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Total population (1990 census): 127780
County seat: Bellingham

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CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 3 D 4334 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total 8 626 50914 bu
Winter Wheat 8 626 50914 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 658 40910 146740 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 23 708 3343 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 18 499 1182 tons, dry
Tame Hay 312 10906 26704 tons, dry
Wild Hay 139 4447 6942 tons dry
Grass Silage 300 24350 325701 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 211 15118 355933 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 4 1  
Beets 4 2  
Broccoli 4 1  
Head Cabbage 3 Z  
Carrots 5 D  
Cucumbers and Pickles 5 D  
Garlic 6 1  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 4 D  
Lettuce and Romaine 7 2  
Green Peas 6 D  
Potatoes 12 1585 475550 cwt
Pumpkins 3 D  
Spinach 3 1  
Sweet Corn 14 236  
Tomatoes 5 5  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 44 174 51413 trees
Cherries, Total 11 4 258 trees
Sweet Cherries 10 1 D
Tart Cherries 7 3 D
Grapes 12 10 3480 vines
Kiwifruit 3 2 195 trees
Pears 18 15 1648 trees
Plums and Prunes 8 D D
Filberts and Hazelnuts 9 206 21053 in shell
English Walnuts 4 1 D
Blackberries 5 D D
Tame Blueberries 27 482 2671318 lbs
Raspberries 107 5255 36500750 lbs
Strawberries 14 297 2306552 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Herbs, Total 6 26 X
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 78 685006 696 10218
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 32 X 320 X
Floriculture Crops 32 482349 21 6340
Bedding/Garden Plants 27 394949 14 5433
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 6 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 5 D D 837
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes,and Tubers 6 D 4 11
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 21 X 157 327
Nursery Crops 21 180778 396 3090
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 13 D 118 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.