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Bledsoe

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Bledsoe

Total population (1990 census): 9669
County seat: Pikeville

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 31 1700 142373 bu
Wheat 10 523 17429 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 16 1398 43317 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 371 19707 43445 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 12 255 614 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 34 1100 2732 tons, dry
Tame Hay 348 17995 39437 tons, dry
Wild Hay 12 164 344 tons dry
Grass Silage 8 193 956 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 15 725 10858 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 7 428  
Cantaloups 3 14  
Sweet Peppers 9 26  
Potatoes 6 29 4290 bu
Pumpkins 27 547  
Squash 3 D  
Sweet Corn 3 22  
Tomatoes 21 354  
Watermelons 4 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 7 128 15962 trees
Grapes 4 4 1772 trees
Blackberries 5 1 420 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 8 66 135088 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 12 D 127 225
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 4 X 55 28
Nursery Crops 8 D D D

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