Indiana CropMAP

Perry County

Total population (2000 census): 18,899
County seat: Tell City

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	137	8232	735609 bu		193	10495	1247474 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed	NA				4	81	5760 bu
Wheat	36	706	26627 bu		72	1223	45084 bu
Oats	7	51	1900 bu		12	100	4530 bu
Popcorn	NA				3	D	D
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Sweetclover Seed	1	D	D		NA
Total Hay*	335	12249	30751 tons, dry		342	10860	21233 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	40	552	1333 tons, dry		89	1692	3930 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	25	614	1699 tons, dry		26	314	840 tons, dry
Tame Hay	277	9404	23285 tons, dry		246	7860	14945 tons, dry
Wild Hay	45	1138	2358 tons, dry		37	664	1012 tons, dry
Grass Silage	9	541	6230 tons, grn		11	330	1513 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	11	423	5471 tons, grn		20	458	9512 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	102	7164	253157 bu		112	6397	209818 bu
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	NA				3	D	D
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	16	85480	100	364	NA
Floriculture Crops	7	85480	D	335	NA
Bedding/Garden Plants	6	77440	-	245	NA
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	8	X	7	22	NA
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	6	-	D	D	NA
Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive...	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Tobacco	5	6	16866 lbs		6	7	13953 lbs

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