Iowa CropMAP

Fayette County

Total population (2010 census): 20880
Total population (1990 census): 21843
County seat: West Union

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Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield (bu)
Maize=Corn	794	200215	32851451
Wheat for Grain, Total	1	D	D
Barley	5	99	5800
Oats	90	1664	115289
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Popcorn	-	-	-
Soybean	600	95665	4708322 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield (tons)
Total Hay*	384	16626	63723
Alfalfa Hay	349	14588	58053
Small Grain Hay	41	835	2728
Tame Hay	48	1175	2874
Wild Hay	5	28	68
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop	82	4270	31464
Corn for Silage or Greenchop	131	6344	125286
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Asparagus	3	4
Pumpkins	2	D
Sweet Corn	3	D
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Grapes	2	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

*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	970	170723	23315159 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total	4	93	2990 bu
Barley	18	517	24863 bu
Oats	307	6386	420241 bu
Popcorn	5	84	168000 lbs, shelled
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	757	106567	4933635 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	626	30546	98313 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	562	23338	83638 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	108	2065	4744 tons, dry
Tame Hay	61	1080	2091 tons, dry
Wild Hay	11	104	195 tons dry
Grass Silage	96	3959	22939 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	271	8005	145737 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage	3	D	D
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Sweet Corn	5	95
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Strawberries	5	11	71989 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	9	32132	D	180
Florculture Crops	6	32132	D	D
Bedding/Garden Plants	6	32132	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.