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Hartford

Total population (1990 census): 851783
County seat: Hartford

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 22 1272 154886 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total 2 D D
Oats 1 D D
Rye 4 30 1050 bu
Sunflower Seed 1 D D
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 1 D D
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Timothy Seed 1 D D
Total Hay* 224 7671 14900 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 59 769 2003 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 12 186 266 tons, dry
Tame Hay 169 5175 9884 tons, dry
Wild Hay 37 1045 1917 tons dry
Grass Silage 12 496 2487 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 46 2324 52666 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Asparagus 4 7  
Snap Beans 29 519  
Beets 9 6  
Broccoli 19 25  
Brussels Sprouts 3 D  
Head Cabbage 21 90  
Cantaloupes 22 27  
Carrots 5 2  
Cauliflower 6 8  
Collards 6 17  
Cucumbers and Pickles 45 207  
Eggplant 26 24  
Honeydew Melons 1 D  
Kale 3 D  
Lettuce and Romaine 12 5  
Mustard Greens 1 D  
Dry Onions 7 2  
Okra 3 2  
Green Peas 9 D  
Hot Peppers 18 13  
Sweet Peppers 56 122  
Potatoes 10 108 29799 cwt
Pumpkins 86 385  
Spinach 5 D  
Squash 62 512  
Sweet Corn 75 2268  
Tomatoes 89 170  
Turnips 4 D  
Mixed Vegetables 10 37  
Watermelons 9 14  
Other Vegetables 11 59  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 55 745 100082 trees
Cherries, Total 3 1 28 trees
Sweet Cherries 3 D D
Grapes 2 D D
Peaches 23 121 9180 trees
Pears 14 108 11053 trees
Plums and Prunes 4 2 86 trees
Tame Blueberries 26 103 330129 lbs
Raspberries 24 30 59142 lbs
Strawberries 32 86 403680 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 16 37 3606
Tobacco 64 2422 3933645 lbs
Other 3 D 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 215 1180696 6645 37390
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 51 X 1377 X
Floriculture Crops 105 1071074 105 6505
Bedding and Garden Plants 95 919316 79 5607
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 10 3800 15 42
Foliage Plants 6 22420 D 80
Potted Flowering Plants 30 125538 D 776
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers 5 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 60 X 30 316
Nursery Crops 41 D 4545 26800
Sod Harvested 7 X D D
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 3 D D 4
Greenhouse Vegetables 13 37772 X 145
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 71 D 656 69

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.