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George Washington
“It will not be doubted that with reference either to individual or national welfare, agriculture is of primary importance.” President George Washington -
The First Plow
In 1837 John Deere made the first plow strong enough to break up the praire land in the midwest. -
The Dust Bowl
The dust bowl caused farmers to be forced to quit farming because they went broke. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field." -
John F.Kennedy
"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways." -
Farm Kings
Farm Kings is a TV show that goes over how farm life is and how difficult it is to live on a farm. A quote from -
Expert Opinion
"By the year 2050, we're going to need 70 percent more food, fiber and fuel, and we're only going to use 70 percent of the resources we use today." by David Kohl -
Farms in the U.S.
There are 2.2 million farms in the U.S. -
The age of the average farmer
Approximately 60% of the farmers in the United States are 55 years old or older. Aging farmers have led to concern about the long-term health of family farms. -
How many people the average farmer feeds
A farmer feeds on a average of 155 people. in 1960 it was 25 people.
