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Hillsborough

Total population (1990 census): 834054
County seat: Tampa

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 8 63 7824 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 4 47 D
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 5 625 X
Bahia Grass Seed 5 625 22910 lbs
Total Hay* 222 8681 18991 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 10 135 479 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 8 184 D
Tame Hay 162 5554 13557 tons, dry
Wild Hay 42 1142 1399 tons dry
Grass Silage 12 1666 D
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 5 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Green Lima Beans 5 10  
Snap Beans 42 500  
Head Cabbage 5 8  
Cantaloups 7 81  
Celery 4 8  
Collards 19 57  
Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas 29 123  
Cucumbers and Pickles 23 624  
Eggplant 17 100  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 12 123  
Mustard Greens 26 46  
Dry Onions 7 7  
Green Onions 8 8  
Okra 14 24  
Green Peas 9 D  
Hot Peppers 18 96  
Sweet Peppers 7 318  
Squash 64 623  
Sweet Corn 24 61  
Tomatoes 21 3607  
Turnip Greens 10 18  
Watermelons 14 106  
Other Vegetables 16 144  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Avocados 4 2 D
Bananas 3 D D
Grapes 5 11 D
Papayas 4 1 508 trees
Persimmons 7 30 3292
Grapefruit 189 1456 121992 trees
Lemons 7 1 23 trees
Limes 3 Z 20 trees
Oranges 861 28816 2880916 trees
Tangelos 22 381 35814 trees
Honey Tangerines 13 425 54510 trees
Other Tangerines 43 543 75786 trees
Other Citrus Fruits 9 19 1869 trees
Pecans 5 19 286 in shell
Blackberries 4 1 1100 lbs
Tame Blueberries 27 69 48704 lbs
Strawberries 146 5420 117852484 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Herbs, Total 12 123 X
Sugarcane for Seed 3 3 93 tons
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 304 8315051 3216 71581
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 207 X 2684 X
Floriculture Crops 112 6053701 543 32604
Bedding and Garden Plants 33 2596962 198 15664
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 3 D D 67
Foliage Plants 57 D 208 5019
Potted Flowering Plants 36 1841084 D 11853
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 7 X 38 37
Nursery Crops 173 2052478 1519 31056
Sod Harvested 4 X 972 2460
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 3 D D D
Greenhouse Vegetables 11 182272 X 1394
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 30 D 123 3980

*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.