Index | Search | Home

Chemung

New York CropMAP

Chemung

Total population (1990 census): 95195
County seat: Elmira

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 48 3751 426943 bu
Wheat 6 112 4785 bu
Oats 39 675 37787 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 3 96 3600 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 212 15617 26121 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 89 3724 7993 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 12 590 793 tons, dry
Tame Hay 142 7376 10923 tons, dry
Wild Hay 33 1172 1320 tons dry
Grass Silage 35 2755 15266 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 56 2786 38660 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 3 D  
Cantaloups 3 3  
Cucumbers and Pickles 4 D  
Sweet Peppers 3 D  
Potatoes 3 3 602 cwt
Pumpkins 7 24  
Squash 5 2  
Sweet Corn 11 359  
Tomatoes 7 9  
Other Vegetables 3 2  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 10 93 18294 trees
Grapes 3 1 646 vines
Peaches 3 1 36 trees
Strawberries 3 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 5 D 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)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 47 322480 395 2294
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 6 X 6 X
Floriculture Crops 13 305396 D 2049
Bedding and Garden Plants 10 152980 6 654
Foliage Plants 3 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 5 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 18 X 4 27
Nursery Crops 9 8064 13 167
Greenhouse Vegetables 3 D X D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 25 D 371 16

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