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Lavaca

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Lavaca

Total population (1990 census): 18690
County seat: Hallettsville

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 130 5363 336252 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 36 1347 65051 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total 3 133 2856 bu
Rice 5 2694 160976 cwt
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 8 394 9581 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 1652 48530 114865 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 16 335 971 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 45 753 1963 tons, dry
Tame Hay 1497 42462 104193 tons, dry
Wild Hay 182 3808 6441 tons dry
Grass Silage 29 1172 3886 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 3 169 D
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop 5 262 4177 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Cucumbers and Pickles 5 2  
Sweet Peppers 3 2  
Squash 4 2  
Tomatoes 3 Z  
Other Vegetables 3 D  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 3 1 D
Peaches 12 19 1473 trees
Pears 3 Z 33 trees
Pecans 148 2329 33981 in shell
Blackberries 3 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Cotton 8 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 10 24180 48 287
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 3 X 6 X
Floriculture Crops 3 24180 D 93
Nursery Crops 8 D 47 190

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.