Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[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 - Con. 
Wheat for grain, all (bushels) - Con. 
Winter wheat for grain (bushels) - Con. 
50 to 99 acres 
190 
13,302 
1,057,580 
124 
8,467 
160 
11,659 
981,435 
130 
9,382 
1 00 to 249 acres 
295 
45,094 
3,775,303 
209 
32,031 
274 
43,425 
3,748,686 
216 
33,157 
250 to 499 acres 
155 
52,580 
4,759,769 
116 
37,202 
175 
57,697 
4,729,897 
144 
44,867 
500 to 999 acres 
94 
61,822 
5,249,433 
81 
48,640 
77 
50,012 
4,204,503 
65 
40,071 
1 ,000 acres or more 
66 
137,896 
10,751,570 
38 
85,375 
43 
82,937 
6,210,351 
38 
66,594 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
35 
46,711 
3,073,540 
19 
23,884 
27 
34,866 
2,970,171 
26 
29,678 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
20 
41,987 
2,895,806 
8 
16,617 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
14,876 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
8 
29,459 
2,736,371 
8 
25,135 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
3 
19,739 
2,045,853 
3 
19,739 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Durum wheat for grain (bushels) 
375 
135,540 
13,529,651 
375 
134,899 
239 
(D) 
7,821,257 
239 
(D) 
1 to 1 4 acres 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
15 to 24 acres 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
(□) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
24 
830 
60,895 
24 
830 
19 
667 
68,206 
19 
667 
50 to 99 acres 
63 
4,522 
416,972 
63 
4,522 
30 
2,027 
205,306 
30 
2,027 
1 00 to 249 acres 
121 
20,165 
2,008,457 
121 
20,104 
95 
15,100 
1,488,369 
95 
15,100 
250 to 499 acres 
63 
22,049 
2,066,733 
63 
22,049 
46 
16,357 
1,649,472 
46 
16,357 
500 to 999 acres 
48 
32,284 
3,191,477 
48 
31,704 
27 
17,082 
1,715,699 
27 
17,082 
1 ,000 acres or more 
35 
55,486 
5,771,363 
35 
55,486 
14 
28,394 
2,686,208 
14 
28,394 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
31 
39,908 
(D) 
31 
39,908 
8 
10,595 
946,216 
8 
10,595 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
3 
(D) 
1,312,735 
3 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
“ 
" 
- 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Other Spring wheat for grain (bushels) 
179 
40,197 
3,393,174 
114 
33,179 
114 
(□) 
2,245,585 
Ill 
(D) 
HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
209 
71,921 
(X) 
202 
71,053 
176 
68,948 
(X) 
167 
68,197 
1 to 14 acres 
27 
149 
(X) 
27 
149 
5 
21 
(X) 
4 
20 
1 5 to 24 acres 
11 
200 
(X) 
10 
(D) 
9 
165 
(X) 
7 
125 
25 to 49 acres 
13 
493 
(X) 
11 
(D) 
17 
604 
(X) 
15 
537 
50 to 99 acres 
30 
2,038 
(X) 
29 
(D) 
24 
1,666 
(X) 
22 
1,546 
1 00 to 249 acres 
56 
9,367 
(X) 
54 
(D) 
59 
9,342 
(X) 
57 
9,099 
250 to 499 acres 
35 
12,429 
(X) 
34 
(D) 
28 
9,855 
(X) 
28 
9,855 
500 to 999 acres 
19 
13,148 
(X) 
19 
13,148 
13 
9,468 
(X) 
13 
9,468 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
13 
17,969 
(X) 
13 
17,969 
14 
18,319 
(X) 
14 
18,039 
2,000 acres or more 
5 
16,128 
(X) 
5 
16,128 
7 
19,508 
(X) 
7 
19,508 
Alfalfa seed (pounds) 
144 
39,927 
24,688,177 
144 
39,927 
114 
36,625 
19,083,458 
114 
36,625 
1 to 1 4 acres 
15 
50 
28,039 
15 
50 
3 
15 
9,000 
3 
15 
1 5 to 24 acres 
6 
115 
29,600 
6 
115 
7 
125 
85,600 
7 
125 
25 to 49 acres 
9 
355 
118,200 
9 
355 
13 
473 
298,284 
13 
473 
50 to 99 acres 
28 
1,954 
962,048 
28 
1,954 
15 
1,064 
460,697 
15 
1,064 
1 00 to 249 acres 
45 
7,429 
5,126,112 
45 
7,429 
33 
4,966 
2,727,425 
33 
4,966 
250 to 499 acres 
20 
6,830 
5,518,257 
20 
6,830 
27 
8,887 
4,679,452 
27 
8,887 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
12,366 
6,503,940 
18 
12,366 
8 
5,713 
2,282,760 
8 
5,713 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3 
10,828 
6,401,981 
3 
10,828 
8 
15,382 
8,540,240 
8 
15,382 
