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Rappahannock

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Rappahannock

Total population (1990 census): 6622
County seat: Washington

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 18 589 46785 bu
Wheat 4 91 4054 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 220 16293 30351 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 34 2329 5833 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 14 300 483 tons, dry
Tame Hay 151 10823 19426 tons, dry
Wild Hay 60 2529 4198 tons dry
Grass Silage 11 312 1238 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 11 256 3695 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 3 1  
Potatoes 3 D D
Sweet Corn 4 D  
Tomatoes 4 4  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 31 644 76624 trees
Grapes 14 44 24511 trees
Peaches 14 61 5884 trees
Plums and Prunes 3 1 75
Blackberries 4 1 1820 lbs
Tame Blueberries 3 D D
Raspberries 3 D D
Strawberries 5 4 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 16 46410 53 365
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X 5 X
Floriculture Crops 7 D 3 D
Bedding/Garden Plants 5 18290 D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 7 X 21 31
Nursery Crops 5 D 7 D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 5 D 22 4

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