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Perry

Total population (1990 census): 41172
County seat: New Bloomfield

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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 317 13903 1287025 bu
Wheat 163 3875 171379 bu
Barley 85 1617 93749 bu
Emmer and Spelt 5 48 3220 bu
Oats 174 2493 151978 bu
Rye 11 71 2215 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 149 6657 267931 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 422 31295 68471 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 261 9422 25499 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 25 D D
Tame Hay 267 9345 17878 tons, dry
Wild Hay 23 D D
Grass Silage 99 5118 30099 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 169 6780 80059 tons, green
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 3 14 61 tons, green
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 5 6  
Broccoli 6 3  
Head Cabbage 3 7  
Cantaloups 5 4  
Lettuce and Romaine 3 D  
Green Peas 3 7  
Sweet Peppers 6 3  
Potatoes 8 15 1187 cwt
Pumpkins 6 12  
Squash 6 14  
Sweet Corn 18 64  
Tomatoes 7 26  
Watermelons 5 7  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 13 47 3927 trees
Grapes 4 D D
Peaches 8 8 707 trees
Raspberries 4 1 614 lbs
Strawberries 8 8 29663 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 3 11 25200 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 45398 768 935
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 3 X D X
Floriculture Crops 10 24658 D 135
Bedding and Garden Plants 8 18004 D 81
Potted Flowering Plants 4 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 27 X 170 337
Nursery Crops 9 D D 413
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 17 D 496 D

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