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Benton

Total population (1990 census): 14524
County seat: Camden

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 52 3482 272542 bu
Wheat 3 118 4782 bu
Sorghum for Sirup 3 81 82700 lbs
Grain Legumes Farms Acres Yield
Soybeans for Beans 32 4483 138752 bu
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 209 8242 15481 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 8 86 D
Small Grain Hay 12 208 349 tons, dry
Tame Hay 192 7567 14567 tons, dry
Wild Hay 15 316 327 tons dry
Grass Silage 3 65 D
Corn for Silage or Green Chop 6 167 1829 tons, grn
Vegetables Farms Acres Yield
Sweet Corn 3 13  
Fruits and Nuts Farms Acres Yield
Apples 4 3 84 trees
Peaches 4 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 7 5568 D 21
Floriculture Crops 3 5568 D D
Bedding/Garden Plants 3 5568 D D

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