Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
1 0 to 49 
50 to 69 
70 to 99 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
41,259 
11,968 
15,161 
2,096 
1,892 
1,758 
acres 
1,365,250 
26,545 
103,909 
31,517 
36,802 
44,680 
Irrigated land 
farms 
53,546 
16,781 
17,952 
2,579 
2,555 
2,193 
acres 
7,861,964 
48,555 
277,751 
100,629 
149,309 
171,412 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
47,972 
15,065 
15,665 
2,376 
2,342 
2,024 
acres 
7,371,411 
42,019 
246,931 
94,220 
140,173 
162,973 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
7,884 
2,041 
3,119 
335 
357 
258 
acres 
490,553 
6,536 
30,820 
6,409 
9,136 
8,439 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
470 
1 
62 
32 
40 
25 
acres 
105,504 
(D) 
1,381 
(D) 
2,255 
1,507 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
13,813 
881 
4,063 
962 
1,031 
906 
acres 
4,929,132 
3,857 
84,416 
43,729 
66,152 
78,073 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
3,008 
860 
892 
133 
150 
118 
$1,000 
1,355,207 
28,344 
83,564 
112,294 
32,044 
41,053 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
77,857 
24,637 
25,811 
3,700 
3,601 
3,222 
$1,000 
160,524,953 
8,809,727 
16,540,972 
4,200,628 
4,712,732 
5,337,040 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
2,061,792 
357,581 
640,850 
1,135,305 
1,308,729 
1,656,437 
Average per acre 
....dollars 
6,278 
92,085 
28,292 
19,770 
16,006 
14,425 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,768 
2,534 
999 
65 
66 
47 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,993 
1,791 
841 
101 
97 
55 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,849 
3,692 
2,360 
158 
210 
141 
$200,000 to $499,999 
22,324 
9,965 
9,511 
736 
608 
413 
$500,000 to $999,999 
17,939 
5,670 
7,678 
1,196 
948 
609 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
9,621 
863 
3,107 
918 
1,071 
1,017 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
8,056 
103 
1,213 
429 
475 
807 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3,283 
17 
86 
83 
102 
94 
$10,000,000 or more 
3,024 
2 
16 
14 
24 
39 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
77,851 
24,637 
25,811 
3,697 
3,599 
3,222 
$1,000 
9,709,545 
574,374 
1,109,231 
274,570 
352,945 
387,844 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
10,455 
6,271 
2,824 
247 
215 
210 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,336 
4,095 
3,026 
249 
178 
185 
$10,000 to $19,999 
13,025 
5,431 
5,210 
534 
430 
352 
$20,000 to $49,999 
18,826 
6,011 
7,877 
954 
902 
628 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11,191 
2,016 
4,207 
930 
838 
674 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,916 
541 
1,949 
521 
666 
637 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,289 
250 
627 
214 
299 
423 
$500,000 or more 
3,813 
22 
91 
48 
71 
113 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
55,175 
14,503 
18,248 
2,800 
2,786 
2,537 
number 
132,455 
19,376 
28,610 
5,324 
5,821 
5,900 
Tractors, all 
farms 
53,296 
12,488 
18,776 
2,899 
2,859 
2,535 
number 
147,163 
16,409 
31,723 
6,707 
7,227 
7,201 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
31,264 
9,238 
1 1 ,237 
1,579 
1,475 
1,346 
number 
49,313 
11,012 
15,112 
2,509 
2,408 
2,313 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
30,456 
3,864 
10,362 
1,983 
2,038 
1,831 
number 
68,295 
4,561 
14,481 
3,694 
3,882 
3,853 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
10,631 
749 
1,638 
356 
602 
624 
number 
29,555 
836 
2,130 
504 
937 
1,035 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,710 
9 
81 
37 
44 
70 
number 
2,497 
9 
87 
40 
53 
88 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
475 
6 
11 
4 
3 
5 
number 
870 
11 
16 
6 
3 
7 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,629 
70 
264 
55 
101 
132 
number 
2,188 
74 
296 
69 
108 
156 
Hay balers 
farms 
3,674 
131 
690 
148 
224 
246 
number 
4,822 
145 
783 
174 
275 
288 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
32,646 
7,749 
10,474 
1,767 
1,856 
1,597 
acres treated 
6,314,533 
22,223 
175,004 
70,656 
110,010 
132,023 
Manure used 
farms 
6,794 
1,611 
2,204 
325 
423 
325 
acres treated 
712,975 
3,468 
27,902 
10,066 
16,374 
20,564 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
76 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
