Total population (2010 census): 306,479
Total population (1990 census): 187,941
County seat: Farmington
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 | 4 | 52 | 5723 | |
Maize=Corn | 11 | 980 | 187420 | |
Wheat, Total | 17 | 1222 | 105008 | |
Spring Wheat | 5 | D | D | |
Winter Wheat | 12 | D | D | |
Oats | 8 | 85 | 5438 | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 179 | 4592 | 21223 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 155 | 3715 | 18078 | |
Small Grain Hay | 19 | 539 | 2059 | |
Tame Hay | 30 | D | D | |
Wild Hay | 1 | D | D | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 9 | 83 | 188 | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 6 | 246 | 5946 | |
Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Asparagus | 2 | D | ||
Snap Beans | 13 | 48 | ||
Beets | 4 | 1 | ||
Broccoli | 1 | D | ||
Head Cabbage | 1 | D | ||
Cantaloupes | 4 | 11 | ||
Carrots | - | - | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 3 | D | ||
Eggplant | 4 | 3 | ||
Herbs, Fresh Cut | 1 | D | ||
Honeydew Melons | 1 | D | ||
Garlic | 2 | D | ||
Lettuce and Romaine | 1 | D | ||
Dry Onions | 6 | 208 | ||
Chinese Peas | 1 | D | ||
Green Peas | 11 | 10 | ||
Sweet Peppers | 12 | 5 | ||
Hot Peppers | 9 | 18 | ||
Potatoes | 11 | D | ||
Pumpkins | 25 | 159 | ||
Radishes | 1 | D | ||
Squash | 16 | 101 | ||
Sweet Corn | 23 | 512 | ||
Tomatoes | 26 | 20 | ||
Watermelons | 14 | 70 | ||
Other Vegetables | 4 | D | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 25 | 40 | ||
Apricots | 22 | 29 | ||
Sweet Cherries | 21 | 63 | ||
Tart Cherries | 2 | D | ||
Grapes | 10 | 9 | ||
Nectarines | 2 | D | ||
Peaches | 20 | 39 | ||
Pears | 6 | D | ||
Plums and Prunes | 6 | 3 | ||
Other Noncitrus Fruit | 7 | 3 | ||
English Walnuts | 3 | 1 | ||
Blackberries and Dewberries | 5 | D | ||
Raspberries | 4 | 4 | ||
Strawberries | 1 | 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) |
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 2 | D | D | D |
Cuttings, Seedlings, Liners, and Plugs | 1 | D | - | D |
Floriculture Crops | 18 | 1135460 | 28 | 14701408 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 13 | D | D | D |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 2 | - | D | D |
Foliage Plants | 3 | 70667 | - | 692000 |
Potted Flowering Plants | 6 | D | D | D |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | 11 | NA |
Sod Harvested | 10 | X | 268 | 2172600 |
Nursery Stock | 6 | - | 190 | 7978400 |
Greenhouse Crops | 1 | 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.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 39 | 1605 | 249991 bu | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 65 | 3089 | 259719 bu | |
Spring Wheat | 14 | 254 | 19375 bu | |
Winter Wheat | 55 | 2835 | 240344 bu | |
Barley | 42 | 964 | 77171 bu | |
Oats | 13 | 117 | 6591 bu | |
Safflower | 4 | 242 | 327900 lbs | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Sugar Beets for Seed | 4 | 75 | 184000 lbs | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 277 | 7607 | 27426 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 237 | 5753 | 23462 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 25 | 590 | 1235 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 38 | 668 | 1574 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 27 | 539 | D | |
Grass Silage | 8 | 57 | D | |
Corn for Silage | 20 | 873 | 22470 tons, grn | |
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 3 | D | D | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Snap Beans | 5 | D | ||
Head Cabbage | 3 | D | ||
Cantaloups | 11 | 17 | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 5 | 3 | ||
Dry Onions | 24 | 1396 | ||
Green Peas | 3 | D | ||
Hot Peppers | 10 | 16 | ||
Sweet Peppers | 7 | 29 | ||
Potatoes | 6 | 24 | 4910 cwt | |
Pumpkins | 21 | 168 | ||
Spinach | 1 | D | ||
Squash | 16 | 77 | ||
Sweet Corn | 33 | 669 | ||
Tomatoes | 18 | 35 | ||
Watermelons | 16 | 156 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 22 | 40 | 4033 trees | |
Apricots | 9 | 10 | 416 trees | |
Cherries, Total | 24 | 77 | 6807 trees | |
Sweet Cherries | 23 | 75 | 6672 trees | |
Tart Cherries | 5 | 2 | 135 trees | |
Grapes | 4 | 1 | 368 trees | |
Peaches | 30 | 67 | 5848 trees | |
Pears | 4 | 1 | 72 trees | |
Raspberries | 5 | 1 | 1220 lbs | |
Strawberries | 3 | Z | D | |
Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Herbs, Total | 4 | 5 | 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 | 38 | 930220 | 282 | 17821 |
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 23 | X | 271 | X |
Floriculture Crops | 21 | 927770 | 28 | 11640 |
Bedding and Garden Plants | 16 | 437988 | D | 4652 |
Potted Flowering Plants | 6 | D | D | 4980 |
Nursery Crops | 6 | D | 71 | D |
Sod Harvested | 9 | X | 171 | 667 |
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | D | D | 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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