Table 1 1 . Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Irrigated farms 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Any land irrigated 
All harvested 
cropland 
irrigated 
Nonirrigated farms 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
number 
77,857 
81,033 
53,546 
53,400 
44,399 
41,678 
24,311 
27,633 
Land in farms 
acres 
25,569,001 
25,364,695 
16,039,761 
16,231,930 
10,720,728 
11,417,202 
9,529,240 
9,132,765 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,061,792 
2,005,768 
2,394,707 
2,431,374 
2,367,394 
2,639,655 
1,328,533 
1,183,296 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,278 
6,408 
7,994 
7,999 
9,804 
9,636 
3,389 
3,580 
Irrigated land 
acres 
7,861,964 
8,016,159 
7,861,964 
8,016,159 
6,639,977 
6,934,207 
(X) 
(X) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
farms 
57,731 
61,215 
48,860 
48,102 
44,399 
41,678 
8,871 
13,113 
acres 
9,591,783 
9,464,647 
8,692,927 
8,507,216 
7,124,919 
7,425,012 
898,856 
957,431 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
53,372 
53,000 
48,276 
45,769 
44,399 
41,678 
5,096 
7,231 
acres 
8,007,461 
7,633,173 
7,753,480 
7,465,841 
6,485,987 
6,711,881 
253,981 
167,332 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms 
23,736 
30,098 
11,535 
15,458 
5,200 
7,053 
12,201 
14,640 
acres 
13,528,718 
14,075,246 
5,998,187 
6,630,443 
2,578,297 
3,122,438 
7,530,531 
7,444,803 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
farms 
470 
668 
134 
245 
80 
160 
336 
423 
acres 
105,504 
254,013 
20,864 
77,960 
12,722 
42,386 
84,640 
176,053 
Owned and rented land in farms: 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
69,982 
73,620 
48,057 
48,318 
39,639 
37,449 
21,925 
25,302 
acres 
14,281,177 
14,395,527 
9,086,067 
9,349,629 
6,569,436 
6,950,799 
5,195,110 
5,045,898 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
17,365 
17,256 
12,436 
12,381 
9,985 
9,644 
4,929 
4,875 
acres 
1 1 ,287,824 
10,969,168 
6,953,694 
6,882,301 
4,151,292 
4,466,403 
4,334,130 
4,086,867 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) 
$1,000 
42,627,472 
33,885,064 
37,327,971 
29,586,599 
32,869,267 
27,205,056 
5,299,501 
4,298,465 
Average per farm 
dollars 
547,510 
418,164 
697,120 
554,056 
740,315 
652,744 
217,988 
155,556 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
farms 
49,253 
48,901 
45,052 
42,519 
41,573 
38,786 
4,201 
6,382 
$1,000 
30,366,898 
22,903,021 
30,075,685 
22,626,748 
27,292,020 
21,048,725 
291,213 
276,274 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
farms 
21,531 
23,192 
9,515 
10,711 
4,634 
4,760 
12,016 
12,481 
$1,000 
12,260,574 
10,982,043 
7,252,286 
6,959,851 
5,577,246 
6,156,331 
5,008,288 
4,022,192 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
35,455,667 
26,962,641 
30,233,225 
23,015,562 
26,304,453 
20,933,388 
5,222,442 
3,947,079 
Average per farm 
dollars 
455,395 
332,737 
564,622 
431,003 
592,456 
502,265 
214,818 
142,839 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased 
farms 
38,958 
48,395 
36,025 
41,521 
32,314 
36,459 
2,933 
6,874 
$1,000 
1,806,062 
1,314,175 
1,793,731 
1,294,928 
1,597,271 
1,189,507 
12,331 
19,247 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
44,536 
44,599 
39,526 
37,638 
35,097 
32,453 
5,010 
6,961 
$1,000 
2,190,674 
1,369,132 
2,171,784 
1,347,595 
1,942,140 
1,257,965 
18,889 
21,537 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
27,527 
26,247 
24,052 
22,746 
21,131 
19,722 
3,475 
3,501 
$1,000 
1,317,934 
991,450 
1,305,195 
982,554 
1,169,328 
887,990 
12,739 
8,897 
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased 
farms 
12,585 
10,881 
5,777 
5,517 
3,022 
2,745 
6,808 
5,364 
$1,000 
1,254,286 
1,264,818 
423,317 
536,414 
306,380 
424,806 
830,969 
728,404 
Feed purchased 
farms 
30,014 
29,596 
12,449 
12,898 
6,231 
5,532 
17,565 
16,698 
$1,000 
