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Meriwether

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Meriwether

Total population (1990 census): 22411
County seat: Greenville

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 3 261 17600 bu
Wheat 8 652 21710 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 125 7203 16085 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 3 78 D
Small Grain Hay 3 295 545 tons, dry
Tame Hay 120 6641 14997 tons, dry
Wild Hay 3 48 D
Grass Silage 3 141 D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Sweet Corn 4 3  
Watermelons 4 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Pecans 11 96 1014 in shell
Tame Blueberries 3 D D
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 9 55140 D 1632
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 5 X D X
Floriculture Crops 4 D D 103
Nursery Crops 3 D D D

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