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Essex

Total population (1990 census): 37152
County seat: Elizabethtown

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 3 4 210 bu
Wheat 4 225 7590 bu
Oats 3 D D
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 3 220 6500 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 123 15284 24531 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 53 4424 6914 tons, dry
Tame Hay 66 5694 9524 tons, dry
Wild Hay 26 D D
Grass Silage 30 3987 17966 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 29 2440 35442 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cucumbers and Pickles 5 2  
Potatoes 5 D D
Pumpkins 7 11  
Squash 3 D  
Sweet Corn 11 127  
Tomatoes 7 3  
Other Vegetables 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 8 313 40334 trees
Strawberries 4 4 3568 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 23 613 26819
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 19 44072 54 296
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 8 X 41 X
Floriculture Crops 17 D 14 262
Bedding and Garden Plants 15 40772 10 240
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 3 D 4 8
Foliage Plants 4 D D 14
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 3 X 3 D
Nursery Crops 4 D 3 14
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 3 D D D

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