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Effingham

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Effingham

Total population (1990 census): 25687
County seat: Springfield

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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 84 6447 498201 bu
Wheat 10 657 23667 bu
Rye 6 292 4742 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 42 5167 135048 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 3 42 X
Total Hay* 63 2176 7587 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 10 243 348 tons, dry
Tame Hay 56 1858 7135 tons, dry
Wild Hay 3 25 D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 5 D  
Cantaloups 5 3  
Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas 7 17  
Cucumbers and Pickles 7 9  
Okra 4 D  
Potatoes 4 4 351 cwt
Squash 3 D  
Sweet Corn 8 27  
Watermelons 10 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Grapes 6 2 602 trees
Peanuts 11 333 975840 lbs
Pecans 14 105 1424 in shell
Tame Blueberries 4 4 3895 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 10 3927 3741 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 8 D 500 1315
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X 195 X
Sod Harvested 3 X 195 557

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