
Total population (1990 census): 231765
County seat: Lincoln
CropSELECT
Extension officeCrop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 508 | 90853 | 9887415 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 444 | 51498 | 4320200 bu | |
| Wheat | 299 | 19724 | 665234 bu | |
| Oats | 64 | 1246 | 78690 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 4 | 16 | (X) | |
| Total Hay* | 706 | 24650 | 57027 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 494 | 13441 | 40798 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 18 | 263 | 421 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 243 | 5354 | 7713 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 217 | 4714 | 6689 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 31 | 878 | 4211 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 36 | 1070 | 16801 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 20 | 581 | 6439 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 647 | 102419 | 3638289 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 3 | 6 | ||
| Pumpkins | 6 | 36 | ||
| Squash | 4 | 6 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 5 | 19 | ||
| Tomatoes | 4 | 2 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 8 | 41 | 5164 trees | |
| Grapes | 5 | 33 | 13775 vines | |
| Pecans | 5 | 18 | 373 trees | |
| Berries | 4 | (D) | (X) | |
| Raspberries | 4 | 7 | 6900 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) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 51 | 126500 | 855 | 2858 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 18 | (X) | 477 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 13 | (D) | (D) | 1197 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 10 | 98000 | (D) | 1133 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | (D) | - | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 13 | (X) | 96 | 139 |
| Nursery Crops | 22 | (D) | 314 | 795 |
| Sod Harvested | 4 | (X) | 329 | 629 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 9 | - | 91 | (D) |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.