Total population (1990 census): 97,965
County seat: Carthage
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 | 48 | 6240 | 832505 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 122 | 8641 | 756081 bu | |
| Wheat | 183 | 19906 | 984912 bu | |
| Oats | 18 | 287 | 13735 bu | |
| Popcorn | 3 | 541 | 2142768 lbs, shelled | |
| Cotton | 1 | (D) | (D) | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 93 | (D) | (X) | |
| Fescue Seed | 87 | 7290 | 1666549 lbs | |
| Lespedeza Seed | 5 | 255 | 95000 lbs | |
| Red Clover Seed | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Total Hay* | 804 | 43079 | 80833 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 84 | 2367 | 7723 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 48 | 1184 | 2571 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 587 | 30261 | 56158 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 214 | 7305 | 11880 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 35 | 1962 | 7500 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 6 | 180 | 2644 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 8 | 281 | 3060 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 227 | 34501 | 1097225 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 3 | (D) | ||
| Sweet Corn | 5 | 35 | ||
| Tomatoes | 3 | (D) | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | 19 | 2081 trees | |
| Pecans | 7 | 45 | 1145 trees | |
| Tame Blueberries | 3 | 4 | 20635 | |
| 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 | 19 | (D) | 714 | 12468 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 7 | (X) | 349 | (X) |
| Floriculture Crops | 11 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 9 | 137265 | (D) | 2980 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 6 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Nursery Crops | 8 | (D) | 415 | (D) |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.