Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
813,583 
718,954 
53,167 
36,589 
acres 
55,775,162 
41,692,215 
7,491,720 
5,865,413 
tons, dry 
127,345,016 
86,737,522 
21,863,105 
17,890,758 
Irrigated 
farms 
82,453 
64,165 
8,729 
7,123 
acres 
9,325,503 
4,814,456 
2,061,584 
1 ,792,869 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
358,682 
332,630 
14,017 
8,776 
25 to 99 acres 
315,682 
280,806 
20,191 
13,415 
1 00 to 249 acres 
99,035 
79,372 
11,471 
8,347 
250 to 499 acres 
26,409 
18,281 
4,442 
3,493 
500 acres or more 
13,775 
7,865 
3,046 
2,558 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
255,360 
218,076 
20,364 
14,705 
acres 
16,625,832 
1 1 ,533,778 
2,600,054 
2,083,000 
tons, dry 
49,469,257 
30,368,790 
9,822,641 
8,135,845 
Irrigated 
farms 
53,435 
41,389 
5,714 
4,663 
acres 
5,781,259 
3,059,484 
1,278,063 
1,098,191 
Other tame hay 
farms 
436,052 
390,005 
26,850 
17,612 
acres 
23,752,599 
19,227,828 
2,528,354 
1 ,839,308 
tons, dry 
44,187,071 
35,017,577 
5,127,705 
3,769,353 
Irrigated 
farms 
22,246 
17,419 
2,261 
1,830 
acres 
1,488,907 
816,477 
281,063 
247,695 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
3,327 
2,320 
408 
333 
acres 
759,534 
349,792 
143,335 
127,227 
Irrigated 
farms 
948 
515 
149 
132 
acres 
212,845 
76,465 
51,165 
46,574 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
72,045 
58,775 
5,938 
4,701 
acres 
4,180,891 
1,364,571 
1,125,833 
1,033,584 
Irrigated 
farms 
36,900 
28,719 
3,445 
2,849 
acres 
2,994,823 
780,394 
862,624 
807,694 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
47,237 
41,751 
2,525 
1,891 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
10,329 
1,132 
843 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
3,935 
743 
601 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1,641 
578 
497 
250.0 acres or more 
3,451 
1,119 
960 
869 
Beans, snap 
farms 
22,289 
18,498 
1,658 
1,275 
acres 
266,114 
103,815 
59,348 
51,816 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,615 
1,964 
285 
231 
acres 
172,530 
65,789 
36,983 
32,554 
Peas, green 
farms 
4,931 
3,775 
527 
437 
acres 
192,632 
99,577 
39,063 
35,532 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1,723 
1,163 
258 
226 
acres 
186,316 
95,432 
38,244 
34,751 
Potatoes 
farms 
21,079 
16,949 
1,857 
1,489 
acres 
1,168,199 
316,166 
373,369 
349,205 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,233 
1,456 
329 
295 
acres 
623,611 
164,232 
195,629 
184,857 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
18,320 
15,633 
1,274 
971 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
584 
385 
65 
55 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
478 
314 
72 
60 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
586 
280 
123 
108 
250.0 acres or more 
1,111 
337 
323 
295 
Sw/eet corn 
farms 
25,632 
21,401 
1,914 
1,477 
acres 
572,068 
273,136 
101,448 
88,468 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4,011 
3,148 
354 
289 
acres 
342,509 
174,302 
43,928 
38,734 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,202 
1,713 
210 
168 
acres 
125,726 
51,094 
34,934 
32,576 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
262 
177 
31 
26 
acres 
30,138 
14,511 
5,471 
5,068 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
32,383 
27,081 
2,423 
1,894 
acres 
397,656 
95,900 
130,040 
121,418 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,522 
1,956 
273 
236 
acres 
277,428 
58,966 
95,282 
89,285 
Land in orchards 
farms 
106,488 
83,578 
10,358 
8,631 
acres 
5,199,729 
1,903,607 
1 ,362,468 
1,220,904 
Irrigated 
farms 
60,340 
44,644 
7,165 
6,098 
acres 
4,257,033 
1 ,347,527 
1,192,103 
1,067,479 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
49,493 
43,792 
2,427 
1,873 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
33,124 
26,493 
2,994 
2,442 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
14,994 
9,689 
2,539 
2,138 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
5,196 
2,505 
1,254 
1,142 
250.0 acres or more 
3,681 
1,099 
1,144 
1,036 
Apples 
farms 
25,129 
20,520 
1,873 
1,537 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
384,237 
144,293 
94,818 
88,486 
Grapes 
farms 
27,878 
20,247 
3,338 
2,907 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,139,146 
398,498 
267,230 
243,977 
Peaches, all 
farms 
13,916 
11,403 
1,055 
848 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
128,480 
52,727 
31,840 
26,279 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
13,055 
9,378 
1,563 
1,337 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
877,701 
223,295 
264,223 
235,722 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
170 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
