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Wheat Harvesting on the Palouse
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Agricultural Statistics
An annual publication of the USDA. It is published each year to meet
the diverse need for a reliable reference book on agricultural
production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.
Alternative access: print reference book (1936-present) and CD-ROM.
Statistical Abstract of the United States – Agriculture
This section presents statistics on farms and farm operators; land use;
farm income, expenditures, and debt; farm output, productivity, and
marketings; foreign trade in agricultural products; specific crops; and
livestock, poultry, and their products.
Agricultural Atlases
Questions?
Hailey Mooney
Data Services and Reference Librarian
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U.S. Documents, Journalism, Economics &
Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics Librarian
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Agriculture, Forestry, and Botany Librarian
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