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Frederick

Total population (1990 census): 45723
County seat: Winchester

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 66 3053 198292 bu
Wheat 16 584 32774 bu
Barley 7 90 4365 bu
Oats 16 135 6693 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 13 872 21463 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 354 19665 32086 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 93 2551 6800 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 15 689 689 tons, dry
Tame Hay 274 14213 21947 tons, dry
Wild Hay 62 1699 2046 tons dry
Grass Silage 9 513 1814 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 28 1177 13245 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Asparagus 5 3  
Snap Beans 7 9  
Cantaloups 3 D  
Potatoes 7 6 594 cwt
Pumpkins 9 29  
Sweet Corn 7 20  
Tomatoes 8 24  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 77 9017 939493 trees
Cherries, Total 3 1 D
Grapes 4 10 D
Peaches 33 607 63516 trees
Pears 5 16 1500 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 43 245368 275 2043
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 11 X 42 X
Floriculture Crops 14 98680 7 1071
Bedding/Garden Plants 12 44680 D 298
Potted Flowering Plants 5 42640 D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 24 X 97 714
Nursery Crops 10 D 27 224
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 17 D 144 D

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