Table 38. Vegetables, Potatoes, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Crop 
2012 
2007 
total harvested 
Total harvested 
Harvested for 
processing 
Harvested for 
fresh market 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) 
6,055 
1,175,249 
1,198 
375,739 
5,641 
799,510 
3,868 
1,169,786 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1,754 
726 
118 
26 
1,731 
700 
670 
281 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
1,856 
3,725 
263 
221 
1,828 
3,504 
959 
2,056 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
781 
6,275 
93 
414 
768 
5,861 
533 
4,327 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
205 
3,759 
43 
363 
193 
3,397 
169 
3,208 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
230 
7,870 
56 
1,084 
212 
6,786 
191 
6,679 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
172 
12,154 
48 
2,353 
144 
9,802 
158 
1 1 ,229 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
288 
45,465 
130 
17,277 
193 
28,188 
341 
56,090 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
238 
85,125 
142 
37,889 
157 
47,237 
288 
103,115 
500.0 to 749.9 acres 
129 
78,834 
85 
40,853 
81 
37,981 
153 
91,433 
750.0 to 999.9 acres 
96 
83,149 
43 
24,273 
79 
58,877 
100 
87,430 
1 ,000.0 acres or more 
306 
848,165 
177 
250,987 
255 
597,178 
306 
803,938 
1 ,000.0 to 1 ,999.9 acres 
170 
236,850 
103 
84,368 
138 
152,482 
174 
242,594 
2,000.0 to 2,999.9 acres 
51 
124,359 
29 
40,725 
42 
83,634 
55 
134,540 
3,000.0 to 4,999.9 acres 
48 
175,825 
24 
39,357 
43 
136,468 
49 
182,425 
5,000.0 acres or more 
37 
311,132 
21 
86,537 
32 
224,595 
28 
244,379 
Artichokes (excluding Jerusalem) 
134 
7,296 
11 
21 
132 
7,275 
83 
9,612 
Asparagus, bearing age 
140 
10,587 
10 
1,877 
134 
8,710 
115 
20,211 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
66 
16 
3 
(D) 
63 
(D) 
26 
5 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
26 
38 
- 
26 
38 
12 
23 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
8 
60 
3 
9 
8 
51 
6 
56 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
4 
73 
- 
- 
4 
73 
4 
80 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
6 
217 
1 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
10 
373 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
4 
275 
- 
4 
275 
7 
517 
100.0 acres or more 
26 
9,909 
3 
1,866 
23 
8,043 
50 
19,157 
Beans, green limas 
106 
7,160 
42 
6,770 
74 
390 
71 
7,802 
Beans, snap (bush and pole) 
652 
9,419 
56 
3,645 
635 
5,774 
374 
5,474 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
432 
107 
12 
1 
429 
106 
200 
45 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
126 
242 
17 
21 
125 
221 
86 
167 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
34 
272 
4 
21 
32 
251 
34 
281 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
19 
349 
6 
64 
17 
286 
15 
291 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
11 
386 
4 
104 
9 
283 
14 
526 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
10 
689 
4 
213 
8 
476 
8 
563 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
12 
1,893 
5 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
14 
2,270 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
5 
1,514 
3 
(D) 
5 
(□) 
2 
(□) 
500.0 acres or more 
3 
3,966 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Beets 
437 
2,730 
25 
143 
421 
2,587 
198 
979 
Broccoli 
617 
104,268 
43 
8,759 
600 
95,508 
416 
106,271 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
288 
76 
2 
(D) 
286 
(D) 
129 
31 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
94 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
92 
178 
49 
(D) 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
36 
(D) 
- 
36 
(D) 
16 
131 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
13 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
10 
191 
11 
202 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
12 
429 
- 
12 
429 
17 
602 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
24 
1,698 
- 
24 
1,698 
26 
1,961 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
43 
7,062 
10 
1,290 
35 
5,772 
60 
9,721 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
43 
14,606 
4 
(D) 
42 
(D) 
42 
14,294 
500.0 to 749.9 acres 
18 
10,049 
3 
(D) 
18 
(□) 
26 
15,323 
750.0 to 999.9 acres 
13 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
1 ,000.0 acres or more 
33 
58,554 
11 
5,218 
33 
53,336 
33 
57,733 
Brussels sprouts 
71 
7,299 
11 
2,101 
71 
5,198 
51 
3,617 
Cabbage, Chinese 
155 
3,412 
14 
25 
154 
3,387 
111 
5,593 
Cabbage, head 
255 
9,812 
6 
39 
253 
9,773 
177 
14,099 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
137 
30 
2 
(D) 
135 
(D) 
75 
16 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
43 
82 
~ 
43 
82 
23 
36 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
22 
169 
2 
(D) 
22 
(□) 
8 
64 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
4 
71 
- 
4 
71 
7 
129 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
13 
431 
- 
- 
13 
431 
17 
602 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
483 
- 
- 
7 
483 
12 
882 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
15 
2,172 
2 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
15 
2,099 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
10 
3,791 
- 
10 
3,791 
11 
3,558 
500.0 acres or more 
4 
2,583 
~ 
- 
4 
2,583 
9 
6,714 
Cabbage, mustard 
2 
(D) 
(X) 
(X) 
2 
(□) 
- 
- 
Cantaloupes and muskmelons 
1,184 
37,419 
8 
360 
1,182 
37,058 
626 
38,489 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
813 
205 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
330 
97 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
205 
360 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
133 
238 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
32 
216 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
34 
282 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
161 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
4 
80 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
10 
358 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
15 
554 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
23 
1,754 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
15 
1,078 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
42 
6,320 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
51 
8,283 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
31 
11,341 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
24 
7,959 
500.0 acres or more 
18 
16,703 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
20 
19,919 
Carrots 
511 
65,400 
54 
9,625 
483 
55,775 
326 
56,263 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
283 
65 
13 
1 
276 
64 
130 
32 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
74 
132 
- 
- 
74 
132 
36 
59 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
15 
120 
- 
- 
15 
120 
9 
70 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
109 
- 
- 
6 
109 
12 
230 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
15 
496 
4 
70 
14 
426 
21 
749 
50.0 to 99.9 acres 
25 
1,777 
6 
390 
19 
1,387 
26 
1,866 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
42 
6,643 
17 
2,058 
33 
4,585 
37 
6,135 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
19 
7,217 
9 
2,660 
14 
4,557 
31 
10,884 
500.0 acres or more 
32 
48,843 
5 
4,447 
32 
44,396 
24 
36,238 
Cauliflower 
262 
34,369 
21 
1,764 
256 
32,605 
194 
32,277 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
107 
35 
2 
(D) 
105 
(D) 
45 
13 
1 .0 to 4.9 acres 
31 
57 
1 
(D) 
31 
(□) 
20 
36 
5.0 to 14.9 acres 
11 
102 
- 
11 
102 
11 
111 
15.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
9 
162 
7 
121 
-continued 
32 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
