Virginia CropMAP

Bedford

Total population (1990 census): 45552
County seat: Bedford

Extension office

CropSELECT

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

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	34	399	27361 bu
Wheat	28	631	35633 bu
Barley	12	237	19690 bu
Oats	8	58	2983 bu
Rye	3	55	1324 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybeans for Beans	3	130	2610 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	915	42884	76312 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	95	2182	5322 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	77	1450	2782 tons, dry
Tame Hay	786	34278	61198 tons, dry
Wild Hay	95	3294	4247 tons dry
Grass Silage	37	1680	8296 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop	71	4018	36769 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Snap Beans	3	1
Potatoes	3	2	214 cwt
Sweet Corn	3	D
Tomatoes	3	1
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	26	241	19027 trees
Grapes	7	15	7482 trees
Peaches	9	54	5432 trees
Strawberries	5	49	109000 lbs
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
Tobacco	12	85	161832 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	35	41846	107	899
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	5	X	12	X
Floriculture Crops	13	D	13	200
Bedding/Garden Plants	9	27996	D	155
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	4	D	3	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	16	X	43	167
Nursery Crops	6	D	24	D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	6	D	28	6

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