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Prince George

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Prince George

Total population (1990 census): 27394
County seat: Prince George

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 36 4425 401402 bu
Wheat 37 3848 260156 bu
Barley 5 145 11824 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 53 9224 186281 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 48 1419 1408 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 3 D D
Small Grain Hay 5 73 107 tons, dry
Tame Hay 36 1127 1167 tons, dry
Wild Hay 8 164 89 tons dry
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Potatoes 4 5 464 cwt
Sweetpotatoes 4 10 1081 bu
Watermelons 3 9  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 4 7 91 trees
Peaches 3 2 20 trees
Peanuts 16 1557 2942975 lbs
Pecans 3 2 15 in shell
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 5 D 10 370

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