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Edgefield

Total population (1990 census): 18360
County seat: Edgefield

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 7 138 8121 bu
Wheat 9 692 23200 bu
Oats 9 207 6340 bu
Rye 11 512 11409 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 11 1268 17883 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 111 5373 10208 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 19 753 914 tons, dry
Tame Hay 93 4083 8634 tons, dry
Wild Hay 10 320 D
Grass Silage 7 D 605 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 4 800 13600 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Sweet Corn 4 51  
Tomatoes 4 4  
Watermelons 4 6  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Peaches 18 3755 359470 trees
Plums and Prunes 4 D 685 trees
Pecans 10 95 1296 in shell
Strawberries 3 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 15 3380 3015 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 13 272674 202 2311
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 9 X 83 X
Floriculture Crops 5 D D D
Bedding and Garden Plants 4 178450 D D
Nursery Crops 7 D 143 1421

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