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Litchfield

Connecticut CropMAP

Litchfield

Total population (1990 census): 174092
County seat: Litchfield

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 2378 296072 bu
Oats 5 D D
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 1 D D
Dry Edible Beans 1 D D
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Orchardgrass Seed 1 D D
Total Hay* 362 25767 50675 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 99 4653 11024 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 8 184 435 tons, dry
Tame Hay 262 13774 25775 tons, dry
Wild Hay 72 2732 4702 tons dry
Grass Silage 63 4424 26212 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 76 6463 108291 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Asparagus 3 D  
Snap Beans 17 15  
Beets 7 2  
Broccoli 7 2  
Head Cabbage 6 D  
Cantaloupes 5 D  
Carrots 9 2  
Cucumbers and Pickles 23 7  
Eggplant 7 3  
Garlic 3 D  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 5 2  
Lettuce and Romaine 10 5  
Dry Onions 3 D  
Green Peas 5 3  
Hot Peppers 6 4  
Sweet Peppers 19 8  
Potatoes 17 20 3063 cwt
Pumpkins 41 193  
Radishes 3 Z  
Squash 32 31  
Sweet Corn 56 590  
Tomatoes 33 18  
Mixed Vegetables 12 22  
Watermelons 1 D  
Other Vegetables 5 2  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 41 260 19019 trees
Apricots 1 D D
Cherries, Total 3 1 D
Grapes 7 94 58190 vines
Peaches 16 35 2243 trees
Pears 4 4 384 trees
Plums and Prunes 3 D D
Tame Blueberries 14 38 67727 lbs
Currants 1 D D
Raspberries 9 5 3643 lbs
Strawberries 4 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 36 216 15379
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 193 594684 868 5394
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 40 X 106 X
Floriculture Crops 67 518064 53 3539
Bedding and Garden Plants 59 438228 44 2846
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 6 D 5 D
Potted Flowering Plants 19 68100 4 549
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 79 X 41 387
Nursery Crops 34 33300 D 1324
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 3 D D D
Greenhouse Vegetables 9 32460 X 94
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 101 D 669 45

*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.