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 
HAY - ALL HAY INCLUDING ALFALFA, 
OTHER TAME, SMALL GRAIN, AND 
WILD (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
States - Con. 
Minnesota 
26,010 
1,313,688 
3,136,204 
402 
15,669 
28,991 
1 ,551 ,586 
3,620,921 
483 
20,975 
Mississippi 
1 1 ,476 
611,999 
1,458,559 
101 
3,446 
12,810 
661,160 
1,534,496 
184 
5,949 
Missouri 
49,099 
3,253,505 
5,085,263 
329 
8,793 
56,263 
3,827,077 
7,018,678 
273 
8,984 
Montana 
1 1 ,504 
2,251,827 
3,908,679 
6,130 
900,839 
12,658 
2,821,154 
5,363,210 
6,902 
1,045,208 
Nebraska 
19,615 
2,443,603 
4,605,325 
4,309 
389,745 
20,289 
2,567,911 
6,106,699 
4,956 
485,739 
Nevada 
1,766 
524,992 
1 ,796,932 
1,650 
512,579 
1,417 
470,068 
1,558,120 
1,417 
470,068 
New Hampshire 
1,250 
49,953 
89,584 
52 
245 
1,530 
62,989 
120,814 
7 
45 
New Jersey 
2,868 
98,038 
193,062 
88 
699 
3,036 
1 1 1 ,525 
207,489 
56 
1,384 
New Mexico 
6,369 
325,726 
1,321,802 
6,034 
294,282 
5,385 
352,155 
1 ,448,600 
4,984 
302,355 
New York 
17,717 
1,268,985 
2,479,786 
153 
1,812 
18,987 
1,395,813 
2,791 ,688 
103 
2,051 
North Carolina 
19,074 
617,950 
1,431,712 
680 
24,528 
19,214 
684,770 
1,140,216 
1,316 
59,453 
North Dakota 
10,008 
2,153,385 
3,080,735 
185 
13,331 
1 1 ,480 
2,537,069 
4,747,946 
260 
24,970 
Ohio 
30,848 
984,246 
2,136,580 
154 
953 
30,523 
1,061,666 
2,384,282 
27 
632 
Oklahoma 
32,148 
2,659,590 
3,679,478 
754 
63,478 
38,897 
3,250,005 
6,607,628 
997 
84,998 
Oregon 
1 1 ,534 
943,919 
2,545,941 
5,575 
651,819 
12,056 
998,055 
2,926,331 
6,385 
715,170 
Pennsylvania 
30,948 
1,339,923 
3,228,153 
384 
2,182 
33,043 
1 ,454,762 
3,219,629 
197 
1,591 
Rhode Island 
261 
7,527 
13,847 
7 
(D) 
336 
9,091 
17,018 
3 
18 
South Carolina 
7,720 
322,649 
700,841 
191 
5,105 
7,677 
336,603 
575,816 
271 
6,747 
South Dakota 
14,394 
2,553,234 
3,464,151 
660 
63,822 
15,973 
3,255,897 
6,309,185 
788 
85,990 
Tennessee 
38,728 
1,717,429 
3,669,715 
288 
4,289 
41 ,879 
1 ,776,875 
2,697,457 
337 
4,388 
Texas 
82,290 
4,779,621 
8,837,667 
4,853 
369,608 
88,241 
5,145,606 
13,817,811 
5,420 
383,248 
Utah 
9,209 
732,371 
2,610,380 
8,268 
655,307 
8,800 
680,709 
2,467,077 
8,330 
620,054 
Vermont 
2,861 
180,225 
404,601 
33 
261 
3,184 
191,781 
399,716 
4 
198 
Virginia 
25,032 
1,245,439 
2,628,467 
165 
3,789 
25,246 
1 ,258,823 
2,333,380 
339 
8,426 
Washington 
9,592 
675,963 
2,502,677 
3,436 
354,270 
9,666 
789,524 
3,173,489 
3,967 
464,606 
West Virginia 
14,806 
562,585 
898,152 
2 
(D) 
15,959 
586,671 
928,926 
20 
222 
Wisconsin 
33,719 
1,509,881 
3,687,269 
269 
9,523 
39,139 
1 ,946,970 
4,353,023 
182 
9,461 
Wyoming 
ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 
5,070 
1,044,861 
2,031,206 
4,216 
764,708 
5,227 
1,186,643 
2,383,048 
4,256 
815,128 
United States Total 
United States 
255,360 
16,625,832 
49,469,257 
53,435 
5,781,259 
290,726 
20,244,497 
65,349,074 
56,390 
6,556,652 
States 
Alabama 
236 
4,986 
8,361 
6 
31 
340 
7,526 
16,944 
13 
91 
Alaska 
4 
70 
86 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Arizona 
1,103 
272,457 
2,017,479 
1,058 
270,948 
943 
257,407 
1 ,968,043 
920 
257,263 
Arkansas 
141 
4,943 
1 1 ,532 
2 
(D) 
278 
1 1 ,732 
28,647 
15 
932 
California 
3,243 
874,137 
5,607,210 
3,035 
831,858 
3,587 
986,982 
7,057,014 
3,488 
963,086 
Colorado 
8,205 
654,284 
1,848,795 
7,026 
560,868 
8,648 
861,053 
2,887,865 
7,347 
707,234 
Connecticut 
255 
4,883 
12,972 
3 
25 
349 
8,343 
18,441 
- 
- 
Delaware 
216 
4,837 
