Indiana CropMAP

Whitley County

Total population (2000 census): 30,707
County seat: Columbia

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Crop Statistics (US Census of Agriculture)

	1997				1992
Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	385	48496	6220240 bu		447	49173	6256737 bu
Wheat	238	12588	693544 bu		261	10304	436017 bu
Oats	24	399	22507 bu		67	1101	78832 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	255	6883	16880 tons, dry		284	8243	22472 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	207	4687	12257 tons, dry		258	6076	18448 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	14	325	482 tons, dry		19	412	916 tons, dry
Tame Hay	55	1017	2292 tons, dry		34	774	1491 tons, dry
Wild Hay	13	152	370 tons, dry		9	89	54 tons, dry
Grass Silage	20	702	4431 tons, grn		20	892	4688 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	41	1516	21193 tons, grn		57	2086	33297 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage	3	D	830 tons, grn		NA
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	404	51150	2234118 bu		467	51462	2041094 bu
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Irish Potatoes	NA				5	D	D
Pumpkins	3	1			NA
Sweet Corn	NA				4	5
Tomatoes	3	8			NA
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	4	4	446 Trees		12	33	2562 Trees
Grapes	NA				4	1	D
Peaches	5	1	39 trees		7	7	368 trees
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	97	744	12	72000	D	514
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	3	X	D	X	NA
Floriculture Crops	NA				5	D	D	D
Bedding/Garden Plants	NA				3	D	D	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	3	X	D	19	NA
Nursery Crops	3	D	D	D	3	D	5	12
Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive...	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Maple Trees Tapped	4	72	1210		NA

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