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Charlotte

Total population (1990 census): 11688
County seat: Charlotte Courthouse

Extension office

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 54 1157 78080 bu
Wheat 64 1717 75006 bu
Barley 3 122 9278 bu
Oats 5 49 2345 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 10 349 12259 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 280 14952 28971 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 31 856 1788 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 48 744 1671 tons, dry
Tame Hay 239 12258 23809 tons, dry
Wild Hay 25 463 480 tons dry
Grass Silage 13 631 3671 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 20 1336 12595 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 3 6  
Cantaloups 3 5  
Potatoes 4 5 470 cwt
Sweet Corn 6 7  
Tomatoes 4 4  
Watermelons 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 3 D D
Peaches 3 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 162 2445 5368165 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 8156 D D
Floriculture Crops 6 8156 2 29
Bedding/Garden Plants 6 8156 1 26

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