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Shelby

Total population (1990 census): 49811
County seat: Columbiana

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 12 344 25360 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 4 340 4465 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 189 8645 16997 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 3 52 78 tons, dry
Tame Hay 154 6532 14079 tons, dry
Wild Hay 38 1842 2484 tons dry
Grass Silage 7 219 1068 tons, grn
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 5 17 1140 trees
Peaches 5 12 904 trees
Pears 3 7 D
Pecans 6 22 261 in shell
Tame Blueberries 6 53 28147 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 24 4313 6111 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 19 324064 1475 4871
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 7 X D X
Floriculture Crops 7 D D D
Bedding and Garden Plants 6 D 5 D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 3 X 13 36
Nursery Crops 6 181664 11 501
Sod Harvested 6 X 1415 3194

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