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Brooke

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Brooke

Total population (1990 census): 26992
County seat: Wellsburg

Extension office

CropSELECT

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)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 17 244 26087 bu
Wheat 3 25 1805 bu
Oats 8 97 7080 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 78 2763 5412 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 38 1038 2648 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 4 93 134 tons, dry
Tame Hay 48 1415 2376 tons, dry
Wild Hay 8 132 131 tons dry
Grass Silage 4 85 368 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 6 174 2605 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 4 1  
Sweet Peppers 4 1  
Sweet Corn 4 2  
Tomatoes 4 1  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 5 18 D
Peaches 3 1 26 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 3 D D D

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.