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Ford

Total population (1990 census): 27463
County seat: Dodge City

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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 125 51635 8215861 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 259 50690 3944863 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total 441 175940 5466120 bu
Oats 9 322 18088 bu
Sunflower Seed 8 806 594009 lbs
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybean 24 3029 161304 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 172 21288 92224 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 71 12556 70574 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 24 1303 3068 tons, dry
Tame Hay 97 4038 11175 tons, dry
Wild Hay 12 1040 1546 tons dry
Grass Silage 9 2351 17581 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 10 1244 24178 tons, grn
Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay 10 259 808 tons, dry
Sorghum for Silage 21 1412 17957 tons, grn
Fruits Farms Acres Yield
Apples 3 1 52 trees
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 5 D 8 182
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops 4 X 8 X
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested 3 X D 2

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.