Iowa CropMAP

Des Moines County

Total population (2010 census): 40325
Total population (1990 census): 42614
County seat: Burlington

Extension office

Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	332	82557	15546801 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total	25	1501	88031 bu
Oats	11	95	5926 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	307	57884	2819511 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield (tons)
Total Hay*	163	4511	14319
Alfalfa Hay	134	3427	12538
Small Grain Hay	9	110	214
Tame Hay	43	917	1421
Wild Hay	7	57	146
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop	11	192	1212
Corn for Silage or Greenchop	25	698	13715
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Squash	-	-
Sweet Corn	3	D
Tomatoes	2	D
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	2	D
Grapes	3	D
Peaches	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)
Nursery Stock	2	D	D	D
Floriculture Crops	10	D	2	D
Bedding/Garden Plants	9	D	D	132830
Potted Flowering Plants	2	D	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	422	68347	9334779 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total	31	574	30653 bu
Oats	33	419	32037 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	417	65171	3156027 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	239	6693	19458 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	202	5010	15521 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	27	383	788 tons, dry
Tame Hay	45	833	2011 tons, dry
Grass Silage	15	D	D
Corn for Silage	49	911	14998 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Cantaloupes	4	11
Cucumbers & Pickles	3	D
Pumpkins	5	8
Squash	4	10
Sweet Corn	4	D
Tomatoes	3	D
Watermelons	4	7
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	11	33	3225 trees
Grapes	3	1	D
Peaches	4	1	32 trees
Strawberries	3	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)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	10	62800	D	256
Florculture Crops	6	D	D	220
Bedding/Garden Plants	5	D	D	86
Potted Flowering Plants	3	D	D	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	4	X	20	17

*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.