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Rhode Island CropMAP

Washington

Total population (1990 census): 110006
County seat: Wakefield

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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 4 D 1298 bu
Rye 1 D D
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 1 D D
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 1 D X
Ryegrass Seed 1 D D
Total Hay* 81 2595 5589 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 27 802 1974 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 3 18 D
Tame Hay 56 1343 2632 tons, dry
Wild Hay 10 151 313 tons dry
Grass Silage 10 281 D
Corn for Silage 18 1009 16204 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 1 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Asparagus 1 D  
Snap Beans 6 D  
Beets 4 3  
Broccoli 5 7  
Chinese Cabbage 1 D  
Head Cabbage 3 D  
Cantaloupes 7 5  
Cucumbers and Pickles 9 6  
Eggplant 8 4  
Garlic 1 D  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 3 D  
Lettuce and Romaine 7 D  
Dry Onions 3 D  
Parsley 1 D  
Green Peas 1 D  
Hot Peppers 3 D  
Sweet Peppers 15 9  
Potatoes 5 D D
Pumpkins 14 83  
Spinach 1 D  
Squash 16 17  
Sweet Corn 21 386  
Tomatoes 20 15  
Mixed Vegetables 6 22  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 10 25 2562 trees
Cherries, Total 1 D D
Grapes 3 D D
Peaches 2 D D
Blackberries 1 D D
Tame Blueberries 15 25 42042 lbs
Currants 1 D D
Strawberries 7 40 145658 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 3 3 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 91 365620 3074 14843
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 31 X 2039 X
Floriculture Crops 39 238096 13 1851
Bedding and Garden Plants 34 193446 8 1598
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 3 D D 10
Potted Flowering Plants 11 D D 243
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 18 X 11 207
Nursery Crops 21 110124 362 2606
Sod Harvested 16 X D D
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 3 D D D
Greenhouse Vegetables 3 D X D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 24 D 167 D

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