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Georgia CropMAP

Union

Total population (1990 census): 11993
County seat: Blairsville

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 42 678 47679 bu
Sorghum for Sirup 3 35 44000 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 128 3617 8050 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 5 D D
Small Grain Hay 4 127 236 tons, dry
Tame Hay 116 3172 7058 tons, dry
Wild Hay 3 171 488 tons dry
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 10 248 2492 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 5 2  
Head Cabbage 8 22  
Collards 10 84  
Potatoes 6 4 315 cwt
Sweet Corn 14 52  
Other Vegetables 3 3  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 13 66 6143 trees
Grapes 4 1 234 trees
Pears 3 D D
Blackberries 3 D 890 lbs
Tame Blueberries 7 4 1326 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 13 26292 54 D
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 9 X 18 X
Floriculture Crops 7 15796 D D
Bedding/Garden Plants 4 D 9 D
Potted Flowering Plants 3 D D 23
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 3 X D D
Nursery Crops 5 8000 17 182
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 4 2496 D 21

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