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Merrimack

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Merrimack

Total population (1990 census): 120005
County seat: Concord

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
Timothy Seed 1 D D
Total Hay* 207 10169 18822 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 44 1535 2919 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 5 29 57 tons, dry
Tame Hay 149 5614 10770 tons, dry
Wild Hay 37 1181 1052 tons dry
Grass Silage 34 1810 12070 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 45 3212 61122 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Asparagus 5 2  
Snap Beans 9 4  
Beets 4 Z  
Broccoli 6 1  
Chinese Cabbage 1 D  
Head Cabbage 4 1  
Cantaloupes 3 1  
Chicory 1 D  
Collards 2 D  
Cucumbers and Pickles 10 4  
Eggplant 5 1  
Endive 1 D  
Escarole 1 D  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 3 Z  
Kale 3 D  
Lettuce and Romaine 6 3  
Green Peas 8 5  
Sweet Peppers 4 1  
Potatoes 7 5 675 cwt
Pumpkins 24 51  
Squash 16 27  
Sweet Corn 34 206  
Tomatoes 15 6  
Mixed Vegetables 6 14  
Other Vegetables 3 Z  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 30 342 41522 trees
Peaches 8 11 749 trees
Tame Blueberries 13 39 57809 lbs
Raspberries 11 9 13732 lbs
Strawberries 15 21 93345 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 64 730 45717
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 83 634187 403 17379
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 20 X 221 X
Floriculture Crops 31 603975 D 11943
Bedding and Garden Plants 23 511195 17 10774
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 6 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 10 73280 D 1050
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 35 X 7 98
Nursery Crops 12 D 143 4400
Greenhouse Vegetables 9 D X 88
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 38 D 184 D

*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.