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5082 youth participated in the 4-H program in Bucks County in 2007. Bucks County 4-H is the fourth largest in Pennsylvania. |
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Bucks is the third largest geographically of the 13 PA & NJ counties in the Philadelphia region. Bucks is 28 miles from downtown Philadelphia, 77 from New York and 167 from Washington, D.C. |
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Bucks County AgricultureUSDA Census of Agriculture |
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| Number of Farms: 917 | ||
| Land in Farms: 76,831 | ||
| Market Value of Agricultural Crops: $61,640,000 (18th of 67 PA counties) | ||
| Major Crops based on acreage grown: | |
| Field Corn | 16,069 acres |
| Hay & Haylage | 16,039 acres |
| Soybeans | 7,392 acres |
| Wheat | 2,885 acres |
| Nursery Stock | 2,250 acres |
| Vegetables | 1,532 acres |
| Major Crops based on $ Value: | |
| Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture: | $39.2 million |
| Livestock, Poultry & Products | $11.9 million |
| Grains & Oilseeds | $3.8 million |
| Vegetables | $ 3.4 million |
| Interesting Facts and Figures: | |
| Number of Nursery, greenhouse, sod farms: | 178 (3rd in PA) |
| Value
of Products sold directly to consumers for human consumption: |
$2.4 million (4th in PA) |
| Value of Certified Organic Crops: | $192,000 (7th in PA) |
| Bucks County Rank in PA of Selected Crops | |
| Rye | 2nd |
| Sorghum | 2nd |
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Vegetables |
8th |
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Pumpkins |
2nd |
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Sweet Corn |
5th |
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Grapes |
3rd |
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Strawberries |
7th |
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Milk per cow |
10th |
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Nursery, Sq. Ft. under glass |
2nd |
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Nursery, acres in open |
1st |
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Bedding Plants |
2nd |
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Potted Flowering Plants |
1st |
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Sod |
1st |
This page last updated Monday, October 15, 2007
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