Total population (2000 census): 30,043
County seat: Rensselaer
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 | 465 | 138246 | 17532560 bu | 547 | 152012 | 20463992 bu | ||
| Wheat | 58 | 1901 | 89844 bu | 29 | 1580 | 53524 bu | ||
| Oats | 12 | 213 | 14142 bu | 31 | 546 | 33777 bu | ||
| Popcorn | 19 | 3372 | 11576968 lbs, shelled | 11 | 2352 | 6902614 lbs, shelled | ||
| Rye | 8 | 244 | 6980 bu | 14 | 343 | 8066 bu | ||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 110 | 2625 | 7036 tons, dry | 135 | 2622 | 6034 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 79 | 1523 | 4739 tons, dry | 107 | 1992 | 4815 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 9 | 203 | 368 tons, dry | 15 | 217 | 380 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 30 | 695 | 1509 tons, dry | 29 | 315 | 616 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 5 | 79 | 95 tons, dry | 5 | 18 | 30 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 3 | 125 | 975 tons, grn | 5 | 80 | 580 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 26 | 1007 | 19292 tons, grn | 30 | 1149 | 20895 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 428 | 100441 | 4269993 bu | 500 | 92071 | 3794407 bu | ||
| Dry Edible Beans | 4 | 290 | 3170 cwt | NA | ||||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Asparagus | 3 | D | NA | |||||
| Snap Bean | NA | 3 | D | |||||
| Head Cabbage | NA | 3 | D | |||||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | NA | 3 | D | |||||
| Sweet Peppers | NA | 3 | D | |||||
| Pumpkins | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Sweet Corn | 6 | 70 | 14 | 108 | ||||
| Tomatoes | 4 | 1 | 5 | D | ||||
| Watermelons | NA | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | NA | 3 | D | D | ||||
| Tame Blueberries | 20 | 229 | 444087 lbs | 17 | 173 | 162945 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 | 154750 | 307 | 1196 | 8 | 97421 | D | 539 |
| Floriculture Crops | 8 | 154750 | D | 1077 | 8 | 97421 | D | 539 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 8 | D | D | D | 8 | 60623 | D | 322 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 7 | X | 20 | 115 | NA | |||
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 4 | - | D | 4 | NA | |||
| Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Mint for Oil | 10 | 1634 | 77962 lbs | 4 | D | D | ||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available
X=Not applicable.