Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,925 
1,863 
3,160 
481 
542 
596 
number 
583,594 
10,170 
23,736 
6,354 
7,110 
8,712 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6,173 
1,709 
2,584 
333 
347 
356 
1 0 to 49 
2,704 
127 
549 
136 
170 
217 
50 to 99 
801 
16 
16 
10 
19 
18 
1 00 to 1 99 
542 
8 
3 
- 
4 
3 
200 to 499 
479 
3 
7 
1 
2 
1 
500 or more 
226 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,931 
198 
320 
81 
104 
142 
number 
1,815,655 
11,715 
91,990 
51,913 
57,538 
119,855 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
457 
160 
172 
12 
24 
18 
1 0 to 49 
62 
10 
15 
13 
1 
4 
50 to 99 
52 
9 
8 
1 
12 
8 
100 to 199 
110 
1 
14 
9 
9 
11 
200 to 499 
258 
13 
33 
13 
18 
24 
500 or more 
992 
5 
78 
33 
40 
77 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,380 
2,059 
3,683 
669 
719 
774 
number 
2,971,282 
40,524 
108,322 
67,088 
84,013 
129,869 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
12,594 
1,876 
3,054 
583 
696 
696 
number 
3,671,078 
152,688 
210,127 
104,818 
117,424 
136,316 
$1,000 
3,259,325 
51,117 
192,548 
71,316 
126,894 
88,276 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
5,347 
656 
1,114 
233 
284 
291 
number 
1,252,820 
116,172 
55,854 
70,251 
26,356 
73,842 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
11,228 
1,563 
2,638 
502 
615 
647 
number 
2,418,258 
36,516 
154,273 
34,567 
91,068 
62,474 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
262 
15 
26 
5 
16 
14 
number 
712,651 
2,204 
4,395 
(D) 
(D) 
1,618 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,437 
588 
459 
67 
74 
60 
number 
111,893 
5,690 
(D) 
2,571 
1,620 
2,837 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,228 
536 
399 
58 
55 
48 
25 to 49 
95 
28 
30 
5 
13 
6 
50 to 99 
52 
17 
12 
1 
3 
2 
100 to 199 
39 
6 
14 
2 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
11 
1 
1 
- 
- 
3 
500 or more 
12 
- 
3 
1 
1 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
732 
282 
226 
32 
42 
26 
number 
8,322 
1,495 
2,680 
214 
405 
530 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,179 
488 
378 
49 
62 
54 
number 
103,571 
4,195 
(D) 
2,357 
1,215 
2,307 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,163 
479 
418 
45 
54 
47 
number 
290,488 
(D) 
36,540 
1,838 
46,705 
5,730 
$1,000 
51,526 
1,934 
5,798 
163 
(D) 
1,384 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,224 
1,460 
1,555 
188 
151 
143 
number 
668,517 
38,422 
70,619 
6,753 
8,627 
20,068 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
3,222 
1,014 
1,215 
152 
124 
118 
number 
306,987 
24,846 
29,662 
4,063 
4,319 
10,452 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
2,593 
781 
939 
116 
93 
112 
number 
440,092 
25,366 
36,171 
4,112 
18,473 
9,518 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
14,932 
4,651 
5,349 
653 
571 
549 
number 
142,555 
35,910 
50,572 
7,913 
5,854 
5,268 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
14,353 
4,533 
5,111 
631 
533 
518 
number 
107,774 
29,780 
37,029 
5,428 
3,827 
3,213 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,959 
1,062 
1,040 
157 
92 
96 
number 
10,452 
2,677 
3,922 
489 
356 
298 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
4,474 
1,924 
1,636 
158 
156 
134 
number 
140,042 
31,467 
38,073 
4,239 
6,144 
6,860 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,133 
865 
799 
79 
80 
74 
number 
62,844 
10,945 
15,439 
2,715 
2,706 
1,801 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,744 
2,856 
2,505 
265 
240 
215 
number 
19,000,779 
258,013 
2,978,208 
1,005,801 
2,787,361 
2,681,705 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,653 
2,835 
2,475 
258 
232 
209 
400 to 3,199 
39 
14 
13 
- 
3 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
4 
1 
2 
- 
1 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
4 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
5 
1 
3 
1 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
8 
2 
3 
1 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
31 
- 
9 
4 
4 
4 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
873 
414 
267 
37 
29 
30 
number 
4,633,558 
208,852 
593,078 
200,756 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
831 
428 
287 
31 
17 
22 
number 
8,195,242 
108,349 
1 ,540,474 
687,741 
1,352,735 
1,771,864 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
86 
44 
26 
1 
5 
4 
number 
3,508,788 
194,726 
3,257 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
