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Atlantic

Total population (1990 census): 224327
County seat: Mays Landing

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 43 527 49739 bu
Rye 15 124 3078 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 11 313 8712 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 44 1136 1778 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 12 119 287 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 5 61 79 tons, dry
Tame Hay 26 803 1370 tons, dry
Wild Hay 7 153 42 tons dry
Corn for Silage 4 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Asparagus 6 33  
Green Lima Beans 6 14  
Snap Beans 16 174  
Beets 14 70  
Broccoli 5 20  
Chinese Cabbage 3 29  
Head Cabbage 22 405  
Cantaloupes 15 27  
Carrots 3 1  
Collards 12 151  
Cucumbers and Pickles 33 715  
Eggplant 17 79  
Endive 10 71  
Escarole 10 76  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 14 460  
Kale 11 77  
Lettuce and Romaine 25 371  
Dry Onions 4 6  
Parsley 13 163  
Green Peas 5 58  
Hot Peppers 10 43  
Sweet Peppers 37 266  
Potatoes 4 D D
Sweetpotatoes 20 319 71235 bu
Pumpkins 29 141  
Radishes 3 D  
Spinach 14 206  
Squash 44 612  
Sweet Corn 34 879  
Tomatoes 40 216  
Turnips 3 27  
Mixed Vegetables 5 40  
Watermelons 16 67  
Other Vegetables 12 248  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 27 289 17001 trees
Grapes 13 72 29874 vines
Peaches 15 449 47281 trees
Blackberries 3 1 1100 lbs
Tame Blueberries 66 5413 30573973 lbs
Cranberries 3 D D
Raspberries 9 6 3338 lbs
Strawberries 16 19 81595 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 171 1290611 2216 12193
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 54 X 787 X
Floriculture Crops 55 1000446 493 5931
Bedding and Garden Plants 40 569070 34 2952
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 11 D 432 1744
Foliage Plants 5 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 14 189475 D D
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers 4 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 87 X 382 425
Nursery Crops 30 253225 D 2627
Vegetable and Flower Seed 3 8280 D 17
Greenhouse Vegetables 4 8585 X 12
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 36 D 315 69

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