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Box Elder

Total population (1990 census): 36485
County seat: Brigham City

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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 90 5563 884219 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total 413 74665 3940326 bu
Spring Wheat 75 7692 336192 bu
Winter Wheat 390 66973 3604134 bu
Barley 206 12196 983722 bu
Oats 26 1056 85447 bu
Safflower 47 5783 6913198 lbs
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Dry Edible Beans 3 157 2376 cwt
Sugar Beets for Seed 3 29 82800 lbs
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 17 2906 X
Alfalfa Seed 10 600 49462 lbs
Wheatgrass Seed 10 2306 189566 lbs
Total Hay* 607 65882 250095 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 537 52657 222375 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 54 2039 4623 tons, dry
Tame Hay 82 2932 6036 tons, dry
Wild Hay 69 5016 8136 tons dry
Grass Silage 40 3238 26770 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 108 5955 140979 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cantaloups 14 93  
Potatoes 6 D D
Dry Onions 18 759  
Hot Peppers 9 D  
Sweet Peppers 4 9  
Pumpkins 11 28  
Squash 6 10  
Sweet Corn 16 158  
Tomatoes 14 35  
Watermelons 7 24  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 39 191 25215 trees
Apricots 25 84 6359 trees
Cherries, Total 54 614 68504 trees
Sweet Cherries 37 154 12194 trees
Tart Cherries 38 460 56310 trees
Grapes 4 D 1505 trees
Peaches 57 557 61456 trees
Pears 7 11 2230 trees
Plums and Prunes 6 5 338 trees
Raspberries 4 3 10353 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Mint for Oil 3 D D
Other 4 D X
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 44890 536 2297
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 10 X D X
Floriculture Crops 6 44890 D 482
Bedding and Garden Plants 6 37945 D 464
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 4 X 10 2
Nursery Crops 3 D 6 D
Sod Harvested 3 X D D

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