Total population (2010 census): 413344
Total population (1990 census): 340421
County seat: Fairfield
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Field Crops for Grain | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
Barley | 3 | D | 24127 | |
Maize=Corn | 29 | 9109 | 1750522 | |
Oats | 4 | 198 | D | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 48 | 21378 | 1411064 | |
Spring Wheat | 4 | 662 | 62128 | |
Winter Wheat | 44 | 20716 | 1348936 | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 164 | 49005 | 245507 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 69 | 28129 | 197659 | |
Small Grain Hay | 58 | 11653 | 25472 | |
Tame Hay | 39 | 8407 | 21159 | |
Wild Hay | 32 | 816 | 1217 | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 7 | 1321 | 9051 | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 4 | 920 | 35100 | |
Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Field and Grass Seed Crops | 1 | D | X | |
Sudangrass Seed | 1 | D | D | |
Triticale | 6 | 692 | 60501 bu | |
Dry Edible Beans | 12 | 3669 | 70499 cwt | |
Dry Lima Beans | 4 | 386 | 8903 cwt | |
Jojoba Harvested | 1 | D | D | |
Upland Cotton | - | - | - | |
Rice | 1 | D | D | |
Safflower | 12 | 3696 | 8270608 Ibs | |
Sunflower Seed | 18 | 5863 | 5301353 Ibs | |
Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Asparagus | 2 | D | ||
Green Lima Beans | 2 | D | ||
Snap Beans | 2 | D | ||
Beets | 2 | D | ||
Broccoli | 1 | D | ||
Cantaloupes | 9 | 34 | ||
Carrots | 1 | D | ||
Cauliflower | - | - | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 8 | 424 | ||
Eggplant | 5 | 1 | ||
Garlic | 1 | D | ||
Fresh Cut Herbs | 2 | D | ||
Honeydew Melons | 2 | D | ||
Kale | - | - | ||
All Lettuce | 2 | D | ||
Mustard Greens | - | - | ||
Okra | - | - | ||
Dry Onions | 2 | D | ||
Green Onions | 1 | D | ||
Chinese Peas | - | - | ||
Green Peas | - | - | ||
Green Southern Peas/ Cowpeas | 1 | D | ||
Sweet Peppers | 13 | 903 | ||
Hot Peppers | 7 | D | ||
Potatoes | 1 | D | ||
Pumpkins | 3 | 66 | ||
Spinach | - | - | ||
Squash | 3 | D | ||
Sweet Corn | 5 | D | ||
Tomatoes | 38 | 9298 | ||
Turnips | - | - | ||
Watercress | 1 | D | ||
Watermelons | 4 | D | ||
Other Vegetables | 2 | D | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 16 | D | ||
Apricots | 29 | 72 | ||
Avocados | 2 | D | ||
Sweet Cherries | 15 | 28 | ||
Tart Cherries | 1 | D | ||
Figs | 8 | 5 | ||
Grapes | 102 | 3089 | ||
Kiwifruit | 2 | D | ||
Nectarines | 6 | 7 | ||
Olives | 16 | 436 | ||
Peaches | 30 | 88 | ||
Pears | 11 | 539 | ||
Persimmons | 9 | 9 | ||
Plums | 15 | 109 | ||
Prunes | 31 | 1125 | ||
Pomegranates | 1 | D | ||
Other Noncitrus Fruit | 6 | 13 | ||
All Citrus Fruits | 21 | 28 | ||
Grapefruits | 7 | 4 | ||
Kumquats | 2 | D | ||
Lemons | 7 | D | ||
All Oranges | 19 | 15 | ||
Tangerines | 7 | 7 | ||
All Nuts | 169 | 12551 | ||
Almonds | 45 | 3478 | ||
Chestnuts | 1 | D | ||
Pistachios | 3 | D | ||
English Walnuts | 138 | D | ||
Blackberries and Dewberries | 7 | D | ||
Boysenberries | 1 | D | ||
Strawberries | 7 | 22 | ||
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) |
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 3 | - | 2 | 3200 |
Cuttings, Seedlings, Liners, and Plugs | 5 | 3000 | D | 1235162 |
Floriculture Crops | 11 | 17000 | 18 | 842500 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 5 | D | 9 | 385000 |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 3 | - | 9 | 56500 |
Greenhouse Crops | 2 | D | X | D |
Nursery Stock | 12 | 28010 | D | D |
Sod Harvested | 2 | X | D | D |
Cut Christmas Trees | 3 | X | 34 | NA |
Vegetable Seeds | 2 | D | D | D |
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 55 | 21150 | 3607320 bu | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 73 | 29044 | 1678076 bu | |
Barley | 11 | 4230 | 171718 bu | |
Oats | 3 | 405 | 53137 bu | |
Popcorn | 3 | D | D | |
Safflower | 27 | 6360 | 11836445 lbs | |
Sunflower Seed | 19 | 5452 | 5613930 lbs | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Dry Edible Beans | 26 | 4417 | 94448 cwt | |
Dry Lima Beans | 12 | 1295 | 29211 cwt | |
Dry Cowpeas and Dry Southern Peas | 3 | 126 | 3518 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 133 | 31294 | 172377 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 70 | 21942 | 153404 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 42 | D | 5458 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 18 | 3821 | 8489 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 32 | 2794 | D | |
Corn for Silage | 8 | 871 | 18985 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Sugar Beets for Sugar | 14 | 3973 | 113870 tons | |
Cucumbers & Pickles | 4 | D | ||
Eggplant | 3 | D | ||
Garlic | 3 | D | ||
Dry Onions | 3 | 2 | ||
Sweet Peppers | 5 | D | ||
Pumpkins | 3 | D | ||
Sweet Corn | 6 | D | ||
Tomatoes | 36 | 13807 | ||
Other Vegetables | 4 | 25 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 16 | 129 | D | |
Apricots | 50 | 499 | 36323 trees | |
Cherries, Total | 18 | 90 | 8669 trees | |
Sweet Cherries | 16 | D | D | |
Figs | 7 | 2 | 128 trees | |
Grapes | 62 | 2649 | 1459137 vines | |
Kiwifruit | 4 | 47 | 6855 trees | |
Nectarines | 9 | 9 | 940 trees | |
Olives | 3 | D | D | |
Peaches | 39 | 211 | 21463 trees | |
Pears | 32 | 1018 | 126053 trees | |
Persimmons | 11 | 26 | 1813 trees | |
Plums and Prunes | 82 | 2510 | 265787 trees | |
Pomegranates | 3 | D | D | |
Grapefruit | 4 | 1 | 35 trees | |
Lemons | 6 | 1 | 78 trees | |
Oranges | 19 | 34 | 3841 trees | |
Tangelos | 3 | D | D | |
Other Tangerines | 7 | 2 | 192 trees | |
Almonds | 46 | 1510 | 131911 | |
Pecans | 3 | Z | 9 in shell | |
Pistachios | 3 | D | D | |
English Walnuts | 192 | 6648 | 323228 in shell | |
Other Nuts | 4 | 10 | 178 in shell | |
Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Herbs, Total | 3 | 2 | X | |
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 | 49 | 752612 | 1779 | 15573 |
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 38 | X | 1778 | X |
Floriculture Crops | 22 | 49850 | 27 | 549 |
Bedding and Garden Plants | 11 | D | 4 | 444 |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 7 | D | 21 | 81 |
Potted Flowering Plants | 4 | D | 3 | 24 |
Nursery Crops | 17 | 20602 | 529 | 4635 |
Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 6 | D | 877 | 1243 |
Greenhouse Vegetables | 4 | D | X | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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