Farm Home and its Planning Merit Badge History

Earned through 1959135,174

Best year19456,691 earned

All-time popularity#132official, as of 2020#136by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1945 with 6,691. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1928131 earned#82 of 88

19291,602 earned#53 of 89

19302,594 earned#41 of 92

19313,480 earned#42 of 96

19323,405 earned#38 of 98

19333,690 earned#37 of 101

19343,329 earned#34 of 101

19354,627 earned#31 of 101

19363,510 earned#31 of 101

19375,884 earned#28 of 102

19384,971 earned#31 of 105

19395,426 earned#30 of 106

19405,326 earned#31 of 106

19414,633 earned#31 of 106

19424,028 earned#31 of 110

19435,202 earned#30 of 112

19446,651 earned#28 of 111

19456,691 earned#29 of 111

19464,507 earned#35 of 111

19474,089 earned#34 of 111

19483,667 earned#37 of 111

19494,132 earned#37 of 111

19504,597 earned#38 of 111

19514,962 earned#41 of 111

19524,702 earned#47 of 120

19534,312 earned#46 of 105

19544,513 earned#50 of 103

19554,609 earned#51 of 100

19564,173 earned#53 of 100

19574,171 earned#52 of 100

19583,827 earned#58 of 101

19593,733 earned#60 of 101

"#60 of 101" means the badge was number 60 of the 101 merit badges earned that year. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

1928131#82 of 88

19291,602#53 of 89

19302,594#41 of 92

19313,480#42 of 96

19323,405#38 of 98

19333,690#37 of 101

19343,329#34 of 101

19354,627#31 of 101

19363,510#31 of 101

19375,884#28 of 102

19384,971#31 of 105

19395,426#30 of 106

19405,326#31 of 106

19414,633#31 of 106

19424,028#31 of 110

19435,202#30 of 112

19446,651#28 of 111

19456,691#29 of 111

19464,507#35 of 111

19474,089#34 of 111

19483,667#37 of 111

19494,132#37 of 111

19504,597#38 of 111

19514,962#41 of 111

19524,702#47 of 120

19534,312#46 of 105

19544,513#50 of 103

19554,609#51 of 100

19564,173#53 of 100

19574,171#52 of 100

19583,827#58 of 101

19593,733#60 of 101

Grand total through 1959:

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Farm Home and its Planning: workbook data

Printings (27)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	HC
x	1929		3B	back-3			3344
c	1929	October	3B	back-3			3344
x	1930	May	3B	back-3		1930	3344
x	1931	March	3B	back-3		1930	3344
x	1932	November	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3344
c	1933	November	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3344
	1934	not made
x	1935	September	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3344
	1936	not made
x	1937	March	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3344
x	1938	March	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3344
c	1939	June	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3344
x	1940	November	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3344
	1941	not made
x	1942	January	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3344
x	1942	June	3B	back-3	2M	1930	3344
	1943	not made
x	1944	May	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3344
x	1945	January	5B-1	blank	2M	1930	3344
x	1945	October	5B-1	blank	2M	1930	3344
x	1946	December	5B-1	blank	2M	1930	3344
	1947	not made
x	1948	September	5B	blank	2M	1930	3344
	1949	not made
x	1950	December	5B-2	blank	1M	1930	3344
x	1951	September	5B-2	back-6a	1M	1930	3344	HCH
x	1952	January	5B-1	back-6a	2M	1930	3344
x	1953	June	6	back-6b-1	2M	1930	3344
x	1954	September	6	back-6b-2	2M	1930	3344	HCJV1
x	1955	June	6	back-6b-2	3M		3344
	1956	not made
x	1957	January	6	back-6b-2	2M		3344
x	1957	June	6	back-6b-2	2M		3344	HCJV1
x	1958	November	6	back-6c-2	2M		3344

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1928	131	82	88
1929	1,602	53	89
1930	2,594	41	92
1931	3,480	42	96
1932	3,405	38	98
1933	3,690	37	101
1934	3,329	34	101
1935	4,627	31	101
1936	3,510	31	101
1937	5,884	28	102
1938	4,971	31	105
1939	5,426	30	106
1940	5,326	31	106
1941	4,633	31	106
1942	4,028	31	110
1943	5,202	30	112
1944	6,651	28	111
1945	6,691	29	111
1946	4,507	35	111
1947	4,089	34	111
1948	3,667	37	111
1949	4,132	37	111
1950	4,597	38	111
1951	4,962	41	111
1952	4,702	47	120
1953	4,312	46	105
1954	4,513	50	103
1955	4,609	51	100
1956	4,173	53	100
1957	4,171	52	100
1958	3,827	58	101
1959	3,733	60	101