Iowa CropMAP

Polk County

Total population (2010 census): 430,640
Total population (1990 census): 327,140
County seat: Des Moines

Extension office

Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	332	129228	22276602 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total	2	D	D
Sorghum for Grain	2	D	D
Oats	10	168	10830 bu
Popcorn	1	D	D
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybeans	314	81127	4085311 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield (tons)
Total Hay*	178	8299	D
Alfalfa Hay	130	4305	13119
Small Grain Hay	6	D	D
Tame Hay	40	D	1238
Wild Hay	13	171	134
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop	2	D	D
Corn for Silage or Greenchop	21	597	10957
Vegetables and Melons	Farms	Acres	Yield
Cantaloupes	3	Z
Cucumbers and Pickles	2	D
All Lettuce	4	1
Sweet Peppers	6	4
Hot Peppers	5	2
Potatoes	2	D
Pumpkins	3	D
Radishes	1	D
Squash	4	1
Sweet Corn	6	46
Sweet Potatoes	1	D
Tomatoes	9	4
Other Vegetables	5	32
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	18	58
Apricots	4	Z
Sweet Cherries	5	2
Tart Cherries	6	2
Grapes	17	32
Nectarines	1	D
Peaches	6	3
Pears	10	1
Persimmons	1	D
Plums and Prunes	2	D
All Nuts	8	D
Chestnuts	1	D
Hazelnuts	1	D
Pecans	1	D
English Walnuts	6	2
Other Nuts	3	D
Blackberries and Dewberries	3	D
Raspberries	4	1
Strawberries	4	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	12	265480	3	2308750
Bedding/Garden Plants	10	195480	D	2064000
Cut Flowers and Florist Greens	3	-	1	4500
Foliage Plants	1	D	-	D
Potted Flowering Plants	5	D	D	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	14	X	99	NA
Nursery Stock	17	D	178	D
Sod Harvested	6	X	1351	2035478
Greenhouse Crops	3	1300	X	10225

*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	442	90408	13423582 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total	4	93	4381 bu
Oats	22	435	28390 bu
Popcorn	4	D	D
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	448	87971	4004990 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	241	6972	16409 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	210	5698	14654 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	10	118	224 tons, dry
Tame Hay	39	698	1234 tons, dry
Wild Hay	4	D	D
Grass Silage	3	D	D
Corn for Silage	18	558	8455 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Snap Bean	6	13
Pumpkins	3	D
Squash	3	1
Sweet Corn	17	120
Tomatoes	9	9
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	12	84	12777 trees
Peaches	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	42	369492	495	3737
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	8	X	62	X
Florculture Crops	14	358752	D	2536
Bedding/Garden Plants	13	268312	3	1758
Foliage Plants	3	D	D	D
Potted Flowering Plants	4	75000	D	625
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	16	X	56	156
Nursery Crops	17	D	181	797
Sod Harvested	3	X	D	D
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	16	D	196	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.