Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 
[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 
Barley for grain (bushels) 
19 
1,791 
199,266 
19 
1,791 
9 
1,062 
93,177 
9 
1,062 
Corn for grain (bushels) 
36 
3,862 
489,627 
36 
3,862 
10 
473 
73,176 
10 
473 
Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) 
92 
6,451 
148,781 
92 
6,451 
36 
5,451 
134,522 
36 
5,451 
Mint for oil, all (pounds of oil) 
4 
1,627 
141,932 
4 
1,627 
4 
1,467 
126,605 
4 
1,467 
Oats for grain (bushels) 
4 
281 
29,415 
4 
281 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Popcorn (pounds, shelled) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rye for grain (bushels) 
7 
127 
6,350 
7 
127 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain (bushels) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop (tons) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all (bushels) 
55 
18,239 
1,489,060 
55 
18,239 
42 
12,826 
1 ,279,268 
42 
12,826 
Winter wheat for grain (bushels) 
40 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
(D) 
37 
1 1 ,838 
1,190,936 
37 
1 1 ,838 
Durum wheat for grain (bushels) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other Spring wheat for grain (bushels) 
17 
(D) 
335,934 
17 
(D) 
8 
988 
88,332 
8 
988 
HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
16 
4,361 
(X) 
16 
4,361 
19 
6,498 
(X) 
19 
6,498 
Alfalfa seed (pounds) 
15 
(D) 
3,272,297 
15 
(D) 
19 
6,498 
4,237,101 
19 
6,498 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons. 
dry equivalent) (see text) 
1,820 
530,605 
1,841,152 
1,702 
509,675 
1,436 
464,598 
1 ,582,983 
1,435 
463,464 
1 to 1 4 acres 
380 
2,645 
7,256 
342 
2,386 
264 
2,073 
6,793 
264 
2,073 
1 5 to 24 acres 
202 
3,700 
8,712 
181 
(D) 
137 
2,510 
7,824 
137 
2,510 
25 to 49 acres 
235 
8,134 
22,950 
221 
7,634 
191 
6,492 
20,633 
191 
6,492 
50 to 99 acres 
184 
13,045 
36,459 
165 
1 1 ,477 
171 
11,617 
35,715 
171 
11,612 
1 00 to 249 acres 
275 
44,956 
140,664 
262 
42,947 
225 
35,243 
116,264 
225 
35,106 
250 to 499 acres 
240 
84,165 
341 ,074 
231 
79,835 
196 
66,973 
246,764 
196 
66,973 
500 to 999 acres 
192 
120,840 
479,120 
189 
116,207 
138 
89,053 
331,277 
137 
88,127 
1 ,000 acres or more 
112 
253,120 
804,917 
111 
(D) 
114 
250,637 
817,714 
114 
250,571 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
70 
95,677 
327,271 
70 
92,584 
71 
90,605 
322,223 
71 
90,539 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
20 
48,044 
164,340 
20 
48,044 
22 
50,397 
157,445 
22 
50,397 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
13 
44,259 
135,530 
12 
(D) 
12 
40,904 
156,314 
12 
40,904 
5,000 acres or more 
9 
65,140 
1 77,776 
9 
64,124 
9 
68,731 
181,732 
9 
68,731 
Hay - All hay including alfalfa, other tame. 
