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El Dorado

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El Dorado

Total population (1990 census): 125995
County seat: Placerville

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)

Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 12 452 498 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 3 D D
Wild Hay 4 37 39 tons dry
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Bean 4 1  
Cucumbers & Pickles 7 1  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 6 3  
Lettuce and Romaine 8 2  
Dry Onions 4 Z  
Sweet Peppers 9 1  
Potatoes 4 1 280 cwt
Pumpkins 8 32  
Squash 13 12  
Sweet Corn 3 4  
Tomatoes 25 25  
Mixed Vegetables 3 3  
Other Vegetables 4 4  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 168 819 118792 trees
Apricots 12 2 63 trees
Avocados 3 1 11 trees
Cherries, Total 48 118 14442 trees
Sweet Cherries 47 D D
Figs 6 1 24 trees
Grapes 114 1167 588043 vines
Nectarines 30 46 11396 trees
Peaches 78 163 30122 trees
Pears 62 353 61612 trees
Persimmons 6 9 D
Plums and Prunes 47 50 6574 trees
Pomegranates 4 D D
Almonds 9 23 1494
Pecans 6 2 52 in shell
English Walnuts 53 311 6946 in shell
Other Nuts 8 19 785 in shell
Blackberries 10 5 13324 lbs
Boysenberries 6 6 5614 lbs
Raspberries 6 6 12177 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Herbs, Total 6 3 X
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 123 104290 659 3312
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 75 X 284 X
Floriculture Crops 24 92730 15 803
Bedding and Garden Plants 11 71296 5 437
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 8 D 6 53
Foliage Plants 3 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 8 5634 D D
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers 5 D D 48
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 75 X 500 1422
Nursery Crops 14 7010 23 948
Greenhouse Vegetables 3 D X 2
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 23 D 109 63

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.