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Middlesex

Massachusetts CropMAP

Middlesex

Total population (1990 census): 1398468
County seat: Cambridge

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 6 71 8600 bu
Barley 2 D D
Oats 3 35 1250 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 176 7119 12517 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 58 2275 3993 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 8 142 125 tons, dry
Tame Hay 112 3436 6693 tons, dry
Wild Hay 32 891 1280 tons dry
Grass Silage 10 375 1278 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 17 576 11080 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Asparagus 3 6  
Snap Beans 33 53  
Beets 14 7  
Broccoli 22 22  
Brussels Sprouts 3 Z  
Head Cabbage 16 13  
Cantaloupes 13 10  
Carrots 21 33  
Cauliflower 5 5  
Celery 3 1  
Cucumbers and Pickles 23 15  
Eggplant 18 10  
Garlic 8 4  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 11 5  
Lettuce and Romaine 21 43  
Dry Onions 7 8  
Green Onions 8 8  
Green Peas 12 13  
Hot Peppers 9 5  
Sweet Peppers 40 57  
Potatoes 9 27 1957 cwt
Pumpkins 64 532  
Radishes 3 Z  
Spinach 5 2  
Squash 64 169  
Sweet Corn 79 1176  
Tomatoes 70 64  
Turnip Greens 1 D  
Mixed Vegetables 12 63  
Watercress 1 D  
Watermelons 4 1  
Other Vegetables 8 18  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 53 818 87078 trees
Cherries, Total 3 2 D
Sweet Cherries 3 1 D
Tart Cherries 3 1 D
Grapes 10 18 5285 vines
Peaches 17 36 4081 trees
Pears 6 28 1828 trees
Tame Blueberries 21 22 44600 lbs
Raspberries 17 11 8270 lbs
Strawberries 22 43 136614 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 5 D D
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 184 3373578 1245 41250
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 66 X 251 X
Floriculture Crops 122 3292608 185 32842
Bedding and Garden Plants 93 1798026 139 23062
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 27 425894 24 2689
Foliage Plants 7 30844 5 316
Potted Flowering Plants 43 1037844 18 6775
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 41 X 6 99
Nursery Crops 28 D D 8059
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 3 2600 D D
Greenhouse Vegetables 12 39450 X 169
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 52 D 351 23

*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.