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Pierce

Total population (1990 census): 586203
County seat: Tacoma

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

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 228 6966 15260 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 7 70 99 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 5 76 188 tons, dry
Tame Hay 119 3878 8097 tons, dry
Wild Hay 99 1989 3350 tons dry
Grass Silage 15 953 10575 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 5 358 8576 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 11 200  
Head Cabbage 14 242  
Carrots 6 D  
Celery 5 64  
Cucumbers and Pickles 5 D  
Garlic 5 2  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 4 D  
Lettuce and Romaine 15 607  
Sweet Peppers 3 D  
Potatoes 4 7 595 cwt
Pumpkins 21 410  
Radishes 4 D  
Rhubarb 16 418  
Squash 9 D  
Sweet Corn 23 367  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 26 61 9870 trees
Cherries, Total 13 5 431 trees
Sweet Cherries 8 1 90 trees
Tart Cherries 7 4 341 trees
Grapes 4 D D
Pears 11 4 530 trees
Plums and Prunes 3 Z 38 trees
Filberts and Hazelnuts 4 D D
Blackberries 11 27 251015 lbs
Tame Blueberries 15 70 336219 lbs
Raspberries 25 108 803919 lbs
Strawberries 13 125 521014 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Herbs, Total 5 D X
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 129 1342563 2233 15087
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 73 X 1444 X
Floriculture Crops 60 1117704 560 8587
Bedding/Garden Plants 41 722668 25 4100
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 13 D D 2548
Foliage Plants 7 D D 73
Potted Flowering Plants 18 348816 D 1866
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes,and Tubers 5 D 34 306
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 29 X 196 881
Nursery Crops 47 151071 160 1563
Greenhouse Vegetables 3 D X D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 16 27000 569 121

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.