Agriculture's share of total output in the U.S. has declined throughout the 20th century, although the absolute value of farm output has increased. The number of U.S. farms grew in the early part of the century, then began to steadily fall. The number of U.S. farms peaked in which of the following decades?

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The number of U.S. farms peaked in the 1930s, a period marked by the Great Depression, which saw a high number of small, family-owned farms. After this period, the trend shifted towards fewer but larger farms due to technological advances and changes in agricultural policy.

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