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Penobscot

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Penobscot

Total population (1990 census): 146601
County seat: Bangor

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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
Maize=Corn 5 915 85265 bu
Barley 9 1154 60455 bu
Oats 11 1057 67494 bu
Rye 3 D 347 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Dry Edible Beans 13 180 1737 cwt
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 293 25283 41288 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 28 1050 3058 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 7 157 153 tons, dry
Tame Hay 207 12355 18141 tons, dry
Wild Hay 60 2399 2705 tons dry
Grass Silage 70 9322 51690 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 55 7206 110923 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 13 11  
Beets 15 4  
Broccoli 7 2  
Head Cabbage 5 2  
Cantaloupes 4 2  
Carrots 10 4  
Chinese Peas 1 D  
Cucumbers and Pickles 18 23  
Green Peas 17 26  
Sweet Peppers 4 2  
Potatoes 34 4007 1035188 cwt
Pumpkins 24 57  
Squash 28 50  
Sweet Corn 35 284  
Tomatoes 18 14  
Mixed Vegetables 6 16  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 36 295 27809 trees
Wild Blueberries 10 129 272246 lbs
Raspberries 11 12 6477 lbs
Strawberries 10 58 269053 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 21 183 9114
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 93 290584 865 2391
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 14 X 64 X
Floriculture Crops 56 222768 11 1283
Bedding and Garden Plants 53 199314 D 1145
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 3 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 10 14921 D 95
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 21 X 21 359
Nursery Crops 6 D 60 D
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 4 D D D
Greenhouse Vegetables 6 15292 X 93
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 29 D 774 D

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