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Houston

Total population (1990 census): 81331
County seat: Dothan

Extension office

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 170 9265 884403 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 6 248 8968 bu
Wheat 60 4935 147281 bu
Oats 56 2315 99953 bu
Rye 22 727 8654 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 102 7607 136555 bu
Dry Edible Peas 8 317 317000 lbs
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 3 53 X
Total Hay* 208 10738 23049 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 27 581 972 tons, dry
Tame Hay 177 9527 20939 tons, dry
Wild Hay 9 D D
Grass Silage 12 357 2195 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 3 33 D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Green Lima Beans 3 D  
Snap Beans 5 D  
Cantaloups 17 91  
Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas 13 889  
Cucumbers and Pickles 7 D  
Okra 3 D  
Green Peas 4 D  
Squash 7 86  
Sweet Corn 11 61  
Tomatoes 7 58  
Watermelons 39 761  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Peaches 5 16 D
Peanuts for Nuts 297 39899 79295661 lbs
Pecans 44 466 7660 in shell
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 128 27910 25404 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 12 54000 22 224
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X 5 X
Floriculture Crops 7 D 2 185
Bedding and Garden Plants 4 D 2 D
Foliage Plants 3 16000 D 63
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 5 X 17 D
Nursery Crops 3 D D D

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