Iowa CropMAP

Lucas County

Total population (2010 census): 8898
Total population (1990 census): 9070
County seat: Chariton

Extension office

Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	141	17469	2417371 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total	2	D	D
Oats	14	268	16792bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybeans	142	14154	634037
Red Clover Seed	1	D	D
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield (tons)
Total Hay*	318	21958	60516
Alfalfa Hay	226	14216	46093
Small Grain Hay	15	675	1462
Tame Hay	125	6809	12340
Wild Hay	13	258	621
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop	11	673	2672
Corn for Silage or Greenchop	24	972	16170
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Grapes	4	D
Apples	7	14
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Pumpkins	4	122
Sweet Corn	2	D
Other Vegetables	3	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)
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	2	X	D	NA

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	278	23535	2903555 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total	4	311	8480 bu
Oats	70	1599	97986 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	242	24159	1052973 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	444	29048	73960 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	327	17142	50093 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	32	1791	3883 tons, dry
Tame Hay	170	9120	18621 tons, dry
Wild Hay	16	429	614 tons dry
Grass Silage	13	566	2248 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	32	693	10929 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Sweet Corn	3	4
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	4	D	D	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	3	X	D	20

*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.