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Middlesex

Total population (1990 census): 671780
County seat: New Brunswick

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 26 3915 504718 bu
Wheat 22 1952 112320 bu
Rye 8 336 10340 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 42 9972 344989 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 44 1472 1911 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 8 165 322 tons, dry
Tame Hay 27 1025 1387 tons, dry
Wild Hay 11 251 164 tons dry
Corn for Silage 3 75 1135 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Asparagus 4 2  
Green Lima Beans 6 12  
Snap Beans 15 25  
Beets 5 2  
Head Cabbage 11 22  
Cantaloupes 15 34  
Cauliflower 5 8  
Collards 9 20  
Cucumbers and Pickles 19 26  
Eggplant 20 19  
Mustard Greens 3 2  
Green Peas 4 13  
Hot Peppers 5 5  
Sweet Peppers 30 51  
Potatoes 3 5 200 cwt
Sweetpotatoes 4 7 D
Pumpkins 30 248  
Squash 14 24  
Sweet Corn 52 614  
Tomatoes 39 126  
Turnip Greens 4 6  
Watermelons 3 22  
Other Vegetables 10 97  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 14 103 9610 trees
Grapes 7 4 1815 vines
Peaches 10 77 6514 trees
Pears 3 D D
Plums and Prunes 4 1 35
Raspberries 7 8 16265 lbs
Strawberries 11 25 75108 lbs
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 130 2169022 1351 25324
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 35 X 261 X
Floriculture Crops 44 2129120 84 13989
Bedding and Garden Plants 35 979400 37 4862
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 10 D D D
Foliage Plants 3 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 17 943900 26 7926
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 39 X 290 D
Nursery Crops 61 D 726 7534
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 18 D 208 54

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