Total population (2000 census): 7,349
County seat: Liberty
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 | 183 | 33895 | 4465355 bu | 196 | 36417 | 5475076 bu | ||
| Wheat | 82 | 2517 | 142143 bu | 104 | 3640 | 174850 bu | ||
| Oats | 9 | 86 | 6295 bu | 20 | 216 | 14148 bu | ||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 124 | 3223 | 8921 tons, dry | 112 | 2439 | 6626 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 99 | 2153 | 6740 tons, dry | 97 | 1726 | 4952 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 4 | 83 | 205 tons, dry | 6 | D | D | ||
| Tame Hay | 31 | 742 | 1469 tons, dry | 18 | 392 | 972 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 4 | 57 | 114 tons, dry | NA | ||||
| Grass Silage | 4 | 188 | 1177 tons, grn | 8 | 243 | 1603 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 13 | 326 | 5950 tons, grn | 16 | 374 | 8960 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 163 | 24261 | 1130507 bu | 174 | 18689 | 872148 bu | ||
| Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Tobacco | 3 | 8 | 12994 lbs | NA | ||||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available