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A.
Number
of Farms The U.S. EPA in 1996 estimated the watershed to have a total of 1,200 farms. In order to find out an approximate total number of farms in the Darby Watershed today, one could use the number of acres each county has in the watershed based on county percentages for land in farms and average farm size. Figure 39 provides the approximate number of farms and acres farmed in the Darby Watershed.
The result is approximately 1,000 farms in the Darby
Watershed. The Agriculture Census
identified several irrigated farms in the six county area.
Irrigated farms are typically those that grow fruit, vegetables, and
sod. The total number of irrigated
farms in each county is listed in Figure 34.
Lastly, four organic farms are located in
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