Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Crop 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
FIELD CROPS 
Canola (pounds) 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Corn for grain (bushels) 
1,712 
695,003 
124,688,804 
1,436 
591,157 
1,395 
584,629 
99,778,632 
1,090 
461 ,094 
1 to 1 4 acres 
32 
192 
24,808 
13 
79 
48 
316 
29,191 
15 
95 
1 5 to 24 acres 
59 
1,070 
124,637 
35 
546 
39 
732 
89,977 
21 
375 
25 to 49 acres 
108 
3,982 
628,573 
85 
3,171 
96 
3,440 
517,180 
62 
2,296 
50 to 99 acres 
189 
13,693 
2,284,459 
163 
1 1 ,700 
139 
10,069 
1,420,916 
104 
7,459 
1 00 to 249 acres 
394 
65,207 
11,078,961 
321 
51,303 
381 
62,784 
10,321,951 
292 
46,099 
250 to 499 acres 
412 
143,031 
25,106,337 
353 
117,637 
306 
106,853 
17,845,374 
264 
84,786 
500 to 999 acres 
374 
252,931 
45,426,532 
329 
215,100 
247 
169,601 
29,192,958 
209 
132,864 
1 ,000 acres or more 
144 
214,897 
40,014,497 
137 
191,621 
139 
230,834 
40,361,085 
123 
187,120 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
121 
152,229 
28,570,063 
114 
135,977 
101 
136,825 
23,804,568 
91 
114,014 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
16 
37,773 
6,938,718 
16 
35,825 
32 
72,992 
12,980,126 
27 
57,009 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
7 
24,895 
4,505,716 
7 
19,819 
6 
21,017 
3,576,391 
5 
16,097 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) 
47 
4,208 
29,156 
13 
652 
30 
1,887 
26,326 
8 
540 
Cotton, all (bales) 
701 
586,351 
1,253,037 
635 
498,860 
915 
854,410 
1 ,902,073 
805 
687,334 
1 to 1 4 acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
10 
94 
215 
9 
80 
1 5 to 24 acres 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
6 
113 
166 
3 
54 
25 to 49 acres 
30 
1,020 
2,400 
20 
685 
38 
1,395 
2,784 
29 
1,062 
50 to 99 acres 
38 
2,718 
5,585 
30 
1,892 
51 
3,537 
7,039 
28 
1,808 
1 00 to 249 acres 
118 
19,302 
41 ,322 
105 
15,918 
95 
16,152 
33,954 
71 
1 1 ,285 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
49,659 
99,773 
121 
37,703 
150 
53,840 
112,993 
129 
43,663 
500 to 999 acres 
167 
117,139 
255,724 
161 
103,810 
227 
160,664 
351,213 
210 
127,099 
1 ,000 acres or more 
200 
396,364 
847,806 
193 
338,763 
338 
618,615 
1 ,393,709 
326 
502,283 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
125 
174,830 
387,646 
118 
152,087 
235 
325,412 
712,768 
226 
265,585 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
48 
113,612 
226,232 
48 
94,789 
74 
1 72,340 
408,963 
71 
142,139 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
24 
87,164 
185,008 
24 
73,037 
24 
90,377 
197,608 
24 
76,349 
5,000 acres or more 
3 
20,758 
48,920 
3 
18,850 
5 
30,486 
74,370 
5 
18,210 
Upland cotton (bales) 
701 
586,351 
1,253,037 
635 
498,860 
915 
854,410 
1 ,902,073 
805 
687,334 
1 to 1 4 acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
10 
94 
215 
9 
80 
1 5 to 24 acres 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
6 
113 
166 
3 
54 
25 to 49 acres 
30 
1,020 
2,400 
20 
685 
38 
1,395 
2,784 
29 
1,062 
50 to 99 acres 
38 
2,718 
5,585 
30 
1,892 
51 
3,537 
7,039 
28 
1,808 
1 00 to 249 acres 
118 
19,302 
41 ,322 
105 
15,918 
95 
16,152 
33,954 
71 
1 1 ,285 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
49,659 
99,773 
121 
37,703 
150 
53,840 
112,993 
129 
43,663 
500 to 999 acres 
167 
117,139 
255,724 
161 
103,810 
227 
160,664 
351,213 
210 
127,099 
1 ,000 acres or more 
200 
396,364 
847,806 
193 
338,763 
338 
618,615 
1 ,393,709 
326 
502,283 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
125 
1 74,830 
387,646 
118 
152,087 
235 
325,412 
712,768 
226 
265,585 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
48 
113,612 
226,232 
48 
94,789 
74 
1 72,340 
408,963 
71 
142,139 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
24 
87,164 
185,008 
24 
73,037 
24 
90,377 
197,608 
24 
76,349 
5,000 acres or more 
3 
20,758 
48,920 
3 
18,850 
