Number of farms in the U.S.: 2.20 million; up from 2.09 million in 2006 Total farmland acreage: 921.5 million acres; down from 925.8 million acres in 2006 Average farm size: 418 acres; down from 443 acres in 2006 Texas leads the nation in farm acreage, with 130.4 million acres
02/03/2010