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Kennebec

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Kennebec

Total population (1990 census): 115904
County seat: Augusta

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 11 542 41705 bu
Oats 6 140 6282 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 282 30484 43024 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 25 1354 2053 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 7 206 132 tons, dry
Tame Hay 200 14609 19541 tons, dry
Wild Hay 72 5696 5895 tons dry
Grass Silage 57 8619 46218 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 47 4238 66926 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 18 11  
Beets 13 4  
Broccoli 5 1  
Head Cabbage 7 4  
Cantaloupes 8 2  
Carrots 6 1  
Cauliflower 5 1  
Cucumbers and Pickles 20 14  
Garlic 3 Z  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 3 1  
Lettuce and Romaine 6 1  
Mustard Greens 1 D  
Dry Onions 8 2  
Green Onions 3 1  
Green Peas 16 17  
Hot Peppers 4 Z  
Sweet Peppers 8 1  
Potatoes 14 9 1406 cwt
Pumpkins 26 35  
Spinach 4 1  
Squash 16 14  
Sweet Corn 37 203  
Tomatoes 21 13  
Turnips 4 1  
Mixed Vegetables 4 D  
Other Vegetables 11 4  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 18 663 51142 trees
Wild Blueberries 6 89 190432 lbs
Raspberries 7 5 2270 lbs
Strawberries 15 38 179596 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Herbs, Total 3 1 X
Maple Trees Tapped 19 19 4364
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 68 206927 369 2480
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 12 X 31 X
Floriculture Crops 35 192247 25 1914
Bedding and Garden Plants 29 141719 20 1185
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 3 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 4 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 19 X 14 212
Nursery Crops 7 D 11 D
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 3 D D D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 27 D 306 D

*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.