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Yellowstone

Total population (1990 census): 113419
County seat: Billings

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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 32 2690 375110 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total 208 97210 3234657 bu
Spring Wheat 102 D D
Winter Wheat 161 65428 2299023 bu
Barley 179 18700 1309766 bu
Oats 31 1229 75650 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Dry Edible Beans 16 978 21188 cwt
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 9 1043 X
Alfalfa Seed 9 1043 145305 lbs
Total Hay* 595 52085 115109 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 492 39161 94318 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 45 2392 3414 tons, dry
Tame Hay 124 7808 12772 tons, dry
Wild Hay 50 1998 2669 tons dry
Grass Silage 16 726 5810 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 114 11290 239831 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Sugar Beets for Sugar 81 9755 211375 tons
Pumpkins 5 45  
Sweet Corn 7 255  
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 14 169400 200 2287
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 7 X 188 X
Floriculture Crops 8 D D 1524
Bedding/Garden Plants 6 130700 D 1014
Potted Flowering Plants 4 D D D
Nursery Crops 6 D 21 162

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.