
Total population (2000 census): 73,403
County seat: Marion
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (US Census of Agriculture)
| 1997 | 1992 | |||||||
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Maize=Corn | 337 | 71940 | 9648372 bu | 405 | 74332 | 11098171 bu | ||
| Wheat | 104 | 4218 | 236283 bu | 129 | 4224 | 187511 bu | ||
| Oats | 11 | 227 | 17005 bu | 23 | 363 | 19809 bu | ||
| Popcorn | 13 | 2364 | 5877225 lbs, shelled | 3 | D | D | ||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 139 | 3459 | 9112 tons, dry | 151 | 4703 | 10321 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 94 | 2381 | 7176 tons, dry | 131 | 3013 | 8344 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 5 | 65 | 119 tons, dry | 11 | 133 | 423 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 44 | 662 | 1373 tons, dry | 30 | 1161 | 849 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 8 | 83 | 147 tons, dry | 5 | 21 | 41 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 9 | 268 | 897 tons, grn | 10 | 375 | 1993 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 7 | 750 | 13140 tons, grn | 22 | 718 | 15092 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 378 | 91265 | 4223302 bu | 446 | 91217 | 4001331 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Sweet Corn | 6 | 9 | NA | |||||
| Tomatoes | NA | 5 | 604 | |||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | 5 | 8 | 489 Trees | 10 | 33 | 3398 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) | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 8 | 42234 | 31 | 265 | 7 | 11456 | 7 | 61 |
| Floriculture Crops | 4 | D | D | D | NA | |||
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | D | D | D | NA | |||
| Nursery Crops | 3 | D | D | 9 | 6 | 11456 | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available