Indiana CropMAP

Newton County

Total population (2000 census): 14,566
County seat: Kentland

Extension office

Local Markets

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	305	106200	13665526 bu		318	107819	15070399 bu
Wheat	36	1560	90608 bu		8	486	12732 bu
Oats	13	163	12396 bu		24	299	24531 bu
Popcorn	4	546	1438900 lbs, shelled		4	310	D
Rye	6	158	4779 bu		9	137	3649 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	69	1423	4185 tons, dry		81	1632	4319 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	56	903	2994 tons, dry		68	1162	3631 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	10	200	448 tons, dry		11	212	363 tons, dry
Tame Hay	15	209	579 tons, dry		11	169	194 tons, dry
Wild Hay	3	D	D		3	34	61 tons, dry
Grass Silage	3	D	D		3	55	210 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	17	539	7382 tons, grn		15	379	6270 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	278	74694	3330517 bu		302	68762	2972418 bu
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Head Cabbage	NA				4	D
Sweet Peppers	3	D			NA
Pumpkins	4	39			5	137
Sweet Corn	5	19			9	170
Tomatoes	3	1			3	1
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	173000	108	1081	8	127000	114	742
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	7	X	68	X	3	X	D	X
Floriculture Crops	5	173000	D	932	5	127000	D	D
Bedding/Garden Plants	4	D	D	D	4	D	D	476
Nursery Crops	6	D	D	D	3	D	D	D

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