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West Virginia CropMAP

Mason

Total population (1990 census): 25178
County seat: Point Pleasant

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 91 4531 496186 bu
Wheat 15 471 22110 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 30 2770 138986 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 521 16966 34345 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 109 2608 6466 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 34 402 696 tons, dry
Tame Hay 391 11354 22314 tons, dry
Wild Hay 79 1808 2391 tons dry
Grass Silage 11 794 7432 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 34 1778 28963 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 11 12  
Head Cabbage 3 D  
Cantaloupes 3 D  
Sweet Peppers 11 31  
Potatoes 11 165 5109 cwt
Pumpkins 8 12  
Sweet Corn 14 41  
Tomatoes 7 5  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 9 9 244 trees
Cherries, Total 3 1 10 trees
Grapes 3 D 750 vines
Peaches 4 D 22 trees
Pears 3 D D
Blackberries 5 6 2995 lbs
Strawberries 3 4 1900 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 208 439 756468 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 20 324960 219 D
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X 6 X
Floriculture Crops 6 D D D
Bedding and Garden Plants 5 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 4 28860 D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 11 X 41 84
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 10 D 172 9

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