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to lose population (3.1 percent) during the last decade. Most of this population declines is attributed to farmers going out of business.

From 1959 to 1969, over 100 farms were lost in Rappahanock, 42 percent of all farms in the County. With only half of the County in farms, this loss is 15 percent of farm acreag is significant.”

93.9%