
Total population (1990 census): 62389
County seat: Hutchinson
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 | 13613 | 2055359 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 523 | 85884 | 6848495 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 782 | 229316 | 10631040 bu | |
| Barley | 10 | 293 | 21257 bu | |
| Oats | 41 | 1087 | 60920 bu | |
| Rye | 6 | 215 | 4526 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 20 | 2456 | 2504500 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 154 | 15034 | 654934 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 3 | D | X | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 3 | D | D | |
| Total Hay* | 640 | 42702 | 117976 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 471 | 23866 | 84297 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 73 | 2285 | 3534 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 254 | 9801 | 19945 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 100 | 5237 | 7302 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 37 | 1513 | 8699 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 50 | 1342 | 23679 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 6 | 310 | 858 tons, dry | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 80 | 2101 | 31213 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 3 | D | ||
| Snap Bean | 3 | 1 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 3 | 1 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 4 | 6 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 10 | 34 | ||
| Tomatoes | 7 | 2 | ||
| Watermelons | 7 | 21 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | 16 | 1620 trees | |
| Peaches | 3 | D | D | |
| 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 | 16 | D | 63 | D |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | 12 | X |
| Florculture Crops | 6 | D | D | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 4 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 5 | X | 32 | 29 |
| Nursery Crops | 4 | D | 25 | 27 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.