Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,895 
2,408 
813 
729 
920 
592 
$1,000 
400,054 
354,784 
17,028 
11,192 
7,497 
3,440 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,914 
116 
77 
87 
199 
177 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,150 
242 
186 
218 
345 
232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,990 
639 
364 
291 
319 
157 
$25,000 to $49,999 
567 
306 
100 
89 
37 
19 
$50,000 or more 
1,274 
1,105 
86 
44 
20 
7 
Interest expense 
farms 
26,459 
4,553 
1,892 
2,107 
3,030 
2,238 
$1,000 
1,217,781 
849,956 
73,306 
59,531 
55,933 
30,767 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,135 
289 
299 
502 
1,034 
852 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,048 
918 
752 
929 
1,349 
1,047 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,129 
1,601 
683 
574 
595 
318 
$100,000 or more 
2,147 
1,745 
158 
102 
52 
21 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
20,307 
3,110 
1,339 
1,501 
2,340 
1,759 
$1,000 
941,302 
622,560 
60,576 
49,128 
49,096 
26,660 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,166 
40 
39 
55 
121 
108 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,137 
140 
105 
216 
534 
458 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,276 
600 
511 
674 
1,111 
882 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,690 
484 
314 
294 
365 
229 
$50,000 or more 
3,038 
1,846 
370 
262 
209 
82 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
13,273 
3,172 
1,146 
1,224 
1,477 
1,006 
$1,000 
276,479 
227,397 
12,730 
10,402 
6,837 
4,107 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,988 
105 
128 
155 
334 
333 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,701 
298 
350 
483 
702 
435 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,514 
991 
531 
500 
410 
230 
$25,000 to $49,999 
835 
607 
101 
69 
30 
5 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
1,171 
36 
17 
1 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
71,398 
5,715 
2,863 
3,675 
6,272 
6,055 
$1,000 
827,587 
449,099 
54,915 
48,497 
55,410 
38,590 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
45,137 
569 
498 
1,024 
2,734 
3,677 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,923 
472 
596 
1,057 
1,949 
1,495 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
1,198 
1,089 
1,169 
1,268 
697 
$25,000 or more 
5,562 
3,476 
680 
425 
321 
186 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
43,111 
6,299 
3,170 
4,083 
4,414 
3,332 
$1,000 
3,066,456 
2,603,448 
155,123 
123,445 
69,773 
28,128 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,864 
211 
310 
870 
1,602 
1,933 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,967 
973 
1,245 
1,952 
2,175 
1,179 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,928 
842 
704 
597 
364 
134 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,313 
1,007 
526 
419 
194 
73 
$100,000 or more 
4,039 
3,266 
385 
245 
79 
13 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,305 
435 
191 
140 
159 
72 
$1,000 
54,690 
43,857 
4,817 
2,870 
1,721 
588 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
39,342 
6,323 
3,174 
4,102 
4,542 
3,633 
$1,000 
2,256,892 
1,717,282 
152,593 
119,786 
85,769 
42,941 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
77,857 
6,333 
3,186 
4,117 
6,922 
6,679 
$1,000 
8,523,285 
7,909,985 
625,878 
317,126 
189,176 
72,532 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,474 
1,249,011 
196,446 
77,028 
27,330 
10,860 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
36,283 
5,273 
2,632 
3,254 
5,156 
4,858 
Average net gain 
dollars 
314,056 
1,754,795 
305,936 
155,991 
78,020 
40,663 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
8 
4 
9 
20 
32 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,785 
8 
9 
29 
106 
189 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
20 
21 
47 
140 
261 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,723 
33 
42 
136 
453 
1,040 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,813 
60 
69 
250 
955 
1,883 
$50,000 or more 
15,763 
5,144 
2,487 
2,783 
3,482 
1,453 
Farms with net losses 
number 
41,574 
1,060 
554 
863 
1,766 
1,821 
Average net loss 
dollars 
69,072 
1,267,028 
323,729 
220,705 
120,664 
68,649 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,982 
- 
2 
6 
31 
45 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,924 
6 
8 
36 
85 
150 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,815 
6 
9 
35 
123 
170 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,269 
29 
45 
70 
294 
396 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,478 
49 
43 
108 
310 
369 
$50,000 or more 
7,106 
970 
447 
608 
923 
691 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
77,857 
6,333 
3,186 
4,117 
6,922 
6,679 
$1,000 
8,177,199 
7,632,609 
586,402 
298,719 
180,121 
71,041 
Average per farm 
dollars 
105,028 
1,205,212 
184,056 
72,557 
26,021 
10,636 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
36,052 
5,218 
2,580 
3,213 
5,112 
4,845 
Average net gain 
dollars 
308,890 
1,734,243 
299,289 
153,721 
77,349 
40,550 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,605 
9 
5 
9 
22 
31 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
98 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
