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Hempstead

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Hempstead

Total population (1990 census): 21621
County seat: Hope

Extension office

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 6 465 D
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 12 3492 83234 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 447 30675 72620 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 3 D D
Small Grain Hay 8 331 638 tons, dry
Tame Hay 302 20913 53047 tons, dry
Wild Hay 152 9258 18719 tons dry
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 3 6  
Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas 4 9  
Watermelons 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Peaches 3 13 D
Pecans 10 394 5929 in shell
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale Farms Sq. ft. under glass or other protection Acres in the open Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 7 44572 D 234
Floriculture Crops 6 D D D
Bedding and Garden Plants 6 38360 D 194

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.