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Orange County

Total population (2000 census): 18,409
County seat: Paoli

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CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (US Census of Agriculture)

  1997 1992
Cereals Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 148 22017 1828735 bu 194 23182 3044933 bu
Wheat 34 3719 199457 bu 40 2032 87720 bu
Oats 4 75 4590 bu 7 57 5592 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 325 12170 26687 tons, dry 322 12267 26469 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 92 2477 7004 tons, dry 142 4044 9243 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 15 397 1106 tons, dry 30 882 1794 tons, dry
Tame Hay 221 7980 16533 tons, dry 177 6045 13824 tons, dry
Wild Hay 45 1175 1820 tons, dry 36 1031 1332 tons, dry
Grass Silage 6 141 672 tons, grn 7 265 831 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 17 686 11155 tons, grn 12 427 6453 tons, grn
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Soybean 126 17977 681285 bu 115 10815 416242 bu
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans NA     4 1  
Cucumbers & Pickles NA     6 3  
Sweet Corn 3 D   9 11  
Tomatoes 3 1   4 6  
Fruits Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Apples 7 8 560 Trees 7 5 241 Trees
Strawberries NA     4 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) Farms Sq. ft. under glass or other protection Acres in the open Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 5 D D D NA      
Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 3 79 1470 NA    
Tobacco 9 26 53876 lbs 21 60 133172 lbs

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