Total population (2010 census): 66135
Total population (1990 census): 29755
County seat: Adel
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 451 | 137918 | 22447834 bu | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 1 | D | D | |
Oats | 4 | 73 | 4413 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 389 | 96888 | 4942190 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 216 | 5897 | 17590 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 196 | 4943 | 15975 | |
Small Grain Hay | 7 | 126 | 301 | |
Tame Hay | 34 | 796 | 1266 | |
Wild Hay | 6 | 32 | 48 | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 5 | 96 | 424 | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 18 | 398 | 6322 | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Asparagus | 1 | D | ||
Snap beans | 3 | 1 | ||
Cauliflower | 1 | D | ||
Fresh Cut Herbs | 2 | D | ||
Kale | 1 | D | ||
Lettuce | 2 | D | ||
Parsley | 1 | D | ||
Sweet Peppers | 4 | 2 | ||
Potatoes | 4 | 1 | ||
Pumpkins | 6 | 48 | ||
Sweet Corn | 3 | D | ||
Tomatoes | 6 | 7 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 9 | 14 | ||
Apricots | 3 | Z | ||
Cherries | 3 | D | ||
Grapes | 8 | 11 | ||
Peaches | 3 | 1 | ||
Pears | 3 | 1 | ||
Plums and Prunes | 3 | Z | ||
All Nuts | 4 | 15 | ||
Blackberries and Dewberries | 2 | D | ||
Tame Blueberries | 2 | D | ||
Raspberries | 4 | D | ||
Other Berries | 2 | D | ||
Strawberries | 1 | D | ||
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) |
Greenhouse Crops | 2 | D | X | D |
Floriculture Crops | 6 | 700004 | 8 | 829690 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 5 | D | D | 770410 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | ||||
Nursery Stock | 7 | - | 154 | D |
Sod Harvested | 2 | X | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 553 | 126098 | 16867647 bu | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 5 | 158 | 4640 bu | |
Oats | 40 | 886 | 65141 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 581 | 126449 | 5296309 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 330 | 9022 | 25600 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 288 | 7152 | 22233 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 24 | 381 | 791 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 60 | 1216 | 2138 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 6 | 129 | 102 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 10 | 144 | 1006 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage | 34 | 819 | 13641 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Pumpkins | 5 | D | ||
Sweet Corn | 9 | 161 | ||
Tomatoes | 5 | 9 | ||
Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 11 | 33 | 2951 trees | |
Peaches | 5 | 1 | 28 trees | |
Plums and Prunes | 4 | Z | 36 trees | |
Other Fruits and Nuts | 4 | D | D | |
Strawberries | 3 | D | D | |
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 | 20 | 90072 | 1700 | 3385 |
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 7 | X | D | X |
Florculture Crops | 5 | 90072 | D | 660 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 5 | D | D | D |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | 1 | D |
Nursery Crops | 6 | D | 35 | 152 |
Sod Harvested | 7 | X | 1642 | 2550 |
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 5 | D | D | 8 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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