Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
32,145 
29,750 
29,058 
2,395 
2,192 
9,317 
acres 
5,700,872 
5,264,585 
5,006,700 
436,287 
352,314 
890,355 
tons, dry 
16,484,859 
15,015,980 
14,281,870 
1 ,468,879 
1,171,071 
2,259,530 
Irrigated 
farms 
7,779 
7,167 
6,949 
612 
507 
1,780 
acres 
2,160,021 
1 ,942,287 
1,816,792 
217,734 
158,395 
289,442 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8,241 
7,507 
7,348 
734 
697 
3,794 
25 to 99 acres 
11,227 
10,376 
10,171 
851 
804 
3,458 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6,872 
6,435 
6,300 
437 
396 
1,320 
250 to 499 acres 
3,236 
3,061 
2,987 
175 
141 
450 
500 acres or more 
2,569 
2,371 
2,252 
198 
154 
295 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
13,781 
12,970 
12,686 
811 
726 
3,139 
acres 
2,193,771 
2,033,367 
1,940,486 
160,404 
128,531 
298,229 
tons, dry 
8,176,233 
7,397,224 
7,048,166 
779,009 
630,178 
1,101,593 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,149 
4,772 
4,633 
377 
323 
1,183 
acres 
1,260,135 
1,141,758 
1,077,406 
118,377 
92,470 
183,577 
Other tame hay 
farms 
14,715 
13,525 
13,224 
1,190 
1,109 
4,482 
acres 
1,659,073 
1 ,533,349 
1,470,891 
125,724 
106,758 
337,344 
tons, dry 
3,455,673 
3,187,737 
3,060,873 
267,936 
230,585 
586,116 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,092 
1,923 
1,869 
169 
136 
474 
acres 
344,984 
317,426 
296,822 
27,558 
19,616 
46,383 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
552 
521 
506 
31 
21 
47 
acres 
256,432 
237,803 
222,406 
18,629 
8,233 
9,975 
Irrigated 
farms 
262 
238 
228 
24 
15 
22 
acres 
79,314 
65,665 
60,107 
13,649 
(D) 
5,901 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
5,978 
5,264 
5,114 
714 
637 
1,354 
acres 
1 ,627,879 
1,366,352 
1,266,019 
261,526 
191,449 
62,609 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,876 
3,355 
3,235 
521 
459 
860 
acres 
1,302,545 
1,065,634 
975,907 
236,912 
168,964 
49,260 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,718 
1,683 
348 
323 
895 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
910 
876 
122 
107 
280 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
803 
795 
64 
59 
85 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
688 
645 
631 
43 
41 
47 
250.0 acres or more 
1,325 
1,188 
1,129 
137 
107 
47 
Beans, snap 
farms 
1,615 
1,380 
1,346 
235 
216 
518 
acres 
101,097 
90,053 
88,049 
1 1 ,044 
8,007 
1,854 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
328 
292 
285 
36 
32 
38 
acres 
68,276 
61,761 
60,338 
6,516 
4,550 
1,482 
Peas, green 
farms 
547 
491 
466 
56 
44 
82 
acres 
52,947 
47,944 
44,356 
5,003 
2,475 
1,046 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
288 
272 
267 
16 
11 
14 
acres 
51,735 
46,777 
43,209 
4,958 
2,444 
905 
Potatoes 
farms 
1,750 
1,514 
1,459 
236 
210 
523 
acres 
465,596 
402,114 
372,007 
63,483 
61,221 
13,068 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
411 
379 
360 
32 
28 
37 
acres 
258,619 
215,636 
191,045 
42,982 
41,884 
5,131 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
977 
800 
775 
177 
158 
436 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
97 
85 
81 
12 
9 
37 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
62 
60 
60 
2 
2 
30 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
173 
162 
159 
11 
11 
10 
250.0 acres or more 
441 
407 
384 
34 
30 
10 
Sweet corn 
farms 
1,873 
1,704 
1,658 
169 
144 
444 
acres 
192,695 
160,047 
147,720 
32,647 
26,727 
4,790 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
473 
440 
429 
33 
24 
36 
acres 
121,668 
95,518 
86,028 
26,150 
21,061 
2,612 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
202 
178 
173 
24 
21 
77 
acres 
38,608 
37,279 
(D) 
1,329 
(D) 
1,089 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
42 
40 
39 
2 
2 
12 
acres 
9,973 
(D) 
9,526 
(D) 
(D) 
183 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
2,159 
1,847 
1,791 
312 
284 
720 
acres 
156,703 
114,885 
105,127 
41,818 
19,672 
15,012 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
254 
219 
206 
35 
30 
39 
acres 
110,869 
81,299 
78,038 
29,570 
8,514 
12,311 
Land in orchards 
farms 
9,768 
8,564 
8,222 
1,204 
1,023 
2,784 
acres 
1,756,571 
1,460,231 
1,247,569 
296,340 
203,308 
1 77,083 
Irrigated 
farms 
6,593 
5,782 
5,507 
811 
676 
1,938 
acres 
1,558,088 
1,287,865 
1,084,442 
270,222 
188,151 
159,316 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,229 
1,954 
1,905 
275 
254 
1,045 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2,688 
2,369 
2,321 
319 
282 
949 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2,277 
2,003 
1,925 
274 
241 
489 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1,254 
1,095 
1,046 
159 
126 
183 
250.0 acres or more 
1,320 
1,143 
1,025 
177 
120 
118 
Apples 
farms 
2,201 
1,950 
1,879 
251 
218 
535 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
139,568 
124,808 
112,922 
14,760 
9,453 
5,559 
Grapes 
farms 
3,566 
3,069 
2,947 
497 
409 
727 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
448,891 
357,593 
315,001 
91,298 
53,837 
24,526 
Peaches, all 
farms 
1,166 
1,054 
1,027 
112 
103 
292 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
41,540 
38,850 
36,340 
2,690 
2,510 
2,373 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
1,465 
1,251 
1,168 
214 
181 
649 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
353,013 
302,717 
202,643 
50,297 
30,259 
37,170 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA United States 171 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
