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Jones

Total population (1990 census): 62031
County seat: Laurel

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 17 206 13627 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 348 14062 36419 tons, dry
Tame Hay 292 11700 31674 tons, dry
Wild Hay 67 D D
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 4 135 1053 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 6 19  
Green Cowpeas 4 D  
Okra 5 3  
Green Peas 5 8  
Squash 3 D  
Sweet Corn 5 11  
Tomatoes 3 D  
Watermelons 6 13  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Grapes 5 7 1174 trees
Peaches 9 24 1227 trees
Pecans 23 144 1605 in shell
Tame Blueberries 9 37 87625 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 13 127200 276 795
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 6 X 16 X
Floriculture Crops 5 D D D
Bedding/Garden Plants 5 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 3 X D D
Nursery Crops 7 D D 166

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