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Durham

Total population (1990 census): 181855
County seat: Durham

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 12 73 5116 bu
Wheat 11 524 25714 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 10 433 9916 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 69 2171 3381 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 14 216 518 tons, dry
Tame Hay 58 1822 2753 tons, dry
Wild Hay 7 65 65 tons dry
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 6 229 3864 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Sweetpotatoes 3 4 800 bu
Sweet Corn 8 10  
Tomatoes 5 2  
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 38 1709 3010716 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 14 53508 49 712
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 6 X 15 X
Floriculture Crops 4 D D D
Nursery Crops 11 D 31 657

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