Indiana CropMAP

Brown County

Total population (2000 census): 14,957
County seat: Nashville

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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)

	1997				1992
Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	37	1840	184079 bu		47	4173	511989 bu
Wheat	4	D	D		7	129	4438 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	108	3221	6628 tons, dry		106	3534	6088 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	50	1243	3148 tons, dry		47	1112	2569 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	5	76	227 tons, dry		3	35	D
Tame Hay	54	1274	2342 tons, dry		65	1916	3041 tons, dry
Wild Hay	21	478	666 tons, dry		12	299	162 tons, dry
Grass Silage	6	150	737 tons, grn		4	172	D
Corn for Silage	2	D	D		1	D	D
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	15	1022	43345 bu		19	730	22085 bu
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Cantaloupes	NA				4	34
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	NA				3	2	D
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale	Farms	Sq. ft. under glass or other protection	Acres in the open	Sales ($1,000)	Farms	Sq. ft. under glass or other protection	Acres in the open	Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	20	D	300	152	7	12800	14	74
Floriculture Crops	5	D	4	35	6	D	D	D
Bedding/Garden Plants	3	28500	D	D	3	D	D	D
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	3	D	D	D	NA
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	14	X	62	91	NA
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	4	D	D	4	NA
Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive...	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Tobacco	14	40	75354 lbs		17	41	84398 lbs

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