Total population (2000 census): 9,189
County seat: Fowler
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (US Census of Agriculture)
| 2002 | 1997 | |||||
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield |
| Maize=Corn (bushels) | 312 | 116,077 | 18,233,153 | 382 | 120732 | 15810028 |
| Sorghum (bushels) | 1 | (D) | (D) | |||
| Wheat (bushels) | 11 | 256 | 19,478 | 31 | 2055 | 121581 |
| Oats (bushels) | 7 | 146 | 11,404 | 18 | 323 | 18662 |
| Popcorn (pounds, shelled) | 5 | 1,189 | 4,683,426 | 11 | 1248 | 2845116 |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield |
| Total Hay* | 53 | 1,417 | (D) | 71 | 2074 | 6546 |
| Alfalfa Hay | 44 | 1,336 | 4,729 | 61 | 1433 | 5328 |
| Small Grain Hay | 3 | 11 | (D) | 4 | 60 | 170 |
| Tame Hay | 10 | 70 | 178 | 8 | 442 | 814 |
| Wild Hay | NA | 4 | D | D | ||
| Grass Silage | 1 | (D) | (D) | NA | ||
| Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or alfalfa mixtures (tons, green) | 1 | (D) | (D) | NA | ||
| Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons, dry equivalent) | 53 | 1,418 | 4,932 | NA | ||
| Corn for Silage | 4 | 66 | 1,212 | 8 | 203 | 3285 |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield |
| Soybeans for beans (bushels) | 314 | 114,213 | 5,602,085 | 377 | 116750 | 5298827 |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | 2002 | 1997 | |||||
| Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | (D) | (D) | NA | |||
| Nursery stock | 2 | - | (D) | NA | |||
| Other nursery and greenhouse crops | 1 | (D) | - | NA | |||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available