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Lancaster

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Lancaster

Total population (1990 census): 54516
County seat: Lancaster

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 23 558 42327 bu
Wheat 11 686 29095 bu
Oats 12 270 11791 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 6 750 13490 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 4 170 X
Fescue Seed 4 170 27200 lbs
Total Hay* 226 10036 20739 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 27 1162 2817 tons, dry
Tame Hay 199 8387 17096 tons, dry
Wild Hay 18 435 759 tons dry
Grass Silage 3 D D
Corn for Silage 3 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Green Lima Beans 3 D  
Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas 3 4  
Okra 4 3  
Sweet Corn 6 11  
Tomatoes 4 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 5 2 37 trees
Peaches 5 D D
Pears 3 D 22 trees
Plums and Prunes 4 2 20 trees
Pecans 11 53 553 in shell
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 14 201400 43 1116
Floriculture Crops 9 165400 D 922
Bedding and Garden Plants 8 D D 163
Potted Flowering Plants 7 102800 D D
Nursery Crops 4 D 27 D

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