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CropSELECT
Extension officeCrop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 400 | 92990 | 10004693 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 4 | 98 | 6712 bu | |
| Barley | 9 | 190 | 10350 bu | |
| Oats | 92 | 2077 | 124538 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 339 | 21585 | 66934 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 304 | 18209 | 60395 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 41 | 785 | 1505 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 59 | 1320 | 2719 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 20 | 492 | 925 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 16 | 779 | 4175 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 114 | 5153 | 71494 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 8 | 182 | 3315 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 383 | 80583 | 2691495 bu | |
| 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 | 5 | (D) | 24 | (D) |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 4 | (X) | 6 | (X) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | (X) | 4 | 2 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.