6,069,374 
4,274,263 
3,516,399 
2,582,967 
2,784,373 
2,292,280 
2,552,975 
1,691,296 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
70,844 
78,163 
48,641 
51,867 
39,973 
40,295 
22,203 
26,296 
$1,000 
1,552,328 
1,124,340 
1,402,954 
998,021 
1,202,934 
894,752 
149,374 
126,318 
Utilities 
farms 
60,680 
55,511 
45,618 
43,951 
38,323 
35,090 
15,062 
11,560 
$1,000 
1,684,343 
1,231,547 
1,571,566 
1,132,624 
1,393,160 
1,037,791 
112,777 
98,923 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms 
63,106 
74,487 
45,077 
50,906 
37,605 
39,937 
18,029 
23,581 
$1,000 
2,042,434 
1,782,730 
1,835,011 
1,553,967 
1,596,660 
1,404,783 
207,424 
228,763 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
33,955 
29,661 
26,936 
23,996 
23,433 
20,390 
7,019 
5,665 
$1,000 
5,877,973 
5,015,513 
5,435,598 
4,656,846 
4,744,016 
4,255,996 
442,375 
358,666 
Contract labor 
farms 
25,067 
22,586 
21,822 
19,195 
19,836 
17,033 
3,245 
3,391 
$1,000 
3,378,012 
2,265,515 
3,289,251 
2,203,717 
3,075,189 
2,094,332 
88,761 
61,798 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
19,644 
15,667 
16,081 
13,327 
13,999 
11,544 
3,563 
2,340 
$1,000 
1 ,258,384 
860,315 
1,167,746 
816,657 
1,020,336 
761,880 
90,638 
43,658 
Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing fees 
farms 
15,007 
13,299 
10,547 
9,704 
8,277 
7,613 
4,460 
3,595 
$1,000 
1,511,985 
1,013,008 
1,377,006 
935,621 
1,185,088 
822,467 
134,978 
77,387 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,895 
6,623 
6,664 
5,657 
5,812 
4,914 
1,231 
966 
$1,000 
400,054 
216,265 
377,521 
207,425 
332,320 
193,929 
22,533 
8,840 
Interest expense 
farms 
26,459 
23,854 
19,300 
18,039 
16,167 
14,613 
7,159 
5,815 
$1,000 
1,217,781 
1,099,536 
1,090,165 
954,283 
927,355 
849,313 
127,616 
145,254 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
71,398 
72,181 
49,180 
48,117 
40,622 
37,621 
22,218 
24,064 
$1,000 
827,587 
638,682 
709,422 
527,063 
612,363 
459,925 
118,166 
111,619 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
43,111 
44,163 
29,647 
31,493 
23,815 
24,790 
13,464 
12,670 
$1,000 
3,066,456 
2,501,352 
2,766,558 
2,284,880 
2,415,539 
2,105,671 
299,898 
216,472 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans (see text) 
farms 
521 
1,098 
513 
1,037 
469 
938 
8 
61 
$1,000 
122,036 
181,426 
121,883 
180,479 
111,735 
165,444 
153 
947 
Government payments received 
farms 
7,593 
7,444 
5,973 
5,810 
4,980 
4,893 
1,620 
1,634 
$1,000 
146,919 
240,242 
126,727 
219,284 
105,016 
197,476 
20,193 
20,958 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
farms 
23,685 
16,846 
17,028 
12,233 
14,316 
9,911 
6,657 
4,613 
$1,000 
1,204,560 
820,562 
945,843 
657,465 
817,925 
563,555 
258,717 
163,096 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
77,851 
81,017 
53,544 
53,391 
44,397 
41,669 
24,307 
27,626 
$1,000 
9,709,545 
8,761,575 
8,372,795 
7,246,159 
7,052,387 
6,263,570 
1,336,750 
1,515,416 
Average per farm 
dollars 
124,720 
108,145 
156,372 
135,719 
158,848 
150,317 
54,994 
54,855 
Livestock inventory: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
16,764 
16,638 
7,451 
8,341 
3,284 
3,575 
9,313 
8,297 
number 
5,370,531 
5,498,025 
3,553,534 
3,697,747 
2,623,533 
3,034,375 
1,816,997 
1,800,278 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,931 
2,165 
1,241 
1,505 
888 
1,195 
690 
660 
number 
1,815,655 
1,840,730 
1,431,561 
1,466,530 
1,132,919 
1,338,404 
384,094 
374,200 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,437 
1,389 
539 
622 
297 
286 
898 
767 
number 
1 1 1 ,893 
153,983 
20,505 
49,951 
13,426 
44,328 
91,388 
104,032 
Sheep and iambs 
farms 
4,224 
4,063 
1,728 
1,834 
770 
777 
2,496 
2,229 
number 
668,517 
596,163 
375,194 
308,188 
197,134 
227,858 
293.323 
287.975 
18 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
