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Macon

Total population (1990 census): 5590
County seat: Oglethorpe

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 51 3514 364887 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 6 489 19620 bu
Wheat 44 7804 289908 bu
Oats 5 192 12410 bu
Rye 11 1070 21142 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 45 7213 140719 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 73 4734 12423 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 4 D 268
Small Grain Hay 11 874 1737 tons, dry
Tame Hay 64 3258 9246 tons, dry
Wild Hay 6 D 330 tons dry
Grass Silage 8 403 2525 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 21 3803 51548 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 6 615 5140 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas 3 16  
Cucumbers and Pickles 6 637  
Sweet Corn 5 287  
Turnips 4 310  
Watermelons 6 82  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Grapes 5 D 3656 trees
Peaches 5 990 85012 trees
Peanuts 63 4115 10567963 lbs
Pecans 55 3943 76020 in shell
Tame Blueberries 3 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 48 16678 17812 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 5 D D D
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X D X
Nursery Crops 3 D D D

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