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Aroostook

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Aroostook

Total population (1990 census): 86936
County seat: Caribou

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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
Wheat for Grain, Total 10 535 32331 bu
Barley 175 26766 1701510 bu
Buckwheat 1 D D
Canola 1 D D
Oats 220 20644 1538268 bu
Rye 3 84 D
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 14 668 16533 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Timothy Seed 1 D D
Total Hay* 270 21795 32927 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 16 2010 2938 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 16 1614 2112 tons, dry
Tame Hay 204 12975 20645 tons, dry
Wild Hay 42 1889 2561 tons dry
Grass Silage 31 3307 14010 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 17 827 12068 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 3 66 D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 16 6  
Broccoli 7 D  
Head Cabbage 7 6  
Carrots 6 3  
Cucumbers and Pickles 15 3  
Garlic 3 Z  
Green Peas 49 1927  
Potatoes 416 65454 17468682 cwt
Pumpkins 9 20  
Spinach 4 D  
Squash 8 8  
Sweet Corn 24 44  
Tomatoes 6 1  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 19 D 4655 trees
Tame Blueberries 3 1 D
Raspberries 9 6 4889 lbs
Strawberries 13 51 73706 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 14 134 8948
Other 3 D X
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 86 167345 1713 1886
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 10 X 25 X
Floriculture Crops 22 137462 D 520
Bedding and Garden Plants 19 115302 D 430
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 4 7500 D 40
Foliage Plants 3 5700 D 15
Potted Flowering Plants 4 8960 D 36
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 36 X 64 1162
Nursery Crops 14 D D 90
Greenhouse Vegetables 6 17880 X 51
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 58 D 1584 52

*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.