Fescue seed (pounds) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Ryegrass seed (pounds) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons, 
dry equivalent) (see text) 
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 
1 to 14 acres 
1,725 
12,704 
33,123 
969 
6,595 
1,375 
10,363 
33,339 
964 
6,922 
1 5 to 24 acres 
896 
16,537 
49,935 
506 
8,802 
819 
15,207 
53,436 
569 
10,059 
25 to 49 acres 
1,113 
38,416 
121,430 
652 
21,310 
1,069 
37,041 
144,951 
783 
25,500 
50 to 99 acres 
1,161 
80,072 
327,865 
833 
53,415 
1,096 
74,905 
361,125 
858 
57,035 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,435 
219,922 
1,101,569 
1,132 
161,808 
1,398 
216,103 
1,179,485 
1,206 
178,246 
250 to 499 acres 
728 
251,794 
1,417,060 
621 
197,772 
781 
271,404 
1,667,112 
720 
241,301 
500 to 999 acres 
487 
325,905 
1,890,886 
445 
265,157 
512 
352,436 
2,292,487 
496 
323,243 
1 ,000 acres or more 
358 
724,677 
4,421,553 
340 
631,807 
361 
745,688 
4,910,595 
358 
711,891 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
250 
335,126 
2,004,011 
237 
294,483 
226 
303,378 
2,066,398 
223 
285,867 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
55 
128,512 
803,806 
52 
113,811 
74 
175,846 
1,145,980 
74 
167,576 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
39 
145,570 
868,555 
37 
(D) 
46 
168,182 
1,076,643 
46 
161,266 
5,000 acres or more 
14 
115,469 
745,181 
14 
(D) 
15 
98,282 
621,574 
15 
97,182 
Hay - All hay including alfalfa, other tame, 
small grain, and wild (tons, dry) (see text) 
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 
1 to 14 acres 
1,636 
12,147 
31,053 
897 
6,178 
1,284 
9,794 
30,404 
888 
6,464 
1 5 to 24 acres 
816 
15,047 
41,212 
452 
7,803 
760 
14,112 
46,991 
519 
9,108 
25 to 49 acres 
1,047 
36,327 
110,118 
601 
19,880 
1,008 
34,939 
125,443 
732 
23,904 
50 to 99 acres 
1,052 
73,306 
273,919 
750 
48,434 
986 
67,539 
299,098 
767 
50,500 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,294 
197,902 
922,289 
1,016 
146,316 
1,241 
191,019 
978,475 
1,078 
158,872 
250 to 499 acres 
642 
225,071 
1,116,757 
545 
174,375 
685 
237,824 
1,391,600 
635 
212,492 
500 to 999 acres 
414 
276,415 
1,456,350 
374 
224,314 
434 
298,161 
1,804,407 
425 
274,666 
1 ,000 acres or more 
327 
665,985 
3,797,371 
309 
581,216 
325 
674,810 
4,174,141 
325 
649,180 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
223 
291,124 
1,581,435 
210 
250,731 
203 
274,128 
1,726,354 
203 
264,093 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
52 
120,693 
746,957 
49 
(D) 
65 
153,613 
911,143 
65 
148,372 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
38 
141,305 
772,981 
36 
(D) 
44 
158,641 
983,286 
44 
152,885 
5,000 acres or more 
14 
112,863 
695,998 
14 
104,733 
13 
88,428 
553,358 
13 
83,830 
Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) 
3,243 
874,137 
5,607,210 
3,035 
831,858 
3,587 
986,982 
7,057,014 
3,488 
963,086 
1 to 1 4 acres 
373 
2,706 
12,509 
336 
2,352 
396 
3,208 
17,544 
367 
2,956 
15 to 24 acres 
251 
4,708 
24,239 
227 
4,246 
293 
5,477 
31,680 
276 
5,131 
25 to 49 acres 
423 
14,984 
72,105 
378 
13,223 
474 
16,825 
99,650 
448 
15,858 
50 to 99 acres 
527 
36,614 
199,243 
485 
33,202 
560 
38,918 
255,207 
553 
38,226 
1 00 to 249 acres 
778 
120,551 
748,449 
742 
113,410 
807 
126,561 
883,764 
796 
122,789 
250 to 499 acres 
421 
146,758 
928,899 
400 
138,299 
515 
177,818 
1,252,446 
510 
172,532 
500 to 999 acres 
282 
190,190 
1,267,324 
279 
182,620 
333 
225,321 
1,628,046 
329 
218,378 
1 ,000 acres or more 
188 
357,626 
2,354,442 
188 
344,506 
209 
392,854 
2,888,677 
209 
387,216 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
137 
178,634 
1,139,399 
137 
172,081 
148 
198,957 
1,503,742 
148 
195,475 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
29 
66,939 
485,950 
29 
65,450 
36 
82,876 
588,396 
36 
81,420 
--continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
California 29 
