Table 1. The number of vegetable farms and vegetable acreage in major production states in 1992 and 1997 (from the 1997 Census of Agriculture).
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1997 |
1992 |
% change |
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State |
Number |
Acres |
Number |
Acres |
Number |
Acres |
|
New York |
2,720 |
168,619 |
2,758 |
139,128 |
-1% |
+21% |
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Largest Producing States |
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California |
4,490 |
1,065,465 |
3,713 |
875,684 |
+20% |
+21% |
|
Florida |
1,500 |
226,366 |
1,988 |
271,534 |
-25% |
-17% |
|
Georgia |
1,797 |
115,735 |
2,307 |
97,941 |
-22% |
+18% |
|
Michigan |
2,498 |
125,780 |
3,007 |
136,993 |
-17% |
-8% |
|
Oregon |
1,432 |
154,362 |
1,509 |
146,452 |
-5% |
+5% |
|
Texas |
2,432 |
138,565 |
3,286 |
186,056 |
-26% |
-26% |
|
Washington |
1,506 |
204,746 |
1,605 |
169,863 |
-6% |
+20% |
|
Wisconsin |
3,288 |
267,629 |
4,269 |
339,977 |
-23% |
-22% |
|
Neighboring States |
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Connecticut |
620 |
10,008 |
579 |
9,994 |
+7% |
0% |
|
Maine: Vegetables Potatoes |
611 |
11,745 73,085 |
582 |
10,251 87,650 |
+5% |
+15% |
|
Massachusetts |
935 |
16,039 |
995 |
16,577 |
-6% |
-3% |
|
New Jersey |
1,577 |
59,675 |
1,861 |
61,707 |
-15% |
-3% |
|
Ohio |
2,177 |
42,402 |
2,349 |
51,324 |
-7% |
-17% |
|
Pennsylvania |
3,103 |
44,270 |
3,372 |
44,044 |
-8% |
0% |
|
Vermont |
333 |
2,893 |
330 |
2,534 |
0% |
+14% |