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Chester

Total population (1990 census): 12819
County seat: Henderson

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 77 4379 364093 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 3 177 15160 bu
Wheat 13 496 20412 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 80 9392 310452 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 194 7588 16035 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 7 D 287 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 4 125 D
Tame Hay 162 6547 14133 tons, dry
Wild Hay 38 779 1355 tons dry
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 3 146 1823 tons, grn
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 3 D 145 trees
Pecans 5 D 554 in shell
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 21 2654 2803 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 3 D D D

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