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Hampshire

West Virginia CropMAP

Hampshire

Total population (1990 census): 16498
County seat: Romney

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 36 937 70344 bu
Wheat 12 231 11004 bu
Barley 4 33 1420 bu
Oats 21 179 10013 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 410 20620 33793 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 58 1155 1784 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 14 329 544 tons, dry
Tame Hay 349 17521 29192 tons, dry
Wild Hay 41 1225 1240 tons dry
Grass Silage 15 390 3097 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 46 623 7271 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage 4 58 504 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 4 D  
Potatoes 7 4 274 cwt
Pumpkins 9 19  
Sweet Corn 11 41  
Tomatoes 6 1  
Other Vegetables 4 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 43 1835 116038 trees
Cherries, Total 9 5 355 trees
Sweet Cherries 9 3 243 trees
Tart Cherries 5 2 112 trees
Grapes 9 35 11908 vines
Nectarines 4 D D
Peaches 23 277 23156 trees
Plums and Prunes 3 1 52 trees
Strawberries 3 1 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 35 54060 778 591
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X D X
Floriculture Crops 11 54060 D 322
Bedding and Garden Plants 6 34300 D 193
Foliage Plants 4 D D 65
Potted Flowering Plants 3 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 14 X 62 199
Nursery Crops 6 D 17 50
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 18 D 696 D

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