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Pierce

Total population (1990 census): 13328
County seat: Blackshear

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 128 9461 823998 bu
Wheat 3 158 4914 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 25 1984 50021 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 77 2844 6702 tons, dry
Tame Hay 72 2644 6369 tons, dry
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 7 776 11674 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cucumbers and Pickles 6 397  
Sweet Corn 3 5  
Watermelons 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Grapes 3 D D
Pecans 84 1446 19813 in shell
Tame Blueberries 8 239 840400 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 61 13070 17713 bales
Tobacco 82 2247 4841441 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 6 D 12 296
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X 12 X
Nursery Crops 4 D 12 D

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