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North Carolina CropMAP

Transylvania

Total population (1990 census): 25520
County seat: Brevard

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 20 216 23489 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 76 2121 3880 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 5 67 D
Tame Hay 69 1863 3400 tons, dry
Wild Hay 7 121 149 tons dry
Grass Silage 4 D 315 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 12 418 8427 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Potatoes 4 D 290 cwt
Sweet Corn 9 31  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 3 2 40 trees
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 8 22 38925 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 132400 324 3184
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 8 X 37 X
Floriculture Crops 11 114400 9 1189
Bedding/Garden Plants 7 63600 2 203
Potted Flowering Plants 6 D 8 D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 32 X 175 262
Nursery Crops 16 D D D

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