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Kansas CropMAP

Elk

Total population (1990 census): 3327
County seat: Howard

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CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 8 432 56808 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 47 3615 268913 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total 88 8290 341484 bu
Oats 12 203 12010 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybean 79 10202 322995 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 224 22938 36780 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 50 2852 10526 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 11 198 D
Tame Hay 114 5488 8392 tons, dry
Wild Hay 164 14051 16552 tons dry
Grass Silage 5 349 D
Fruits Farms Acres Yield
Pecans 3 D 27
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 3 D D D

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.