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HAY

Acreage, Yield, and Production, 1997 1/

District and County TOTAL HAY ALFALFA HAY OTHER HAY

Harvested
Yield
2/ Produc-
tion Harvested Yield
2/ Produc-
tion Harvested
Yield
2/ Produc-
tion

-Acres- -Tons- -Tons- -Acres- -Tons- -Tons- -Acres- -Tons- -Tons-

NORTHERN:

Clarke 18,300 1.7 31,910 2,600 2.3 6,000 15,700 1.7 25,910

Culpeper 30,600 1.3 39,690 2,900 2.7 7,830 27,700 1.2 31,860

Fairfax 1,200 1.3 1,590 * * * * * *

Fauquier 47,500 1.6 74,080 5,000 2.5 12,450 42,500 1.5 61,630

Frederick 20,600 1.4 28,100 3,000 2.0 6,100 17,600 1.3 22,000

Loudoun 42,800 1.4 58,430 5,300 2.9 15,300 37,500 1.2 43,130

Madison 22,800 1.8 41,800 2,000 2.7 5,400 20,800 1.8 36,400

Page 15,300 1.6 24,620 1,800 2.8 5,040 13,500 1.5 19,580

Prince William 12,500 1.6 20,110 700 2.6 1,820 11,800 1.6 18,290

Rappahannock 18,500 1.6 30,340 900 3.4 3,060 17,600 1.6 27,280

Rockingham 57,500 2.3 131,930 11,300 3.3 37,220 46,200 2.1 94,710

Shenandoah 26,300 1.7 43,890 4,300 3.3 14,190 22,000 1.4 29,700

Stafford 4,600 1.5 7,080 * * * * * *

Warren 9,100 1.5 13,470 500 2.0 1,000 8,600 1.5 12,470

District Total 327,600 1.7 547,040 40,700 2.9 116,310 286,900 1.5 430,730

WESTERN:

Alleghany 3,300 1.5 5,050 * * * * * *

Augusta 52,000 2.2 114,360 11,700 3.4 39,800 40,300 1.9 74,560

Bath 7,100 1.4 9,660 * * * * * *

Botetourt 15,000 1.8 26,370 2,800 3.1 8,680 12,200 1.5 17,690

Craig 7,400 2.4 17,850 * * * * * *

Highland 10,500 1.7 17,380 1,000 1.7 1,700 9,500 1.7 15,680

Roanoke 4,900 2.1 10,480 600 4.2 2,520 4,300 1.9 7,960

Rockbridge 27,400 2.1 58,380 3,400 2.7 9,180 24,000 2.1 49,200

District Total 127,600 2.0 259,530 20,500 3.1 64,460 107,100 1.8 195,070

CENTRAL:

Albemarle 34,200 1.6 55,890 2,300 2.8 6,440 31,900 1.6 49,450

Amelia 9,800 1.6 16,110 800 2.7 2,160 9,000 1.6 13,950

Amherst 12,700 1.4 17,770 * * * * * *

Appomattox 15,100 1.6 23,880 500 2.5 1,250 14,600 1.6 22,630

Bedford 44,600 1.5 67,520 3,800 2.2 8,360 40,800 1.5 59,160

Buckingham 13,900 1.7 22,940 500 3.0 1,500 13,400 1.6 21,440

Campbell 22,700 1.5 34,780 2,000 2.9 5,800 20,700 1.4 28,980

Caroline 3,400 1.7 5,740 * * * * * *

Chesterfield 1,900 1.8 3,400 * * * * * *

Cumberland 12,200 2.0 24,020 700 3.1 2,170 11,500 1.9 21,850

Fluvanna 11,400 1.6 18,000 600 3.0 1,800 10,800 1.5 16,200

Goochland 9,800 1.8 17,710 700 1.9 1,330 9,100 1.8 16,380

Greene 7,900 1.5 11,720 600 2.5 1,500 7,300 1.4 10,220

Hanover 13,300 1.6 21,280 1,900 1.6 3,040 11,400 1.6 18,240

Henrico 2,500 1.2 2,990 * * * * * *

Louisa 18,400 1.9 34,960 1,700 1.9 3,230 16,700 1.9 31,730

Nelson 10,400 1.6 16,900 * * * * * *

Orange 21,300 1.7 35,170 2,300 2.9 6,670 19,000 1.5 28,500

Powhatan 10,600 1.3 13,890 900 2.5 2,250 9,700 1.2 11,640

Prince Edward 11,500 1.5 17,750 900 2.1 1,850 10,600 1.5 15,900

Spotsylvania 9,100 1.8 16,660 700 2.2 1,540 8,400 1.8 15,120

District Total 296,700 1.6 479,080 22,600 2.4 54,900 274,100 1.5 424,180

EASTERN:

