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Chittenden

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Chittenden

Total population (1990 census): 131761
County seat: Burlington

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 9 568 66800 bu
Wheat 5 350 18614 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 259 26973 46939 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 64 3784 8584 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 7 329 585 tons, dry
Tame Hay 186 12878 21493 tons, dry
Wild Hay 37 1250 1617 tons dry
Grass Silage 73 8732 43996 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 53 4949 93077 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 4 89 780 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Green Lima Beans 1 D  
Snap Beans 8 8  
Beets 4 1  
Head Cabbage 6 D  
Cantaloupes 5 3  
Carrots 6 2  
Cauliflower 3 Z  
Cucumbers and Pickles 10 13  
Eggplant 3 D  
Endive 1 D  
Escarole 1 D  
Garlic 7 2  
Kale 4 1  
Lettuce and Romaine 6 9  
Dry Onions 5 3  
Green Onions 4 D  
Green Peas 5 D  
Sweet Peppers 7 D  
Potatoes 7 7 884 cwt
Pumpkins 14 62  
Radishes 3 D  
Squash 9 28  
Sweet Corn 17 269  
Tomatoes 12 43  
Mixed Vegetables 5 21  
Other Vegetables 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 26 218 16991 trees
English Walnuts 1 D D
Tame Blueberries 4 16 D
Raspberries 4 7 6450 lbs
Strawberries 8 35 113850 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Maple Trees Tapped 86 2409 119851
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 82 446084 393 4222
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 9 X 20 X
Floriculture Crops 30 438008 22 3982
Bedding and Garden Plants 27 425678 15 3719
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 3 D D D
Foliage Plants 3 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 26 X 7 79
Nursery Crops 6 D 58 117
Greenhouse Vegetables 4 D X D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 48 D 305 D

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.