5 
30,486 
74,370 
5 
18,210 
Oats for grain (bushels) 
45 
6,006 
578,583 
5 
(D) 
57 
6,431 
601,737 
3 
192 
Peanuts for nuts (pounds) 
36 
13,594 
59,109,271 
36 
13,441 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Popcorn (pounds, shelled) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Rice (cwt) 
2,345 
1,285,381 
96,847,596 
2,345 
1,285,381 
2,752 
1,326,377 
96,033,069 
2,752 
1,326,377 
1 to 1 4 acres 
12 
118 
8,478 
12 
118 
30 
213 
13,734 
30 
213 
1 5 to 24 acres 
31 
613 
45,077 
31 
613 
36 
729 
43,647 
36 
729 
25 to 49 acres 
125 
4,602 
332,858 
125 
4,602 
166 
6,026 
429,588 
166 
6,026 
50 to 99 acres 
188 
13,544 
1 ,002,322 
188 
13,544 
259 
18,590 
1,301,225 
259 
18,590 
1 00 to 249 acres 
461 
76,100 
5,631,634 
461 
76,100 
607 
102,504 
7,364,044 
607 
102,504 
250 to 499 acres 
547 
196,560 
14,717,042 
547 
196,560 
696 
250,088 
17,840,628 
696 
250,088 
500 to 999 acres 
612 
415,110 
31,249,010 
612 
415,110 
633 
424,509 
30,911,671 
633 
424,509 
1 ,000 acres or more 
369 
578,734 
43,861,175 
369 
578,734 
325 
523,718 
38,128,532 
325 
523,718 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
294 
375,315 
28,305,665 
294 
375,315 
256 
332,787 
24,105,104 
256 
332,787 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
54 
125,450 
9,569,744 
54 
125,450 
46 
109,723 
8,054,611 
46 
109,723 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Rye for grain (bushels) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain (bushels) 
525 
133,660 
1 1 ,426,434 
260 
57,462 
697 
216,432 
20,761,820 
295 
76,032 
1 to 1 4 acres 
16 
132 
9,029 
6 
35 
19 
148 
7,308 
5 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
11 
207 
1 1 ,741 
- 
- 
20 
389 
24,228 
2 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
44 
1,522 
101,417 
24 
745 
64 
2,319 
165,247 
21 
533 
50 to 99 acres 
73 
5,307 
389,317 
25 
1,738 
121 
8,638 
694,202 
39 
2,241 
1 00 to 249 acres 
181 
28,712 
2,375,973 
90 
1 1 ,964 
216 
34,883 
3,276,247 
83 
1 1 ,299 
250 to 499 acres 
135 
47,184 
4,116,076 
73 
20,569 
140 
47,839 
4,636,924 
75 
19,234 
500 to 999 acres 
52 
33,126 
2,881,917 
37 
17,311 
76 
51,852 
5,291,108 
52 
22,305 
1 ,000 acres or more 
13 
17,470 
1 ,540,964 
5 
5,100 
41 
70,364 
6,666,556 
18 
20,366 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop (tons) 
28 
3,397 
19,423 
9 
2,201 
34 
2,073 
27,488 
5 
479 
Soybeans for beans (bushels) 
4,154 
3,154,061 
136,482,368 
3,182 
2,299,218 
4,610 
2,819,478 
98,903,025 
3,256 
1 ,843,833 
1 to 1 4 acres 
80 
770 
20,965 
22 
185 
84 
811 
23,370 
17 
153 
1 5 to 24 acres 
113 
2,150 
63,649 
50 
935 
103 
1,933 
57,336 
35 
600 
25 to 49 acres 
213 
7,529 
233,339 
86 
2,968 
388 
13,888 
369,418 
164 
5,237 
50 to 99 acres 
349 
24,982 
820,146 
198 
12,528 
422 
30,238 
832,756 
198 
12,198 
1 00 to 249 acres 
627 
101,126 
3,786,282 
426 
59,898 
808 
130,483 
4,069,641 
515 
70,678 
250 to 499 acres 
654 
236,643 
9,165,105 
506 
156,663 
887 
323,005 
10,732,495 
699 
211,279 
500 to 999 acres 
942 
672,960 
28,765,993 
819 
504,649 
951 
671,257 
22,991,942 
798 
458,958 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,176 
2,107,901 
93,626,889 
1,075 
1,561,392 
967 
1 ,647,863 
59,826,067 
830 
1,084,730 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
868 
1,183,752 
52,744,807 
786 
893,960 
731 
986,372 
35,914,445 
621 
655,021 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
195 
459,245 
20,420,949 
180 
344,297 
164 
381,100 
13,799,403 
143 
241 ,963 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
95 
349,770 
15,277,565 
92 
(D) 
64 
225,146 
8,174,747 
59 
1 58,846 
5,000 acres or more 
18 
115,134 
5,183,568 
17 
(D) 
8 
55,245 
1 ,937,472 
7 
28,900 
Sunflower seed, all (pounds) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed - oil varieties (pounds) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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