Charles City 900 1.9 1,710 * * * * * *

Essex 700 1.4 980 * * * * * *

Gloucester 1,000 1.8 1,800 * * * * * *

James City 1,000 2.2 2,150 * * * * * *

King & Queen 1,100 1.4 1,580 * * * * * *

King George 3,700 1.7 6,150 * * * * * *

King William 2,600 1.4 3,650 * * * * * *

Middlesex 1,100 1.3 1,470 * * * * * *

New Kent 500 1.7 850 * * * * * *

Northumberland 600 1.9 1,120 * * * * * *

Richmond 1,600 1.9 3,000 * * * * * *

Westmoreland 1,700 1.6 2,710 * * * * * *

District Total 18,300 1.7 30,290 1,300 2.9 3,810 17,000 1.6 26,480

SOUTHERN:

Bland 9,200 1.8 16,570 1,000 2.3 2,300 8,200 1.7 14,270

Buchanan 800 2.4 1,930 * * * * * *

Carroll 21,600 1.9 40,780 1,700 3.5 5,950 19,900 1.8 34,830

Dickenson 1,700 2.0 3,450 * * * * * *

Floyd 21,900 2.4 53,610 2,100 2.9 6,090 19,800 2.4 47,520

Giles 8,700 1.9 16,930 1,000 2.3 2,300 7,700 1.9 14,630

Grayson 20,500 2.1 42,750 1,600 2.5 4,000 18,900 2.1 38,750

Lee 19,300 2.1 39,570 1,900 2.1 3,900 17,400 2.1 35,670

Montgomery 17,400 2.4 41,650 2,000 3.5 7,000 15,400 2.3 34,650

Pulaski 18,600 2.4 44,520 1,800 2.8 5,040 16,800 2.4 39,480

Russell 21,400 2.3 49,530 2,500 2.8 7,000 18,900 2.3 42,530

Scott 19,800 2.4 47,830 2,000 3.0 6,000 17,800 2.4 41,830

Smyth 18,900 2.6 49,570 2,500 3.1 7,750 16,400 2.6 41,820

Tazewell 18,900 1.9 36,710 3,000 1.9 5,700 15,900 2.0 31,010

Washington 32,600 2.2 71,350 3,600 2.5 9,000 29,000 2.2 62,350

Wise 2,100 2.3 4,850 * * * * * *

Wythe 33,300 2.1 71,010 4,500 3.3 14,850 28,800 2.0 56,160

District Total 286,700 2.2 632,610 31,600 2.8 87,980 255,100 2.1 544,630

SOUTHWESTERN:

Charlotte 16,200 1.8 28,950 700 2.6 1,820 15,500 1.8 27,130

Franklin 35,600 1.8 62,970 3,800 3.6 13,680 31,800 1.6 49,290

Halifax 17,500 1.3 23,450 1,500 2.3 3,450 16,000 1.3 20,000

Henry 7,800 1.6 12,430 * * * * * *

Lunenburg 9,100 1.2 11,120 * * * * * *

Nottoway 11,400 1.3 14,670 900 2.3 2,070 10,500 1.2 12,600

Patrick 11,600 1.8 20,900 700 2.6 1,820 10,900 1.8 19,080

Pittsylvania 30,200 1.5 45,670 2,500 2.2 5,500 27,700 1.5 40,170

District Total 139,400 1.6 220,160 10,700 2.8 29,740 128,700 1.5 190,420

SOUTHEASTERN:

Brunswick 8,100 1.9 15,200 600 2.2 1,320 7,500 1.9 13,880

Dinwiddie 5,200 1.9 9,860 500 2.8 1,400 4,700 1.8 8,460

Greensville 1,100 2.4 2,640 * * * * * *

Isle Of Wight 600 1.8 1,080 * * * * * *

Mecklenburg 21,400 1.8 38,590 1,200 2.7 3,240 20,200 1.8 35,350

Prince George 1,600 1.8 2,880 * * * * * *

Southampton 1,200 2.1 2,570 * * * * * *

Chesapeake 1,700 2.1 3,640 * * * * * *

Suffolk City 1,600 2.2 3,450 * * * * * *

District Total 43,700 1.9 82,290 2,600 2.6 6,800 41,100 1.8 75,490

STATE TOTAL: 1,240,000 1.8 2,251,000 130,000 2.8 364,000 1,110,000 1.7 1,887,000

1/ Preliminary. 2/ All yields are rounded to the nearest 1/10 ton. * Counties with less than 500 acres and/or to prevent disclosure of confidential data have been included in "District Total and/or State Total."

