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Etowah

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Etowah

Total population (1990 census): 99840
County seat: Gadsden

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CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 40 1618 137765 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 4 85 4752 bu
Wheat 4 202 5880 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 23 2528 61977 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 6 D X
Fescue Seed 4 135 D
Total Hay* 429 13822 30468 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 10 173 610 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 13 291 706 tons, dry
Tame Hay 368 11662 27543 tons, dry
Wild Hay 50 1377 1373 tons dry
Grass Silage 11 319 708 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 12 891 7510 tons, green
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 6 3  
Cantaloups 3 2  
Okra 8 3  
Green Peas 3 3  
Sweet Corn 11 10  
Tomatoes 9 9  
Watermelons 10 39  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 16 13 984 trees
Grapes 5 3 1172 vines
Peaches 13 12 592 trees
Pears 6 1 46 trees
Plums and Prunes 3 1 D
Pecans 11 9 159 in shell
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 18 3072 3478 bales
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale Farms Sq. ft. under glass or other protection Acres in the open Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 13 101440 59 732
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 3 X 3 X
Floriculture Crops 8 D 5 633
Bedding and Garden Plants 8 84140 2 343
Potted Flowering Plants 3 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 3 X D D

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.