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Roanoke

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Roanoke

Total population (1990 census): 79294
County seat: Salem

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 6 64 5800 bu
Wheat 3 54 3031 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 172 5083 8205 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 24 413 997 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 8 152 203 tons, dry
Tame Hay 132 4043 6400 tons, dry
Wild Hay 29 384 534 tons dry
Grass Silage 4 91 212 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 12 240 2154 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 6 7  
Head Cabbage 5 D  
Cantaloups 7 18  
Cucumbers and Pickles 5 4  
Sweet Peppers 3 D  
Potatoes 8 44 8565 cwt
Pumpkins 4 11  
Sweet Corn 6 30  
Tomatoes 9 14  
Watermelons 4 3  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 17 109 8286 trees
Grapes 5 D D
Peaches 11 37 3189 trees
Plums and Prunes 3 1 85
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 35 173742 129 1569
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 8 X 14 X
Floriculture Crops 18 D 5 1257
Bedding/Garden Plants 16 122645 3 986
Potted Flowering Plants 8 39808 D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 14 X 25 34
Nursery Crops 6 D 9 260
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 13 D 90 18

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