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Total population (1990 census): 26149
County seat: Chelsea

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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 7 254 31373 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 358 28321 46637 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 44 1272 2907 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 8 232 679 tons, dry
Tame Hay 248 12982 21807 tons, dry
Wild Hay 64 2206 2770 tons dry
Grass Silage 136 11629 55412 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 102 4496 85621 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Asparagus 3 1  
Snap Beans 3 1  
Broccoli 4 D  
Cantaloupes 3 1  
Cucumbers and Pickles 3 1  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 4 2  
Lettuce and Romaine 4 D  
Dry Onions 4 1  
Sweet Peppers 3 1  
Potatoes 7 D D
Pumpkins 9 D  
Spinach 3 D  
Squash 8 8  
Sweet Corn 15 115  
Tomatoes 7 2  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 19 88 7303 trees
Tame Blueberries 9 6 6728 lbs
Raspberries 6 1 682 lbs
Strawberries 6 13 D
Other Berries 1 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Ginseng 1 D D
Maple Trees Tapped 117 1401 107922
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 46 138856 199 1760
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 7 X 10 X
Floriculture Crops 24 D 15 673
Bedding and Garden Plants 19 43744 D 378
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 8 D 7 D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 12 X 3 38
Nursery Crops 4 D D D
Greenhouse Vegetables 8 D X D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 17 D 154 Z

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.