Iowa CropMAP

Howard County

Total population (2010 census): 9566
Total population (1990 census): 9809
County seat: Cresco

Extension office

Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield (bu)
Maize=Corn	474	124421	20610632
Sunflower Seed	2	D	D
Wheat for Grain, Total	3	67	3490
Barley	6	330	14540
Oats	75	2004	132935
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	390	84717	4190534 bu
Dry Edible Beans	3	116	2373 cwt
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	195	7248	28651
Alfalfa Hay	170	6289	26054
Small Grain Hay	11	213	746
Tame Hay	33	662	1701
Wild Hay	9	84	150
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop	34	1287	11033
Corn for Silage or Greenchop	75	4639	92739
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Strawberries	3	D
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Asparagus	2	D
Snap beans	3	D
Cantaloupes	4	7
Cucumbers and Pickles	3	Z
Sweet Peppers	4	2
Pumpkins	9	26
Sweet Corn	3	4
Tomatoes	7	4
Watermelons	3	5
Other Vegetables	3	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)
Floriculture Crops	7	D	D	D
Bedding/Garden Plants	4	D	D	D
Greenhouse Crops	3	10760	X	80700
Potted Flowering Plants	2	D	-	D

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	606	105511	14286924 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total	5	206	10735 bu
Barley	6	69	3333 bu
Oats	165	3137	215038 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	557	92922	4004292 bu
Dry Edible Beans	3	116	2373 cwt
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	355	13389	36346 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	291	9534	29198 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	43	891	1679 tons, dry
Tame Hay	62	1550	3294 tons, dry
Wild Hay	20	383	537 tons dry
Grass Silage	40	1031	4908 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	165	4216	68763 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Sweet Corn	4	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.