Business First of Buffalo - by Thomas Hartley
Chautauqua County leads all New York state counties in grape-growing with 22,276 acres planted for grapes.
That figure, which is for 2007, is up 15 percent from 2002, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports.
The total acreage used for orchards and vineyards in the state, 99,658, was up 1 percent over the five years, but the number of fruit farm, 2,639, was down 2 percent.
Wayne County east of Rochester led all counties in apple acreage with 20,862. Apple acreage grew 7 percent from 2002, the USDA service reported.
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