
Total population (2000 census): 45,128
County seat: Plymouth
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 | 540 | 84829 | 10473157 bu | 632 | 92307 | 11086681 bu | ||
| Wheat | 145 | 5158 | 275315 bu | 166 | 5259 | 224983 bu | ||
| Oats | 44 | 627 | 35656 bu | 63 | 841 | 55806 bu | ||
| Popcorn | 11 | 2343 | 6416440 lbs, shelled | 13 | 2105 | 5697893 lbs, shelled | ||
| Rye | 4 | 37 | 1320 bu | 8 | 174 | 7104 bu | ||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 331 | 10776 | 33925 tons, dry | 373 | 14156 | 43854 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 281 | 7587 | 27093 tons, dry | 343 | 10682 | 36592 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 30 | 526 | 1056 tons, dry | 31 | 395 | 752 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 52 | 1010 | 2716 tons, dry | 39 | 653 | 1076 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 6 | 129 | 409 tons, dry | 6 | 89 | 166 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 31 | 1524 | 7951 tons, grn | 44 | 2337 | 15806 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 86 | 3092 | 48174 tons, grn | 115 | 3840 | 61897 tons, grn | ||
| Sorghum for Silage | 3 | 27 | 126 tons, grn | NA | ||||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 454 | 55686 | 2380064 bu | 581 | 60840 | 2281249 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Snap Bean | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Head Cabbage | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Cantaloupes | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 4 | Z | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Sweet Peppers | NA | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Pumpkins | NA | 9 | 14 | |||||
| Squash | NA | 4 | D | |||||
| Sweet Corn | 9 | 20 | 17 | 122 | ||||
| Tomatoes | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Watermelons | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | 3 | D | D | 7 | D | D | ||
| Grapes | NA | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Peaches | 3 | 1 | D | 5 | 3 | D | ||
| Tame Blueberries | NA | 3 | D | |||||
| Strawberries | 4 | 7 | D | 5 | 14 | 49300 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 | 20 | 34780 | 277 | 657 | 14 | 20188 | D | 236 |
| Floriculture Crops | 5 | D | D | D | 9 | D | D | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 5 | 21000 | D | D | 4 | 10344 | D | 20 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 9 | X | 67 | 120 | NA | |||
| Nursery Crops | 5 | D | D | D | 5 | D | D | 183 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 7 | D | 99 | 56 | NA | |||
| Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Maple Trees Tapped | 11 | 345 | 15210 | NA | ||||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.