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Northampton

Total population (1990 census): 13061
County seat: Eastville

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 21 2647 278150 bu
Wheat 100 19621 1306573 bu
Barley 17 1976 163481 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 110 24925 501273 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 6 71 100 tons, dry
Tame Hay 3 10 20 tons, dry
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 38 3722  
Head Cabbage 3 116  
Cantaloups 4 8  
Cucumbers and Pickles 17 2019  
Dry Onions 3 58  
Green Peas 3 48  
Sweet Peppers 5 112  
Potatoes 18 2443 443959 cwt
Squash 9 113  
Tomatoes 4 D  
Watermelons 10 276  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Peanuts 3 219 534300 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 13 2159 3336 bales
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 14 162952 432 2620
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 9 X 332 X
Floriculture Crops 9 D 11 D
Bedding/Garden Plants 4 13192 D D
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 5 D 10 D
Nursery Crops 5 D 421 D

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