"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
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