This statistic depicts the percentage of farms using selected farm mechanization in the United States in the beginning of the 19th and 21st century. 79 percent of all U.S. farms in 1900 were using horses, while in 2012 it was only 24 percent.
Percentage of farms using selected farm mechanization in the United States in 1900 and 2012
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Illinois Farm Bureau. (August 10, 2018). Percentage of farms using selected farm mechanization in the United States in 1900 and 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207323/us-farms-using-selected-farm-mechanization-since-in-1900-and-2007/
Illinois Farm Bureau. "Percentage of farms using selected farm mechanization in the United States in 1900 and 2012." Chart. August 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207323/us-farms-using-selected-farm-mechanization-since-in-1900-and-2007/
Illinois Farm Bureau. (2018). Percentage of farms using selected farm mechanization in the United States in 1900 and 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207323/us-farms-using-selected-farm-mechanization-since-in-1900-and-2007/
Illinois Farm Bureau. "Percentage of Farms Using Selected Farm Mechanization in The United States in 1900 and 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207323/us-farms-using-selected-farm-mechanization-since-in-1900-and-2007/
Illinois Farm Bureau, Percentage of farms using selected farm mechanization in the United States in 1900 and 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207323/us-farms-using-selected-farm-mechanization-since-in-1900-and-2007/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Percentage of farms using selected farm mechanization in the United States in 1900 and 2012 [Graph], Illinois Farm Bureau, August 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207323/us-farms-using-selected-farm-mechanization-since-in-1900-and-2007/
