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Delaware

Total population (1990 census): 547651
County seat: Media

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 4 D D
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 3 72 2742 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 15 784 1394 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 5 299 745 tons, dry
Tame Hay 9 472 635 tons, dry
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 3 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Tomatoes 4 3  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Grapes 3 D D
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 32 747996 94 5922
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 8 X 7 X
Floriculture Crops 18 524996 11 2370
Bedding and Garden Plants 13 314100 8 1246
Potted Flowering Plants 11 D 4 D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 5 X 20 53
Nursery Crops 11 D D 184

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