
Total population (1990 census): 26038
County seat: Vale
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 169 | 10183 | 1578369 bu | |
| Wheat | 380 | 43365 | 4228261 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 63 | 4486 | 353711 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 355 | 38879 | 3874550 bu | |
| Barley | 127 | 4640 | 416882 bu | |
| Oats | 21 | 433 | 44128 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 90 | 8487 | (X) | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 69 | 7515 | 4608002 lbs | |
| Crimson Clover Seed | 3 | 122 | 78195 lbs | |
| Red Clover Seed | 17 | 626 | 318534 lbs | |
| Other Seeds | 4 | 41 | 16880 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 709 | 96913 | 294816 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 633 | 51405 | 219544 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 105 | 3734 | 10022 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 78 | 7558 | 15167 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 72 | 31409 | 43010 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 35 | 2807 | 21219 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 120 | 5760 | 143432 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 65 | 5454 | 110456 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 4 | 392 | 840895 lbs | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 5 | 265 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 4 | 4 | ||
| Dry Onions | 143 | 12677 | ||
| Green Onions | 8 | 313 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 14 | 746 | ||
| Watermelons | 4 | 2 | ||
| Potatoes | 123 | 10011 | 4018130 bu | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 81 | 10196 | 301858 bu | |
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 13 | 189 | 52182 trees | |
| Peaches | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Mint for Oil | 12 | 2623 | 226762 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 | 28 | (D) | 688 | (D) |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 24 | (X) | 678 | (X) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 5 | (X) | 17 | 13 |
| Nursery Crops | 3 | (D) | (D) | 62 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 17 | - | 654 | 605 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.