Colorado CropMAP

Montrose

Total population (1990 census): 24423
County seat: Montrose

Extension office

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	131	8688	1383962 bu
Wheat	55	2047	145743 bu
Spring Wheat	22	690	44590 bu
Winter Wheat	39	1357	101153 bu
Barley	21	947	90026 bu
Oats	35	679	49320 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops	5	(D)	(X)
Alfalfa Seed	3	150	86930 lbs
Total Hay*	601	37437	107055 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	504	25075	78971 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	101	2037	5086 tons, dry
Tame Hay	127	7072	14324 tons, dry
Wild Hay	21	2459	5370 tons dry
Grass Silage	15	794	9912 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	54	3410	79603 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage	4	149	872 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Dry Edible Beans	112	8765	157458 bu
Potatoes	5	22	4440 bu
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Lettuce and Romaine	4	190
Dry Onions	19	1246
Hot Peppers	4	11
Pumpkins	7	99
Sweet Corn	28	1383
Other Vegetables	3	13
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	21	162	38383 trees
Apricots	9	5	238 trees
Cherries, Total	11	15	1415 trees
Sweet Cherries	11	12	(D)
Tart Cherries	7	3	(D)
Grapes	10	26	15959 vines
Peaches	15	99	17887 trees
Pears	12	32	5625 trees
Plums and Prunes	5	2	163 trees
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
Sweet Corn for Seed	3	(D)	(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	21	11400	248	572
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	15	(X)	246	(X)
Nursery Crops	8	(D)	82	301
Vegetable and Flower Seeds	4	-	98	123
Greenhouse Vegetables	3	(D)	(X)	(D)
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	5	-	68	123

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