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. 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
86 
85 
80 
1 
1 
44 
500 or more 
222 
203 
196 
19 
18 
55 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
565 
504 
482 
61 
52 
379 
number 
264,584 
247,314 
237,451 
17,270 
(D) 
65,413 
Beef cows 
farms 
436 
382 
363 
54 
46 
336 
number 
82,705 
72,947 
67,584 
9,758 
(D) 
26,939 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
136 
119 
111 
17 
17 
137 
10 to 49 
97 
82 
80 
15 
11 
103 
50 to 99 
53 
46 
45 
7 
4 
38 
100 to 199 
43 
36 
34 
7 
7 
24 
200 to 499 
58 
55 
52 
3 
3 
26 
500 or more 
49 
44 
41 
5 
4 
8 
Milk cows 
farms 
149 
139 
136 
10 
9 
53 
number 
181,879 
174,367 
169,867 
7,512 
(D) 
38,474 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
9 
7 
7 
2 
2 
16 
10 to 49 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
50 to 99 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
100 to 199 
4 
3 
3 
1 
- 
4 
200 to 499 
26 
25 
25 
1 
1 
5 
500 or more 
105 
100 
97 
5 
5 
24 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
688 
613 
587 
75 
65 
476 
number 
597,095 
493,632 
475,592 
103,463 
(D) 
69,169 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
632 
577 
539 
55 
48 
391 
number 
967,482 
868,329 
809,131 
99,153 
(D) 
79,272 
$1,000 
1,018,841 
881,043 
813,603 
137,798 
(D) 
66,542 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
272 
252 
230 
20 
14 
169 
number 
258,292 
255,348 
249,231 
2,944 
2,787 
21,649 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
577 
529 
498 
48 
42 
357 
number 
709,190 
612,981 
559,900 
96,209 
(D) 
57,623 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
39 
30 
27 
9 
9 
9 
number 
458,438 
388,169 
(D) 
70,269 
70,269 
1,589 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
51 
37 
35 
14 
14 
95 
number 
3,830 
2,986 
(D) 
844 
844 
4,916 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
38 
29 
27 
9 
9 
71 
25 to 49 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
14 
50 to 99 
4 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
3 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
500 or more 
1 
1 
1 
- 
3 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
27 
19 
19 
8 
8 
58 
number 
331 
85 
85 
246 
246 
723 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
38 
29 
27 
9 
9 
81 
number 
3,499 
2,901 
(D) 
598 
598 
4,193 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
32 
22 
22 
10 
10 
81 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
787 
787 
9,718 
$1,000 
11,383 
11,084 
11,084 
299 
299 
1,979 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
148 
120 
115 
28 
24 
166 
number 
143,896 
122,485 
122,398 
21,411 
4,095 
36,262 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
99 
84 
81 
15 
11 
136 
number 
57,575 
47,553 
47,478 
10,022 
2,024 
22,099 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
87 
74 
65 
13 
9 
112 
number 
109,034 
102,697 
102,534 
6,337 
1,011 
19,398 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
795 
654 
638 
141 
130 
489 
number 
20,388 
16,673 
16,322 
3,715 
3,291 
8,309 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
751 
620 
608 
131 
121 
435 
number 
12,256 
9,972 
9,804 
2,284 
1,979 
4,982 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
187 
165 
161 
22 
18 
61 
number 
1,243 
1,108 
1,069 
135 
98 
247 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
124 
105 
102 
19 
17 
131 
number 
11,157 
7,641 
7,625 
3,516 
(D) 
1,962 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
54 
39 
36 
15 
15 
66 
number 
5,919 
4,669 
(D) 
1,250 
1,250 
933 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
235 
208 
202 
27 
27 
183 
number 
9,595,674 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
212 
188 
187 
24 
24 
181 
400 to 3,199 
8 
6 
5 
2 
2 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
100,000 or more 
13 
12 
8 
1 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
33 
25 
21 
8 
8 
19 
number 
2,494,872 
2,494,632 
602,931 
240 
240 
503 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data California 163 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
