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Hampden

Massachusetts CropMAP

Hampden

Total population (1990 census): 456310
County seat: Springfield

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 7 125 10130 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Ryegrass Seed 1 D D
Total Hay* 181 7004 12935 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 48 1390 2845 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 7 122 210 tons, dry
Tame Hay 138 4072 7555 tons, dry
Wild Hay 22 401 461 tons dry
Grass Silage 14 1019 5587 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 25 1673 29035 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 14 34  
Broccoli 3 D  
Head Cabbage 12 77  
Cantaloupes 6 6  
Cauliflower 3 2  
Cucumbers and Pickles 22 51  
Eggplant 12 26  
Lettuce and Romaine 6 D  
Dry Onions 4 1  
Green Peas 3 1  
Sweet Peppers 24 78  
Pumpkins 37 156  
Squash 28 116  
Sweet Corn 41 533  
Tomatoes 27 41  
Watermelons 4 2  
Other Vegetables 5 16  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 41 618 59623 trees
Cherries, Total 9 8 282 trees
Sweet Cherries 8 7 219 trees
Tart Cherries 6 2 63 trees
Grapes 3 D D
Peaches 19 60 6160 trees
Pears 15 18 1300 trees
Plums and Prunes 3 D D
Tame Blueberries 27 160 369283 lbs
Wild Blueberries 3 D D
Raspberries 13 19 20414 lbs
Strawberries 17 79 294370 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 11 134 8550
Tobacco 10 454 648436 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 121 1100675 674 8400
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 30 X 83 X
Floriculture Crops 54 862853 33 5856
Bedding and Garden Plants 45 543471 15 3307
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 8 D 12 391
Foliage Plants 5 D D 364
Potted Flowering Plants 18 180350 D 1793
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers 4 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 45 X 19 354
Nursery Crops 20 D 140 1118
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 3 D D 7
Greenhouse Vegetables 6 139400 X 468
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 57 D 465 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.