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. 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
7 
7 
6 
- 
- 
17 
$1,000 
304 
304 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
7 
7 
6 
- 
- 
17 
$1,000 
304 
304 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
589 
506 
487 
83 
59 
202 
$1,000 
358,877 
272,983 
265,746 
85,894 
46,268 
29,576 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
417 
360 
348 
57 
40 
63 
$1,000 
356,103 
270,684 
263,606 
85,419 
45,928 
28,055 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
632 
577 
539 
55 
48 
391 
$1,000 
1,018,841 
881,043 
813,603 
137,798 
(D) 
66,542 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
370 
339 
312 
31 
28 
125 
$1,000 
1,015,374 
877,939 
810,570 
137,435 
(D) 
63,357 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
146 
138 
135 
8 
7 
43 
$1,000 
735,771 
704,807 
687,867 
30,963 
(D) 
152,732 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
146 
138 
135 
8 
7 
43 
$1,000 
735,771 
704,807 
687,867 
30,963 
(D) 
152,732 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
32 
22 
22 
10 
10 
81 
$1,000 
11,383 
11,084 
11,084 
299 
299 
1,979 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
4 
4 
1 
1 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
10,882 
10,882 
(D) 
(D) 
1,504 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
125 
100 
90 
25 
21 
137 
$1,000 
24,825 
23,343 
23,317 
1,481 
251 
4,046 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
30 
30 
4 
2 
3 
$1,000 
24,232 
22,848 
22,848 
1,384 
(D) 
3,347 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
192 
170 
166 
22 
18 
61 
$1,000 
13,659 
12,178 
(D) 
1,481 
(D) 
1,622 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
55 
55 
9 
8 
7 
$1,000 
11,880 
10,570 
10,570 
1,310 
(D) 
1,143 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
185 
162 
155 
23 
22 
110 
$1,000 
485,082 
(D) 
219,366 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
48 
44 
5 
4 
1 
$1,000 
484,651 
(D) 
219,061 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
71 
41 
39 
30 
22 
46 
$1,000 
52,152 
17,711 
(D) 
34,440 
(D) 
22,754 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
48 
21 
19 
27 
19 
29 
$1,000 
51,811 
17,394 
(D) 
34,417 
(D) 
22,559 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
164 
144 
142 
20 
20 
55 
$1,000 
42,974 
(D) 
28,677 
(D) 
(D) 
1,985 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
40 
38 
7 
7 
7 
$1,000 
41,608 
(D) 
27,424 
(D) 
(D) 
1,824 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
704 
630 
605 
74 
66 
241 
$1,000 
15,041 
14,024 
13,626 
1,017 
937 
3,530 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
345 
319 
309 
26 
23 
36 
$1,000 
70,972 
65,362 
64,186 
5,610 
5,358 
12,570 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
479 
388 
376 
91 
80 
215 
$1,000 
50,675 
33,908 
33,705 
16,766 
8,944 
8,726 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
6,361 
5,345 
5,081 
1,016 
845 
2,780 
$1,000 
12,491,773 
9,865,031 
8,664,659 
2,626,742 
1,687,224 
1,144,813 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,963,806 
1,845,656 
1,705,306 
2,585,376 
1,996,715 
411,803 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
4,146 
3,533 
3,363 
613 
500 
1,352 
$1,000 
709,207 
539,529 
470,465 
169,677 
91,805 
64,967 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,374 
1,178 
1,141 
196 
178 
821 
$5,000 to $24,999 
968 
827 
795 
141 
116 
292 
$25,000 to $49,999 
462 
407 
394 
55 
52 
77 
$50,000 or more 
1,342 
1,121 
1,033 
221 
154 
162 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
4,734 
4,033 
3,834 
701 
571 
1,625 
$1,000 
866,216 
666,720 
592,743 
199,496 
106,047 
95,400 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,604 
1,386 
1,336 
218 
199 
981 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,098 
936 
908 
162 
131 
365 
$25,000 to $49,999 
486 
417 
399 
69 
63 
101 
$50,000 or more 
1,546 
1,294 
1,191 
252 
178 
178 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data California 147 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
