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Madison

Total population (1990 census): 16953
County seat: Marchall

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 32 90 6935 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 6 7 390 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 333 4800 10441 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 52 293 831 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 12 105 261 tons, dry
Tame Hay 286 4138 8975 tons, dry
Wild Hay 17 213 299 tons dry
Grass Silage 7 51 225 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 21 209 3104 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 5 2  
Sweet Peppers 5 2  
Potatoes 26 14 2780 cwt
Sweetpotatoes 3 D 936 bu
Squash 3 1  
Sweet Corn 7 7  
Tomatoes 8 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 13 9 310 trees
Grapes 9 1 388 trees
Peaches 8 2 84 trees
Pears 3 Z 8 trees
Blackberries 4 Z 480 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Herbs, Total 3 D X
Tobacco 577 2179 3172497 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 55 119584 454 2117
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X 7 X
Floriculture Crops 15 75016 D 190
Bedding/Garden Plants 13 64208 7 166
Potted Flowering Plants 4 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 19 X 266 1647
Nursery Crops 16 D 47 189
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 12 38000 131 83

*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.