13,272 
22 
477 
177 
3,687 
13,530 
22 
421 
Florida 
161 
4,988 
8,219 
19 
566 
141 
6,951 
14,993 
13 
1,071 
Georgia 
67 
1,599 
3,429 
11 
268 
134 
1,655 
4,810 
18 
243 
Hawaii 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
5 
89 
267 
5 
89 
Idaho 
9,182 
1,027,761 
3,966,325 
7,825 
811,911 
8,817 
1 ,037,520 
4,254,543 
7,605 
861,092 
Illinois 
10,447 
247,746 
753,158 
68 
1,073 
12,913 
322,339 
1,138,512 
47 
906 
Indiana 
1 1 ,550 
223,793 
598,979 
171 
2,040 
1 0,775 
241,129 
665,767 
139 
2,185 
Iowa 
19,717 
656,367 
2,037,729 
47 
541 
22,040 
830,440 
3,054,729 
62 
1,198 
Kansas 
7,391 
583,282 
1,633,838 
871 
148,385 
9,643 
793,140 
2,986,134 
1,115 
207,455 
Kentucky 
8,197 
198,075 
548,475 
93 
300 
10,538 
269,610 
524,565 
109 
1,210 
Louisiana 
58 
1,905 
3,825 
2 
(D) 
52 
2,164 
4,768 
2 
(D) 
Maine 
208 
9,144 
14,142 
2 
(D) 
246 
10,089 
23,876 
- 
Maryland 
1,053 
29,128 
92,853 
25 
348 
1,429 
40,576 
120,402 
49 
712 
Massachusetts 
305 
8,585 
18,789 
3 
(D) 
406 
9,921 
22,537 
1 
(D) 
Michigan 
14,918 
601,194 
1 ,257,287 
278 
8,363 
16,431 
698,595 
1 ,707,036 
291 
8,080 
Minnesota 
17,985 
783,559 
2,237,647 
348 
13,122 
20,398 
944,775 
2,671,173 
384 
15,603 
Mississippi 
119 
2,823 
7,234 
2 
(D) 
159 
3,931 
7,113 
4 
35 
Missouri 
5,278 
175,667 
388,943 
68 
2,064 
8,229 
295,021 
782,847 
63 
1,823 
Montana 
8,284 
1 ,484,998 
2,790,112 
4,597 
601,765 
9,711 
1,868,756 
3,936,445 
5,444 
703,960 
Nebraska 
13,280 
885,885 
2,737,484 
3,735 
303,659 
14,820 
1,085,921 
3,955,881 
4,405 
389,516 
Nevada 
1,412 
344,041 
1,486,129 
1,338 
339,225 
1,128 
274,004 
1,217,586 
1,128 
274,004 
New Hampshire 
159 
3,893 
6,607 
11 
59 
218 
5,373 
13,475 
5 
(D) 
New Jersey 
612 
13,587 
40,074 
28 
272 
728 
20,310 
51,483 
39 
799 
New Mexico 
5,181 
222,263 
1,070,833 
5,074 
217,959 
4,272 
236,103 
1,176,242 
4,091 
222,018 
New York 
6,068 
349,014 
847,31 1 
53 
671 
7,707 
450,144 
1,119,421 
31 
901 
North Carolina 
609 
9,808 
38,488 
10 
135 
758 
10,322 
16,755 
67 
360 
North Dakota 
7,417 
1,213,345 
1,753,031 
154 
10,872 
8,985 
1,457,604 
3,072,682 
240 
21 ,773 
Ohio 
14,604 
380,011 
1,039,119 
83 
466 
15,354 
437,658 
1,256,174 
17 
536 
Oklahoma 
2,334 
212,650 
529,226 
227 
24,084 
3,781 
334,990 
1,131,938 
294 
33,000 
Oregon 
3,046 
363,735 
1,481,488 
2,537 
314,983 
3,569 
428,812 
1 ,777,894 
3,043 
380,679 
Pennsylvania 
12,794 
400,984 
1,139,714 
218 
811 
14,402 
475,873 
1 ,357,225 
109 
462 
Rhode Island 
51 
668 
1,366 
1 
(D) 
63 
1,035 
1,806 
1 
(D) 
South Carolina 
127 
2,087 
4,488 
6 
32 
143 
4,070 
8,860 
20 
274 
South Dakota 
10,557 
1,486,635 
2,164,903 
595 
55,900 
12,653 
1,996,599 
4,414,338 
716 
75,913 
Tennessee 
1,140 
14,296 
42,391 
25 
231 
1,655 
20,074 
45,819 
28 
(D) 
Texas 
2,090 
138,995 
535,768 
739 
69,490 
2,391 
1 53,763 
721,303 
1,154 
98,831 
Utah 
8,004 
565,894 
2,231,154 
7,340 
512,245 
7,780 
548,570 
2,172,218 
7,413 
507,798 
Vermont 
432 
27,432 
74,381 
4 
18 
571 
31,769 
68,624 
2 
(D) 
Virginia 
2,660 
71,321 
215,171 
31 
(D) 
3,063 
89,213 
233,807 
76 
679 
Washington 
3,891 
363,923 
1,676,815 
2,373 
248,488 
4,294 
448,588 
2,192,001 
2,822 
334,005 
West Virginia 
1,089 
24,477 
55,388 
- 
- 
1,185 
28,465 
62,484 
5 
(D) 
Wisconsin 
25,880 
1,122,770 
2,981,565 
223 
7,149 
30,810 
1,517,522 
3,673,619 
171 
8,809 
Wyoming 
3,600 
546,907 
1,435,672 
3,048 
418,971 
4,007 
674,284 
1 ,696,438 
3,357 
471,126 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
United States 451 
