Table 28. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
4,224 
668,517 
3,222 
306,987 
3,229 
3,461,488 
2,716 
2,442 
433,933 
83,590 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
2,932 
25,398 
2,069 
13,295 
2,226 
149,926 
19 
1,297 
9,465 
1,599 
25 to 99 
889 
40,489 
783 
22,548 
660 
199,519 
64 
742 
19,508 
3,547 
100 to 299 
253 
39,733 
231 
22,048 
206 
194,528 
139 
253 
40,039 
6,602 
300 to 999 
63 
32,549 
61 
18,032 
52 
145,598 
132 
63 
20,754 
3,196 
1,000 to 2,499 
26 
42,013 
24 
22,570 
24 
219,832 
155 
26 
23,318 
4,578 
2,500 to 4,999 
19 
76,955 
16 
32,244 
19 
381,746 
361 
19 
40,938 
8,789 
5,000 or more 
42 
411,380 
38 
176,250 
42 
2,170,339 
1,847 
42 
279,911 
55,278 
No sheep and lambs as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
133 
39,123 
8 
151 
6,159 
1,227 
Table 29. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Ewes 1 year old or older inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
3,222 
568,644 
3,222 
306,987 
2,373 
2,896,179 
2,281 
2,057 
318,257 
57,654 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
2,423 
33,806 
2,423 
18,784 
1,737 
173,759 
34 
1,321 
12,899 
2,198 
25 to 99 
549 
39,718 
549 
24,048 
413 
173,070 
76 
486 
22,659 
3,928 
100 to 199 
128 
26,680 
128 
17,060 
106 
110,797 
106 
128 
16,882 
2,616 
200 to 499 
36 
22,679 
36 
9,979 
34 
129,236 
93 
36 
18,072 
2,868 
500 to 999 
26 
27,714 
26 
16,992 
23 
106,450 
95 
26 
12,419 
2,192 
1,000 to 2,499 
23 
87,841 
23 
43,507 
23 
405,198 
257 
23 
50,130 
11,465 
2,500 to 4,999 
26 
185,316 
26 
93,017 
26 
878,763 
922 
26 
88,996 
15,213 
5,000 or more 
11 
144,890 
11 
83,600 
11 
918,906 
698 
11 
96,200 
17,175 
No ewes 1 year old or older as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
1,002 
99,873 
(X) 
(X) 
989 
604,432 
443 
536 
121,835 
27,162 
Table 30. Goats, Kids, and Mohair - Inventory, Mohair Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Inventory 
Sales 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Goats, all 
4,474 
140,042 
4,985 
130,823 
2,133 
62,844 
8,539 
1,898 
42,270 
Angora goats and kids 
314 
3,219 
262 
3,400 
60 
3,100 
689 
78 
641 
Milk goats and kids 
1,416 
43,252 
1,402 
39,198 
643 
14,134 
2,571 
494 
7,255 
Meat goats and other goats and kids 
3,330 
93,571 
4,016 
88,225 
1,611 
45,610 
5,279 
1,531 
34,374 
Mohair clipped 1 
pounds 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
103 
7,106 
9 
119 
19,567 
1 2007 data for pounds sold are for farms with production, not necessarily sold. 
Table 31. Equine - Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
INVENTORY 
SALES 
Total horses and ponies 
14,932 
142,555 
(X) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
2,959 
10,452 
62,000 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
13,875 
81,329 
(X) 
1 to 24 
2,938 
9,420 
50,130 
25 to 49 
699 
22,651 
(X) 
25 to 49 
14 
504 
6,911 
50 to 99 
241 
15,951 
(X) 
50 to 99 
5 
(□) 
(D) 
100 or more 
117 
22,624 
(X) 
100 or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
14,353 
107,774 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
150 
461 
241 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
13,757 
75,010 
(X) 
1 to 24 
150 
461 
241 
25 to 49 
415 
13,062 
(X) 
25 to 49 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
125 
7,894 
(X) 
50 or more 
- 
- 
- 
100 or more 
56 
11,808 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
2,102 
6,698 
(X) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
2,080 
6,001 
(X) 
25 to 49 
22 
697 
(X) 
50 or more 
- 
- 
(X) 
24 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
