
Total population (2000 census): 22,151
County seat: Brookville
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 | 387 | 35220 | 3511824 bu | 444 | 41556 | 5677815 bu | ||
| Wheat | 190 | 4382 | 205680 bu | 232 | 5020 | 230318 bu | ||
| Oats | 24 | 206 | 11117 bu | 24 | 219 | 12349 bu | ||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 448 | 11670 | 29076 tons, dry | 443 | 10746 | 28712 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 276 | 5569 | 15692 tons, dry | 335 | 6906 | 20233 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 39 | 479 | 1278 tons, dry | 32 | 360 | 702 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 201 | 4388 | 9667 tons, dry | 129 | 2275 | 5094 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 24 | 410 | 828 tons, dry | 20 | 337 | 477 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 21 | 824 | 4831 tons, grn | 25 | 868 | 6625 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 60 | 1876 | 23769 tons, grn | 73 | 1605 | 30025 tons, grn | ||
| Sorghum for Silage | 4 | 108 | 680 tons, grn | NA | ||||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 271 | 22139 | 878169 bu | 305 | 21483 | 854599 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Hot Peppers | 3 | D | NA | |||||
| Sweet Peppers | NA | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Irish potatoes | 4 | D | D | 6 | 7 | 393 cwt | ||
| Pumpkins | 6 | 24 | 3 | 38 | ||||
| Sweet Corn | 9 | 22 | 7 | 28 | ||||
| Tomatoes | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | 8 | 34 | 2056 Trees | 11 | 50 | 2110 Trees | ||
| Grapes | NA | 3 | D | D | ||||
| Peaches | 3 | D | D | 9 | D | D | ||
| Strawberries | 3 | D | D | 4 | 3 | 2383 lbs | ||
| 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 | 15 | 45200 | 651 | 801 | 7 | 10140 | D | 141 |
| Floriculture Crops | 5 | D | D | D | 4 | D | D | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 5 | 22300 | D | D | 4 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | D | D | NA | |||
| Nursery Crops | 3 | D | 9 | 28 | NA | |||
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | D | D | 4 | NA | |||
| Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Tobacco | 132 | 429 | 736930 lbs | 187 | 534 | 816228 lbs | ||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available
X=Not applicable.