
Total population (2000 census): 27,401
County seat: Winchester
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 | 530 | 78429 | 8769232 bu | 602 | 77161 | 10224447 bu | ||
| Wheat | 215 | 9422 | 527826 bu | 330 | 12906 | 580190 bu | ||
| Oats | 53 | 687 | 50176 bu | 71 | 1082 | 65143 bu | ||
| Popcorn | 3 | 379 | 1130356 lbs, shelled | 5 | 501 | 1534530 lbs, shelled | ||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 223 | 4631 | 12646 tons, dry | 266 | 5509 | 14617 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 171 | 3306 | 9739 tons, dry | 236 | 4540 | 12729 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 13 | 153 | 461 tons, dry | 17 | 276 | 503 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 57 | 897 | tons, dry | 27 | 327 | 856 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 7 | 45 | 61 tons, dry | 7 | 76 | 68 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 8 | 230 | 1413 tons, grn | 9 | 290 | 1383 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 28 | 885 | 13595 tons, grn | 34 | 800 | 15496 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 563 | 96447 | 3940478 bu | 682 | 100717 | 4060628 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Sweet Corn | 4 | D | 7 | 16 | ||||
| Tomatoes | 5 | 403 | 7 | 241 | ||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | 6 | 7 | 884 Trees | 9 | 13 | 884 Trees | ||
| 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 | 66528 | D | 297 | NA | |||
| Floriculture Crops | 5 | 58658 | D | 249 | NA | |||
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 5 | 46948 | D | 235 | NA | |||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available