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Dorchester

Total population (1990 census): 83060
County seat: St. George

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 114 9936 988502 bu
Wheat 29 3278 152210 bu
Oats 28 1127 72751 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 58 7065 139961 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 94 2097 5957 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 19 229 358 tons, dry
Tame Hay 78 1726 5262 tons, dry
Wild Hay 4 55 93 tons dry
Corn for Silage 10 254 4227 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cucumbers and Pickles 4 2  
Squash 4 2  
Sweet Corn 15 65  
Tomatoes 3 1  
Watermelons 9 68  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 4 1 47 trees
Grapes 4 6 2000 vines
Peaches 4 D 63 trees
Peanuts 5 19 30378 lbs
Pecans 9 95 1684 in shell
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 20 7077 9425 bales
Tobacco 7 709 1559600 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 5 D D 598

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.