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Acreage, Yield, and Production, 1997 1/
District and County		TOTAL HAY			ALFALFA HAY			OTHER HAY
District and County		Harvested	Yield 2/	Produc- tion	Harvested	Yield 2/	Produc- tion	Harvested	Yield 2/	Produc- tion
		-Acres-	-Tons-	-Tons-	-Acres-	-Tons-	-Tons-	-Acres-	-Tons-	-Tons-
NORTHERN:
	Clarke	18,300	1.7	31,910	2,600	2.3	6,000	15,700	1.7	25,910
	Culpeper	30,600	1.3	39,690	2,900	2.7	7,830	27,700	1.2	31,860
	Fairfax	1,200	1.3	1,590	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Fauquier	47,500	1.6	74,080	5,000	2.5	12,450	42,500	1.5	61,630
	Frederick	20,600	1.4	28,100	3,000	2.0	6,100	17,600	1.3	22,000
	Loudoun	42,800	1.4	58,430	5,300	2.9	15,300	37,500	1.2	43,130
	Madison	22,800	1.8	41,800	2,000	2.7	5,400	20,800	1.8	36,400
	Page	15,300	1.6	24,620	1,800	2.8	5,040	13,500	1.5	19,580
	Prince William	12,500	1.6	20,110	700	2.6	1,820	11,800	1.6	18,290
	Rappahannock	18,500	1.6	30,340	900	3.4	3,060	17,600	1.6	27,280
	Rockingham	57,500	2.3	131,930	11,300	3.3	37,220	46,200	2.1	94,710
	Shenandoah	26,300	1.7	43,890	4,300	3.3	14,190	22,000	1.4	29,700
	Stafford	4,600	1.5	7,080	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Warren	9,100	1.5	13,470	500	2.0	1,000	8,600	1.5	12,470
	District Total	327,600	1.7	547,040	40,700	2.9	116,310	286,900	1.5	430,730

WESTERN:
	Alleghany	3,300	1.5	5,050	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Augusta	52,000	2.2	114,360	11,700	3.4	39,800	40,300	1.9	74,560
	Bath	7,100	1.4	9,660	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Botetourt	15,000	1.8	26,370	2,800	3.1	8,680	12,200	1.5	17,690
	Craig	7,400	2.4	17,850	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Highland	10,500	1.7	17,380	1,000	1.7	1,700	9,500	1.7	15,680
	Roanoke	4,900	2.1	10,480	600	4.2	2,520	4,300	1.9	7,960
	Rockbridge	27,400	2.1	58,380	3,400	2.7	9,180	24,000	2.1	49,200
	District Total	127,600	2.0	259,530	20,500	3.1	64,460	107,100	1.8	195,070

CENTRAL:
	Albemarle	34,200	1.6	55,890	2,300	2.8	6,440	31,900	1.6	49,450
	Amelia	9,800	1.6	16,110	800	2.7	2,160	9,000	1.6	13,950
	Amherst	12,700	1.4	17,770	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Appomattox	15,100	1.6	23,880	500	2.5	1,250	14,600	1.6	22,630
	Bedford	44,600	1.5	67,520	3,800	2.2	8,360	40,800	1.5	59,160
	Buckingham	13,900	1.7	22,940	500	3.0	1,500	13,400	1.6	21,440
	Campbell	22,700	1.5	34,780	2,000	2.9	5,800	20,700	1.4	28,980
	Caroline	3,400	1.7	5,740	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Chesterfield	1,900	1.8	3,400	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Cumberland	12,200	2.0	24,020	700	3.1	2,170	11,500	1.9	21,850
	Fluvanna	11,400	1.6	18,000	600	3.0	1,800	10,800	1.5	16,200
	Goochland	9,800	1.8	17,710	700	1.9	1,330	9,100	1.8	16,380
	Greene	7,900	1.5	11,720	600	2.5	1,500	7,300	1.4	10,220
	Hanover	13,300	1.6	21,280	1,900	1.6	3,040	11,400	1.6	18,240
	Henrico	2,500	1.2	2,990	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Louisa	18,400	1.9	34,960	1,700	1.9	3,230	16,700	1.9	31,730
	Nelson	10,400	1.6	16,900	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Orange	21,300	1.7	35,170	2,300	2.9	6,670	19,000	1.5	28,500
	Powhatan	10,600	1.3	13,890	900	2.5	2,250	9,700	1.2	11,640
	Prince Edward	11,500	1.5	17,750	900	2.1	1,850	10,600	1.5	15,900
	Spotsylvania	9,100	1.8	16,660	700	2.2	1,540	8,400	1.8	15,120
	District Total	296,700	1.6	479,080	22,600	2.4	54,900	274,100	1.5	424,180

