Grasses, Legumes, and Forage Crops Merit Badge History

Earned through 19587,639

Best year1939688 earned

All-time popularity#215official, as of 2020#217by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1939. Peak year 1939 with 688. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1938No data available

1939688 earned#81 of 106

1940190 earned#103 of 106

1941214 earned#103 of 106

1942229 earned#101 of 110

1943541 earned#89 of 112

1944419 earned#100 of 111

1945395 earned#102 of 111

1946282 earned#104 of 111

1947253 earned#103 of 111

1948259 earned#104 of 111

1949257 earned#105 of 111

1950300 earned#105 of 111

1951480 earned#102 of 111

1952521 earned#108 of 120

1953322 earned#100 of 105

1954528 earned#94 of 103

1955424 earned#99 of 100

1956531 earned#95 of 100

1957419 earned#99 of 100

1958387 earned#100 of 101

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#100 of 101" means the badge was number 100 of the 101 merit badges earned that year. The grand total comes from official reports and includes the years without a known count. 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.

1938—

1939688#81 of 106

1940190#103 of 106

1941214#103 of 106

1942229#101 of 110

1943541#89 of 112

1944419#100 of 111

1945395#102 of 111

1946282#104 of 111

1947253#103 of 111

1948259#104 of 111

1949257#105 of 111

1950300#105 of 111

1951480#102 of 111

1952521#108 of 120

1953322#100 of 105

1954528#94 of 103

1955424#99 of 100

1956531#95 of 100

1957419#99 of 100

1958387#100 of 101

Grand total through 1958:

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Grasses, Legumes, and Forage Crops: workbook data

Printings (14)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	©	HC
x	1938	November	3D	2M	1938
x	1939	February	3D	2M	1938
	1940	not made
	1941	not made
	1942	not made
x	1943	September	4	1M	1938
	1944	not made
x	1945	October	5B	2M		HCE
	1946	not made
	1947	not made
x	1948	February	5B	1M
x	1949	November	5B	1M
	1950	not made
x	1951	June	5B	1M		HCH
c	1952	July	5B	1M
c	1953	June	6	1M		HCI
x	1954	March	6	1M
x	1954	November	6	2M
	1955	not made
c	1956	March	6			HCJV1
x	1957	May	6	2M
	1958	not made
x	1959	January	6	2M

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1938
1939	688	81	106
1940	190	103	106
1941	214	103	106
1942	229	101	110
1943	541	89	112
1944	419	100	111
1945	395	102	111
1946	282	104	111
1947	253	103	111
1948	259	104	111
1949	257	105	111
1950	300	105	111
1951	480	102	111
1952	521	108	120
1953	322	100	105
1954	528	94	103
1955	424	99	100
1956	531	95	100
1957	419	99	100
1958	387	100	101