Indiana CropMAP

Lake County

Total population (2000 census): 484,564
County seat: Crown Point

Extension office

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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	249	68344	8926139 bu		298	64854	7908832 bu
Wheat	70	3101	167974 bu		27	737	25959 bu
Oats	23	270	19430 bu		38	517	29332 bu
Popcorn	3	745	1337000 lbs, shelled		5	765	2535000 lbs, shelled
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	155	3754	12263 tons, dry		152	3942	11873 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	126	2658	9110 tons, dry		128	2915	9592 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	5	49	92 tons, dry		11	139	218 tons, dry
Tame Hay	31	788	2326 tons, dry		28	488	1385 tons, dry
Wild Hay	11	157	246 tons, dry		12	127	179 tons, dry
Grass Silage	5	102	1470 tons, grn		14	273	1501 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	18	429	7812 tons, grn		29	615	11130 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	251	55698	2277975 bu		310	50112	1715375 bu
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Snap Bean	6	49			7	44
Beets	4	9			NA
Broccoli	6	6			NA
Head Cabbage	10	127			11	177
Cantaloupes	9	34			12	33
Cauliflower	4	D			NA
Collards	3	16			NA
Cucumbers & Pickles	8	52			11	172
Eggplant	3	3			NA
Mustard Greens	3	26			NA
Dry Onions	NA				5	68
Hot Peppers	9	57			7	45
Sweet Peppers	13	76			13	86
Pumpkins	17	161			18	133
Squash	6	32			4	18
Sweet Corn	17	279			20	289
Tomatoes	16	160			18	135
Watermelons	6	30			NA
Other Vegetables	4	11			NA
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	11	80	10868 Trees		13	68	297309 lbs
Grapes	3	D	D		5	7	D
Strawberries	NA				3	D	135774 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	25	300620	417	3375	24	709454	994	3278
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	8	X	D	X	NA	X	NA	X
Floriculture Crops	13	283420	D	1766	19	D	170	1776
Bedding/Garden Plants	10	151420	D	852	13	71658	D	728
Foliage Plants	NA				5	D	D	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	4	X	7	33	NA
Nursery Crops	7	-	34	66	7	D	D	D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	5	D	85	D	NA

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