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New Kent

Total population (1990 census): 10445
County seat: New Kent

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 20 3329 235820 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 3 306 18342 bu
Wheat 18 2919 204198 bu
Barley 4 309 22140 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 25 5041 96298 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 25 578 1025 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 4 20 35 tons, dry
Tame Hay 20 473 897 tons, dry
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cantaloups 5 12  
Pumpkins 8 77  
Sweet Corn 3 D  
Watermelons 5 15  
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 7 9204 15 263
Nursery Crops 3 D D D

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.