Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Geographic area 
Harvested 
Irrigated 
Harvested 
Irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Farms 
Acres 
FORAGE - LAND USED FOR ALL HAY 
AND ALL HAYLAGE, GRASS SILAGE, 
AND GREENCHOP (TONS, DRY 
EQUIVALENT) (SEE TEXT) 
United States Total 
United States 
813,583 
55,775,162 
127,345,016 
82,453 
9,325,503 
869,534 
61,455,483 
155,393,762 
86,007 
10,264,753 
States 
Alabama 
16,039 
807,058 
1,856,452 
164 
7,549 
18,735 
883,196 
1,641,373 
356 
10,556 
Alaska 
226 
24,155 
29,461 
5 
1,298 
243 
23,315 
33,336 
13 
2,364 
Arizona 
1,390 
324,562 
2,288,772 
1,315 
322,816 
1,176 
309,018 
2,215,580 
1,122 
307,367 
Arkansas 
20,158 
1 ,286,688 
1,639,109 
372 
14,090 
22,939 
1,334,153 
2,966,184 
514 
20,958 
California 
7,903 
1 ,670,027 
9,363,421 
5,498 
1 ,346,666 
7,411 
1,723,147 
10,642,531 
5,954 
1,554,197 
Colorado 
12,798 
1,296,617 
2,698,367 
10,324 
969,049 
13,998 
1,621,178 
4,256,940 
10,418 
1,156,305 
Connecticut 
1,872 
69,013 
148,845 
49 
(D) 
2,060 
81,269 
176,786 
- 
- 
Delaware 
565 
15,294 
41,433 
37 
876 
430 
14,211 
37,989 
35 
875 
Florida 
6,554 
398,231 
1 ,071 ,778 
545 
38,961 
5,755 
354,860 
1,120,290 
516 
42,984 
Georgia 
13,404 
602,994 
1,486,225 
510 
26,915 
14,556 
663,750 
1 ,380,403 
927 
42,119 
Hawaii 
21 
567 
1,152 
4 
(D) 
30 
1,000 
2,215 
22 
149 
Idaho 
1 1 ,930 
1 ,376,632 
5,041,850 
9,172 
1,006,065 
11,159 
1,316,296 
5,198,288 
8,788 
1,021,414 
Illinois 
1 7,947 
514,024 
1,358,993 
100 
1,729 
19,865 
593,186 
1 ,770,834 
68 
1,373 
Indiana 
20,442 
510,435 
1,198,007 
229 
4,668 
18,917 
546,764 
1 ,306,246 
215 
5,770 
Iowa 
26,219 
996,316 
2,824,415 
76 
1,232 
26,901 
1,125,565 
3,897,996 
89 
1,644 
Kansas 
25,710 
2,468,996 
4,336,148 
1,415 
218,205 
29,266 
2,800,129 
6,916,201 
1,662 
272,537 
Kentucky 
43,757 
2,042,156 
4,158,043 
295 
2,073 
49,825 
2,456,564 
4,042,948 
274 
3,447 
Louisiana 
8,376 
467,676 
1,139,938 
240 
9,503 
8,798 
463,695 
1,176,324 
249 
8,326 
Maine 
2,859 
193,106 
424,176 
47 
408 
3,048 
197,757 
428,423 
- 
- 
Maryland 
4,391 
180,843 
532,019 
92 
1,599 
5,123 
223,390 
552,667 
128 
3,100 
Massachusetts 
2,200 
76,519 
167,667 
42 
197 
2,424 
93,811 
198,593 
12 
83 
Michigan 
20,511 
1,061,932 
2,457,625 
415 
20,883 
21,853 
1,160,467 
2,966,956 
429 
18,394 
Minnesota 
26,994 
1,499,586 
3,998,940 
470 
23,144 
29,844 
1,716,693 
4,392,567 
574 
28,592 
Mississippi 
1 1 ,948 
634,505 
1,494,791 
102 
3,447 
13,271 
680,402 
1 ,572,853 
190 
6,171 
Missouri 
50,279 
3,349,348 
5,271,715 
345 
9,901 
57,184 
3,895,401 
7,182,875 
282 
9,452 
Montana 
1 1 ,728 
2,267,198 
3,979,316 
6,281 
907,441 
12,796 
2,822,442 
5,490,353 
6,996 
1,059,816 
Nebraska 
20,034 
2,487,312 
4,728,985 
4,400 
396,397 
20,576 
2,563,515 
6,289,171 
5,024 
494,391 
Nevada 
1,820 
530,605 
1,841,152 
1,702 
509,675 
1,436 
464,598 
1 ,582,983 
1,435 
463,464 
New Hampshire 
1,334 
64,576 
140,187 
52 
245 
1,581 
76,877 
178,138 
7 
45 
New Jersey 
3,025 
102,624 
207,403 
99 
834 
3,130 
115,669 
226,883 
58 
1,376 
New Mexico 
6,578 
343,032 
1,441,883 
6,199 
302,297 
5,583 
365,843 
1,565,071 
5,163 
314,068 
New York 
19,182 
1,850,981 
4,417,939 
171 
2,989 
20,194 
1 ,962,620 
4,981,812 
119 
2,816 
North Carolina 
19,562 
643,186 
1,509,153 
701 
25,326 
19,432 
687,650 
1,170,258 
1,324 
56,147 
North Dakota 
10,141 
2,172,738 
3,139,320 
186 
13,412 
11,561 
2,525,213 
4,832,502 
264 
25,565 
Ohio 
32,032 
1,092,183 
2,520,414 
166 
1,216 
31,440 
1,156,523 
2,807,279 
27 
632 
Oklahoma 
32,781 
2,705,150 
