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Tazewell

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Tazewell

Total population (1990 census): 45960
County seat: Tazewell

Extension office

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 29 280 19647 bu
Wheat 4 10 427 bu
Oats 3 D D
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 335 15544 32081 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 68 2132 6454 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 24 277 569 tons, dry
Tame Hay 228 10316 20933 tons, dry
Wild Hay 57 2369 3401 tons dry
Grass Silage 8 450 2170 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 54 1425 14460 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Potatoes 7 3 375 cwt
Pumpkins 3 7  
Sweet Corn 5 11  
Tomatoes 4 1  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 7 15 887 trees
Peaches 3 D D
Other Crops Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 36 71 127351 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 10 22356 42 198
Floriculture Crops 3 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 6 X 5 62
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 4 D D 4

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