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Allegheny

Pennsylvania CropMAP

Allegheny

Total population (1990 census): 1336449
County seat: Pittsburgh

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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 52 979 70637 bu
Wheat 22 176 6293 bu
Barley 7 54 2584 bu
Emmer and Spelt 4 42 2800 bu
Oats 43 539 23865 bu
Rye 12 90 2770 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 6 168 5080 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 160 7939 14289 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 95 3055 6878 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 12 124 101 tons, dry
Tame Hay 86 3956 5933 tons, dry
Wild Hay 21 714 1193 tons dry
Grass Silage 5 90 550 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 18 223 2171 tons, green
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 9 8  
Beets 5 5  
Broccoli 4 4  
Head Cabbage 14 15  
Cantaloups 7 10  
Carrots 5 1  
Cauliflower 4 3  
Collards 3 D  
Cucumbers and Pickles 4 D  
Eggplant 4 4  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 3 D  
Kale 3 D  
Lettuce and Romaine 6 6  
Green Onions 3 D  
Green Peas 4 D  
Hot Peppers 6 5  
Sweet Peppers 12 37  
Potatoes 8 22 6045 cwt
Pumpkins 14 83  
Spinach 3 D  
Squash 10 15  
Sweet Corn 28 254  
Tomatoes 17 36  
Watermelons 4 8  
Other Vegetables 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 23 87 8283 trees
Cherries, Total 4 1 14 trees
Sweet Cherries 4 D D
Grapes 9 2 1234 vines
Peaches 7 12 1095 trees
Pears 5 D D
Tame Blueberries 5 D 24450 lbs
Raspberries 3 D 12500 lbs
Strawberries 10 22 64234 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 90 646679 219 4271
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 20 X 37 X
Floriculture Crops 54 580754 14 3418
Bedding and Garden Plants 45 425942 6 2711
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 7 D 5 17
Foliage Plants 5 D D 82
Potted Flowering Plants 19 124012 3 608
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 17 X 61 106
Nursery Crops 27 D 117 446
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 4 8000 D D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 8 18001 D 47

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