
Total population (2000 census): 20,511
County seat: Rochester
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 | 396 | 70435 | 8901341 bu | 502 | 83454 | 10463542 bu | ||
| Wheat | 95 | 2727 | 138209 bu | 109 | 2586 | 93098 bu | ||
| Oats | 9 | 115 | 9762 bu | 26 | 265 | 14101 bu | ||
| Popcorn | 26 | 4264 | 14467860 lbs, shelled | 22 | 3789 | 13895388 lbs, shelled | ||
| Rye | NA | 5 | 45 | 2032 bu | ||||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 223 | 5951 | 18773 tons, dry | 268 | 7560 | 22713 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 196 | 4928 | 16755 tons, dry | 239 | 6235 | 19985 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 11 | 149 | 268 tons, dry | 15 | 185 | 405 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 32 | 552 | 1131 tons, dry | 27 | 491 | 959 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 4 | 35 | 107 tons, dry | 5 | 77 | 10 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 11 | 287 | 1537 tons, grn | 16 | 572 | 4066 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 44 | 1584 | 23854 tons, grn | 63 | 1719 | 29626 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 377 | 57125 | 2430917 bu | 452 | 57022 | 2158618 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Snap Bean | 5 | 365 | NA | |||||
| Irish potatoes | 4 | D | D | NA | ||||
| Sweet Corn | 5 | D | 3 | 42 | ||||
| Tomatoes | 3 | 2 | NA | |||||
| 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 | 10 | 9855 | 123 | 127 | 5 | 15580 | D | 55 |
| Floriculture Crops | 4 | 9855 | D | 29 | 3 | D | D | 44 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | D | D | D | NA | |||
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | X | 100 | 82 | NA | |||
| Nursery Crops | 3 | D | 16 | D | NA | |||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available
X=Not applicable.