Indiana CropMAP

St Joseph County

Total population (2000 census): 265,559
County seat: South Bend

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	370	69251	8685397 bu		469	73481	8968924 bu
Wheat	108	4073	205029 bu		165	6421	243329 bu
Barley	3	53	1350 bu		NA
Oats	15	144	9657 bu		32	702	36271 bu
Popcorn	3	236	620200 lbs, shelled		3	80	208000 lbs, shelled
Rye	NA				3	20	440 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Vetch Seed	2	D	D		NA
Total Hay*	214	5832	17926 tons, dry		255	7285	20731 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	187	4351	14502 tons, dry		222	5807	18185 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	12	213	438 tons, dry		14	D	D
Tame Hay	35	553	1458 tons, dry		37	483	722 tons, dry
Wild Hay	8	100	269 tons, dry		NA
Grass Silage	16	615	3777 tons, grn		27	765	3940 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	43	1402	23303 tons, grn		58	1920	29327 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	339	45696	1864996 bu		443	51170	1883636 bu
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Snap Bean	9	D			6	D
Head Cabbage	4	D			4	D
Cantaloupes	6	13			6	13
Cucumbers & Pickles	5	D			NA
Dry Onions	NA				4	150
Sweet Peppers	4	D			5	D
Irish potatoes	4	581	118831 cwt		4	914	292200 cwt
Pumpkins	12	48			8	20
Squash	NA				5	7
Sweet Corn	14	178			25	620
Tomatoes	10	D			12	28
Watermelons	NA				4	6
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	7	37	2061 Trees		16	70	249632 lbs
Grapes	NA				4	D	D
Pears	3	1	D		NA
Plums and Prunes	5	1	25 trees		NA
Tame Blueberries	5	D	D		NA
Strawberries	6	D	D		7	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	48	112172	601	2421	41	58740	316	2136
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	12	X	81	X	NA	X	NA	X
Floriculture Crops	16	D	D	285	23	54490	21	193
Bedding/Garden Plants	12	42112	4	177	12	31922	D	101
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	3	D	D	D	NA
Potted Flowering Plants	6	D	2	84	9	D	2	32
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	16	X	44	140	NA
Nursery Crops	18	-	97	583	23	-	129	1180
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	11	D	275	D	NA
Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive...	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Mint for oil	14	4159	184082 lbs		14	4348	148871 lbs

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