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Hanover

Total population (1990 census): 76781
County seat: Hanover

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 64 9178 1043577 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 7 521 34726 bu
Wheat 73 8816 581782 bu
Barley 44 4581 364359 bu
Rye 3 155 6200 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 116 21806 456740 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 266 13140 27508 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 44 1738 5706 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 15 258 591 tons, dry
Tame Hay 226 9513 18919 tons, dry
Wild Hay 21 659 810 tons dry
Grass Silage 16 972 4446 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 18 1141 15597 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 7 13  
Head Cabbage 5 D  
Cantaloups 20 106  
Collards 11 131  
Cucumbers and Pickles 15 29  
Eggplant 5 4  
Kale 7 54  
Mustard Greens 3 3  
Sweet Peppers 11 32  
Sweetpotatoes 7 19 2210 bu
Pumpkins 10 50  
Squash 17 116  
Sweet Corn 21 85  
Tomatoes 30 205  
Turnips 3 7  
Watermelons 30 154  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 7 16 1013 trees
Grapes 5 D D
Peaches 4 5 567 trees
Pears 5 1 31 trees
Plums and Prunes 4 D D
Blackberries 5 3 3950 lbs
Tame Blueberries 3 D D
Raspberries 3 1 D
Strawberries 5 13 44675 lbs
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 45 447315 481 9463
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 12 X 314 X
Floriculture Crops 22 353555 D 3887
Bedding/Garden Plants 17 326745 44 3789
Foliage Plants 3 5000 D D
Potted Flowering Plants 8 21810 D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 11 X 22 154
Nursery Crops 12 D 126 4255
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 7 D 68 14

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