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Oconee

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Oconee

Total population (1990 census): 57494
County seat: Walhalla

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 24 515 33405 bu
Wheat 15 1111 47183 bu
Barley 4 250 15700 bu
Oats 5 63 3540 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 18 1371 30191 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops 15 D X
Fescue Seed 14 463 99793 lbs
Total Hay* 358 9053 17783 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 5 30 86 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 28 515 953 tons, dry
Tame Hay 327 8068 16186 tons, dry
Wild Hay 17 293 459 tons dry
Grass Silage 10 147 301 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 7 358 5275 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cantaloupes 4 5  
Okra 3 1  
Sweet Corn 9 21  
Tomatoes 3 Z  
Watermelons 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 43 1053 201434 trees
Grapes 5 2 532 vines
Peaches 18 24 1302 trees
Pears 4 3 35 trees
Pecans 10 9 111 in shell
Tame Blueberries 3 11 D
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 19 59129 183 1697
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 8 X 118 X
Floriculture Crops 6 10200 D D
Bedding and Garden Plants 5 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 5 X 17 29
Nursery Crops 6 D 70 D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 3 D 48 3

*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.