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Kent

Total population (1990 census): 110993
County seat: Dover

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 302 42629 3833911 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 19 1071 63268 bu
Wheat 234 26162 1747383 bu
Barley 114 16714 1420004 bu
Oats 36 428 22008 bu
Rye 10 D D
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 379 79915 2555454 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 231 6972 20135 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 162 3321 12382 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 19 379 845 tons, dry
Tame Hay 132 2127 4530 tons, dry
Wild Hay 8 239 384 tons dry
Grass Silage 34 906 5981 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 87 4621 54072 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 4 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Asparagus 3 D  
Green Lima Beans 13 D  
Snap Beans 10 467  
Broccoli 6 11  
Cantaloupes 10 20  
Cucumbers and Pickles 10 2143  
Green Peas 16 D  
Hot Peppers 13 43  
Sweet Peppers 12 22  
Potatoes 11 3066 651091 cwt
Pumpkins 16 68  
Squash 5 8  
Sweet Corn 32 4040  
Tomatoes 12 D  
Watermelons 4 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 5 D D
Grapes 3 D 1600 vines
Peaches 5 D D
Blackberries 2 D D
Raspberries 3 D D
Strawberries 20 34 160250 lbs
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 57 288487 598 3476
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 13 X 254 X
Floriculture Crops 24 196187 21 961
Bedding and Garden Plants 14 108601 D 593
Potted Flowering Plants 15 87586 17 D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 26 X 78 483
Nursery Crops 9 D D D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 15 D 102 24

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