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Dawson

Total population (1990 census): 9505
County seat: Glendive

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 21 1379 161239 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total 265 169383 4477333 bu
Spring Wheat 254 158242 4224554 bu
Durum Wheat 12 2572 63101 bu
Winter Wheat 38 8569 189678 bu
Barley 97 15744 591322 bu
Oats 35 2049 80720 bu
Safflower 11 3014 2555574 lbs
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Dry Edible Beans 13 1573 30303 cwt
Dry Edible Peas 13 1993 1305440 lbs
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 3 245 X
Total Hay* 279 44230 60449 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 180 21145 37301 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 90 8349 9826 tons, dry
Tame Hay 108 10099 9879 tons, dry
Wild Hay 72 4637 3443 tons dry
Corn for Silage 15 1228 20384 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Sugar Beets for Sugar 25 3065 61490 tons

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
X=Not applicable.