The reported area under rye in 1900 was 597 acres and the yield 5,560 bushels. The preceding census reported 1,830 acres and a product of 13,137 bushels. Loudoun reported but two acres of buckwheat under cultivation in 1899, as against 232 acres in 1879. The yield at the last census was only 12 bushels, and in 1879, 2,338 bushels. _Hay and Forage Crops._ The total area in clover in 1899 was 1,555 acres and the yield 1,598 tons. Loudoun reported only 2 acres planted in alfalfa or Lucern and a corresponding number of tons. The total area sown in millet and Hungarian grasses was 70 acres and the product 86 tons. Twelve thousand four hundred and ninety-five acres were planted in other tame and cultivated grasses in 1899, and 11,364 tons cut therefrom. The principal grass included under this designation is timothy. In grains cut green for hay Loudoun reported 1,342 acres under cultivation in 1899 and a product of 1,503 tons. The reported acreage in forage crops in 1899 was 867 and the product 2,473 tons. The principal crops included under this head are corn and sorghum cane cut green for forage. The production of Loudoun exceeded the tonnage of every other county in the State. The report of the tonnage of the cornstalks cut where the crop had been allowed to mature for the grain was 21,614 tons. _Miscellaneous Crops, Etc._ Four hundred and eighty-four acres planted in miscellaneous crops in 1900 produced 33,312 bushels. Seven hundred and twenty-nine acres were devoted to miscellaneous vegetables (exclusive of Irish and sweet potatoes, and onions), and the product valued at $41,136. From the 11 acres devoted to sorghum cane, 7 tons were sold and 789 gallons of syrup produced. The number of square feet of land under glass used for agricultural purposes June 1, 1900, was 48,310. _Orchard Fruits, Etc._ The reported value of the orchard products of 1899 was $51,363. The following table shows the number of each class of orchard trees of bearing age, June 1, 1900, with products by bushels: ----------------------------+-----------+---------------- | Number of | Number of Trees. | trees. | bushels grown. ----------------------------+-----------+---------------- Apple | 83,027 | 195,406 Peach and Nectarine | 22,446 | 3,900 Pear | 4,983 | 2,828 Cherry | 4,179 | 3,930 Plum | 1,589 | 534 Apricot | 117 | 30 Unclassified orchard fruits | 42 | 20 ----------------------------+-----------+---------------- The farms of Loudoun produced in 1899 2,304 barrels of cider, 388 barrels of vinegar, and 13,530 pounds of dried and evaporated fruits. _Small Fruits, Etc._ The total value of small fruits was $3,574, the number of acres under cultivation 40, and the product 62,280 quarts.