Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
6,361 
5,345 
5,081 
1,016 
845 
2,780 
percent 
8.2 
6.9 
6.5 
1.3 
1.1 
3.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,359,671 
4,209,678 
3,772,441 
1,149,993 
727,389 
1,274,627 
Average size of farm 
acres 
843 
788 
742 
1,132 
861 
458 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
6,361 
5,345 
5,081 
1,016 
845 
2,780 
$1,000 
15,105,109 
11,748,838 
10,248,753 
3,356,271 
2,082,698 
1,370,056 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,374,644 
2,198,099 
2,017,074 
3,303,416 
2,464,732 
492,826 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
619 
473 
448 
146 
124 
589 
$1,000 to $2,499 
83 
76 
76 
7 
5 
130 
$2,500 to $4,999 
147 
122 
115 
25 
22 
146 
$5,000 to $9,999 
235 
191 
181 
44 
40 
220 
$10,000 to $24,999 
363 
319 
308 
44 
40 
337 
$25,000 to $49,999 
368 
318 
308 
50 
47 
286 
$50,000 to $99,999 
537 
448 
433 
89 
78 
220 
$100,000 to $249,999 
721 
616 
599 
105 
92 
343 
$250,000 to $499,999 
661 
583 
555 
78 
72 
172 
$500,000 to $999,999 
660 
567 
552 
93 
83 
134 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,967 
1,632 
1,506 
335 
242 
203 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
846 
719 
681 
127 
104 
101 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
441 
377 
355 
64 
47 
51 
$5,000,000 or more 
680 
536 
470 
144 
91 
51 
Total sales 
farms 
6,361 
5,345 
5,081 
1,016 
845 
2,780 
$1,000 
15,090,068 
11,734,814 
10,235,127 
3,355,254 
2,081,761 
1,366,526 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
628 
550 
525 
78 
59 
152 
$1,000 
335,553 
262,883 
230,436 
72,669 
41,063 
45,001 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
504 
438 
419 
66 
52 
94 
$1,000 
332,936 
260,572 
228,236 
72,364 
40,909 
43,980 
Corn 
farms 
240 
211 
204 
29 
26 
50 
$1,000 
92,701 
71,121 
(D) 
21,581 
(D) 
10,067 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
187 
163 
157 
24 
22 
30 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
263 
235 
223 
28 
18 
65 
$1,000 
90,769 
69,833 
61,220 
20,936 
8,554 
14,129 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
184 
172 
22 
14 
33 
$1,000 
89,341 
68,653 
60,040 
20,689 
(D) 
13,425 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
27 
24 
22 
3 
2 
11 
$1,000 
2,896 
2,598 
(D) 
298 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
11 
9 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,304 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
33 
25 
22 
8 
2 
11 
$1,000 
10,668 
1,159 
(D) 
9,509 
(D) 
845 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
6 
6 
7 
1 
4 
$1,000 
10,347 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
833 
Rice 
farms 
142 
118 
114 
24 
23 
39 
$1,000 
93,710 
82,893 
70,266 
10,817 
(D) 
18,804 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
138 
114 
110 
24 
23 
35 
$1,000 
93,661 
82,844 
70,217 
10,817 
(D) 
18,702 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
169 
150 
145 
19 
12 
28 
$1,000 
44,808 
35,280 
(D) 
9,529 
1,142 
614 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
112 
99 
97 
13 
8 
6 
$1,000 
43,615 
34,143 
(D) 
9,471 
(D) 
365 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
93 
76 
71 
17 
12 
17 
$1,000 
241,698 
56,863 
46,910 
184,835 
(D) 
12,069 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
87 
72 
67 
15 
12 
12 
$1,000 
241,613 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
11,979 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
750 
618 
592 
132 
99 
183 
$1,000 
3,216,028 
2,537,899 
2,191,013 
678,129 
340,010 
183,959 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
555 
469 
446 
86 
56 
66 
$1,000 
3,214,087 
2,536,540 
2,189,744 
677,548 
339,455 
182,841 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,425 
2,967 
2,804 
458 
390 
1,438 
$1,000 
6,646,485 
5,329,829 
4,517,238 
1,316,656 
920,251 
781,324 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,761 
2,371 
2,222 
390 
325 
727 
$1,000 
6,633,328 
5,318,095 
4,505,794 
1,315,233 
918,867 
768,910 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
3,239 
2,818 
2,669 
421 
354 
1,409 
$1,000 
5,764,820 
4,594,674 
4,038,739 
1,170,145 
787,605 
634,165 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,589 
2,232 
2,097 
357 
294 
718 
$1,000 
5,751,990 
4,583,217 
4,027,571 
1,168,773 
786,281 
622,123 
Berries 
farms 
249 
201 
183 
48 
45 
55 
$1,000 
881,665 
735,155 
478,499 
146,510 
132,646 
147,160 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
202 
160 
143 
42 
39 
16 
$1,000 
880,852 
734,431 
(D) 
146,421 
132,557 
146,776 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
802 
645 
622 
157 
137 
132 
$1,000 
1,906,437 
1,268,854 
1,172,532 
637,583 
355,824 
62,036 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
625 
508 
490 
117 
100 
44 
$1,000 
1,903,709 
1,266,613 
1,170,411 
637,097 
(D) 
60,987 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data California 145 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
