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Ritchie

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Ritchie

Total population (1990 census): 10233
County seat: Harrisville

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 8 49 3905 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 300 13798 18784 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 14 280 545 tons, dry
Tame Hay 241 10482 15534 tons, dry
Wild Hay 58 2926 2465 tons dry
Grass Silage 3 D D
Corn for Silage 8 205 3039 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Potatoes 7 4 128 cwt
Sweet Corn 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 5 3 44 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 6 D 12 113
Floriculture Crops 3 D D D
Bedding and Garden Plants 3 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 3 X 4 3

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