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Chesterfield

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Chesterfield

Total population (1990 census): 209564
County seat: Chesterfield

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 15 393 25995 bu
Wheat 10 690 46771 bu
Oats 4 64 3432 bu
Rye 3 56 2234 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 13 1878 44277 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 72 2417 3060 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 12 117 213 tons, dry
Tame Hay 57 1808 2291 tons, dry
Wild Hay 14 407 414 tons dry
Grass Silage 4 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 4 D  
Cantaloups 3 4  
Cucumbers and Pickles 4 2  
Pumpkins 4 D  
Sweet Corn 4 27  
Tomatoes 5 D  
Watermelons 4 6  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Strawberries 5 25 100050 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 7 144 464100 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 24 163190 771 3404
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 7 X 26 X
Floriculture Crops 10 111698 D 1118
Bedding/Garden Plants 9 D D 795
Potted Flowering Plants 3 D 7 D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 8 X 30 174
Nursery Crops 8 D D D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 6 D 81 16

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