Table 38. Vegetables, Potatoes, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Crop 
2012 
2007 
total harvested 
Total harvested 
Flarvested for 
processing 
Flarvested for 
fresh market 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) 
72,045 
4,492,086 
13,072 
1 ,977,490 
65,814 
2,514,596 
69,172 
4,682,588 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
17,176 
7,511 
1,574 
442 
16,517 
7,069 
13,426 
5,755 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
29,618 
59,177 
3,283 
2,548 
29,055 
56,629 
27,752 
57,780 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
1 0,400 
82,059 
1,289 
4,234 
10,178 
77,825 
1 1 ,069 
87,168 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
2,684 
49,934 
518 
6,530 
2,415 
43,403 
2,990 
55,646 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
3,023 
105,550 
1,139 
34,368 
2,157 
71,183 
3,573 
124,414 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
2,648 
184,296 
1,378 
87,257 
1,506 
97,039 
3,093 
212,379 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
2,933 
461,154 
1,664 
230,869 
1,651 
230,285 
3,451 
536,569 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
1,637 
569,544 
1,003 
283,366 
975 
286,178 
1,791 
615,956 
500.0 to 749.9 acres 
660 
396,500 
433 
198,490 
418 
198,011 
720 
430,775 
750.0 to 999.9 acres 
356 
307,078 
209 
132,041 
258 
175,038 
360 
309,554 
1 ,000.0 acres or more 
910 
2,269,282 
582 
997,346 
684 
1,271,935 
947 
2,246,591 
1 ,000.0 to 1 ,999.9 acres 
552 
753,903 
347 
332,968 
418 
420,935 
591 
814,667 
2,000.0 to 2,999.9 acres 
157 
377,207 
102 
1 71 ,275 
110 
205,932 
159 
386,087 
3,000.0 to 4,999.9 acres 
109 
409,945 
72 
171,801 
82 
238,145 
123 
458,158 
5,000.0 acres or more 
92 
728,226 
61 
321,302 
74 
406,923 
74 
587,679 
Artichokes (excluding Jerusalem) 
167 
7,339 
11 
21 
165 
7,318 
118 
9,687 
Asparagus, bearing age 
2,691 
28,306 
224 
8,091 
2,580 
20,216 
2,605 
43,010 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1,648 
435 
70 
11 
1,615 
424 
1,408 
388 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
693 
1,260 
30 
39 
686 
1,222 
733 
1,311 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
139 
1,139 
23 
141 
129 
998 
158 
1,368 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
34 
642 
15 
287 
19 
355 
56 
1,041 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
49 
1,739 
24 
744 
30 
996 
65 
2,343 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
61 
4,127 
36 
1,916 
41 
2,211 
67 
4,568 
1 00.0 acres or more 
67 
18,964 
26 
4,954 
60 
14,011 
118 
31,991 
Beans, green limas 
909 
45,096 
321 
38,824 
612 
6,273 
1,020 
42,529 
Beans, snap (bush and pole) 
22,289 
266,114 
2,615 
172,530 
20,524 
93,584 
1 7,300 
303,997 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
17,305 
3,854 
1,260 
211 
16,630 
3,643 
12,347 
2,907 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
3,070 
4,966 
225 
229 
3,000 
4,737 
2,829 
4,627 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
476 
3,636 
65 
478 
432 
3,158 
434 
3,345 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
143 
2,757 
74 
1,215 
93 
1,542 
167 
3,239 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
329 
11,698 
228 
8,165 
110 
3,533 
369 
12,949 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
298 
20,938 
249 
17,440 
60 
3,498 
392 
27,114 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
407 
63,329 
327 
49,798 
98 
13,530 
479 
72,095 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
164 
55,702 
124 
39,517 
54 
16,185 
165 
55,103 
500.0 acres or more 
97 
99,235 
63 
55,477 
47 
43,757 
118 
122,618 
Beets 
3,719 
12,933 
186 
7,288 
3,592 
5,644 
2,744 
8,412 
Broccoli 
3,636 
128,938 
113 
1 1 ,442 
3,580 
117,496 
3,087 
130,603 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
2,635 
592 
43 
5 
2,617 
587 
2,227 
497 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
601 
1,081 
10 
6 
599 
1,075 
471 
863 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
120 
939 
3 
18 
119 
921 
71 
550 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
24 
454 
5 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
37 
685 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
27 
912 
7 
