Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,305 
(X) 
1,026 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
54,690 
(X) 
45,760 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.2 
(X) 
0.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
159 
39 
56 
14 
$500 to $999 
82 
57 
32 
22 
$1,000 to $4,999 
378 
914 
250 
646 
$5,000 to $9,999 
154 
1,122 
193 
1,406 
$10,000 to $24,999 
206 
3,275 
217 
3,396 
$25,000 or more 
326 
49,283 
278 
40,276 
$25,000 to $49,999 
157 
5,526 
122 
4,274 
$50,000 to $99,999 
65 
4,646 
78 
5,467 
$100,000 or more 
104 
39,111 
78 
30,535 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
39,342 
(X) 
37,834 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,256,892 
(X) 
1,800,646 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
6.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,870 
466 
2,261 
553 
$500 to $999 
2,109 
1,420 
2,130 
1,476 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,058 
26,176 
10,208 
26,387 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,351 
43,212 
6,174 
42,498 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,480 
116,800 
6,946 
108,405 
$25,000 or more 
11,474 
2,068,818 
10,115 
1,621,327 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,349 
150,587 
3,880 
134,643 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,940 
201,416 
2,628 
183,982 
$100,000 or more 
4,185 
1,716,814 
3,607 
1,302,701 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
77,857 
8,523,285 
81,033 
7,983,228 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
109,474 
(X) 
98,518 
Farms with net gains 1 
36,283 
11,394,897 
35,095 
9,904,894 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
314,056 
(X) 
282,231 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
762 
2,028 
954 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,785 
13,480 
5,232 
14,497 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
26,156 
3,567 
25,959 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,723 
95,178 
5,792 
95,323 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,813 
173,881 
4,443 
159,895 
$50,000 or more 
15,763 
11,085,441 
14,033 
9,608,267 
Farms with net losses 
41,574 
2,871,613 
45,938 
1,921,666 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
69,072 
(X) 
41,832 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,982 
1,004 
2,626 
1,290 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,924 
26,202 
10,484 
30,850 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,815 
57,166 
9,022 
65,613 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,269 
164,982 
11,115 
179,418 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,478 
192,542 
5,866 
204,678 
$50,000 or more 
7,106 
2,429,717 
6,825 
1,439,817 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
77,857 
8,177,199 
81,033 
7,746,152 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
105,028 
(X) 
95,593 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
36,052 
11,136,098 
34,860 
9,704,279 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
308,890 
(X) 
278,379 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,605 
764 
2,020 
952 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,774 
13,450 
5,242 
14,532 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,610 
26,231 
3,577 
26,009 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,758 
95,875 
5,786 
95,105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,811 
173,736 
4,447 
160,067 
$50,000 or more 
15,494 
10,826,042 
13,788 
9,407,615 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
41,805 
2,958,899 
46,173 
1,958,128 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
70,779 
(X) 
42,409 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,006 
1,012 
2,639 
1,298 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,944 
26,288 
10,495 
30,906 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,798 
57,022 
9,041 
65,737 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,315 
165,747 
11,157 
180,020 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,518 
194,032 
5,893 
205,701 
$50,000 or more 
7,224 
2,514,798 
6,948 
1 ,474,465 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
