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TABLE 2: ACREAGE GROWN AND SOLD AND
ESTIMATED FARM REVENUE BY SPECIES OF SOD, ALABAMA, 1979 AND 1983
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Acres grown
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Acres sold
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Gross farm revenue
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Av. revenue per acre
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1979
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1983
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1979
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1983
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1979
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1983
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1979
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1983
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No.
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No.
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No.
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No.
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Dol.
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Dol.
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Dol.
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Dol.
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| Bermudagrass |
1,485.5
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1,527.0
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637.4
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752.3
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2,141,664
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2,286,992
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3,360
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3,040
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| Centipedegrass |
541.0
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742.0
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139.3
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132.8
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635,208
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616,192
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4,560
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4,640
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| St. Augustinegrass |
24.0
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43.3
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2.0
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9,600
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4,800
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| Zoysiagrass |
581.5
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851.0
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142.3
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126.9
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774,112
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867,996
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5,440
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6,844
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| Total participating grower’s acreage |
2,632.0
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3,163.3
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919.0
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1014.0
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3,550,984
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3,780,780
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3,864
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3,721
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| Nonparticipating growers’ acreage |
684.0
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2,288.0
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162.0
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798.5
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626,612
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3,353,700
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3,868
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4,200
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| Total |
3,316
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5,454.3
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1,081.0
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1,810.1
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4,177,596
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7,134,480
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3,865
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3,932
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