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Shasta

Total population (1990 census): 147036
County seat: Redding

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
Wheat for Grain, Total 15 945 46518 bu
Barley 9 493 29064 bu
Wild Rice 6 791 983200 lbs
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 189 13363 41670 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 54 4770 20022 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 55 2106 4557 tons, dry
Tame Hay 99 4924 14156 tons, dry
Wild Hay 25 1014 1817 tons dry
Grass Silage 24 549 3356 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Bean 5 2  
Cantaloupes 8 2  
Cucumbers & Pickles 5 2  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 3 2  
Lettuce and Romaine 5 17  
Okra 3 Z  
Sweet Peppers 5 5  
Pumpkins 7 24  
Squash 8 6  
Sweet Corn 7 4  
Tomatoes 16 10  
Mixed Vegetables 8 11  
Watermelons 5 3  
Other Vegetables 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 59 130 6248 trees
Apricots 15 4 235 trees
Cherries, Total 18 14 1037 trees
Sweet Cherries 18 D D
Figs 11 2 165 trees
Grapes 19 51 25725 vines
Kiwifruit 4 D D
Nectarines 13 94 5243 trees
Olives 25 200 9366 trees
Peaches 28 20 1452 trees
Pears 26 10 961 trees
Persimmons 6 1 60 trees
Plums and Prunes 8 1 34 trees
Pomegranates 5 6 889 trees
Oranges 3 D D
Almonds 5 1 17
Pecans 10 14 603 in shell
Pistachios 4 10 843 in shell
English Walnuts 55 419 13625 in shell
Other Nuts 8 4 261 in shell
Blackberries 6 1 1715 lbs
Boysenberries 7 2 3025 lbs
Raspberries 4 1 549 lbs
Strawberries 10 16 D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Herbs, Total 3 2 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 53 76187 5287 12623
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 37 X 1228 X
Floriculture Crops 25 38229 928 10490
Bedding and Garden Plants 13 23164 D 10358
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 11 D 12 100
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 10 X 60 186
Nursery Crops 14 D 29 533
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 3 D D D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 7 D D 60

*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.