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Highlands

Total population (1990 census): 68432
County seat: Sebring

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)

Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 30 3815 13760 tons, dry
Tame Hay 28 3202 11376 tons, dry
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Endive 1 D  
Sweet Peppers 3 81  
Watermelons 7 755  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Grapefruit 79 4463 443816 trees
Oranges 340 75437 8948651 trees
Tangelos 34 1071 125139 trees
Honey Tangerines 18 828 106395 trees
Other Tangerines 41 2073 253186 trees
Other Citrus Fruits 5 79 12830 trees
Tame Blueberries 13 70 71926 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 77 836298 3254 21196
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 47 X 1183 X
Floriculture Crops 18 582166 25 2634
Foliage Plants 5 507200 D 1139
Potted Flowering Plants 10 D 20 D
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers 21 D 1457 8879
Nursery Crops 35 D 191 2944
Sod Harvested 3 X D D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 5 D D D

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