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Culpeper

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Culpeper

Total population (1990 census): 27791
County seat: Culpeper

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 66 6606 496684 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 3 D D
Wheat 25 1330 68462 bu
Barley 11 756 57266 bu
Oats 3 D D
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 28 4258 124749 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 319 27041 49031 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 42 1789 4494 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 12 261 519 tons, dry
Tame Hay 257 20709 38441 tons, dry
Wild Hay 63 3113 3571 tons dry
Grass Silage 16 1169 6018 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 35 4584 53712 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 5 4  
Cucumbers and Pickles 4 1  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 3 Z  
Sweet Peppers 5 2  
Potatoes 3 D 110 cwt
Pumpkins 5 3  
Squash 5 1  
Sweet Corn 12 10  
Tomatoes 9 17  
Watermelons 3 1  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 7 10 D
Grapes 11 43 26478 trees
Peaches 7 4 210 trees
Tame Blueberries 3 2 2930 lbs
Strawberries 6 3 7390 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Herbs, Total 3 Z X
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 26 D 200 4314
Floriculture Crops 7 D 30 4106
Bedding/Garden Plants 5 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 10 X 48 156
Nursery Crops 4 D 12 23
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 10 D 110 D

*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.