ 78.4 $ 12,025 More Farms of More Value
Period Gross Domestic Product ( in $ billion) $ $1, $2,000 The Value of Agricultural Products Grew
Period Value (in % of Gross $ billion) Domestic Product $ % $1, % $2, % But Ag Lost Its Share of the Value
Period% to AgricultureManufacturing And Its Share of National Income Fell