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Chester

Total population (1990 census): 32170
County seat: Chester

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 8 281 18383 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 5 604 29740 bu
Wheat 11 1092 50290 bu
Oats 7 155 9778 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 4 D D
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 5 322 X
Fescue Seed 5 322 43230 lbs
Total Hay* 191 6823 11752 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 30 635 1050 tons, dry
Tame Hay 152 5023 9247 tons, dry
Wild Hay 36 924 D
Grass Silage 3 D 1476 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 4 325 3525 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Pumpkins 3 10  
Sweet Corn 5 7  
Watermelons 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 3 3 D
Peaches 4 4 254 trees
Pecans 6 27 293 in shell
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 7 1783 1769 bales
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 5 9240 D 163

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