Iowa CropMAP

Palo Alto County

Total population (2010 census): 9,421
Total population (1990 census): 10,669
County seat: Emmetsburg

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Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	536	208413	35261104 bu
Oats	14	574	45882 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Dry Edible Beans	1	D	D
Soybeans	437	104860	5164154 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	111	2890	9041
Alfalfa Hay	87	2360	7876
Small Grain Hay	5	129	335
Tame Hay	23	318	554
Wild Hay	7	83	276
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop	15	365	3561
Corn for Silage or Greenchop	41	2609	42729
Sorghum for Silage or Greenchop	1	D	D
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Green Peas	3	180
Sweet Corn	7	336
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	636	145977	20192212 bu
Oats	53	1051	76188 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	633	138121	6024714 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	153	3468	7722 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	97	1379	3828 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	13	143	197 tons, dry
Tame Hay	43	1084	1999 tons, dry
Wild Hay	17	570	975 tons dry
Grass Silage	8	292	2165 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	63	2006	32423 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage	3	D	D
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Sweet Corn	5	D
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	3	D	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	4	D	D	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	3	X	6	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.