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. 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons, 
dry equivalent) (see text) 
26,994 
1,499,586 
3,998,940 
470 
23,144 
29,844 
1,716,693 
4,392,567 
574 
28,592 
1 to 14 acres 
7,496 
57,632 
126,682 
42 
(□) 
8,027 
61,137 
129,983 
64 
291 
1 5 to 24 acres 
4,277 
79,990 
180,311 
40 
450 
4,750 
88,979 
197,393 
64 
798 
25 to 49 acres 
5,843 
203,677 
486,677 
88 
2,129 
6,392 
223,598 
526,594 
91 
1,932 
50 to 99 acres 
5,157 
349,397 
977,448 
132 
5,463 
5,801 
395,953 
1,012,174 
136 
5,033 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,477 
497,565 
1,382,721 
133 
8,140 
3,960 
564,468 
1,513,843 
172 
11,854 
250 to 499 acres 
577 
192,189 
508,155 
26 
5,057 
719 
236,026 
616,234 
35 
4,985 
500 to 999 acres 
144 
90,737 
241,783 
7 
911 
162 
103,880 
281,167 
12 
3,699 
1 ,000 acres or more 
23 
28,399 
95,163 
2 
(D) 
33 
42,652 
115,180 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
31 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
- 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
* 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
* 
Hay - All hay including alfalfa, other tame, 
small grain, and wild (tons, dry) (see text) 
26,010 
1,313,688 
3,136,204 
402 
15,669 
28,991 
1,551,586 
3,620,921 
483 
20,975 
1 to 14 acres 
7,532 
58,006 
128,219 
47 
245 
7,986 
61,124 
128,389 
64 
286 
1 5 to 24 acres 
4,388 
82,185 
185,797 
41 
441 
4,830 
90,533 
199,054 
64 
835 
25 to 49 acres 
5,823 
202,603 
473,331 
92 
2,177 
6,622 
231,401 
527,213 
96 
2,132 
50 to 99 acres 
4,821 
323,645 
828,599 
111 
4,552 
5,446 
368,355 
860,062 
110 
3,781 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,864 
406,165 
978,947 
96 
5,730 
3,327 
472,167 
1,133,404 
115 
7,994 
250 to 499 acres 
458 
150,724 
317,864 
12 
2,080 
608 
197,349 
443,595 
28 
4,034 
500 to 999 acres 
104 
66,599 
146,593 
2 
(D) 
144 
91,484 
237,375 
6 
1,913 
1 ,000 acres or more 
20 
23,761 
76,854 
1 
(D) 
28 
39,173 
91,829 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
20 
23,761 
76,854 
1 
(D) 
26 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) 
17,985 
783,559 
2,237,647 
348 
13,122 
20,398 
944,775 
2,671,173 
384 
15,603 
1 to 1 4 acres 
5,646 
43,246 
109,341 
47 
259 
6,096 
46,623 
110,731 
52 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
3,127 
58,684 
159,004 
35 
399 
3,477 
65,270 
169,309 
50 
665 
25 to 49 acres 
4,085 
142,393 
396,845 
89 
2,307 
4,722 
163,756 
447,295 
84 
1,810 
50 to 99 acres 
3,222 
213,357 
647,043 
102 
4,030 
3,777 
252,250 
691,683 
95 
3,325 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,653 
227,649 
648,806 
67 
4,555 
1,944 
265,732 
799,256 
86 
6,802 
250 to 499 acres 
202 
64,486 
166,609 
5 
1,128 
311 
100,429 
295,743 
16 
2,284 
500 to 999 acres 
45 
27,942 
89,901 
2 
(D) 
63 
40,497 
129,164 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
5,802 
20,098 
1 
(D) 
8 
10,218 
27,992 
- 
Small grain hay (tons, dry) 
1,791 
44,052 
94,319 
27 
399 
2,173 
56,928 
119,519 
30 
865 
1 to 1 4 acres 
866 
6,798 
13,487 
- 
- 
926 
7,371 
13,204 
2 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
402 
7,318 
15,470 
14 
197 
534 
9,956 
18,831 
7 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
336 
11,221 
27,196 
5 
148 
439 
14,726 
29,474 
8 
172 
50 to 99 acres 
127 
7,822 
13,896 
7 
(D) 
212 
13,055 
33,878 
11 
279 
1 00 to 249 acres 
50 
6,634 
13,777 
1 
(D) 
49 
6,614 
13,763 
2 
(D) 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
8 
2,511 
4,879 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2,695 
5,490 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other tame hay (tons, dry) 
