Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Crop 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
FIELD CROPS 
Barley for grain (bushels) 
264 
81,954 
5,312,595 
144 
44,819 
161 
44,125 
2,872,476 
111 
23,999 
1 to 1 4 acres 
48 
263 
10,436 
29 
92 
11 
42 
1,947 
5 
11 
1 5 to 24 acres 
12 
246 
12,268 
3 
57 
11 
197 
12,216 
9 
153 
25 to 49 acres 
37 
1,316 
94,482 
18 
628 
14 
495 
38,591 
10 
340 
50 to 99 acres 
22 
1,377 
95,630 
13 
782 
40 
2,815 
223,778 
27 
1,817 
1 00 to 249 acres 
68 
9,999 
703,774 
43 
5,579 
47 
7,076 
607,219 
34 
4,966 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
10,596 
718,262 
12 
4,163 
13 
4,553 
407,542 
10 
3,186 
500 to 999 acres 
26 
16,826 
844,647 
11 
6,755 
13 
9,541 
589,252 
10 
6,377 
1 ,000 acres or more 
21 
41,331 
2,833,096 
15 
26,763 
12 
19,406 
991,931 
6 
7,149 
Canola (pounds) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
4 
16 
24,200 
4 
16 
Corn for grain (bushels) 
733 
180,672 
31,922,610 
733 
175,863 
606 
189,965 
34,602,626 
606 
189,965 
1 to 14 acres 
129 
419 
23,073 
129 
419 
40 
186 
21,893 
40 
186 
1 5 to 24 acres 
34 
631 
99,092 
34 
631 
14 
275 
37,144 
14 
275 
25 to 49 acres 
79 
2,884 
496,418 
79 
2,884 
48 
1,689 
269,313 
48 
1,689 
50 to 99 acres 
132 
9,248 
1,582,734 
132 
9,248 
104 
7,229 
1,296,601 
104 
7,229 
1 00 to 249 acres 
152 
23,947 
4,522,322 
152 
23,869 
176 
27,670 
5,200,692 
176 
27,670 
250 to 499 acres 
103 
35,168 
6,892,883 
103 
33,711 
114 
38,711 
7,045,659 
114 
38,711 
500 to 999 acres 
63 
40,305 
7,026,119 
63 
39,825 
80 
55,395 
9,833,138 
80 
55,395 
1 ,000 acres or more 
41 
68,070 
11,279,969 
41 
65,276 
30 
58,810 
10,898,186 
30 
58,810 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
33 
42,855 
7,209,113 
33 
42,580 
23 
27,039 
5,382,074 
23 
27,039 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
5 
11,162 
1,742,456 
5 
8,643 
4 
8,339 
1,525,770 
4 
8,339 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
3 
23,432 
3,990,342 
3 
23,432 
Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) 
1,895 
487,570 
12,575,973 
1,802 
461,898 
1,975 
460,614 
12,019,578 
1,975 
460,514 
1 to 14 acres 
120 
836 
19,057 
113 
791 
86 
722 
17,590 
86 
722 
1 5 to 24 acres 
129 
2,428 
61,894 
114 
(D) 
141 
2,585 
63,175 
141 
2,585 
25 to 49 acres 
194 
6,879 
171,984 
186 
6,597 
218 
7,815 
203,235 
218 
7,815 
50 to 99 acres 
344 
24,493 
615,353 
330 
23,382 
361 
25,080 
654,933 
361 
25,080 
1 00 to 249 acres 
512 
81,380 
2,053,171 
479 
75,798 
576 
91,244 
2,428,210 
576 
91,174 
250 to 499 acres 
329 
114,433 
2,978,364 
315 
106,294 
355 
122,330 
3,153,497 
355 
122,300 
500 to 999 acres 
180 
120,993 
3,099,591 
178 
(D) 
180 
118,042 
3,117,634 
180 
118,042 
1 ,000 acres or more 
87 
136,128 
3,576,559 
87 
132,634 
58 
92,796 
2,381,304 
58 
92,796 
Cotton, all (bales) 
630 
367,766 
1,201,860 
630 
367,766 
855 
471,378 
1,418,751 
855 
471,378 
1 to 14 acres 
16 
109 
342 
16 
109 
22 
240 
604 
22 
240 
1 5 to 24 acres 
15 
298 
1,004 
15 
298 
7 
142 
435 
7 
142 
25 to 49 acres 
35 
1,272 
3,973 
35 
1,272 
40 
1,410 
3,881 
40 
1,410 
50 to 99 acres 
67 
4,785 
15,192 
67 
4,785 
107 
8,088 
23,526 
107 
8,088 
1 00 to 249 acres 
180 
29,154 
96,969 
180 
29,154 
232 
39,887 
125,826 
232 
39,887 
250 to 499 acres 
153 
54,715 
177,949 
153 
54,715 
197 
73,132 
229,280 
197 
73,132 
500 to 999 acres 
90 
61,083 
206,856 
90 
61,083 
170 
119,867 
361,711 
170 
119,867 
1 ,000 acres or more 
74 
216,350 
699,575 
74 
216,350 
80 
228,612 
673,488 
80 
228,612 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
55 
71,023 
244,539 
55 
71,023 
62 
83,535 
243,823 
