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Whitfield

Total population (1990 census): 72462
County seat: Dalton

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 12 888 52200 bu
Wheat 3 120 5770 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 5 690 11350 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 171 6797 12380 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 3 75 D
Tame Hay 128 4965 9598 tons, dry
Wild Hay 41 1675 2634 tons dry
Grass Silage 3 D 132 tons, grn
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 3 D 82 trees
Peaches 3 D D
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 7 92560 D 737

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.