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Giles

Total population (1990 census): 16366
County seat: Pearisburg

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 10 71 4476 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 260 9130 15165 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 67 1167 2654 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 11 143 233 tons, dry
Tame Hay 207 7093 11326 tons, dry
Wild Hay 30 642 847 tons dry
Grass Silage 7 85 318 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 27 410 5300 tons, grn
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 6 D D
Tame Blueberries 3 17 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 8 D D 183
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 5 X 22 22

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