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Cass County Fruit Plantings
Cass County is located east of Berrien County and south of Van Buren County. Most of the fruit production is located in the Northwest corner of the county or along the western border with Berrien county. Because of Cass County,s large grape acreages there is a retriction on using the ester form of 2,4-D in that portion of the county.
| Cass County 2000 Fruit Planting | ||
| Crop | Farms |
Acres |
| All Fruit | 25 |
1,820 |
| Apples | 19 |
1,100 |
| Tart Cherry | 4 |
120 |
| Grapes | 12 |
550 |
| Strawberry | 4 | 50 |
| The Cass County Extension office is in Cassopolis | ||
