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Rensselaer

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Rensselaer

Total population (1990 census): 154429
County seat: Troy

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 92 11466 1190275 bu
Wheat 13 481 18140 bu
Oats 16 317 16473 bu
Rye 12 170 5024 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 3 190 3760 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 311 27077 42892 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 151 8399 15977 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 16 409 551 tons, dry
Tame Hay 169 9766 13957 tons, dry
Wild Hay 45 1506 1617 tons dry
Grass Silage 76 6997 32380 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 118 8177 92248 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 11 25  
Broccoli 3 1  
Head Cabbage 6 D  
Cantaloups 8 12  
Cucumbers and Pickles 10 7  
Eggplant 3 D  
Garlic 3 D  
Green Onions 4 1  
Green Peas 6 24  
Hot Peppers 3 D  
Sweet Peppers 9 27  
Potatoes 6 9 D
Pumpkins 20 102  
Radishes 3 Z  
Squash 15 72  
Sweet Corn 36 807  
Tomatoes 20 28  
Turnips 4 D  
Other Vegetables 3 2  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 15 203 24683 trees
Grapes 3 D D
Peaches 4 D D
Tame Blueberries 4 D 22135 lbs
Raspberries 10 7 4670 lbs
Strawberries 12 27 44610 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 17 137 6102
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 69 562804 694 4948
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 11 X 155 X
Floriculture Crops 31 541464 28 3962
Bedding and Garden Plants 27 229464 21 794
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 5 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 3 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 22 X 17 68
Nursery Crops 13 D 339 810
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 31 D 310 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.