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Vigo County

Total population (2000 census): 105,848
County seat: Terre Haute

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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 236 43440 4432944 bu 325 55657 7902218 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 9 471 23925 bu 14 1116 96676 bu
Wheat 69 3365 181224 bu 86 4433 189258 bu
Oats NA     3 46 2860 bu
Popcorn NA     7 403 1047156 lbs, shelled
Forages Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 146 3488 7801 tons, dry 167 3331 7103 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 100 2196 5488 tons, dry 106 1998 4824 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 5 48 124 tons, dry 5 121 D
Tame Hay 59 1063 1985 tons, dry 70 1077 1797 tons, dry
Wild Hay 13 181 204 tons, dry 10 77 161 tons, dry
Grass Silage NA     3 58 D
Corn for Silage 7 221 4026 tons, grn 13 430 8010 tons, grn
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Soybean 234 43874 1531631 bu 328 51635 1906215 bu
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Snap Bean 3 D   NA    
Cantaloupes NA     5 4  
Cucumbers & Pickles 4 2   NA    
Sweet Peppers NA     3 3  
Sweet Corn 6 34   10 32  
Tomatoes 4 8   7 7  
Watermelons NA     5 4  
Fruits Farms Acres Yield Farms Acres Yield
Apples 4 9 440 Trees 6 15 555 Trees
Grapes 3 D D NA   vines
Strawberries 3 5 7000 lbs 4 1 1886 lbs
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 29 157890 115 1674 15 59500 68 1368
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 9 X 13 X NA      
Floriculture Crops 17 D 13 1284 11 D D D
Bedding/Garden Plants 13 60546 2 288 8 22750 D 74
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens 5 D 11 D 4 D D D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 10 X 30 118 NA      
Nursery Crops 5 D D D 3 D 46 D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 3 D D 3 NA      

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