
Total population (2000 census): 66,689
County seat: Martinsville
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 | 275 | 50799 | 6149122 bu | 319 | 51808 | 7608943 bu | ||
| Wheat | 72 | 3969 | 184452 bu | 102 | 4501 | 219010 bu | ||
| Oats | 4 | 49 | 2244 bu | 7 | 198 | 8220 bu | ||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 282 | 7085 | 18648 tons, dry | 286 | 8145 | 18452 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 156 | 3369 | 10871 tons, dry | 213 | 5374 | 13922 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 13 | 269 | 552 tons, dry | 15 | 557 | 747 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 131 | 2659 | 5654 tons, dry | 93 | 1636 | 2791 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 37 | 666 | 1227 tons, dry | 17 | 438 | 669 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 8 | 122 | 1033 tons, grn | 7 | 140 | 967 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 8 | 186 | 2970 tons, grn | 12 | 337 | 7435 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 238 | 39978 | 1780192 bu | 293 | 38707 | 1571748 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Snap Bean | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cantaloupes | NA | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 3 | D | NA | |||||
| Sweet Peppers | 3 | Z | NA | |||||
| Pumpkins | 10 | 65 | 5 | 16 | ||||
| Squash | NA | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Sweet Corn | 12 | 116 | 9 | 66 | ||||
| Tomatoes | 6 | D | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | 9 | 256 | 23957 Trees | 11 | 251 | 1392510 lbs | ||
| Grapes | NA | 3 | 1 | D | ||||
| Peaches | 4 | D | D | NA | ||||
| Pears | 5 | 2 | D | NA | ||||
| Persimmons | 3 | D | D | NA | ||||
| Plums and Prunes | 3 | Z | 11 trees | 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 | 14080 | 28 | 173 | 9 | 14840 | 14 | 103 |
| Floriculture Crops | NA | 5 | D | D | D | |||
| Bedding/Garden Plants | NA | 3 | 9440 | D | D | |||
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 8 | X | 26 | 126 | 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.