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Guilford

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Guilford

Total population (1990 census): 347420
County seat: Greensboro

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 129 4352 273400 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 6 50 2740 bu
Wheat 143 5953 273066 bu
Barley 7 138 10060 bu
Oats 42 504 25231 bu
Proso Millet 1 D D
Rye 3 31 672 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 96 4078 106191 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 487 13915 23702 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 37 459 1119 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 91 1632 2433 tons, dry
Tame Hay 408 10469 18207 tons, dry
Wild Hay 56 962 1542 tons dry
Grass Silage 14 393 1201 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 21 2808 33919 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Green Lima Beans 3 D  
Snap Beans 18 13  
Head Cabbage 5 6  
Cantaloups 10 4  
Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas 3 1  
Cucumbers and Pickles 5 2  
Lettuce and Romaine 3 5  
Mustard Greens 5 4  
Okra 5 2  
Potatoes 13 D D
Sweetpotatoes 5 7 1353 bu
Pumpkins 8 11  
Squash 6 3  
Sweet Corn 25 54  
Tomatoes 23 11  
Turnip Greens 6 3  
Watermelons 10 6  
Other Vegetables 3 3  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 18 17 623 trees
Cherries, Total 3 D D
Grapes 6 D D
Peaches 14 7 295 trees
Pears 6 1 27 trees
Plums and Prunes 5 1 24
Pecans 11 14 141 in shell
Blackberries 5 7 D
Tame Blueberries 7 7 5152 lbs
Strawberries 17 31 126004 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 235 5450 11799119 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 84 625411 373 10842
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 27 X 297 X
Floriculture Crops 42 302890 D 3390
Bedding/Garden Plants 28 135957 14 1917
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 4 D 5 13
Foliage Plants 5 D D 42
Potted Flowering Plants 21 155833 D 1418
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 5 X 8 7
Nursery Crops 26 274938 247 7068
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 3 D D D
Greenhouse Vegetables 6 19800 X 67
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 16 16550 64 76

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