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Owyhee

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Owyhee

Total population (1990 census): 8392
County seat: Murphy

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 80 4763 728270 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total 115 12380 1223329 bu
Spring Wheat 33 3422 285170 bu
Winter Wheat 96 8958 938159 bu
Barley 55 4394 419654 bu
Oats 9 143 8972 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Dry Edible Beans 46 3860 97860 cwt
Dry Edible Peas 3 207 567700 lbs
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 38 3745 X
Alfalfa Seed 35 3432 2073779 lbs
Red Clover Seed 4 253 D
Total Hay* 350 69604 281300 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 309 44956 237716 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 52 2887 7486 tons, dry
Tame Hay 45 6715 11800 tons, dry
Wild Hay 36 13571 20500 tons dry
Grass Silage 18 1475 11388 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 45 2870 69941 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 3 D  
Sugar Beets for Sugar 33 6079 164040 tons
Dry Onions 10 395  
Potatoes 34 5236 2336181 cwt
Sweet Corn 8 329  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 6 71 14114 trees
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Mint for Oil 7 685 53325 lbs of oil
Sweet Corn for Seed 11 380 744916 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 9 D 216 D
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 7 X 216 X
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 6 D 179 207

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