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Marion

Total population (1990 census): 25544
County seat: Columbia

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 28 424 27304 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 251 11352 27374 tons, dry
Tame Hay 220 10085 24354 tons, dry
Wild Hay 46 1067 D
Grass Silage 3 200 D
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 5 465 6590 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 3 D  
Green Cowpeas 5 6  
Sweet Corn 7 8  
Watermelons 5 64  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Grapes 6 4 1677 trees
Peaches 4 5 309 trees
Plums and Prunes 3 2 42
Pecans 9 72 979 in shell
Tame Blueberries 5 9 8950 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 7 20380 92 104
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 4 X 92 35

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