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 
HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS - Con. 
Hay - All hay including alfalfa, other tame, 
small grain, and wild (tons, dry) (see text) - Con. 
Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) - Con. 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
12 
42,244 
331,217 
12 
42,216 
19 
63,864 
474,409 
19 
63,864 
5,000 acres or more 
10 
69,809 
397,876 
10 
64,759 
6 
47,157 
322,130 
6 
46,457 
Small grain hay (tons, dry) 
3,294 
370,695 
1,242,459 
1,559 
199,677 
2,488 
252,097 
652,287 
1,477 
181,178 
1 to 1 4 acres 
836 
6,407 
14,612 
297 
2,043 
537 
4,019 
8,925 
268 
1,982 
1 5 to 24 acres 
441 
8,145 
17,703 
169 
2,841 
383 
7,192 
16,438 
207 
3,596 
25 to 49 acres 
587 
20,112 
50,081 
267 
8,586 
469 
16,199 
36,507 
271 
8,536 
50 to 99 acres 
515 
35,141 
97,820 
276 
16,994 
447 
29,253 
70,397 
267 
16,142 
100 to 249 acres 
574 
83,618 
260,414 
348 
46,793 
413 
60,530 
161,169 
272 
38,148 
250 to 499 acres 
196 
67,961 
202,383 
113 
35,732 
151 
51,158 
147,320 
109 
35,284 
500 to 999 acres 
98 
66,147 
217,220 
60 
33,621 
61 
40,289 
102,029 
56 
34,633 
1 ,000 acres or more 
47 
83,164 
382,226 
29 
53,067 
27 
43,457 
109,502 
27 
42,857 
Other tame hay (tons, dry) 
1,699 
212,238 
821 ,999 
1,217 
155,054 
1,619 
248,401 
1 ,078,499 
1,315 
214,774 
1 to 14 acres 
577 
4,094 
9,800 
424 
2,951 
464 
3,389 
8,280 
359 
2,534 
1 5 to 24 acres 
192 
3,612 
8,386 
136 
2,444 
164 
3,081 
7,195 
131 
2,470 
25 to 49 acres 
276 
9,485 
24,519 
179 
5,978 
276 
9,580 
27,592 
210 
7,041 
50 to 99 acres 
233 
16,241 
46,512 
177 
11,716 
244 
16,915 
49,273 
201 
13,439 
1 00 to 249 acres 
231 
36,244 
117,916 
161 
25,120 
239 
36,328 
114,105 
198 
29,000 
250 to 499 acres 
96 
31,686 
113,381 
65 
19,733 
114 
38,029 
156,744 
102 
33,282 
500 to 999 acres 
52 
35,192 
136,611 
38 
24,155 
61 
38,809 
196,102 
58 
35,250 
1 ,000 acres or more 
42 
75,684 
364,874 
37 
62,957 
57 
102,270 
519,208 
56 
91,758 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
32 
44,228 
170,508 
28 
37,125 
37 
47,903 
246,354 
36 
44,889 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
5 
1 1 ,592 
34,546 
5 
(D) 
14 
32,625 
163,601 
14 
28,625 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
5 
19,864 
159,820 
4 
(D) 
6 
21,742 
109,253 
6 
18,244 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
“ 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Wild hay (tons, dry) 
555 
45,130 
77,401 
202 
21,927 
455 
40,718 
62,759 
188 
26,148 
1 to 1 4 acres 
209 
1,324 
2,369 
67 
364 
153 
1,051 
1,531 
70 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
96 
1,787 
3,165 
31 
434 
80 
1,476 
2,231 
27 
409 
25 to 49 acres 
80 
2,710 
4,244 
25 
747 
72 
2,510 
3,502 
21 
647 
50 to 99 acres 
78 
5,316 
7,351 
26 
1,752 
72 
4,619 
8,551 
20 
1,177 
1 00 to 249 acres 
60 
8,281 
11,336 
31 
4,110 
52 
7,190 
13,555 
31 
4,396 
250 to 499 acres 
19 
6,332 
11,069 
13 
4,482 
14 
4,839 
6,398 
10 
3,325 
500 to 999 acres 
5 
2,993 
4,669 
3 
(D) 
4 
2,805 
3,926 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
8 
16,387 
33,198 
6 
(D) 
8 
16,228 
23,065 
8 
15,228 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
5 
6,887 
14,446 
5 
5,645 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
1 
(□) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 acres or more 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
All haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(tons, green) 
1,268 
281,430 
3,266,000 
1,026 
246,560 
1,329 
305,816 
3,625,272 
1,147 
271,934 
1 to 1 4 acres 
131 
812 
5,163 
99 
579 
116 
729 
4,511 
91 
562 
1 5 to 24 acres 
125 
2,295 
20,690 
83 
1,529 
90 
1,698 
16,330 
68 
1,254 
25 to 49 acres 
135 
4,829 
46,585 
98 
3,226 
131 
4,617 
48,561 
110 
3,828 
50 to 99 acres 
228 
15,434 
160,877 
