Missouri CropMAP

Bates

Total population (1990 census): 15,608
County seat: Butler

Extension office

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals
Grain Legumes
Oilseeds
Forage Grasses and Legumes
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactives
Industrials and Fiber
Nursery and Ornamentals
Forest

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	251	31092	3227093 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed	109	7428	660462 bu
Wheat	243	27390	1578524 bu
Oats	11	311	19650 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops	74	(D)	(X)
Fescue Seed	68	6441	1245027 tons, dry
Lespedeza Seed	9	919	226300 tons, dry
Total Hay*	762	57992	120183 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	113	3042	9349 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	17	225	447 tons, dry
Tame Hay	642	47861	98411 tons, dry
Wild Hay	99	5876	10631 tons dry
Grass Silage	8	988	4035 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	28	968	10772 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage	15	389	6181 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	383	82338	2800902 bu
Potatoes	3	4	1180 bu
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Snap Bean	6	4
Cantaloupes	5	16
Cucumbers & Pickles	6	1
Sweet Peppers	5	1
Squash	5	1
Sweet Corn	9	18
Tomatoes	11	5
Watermelons	8	19
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Pecans	25	473	7350 trees
Strawberries	6	3	6596 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)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	10	83354 sq ft acres	14	418
Floriculture Crops	8	(D)	(D)	(D)
Bedding/Garden Plants	8	63320	-	313

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