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Georgia CropMAP

Houston

Total population (1990 census): 89208
County seat: Perry

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 23 2067 195408 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 4 247 8590 bu
Wheat 35 7714 394256 bu
Barley 3 277 16037 bu
Oats 7 314 24976 bu
Rye 8 269 5590 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 32 7677 139761 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 78 3288 10030 tons, dry
Tame Hay 75 3223 9904 tons, dry
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 3 D D
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Collards 3 D  
Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas 3 9  
Herbs, Fresh Cut 3 5  
Sweetpotatoes 3 6 193 bu
Squash 4 D  
Sweet Corn 6 D  
Tomatoes 6 5  
Turnip Greens 3 1  
Watermelons 6 188  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Grapes 5 5 2051 trees
Peanuts 36 4087 9618137 lbs
Pecans 58 3967 52829 in shell
Tame Blueberries 4 2 1776 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 20 15517 19539 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 11 3456 13 55
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X 9 X
Floriculture Crops 7 D 4 23
Bedding/Garden Plants 4 D D 11
Foliage Plants 3 D D D

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