Statistics/Crops |
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These include wheat, oats, and barley and tame hay forage crops. Grains: A total of 18,952 acres were reported for grains with barley being predominant.
Forage: The forage crops grown totaled 60,432 acres with 35,741 in Alfalfa and 24,691 in all other tame hay. Vegetables, Tree Fruits & Berries Vegetables: Vegetables were reported in small acreages or as gardens. The following vegetables were listed as being grown in the Nechako in a variety of total acreages from small garden plots, up to a total of 8 acres for any one variety. A total of 13 farms reported 24 acres of vegetables in 1996.
Vegetable production is markedly on the rise. More farms are looking to vegetables as a viable cash crop. Since 1991 the number of acres reported to be in vegetable production has grown from 3 to 24 acres. Tree
Fruits & Berries: Two farms reported growing apples, pears,
plums, prunes and sweet cherries, and one farm reported
growing peaches. Six farms reported a total of 15 acres
of Strawberries, Raspberries and or Blueberries. |
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