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Carbon

Total population (1990 census): 56846
County seat: Jim Thorpe

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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 84 2991 221929 bu
Wheat 35 607 25472 bu
Barley 5 43 3265 bu
Oats 59 1090 62025 bu
Rye 8 56 2203 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 16 307 11947 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 98 4908 10564 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 49 1128 3557 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 9 222 D
Tame Hay 69 3126 6002 tons, dry
Wild Hay 4 92 D
Grass Silage 6 340 1769 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 12 335 4665 tons, green
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 3 1  
Broccoli 3 1  
Head Cabbage 5 D  
Cantaloups 3 D  
Cucumbers and Pickles 6 12  
Eggplant 3 D  
Hot Peppers 3 D  
Sweet Peppers 5 D  
Potatoes 5 13 2460 cwt
Pumpkins 8 D  
Squash 5 D  
Sweet Corn 12 61  
Tomatoes 6 13  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 17 40 4506 trees
Cherries, Total 11 4 323 trees
Sweet Cherries 11 2 113 trees
Tart Cherries 7 2 210 trees
Grapes 7 2 1037 vines
Peaches 9 12 1065 trees
Pears 4 D 245 trees
Plums and Prunes 6 D 94
Tame Blueberries 10 6 5699 lbs
Raspberries 5 1 1360 lbs
Strawberries 4 7 21500 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 43 78960 1984 4090
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 7 X D X
Floriculture Crops 5 D D D
Bedding and Garden Plants 4 27740 D D
Potted Flowering Plants 4 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 32 X 182 1140
Nursery Crops 9 D D D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 12 D 944 12

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