Editing Kewaunee County, Wisconsin (section)

==Crops==
The most important field crops by acres harvested in 2017 were hay and [[Silage#Haylage|haylage]] at 48,887 acres, corn ([[Corn stover#Fodder (ensilaged or nonensilaged)|silage]]) at 37,042 acres, corn ([[Field corn|grain]]) at 22,846 acres, [[soybean]]s at 15,000 acres, [[wheat]] at 9,975 acres, [[oat]]s at 2,834 acres, and [[barley]] at 146 acres.<ref>[https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/results/31531B4F-9A88-30BA-A59F-997F53198427 Quick Stats data] from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.</ref>

Both sale prices and rental values of [[agricultural land]] are higher than the average for Wisconsin counties.<ref>See the [http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/Comp-Plan/2035-Update/6-2.pdf map of soils by suitability for agriculture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113062236/http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/Comp-Plan/2035-Update/6-2.pdf |date=January 13, 2020 }} for context. In 2016, the average rental value was $144.00 per acre, more than the Wisconsin average of $131.00 per acre and $81.00 per acre for Door County. The average sale price of agricultural land in 2016 was $6,568 per acre, more than the Wisconsin average of $5,306 per acre and $3,861 per acre for Door County. Statistics from the [https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Wisconsin/Publications/Annual_Statistical_Bulletin/2017AgStats_web.pdf 2017 Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics] pages 5 and 10 and (9 and 14 of the pdf), by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, September 2017</ref> The most common [[USDA soil taxonomy|USDA soil]] association in the county is the Hortonville{{efn|[https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/H/HORTONVILLE.html Hortonville soil series] information}}–Symco{{efn|[https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/S/SYMCO.html Symco soil series] information}} association. About 51 percent of soils in this association are Hortonville and 16 percent are Symco. The remaining 33% in the association are minor soils such as Carbondale,{{efn|[https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/C/CARBONDALE.html Carbondale soil series] information}} Pella,{{efn|[https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/P/PELLA.html Pella soil series] information}} and Kolberg.{{efn|[https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/K/KOLBERG.html Kolberg soil series] information}} Altogether, about 34.8% of the county has Hortonville-Symco association soils.<ref>[https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/wisconsin/kewauneeWI1980/kewauneeWI1980.pdf Soil Survey of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin] "2. Hortonville–Symco," page 7 (page 17 of the pdf), 1980, USDA Soil Conservation Service.</ref> In a forested environment, Hortonville and Symco soils have an average of 7.6% and 13.2% organic matter, respectably. However, as cropland they only have tested from 2% to 3% organic matter.<ref>[https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/LWCBApril2019KewauneeCountyLWRMPlan.pdf Kewaunee County 2020-2029 Land & Water Resource Management Plan], Table 15. 2016 Organic Matter Study Results, page 51, (page 62 of the pdf), Kewaunee County Land & Water Conservation Department, April 2019</ref>