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Pennsylvania CropMAP

Blair

Total population (1990 census): 130542
County seat: Hollidaysburg

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 166 10191 934949 bu
Wheat 39 750 39843 bu
Barley 39 608 40822 bu
Oats 67 946 48720 bu
Rye 6 94 2720 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 44 2493 97762 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 326 25760 61112 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 243 11650 33825 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 20 554 902 tons, dry
Tame Hay 129 4599 7482 tons, dry
Wild Hay 16 982 2261 tons dry
Grass Silage 117 7975 49926 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 193 13543 173730 tons, green
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 10 126 1463 tons, green
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Broccoli 3 1  
Head Cabbage 6 6  
Cantaloups 6 15  
Cucumbers and Pickles 5 D  
Sweet Peppers 7 12  
Potatoes 8 10 1748 cwt
Pumpkins 6 34  
Squash 4 5  
Sweet Corn 24 382  
Tomatoes 11 17  
Watermelons 3 D  
Other Vegetables 4 20  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 7 D D
Cherries, Total 3 19 1045 trees
Grapes 3 D D
Peaches 3 D D
Strawberries 18 115130 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 31 236304 756 1510
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 6 X 8 X
Floriculture Crops 11 181388 D 534
Bedding and Garden Plants 9 109288 D 325
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 3 18000 D 39
Foliage Plants 4 10000 D 34
Potted Flowering Plants 5 44100 D 136
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 13 X 533 375
Nursery Crops 14 23764 D 494
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 7 D 149 7

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