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Amelia

Total population (1990 census): 8787
County seat: Amelia Court House

Extension office

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 37 1996 127455 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 5 310 21655 bu
Wheat 25 1154 53899 bu
Barley 29 1876 114807 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 50 5283 97291 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 187 10405 17538 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 37 1003 2541 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 21 468 1177 tons, dry
Tame Hay 159 7797 12079 tons, dry
Wild Hay 9 227 201 tons dry
Grass Silage 10 910 4619 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 28 2764 26032 tons, grn
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 3 D 235 trees
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 25 563 1142263 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 7 D 32 D

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.