Total population (1990 census): 10505
County seat: Forsyth
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 12 | 711 | 83330 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 90 | 60869 | 1526711 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 57 | 37008 | 858389 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 52 | 23861 | 668322 bu | |
| Barley | 39 | 6200 | 282400 bu | |
| Oats | 31 | 1417 | 79261 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 5 | 421 | 7304 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 13 | D | X | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 12 | 1142 | 167867 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 205 | 45813 | 85993 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 177 | 32242 | 70625 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 32 | 2583 | 3729 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 36 | 4588 | 4570 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 34 | 6128 | 6660 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6 | 272 | 1224 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 16 | 2952 | 60933 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 9 | 2238 | 45969 tons | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.