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Hancock

Total population (1990 census): 31760
County seat: Bay St. Louis

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 2 D D
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 107 4452 10705 tons, dry
Tame Hay 96 3725 9039 tons, dry
Wild Hay 19 697 1615 tons dry
Grass Silage 3 30 150 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 3 46 D
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Pecans 16 290 6073 in shell
Tame Blueberries 7 91 194030 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 10 9000 112 124
Floriculture Crops 4 9000 D D
Sod Harvested 3 X 90 25

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