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Piscataquis

Maine CropMAP

Piscataquis

Total population (1990 census): 18653
County seat: Dover-Foxcroft

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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
Barley 4 99 D
Oats 4 D D
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Dry Edible Beans 4 D 42 cwt
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 69 5681 9576 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 8 D D
Small Grain Hay 3 D D
Tame Hay 49 2377 3509 tons, dry
Wild Hay 13 493 533 tons dry
Grass Silage 13 1815 10766 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 11 1315 26021 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 3 1  
Cucumbers and Pickles 3 D  
Green Peas 5 9  
Potatoes 12 444 99574 cwt
Pumpkins 1 D  
Squash 4 4  
Sweet Corn 7 43  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 6 9 260 trees
Wild Blueberries 12 189 340574 lbs
Strawberries 3 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 9 18 4760
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 25 12150 346 326
Floriculture Crops 7 D 4 56
Bedding and Garden Plants 7 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 10 X 14 248
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 14 D 321 D

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