In 1850 the total United States population was 23,191,786 Farm population was 11,680,000 (estimated) Farmers made up 64% of the labor force Number of farms: 1,449,000 Average farm size (acres): 203
"During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think."