EASTERN:
	Charles City	900	1.9	1,710	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Essex	700	1.4	980	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Gloucester	1,000	1.8	1,800	*	*	*	*	*	*
	James City	1,000	2.2	2,150	*	*	*	*	*	*
	King & Queen	1,100	1.4	1,580	*	*	*	*	*	*
	King George	3,700	1.7	6,150	*	*	*	*	*	*
	King William	2,600	1.4	3,650	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middlesex	1,100	1.3	1,470	*	*	*	*	*	*
	New Kent	500	1.7	850	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Northumberland	600	1.9	1,120	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Richmond	1,600	1.9	3,000	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Westmoreland	1,700	1.6	2,710	*	*	*	*	*	*
	District Total	18,300	1.7	30,290	1,300	2.9	3,810	17,000	1.6	26,480

SOUTHERN:
	Bland	9,200	1.8	16,570	1,000	2.3	2,300	8,200	1.7	14,270
	Buchanan	800	2.4	1,930	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Carroll	21,600	1.9	40,780	1,700	3.5	5,950	19,900	1.8	34,830
	Dickenson	1,700	2.0	3,450	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Floyd	21,900	2.4	53,610	2,100	2.9	6,090	19,800	2.4	47,520
	Giles	8,700	1.9	16,930	1,000	2.3	2,300	7,700	1.9	14,630
	Grayson	20,500	2.1	42,750	1,600	2.5	4,000	18,900	2.1	38,750
	Lee	19,300	2.1	39,570	1,900	2.1	3,900	17,400	2.1	35,670
	Montgomery	17,400	2.4	41,650	2,000	3.5	7,000	15,400	2.3	34,650
	Pulaski	18,600	2.4	44,520	1,800	2.8	5,040	16,800	2.4	39,480
	Russell	21,400	2.3	49,530	2,500	2.8	7,000	18,900	2.3	42,530
	Scott	19,800	2.4	47,830	2,000	3.0	6,000	17,800	2.4	41,830
	Smyth	18,900	2.6	49,570	2,500	3.1	7,750	16,400	2.6	41,820
	Tazewell	18,900	1.9	36,710	3,000	1.9	5,700	15,900	2.0	31,010
	Washington	32,600	2.2	71,350	3,600	2.5	9,000	29,000	2.2	62,350
	Wise	2,100	2.3	4,850	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Wythe	33,300	2.1	71,010	4,500	3.3	14,850	28,800	2.0	56,160
	District Total	286,700	2.2	632,610	31,600	2.8	87,980	255,100	2.1	544,630

SOUTHWESTERN:
	Charlotte	16,200	1.8	28,950	700	2.6	1,820	15,500	1.8	27,130
	Franklin	35,600	1.8	62,970	3,800	3.6	13,680	31,800	1.6	49,290
	Halifax	17,500	1.3	23,450	1,500	2.3	3,450	16,000	1.3	20,000
	Henry	7,800	1.6	12,430	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Lunenburg	9,100	1.2	11,120	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nottoway	11,400	1.3	14,670	900	2.3	2,070	10,500	1.2	12,600
	Patrick	11,600	1.8	20,900	700	2.6	1,820	10,900	1.8	19,080
	Pittsylvania	30,200	1.5	45,670	2,500	2.2	5,500	27,700	1.5	40,170
	District Total	139,400	1.6	220,160	10,700	2.8	29,740	128,700	1.5	190,420

SOUTHEASTERN:
	Brunswick	8,100	1.9	15,200	600	2.2	1,320	7,500	1.9	13,880
	Dinwiddie	5,200	1.9	9,860	500	2.8	1,400	4,700	1.8	8,460
	Greensville	1,100	2.4	2,640	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Isle Of Wight	600	1.8	1,080	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Mecklenburg	21,400	1.8	38,590	1,200	2.7	3,240	20,200	1.8	35,350
	Prince George	1,600	1.8	2,880	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Southampton	1,200	2.1	2,570	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Chesapeake	1,700	2.1	3,640	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Suffolk City	1,600	2.2	3,450	*	*	*	*	*	*
	District Total	43,700	1.9	82,290	2,600	2.6	6,800	41,100	1.8	75,490

STATE TOTAL:		1,240,000	1.8	2,251,000	130,000	2.8	364,000	1,110,000	1.7	1,887,000
1/ Preliminary. 2/ All yields are rounded to the nearest 1/10 ton. * Counties with less than 500 acres and/or to prevent disclosure of confidential data have been included in "District Total and/or State Total."