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Shelby

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Shelby

Total population (1990 census): 826330
County seat: Memphis

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 20 4521 526848 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 3 235 20450 bu
Wheat 26 6427 272526 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 84 46610 1471994 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 233 9387 20038 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 4 73 281 tons, dry
Tame Hay 200 8375 17948 tons, dry
Wild Hay 39 764 938 tons dry
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Green Cowpeas 4 14  
Pumpkins 4 4  
Sweet Corn 6 17  
Turnip Greens 4 14  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 13 18 2343 trees
Cherries, Total 3 Z 7 trees
Peaches 16 120 11494 trees
Pecans 6 9 117 in shell
Strawberries 5 22 81700 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 25 9167 13193 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 45 554216 2997 8596
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 14 X 1833 X
Floriculture Crops 23 284136 D 1529
Bedding/Garden Plants 16 234872 D 1053
Foliage Plants 4 25600 D D
Potted Flowering Plants 9 123664 D 398
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 4 X 50 82
Nursery Crops 14 170080 778 3514
Sod Harvested 5 X 2132 3450

*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.