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Sources: Thirteenth Census of the United States, volumes 5-7 (Agriculture); U.S. Census of Agriculture, 1950; U.S.
Census of Agriculture, 1997.
* States marked with asterisks (*) were ranked in the top 10 for each time period.
Table 3.4. Top Ten Counties Ranked by Agricultural Sales: 1950 and 1997
Sources: U.S. Census of Agriculture, 1950; U.S. Census of Agriculture, 1997. Counties marked with asterisks (*)
were ranked in the top 10 for each time period.
The importance of California's agriculture to the nation's food supply should not be un-
derestimated. Eight of the ten leading agricultural counties in the United States, in terms of