Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,744 
5,098 
3,244 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
19,000,779 
21,091,629 
22,768,304 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
421 
229 
338 
323 
240 
298 
298 
411 
number 
273,277,272 
280,512,754 
260,447,483 
244,056,157 
237,723,294 
225,074,862 
209,376,014 
123,778,881 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
733 
606 
592 
987 
958 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
180,672 
189,965 
168,354 
258,501 
256,292 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
31,922,610 
34,602,626 
28,395,621 
42,632,526 
42,230,303 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,895 
1,975 
2,012 
2,046 
1,985 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
487,570 
460,614 
393,694 
317,367 
314,357 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
12,575,973 
12,019,578 
10,117,296 
7,533,442 
7,451,051 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,503 
1,191 
1,573 
2,107 
2,065 
2,236 
2,841 
3,429 
acres 
491,846 
354,165 
410,369 
581,692 
581,071 
569,044 
562,302 
928,713 
bushels 
42,955,324 
30,224,394 
33,590,674 
42,544,545 
42,372,177 
39,456,581 
40,004,786 
63,130,854 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,020 
879 
1,228 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
316,109 
249,704 
313,495 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
26,032,499 
20,157,552 
23,935,058 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Durum wheat for grain 
farms 
375 
239 
321 
360 
353 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
135,540 
(D) 
88,399 
136,155 
134,710 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
13,529,651 
7,821,257 
8,963,903 
12,635,526 
12,490,437 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
179 
114 
83 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
40,197 
(D) 
8,475 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
3,393,174 
2,245,585 
691,713 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
240 
299 
429 
206 
193 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
25,065 
25,993 
34,319 
24,762 
24,167 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
2,246,420 
2,595,144 
2,798,145 
2,033,506 
1,991,198 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
264 
161 
343 
584 
574 
933 
1,431 
2,261 
acres 
81,954 
44,125 
74,721 
129,524 
129,549 
204,119 
269,845 
582,708 
bushels 
5,312,595 
2,872,476 
5,266,774 
7,630,739 
7,475,447 
12,183,472 
14,560,411 
31,980,247 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
74 
58 
66 
77 
76 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
13,908 
10,909 
10,676 
13,322 
13,568 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
1,263,924 
909,160 
807,824 
977,600 
990,634 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
239 
195 
68 
11 
12 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
41,953 
30,085 
6,020 
2,219 
2,259 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
634,648 
536,162 
94,009 
41,424 
42,584 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
308 
239 
385 
440 
413 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
39,511 
34,002 
58,420 
60,933 
60,153 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
955,995 
709,841 
1,234,989 
1,189,658 
1,173,449 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cotton, all 
farms 
630 
855 
1,393 
1,872 
1,833 
2,351 
3,037 
3,002 
acres 
367,766 
471,378 
694,653 
1,043,208 
1,036,316 
1,066,060 
1,083,811 
1,312,569 
bales 
1,201,860 
1,418,751 
2,056,964 
2,559,842 
2,543,194 
2,792,443 
2,619,934 
2,872,637 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
7,903 
7,411 
8,273 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,670,027 
1,723,147 
1,952,522 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
9,363,421 
10,642,531 
11,202,962 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rice 
farms 
1,392 
1,304 
1,473 
1,567 
1,544 
1,575 
1,654 
1,322 
acres 
561,968 
531,075 
531,314 
514,281 
514,081 
401,194 
399,193 
566,914 
cwt 
46,692,580 
43,018,947 
43,581,796 
41,474,551 
41,457,650 
31,865,036 
28,566,209 
36,672,135 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
197 
111 
154 
143 
135 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
49,749 
27,913 
18,129 
(D) 
23,780 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
68,792,639 
29,776,645 
21,455,613 
(D) 
29,689,822 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
58 
155 
228 
456 
449 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
27,193 
42,984 
55,692 
104,354 
103,611 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1,179,753 
1,539,394 
2,063,080 
2,947,634 
2,924,151 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
15 
11 
16 
3 
3 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
27 
14 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
84,093 
28,000 
38,600 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 7 
farms 
6,055 
3,868 
3,858 
5,105 
4,490 
3,713 
3,787 
4,053 
acres 
1,175,249 
1,169,786 
1,197,481 
1,228,721 
1,209,259 
1,016,744 
882,741 
894,573 
Potatoes 
farms 
441 
224 
269 
354 
304 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
42,660 
37,858 
48,217 
44,343 
43,503 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
188 
92 
133 
109 
100 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
18,189 
13,644 
10,007 
7,112 
7,010 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
38,098 
39,484 
38,693 
43,957 
38,747 
40,298 
41,021 
39,801 
acres 
3,138,943 
2,826,291 
2,871,626 
2,652,993 
2,582,084 
2,245,781 
2,152,664 
2,158,404 
Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1 982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1 982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
