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Blount

Total population (1990 census): 39248
County seat: Oneonta

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 45 1630 150203 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 3 17 D
Wheat 5 169 6239 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 34 3222 86874 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 587 18419 43936 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 16 336 1286 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 12 468 1130 tons, dry
Tame Hay 521 16191 39354 tons, dry
Wild Hay 50 1283 1997 tons dry
Grass Silage 8 141 512 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 8 540 6181 tons, green
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 10 13  
Cantaloups 8 30  
Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas 6 9  
Cucumbers and Pickles 9 21  
Okra 9 11  
Sweet Peppers 10 62  
Sweetpotatoes 3 15 D
Pumpkins 4 8  
Squash 13 18  
Sweet Corn 10 61  
Tomatoes 22 412  
Turnip Greens 3 D  
Watermelons 36 727  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 18 133 14048 trees
Grapes 4 2 651 vines
Peaches 24 209 20437 trees
Pears 9 8 384 trees
Plums and Prunes 4 D D
Pecans 10 26 285 in shell
Tame Blueberries 14 27 31540 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 4 1394 1597 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 12 155612 19 701
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X 11 X
Floriculture Crops 6 115940 D D
Bedding and Garden Plants 5 D D D
Nursery Crops 5 39672 D 365

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.