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Buckingham

Total population (1990 census): 12873
County seat: Buckingham

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 31 392 29168 bu
Wheat 10 326 22090 bu
Barley 5 57 3160 bu
Oats 5 41 1382 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 269 16604 29640 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 15 430 1148 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 17 323 695 tons, dry
Tame Hay 216 13531 23774 tons, dry
Wild Hay 46 2011 3629 tons dry
Grass Silage 8 309 1184 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 15 528 4180 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Potatoes 3 D D
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 5 6 120 trees
Grapes 3 1 D
Peaches 3 D 29 trees
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 9 20 33543 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 10 D 149 249
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 6 X D 24
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 5 D D 5

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