West Virginia CropMAP

Mercer

Total population (2010 census): 62264
Total population (1990 census): 64980
County seat: Princeton

Extension office

CropSELECT

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

*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	18	110	11102 bu
Buckwheat	1	D	D
Oats	5	31	2340 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	324	7450	13232 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	39	464	1055 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	16	135	315 tons, dry
Tame Hay	272	6199	11128 tons, dry
Wild Hay	32	605	684 tons dry
Grass Silage	3	47	149 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	6	94	853 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Snap Beans	4	D
Potatoes	9	6	528 cwt
Rhubarb	1	D
Sweet Corn	9	10
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	10	19	593 trees
Grapes	5	1	182 vines
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	17	17050	226	360
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	3	X	2	X
Floriculture Crops	6	17050	2	143
Bedding and Garden Plants	5	17050	D	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	7	X	25	180
Nursery Crops	4	D	D	32
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	5	D	190	D

*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.