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Orange

Total population (1990 census): 21421
County seat: Orange

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 39 4073 449158 bu
Wheat 11 552 37745 bu
Barley 10 823 68559 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 17 3004 108536 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 285 21113 37156 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 34 1051 3106 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 25 1291 2382 tons, dry
Tame Hay 233 15751 25850 tons, dry
Wild Hay 38 2295 4137 tons dry
Grass Silage 16 725 5048 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 32 2260 35058 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Pumpkins 4 41  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 6 D D
Cherries, Total 4 6 D
Grapes 7 234 126480 trees
Peaches 6 68 D
Pears 5 D D
Tame Blueberries 3 3 2200 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 22 D 152 D
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X D X
Floriculture Crops 11 D D D
Bedding/Garden Plants 9 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 5 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 8 X 12 17
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 8 D 85 25

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