Iowa CropMAP

Total population (1990 census): 2,776,755
State Capital: Des Moines

Extension office

For CropSELECT see county pages.

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	61860	11595308	1537482128 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed	52	1177	84584 bu
Sorghum for Sirup	5	D	56880 lbs
Wheat	719	22123	905333 bu
Barley	245	4807	260264 bu
Oats	10823	211985	14293977 bu
Popcorn	188	12368	34717102 lbs shelled
Proso Millet	4	68	1602 bu
Rye	88	1621	55205 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybeans for Beans	56436	9944865	445574589 bu
Dry Edible Beans	61	5847	98472 cwt
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops	53	2458	X
Alfalfa Seed	8	385	29750 lbs
Bromegrass Seed	4	62	12280 lbs
Red Clover Seed	23	655	58587 lbs
Vetch Seed	4	152	23655 lbs
Other Seeds	15	1054	177434 lbs
Total Hay*	37711	1575777	4365999 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	31165	1082904	3406219 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	4850	86879	174853 tons, dry
Tame Hay	8144	264017	499901 tons, dry
Wild Hay	1347	28635	44206 tons dry
Grass Silage	2691	113342	722417 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop	8405	241549	3993158 tons, grn
Corn Cut for Dry Fodder	6	128	X
Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay	9	106	322
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop	121	1953	23532 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Asparagus	84	105
Green Lima Beans	1	D
Snap Beans	130	190
Beets	31	11
Broccoli	28	11
Head Cabbage	80	323
Cantaloups	97	351
Carrots	27	386
Cauliflower	10	3
Collards	3	D
Cucumbers and Pickles	76	64
Eggplant	31	14
Herbs, Fresh Cut	9	7
Honeydew Melons	2	D
Kale	2	D
Lettuce and Romaine	23	3
Mustard Greens	6	1
Dry Onions	53	113
Green Onions	19	5
Okra	8	2
Green Peas	57	955
Hot Peppers	27	21
Sweet Peppers	80	73
Potatoes	109	1468	296675 cwt
Pumpkins	208	703
Radishes	24	10
Rhubarb	12	3
Spinach	15	8
Squash	116	182
Sweet Corn	535	8278
Tomatoes	238	231
Turnips	14	4
Turnip Greens	9	3
Mixed Vegetables	24	105
Watermelons	87	338
Other Vegetables	27	27
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	405	2206	233692 trees
Apricots	25	4	201 trees
Cherries, Total	42	14	543 trees
Grapes	84	43	18153 trees
Nectarines	3	1	24 trees
Peaches	97	33	2110 trees
Pears	53	14	730 trees
Persimmons	4	1	73
Plums and Prunes	47	13	648
Pecans	5	2	D
English Walnuts	7	13	426 in shell
Other Fruits and Nuts	37	244	23085
Blackberries	14	4	4137 lbs
Tame Blueberries	5	3	10450 lbs
Raspberries	80	42	52042 lbs
Strawberries	132	209	639011 lbs
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
Herbs, Total	12	D	X
Herbs, Dried	3	D	3733
Maple Trees Tapped	10	290	5132
Ginseng	3	1	1315 lbs
Other	23	552	X
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)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	819	7590138	9737	73208
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	107	X	1876	X
Floriculture Crops	295	6975991	142	47546
Bedding and Garden Plants	259	4386973	80	30992
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	37	32164	40	367
Foliage Plants	28	340294	13	719
Potted Flowering Plants	79	2216560	10	15468
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers	10	D	3	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	290	X	1112	2655
Nursery Crops	188	253682	2266	13089
Sod Harvested	49	X	4029	6748
Vegetable and Flower Seeds	23	25299	213	348
Greenhouse Vegetables	33	256176	X	1429
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	179	56740	1971	1260

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