Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Geographic area 
Harvested 
Irrigated 
Harvested 
Irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Farms 
Acres 
FORAGE - LAND USED FOR ALL HAY 
AND ALL HAYLAGE, GRASS SILAGE, 
AND GREENCHOP (TONS, DRY 
EQUIVALENT) (SEE TEXT) 
State Total 
California 
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 
Counties 
Alameda 
40 
3,296 
5,738 
8 
1,302 
34 
5,926 
10,846 
15 
3,810 
Alpine 
3 
240 
540 
2 
(D) 
4 
490 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
Amador 
25 
4,248 
11,474 
12 
3,295 
15 
2,930 
13,056 
6 
2,526 
Butte 
138 
5,931 
19,704 
89 
3,160 
105 
5,957 
26,904 
80 
3,368 
Calaveras 
30 
787 
2,043 
7 
101 
21 
786 
1,448 
7 
425 
Colusa 
68 
11,724 
67,380 
47 
9,088 
66 
17,295 
115,845 
59 
16,613 
Contra Costa 
63 
8,879 
33,416 
27 
7,116 
42 
6,761 
31,855 
25 
6,253 
Del Norte 
25 
5,915 
32,279 
13 
5,072 
12 
2,835 
17,521 
5 
2,450 
El Dorado 
14 
327 
572 
8 
169 
14 
697 
1,206 
13 
622 
Fresno 
400 
90,491 
610,191 
336 
84,863 
356 
96,152 
681,030 
322 
92,154 
Glenn 
208 
27,086 
133,383 
132 
17,740 
208 
22,702 
124,779 
190 
20,114 
Humboldt 
228 
10,455 
37,706 
78 
4,735 
178 
10,566 
32,969 
69 
4,884 
Imperial 
251 
246,400 
1,689,634 
244 
233,013 
261 
229,569 
1,588,341 
261 
228,839 
Inyo 
13 
5,667 
31,306 
13 
5,667 
14 
3,630 
17,808 
14 
3,630 
Kern 
267 
76,305 
535,236 
239 
70,880 
319 
118,340 
930,129 
313 
113,013 
Kings 
315 
81,345 
574,460 
296 
77,808 
345 
102,327 
702,912 
341 
100,554 
Lake 
81 
2,810 
6,021 
19 
404 
73 
3,400 
7,368 
34 
1,454 
Lassen 
173 
35,117 
107,464 
157 
29,939 
176 
41,661 
132,635 
154 
33,126 
Los Angeles 
37 
12,193 
75,218 
27 
11,219 
37 
8,770 
62,499 
32 
8,658 
Madera 
130 
35,554 
227,821 
89 
30,049 
121 
43,842 
302,290 
105 
41,451 
Marin 
35 
6,758 
15,976 
7 
1,520 
22 
3,382 
14,453 
4 
641 
Mariposa 
10 
296 
679 
4 
24 
3 
(D) 
121 
1 
(D) 
Mendocino 
156 
9,249 
18,675 
62 
2,415 
152 
10,548 
28,650 
75 
5,894 
Merced 
568 
129,575 
837,830 
478 
111,766 
589 
141,744 
971,106 
544 
135,279 
Modoc 
238 
96,740 
275,875 
204 
75,663 
231 
86,967 
309,604 
208 
78,663 
Mono 
25 
10,516 
53,599 
24 
(D) 
24 
8,041 
41,881 
24 
8,041 
Monterey 
82 
11,060 
17,044 
21 
2,546 
58 
5,183 
12,087 
21 
3,309 
Napa 
21 
945 
2,170 
8 
683 
20 
890 
1,815 
9 
577 
Nevada 
26 
476 
676 
22 
303 
28 
1,787 
5,217 
25 
1,762 
Orange 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Placer 
46 
6,070 
14,612 
27 
1,649 
54 
8,853 
25,764 
48 
3,157 
Plumas 
40 
11,684 
27,787 
32 
10,065 
22 
7,654 
20,731 
21 
6,706 
Riverside 
139 
54,969 
399,687 
124 
45,426 
121 
57,424 
489,067 
116 
57,299 
Sacramento 
220 
27,107 
99,345 
133 
15,998 
231 
27,809 
131,652 
177 
20,637 
San Benito 
104 
6,207 
8,781 
17 
653 
51 
7,090 
21,447 
28 
4,696 
San Bernardino 
56 
10,961 
