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Salt Lake

Total population (1990 census): 725956
County seat: Salt Lake City

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 5 D D
Wheat for Grain, Total 14 8597 270757 bu
Spring Wheat 4 527 19882 bu
Winter Wheat 12 8070 250875 bu
Barley 34 2996 210183 bu
Oats 8 93 7430 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 222 7135 3247 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 208 5855 25013 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 15 695 2141 tons, dry
Tame Hay 17 405 430 tons, dry
Wild Hay 7 124 D
Grass Silage 5 56 D
Corn for Silage 9 296 7270 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cantaloups 7 6  
Cucumbers and Pickles 6 2  
Dry Onions 4 9  
Green Peas 6 134  
Hot Peppers 4 16  
Potatoes 7 16 3247 cwt
Pumpkins 10 38  
Squash 6 5  
Sweet Corn 20 486  
Tomatoes 17 72  
Watermelons 3 7  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 23 60 8815 trees
Apricots 3 1 28 trees
Cherries, Total 5 1 19 trees
Sweet Cherries 5 1 19 trees
Peaches 15 21 2773 trees
Pears 5 7 429 trees
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 50 1076234 270 8478
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 22 X 265 X
Floriculture Crops 34 1060634 23 5142
Bedding and Garden Plants 31 543360 D 3402
Foliage Plants 4 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 5 46498 D 443
Nursery Crops 11 D 42 2575
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 6 D 34 89

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