Indiana CropMAP

Gibson County

Total population (2010 census): 33,503
County seat: Covington

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				2002
Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	3	82497	13777769 bu		304	85306	9166427 bu
Wheat	129	21234	1215607 bu		142	19020	921224 bu
Rye	2	D	D		2	D	D
Oats	1	D	D		1	D	D
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	105	3114	5670 tons, dry		114	3859	7870 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	45	1041	2505 tons, dry		55	1490	4178 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	10	D	D		9	501	432 tons, dry
Tame Hay	67	1677	2703 tons, dry		63	1841	3234 tons, dry
Wild Hay	2	D	D		4	27	26
Sorghum for Grain	11	983	82564		7	1034	81330 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	16	654	15261 tons, grn		17	765	12381 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	318	80512	3218525 bu		324	84421	2965743 bu
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)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops

	2007				1997				1992
Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	101	32,325	4,496,921		159	28065	3450962 bu		159	27910	3645970 bu
Wheat	36	1941	107031		54	3207	164802 bu		67	2944	110190 bu
Oats	6	498	21,414		5	63	4350 bu		11	207	11856 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	44	946	3537		67	1402	4200 tons, dry		59	1177	3856 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	35	706	1625		54	1064	3440 tons, dry		50	989	3277 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	8	335	1038		3	D	D		NA
Tame Hay	20	237	293		16	254	573 tons, dry		11	D	D
Grass Silage					3	40	D		NA
Corn for Silage	3	67	1050		4	84	1000 tons, grn		8	205	3760 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	103	39,473	1,848,876		176	38889	1577874 bu		207	39552	1590553 bu
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield		Farms	Acres	Yield
Sweet Corn	-	-	-		NA				3	9
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					5	15754	D	113	NA
Floriculture Crops	3	D	D	D	4	15754	D	110	NA
Bedding/Garden Plants	3	D	D	D	3	D	D	D	NA

*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.