Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
27,527 
4,692 
2,088 
2,216 
2,855 
2,418 
$1,000 
1,317,934 
1,164,467 
56,646 
38,587 
21,404 
9,996 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11,381 
145 
209 
348 
794 
1,039 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,676 
526 
518 
578 
948 
845 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,157 
1,099 
701 
947 
949 
468 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,473 
615 
391 
191 
101 
48 
$50,000 or more 
2,840 
2,307 
269 
152 
63 
18 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,585 
1,254 
345 
459 
839 
722 
$1,000 
1,254,286 
1,132,137 
31,579 
25,748 
23,809 
8,467 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,903 
117 
58 
87 
261 
296 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,950 
239 
88 
183 
354 
329 
$25,000 to $99,999 
995 
394 
111 
113 
164 
95 
$100,000 to $249,999 
335 
182 
43 
53 
53 
2 
$250,000 or more 
402 
322 
45 
23 
7 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,850 
823 
208 
285 
530 
482 
$1,000 
255,730 
205,660 
11,014 
8,961 
10,668 
4,315 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
7,673 
615 
191 
241 
444 
360 
$1,000 
998,556 
926,477 
20,564 
16,787 
13,141 
4,153 
Feed purchased 
farms 
30,014 
1,978 
510 
791 
1,467 
1,389 
$1,000 
6,069,374 
5,698,359 
91,931 
54,559 
49,122 
23,278 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,191 
82 
53 
137 
375 
458 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,417 
110 
101 
194 
515 
608 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,042 
74 
99 
254 
479 
309 
$100,000 to $249,999 
596 
125 
120 
183 
87 
14 
$250,000 or more 
1,768 
1,587 
137 
23 
11 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
70,844 
6,271 
3,094 
3,941 
6,577 
6,268 
$1,000 
1,552,328 
1,233,860 
97,063 
65,079 
58,332 
26,505 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
51,974 
229 
432 
1,143 
3,534 
4,747 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,182 
1,063 
1,383 
2,112 
2,610 
1,390 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,745 
1,069 
730 
455 
288 
95 
$50,000 or more 
4,943 
3,910 
549 
231 
145 
36 
Utilities 
farms 
60,680 
6,364 
3,197 
4,121 
6,268 
5,710 
$1,000 
1,684,343 
1,315,757 
106,817 
76,700 
65,658 
36,754 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,704 
35 
39 
146 
462 
987 
$1,000 to $4,999 
23,136 
214 
360 
853 
2,343 
2,728 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,275 
848 
1,444 
2,272 
2,867 
1,719 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,178 
1,053 
735 
581 
424 
209 
$50,000 or more 
5,387 
4,214 
619 
269 
172 
67 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
63,106 
6,363 
3,196 
4,130 
6,269 
5,724 
$1,000 
2,042,434 
1,643,841 
118,405 
82,227 
74,820 
36,700 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,934 
185 
359 
1,022 
2,768 
3,653 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,194 
900 
1,355 
2,138 
2,771 
1,836 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,091 
895 
767 
597 
479 
167 
$50,000 or more 
5,887 
4,383 
715 
373 
251 
68 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
33,955 
6,006 
2,692 
3,046 
4,420 
3,331 
$1,000 
5,877,973 
4,795,429 
337,480 
239,984 
198,080 
79,607 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,680 
25 
60 
190 
679 
943 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,646 
175 
336 
710 
1,484 
1,465 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,011 
939 
1,214 
1,423 
1,824 
810 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,496 
1,465 
714 
573 
328 
90 
$250,000 or more 
4,122 
3,402 
368 
150 
105 
23 
Contract labor 
farms 
25,067 
3,845 
1,840 
2,188 
3,636 
3,116 
$1,000 
3,378,012 
2,759,702 
198,276 
140,533 
136,025 
57,138 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,190 
21 
25 
33 
46 
133 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,812 
100 
116 
167 
455 
708 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
373 
409 
620 
1,328 
1,543 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,941 
364 
272 
434 
884 
508 
$50,000 or more 
6,299 
2,987 
1,018 
934 
923 
224 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
19,644 
3,870 
1,666 
1,914 
2,791 
2,242 
$1,000 
1,258,384 
1,018,753 
86,152 
61,450 
45,274 
18,638 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,589 
25 
29 
71 
220 
352 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,990 
118 
136 
271 
728 
856 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,384 
546 
567 
827 
1,330 
902 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,859 
548 
383 
363 
345 
79 
$50,000 or more 
3,822 
2,633 
551 
382 
168 
53 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,007 
3,609 
1,293 
1,359 
1,733 
1,267 
$1,000 
1,511,985 
1,236,192 
90,757 
55,495 
51,702 
22,642 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,241 
110 
103 
161 
387 
421 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,649 
123 
90 
141 
269 
262 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,878 
530 
308 
373 
558 
436 
$25,000 or more 
5,239 
2,846 
792 
684 
519 
148 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
122 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
