Table 24. Selected Crops Harvested: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
California 
Alameda 
Alpine 
Amador 
Butte 
Calaveras 
Colusa 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
53,372 
194 
3 
217 
1,510 
235 
654 
acres 
8,007,461 
9,901 
(D) 
8,521 
203,573 
4,165 
263,675 
Irrigated 
farms 
47,972 
149 
3 
173 
1,391 
166 
629 
acres 
7,371,411 
7,635 
(D) 
6,719 
193,721 
2,356 
252,047 
Barley for grain 
farms 
264 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
81,954 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
bushels 
5,312,595 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
144 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
44,819 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
60 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
59 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
68 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
26 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
733 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
27 
acres 
180,672 
- 
- 
(D) 
499 
- 
5,799 
bushels 
31,922,610 
- 
- 
(D) 
107,291 
- 
1,173,253 
Irrigated 
farms 
733 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
27 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
175,863 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
499 
“ 
5,799 
1 to 24 acres 
163 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
211 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
152 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
103 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
500 to 999 acres 
63 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 ,000 acres or more 
41 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,895 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
487,570 
- 
- 
(D) 
300 
- 
- 
tons 
12,575,973 
- 
- 
(D) 
5,635 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,802 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
461,898 
" 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
249 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
538 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
512 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
329 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
180 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
87 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
630 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
367,766 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bales 
1,201,860 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
630 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
367,766 
" 
“ 
" 
" 
“ 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
31 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
102 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
180 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
153 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 to 999 acres 
90 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
74 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
308 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
10 
acres 
39,511 
- 
- 
- 
745 
- 
3,148 
cwt 
955,995 
- 
- 
- 
15,085 
- 
47,898 
Irrigated 
farms 
269 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
10 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
36,866 
" 
(D) 
" 
3,148 
1 to 24 acres 
95 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
93 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
69 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
38 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
500 to 999 acres 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
Forage - land used for all hay and 
all haylage, grass silage, and 
2 
1 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
7,903 
40 
3 
25 
138 
30 
68 
acres 
1,670,027 
3,296 
240 
4,248 
5,931 
787 
1 1 ,724 
tons, dry equivalent 
9,363,421 
5,738 
540 
11,474 
19,704 
2,043 
67,380 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,498 
8 
2 
12 
89 
7 
47 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,346,666 
1,302 
(D) 
3,295 
3,160 
101 
9,088 
1 to 24 acres 
2,621 
18 
- 
11 
73 
18 
17 
25 to 99 acres 
2,274 
15 
3 
8 
47 
10 
16 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,435 
2 
- 
2 
15 
2 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
728 
3 
- 
1 
3 
- 
5 
500 to 999 acres 
487 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 
1 ,000 acres or more 
358 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Oats for grain 
farms 
240 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
25,065 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
2,246,420 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
145 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
15,901 
- 
” 
“ 
” 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
86 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
75 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
27 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
84,093 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
27 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 391 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
