Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
328 
273 
31 
24 
$1,000 
2,706 
1,837 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
5 
3 
3 
$1,000 
904 
419 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
301 
251 
26 
21 
$1,000 
2,499 
1,671 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
4 
3 
3 
$1,000 
846 
(D) 
245 
245 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
31 
5 
3 
$1,000 
206 
166 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,744 
3,969 
984 
831 
$1,000 
1,467,274 
609,691 
469,130 
415,896 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,246 
1,129 
637 
562 
$1,000 
1,425,574 
578,501 
462,915 
411,226 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
12,594 
10,055 
1,516 
1,208 
$1,000 
3,259,325 
1,144,142 
1,029,801 
579,755 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,515 
2,073 
947 
805 
$1,000 
3,170,394 
1,069,416 
1,022,246 
574,120 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,554 
821 
544 
479 
$1,000 
6,945,102 
2,984,064 
3,072,536 
2,784,818 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,520 
787 
544 
479 
$1,000 
6,944,530 
2,983,492 
3,072,536 
2,784,818 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,163 
982 
68 
48 
$1,000 
51,526 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
30 
3 
3 
$1,000 
48,608 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
4,376 
3,822 
292 
194 
$1,000 
108,136 
51,817 
27,449 
24,399 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
196 
108 
51 
41 
$1,000 
91,373 
37,905 
25,889 
23,313 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,050 
2,515 
282 
190 
$1,000 
62,241 
38,546 
8,415 
4,737 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
113 
28 
18 
$1,000 
35,731 
17,571 
5,137 
2,494 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,758 
3,192 
271 
184 
$1,000 
1,663,919 
(D) 
1,015,689 
1,004,724 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
248 
124 
70 
62 
$1,000 
1,658,976 
(D) 
1,015,297 
1,004,470 
Aquaculture 
farms 
229 
96 
16 
14 
$1,000 
103,016 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
32 
10 
10 
$1,000 
101,782 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,766 
1,403 
144 
113 
$1,000 
67,309 
18,146 
4,205 
2,809 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
150 
81 
15 
13 
$1,000 
58,094 
11,218 
3,444 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
7,593 
4,911 
1,737 
1,471 
$1,000 
146,919 
72,290 
56,059 
49,893 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,147 
1,307 
459 
376 
$1,000 
266,275 
91,325 
91,407 
82,014 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
8,588 
7,284 
610 
476 
$1,000 
169,915 
86,727 
23,788 
19,558 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
77,857 
59,732 
8,984 
7,283 
$1,000 
35,455,667 
10,220,935 
11,598,146 
10,293,686 
Average per farm 
dollars 
455,395 
171,113 
1,290,978 
1,413,385 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
38,958 
27,864 
5,596 
4,713 
$1,000 
1,806,062 
464,565 
567,323 
517,817 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,634 
20,489 
1,950 
1,556 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,312 
4,601 
1,451 
1,207 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,319 
1,145 
635 
547 
$50,000 or more 
4,693 
1,629 
1,560 
1,403 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
44,536 
31,681 
6,496 
5,475 
$1,000 
2,190,674 
572,199 
656,859 
602,173 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,059 
23,075 
2,399 
1,920 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,444 
5,357 
1,624 
1,358 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,676 
1,388 
701 
609 
$50,000 or more 
5,357 
1,861 
1,772 
1,588 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
146 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
