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Hinds

Total population (1990 census):254441
County seat: Jackson

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 28 5333 468586 bu
Wheat 9 927 16826 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 30 8393 195309 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 266 15712 33882 tons, dry
Tame Hay 182 11697 26081 tons, dry
Wild Hay 96 3572 D
Grass Silage 4 443 D
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 3 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 9 16  
Green Cowpeas 4 5  
Mustard Greens 4 8  
Sweet Corn 6 23  
Tomatoes 3 1  
Watermelons 3 1  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 8 7 455 trees
Figs 3 Z 15 trees
Grapes 4 D 750 trees
Peaches 10 83 6052 trees
Pears 7 2 127 trees
Peanuts 3 3 2700 lbs
Pecans 23 937 14973 in shell
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 28 13111 19985 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 11 150500 D 1519
Floriculture Crops 3 D D D
Nursery Crops 3 D D D

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.