An estimated 1.8 million farm operations represented in the 1990 Farm Costs and Returns Survey operated about 1 billion acres of land in 1990. Average farm size was 588 acres, but almost 44 percent of farms operated 100 acres or less. Farms VJith sales of less than $10,000 accounted for almost...

The average charge for saw-ginning and wrapping. a 480-pound net-weight bale of cotton in the United States Has 942.61 during the 1991/92 season, $1.07 below the average charge in 1990/91. The lOHer charge reflect- larger cotton production in recent years. There were a total of 1,500 active...

Annual per-person consumption of dairy products, poultry, fish and shellfish, fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen vegetables, fruit and vegetable juices, and beverages rose in low-income households during the 1980's. Consumption of fats and oils, flours and cereals, bakery products, red meats,...