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West Virginia CropMAP

Berkeley

Total population (1990 census): 59253
County seat: Martinsburg

Extension office

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 83 3063 198047 bu
Wheat 32 860 42621 bu
Barley 15 434 28666 bu
Oats 17 191 7861 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 31 1159 22243 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 345 17419 26761 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 127 4635 10143 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 13 221 258 tons, dry
Tame Hay 245 10143 13442 tons, dry
Wild Hay 43 1628 1688 tons dry
Grass Silage 15 792 3689 tons, grn
Corn Cut for Dry Fodder 3 6 X
Corn for Silage 49 2298 20873 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 3 D  
Cantaloupes 4 6  
Sweet Peppers 3 1  
Potatoes 4 3 276 cwt
Pumpkins 5 19  
Sweet Corn 8 29  
Tomatoes 8 14  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 56 5824 475763 trees
Cherries, Total 8 13 899 trees
Sweet Cherries 8 6 D
Tart Cherries 6 7 D
Grapes 11 16 6633 vines
Peaches 31 1080 90280 trees
Pears 7 20 D
Plums and Prunes 5 D D
Tame Blueberries 3 1 D
Raspberries 3 D D
Strawberries 10 22 21830 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 33 39332 244 467
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 3 X D X
Floriculture Crops 7 31308 D 297
Bedding and Garden Plants 7 D D 242
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 20 X 23 56
Nursery Crops 5 D 15 78
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 22 D 198 21

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