Colorado CropMAP

Mesa

Total population (2010 census): 146,723
Total population (1990 census): 93,145
County seat: Grand Junction

Extension office

Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)

Field Crops for Grain	Farms	Acres	Yield (bu)
Barley	3	D	D
Maize=Corn	39	2701	365686
Sorghum	-	-	-
All Wheat	29	2502	199446
Winter Wheat	27	2498	199206
Spring Wheat	3	4	240
Oats	4	56	4021
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
All Other Crops	3	D	X
Alfalfa Seed	5	D	D
Canola	1	D	D
Dried Herbs	1	D	D
Dry Edible Beans	1	D	D
Soybeans	2	D	D
Sunflower Seed	1	D	D
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield (tons)
Total Hay*	890	34203	88168
Alfalfa Hay	618	26158	72475
Small Grain Hay	35	928	1674
Tame Hay	210	5294	12241
Wild Hay	92	1823	1778
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop	33	529	1887
Corn for Silage or Greenchop	30	1841	44424
Sorghum for Silage or Greenchop	-	-	-
Vegetables and Melons	Farms	Acres	Yield
Snap Beans	12	16
Beets	-	-
Asparagus	2	D
Brussel Sprouts	2	D
Cantaloupes	10	30
Carrots	3	1
Eggplant	1	D
Cucumbers and Pickles	8	21
Fresh Cut Herbs	4	Z
Okra	1	D
Dry Onions	11	5
Sweet Peppers	7	4
Hot Peppers	11	102
Potatoes	12	19
Pumpkins	19	29
Green Peas	7	7
Rhubarb	1	D
Squash	22	46
Sweet Corn	22	333
Tomatoes	31	156
Other Vegetables	7	3
Watermelons	14	15
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	45	121
Apricots	36	29
Sweet Cherries	48	58
Tart Cherries	13	37
Grapes	80	566
Nectarines	16	14
Peaches	186	1806
Pears	33	93
Plums and Prunes	20	17
All Nuts	8	2
Almonds	3	D
Pecans	2	D
English Walnuts	7	D
Blackberries	2	D
Raspberries	1	D
Strawberries	1	D
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)
Aquatic Plants	2	D	D	D
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers	2	D	-	D
Floriculture Crops	15	369850	26	5819200
Bedding/Garden Plants	12	D	D	D
Cut Christmas Trees	6	X	96	NA
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	4	D	13	529200
Foliage Plants	2	D	-	D
Potted Flowering Plants	2	D	D	D
Flower Seeds	2	D	D	D
Greenhouse Crops	4	20400	X	153500
Nursery Stock	18	4954	121	792649
Sod Harvested	4	X	309	1170776
Vegetable Seeds	2	D	D	D
Vegetable Transplants	3	5032	-	12580

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	89	6229	777572 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed	3	106	10600 bu
Wheat	75	4626	356861 bu
Spring Wheat	9	181	15572 bu
Winter Wheat	71	4445	341289 bu
Barley	17	448	47917 bu
Oats	20	446	25797 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops	7	1514	(X)
Alfalfa Seed	7	872	207364 lbs
Total Hay*	818	38718	101664 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	694	29416	84059 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	54	807	1713 tons, dry
Tame Hay	145	5653	9780 tons, dry
Wild Hay	28	1248	1936 tons dry
Grass Silage	25	1594	12528 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	53	2498	46978 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Dry Edible Beans	19	662	13137 bu
Potatoes	5	27	4940 bu
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Asparagus	5	(D)
Snap Bean	4	17
Head Cabbage	4	4
Cantaloupes	11	21
Cucumbers & Pickles	8	12
Mustard Greens	2	(D)
Dry Onions	10	214
Green Peas	3	(D)
Hot Peppers	12	87
Sweet Peppers	5	8
Pumpkins	5	11
Squash	6	11
Sweet Corn	18	711
Tomatoes	15	164
Watermelons	4	(D)
Other Vegetables	4	(D)
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	100	373	62034 trees
Apricots	44	62	5694 trees
Cherries, Total	61	131	16093 trees
Sweet Cherries	53	87	10577 trees
Tart Cherries	15	44	5516 trees
Grapes	48	361	242771 vines
Peaches	200	1702	302454 trees
Pears	45	140	20444 trees
Plums and Prunes	25	22	2895 trees
Raspberries	4	1	3000 lbs
Strawberries	3	(D)	(D)
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	38	326044	152	5915
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	28	(X)	152	(X)
Florculture Crops	11	279144	15	3626
Bedding/Garden Plants	8	204108	(D)	2148
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	5	32140	(D)	(D)
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	4	(X)	3	21
Nursery Crops	11	(D)	58	1529
Sod Harvested	5	(X)	65	395
Vegetable and Flower Seeds	3	(D)	(D)	(D)
Greenhouse Vegetables	5	36452	(X)	(D)
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	4	(D)	(D)	3

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.