217 
20 
695 
33 
1,131 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
45 
3,098 
8 
470 
37 
2,628 
40 
2,994 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
54 
8,593 
13 
1,697 
43 
6,895 
81 
12,781 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
55 
18,872 
7 
1,329 
52 
17,543 
52 
17,950 
500.0 to 749.9 acres 
24 
13,723 
3 
(D) 
24 
(D) 
29 
16,922 
750.0 to 999.9 acres 
14 
11,985 
3 
1,969 
13 
10,016 
8 
6,981 
1 ,000.0 acres or more 
37 
68,692 
11 
5,218 
37 
63,474 
38 
69,250 
Brussels sprouts 
658 
7,569 
23 
2,107 
655 
5,462 
483 
3,874 
Cabbage, Chinese 
748 
7,999 
54 
90 
736 
7,909 
620 
1 1 ,480 
Cabbage, head 
4,126 
66,035 
174 
1 1 ,733 
4,035 
54,302 
4,086 
80,619 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
2,681 
618 
65 
10 
2,642 
608 
2,480 
603 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
824 
1,498 
18 
22 
819 
1,476 
843 
1,542 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
224 
1,785 
18 
81 
220 
1,704 
238 
1,806 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
63 
1,128 
5 
90 
59 
1,038 
97 
1,776 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
81 
2,774 
15 
436 
73 
2,337 
116 
3,937 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
87 
5,644 
17 
799 
76 
4,845 
114 
7,534 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
87 
13,217 
17 
2,191 
74 
1 1 ,026 
101 
15,304 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
52 
18,193 
10 
2,541 
47 
15,652 
64 
21,516 
500.0 acres or more 
27 
21,179 
9 
5,563 
25 
15,616 
33 
26,601 
Cabbage, mustard 
42 
155 
(X) 
(X) 
42 
155 
53 
66 
Cantaloupes and muskmelons 
9,684 
71,911 
31 
456 
9,675 
71,455 
9,148 
84,290 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
6,305 
1,672 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5,542 
1,543 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
2,502 
4,583 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,637 
4,784 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
521 
3,723 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
563 
4,164 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
87 
1,504 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
102 
1,843 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
62 
2,223 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
84 
2,861 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
57 
3,874 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
63 
4,165 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
82 
12,431 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
93 
14,353 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
41 
14,355 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
34 
1 1 ,235 
500.0 acres or more 
27 
27,547 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
30 
39,343 
Carrots 
4,468 
99,293 
304 
29,050 
4,266 
70,244 
2,543 
90,292 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
3,728 
713 
135 
25 
3,644 
689 
1,929 
379 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
400 
651 
16 
11 
397 
640 
245 
377 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
61 
481 
7 
71 
56 
411 
55 
424 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
21 
391 
12 
228 
9 
164 
35 
660 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
32 
1,089 
17 
498 
19 
591 
43 
1,506 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
60 
4,202 
33 
2,152 
33 
2,050 
56 
3,930 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
83 
13,035 
48 
6,614 
48 
6,421 
86 
13,412 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
36 
13,139 
20 
5,848 
22 
7,292 
57 
20,163 
500.0 acres or more 
47 
65,592 
16 
13,604 
38 
51,987 
37 
49,440 
Cauliflower 
1,330 
42,081 
72 
3,368 
1,295 
38,713 
1,136 
39,515 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
845 
212 
16 
3 
837 
209 
660 
168 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
260 
472 
6 
4 
258 
468 
257 
463 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
53 
385 
2 
(D) 
52 
(D) 
47 
414 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
16 
299 
4 
60 
13 
239 
19 
360 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA United States 33 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