79,069 
50 
10,046 
69 
15,240 
95,043 
68 
14,495 
San Diego 
40 
5,006 
19,664 
9 
989 
74 
2,689 
7,541 
25 
282 
San Francisco 
1 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
San Joaquin 
474 
83,664 
504,092 
374 
68,566 
461 
92,750 
591,206 
398 
81,834 
San Luis Obispo 
256 
24,178 
66,129 
77 
8,262 
201 
17,883 
51,823 
68 
9,971 
San Mateo 
30 
1,380 
2,509 
5 
86 
29 
1,418 
3,642 
4 
83 
Santa Barbara 
95 
5,780 
16,156 
31 
2,286 
75 
6,510 
17,725 
43 
4,120 
Santa Clara 
69 
6,084 
18,008 
12 
1,980 
92 
5,806 
14,869 
35 
2,126 
Santa Cruz 
5 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
- 
6 
119 
357 
2 
(D) 
Shasta 
223 
13,696 
47,230 
174 
9,386 
191 
13,509 
46,304 
173 
10,807 
Sierra 
20 
2,676 
6,538 
16 
1,862 
19 
2,406 
5,866 
12 
1,563 
Siskiyou 
343 
90,042 
327,922 
270 
69,391 
300 
74,532 
305,880 
253 
65,549 
Solano 
156 
53,277 
253,829 
98 
40,257 
164 
47,279 
249,981 
114 
40,758 
Sonoma 
140 
21,100 
82,518 
42 
5,222 
130 
18,430 
74,470 
53 
11,123 
Stanislaus 
622 
69,986 
419,431 
542 
57,532 
579 
73,812 
484,326 
527 
65,635 
Sutter 
72 
9,831 
51,543 
52 
7,194 
75 
9,581 
49,247 
49 
7,393 
Tehama 
234 
17,640 
52,208 
124 
10,141 
163 
17,552 
59,150 
114 
1 1 ,999 
Trinity 
17 
464 
601 
17 
392 
22 
654 
1,859 
15 
493 
Tulare 
539 
163,358 
1,165,959 
454 
137,399 
487 
155,283 
1,236,163 
460 
145,678 
Tuolumne 
13 
410 
1,317 
6 
8 
10 
321 
(D) 
6 
226 
Ventura 
34 
2,062 
4,920 
9 
407 
28 
1,722 
9,925 
16 
1,380 
Yolo 
206 
48,452 
254,732 
112 
38,262 
197 
70,636 
445,948 
149 
65,369 
Yuba 
HAY - ALL HAY INCLUDING ALFALFA, 
OTHER TAME, SMALL GRAIN, AND 
WILD (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) 
35 
3,162 
13,680 
18 
2,101 
31 
2,824 
13,664 
20 
2,151 
State Total 
California 
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 
Counties 
Alameda 
40 
3,407 
5,738 
8 
1,413 
32 
5,131 
9,289 
15 
3,810 
Alpine 
3 
240 
540 
2 
(D) 
4 
537 
(□) 
3 
(□) 
Amador 
25 
4,114 
11,438 
12 
3,295 
15 
2,930 
13,056 
6 
2,526 
Butte 
137 
5,797 
19,233 
83 
3,010 
95 
5,683 
25,360 
70 
3,134 
Calaveras 
29 
747 
1,911 
7 
101 
20 
706 
(D) 
6 
345 
Colusa 
67 
12,597 
67,271 
47 
9,088 
65 
18,983 
(D) 
59 
18,309 
Contra Costa 
63 
9,446 
33,408 
27 
7,740 
41 
7,040 
(D) 
25 
6,552 
Del Norte 
13 
2,581 
9,384 
7 
2,037 
9 
750 
1,733 
3 
500 
El Dorado 
12 
293 
558 
6 
135 
14 
697 
1,206 
13 
622 
Fresno 
376 
81,213 
501,531 
312 
76,283 
338 
83,211 
572,633 
305 
81,116 
Glenn 
188 
24,194 
104,494 
121 
15,274 
194 
19,545 
104,201 
178 
17,137 
Humboldt 
181 
6,709 
22,296 
45 
2,462 
144 
7,234 
21,209 
51 
3,209 
Imperial 
250 
250,612 
1,676,514 
243 
235,687 
259 
232,616 
1,557,825 
259 
232,616 
Inyo 
13 
5,667 
31,306 
13 
5,667 
14 
3,830 
17,808 
14 
3,830 
-continued 
420 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
