Forage Crops Merit Badge History
Earned through 198114,428
Best year19601,838 earned
All-time popularity#201official, as of 2020#203by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1959. Peak year 1960 with 1,838. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
"#133 of 134" means the badge was number 133 of the 134 merit badges earned that year. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.
1959643#99 of 101
19601,838#79 of 100
1961651#96 of 101
19621,017#94 of 101
1963791#96 of 102
1964433#103 of 107
1965368#107 of 109
1966494#109 of 110
1967576#106 of 112
1968308#111 of 112
1969497#111 of 113
1970941#105 of 113
1971789#106 of 113
1972586#120 of 124
1973787#112 of 122
19741,167#120 of 121
19751,066#124 of 128
1976819#124 of 130
1977286#128 of 130
1978356#125 of 131
19795#129 of 132
19808#129 of 132
19812#133 of 134
Grand total through 1981:
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