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Benton County

Total population (2000 census): 9,189
County seat: Fowler

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CropSELECT

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

Crop Statistics (US Census of Agriculture)

  2002 1997
Cereals Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn (bushels) 312 116,077 18,233,153 382 120732 15810028
Sorghum (bushels) 1 (D) (D)      
Wheat (bushels) 11 256 19,478 31 2055 121581
Oats (bushels) 7 146 11,404 18 323 18662
Popcorn (pounds, shelled) 5 1,189 4,683,426 11 1248 2845116
Forages Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 53 1,417 (D) 71 2074 6546
Alfalfa Hay 44 1,336 4,729 61 1433 5328
Small Grain Hay 3 11 (D) 4 60 170
Tame Hay 10 70 178 8 442 814
Wild Hay NA     4 D D
Grass Silage 1 (D) (D) NA    
Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or alfalfa mixtures (tons, green) 1 (D) (D) NA    
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons, dry equivalent) 53 1,418 4,932 NA    
Corn for Silage 4 66 1,212 8 203 3285
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for beans (bushels) 314 114,213 5,602,085 377 116750 5298827
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale 2002 1997
Farms Sq. ft. under glass or other protection Acres in the open Farms Sq. ft. under glass or other protection Acres in the open Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 3 (D) (D) NA      
Nursery stock 2 - (D) NA      
Other nursery and greenhouse crops 1 (D) - NA      

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