62 
83,535 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
7 
16,971 
59,245 
7 
16,971 
8 
19,588 
51,886 
8 
19,588 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
6 
22,268 
80,272 
6 
22,268 
5 
17,066 
54,663 
5 
17,066 
5,000 acres or more 
6 
106,088 
315,519 
6 
106,088 
5 
108,423 
323,116 
5 
108,423 
Upland cotton (bales) 
404 
142,094 
499,302 
404 
142,094 
588 
211,990 
677,794 
588 
211,990 
1 to 1 4 acres 
15 
101 
313 
15 
101 
14 
156 
371 
14 
156 
1 5 to 24 acres 
15 
300 
1,112 
15 
300 
6 
122 
375 
6 
122 
25 to 49 acres 
28 
1,000 
3,291 
28 
1,000 
40 
1,431 
3,971 
40 
1,431 
50 to 99 acres 
59 
4,262 
14,371 
59 
4,262 
84 
6,250 
18,644 
84 
6,250 
1 00 to 249 acres 
133 
21,500 
74,945 
133 
21,500 
178 
29,653 
97,250 
178 
29,653 
250 to 499 acres 
90 
32,399 
106,333 
90 
32,399 
148 
53,467 
171,565 
148 
53,467 
500 to 999 acres 
36 
24,696 
86,697 
36 
24,696 
86 
60,155 
192,335 
86 
60,155 
1 ,000 acres or more 
28 
57,836 
212,240 
28 
57,836 
32 
60,756 
193,283 
32 
60,756 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
18 
24,081 
88,805 
18 
24,081 
24 
30,249 
96,437 
24 
30,249 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
5 
12,080 
33,556 
5 
12,080 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
3 
16,031 
(D) 
3 
16,031 
2 
(D) 
(□) 
2 
(D) 
Pima cotton (bales) 
341 
225,672 
702,558 
341 
225,672 
424 
259,388 
740,957 
424 
259,388 
1 to 1 4 acres 
5 
56 
185 
5 
56 
12 
123 
303 
12 
123 
1 5 to 24 acres 
4 
81 
232 
4 
81 
3 
57 
218 
3 
57 
25 to 49 acres 
19 
704 
2,132 
19 
704 
20 
767 
2,080 
20 
767 
50 to 99 acres 
36 
2,658 
7,704 
36 
2,658 
55 
4,070 
11,231 
55 
4,070 
1 00 to 249 acres 
92 
14,674 
45,228 
92 
14,674 
121 
19,546 
55,879 
121 
19,546 
250 to 499 acres 
101 
35,036 
112,747 
101 
35,036 
96 
34,343 
102,246 
96 
34,343 
500 to 999 acres 
51 
34,107 
112,434 
51 
34,107 
77 
52,113 
145,818 
77 
52,113 
1 ,000 acres or more 
33 
138,356 
421,896 
33 
138,356 
40 
148,369 
423,182 
40 
148,369 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
24 
30,499 
102,357 
24 
30,499 
32 
41,073 
110,293 
32 
41,073 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
3 
88,818 
251,537 
3 
88,818 
3 
92,677 
268,120 
3 
92,677 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas (cwt) 
308 
39,511 
955,995 
269 
36,866 
239 
34,002 
709,841 
237 
30,134 
1 to 14 acres 
78 
(D) 
3,188 
55 
110 
46 
178 
3,441 
44 
170 
1 5 to 24 acres 
17 
328 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
7 
126 
2,936 
7 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
36 
1,317 
28,679 
31 
1,121 
37 
(D) 
(D) 
37 
1,287 
50 to 99 acres 
57 
3,979 
101,373 
55 
(D) 
46 
3,196 
82,836 
46 
3,196 
1 00 to 249 acres 
69 
11,090 
260,216 
65 
10,296 
60 
9,405 
198,316 
60 
9,284 
250 to 499 acres 
38 
12,974 
302,574 
35 
11,679 
30 
9,860 
173,033 
30 
8,907 
500 to 999 acres 
11 
7,096 
209,786 
11 
6,970 
12 
7,650 
178,077 
12 
7,107 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Dry edible peas (cwt) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(□) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Flaxseed (bushels) 
4 
4 
28 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hops (pounds) 
5 
7 
6,058 
5 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Mint for oil, all (pounds of oil) 
15 
3,037 
258,819 
15 
3,037 
25 
4,083 
299,559 
25 
3,973 
Oats for grain (bushels) 
240 
25,065 
2,246,420 
145 
15,901 
299 
25,993 
2,595,144 
198 
18,141 
1 to 14 acres 
56 
(D) 
(D) 
29 
162 
56 
(D) 
(D) 
31 
251 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data California 27 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
