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 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
21,886 
17,993 
1,889 
1,442 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
13,036,448 
7,096,902 
3,191,884 
2,566,018 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
41,259 
31,896 
4,503 
3,597 
acres 
1,365,250 
578,705 
349,689 
318,964 
Irrigated land 
farms 
53,546 
39,435 
7,063 
5,883 
acres 
7,861,964 
2,627,590 
2,578,544 
2,301,787 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
47,972 
34,567 
6,763 
5,662 
acres 
7,371,411 
2,371,474 
2,461,606 
2,226,736 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
7,884 
6,619 
557 
430 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
490,553 
256,116 
116,938 
75,051 
Programs 
farms 
470 
337 
71 
57 
acres 
105,504 
59,150 
29,639 
25,689 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
13,813 
8,140 
3,100 
2,678 
acres 
4,929,132 
1,694,271 
1,799,823 
1,615,181 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
3,008 
1,994 
425 
352 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
1,355,207 
293,058 
316,971 
289,328 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
77,857 
59,732 
8,984 
7,283 
$1,000 
160,524,953 
73,400,265 
40,782,185 
35,940,719 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,061,792 
1,228,827 
4,539,424 
4,934,878 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,278 
6,116 
5,881 
6,061 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,768 
3,218 
245 
191 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,993 
2,563 
226 
162 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,849 
5,979 
443 
321 
$200,000 to $499,999 
22,324 
19,284 
1,445 
1,057 
$500,000 to $999,999 
17,939 
14,763 
1,531 
1,165 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
9,621 
6,781 
1,441 
1,177 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
8,056 
4,660 
1,702 
1,474 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3,283 
1,464 
988 
879 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
3,024 
1,020 
963 
857 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
77,851 
59,731 
8,982 
7,281 
$1,000 
9,709,545 
4,005,275 
2,775,171 
2,500,154 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
10,455 
9,182 
584 
416 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,336 
7,299 
499 
353 
$10,000 to $19,999 
13,025 
11,072 
908 
677 
$20,000 to $49,999 
18,826 
15,387 
1,715 
1,344 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11,191 
8,377 
1,434 
1,139 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,916 
4,464 
1,240 
1,053 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,289 
2,714 
1,314 
1,152 
$500,000 or more 
3,813 
1,236 
1,288 
1,147 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
55,175 
41,799 
6,578 
5,363 
number 
132,455 
75,873 
24,909 
21,483 
Tractors, all 
farms 
53,296 
39,770 
6,735 
5,495 
number 
147,163 
82,288 
29,479 
25,611 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
31,264 
24,175 
3,346 
2,638 
number 
49,313 
33,179 
6,713 
5,477 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
30,456 
21,141 
4,659 
3,920 
number 
68,295 
37,133 
13,913 
12,131 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
10,631 
6,065 
2,421 
2,070 
number 
29,555 
11,976 
8,853 
8,003 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,710 
847 
548 
466 
number 
2,497 
1,171 
883 
776 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
475 
200 
199 
185 
number 
870 
304 
385 
359 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,629 
1,021 
336 
282 
number 
2,188 
1,251 
531 
452 
Hay balers 
farms 
3,674 
2,573 
617 
521 
number 
4,822 
3,250 
903 
753 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
154 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
