it may depend on who you get to talk to at the extension service. my general rule has always been to try different varities of fruit and see for myself if it will work. you can make some fun "discoveries" that way
another fig site with probably way more info than you could ever want on fig fruit pollination:
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/pljune99.htm they seem to imply that non-pollinated figs will not have any seeds in them, which is not true in my experience. all of the varieties i have grown have had some seeds in the fruit, but I just figured they were not viable. the crunch of the seed does add to the nice texture of the fruits.
"Limitation is the mother of good management", Michael Evanari
Location: Southwestern Oregon (Jackson County), Zone 7