
Total population (2000 census): 36,019
County seat: Greencastle
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 | 324 | 63661 | 7076555 bu | 419 | 69327 | 9453016 bu | ||
| Wheat | 97 | 5086 | 281428 bu | 139 | 5678 | 255850 bu | ||
| Oats | 15 | 228 | 12674 bu | 23 | 282 | 16610 bu | ||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 372 | 10346 | 26133 tons, dry | 386 | 10770 | 28001 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 272 | 6790 | 19290 tons, dry | 303 | 7889 | 22386 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 22 | 364 | 715 tons, dry | 20 | 274 | 392 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 112 | 2582 | 5375 tons, dry | 106 | 2040 | 4002 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 23 | 463 | 593 tons, dry | 14 | 441 | 999 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 11 | 147 | 482 tons, grn | 6 | 126 | 667 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 23 | 539 | 8211 tons, grn | 22 | 827 | 17262 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 330 | 58850 | 2496232 bu | 398 | 52339 | 2135704 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Snap Bean | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Irish Potatoes | NA | 3 | 2 | 240 cwt | ||||
| Pumpkins | 3 | D | NA | |||||
| Sweet Corn | 5 | 15 | 10 | 17 | ||||
| Tomatoes | 3 | D | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | 4 | 37 | 5182 Trees | 10 | 30 | D | ||
| Grapes | NA | 4 | 1 | 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 | 8 | 12340 | D | 237 | 4 | 3040 | D | 14 |
| Floriculture Crops | 3 | 12340 | D | D | 3 | 3040 | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 5 | X | 51 | 89 | NA | |||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available
X=Not applicable.