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Ranking Agricultural Counties

Census Year: 1959

Within: Volume 5: Special Reports

Introduction

1. Full PDF			8 MB
2. Introduction			480 KB

Tables

1. Totals for the 100 leading counties compard with the United States totals for specified items: Censuses of 1959 and 1954			180 KB
2. Value of all farm products sold - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			139 KB

Livestock and Livestock Products

3. Horses and mules on farms - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			99 KB
4. Cattle and calves on farms - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			130 KB
5. Cattle and calves sold alive - 100 leading counties in number sold, with value, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			180 KB
6. Milk cows on farms - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			106 KB
7. Whole milk sold - 100 leading counties in quantity sold, with value, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			169 KB
8. Value of dairy product sold - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			121 KB
9. Hogs and pigs on farms - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			102 KB
10. Hogs and pigs sold alive - 100 leading counties in number sold, with value, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			164 KB
11. Sheep and lambs on farms - 100 leading counties with wool production, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			181 KB
12. Sheep and lambs sold alive - 100 leading counties in number sold alive, with value, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			168 KB
13. Chickens, 4 months old and over, on farms - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			106 KB
14. Chickens sold - 100 leading counties in number sold, with value, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			169 KB
15. Chicken eggs sold - 100 leading counties in dozens of eggs sold, with value, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			178 KB
16. Turkeys raised - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			104 KB
17. Turkey hens kept for breeding - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			89 KB
18. Value of poultry and poultry products sold - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			122 KB

Field Crops Harvested

19. Corn harvested for grain - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			172 KB
20. Sorghums for all purposes, except for sirup - 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			100 KB
21. All wheat harvested - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			173 KB
22. Oats harvested - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			168 KB
23. Barley harvested - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			167 KB
24. Rice harvested - 50 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			90 KB
25. Flax harvested - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			160 KB
26. Soybeans for all purposes - 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			107 KB
27. Soybeans harvested for beans - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			108 KB
28. Peanuts harvested for picking or threshing - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			163 KB
29. Land from which hay was cut, excluding soybean, cowpea, peanut, and sorghum hays - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			125 KB
30. Alfalfa cut for hay and for dehydrating - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			165 KB
31. Irish potatoes harvested for home use or for sale - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			162 KB
32. Sweetpotatoes harvested for home use or for sale - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			148 KB
33. Cotton harvested - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			154 KB
34. Tobacco harvested - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			163 KB
35. Sugar beets harvested for sugar - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			155 KB

Vegetables (Except Irish and Sweet Potatoes)

36. Vegetables harvested for sale - 100 leading counties in acreage, with value, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			160 KB
37. Snap beans (bush and pole types) harvested for sale - 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			85 KB
38. Green peas harvested for sale - 50 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			55 KB
39. Sweet corn harvested for sale - 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			86 KB
40. Cabbage harvested for sale - 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			82 KB
41. Tomatoes harvested for sale - 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			86 KB
42. Dry onions harvested for sale - 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			54 KB
43. Watermelons harvested for sale - 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			82 KB

Fruits, Nuts, and Horticultural Specialties

44. Value of fruits, including berries and other small fruits, and nuts sold - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			113 KB
45. Apples - 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			151 KB
46. Peaches - 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			151 KB
47. Pears - 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			144 KB
48. Plums and prunes - 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			141 KB
49. Cherries - 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			151 KB
50. Oranges, including tangerines and mandarins - 50 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			84 KB
51. Grapefruit - 50 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			79 KB
52. Pecans - 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			144 KB
53. Grapes - 100 leading counties in number of grapevines of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			160 KB
54. Strawberries harvested for sale - 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			161 KB
55. Nursery and greenhouse products, flower and vegetable seeds and plants, and bulbs sold - 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954			111 KB

Index

1. Counties included in Ranking Agricultural Counties, 1959			778 KB

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