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Watermelons: Acreage, Yield, Production and Value
Year 1 Acres
Planted 		Acres
Harvested 		Yield Per
Acre 		Production Market Year
Average Price 		Value of Production
1,000 Acres Cwt 1,000 Cwt Dollars Per
Cwt 		1,000 Dollars
1963 6.9 6.7 75 502 1.20 602
1968 9.0 8.5 78 663 1.40 928
1973 9.8 9.0 55 495 2.30 1,139
1978 13.0 12.0 95 1,140 3.21 3,659
1992 9.0 7.2 100 720 4.30 3,096
1993 8.0 6.5 90 585 5.00 2,925
1994 8.5 7.0 100 700 5.50 3,850
1995 7.6 6.5 75 488 7.70 3,758
1996 7.8 6.4 90 576 4.65 2,678
1997 7.3 5.8 60 348 6.10 2,123
1998 2 7.5
1 Estimates were discontinued from 1982-1991.
2 Preliminary.

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