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Macon

Total population (1990 census): 23499
County seat: Franklin

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 16 81 6581 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 170 3710 7606 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 6 D D
Small Grain Hay 7 179 347 tons, dry
Tame Hay 153 3204 6628 tons, dry
Wild Hay 12 159 233 tons dry
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 15 442 9047 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 6 5  
Head Cabbage 8 69  
Potatoes 9 6 816 cwt
Sweet Corn 6 28  
Tomatoes 4 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 8 33 1849 trees
Blackberries 3 1 1050 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 21 33 53447 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 46 22168 161 868
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 9 X 16 X
Floriculture Crops 10 D 16 202
Bedding/Garden Plants 9 D 12 177
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 25 X 75 179
Nursery Crops 12 D 32 D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 8 D 38 D

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