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Nelson

Total population (1990 census): 12778
County seat: Lovingston

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 19 418 17320 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 219 11626 21292 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 20 564 1258 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 7 D D
Tame Hay 177 8869 16948 tons, dry
Wild Hay 43 1370 2273 tons dry
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 7 101 630 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cucumbers and Pickles 3 D  
Pumpkins 5 107  
Sweet Corn 3 D  
Tomatoes 4 3  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 19 1121 202985 trees
Grapes 10 70 42557 trees
Peaches 4 D D
Strawberries 3 1 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 18 42872 436 747
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X D X
Floriculture Crops 5 D 15 61
Bedding/Garden Plants 5 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 5 X 13 14
Nursery Crops 8 D 277 665
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 5 D 131 D

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