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Powhatan

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Powhatan

Total population (1990 census): 15328
County seat: Powhatan

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 9 856 77693 bu
Wheat 10 431 20618 bu
Barley 5 115 9525 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 16 1081 25532 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 120 7249 15562 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 19 596 2726 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 7 198 275 tons, dry
Tame Hay 104 5841 11441 tons, dry
Wild Hay 11 196 319 tons dry
Grass Silage 11 418 2400 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 14 2257 24557 tons, grn
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 5 6 410 trees
Peaches 3 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 4 59 88916 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 45098 82 579
Floriculture Crops 10 D 3 340
Bedding/Garden Plants 6 26372 D D
Potted Flowering Plants 6 15926 D 216
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 5 X 11 170
Nursery Crops 4 D 12 33
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 4 D 56 D

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