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Benton

Total population (1990 census): 97499
County seat: Bentonville

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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 6 402 30390 bu
Wheat 15 965 41320 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 13 918 29449 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 48 4253 X
Fescue Seed 48 4253 953437 lbs
Total Hay* 1421 74670 163040 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 57 2250 5560 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 36 1509 3348 tons, dry
Tame Hay 1061 53752 123413 tons, dry
Wild Hay 332 15253 27975 tons dry
Grass Silage 20 1906 8233 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 6 621 8238 tons, green
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 3 100 1100 tons, green
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 11 678  
Pumpkins 6 31  
Sweet Corn 4 14  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 7 87 5442 trees
Grapes 8 325 174923 vines
Peaches 3 D D
English Walnuts 4 D D
Blackberries 5 12 D
Tame Blueberries 15 124 343603 lbs
Strawberries 4 7 36150 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 15 147040 D 985
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X D X
Floriculture Crops 10 136160 D 740
Bedding and Garden Plants 5 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 8 88560 D 500
Nursery Crops 4 D D D

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