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Fairfax

Total population (1990 census): 818358
County seat: Fairfax

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 3 11 660 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 21 1515 2956 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 3 D D
Tame Hay 19 1307 2706 tons, dry
Grass Silage 3 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 4 D  
Sweet Peppers 6 4  
Pumpkins 3 D  
Spinach 3 D  
Sweet Corn 4 49  
Tomatoes 6 8  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 8 9 617 trees
Cherries, Total 5 4 318 trees
Grapes 4 1 D
Peaches 7 24 D
Pears 3 D D
Plums and Prunes 7 3 198
Pecans 5 3 D
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 29 218524 66 3242
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X 17 X
Floriculture Crops 19 195712 6 1505
Bedding/Garden Plants 14 151800 D 1175
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 4 D D 6
Nursery Crops 8 14400 27 D
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 3 D D D

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