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Suffolk

Total population (1990 census): 52143
County seat: Suffolk

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 99 10718 718679 bu
Wheat 71 7241 404235 bu
Oats 4 28 1174 bu
Rye 5 80 3511 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 106 15739 334853 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 24 395 1175 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 3 52 D
Tame Hay 14 271 879 tons, dry
Wild Hay 5 39 22 tons dry
Grass Silage 3 D D
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 4 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cantaloups 4 6  
Collards 3 D  
Sweetpotatoes 4 D D
Pumpkins 4 5  
Sweet Corn 4 14  
Tomatoes 3 Z  
Watermelons 8 13  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 4 3 148 trees
Peaches 3 D D
Peanuts 110 10867 24960728 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 46 13095 20250 bales
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 11 596900 373 14530
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 7 X 323 X
Floriculture Crops 6 135100 D D
Bedding/Garden Plants 6 135100 D 4123
Nursery Crops 5 D 305 9960
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 3 D D D

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.