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Hamilton

Total population (1990 census): 285536
County seat: Chattanooga

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 14 724 55590 bu
Wheat 3 241 11150 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 6 450 9079 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 316 12010 23169 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 10 150 422 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 20 343 771 tons, dry
Tame Hay 274 10453 20597 tons, dry
Wild Hay 42 709 933 tons dry
Grass Silage 10 355 1340 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 8 322 5344 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cucumbers and Pickles 3 Z  
Squash 3 3  
Sweet Corn 7 22  
Tomatoes 8 9  
Turnip Greens 4 3  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 9 25 2722 trees
Peaches 4 D D
Pears 3 D 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 40 208728 71 1088
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 6 X 18 X
Floriculture Crops 28 158978 29 975
Bedding/Garden Plants 21 83360 16 402
Foliage Plants 4 D D D
Potted Flowering Plants 7 45700 D 401
Nursery Crops 5 34962 D 47
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 5 D 14 54

*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.