181 
11,954 
231 
15,657 
169,379 
198 
13,188 
1 00 to 249 acres 
316 
49,285 
529,619 
259 
39,204 
382 
59,643 
653,013 
336 
51,775 
250 to 499 acres 
183 
63,104 
764,071 
163 
54,334 
212 
73,145 
836,128 
191 
65,928 
500 to 999 acres 
98 
66,677 
847,848 
94 
62,770 
125 
81,596 
964,904 
116 
74,898 
1 ,000 acres or more 
52 
78,994 
891,147 
49 
72,964 
42 
68,731 
932,446 
37 
60,501 
Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or alfalfa 
mixtures (tons, green) 
402 
81,573 
556,353 
357 
76,306 
373 
82,812 
544,721 
343 
78,944 
1 to 1 4 acres 
35 
187 
1,085 
28 
(D) 
27 
185 
1,410 
24 
182 
1 5 to 24 acres 
34 
661 
5,379 
26 
503 
24 
464 
2,705 
17 
326 
25 to 49 acres 
37 
1,325 
9,834 
30 
1,078 
42 
1,419 
10,414 
39 
1,339 
50 to 99 acres 
71 
4,748 
29,004 
65 
4,289 
65 
4,320 
29,947 
60 
3,990 
1 00 to 249 acres 
112 
17,131 
111,654 
99 
14,811 
118 
18,636 
116,245 
110 
17,013 
250 to 499 acres 
77 
26,935 
171,372 
74 
25,660 
54 
19,656 
114,118 
52 
19,077 
500 to 999 acres 
25 
17,272 
136,219 
24 
(D) 
36 
23,954 
187,654 
34 
22,839 
1 ,000 acres or more 
11 
13,314 
91,806 
11 
13,314 
7 
14,178 
82,228 
7 
14,178 
Other haylage, grass silage, and greenchop, 
excluding corn and sorghum silage (tons, green) 
976 
199,857 
2,709,647 
759 
170,254 
1,049 
223,004 
3,080,551 
885 
192,990 
1 to 14 acres 
103 
651 
4,658 
78 
(D) 
93 
573 
3,346 
70 
408 
1 5 to 24 acres 
93 
1,671 
15,299 
58 
1,045 
74 
1,381 
14,480 
58 
1,054 
25 to 49 acres 
117 
4,179 
41,458 
84 
2,677 
103 
3,687 
45,754 
84 
2,969 
50 to 99 acres 
176 
11,772 
142,548 
132 
8,575 
191 
12,983 
152,461 
162 
10,805 
1 00 to 249 acres 
248 
38,294 
471,885 
195 
29,834 
304 
47,257 
596,371 
262 
40,252 
250 to 499 acres 
134 
45,804 
712,721 
113 
38,187 
170 
58,216 
794,879 
150 
51,328 
500 to 999 acres 
72 
48,596 
697,192 
68 
45,457 
88 
57,887 
808,608 
77 
50,775 
1 ,000 acres or more 
33 
48,890 
623,886 
31 
(D) 
26 
41,020 
664,652 
22 
35,399 
OTHER SPECIFIED CROPS 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
6,055 
985,735 
(X) 
6,055 
985,731 
3,868 
969,013 
(X) 
3,868 
968,965 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1,860 
696 
(X) 
1,860 
696 
684 
259 
(X) 
684 
259 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
1,807 
3,604 
(X) 
1,807 
3,600 
964 
1,953 
(X) 
964 
1,953 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
742 
5,869 
(X) 
742 
5,869 
526 
4,134 
(X) 
526 
4,134 
1 5.0 to 24.9 acres 
206 
3,796 
(X) 
206 
3,796 
170 
3,208 
(X) 
170 
3,208 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
232 
7,933 
(X) 
232 
7,933 
197 
6,886 
(X) 
197 
6,838 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
162 
11,360 
(X) 
162 
11,360 
165 
11,854 
(X) 
165 
1 1 ,854 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
312 
49,088 
(X) 
312 
49,088 
363 
59,251 
(X) 
363 
59,251 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
256 
91,910 
(X) 
256 
91,910 
300 
106,745 
(X) 
300 
106,745 
500.0 to 749.9 acres 
132 
79,475 
(X) 
132 
79,475 
158 
96,748 
(X) 
158 
96,748 
750.0 to 999.9 acres 
93 
80,554 
(X) 
93 
80,554 
87 
75,537 
(X) 
87 
75,537 
1 ,000.0 acres or more 
253 
651,450 
(X) 
253 
651,450 
254 
602,437 
(X) 
254 
602,437 
1 ,000.0 to 1 ,999.9 acres 
150 
210,890 
(X) 
150 
210,890 
158 
221,545 
(X) 
158 
221,545 
2,000.0 to 2,999.9 acres 
45 
107,742 
(X) 
45 
107,742 
51 
123,439 
(X) 
51 
123,439 
3,000.0 to 4,999.9 acres 
32 
113,338 
(X) 
32 
113,338 
26 
99,973 
(X) 
26 
99,973 
5,000.0 acres or more 
26 
219,481 
(X) 
26 
219,481 
19 
157,480 
(X) 
19 
157,480 
Land in orchards (see text) 
38,098 
3,138,943 
(X) 
34,580 
3,072,245 
39,484 
2,826,291 
(X) 
32,908 
2,728,176 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
2,232 
1,075 
(X) 
1,436 
(D) 
1,704 
851 
(X) 
1,234 
621 
-continued 
30 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
