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Kent

Total population (1990 census): 161135
County seat: Kent

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)

Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 23 693 1550 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 9 142 445 tons, dry
Tame Hay 15 D D
Wild Hay 4 35 50 tons dry
Grass Silage 2 D D
Corn for Silage 6 D 2905
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 1 D  
Cucumbers and Pickles 3 D  
Eggplant 2 D  
Lettuce and Romaine 1 D  
Sweet Peppers 4 6  
Squash 3 2  
Sweet Corn 2 D  
Tomatoes 4 6  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 4 6 880 trees
Tame Blueberries 5 10 23800 lbs
Cranberries 1 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 30 211525 D D
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 7 X D X
Floriculture Crops 11 113505 D 699
Bedding and Garden Plants 10 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 4 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 11 X 45 557
Nursery Crops 5 D D D
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 1 D D D
Greenhouse Vegetables 1 D X D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 12 D D D

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