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Rush County

Total population (2000 census): 18,129
County seat: Rushville

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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 516 95585 12282075 bu 602 104058 15305284 bu
Sorghum NA     3 204 23920 bu
Wheat 204 7884 486735 bu 263 8689 450473 bu
Oats 18 245 13725 bu 30 307 19393 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 216 6007 17923 tons, dry 233 6552 18951 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 173 3952 13419 tons, dry 202 4950 14822 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 26 506 D 16 272 847 tons, dry
Tame Hay 58 1347 2841 tons, dry 26 544 1870 tons, dry
Wild Hay NA     5 98 181 tons, dry
Grass Silage 10 D 1655 tons, grn 14 688 3691 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 42 1783 27635 tons, grn 56 2044 39848 tons, grn
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Soybean 473 88600 4229922 bu 574 78076 3520168 bu
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Sweet Corn NA     3 D  
Fruits Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Apples NA     5 11 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 6 D 30 48 3 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 3 X 2 4 NA      
Nursery Crops NA       3 D D D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 4 D D D NA      
Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Tobacco 6 16 28646 lbs 7 21 28636 lbs

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