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Cheshire

Total population (1990 census): 70121
County seat: Keene

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
Maize=Corn 3 D D
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 143 6948 12039 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 22 D D
Small Grain Hay 3 D D
Tame Hay 102 3903 6842 tons, dry
Wild Hay 23 918 1376 tons dry
Grass Silage 21 1385 7665 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 22 2197 46066 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 5 3  
Broccoli 3 1  
Cantaloupes 3 D  
Cucumbers and Pickles 9 9  
Lettuce and Romaine 5 5  
Sweet Peppers 4 4  
Pumpkins 13 31  
Squash 6 9  
Sweet Corn 13 105  
Tomatoes 7 3  
Mixed Vegetables 4 25  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 19 164 36799 trees
Pears 3 1 22 trees
Other Fruits and Nuts 1 D D
Tame Blueberries 10 23 78045 lbs
Raspberries 8 3 3545 lbs
Strawberries 9 7 43480 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 62 955 50292
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 70 151525 191 1239
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 12 X 14 X
Floriculture Crops 31 133260 19 715
Bedding and Garden Plants 23 87700 14 492
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 6 D 3 D
Potted Flowering Plants 10 D 3 178
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 32 X 19 96
Nursery Crops 7 D 3 37
Greenhouse Vegetables 6 10401 X 27
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 39 D 151 8

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