small grain, and wild (tons, dry) (see text) 
1,766 
524,992 
1 ,796,932 
1,650 
512,579 
1,417 
470,068 
1,558,120 
1,417 
470,068 
1 to 1 4 acres 
369 
2,619 
7,255 
331 
2,360 
253 
2,006 
6,630 
253 
2,006 
1 5 to 24 acres 
184 
3,380 
8,465 
163 
(D) 
135 
2,475 
7,610 
135 
2,475 
25 to 49 acres 
225 
7,780 
22,311 
212 
7,310 
192 
6,528 
20,299 
192 
6,528 
50 to 99 acres 
184 
13,011 
35,981 
166 
11,613 
168 
1 1 ,473 
33,826 
168 
1 1 ,473 
1 00 to 249 acres 
260 
41,430 
126,727 
247 
39,672 
223 
34,845 
109,621 
223 
34,845 
250 to 499 acres 
242 
84,578 
339,352 
233 
82,002 
195 
66,911 
241,625 
195 
66,911 
500 to 999 acres 
191 
121,138 
481,265 
188 
118,558 
134 
85,831 
316,127 
134 
85,831 
1 ,000 acres or more 
111 
251,056 
775,576 
110 
(D) 
117 
259,999 
822,382 
117 
259,999 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
69 
93,859 
302,478 
69 
93,859 
71 
90,538 
322,746 
71 
90,538 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
20 
47,504 
163,603 
20 
47,504 
25 
57,865 
177,492 
25 
57,865 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
13 
44,553 
131,719 
12 
(D) 
12 
42,242 
140,412 
12 
42,242 
5,000 acres or more 
9 
65,140 
1 77,776 
9 
65,140 
9 
69,354 
181,732 
9 
69,354 
Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) 
1,412 
344,041 
1,486,129 
1,338 
339,225 
1,128 
274,004 
1,217,586 
1,128 
274,004 
1 to 1 4 acres 
294 
1,928 
6,133 
270 
1,761 
232 
1,835 
6,699 
232 
1,835 
1 5 to 24 acres 
169 
3,169 
9,513 
150 
(D) 
114 
2,113 
7,252 
114 
2,113 
25 to 49 acres 
163 
5,592 
1 7,938 
155 
5,312 
148 
4,958 
18,802 
148 
4,958 
50 to 99 acres 
158 
11,080 
33,463 
150 
10,409 
141 
9,656 
35,167 
141 
9,656 
1 00 to 249 acres 
214 
34,930 
135,719 
206 
33,940 
192 
30,246 
118,317 
192 
30,246 
250 to 499 acres 
209 
70,974 
325,916 
203 
69,378 
152 
52,822 
237,243 
152 
52,822 
500 to 999 acres 
140 
85,856 
398,913 
139 
(D) 
85 
54,492 
241,310 
85 
54,492 
1 ,000 acres or more 
65 
130,512 
558,534 
65 
130,512 
64 
1 1 7,882 
552,796 
64 
1 1 7,882 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
42 
56,011 
234,341 
42 
56,011 
47 
61,430 
305,606 
47 
61,430 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
10 
38,106 
171,533 
10 
38,106 
9 
33,061 
149,746 
9 
33,061 
5,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Small grain hay (tons, dry) 
301 
36,434 
108,079 
288 
36,134 
194 
18,970 
58,496 
194 
18,970 
1 to 1 4 acres 
49 
361 
711 
41 
316 
40 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
32 
569 
1,163 
32 
569 
19 
393 
1,068 
19 
393 
25 to 49 acres 
58 
2,075 
5,581 
55 
1,980 
40 
1,416 
3,983 
40 
1,416 
50 to 99 acres 
57 
3,872 
9,555 
56 
(D) 
36 
2,373 
7,128 
36 
2,373 
1 00 to 249 acres 
72 
10,417 
35,846 
71 
(D) 
39 
5,444 
17,178 
39 
5,444 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
7,565 
22,252 
24 
7,565 
15 
4,974 
19,459 
15 
4,974 
500 to 999 acres 
4 
2,465 
8,475 
4 
2,465 
4 
2,672 
6,381 
4 
2,672 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
9,110 
24,496 
5 
9,110 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Other tame hay (tons, dry) 
295 
62,873 
121,795 
269 
61,260 
240 
47,003 
100,950 
240 
47,003 
1 to 1 4 acres 
56 
509 
1,112 
48 
432 
43 
289 
618 
43 
289 
1 5 to 24 acres 
38 
684 
1,305 
36 
(D) 
24 
483 
1,083 
24 
483 
25 to 49 acres 
57 
1,898 
3,947 
54 
1,789 
29 
1,063 
2,226 
29 
1,063 
50 to 99 acres 
40 
2,782 
8,006 
31 
2,125 
41 
2,701 
6,808 
41 
2,701 
1 00 to 249 acres 
50 
6,999 
14,821 
47 
6,569 
41 
6,350 
13,720 
41 
6,350 
250 to 499 acres 
26 
8,492 
23,921 
25 
(D) 
32 
10,750 
24,941 
32 
1 0,750 
500 to 999 acres 
16 
9,391 
26,602 
16 
9,391 
19 
12,006 
30,269 
19 
12,006 
1 ,000 acres or more 
12 
32,118 
42,081 
12 
32,118 
11 
13,361 
21,285 
11 
13,361 
Wild hay (tons, dry) 
198 
81,644 
80,929 
183 
75,960 
248 
130,091 
181,088 
248 
130,091 
1 to 1 4 acres 
26 
154 
244 
20 
136 
22 
143 
192 
22 
143 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data Nevada 27 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
