
Total population (2000 census): 43,445
County seat: Shelbyville
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 | 420 | 92051 | 11069155 bu | 537 | 101621 | 15372185 bu | ||
| Wheat | 121 | 6710 | 371207 bu | 219 | 8052 | 447869 bu | ||
| Oats | 11 | 123 | 8000 bu | 16 | 186 | 10348 bu | ||
| Popcorn | NA | 3 | D | D | ||||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 199 | 3784 | 9582 tons, dry | 227 | 4805 | 13340 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 157 | 2445 | 6957 tons, dry | 207 | 4005 | 11535 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 14 | 156 | 243 tons, dry | 21 | 253 | 525 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 42 | 935 | 2050 tons, dry | 23 | 250 | 584 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 7 | 84 | 134 tons, dry | 3 | 12 | 8 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 5 | 164 | 592 tons, grn | 12 | 285 | 2067 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 21 | 646 | 8899 tons, grn | 40 | 1413 | 28044 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 404 | 78870 | 3533601 bu | 508 | 75556 | 3365722 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Pumpkins | 3 | 7 | NA | |||||
| Sweet Corn | 9 | 17 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Tomatoes | 5 | D | NA | |||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | 5 | 33 | 3387 Trees | 7 | D | 3418 Trees | ||
| Peaches | 3 | D | 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 | 8 | D | 54 | 478 | 11 | D | 368 | 2316 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | 6 | X | 5 | X | 14 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 5 | D | D | 265 | 4 | D | D | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | D | D | D | NA | |||
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | D | D | 110 | 4 | D | D | 105 |
| Nursery Crops | NA | 7 | 48 | D | D | |||
| Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Tobacco | 3 | 12 | 25600 lbs | 3 | D | D | ||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available
X=Not applicable.