Few Farms But More Efficient Farm Production Rises Steadily Farms are getting bigger, few er and more efficient, reports the U S. census bureau. The average farm grew from 174 to 2104 acres between 1940 and 1950, the census figures show. Dur ing this decade, the actual number of farms decreased by 713.000. About 870.000 fewer persons worked on farms in 1950 than in 1940. Meanwhile, farm production has been rising steadily. Between 1940 and 1950, corn production increased

67.7%