Virginia CropMAP

Mecklenburg

Total population (1990 census): 29241
County seat: Mecklenburg

Extension office

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	45	916	62655 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed	3	D	D
Wheat	92	2838	126786 bu
Barley	5	155	9535 bu
Oats	32	449	26121 bu
Rye	5	87	2380 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybeans for Beans	72	7740	195637 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	348	21565	39034 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	38	773	2590 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	133	4606	9201 tons, dry
Tame Hay	284	14713	25124 tons, dry
Wild Hay	45	1357	1859 tons dry
Grass Silage	6	116	781 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop	13	1129	11748 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Green Lima Beans	4	D
Snap Beans	6	8
Cantaloups	3	8
Cucumbers and Pickles	5	18
Sweetpotatoes	4	6	1001 bu
Sweet Corn	8	85
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	6	7	231 trees
Grapes	4	1	D
Peaches	3	3	46 trees
Blackberries	3	D	D
Strawberries	4	12	D
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
Tobacco	233	6716	15266937 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	21	1156830	D	4527
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	3	X	2	X
Floriculture Crops	12	1119500	D	3184
Bedding/Garden Plants	11	D	D	2055
Potted Flowering Plants	5	D	D	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	3	X	D	6
Nursery Crops	6	D	1	D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	6	20330	D	157

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