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Total population (1990 census): 21690
County seat: Luray

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 127 3411 272913 bu
Wheat 18 348 18050 bu
Barley 24 431 27275 bu
Oats 4 49 2250 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 17 480 18124 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 344 15944 31680 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 82 1550 3694 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 22 384 621 tons, dry
Tame Hay 270 12007 23782 tons, dry
Wild Hay 41 1151 1998 tons dry
Grass Silage 21 852 4755 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 60 2046 26306 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 4 65 960 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cucumbers and Pickles 3 D  
Potatoes 5 7 365 cwt
Pumpkins 3 D  
Sweet Corn 5 15  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 3 7 295 trees
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 17 48160 217 1201
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X D X
Floriculture Crops 9 48160 3 331
Bedding/Garden Plants 9 31660 3 252
Potted Flowering Plants 3 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 6 X 32 178
Nursery Crops 4 D 17 40

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