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Cherokee

Total population (1990 census): 20170
County seat: Murphy

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 29 618 56434 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 119 3050 5601 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 5 D D
Tame Hay 100 2549 4821 tons, dry
Wild Hay 9 229 383 tons dry
Grass Silage 6 90 236 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Sweet Corn 4 6  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 5 20 935 trees
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 16 81 107516 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 26 38672 96 842
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 7 X 36 X
Floriculture Crops 6 24948 D D
Bedding/Garden Plants 5 D D 86
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 7 X 26 27
Nursery Crops 13 D 47 351
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 5 D D D

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