3,761,205 
776 
65,303 
39,449 
3,231,691 
6,718,879 
1,029 
86,344 
Oregon 
12,193 
1,005,036 
2,792,123 
5,883 
686,695 
12,590 
1,038,735 
3,129,873 
6,688 
739,289 
Pennsylvania 
33,131 
1,651,917 
4,505,059 
439 
4,025 
34,923 
1 ,747,589 
4,487,424 
226 
2,177 
Rhode Island 
285 
8,220 
15,426 
7 
20 
351 
9,304 
19,042 
3 
18 
South Carolina 
7,929 
335,811 
722,352 
204 
5,520 
7,830 
340,951 
591,501 
275 
6,797 
South Dakota 
14,695 
2,615,189 
3,644,438 
669 
65,001 
16,121 
3,239,947 
6,502,232 
797 
87,670 
Tennessee 
39,339 
1 ,742,486 
3,729,026 
297 
4,460 
42,280 
1 ,784,808 
2,732,930 
344 
4,394 
Texas 
86,456 
5,069,579 
9,543,773 
5,226 
436,761 
90,860 
5,264,287 
14,477,068 
5,701 
424,623 
Utah 
9,435 
761,515 
2,731,135 
8,470 
677,035 
8,930 
690,946 
2,569,087 
8,458 
628,996 
Vermont 
3,364 
337,694 
1,005,411 
37 
682 
3,624 
330,984 
962,986 
4 
230 
Virginia 
25,929 
1,313,197 
2,805,640 
177 
4,045 
25,986 
1,305,624 
2,464,783 
377 
9,767 
Washington 
10,396 
748,909 
2,873,198 
3,780 
385,037 
10,243 
846,140 
3,595,392 
4,262 
493,255 
West Virginia 
15,543 
608,458 
972,238 
2 
(D) 
16,449 
614,794 
986,097 
22 
238 
Wisconsin 
37,020 
2,396,640 
7,218,964 
374 
27,526 
42,082 
2,797,497 
8,528,063 
269 
20,124 
Wyoming 
HAY - ALL HAY INCLUDING ALFALFA, 
OTHER TAME, SMALL GRAIN, AND 
WILD (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) 
5,158 
1,053,646 
2,069,934 
4,292 
771 ,866 
5,276 
1,192,019 
2,426,555 
4,298 
824,334 
United States Total 
United States 
781,899 
51,539,584 
110,945,167 
78,770 
8,836,218 
845,050 
58,121,003 
138,113,218 
82,892 
9,830,856 
States 
Alabama 
15,490 
779,969 
1,811,922 
162 
7,322 
18,212 
866,277 
1,616,684 
345 
10,606 
Alaska 
207 
21,118 
26,286 
5 
1,088 
228 
21,034 
30,407 
11 
2,109 
Arizona 
1,356 
315,031 
2,188,359 
1,281 
313,185 
1,146 
297,614 
2,119,609 
1,091 
295,590 
Arkansas 
20,142 
1 ,284,709 
1,634,667 
372 
13,909 
22,918 
1,336,909 
2,948,072 
513 
21,053 
California 
7,228 
1,502,200 
7,749,069 
4,944 
1,208,516 
6,723 
1,528,198 
8,850,559 
5,369 
1,385,186 
Colorado 
12,351 
1 ,248,960 
2,557,348 
9,982 
940,814 
13,689 
1 ,596,887 
4,128,786 
10,196 
1,139,480 
Connecticut 
1,741 
56,835 
102,421 
42 
170 
1,961 
71 ,662 
137,172 
- 
- 
Delaware 
499 
13,914 
37,332 
34 
847 
414 
12,400 
32,265 
31 
807 
Florida 
5,923 
354,127 
946,805 
467 
29,174 
5,372 
327,547 
1,010,257 
464 
34,679 
Georgia 
13,120 
583,322 
1,424,173 
481 
21 ,703 
14,217 
646,885 
1,319,408 
876 
36,908 
Hawaii 
12 
315 
492 
2 
(D) 
21 
893 
2,018 
14 
102 
Idaho 
1 1 ,622 
1,315,130 
4,471,422 
8,911 
953,787 
10,940 
1 ,285,972 
4,738,169 
8,595 
988,705 
Illinois 
17,318 
478,685 
1,204,759 
91 
1,525 
19,331 
561,847 
1,613,251 
62 
1,200 
Indiana 
19,821 
474,399 
1,060,133 
219 
2,682 
18,461 
515,042 
1,171,614 
185 
3,391 
Iowa 
25,415 
934,599 
2,532,416 
61 
593 
26,322 
1,064,906 
3,538,758 
85 
1,441 
Kansas 
24,537 
2,344,229 
4,035,862 
1,339 
203,326 
28,221 
2,731,639 
6,514,309 
1,599 
258,789 
Kentucky 
42,768 
1,978,890 
4,007,308 
288 
2,010 
49,229 
2,436,743 
3,969,020 
265 
3,341 
Louisiana 
7,933 
446,108 
1,105,387 
227 
9,131 
8,463 
445,345 
1,130,882 
244 
8,131 
Maine 
2,651 
150,412 
280,982 
39 
347 
2,924 
153,284 
275,605 
- 
- 
Maryland 
4,158 
157,450 
423,858 
81 
1,203 
4,905 
201,174 
449,561 
119 
2,003 
Massachusetts 
2,053 
64,257 
119,717 
35 
161 
2,295 
81 ,829 
154,947 
11 
49 
Michigan 
19,638 
861,811 
1,597,681 
339 
9,591 
21,152 
963,958 
2,109,172 
353 
9,228 
--continued 
450 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
