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. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
3,346 
2,838 
2,701 
508 
401 
903 
$1,000 
636,172 
448,556 
403,980 
187,615 
97,271 
41,970 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
500 
435 
421 
65 
62 
389 
$1,000 to $4,999 
742 
640 
617 
102 
85 
203 
$5,000 to $24,999 
805 
690 
649 
115 
92 
194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
317 
273 
266 
44 
39 
29 
$50,000 or more 
982 
800 
748 
182 
123 
88 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
759 
643 
620 
116 
107 
353 
$1,000 
473,129 
422,492 
394,107 
50,637 
49,681 
17,256 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
278 
235 
231 
43 
41 
206 
$5,000 to $24,999 
209 
169 
162 
40 
38 
79 
$25,000 to $99,999 
128 
110 
107 
18 
15 
41 
$100,000 to $249,999 
53 
48 
45 
5 
4 
7 
$250,000 or more 
91 
81 
75 
10 
9 
20 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
415 
371 
360 
44 
40 
180 
$1,000 
35,020 
33,572 
(D) 
1,447 
(D) 
5,499 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
470 
387 
370 
83 
77 
220 
$1,000 
438,110 
388,920 
(D) 
49,189 
(D) 
11,757 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,573 
1,321 
1,269 
252 
226 
1,010 
$1,000 
1,149,927 
1,005,383 
892,379 
144,545 
140,471 
110,599 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
399 
336 
327 
63 
57 
525 
$5,000 to $24,999 
512 
401 
387 
111 
105 
320 
$25,000 to $99,999 
303 
272 
258 
31 
27 
75 
$100,000 to $249,999 
104 
85 
84 
19 
14 
29 
$250,000 or more 
255 
227 
213 
28 
23 
61 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
5,984 
5,053 
4,797 
931 
769 
2,389 
$1,000 
536,190 
419,450 
379,032 
116,740 
65,524 
45,487 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,345 
1,951 
1,871 
394 
360 
1,668 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,506 
1,306 
1,250 
200 
167 
474 
$25,000 to $49,999 
614 
540 
517 
74 
57 
94 
$50,000 or more 
1,519 
1,256 
1,159 
263 
185 
153 
Utilities 
farms 
5,728 
4,829 
4,599 
899 
742 
2,167 
$1,000 
595,354 
475,367 
421,013 
119,987 
75,309 
68,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
483 
397 
377 
86 
76 
565 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,263 
1,052 
1,021 
211 
191 
765 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,684 
1,439 
1,390 
245 
212 
491 
$25,000 to $49,999 
656 
578 
555 
78 
61 
142 
$50,000 or more 
1,642 
1,363 
1,256 
279 
202 
204 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
5,841 
4,919 
4,679 
922 
766 
2,186 
$1,000 
742,076 
589,058 
526,301 
153,018 
93,544 
62,181 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,900 
1,594 
1,540 
306 
280 
1,346 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,604 
1,353 
1,295 
251 
225 
519 
$25,000 to $49,999 
612 
530 
513 
82 
61 
110 
$50,000 or more 
1,725 
1,442 
1,331 
283 
200 
211 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,005 
4,234 
4,021 
771 
620 
1,430 
$1,000 
2,696,816 
2,072,269 
1,845,802 
624,547 
411,118 
194,830 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
405 
322 
307 
83 
68 
359 
$5,000 to $24,999 
736 
651 
627 
85 
79 
392 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,362 
1,174 
1,129 
188 
167 
372 
$100,000 to $249,999 
896 
765 
738 
131 
107 
155 
$250,000 or more 
1,606 
1,322 
1,220 
284 
199 
152 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,231 
2,742 
2,579 
489 
395 
1,034 
$1,000 
1,427,418 
1,154,674 
934,365 
272,745 
182,340 
126,223 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
108 
93 
88 
15 
15 
63 
$1,000 to $4,999 
334 
295 
287 
39 
34 
216 
$5,000 to $24,999 
741 
633 
608 
108 
96 
309 
$25,000 to $49,999 
429 
378 
367 
51 
44 
147 
$50,000 or more 
1,619 
1,343 
1,229 
276 
206 
299 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,052 
1,787 
1,696 
265 
206 
716 
$1,000 
306,965 
239,534 
214,523 
67,431 
51,331 
47,445 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
104 
95 
95 
9 
8 
133 
$1,000 to $4,999 
260 
232 
218 
28 
25 
183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
571 
511 
479 
60 
42 
208 
$25,000 to $49,999 
313 
271 
265 
42 
36 
83 
$50,000 or more 
804 
678 
639 
126 
95 
109 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,362 
1,983 
1,886 
379 
299 
332 
$1,000 
586,938 
466,887 
417,052 
120,051 
73,629 
42,266 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
331 
263 
251 
68 
61 
126 
$5,000 to $9,999 
184 
160 
154 
24 
23 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
530 
463 
446 
67 
59 
80 
$25,000 or more 
1,317 
1,097 
1,035 
220 
156 
100 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data California 149 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
