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Newton

Total population (1990 census): 20291
County seat: Decatur

Extension office

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 16 586 46994 bu
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 5 1960 51700 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 313 14327 39905 tons, dry
Tame Hay 247 11655 33955 tons, dry
Wild Hay 82 D D
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 10 830 12340 tons, grn
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Peaches 4 9 675 trees
Pecans 7 67 720 in shell
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 16880 D 81

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