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Sumter

Total population (1990 census): 101276
County seat: Sumter

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 144 26597 2707520 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 4 53 1878 bu
Wheat 113 20599 1009688 bu
Oats 22 756 43810 bu
Rye 4 243 5260 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 130 25477 588924 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 74 3838 9523 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 22 381 517 tons, dry
Tame Hay 62 3102 8603 tons, dry
Wild Hay 5 65 62 tons dry
Grass Silage 3 D D
Corn for Silage 3 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Sweet Corn 3 D  
Tomatoes 4 D  
Watermelons 7 25  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Grapes 9 26 12172 vines
Peaches 5 23 D
Peanuts 14 2626 6875331 lbs
Pecans 10 57 569 in shell
Tame Blueberries 6 8 9210 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 32 9958 10964 bales
Tobacco 44 1629 3775779 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 20 170974 D 4797
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 8 X D X
Floriculture Crops 5 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 4 D D D
Nursery Crops 7 D D D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 3 D D D

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