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Middlesex

Total population (1990 census): 143196
County seat: Middlesex

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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 3 D D
Buckwheat 1 D D
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Timothy Seed 1 D D
Total Hay* 123 3980 6341 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 21 360 551 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 3 D D
Tame Hay 90 2530 3700 tons, dry
Wild Hay 33 708 899 tons dry
Grass Silage 6 D D
Corn for Silage 14 502 9515 tons, grn
Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay 1 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 6 D  
Head Cabbage 1 D  
Cantaloupes 9 3  
Cucumbers and Pickles 12 7  
Eggplant 7 4  
Garlic 2 D  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 3 D  
Lettuce and Romaine 4 D  
Parsley 3 Z  
Hot Peppers 4 2  
Sweet Peppers 18 13  
Potatoes 9 9 1320 cwt
Pumpkins 22 66  
Squash 11 12  
Sweet Corn 21 103  
Tomatoes 23 15  
Watermelons 6 1  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 14 213 D
Grapes 3 D D
Peaches 5 45 D
Pears 6 D D
Tame Blueberries 3 D D
Wild Blueberries 1 D D
Cranberries 1 D D
Raspberries 4 D D
Strawberries 9 18 114700 lbs
Other Berries 1 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 8 14 501
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 96 898605 1209 29259
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 16 X D X
Floriculture Crops 36 830897 D 6026
Bedding and Garden Plants 31 553208 5 4068
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 4 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 11 D D 1674
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 42 X 16 283
Nursery Crops 14 D D D
Greenhouse Vegetables 4 2208 X 5
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 49 D 359 5

*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.