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Pearl River

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Pearl River

Total population (1990 census): 38714
County seat: Poplarville

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 19 408 31032 bu
Wheat 5 886 30476 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 5 2512 54154 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 226 9361 22391 tons, dry
Tame Hay 191 7706 19502 tons, dry
Wild Hay 46 1604 2826 tons dry
Grass Silage 5 51 189 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 3 3 D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cucumbers and Pickles 3 Z  
Potatoes 3 1 94 cwt
Sweet Corn 5 3  
Tomatoes 6 2  
Watermelons 10 53  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 7 2 31 trees
Grapes 7 3 1363 trees
Peaches 11 15 894 trees
Pears 3 3 193 trees
Pecans 44 1460 D
Tame Blueberries 23 132 252038 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 20 84650 464 1156
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 3 X D X
Floriculture Crops 8 71250 D 240
Bedding/Garden Plants 6 64550 D 228
Potted Flowering Plants 3 D D D
Nursery Crops 4 D D D
Sod Harvested 5 X 238 190

*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.