Indiana CropMAP

Elkhart County

Total population (2010 census): 197,559
County seat: Goshen

Extension office

Local Markets

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (US Census of Agriculture)

	2007				1997				1992
Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	523	60150	9017282		695	64955	8539274 bu		799	66867	8542850 bu
Wheat	84	2190	115195 bu		162	3861	195209 bu		245	5062	207337 bu
Barley	-	-	-		3	D	D		7	281	15000 bu
Oats	19	310	20672 bu		83	826	50194 bu		119	1426	91591 bu
Popcorn	-	-	-		8	573	1782700 lbs, shelled		10	89	222280 lbs, shelled
Rye	1	D	D		5	52	1920 bu		11	127	3508 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	583	13019	34924 tons, dry		688	22047	60449 tons, dry		702	21804	67726 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	54	10888	30511 tons, dry		582	14749	44660 tons, dry		619	16231	54808 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	37	446	649 tons, dry		75	718	1477 tons, dry		43	566	1033 tons, dry
Tame Hay	82	1527	3583 tons, dry		102	1320	2828 tons, dry		64	822	1724 tons, dry
Wild Hay	10	158	181 tons, dry		21	136	294 tons, dry		7	47	63 tons, dry
Grass Silage					129	5124	33583 tons, grn		115	4138	30289 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	224	11942	257283 tons, grn		319	10826	192227 tons, grn		351	9527	171677 tons, grn
Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay	NA	NA	NA		3	33	95 tons, dry		NA
Sorghum for Silage	3	21	90 tons, grn		11	180	1907 tons, grn		12	113	632 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	368	44723	2200035 bu		424	42251	1819951 bu		551	44749	1797051 bu
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Asparagus	3	7			3	D			NA
Snap Bean	19	10			14	13			9	10
Beets	1	D			4	Z			NA
Head Cabbage	3	3			5	2			-	-
Cantaloupes	16	23			28	78			20	49
Cucumbers & Pickles	10	3			7	531			5	D
Dry Onions	3	1			NA				4	1
Sweet Peppers	16	8			14	6			6	2
Irish potatoes	13	10			12	D	11564 cwt		13	D	D
Pumpkins	28	106			18	112			16	81
Squash	10	40			11	20			7	11
Sweet Corn	31	431			40	461			34	750
Tomatoes	19	16			31	23			17	4
Mixed Vegetables					4	9			NA
Watermelons	14	60			20	40			12	9
Other Vegetables	21	26			8	19			NA
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	17	138			14	457	21447 Trees		26	424	D
Grapes	7	1			NA				7	1	445 lbs
Peaches	7	4			4	D	1121 trees		NA
Tame Blueberries	6	D			NA				7	13	12528 lbs
Strawberries	10	20			9	8	15120 lbs		14	13	46665 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)	Farms	Sq. ft. under glass or other protection	Acres in the open	Sales ($1,000)	Farms	Sq. ft. under glass or other protection	Acres in the open	Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops					46	338115	393	2839	36	289135	109	2214
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops					8	X	20	X	NA	X	NA	X
Floriculture Crops	29	380042	D	4343456	26	323740	D	1764	23	286860	D	1382
Bedding/Garden Plants	23	299854	D	D	19	161660	1	571	14	148360	D	437
Foliage Plants	2	D	-	D	3	D	D	D	NA
Potted Flowering Plants	8	D	-	8	6	148580	D	905	12	D	D	849
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	10	X	85	NA	10	X	116	513	NA
Nursery Crops					15	D	107	514	14	D	103	825
Greenhouse Vegetables	9	459313	X	344348	3	4975	X	D	NA	NA	X	NA
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops					7	D	155	7	NA

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.