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Macon

Total population (1990 census): 15906
County seat: Lafayette

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 61 1645 155726 bu
Wheat 16 992 40398 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 26 2533 89136 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 728 24150 47578 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 22 237 729 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 26 367 878 tons, dry
Tame Hay 665 22882 45022 tons, dry
Wild Hay 41 424 834 tons dry
Grass Silage 7 240 348 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 7 233 3636 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Potatoes 4 D D
Sweet Corn 5 4  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 7 4 260 trees
Peaches 3 Z 24 trees
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 741 3809 7476791 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 9 29100 34 134
Floriculture Crops 3 9340 D 19
Bedding/Garden Plants 3 9340 D D
Nursery Crops 3 D 3 9
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 6 19760 D 96

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.