
Total population (2000 census): 33,157
County seat: Bloomfield
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 | 292 | 51262 | 4787550 bu | 369 | 51722 | 7203511 bu | ||
| Wheat | 67 | 3272 | 151052 bu | 83 | 2712 | 107538 bu | ||
| Barley | 4 | 130 | 4900 bu | NA | ||||
| Oats | 5 | 96 | 6160 bu | 5 | 95 | 4300 bu | ||
| Popcorn | NA | 3 | 393 | 1405500 lbs, shelled | ||||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Red Clover Seed | NA | 3 | 52 | 4220 lbs | ||||
| Total Hay* | 550 | 21797 | 47316 tons, dry | 560 | 20858 | 39583 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 143 | 3773 | 11884 tons, dry | 195 | 5672 | 13170 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 28 | 571 | 1183 tons, dry | 26 | 525 | 1275 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 360 | 13409 | 27104 tons, dry | 322 | 11436 | 20016 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 102 | 3290 | 6330 tons, dry | 91 | 2111 | 3135 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 23 | 754 | 2447 tons, grn | 25 | 1114 | 5964 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 39 | 1062 | 12687 tons, grn | 45 | 1037 | 16800 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 264 | 44818 | 1586204 bu | 343 | 43769 | 1651436 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Pumpkins | 4 | 5 | NA | |||||
| Squash | 3 | 1 | NA | |||||
| Sweet Corn | 3 | D | 3 | D | ||||
| Tomatoes | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | 10 | 28 | 1473 Trees | 13 | 54 | 4187 Trees | ||
| Peaches | 4 | 2 | 52 trees | 8 | 4 | 219 trees | ||
| Strawberries | 3 | D | 4198 lbs | 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 | 12 | D | 201 | 294 | 9 | D | 20 | 66 |
| Floriculture Crops | 3 | D | D | D | 5 | D | D | 37 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | D | D | 22 | NA | |||
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 7 | X | 9 | 51 | NA | |||
| Nursery Crops | 4 | D | D | 99 | 4 | D | D | 29 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 6 | D | 105 | D | NA | |||
| Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Tobacco | 24 | 138 | 301405 lbs | 27 | 69 | 153721 lbs | ||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available
X=Not applicable.