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Sumter

Total population (1990 census): 30232
County seat: Americus

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 75 9601 896179 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 6 513 13190 bu
Wheat 77 14950 656496 bu
Oats 7 105 7681 bu
Rye 13 697 14613 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 67 11570 173406 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 59 4420 13798 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 3 D 645 tons, dry
Tame Hay 55 2845 8020 tons, dry
Wild Hay 3 210 D
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 3 1125 17650 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 16 6023  
Cucumbers and Pickles 8 3143  
Sweet Peppers 4 230  
Sweet Corn 3 D  
Watermelons 8 232  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Peaches 7 11 817 trees
Peanuts 108 13848 34041847 lbs
Pecans 59 3958 59742 in shell
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 66 39437 50622 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 16 91180 1386 5739
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 8 X 812 X
Floriculture Crops 7 D D 588
Bedding/Garden Plants 5 44700 D D
Potted Flowering Plants 4 D D D
Nursery Crops 5 D D 219
Sod Harvested 6 X 1370 4932

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