[Oldeconomybuyer]

Your number surprised me so I googled and found this (among other stats) from PoliticFact:

“Using 105,000 total USDA employees and the BLS figure of 1.2 million farmers and farm workers — you get a ratio of 1 employee for every 11.4 farmers.”

http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2010/jun/08/george-lemieux/george-lemieux-says-usda-employs-1-person-every-30/

[Eric in the Ozarks]

105,000 USDA employees ?
Maybe in DC.

It couldn’t possibly count AG Dept. employees in every state.