North Carolina CropMAP

Catawba

Total population (1990 census): 118412
County seat: Newton

Extension office

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	48	1697	139607 bu
Wheat	58	5418	277237 bu
Barley	24	791	56040 bu
Oats	19	373	21429 bu
Rye	4	67	1815 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybeans for Beans	77	6781	138797 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops	5	51	X
Fescue Seed	5	51	12800 lbs
Total Hay*	374	12430	22198 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	27	365	695 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	52	1280	2750 tons, dry
Tame Hay	325	9707	17064 tons, dry
Wild Hay	27	556	593 tons dry
Grass Silage	13	522	3288 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop	17	1445	16971 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Cantaloups	5	4
Sweetpotatoes	5	9	905 bu
Sweet Corn	6	3
Tomatoes	6	2
Watermelons	8	20
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	12	36	3409 trees
Grapes	6	8	2797 trees
Peaches	8	4	338 trees
Pears	4	D	18 trees
Pecans	7	9	89 in shell
Strawberries	3	D	D
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	27	354120	463	3896
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	13	X	323	X
Floriculture Crops	13	126204	7	1282
Bedding/Garden Plants	9	76140	D	502
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	3	27064	D	433
Foliage Plants	4	D	D	D
Nursery Crops	12	217020	106	1448
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	5	D	D	51

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