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Bristol

Total population (1990 census): 506325
County seat: Taunton

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 16 394 23380 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 215 6681 12487 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 89 2128 4434 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 4 17 15 tons, dry
Tame Hay 113 2758 4453 tons, dry
Wild Hay 51 1072 1575 tons dry
Grass Silage 28 706 6027 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 65 2795 69735 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 19 66  
Broccoli 4 2  
Head Cabbage 14 140  
Cantaloupes 7 7  
Carrots 3 D  
Collards 3 D  
Cucumbers and Pickles 20 24  
Eggplant 14 14  
Lettuce and Romaine 6 22  
Green Peas 6 5  
Hot Peppers 15 45  
Sweet Peppers 36 123  
Potatoes 6 D D
Pumpkins 44 155  
Rhubarb 5 5  
Squash 63 677  
Sweet Corn 52 775  
Tomatoes 37 50  
Turnips 9 33  
Mixed Vegetables 5 9  
Other Vegetables 10 14  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 42 198 19186 trees
Cherries, Total 5 1 28 trees
Sweet Cherries 5 1 18 trees
Tart Cherries 3 Z 10 trees
Grapes 7 105 D
Peaches 22 37 3381 trees
Pears 11 D 1460 trees
Tame Blueberries 24 27 61846 lbs
Cranberries 44 654 84904 cwt
Raspberries 5 3 900 lbs
Strawberries 19 31 92090 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 124 1286198 373 11121
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 26 X 120 X
Floriculture Crops 65 993364 52 6466
Bedding and Garden Plants 57 646144 33 2749
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 5 D 13 D
Foliage Plants 4 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 14 D D 3579
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 26 X 9 156
Nursery Crops 30 59100 158 2985
Greenhouse Vegetables 12 225834 X 1462
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 36 D 155 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.