Iowa CropMAP

Jefferson County

Total population (2010 census): 16843
Total population (1990 census): 16310
County seat: Fairfield

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Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	258	56738	8818668 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total	27	853	36949 bu
Sorghum	3	163	10310 bu
Popcorn	6	6	3000 Ibs, shelled
Oats	27	824	29719 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	224	36337	1656755 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield (tons)
Sunflower Seed	1	D	D
Red Clover Seed	1	D	D
Total Hay*	231	11938	30750
Alfalfa Hay	186	8448	23683
Small Grain Hay	10	1010	1858
Tame Hay	70	2390	5085
Wild Hay	4	90	124
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop	6	485	1395
Corn for Silage or Greenchop	17	513	6307
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Asparagus	1	D
Snap beans	2	D
Cucumbers and Pickles	6	1
Horseradish	6	1
Sweet Peppers	3	1
Pumpkins	3	D
Squash	6	D
Rhubarb	6	1
Sweet Corn	12	8
Sweet Potatoes	4	1
Tomatoes	9	2
Other Vegetables	3	9
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	8	5
Grapes	2	D
Peaches	6	1
Pears	3	D
Chestnuts	1	D
Hazelnuts	1	D
Raspberries	4	1
Strawberries	10	2
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	-	-	-	-
Greenhouse Crops	2	D	X	D
Bedding/Garden Plants	3	D	D	8750
Cut Flowers & Cut Florist Greens	3	D	D	D
Floriculture Crops	6	4032	D	22518

*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	405	61740	8058776 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total	30	866	39440 bu
Oats	96	1787	104230 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	403	62066	2764056 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	357	13924	35237 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	278	8720	25472 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	38	579	1106 tons, dry
Tame Hay	125	3704	7252 tons, dry
Wild Hay	13	218	269 tons dry
Grass Silage	23	703	3413 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	30	602	7845 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Asparagus	3	1
Squash	3	D
Sweet Corn	5	D
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	6	6	124 trees
Grapes	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	9	D	9	117
Florculture Crops	3	D	D	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	4	X	4	33

*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.