6,439 
312,009 
523,363 
54 
1,741 
7,320 
363,145 
561,312 
82 
3,888 
1 to 1 4 acres 
2,177 
16,534 
31,181 
11 
(D) 
2,416 
17,837 
31,108 
22 
84 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,106 
20,414 
34,165 
8 
112 
1,295 
23,960 
39,973 
19 
190 
25 to 49 acres 
1,377 
46,982 
73,235 
12 
241 
1,578 
54,272 
78,156 
12 
342 
50 to 99 acres 
974 
65,473 
110,402 
16 
461 
1,086 
72,562 
100,910 
8 
303 
1 00 to 249 acres 
636 
91,340 
148,194 
4 
(D) 
756 
108,849 
169,954 
11 
776 
250 to 499 acres 
135 
44,864 
66,633 
3 
725 
136 
44,296 
69,904 
6 
940 
500 to 999 acres 
27 
17,287 
35,959 
- 
- 
43 
27,514 
42,022 
4 
1,253 
1 ,000 acres or more 
7 
9,115 
23,594 
- 
10 
13,855 
29,285 
“ 
- 
Wild hay (tons, dry) 
6,108 
174,068 
280,875 
24 
407 
6,297 
186,738 
268,917 
48 
619 
1 to 1 4 acres 
2,862 
20,496 
38,425 
8 
(□) 
2,906 
20,497 
34,250 
16 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,228 
22,615 
37,969 
3 
45 
1,216 
22,471 
34,125 
10 
70 
25 to 49 acres 
1,101 
37,343 
62,090 
5 
43 
1,251 
42,241 
59,298 
13 
138 
50 to 99 acres 
600 
39,591 
58,794 
5 
157 
558 
36,641 
50,189 
5 
134 
100 to 249 acres 
275 
38,862 
63,359 
3 
(D) 
298 
41,617 
60,813 
4 
(D) 
250 to 499 acres 
38 
12,553 
15,030 
- 
64 
20,113 
21,391 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2 
(□) 
(□) 
“ 
" 
All haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(tons, green) 
3,344 
252,468 
1 ,747,477 
129 
9,218 
3,610 
261,382 
1,561,089 
177 
10,828 
1 to 1 4 acres 
511 
3,697 
(D) 
6 
27 
478 
3,564 
15,750 
8 
40 
1 5 to 24 acres 
350 
6,665 
38,415 
5 
(D) 
353 
6,848 
34,608 
6 
53 
25 to 49 acres 
776 
27,439 
170,662 
19 
647 
872 
30,705 
172,786 
38 
893 
50 to 99 acres 
921 
62,351 
433,505 
53 
1,969 
1,077 
73,719 
407,406 
53 
2,313 
1 00 to 249 acres 
641 
92,233 
624,843 
31 
3,194 
717 
99,051 
598,265 
59 
4,237 
250 to 499 acres 
118 
39,080 
295,832 
12 
2,362 
91 
30,393 
237,464 
9 
1,365 
500 to 999 acres 
24 
16,074 
141,201 
2 
(D) 
18 
11,658 
60,590 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3 
4,929 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
4 
5,444 
34,220 
2 
(D) 
Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or alfalfa 
mixtures (tons, green) 
2,825 
224,221 
1,627,461 
125 
8,900 
3,143 
232,275 
1 ,455,578 
159 
9,516 
1 to 1 4 acres 
291 
2,253 
(D) 
4 
21 
295 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
23 
1 5 to 24 acres 
274 
5,228 
34,104 
5 
(D) 
291 
5,645 
30,900 
4 
51 
25 to 49 acres 
692 
24,551 
160,164 
19 
643 
810 
28,582 
167,838 
33 
738 
50 to 99 acres 
873 
58,997 
426,053 
51 
1,924 
1,021 
69,256 
396,378 
54 
2,262 
1 00 to 249 acres 
568 
79,979 
553,336 
32 
3,397 
625 
85,032 
549,902 
51 
3,794 
250 to 499 acres 
102 
33,681 
281,997 
11 
1,896 
81 
27,036 
217,846 
9 
1,365 
500 to 999 acres 
22 
14,903 
132,908 
2 
(D) 
18 
1 1 ,824 
62,066 
4 
1,283 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3 
4,629 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other haylage, grass silage, and greenchop, 
excluding corn and sorghum silage (tons, green) 
749 
28,247 
120,016 
6 
318 
709 
29,107 
105,511 
23 
1,312 
1 to 1 4 acres 
281 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
257 
1,871 
7,385 
5 
17 
15 to 24 acres 
122 
2,331 
9,412 
- 
122 
2,315 
11,148 
2 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
184 
6,487 
28,761 
1 
(D) 
162 
5,619 
22,328 
6 
166 
50 to 99 acres 
99 
6,660 
35,891 
2 
(D) 
93 
6,477 
23,286 
6 
363 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Minnesota 29 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
