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Fayette

Total population (1990 census): 25559
County seat: Somerville

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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 95 15595 1697670 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 6 846 67696 bu
Wheat 26 3402 131516 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 132 49846 1681063 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 321 20087 44720 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 6 86 259 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 9 550 1066 tons, dry
Tame Hay 275 18206 41001 tons, dry
Wild Hay 50 1003 1968 tons dry
Grass Silage 5 242 1275 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 6 1010 13913 tons, grn
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 9 4 186 trees
Peaches 7 1 134 trees
Pears 3 1 20 trees
Pecans 8 19 445 in shell
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 84 36504 52111 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 20 138400 635 1843
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 6 X D X
Floriculture Crops 4 35000 2 132
Bedding/Garden Plants 4 35000 2 132
Nursery Crops 10 74900 D 218
Greenhouse Vegetables 5 28500 X D

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