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Brooks

Total population (1990 census): 15398
County seat: Quitman

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 109 10150 1080417 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 10 760 44190 bu
Wheat 13 1794 85023 bu
Oats 4 D D
Rye 4 883 D
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 37 5491 153813 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 71 3480 11146 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 4 402 D
Tame Hay 66 2533 8570 tons, dry
Grass Silage 4 545 D
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 7 1574 29581 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 6 170  
Head Cabbage 3 315  
Cantaloups 6 102  
Collards 3 D  
Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas 5 D  
Cucumbers and Pickles 15 1703  
Eggplant 3 35  
Sweet Peppers 5 D  
Squash 7 152  
Turnip Greens 3 22  
Watermelons 15 657  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 5 D D
Grapes 4 4 964 trees
Peaches 17 1416 157984 trees
Plums and Prunes 3 2 D
Peanuts 117 6157 16524591 lbs
Pecans 65 2436 45357 in shell
Tame Blueberries 3 9 4850 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 121 40805 62199 bales
Tobacco 25 947 1888147 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 12 29930 31 238
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X 2 X
Floriculture Crops 6 D 1 129
Bedding/Garden Plants 3 D D 8
Nursery Crops 4 D D 94

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