
Total population (1990 census): 8392
County seat: Murphy
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 80 | 4763 | 728270 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 115 | 12380 | 1223329 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 33 | 3422 | 285170 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 96 | 8958 | 938159 bu | |
| Barley | 55 | 4394 | 419654 bu | |
| Oats | 9 | 143 | 8972 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 46 | 3860 | 97860 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 3 | 207 | 567700 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 38 | 3745 | X | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 35 | 3432 | 2073779 lbs | |
| Red Clover Seed | 4 | 253 | D | |
| Total Hay* | 350 | 69604 | 281300 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 309 | 44956 | 237716 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 52 | 2887 | 7486 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 45 | 6715 | 11800 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 36 | 13571 | 20500 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 18 | 1475 | 11388 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 45 | 2870 | 69941 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 3 | D | ||
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 33 | 6079 | 164040 tons | |
| Dry Onions | 10 | 395 | ||
| Potatoes | 34 | 5236 | 2336181 cwt | |
| Sweet Corn | 8 | 329 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | 71 | 14114 trees | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Mint for Oil | 7 | 685 | 53325 lbs of oil | |
| Sweet Corn for Seed | 11 | 380 | 744916 lbs | |
| 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 | 216 | D |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 7 | X | 216 | X |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 6 | D | 179 | 207 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.