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Cherokee

Total population (1990 census): 44506
County seat: Gaffney

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 5 49 D
Wheat 4 375 17630 bu
Oats 9 201 9800 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 7 552 8012 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 4 114 X
Fescue Seed 4 114 29800 lbs
Total Hay* 225 8920 14024 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 9 D 928 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 33 692 1374 tons, dry
Tame Hay 195 7315 11074 tons, dry
Wild Hay 15 512 D
Grass Silage 3 D D
Corn for Silage 3 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Sweet Corn 3 5  
Watermelons 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 8 77 D
Figs 3 Z 10 trees
Grapes 5 2 636 vines
Nectarines 3 D D
Peaches 8 991 119202 trees
Pears 3 1 11 trees
Pecans 7 22 372 in shell
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 7 47900 63 233
Floriculture Crops 3 D D D

*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.