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Tennessee CropMAP

Blount

Total population (1990 census): 85969
County seat: Maryville

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 64 3145 251868 bu
Wheat 25 1392 63895 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 31 1915 42111 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 687 24578 54629 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 45 795 2336 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 52 1371 2843 tons, dry
Tame Hay 599 20972 46859 tons, dry
Wild Hay 59 795 1035 tons dry
Grass Silage 18 645 4665 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 31 1254 15892 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Snap Beans 4 1  
Cucumbers and Pickles 4 4  
Pumpkins 5 78  
Sweet Corn 14 96  
Tomatoes 6 6  
Watermelons 4 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 24 65 3882 trees
Grapes 6 1 501 trees
Peaches 8 20 1473 trees
Pears 5 1 20 trees
Pecans 5 1 25 in shell
Strawberries 3 22 52700 lbs
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 93 306 481862 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 29 674056 288 5555
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 10 X 34 X
Floriculture Crops 15 638656 D 5186
Bedding/Garden Plants 14 459106 D 3671
Potted Flowering Plants 7 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 4 X 33 58
Nursery Crops 7 D 31 268
Greenhouse Vegetables 5 17975 X D

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