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Gloucester

Total population (1990 census): 30131
County seat: Gloucester

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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 37 5939 465109 bu
Wheat 14 1208 78057 bu
Barley 11 1006 74030 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 36 8352 182178 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 24 720 1024 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 4 D D
Small Grain Hay 4 88 160 tons, dry
Tame Hay 13 438 565 tons, dry
Wild Hay 7 D D
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 3 D D
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 4 D D
Pecans 3 43 645 in shell
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 16 109980 73 1560
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 6 X 47 X
Floriculture Crops 7 86400 D 359
Bedding/Garden Plants 6 D 6 D
Nursery Crops 7 D 47 D

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