Yield(Bushels per Acre): Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans by Region for 1997.

Isolated Rural Region

Moderate Low Value Region

Below State Trends Region

Like State Average Region

Higher Than State Average Region

Metro Transition Region

Metro High Value Region

Farms (number)

2,199

11,856

9,292

24,623

17,719

6,047

1,315

Total cropland (farms)

2,015

10,950

8,597

22,761

16,808

5,762

1,189

Total cropland (acres)

387,585

3,177,705

2,925,178

7,626,832

7,218,896

2,302,932

281,795

Corn for grain or seed (bushels/acre)

92

105

114

129

133

139

138

Wheat for grain (bushels/acre)

47

51

55

57

62

62

55

Soybeans for beans (bushels/acre)

32

37

39

43

44

45

43

Source: Derived by author from: 1997 Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, United States Department of Agriculture

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