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Nash

Total population (1990 census): 76677
County seat: Nashville

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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 56 3339 222640 bu
Wheat 106 9008 420039 bu
Oats 13 567 39220 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 185 26885 628438 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 101 4500 10395 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 3 19 61 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 15 304 517 tons, dry
Tame Hay 92 3941 9394 tons, dry
Wild Hay 6 88 63 tons dry
Grass Silage 3 148 1080 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Green Lima Beans 6 5  
Snap Beans 4 3  
Cantaloups 7 52  
Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas 5 8  
Cucumbers and Pickles 24 5023  
Hot Peppers 3 D  
Sweetpotatoes 28 7157 2106735 bu
Pumpkins 6 30  
Sweet Corn 5 23  
Tomatoes 3 D  
Watermelons 7 71  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 4 1 66 trees
Grapes 3 1 D
Peaches 5 2 178 trees
Peanuts 25 2612 6753867 lbs
Pecans 6 10 297 in shell
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 58 23009 26218 bales
Tobacco 209 13374 31334055 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 374220 145 1919
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 11 X 98 X
Floriculture Crops 10 147020 D 935
Bedding/Garden Plants 7 105320 13 864
Potted Flowering Plants 4 D D D
Nursery Crops 10 31000 63 483
Greenhouse Vegetables 4 31000 X D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 6 165200 D 129

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