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Gilchrist

Total population (1990 census): 9667
County seat: Trenton

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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 18 882 44296 bu
Rye 4 342 1760 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 12 1745 X
Bahia Grass Seed 12 1745 213120 lbs
Total Hay* 125 8214 27805 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 8 659 D
Tame Hay 117 7088 22653 tons, dry
Wild Hay 3 60 D
Grass Silage 4 407 3957 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 22 6210 64801 tons, green
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 3 295 2885 tons, green
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cantaloups 3 12  
Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas 4 21  
Squash 8 61  
Sweet Corn 4 4  
Watermelons 32 1711  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Peanuts for Nuts 15 748 2178134 lbs
Pecans 13 155 2182 in shell
Tame Blueberries 3 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 3 1440 2263 bales
Tobacco 6 186 423790 lbs
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 14 7000 115 966
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 9 X 105 X
Nursery Crops 10 7000 85 889

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