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Amherst

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Amherst

Total population (1990 census): 28578
County seat: Amherst

Extension office

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 9 137 11535 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 3 68 918 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 267 13039 22326 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 11 411 680 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 10 226 399 tons, dry
Tame Hay 232 11383 20122 tons, dry
Wild Hay 25 911 960 tons dry
Grass Silage 6 108 494 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 14 450 4885 tons, grn
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 10 344 D
Grapes 5 D D
Peaches 6 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 13 D 88 221
Floriculture Crops 3 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 6 X 11 36
Nursery Crops 3 D D D

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