Year            Harvested           Yield            Production
                 -acres-          -bu/acre-           -bushels-
1850              NA                                    680 
1879           3,183                 10.3            32,885  
1899           1,113                  6.3             7,060  
1909           1,753                 10.7            18,823  
1920           4,280                 17.6            75,390  
1930           1,440                 13.5            19,450  
1940             500                 16.5             8,230  
1950           1,600                 21.9            35,000  
1960             600                 18.3            11,000  
1970             700                 29.0            20,300  
1980           3,900                 43.1           168,000  
1985           2,900                 44.8           130,000  
1990           1,300                 37.7            49,000  
1991             900                 31.1            28,000  
1992             500                 36.0            18,000  
1993               *               
1994               *               
1995             900                 35.4            31,900  
1996           1,200                 35.8            43,000  
1997             700                 42.6            29,800
1998             600                 39.0            23,400

* Less than 500 acres planted.
NA-Not available.

Source: Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service