Total population (1990 census): 42493
County seat: Van Buren
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 6 | 1457 | 140880 bu | |
Wheat | 19 | 3853 | 148638 bu | |
Canola | 2 | D | D | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybeans for Beans | 39 | 17595 | 438857 bu | |
Dry Cowpeas and Dry Southern Peas | 3 | 184 | D | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 421 | 24122 | 47638 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 10 | 375 | 475 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 10 | 334 | 500 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 268 | 15775 | 35785 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 162 | 7561 | 10764 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 4 | 77 | 341 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Snap Beans | 7 | 701 | ||
Cantaloups | 3 | 34 | ||
Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas | 3 | D | ||
Sweet Corn | 3 | 15 | ||
Turnip Greens | 3 | 275 | ||
Watermelons | 6 | 257 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Grapes | 3 | 5 | 2513 vines | |
Pecans | 5 | 53 | 811 in shell | |
Blackberries | 5 | 24 | 27200 lbs | |
Tame Blueberries | 8 | 17 | 30857 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 | 35 | 726482 | 445 | 4559 |
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 12 | X | 172 | X |
Floriculture Crops | 12 | 724160 | D | 3102 |
Bedding and Garden Plants | 11 | D | D | 2805 |
Nursery Crops | 14 | D | 60 | 298 |
Sod Harvested | 3 | X | 320 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.