
Total population (2000 census): 5,623
County seat: Rising Sun
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 | 28 | 2066 | 170353 bu | 60 | 3075 | 385578 bu | ||
| Wheat | 5 | 110 | D | 11 | 305 | 13628 bu | ||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 176 | 5071 | 10759 tons, dry | 156 | 4361 | 7839 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 51 | 965 | 2529 tons, dry | 76 | 1466 | 3310 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 4 | 68 | 76 tons, dry | 5 | 90 | 91 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 114 | 2956 | 6206 tons, dry | 79 | 2408 | 4032 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 31 | 1053 | 1930 tons, dry | 23 | 379 | 354 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 4 | 29 | 56 tons, grn | 4 | 18 | 154 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 5 | 113 | 1578 tons, grn | 5 | 197 | 2760 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 17 | 1704 | 74464 bu | 27 | 1955 | 75121 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Pumpkins | 3 | D | 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 | 4 | D | 29 | 45 | 3 | D | D | D |
| Nursery Crops | 3 | D | D | D | NA | |||
| Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Tobacco | 132 | 478 | 935703 lbs | 176 | 572 | 1133611 lbs | ||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available