Total population (1990 census): 22,922
County seat: Marshall
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 | 557 | 115046 | 12983464 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 22 | 960 | 68176 bu | |
| Wheat | 304 | 22908 | 1306321 bu | |
| Oats | 20 | 625 | 31178 bu | |
| Tobacco | 4 | 10 | 14600 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 16 | 304 | (X) | |
| Fescue Seed | 4 | 108 | 28800 lbs | |
| Red Clover Seed | 12 | 196 | 20039 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 435 | 24271 | 49653 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 98 | 2294 | 6436 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 23 | 534 | 1127 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 359 | 18798 | 37886 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 36 | 1474 | 2419 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 23 | 1171 | 5354 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 20 | 1151 | 12978 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 634 | 135726 | 5296917 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Pumpkins | 5 | 7 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Pecans | 4 | 22 | 149 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 | 4 | (D) | (D) | 121 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | (X) | (D) | (D) |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.