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Lee

Total population (1990 census): 41370
County seat: Sanford

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 46 1154 88455 bu
Wheat 26 1011 51916 bu
Oats 24 383 21369 bu
Rye 10 213 6010 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 58 3165 66824 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 110 2011 3849 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 4 47 51 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 29 272 271 tons, dry
Tame Hay 89 1524 3315 tons, dry
Wild Hay 6 42 66 tons dry
Grass Silage 5 126 438 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 3 2  
Cantaloups 7 7  
Collards 3 1  
Potatoes 3 6 600 cwt
Sweetpotatoes 11 29 6060 bu
Pumpkins 5 31  
Squash 3 D  
Sweet Corn 7 26  
Tomatoes 4 D  
Watermelons 5 11  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 4 1 64 trees
Grapes 4 1 300 trees
Peaches 5 4 D
Pecans 8 11 77 in shell
Tame Blueberries 3 D D
Strawberries 6 14 174000 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 11 1568 1554 bales
Tobacco 104 3494 7671790 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 18 91480 35 726
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 8 X 24 X
Floriculture Crops 6 71200 D 159
Bedding/Garden Plants 6 D D D
Nursery Crops 7 D 24 435
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 3 D D D

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