Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
328 
83 
146 
24 
12 
12 
$1,000 
2,706 
355 
1,216 
305 
121 
156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
904 
(D) 
490 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
301 
78 
131 
23 
12 
12 
$1,000 
2,499 
318 
1,186 
(D) 
121 
156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
1 
5 
- 
- 
$1,000 
846 
(D) 
490 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
13 
15 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
206 
37 
30 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,744 
255 
1,232 
260 
368 
380 
$1,000 
1,467,274 
1,080 
11,255 
5,613 
9,838 
12,925 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,246 
1 
21 
41 
59 
83 
$1,000 
1,425,574 
(D) 
1,553 
3,204 
(D) 
8,270 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
12,594 
1,876 
3,054 
583 
696 
696 
$1,000 
3,259,325 
51,117 
192,548 
71,316 
126,894 
88,276 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,515 
111 
238 
84 
110 
155 
$1,000 
3,170,394 
43,276 
174,185 
66,889 
120,969 
82,735 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,554 
41 
163 
76 
85 
141 
$1,000 
6,945,102 
42,500 
350,425 
191,420 
221,736 
544,294 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,520 
31 
149 
73 
84 
141 
$1,000 
6,944,530 
42,458 
350,080 
191,397 
(D) 
544,294 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,163 
479 
418 
45 
54 
47 
$1,000 
51,526 
1,934 
5,798 
163 
(D) 
1,384 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
8 
14 
1 
3 
5 
$1,000 
48,608 
1,045 
4,776 
(D) 
(D) 
1,229 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
4,376 
1,550 
1,595 
183 
162 
170 
$1,000 
108,136 
8,784 
14,122 
1,566 
4,339 
2,057 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
196 
20 
26 
12 
7 
7 
$1,000 
91,373 
5,602 
8,318 
898 
3,056 
1,170 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,050 
1,098 
1,081 
161 
95 
96 
$1,000 
62,241 
13,842 
21,456 
3,767 
3,680 
1,620 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
50 
82 
14 
5 
10 
$1,000 
35,731 
4,788 
1 1 ,743 
2,556 
2,627 
900 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,758 
1,708 
1,292 
152 
139 
116 
$1,000 
1,663,919 
58,146 
140,826 
205,693 
82,228 
96,601 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
248 
67 
67 
24 
21 
16 
$1,000 
1,658,976 
55,890 
139,293 
205,407 
82,025 
96,503 
Aquaculture 
farms 
229 
81 
70 
11 
15 
10 
$1,000 
103,016 
16,122 
26,954 
4,577 
8,396 
4,968 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
29 
40 
6 
11 
6 
$1,000 
101,782 
15,776 
26,603 
4,536 
8,347 
4,842 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,766 
875 
547 
72 
61 
37 
$1,000 
67,309 
25,398 
12,693 
2,372 
(D) 
644 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
150 
54 
54 
10 
2 
4 
$1,000 
58,094 
20,294 
9,975 
1,991 
(D) 
553 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
7,593 
397 
1,200 
352 
475 
487 
$1,000 
146,919 
2,115 
8,505 
3,067 
4,786 
5,459 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,147 
80 
275 
111 
179 
166 
$1,000 
266,275 
242 
4,774 
12,415 
6,279 
6,428 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
8,588 
4,151 
2,816 
331 
280 
234 
$1,000 
169,915 
21,707 
46,148 
11,968 
16,348 
9,952 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
77,857 
24,637 
25,811 
3,700 
3,601 
3,222 
$1,000 
35,455,667 
798,197 
2,300,654 
802,137 
1,046,297 
1,393,531 
Average per farm 
dollars 
455,395 
32,398 
89,135 
216,794 
290,557 
432,505 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
38,958 
11,181 
12,638 
1,972 
2,017 
1,722 
$1,000 
1,806,062 
15,431 
68,951 
19,129 
37,766 
37,964 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,634 
10,778 
9,826 
1,034 
832 
616 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,312 
348 
2,488 
776 
877 
704 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,319 
29 
200 
116 
219 
256 
$50,000 or more 
4,693 
26 
124 
46 
89 
146 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
44,536 
11,375 
15,279 
2,440 
2,393 
2,117 
$1,000 
2,190,674 
9,974 
80,109 
30,025 
36,285 
52,154 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,059 
11,081 
11,565 
1,190 
985 
784 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,444 
265 
3,348 
994 
975 
772 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,676 
21 
253 
180 
314 
328 
$50,000 or more 
5,357 
8 
113 
76 
119 
233 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
