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3 sourced facts about U.S. agriculture and farming, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.

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About what share of the U.S. population worked in agriculture by 2008, down from nearly half in 1870?

Answerless than 2%

Mechanization and productivity gains sharply cut the share of Americans needed to work the land.

Source: USDA historical data (2008) en.wikipedia.org

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About how many farms disappeared in the U.S. between 1948 and 2015, even as total output more than doubled?

Answerabout 4 million farms

Remaining farms grew larger and far more productive even as the total number shrank dramatically.

Source: USDA historical data (2015) en.wikipedia.org

About how many acres of U.S. cropland were abandoned between 1986 and 2018?

Answerabout 30 million acres

Cropland abandonment happens for many reasons, from soil depletion to shifting land-use economics.

Source: Land-use research (2018) en.wikipedia.org

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