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Barnstable

Total population (1990 census): 186605
County seat: Barnstable

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 1 D D
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 8 D D
Alfalfa Hay 2 D D
Tame Hay 7 D D
Wild Hay 2 D D
Corn for Silage 1 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 11 3  
Beets 5 2  
Broccoli 3 D  
Carrots 5 1  
Cucumbers and Pickles 15 9  
Eggplant 3 Z  
Lettuce and Romaine 10 5  
Green Onions 3 Z  
Green Peas 3 2  
Sweet Peppers 8 11  
Potatoes 6 4 381 cwt
Pumpkins 10 24  
Squash 13 8  
Sweet Corn 11 67  
Tomatoes 19 20  
Mixed Vegetables 7 14  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 10 18 1424 trees
Tart Cherries 2 D D
Grapes 4 D D
Peaches 6 2 223 trees
Plums and Prunes 1 D D
Tame Blueberries 13 17 16863 lbs
Cranberries 78 1594 200564 cwt
Raspberries 6 1 230 lbs
Strawberries 15 17 34024 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 58 374944 127 4584
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 23 X 36 X
Floriculture Crops 39 311244 22 1746
Bedding and Garden Plants 25 251944 13 1561
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 12 D D 32
Foliage Plants 4 2700 D 11
Potted Flowering Plants 12 56600 D 142
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 8 X 2 19
Nursery Crops 11 D D D
Greenhouse Vegetables 9 29050 X 138
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 15 6250 75 118

*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.