Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
38,958 
2,072 
3,584 
24,295 
2,274 
2,631 
- 
$1,000 
1,806,062 
125,494 
511,839 
726,151 
100,188 
269,749 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,634 
383 
2,456 
15,966 
1,597 
1,255 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,312 
602 
350 
4,947 
325 
534 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,319 
376 
113 
1,342 
120 
158 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4,693 
711 
665 
2,040 
232 
684 
- 
Chemicals purchased farms 
44,536 
2,145 
3,095 
28,092 
2,333 
2,785 
- 
$1,000 
2,190,674 
115,367 
512,001 
1,159,332 
92,463 
213,695 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,059 
603 
2,126 
16,863 
1,777 
1,555 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,444 
519 
254 
6,418 
289 
485 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,676 
341 
114 
1,792 
93 
178 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5,357 
682 
601 
3,019 
174 
567 
- 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
27,527 
2,062 
3,481 
13,108 
2,009 
2,775 
- 
$1,000 
1,317,934 
51,571 
456,870 
359,380 
273,965 
123,564 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11,381 
174 
1,713 
5,862 
633 
737 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,676 
387 
699 
3,577 
464 
772 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,157 
936 
380 
2,255 
367 
634 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,473 
307 
97 
536 
131 
204 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2,840 
258 
592 
878 
414 
428 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
12,585 
178 
415 
1,254 
111 
496 
- 
$1,000 
1,254,286 
3,000 
5,282 
32,002 
245 
9,168 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,903 
95 
378 
862 
102 
330 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,950 
66 
23 
246 
8 
111 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
995 
11 
5 
86 
1 
36 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
335 
3 
4 
34 
- 
9 
- 
$250,000 or more 
402 
3 
5 
26 
- 
10 
“ 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
6,850 
98 
84 
355 
32 
282 
- 
$1,000 
255,730 
618 
(D) 
2,116 
(D) 
3,436 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
7,673 
118 
386 
1,012 
93 
285 
- 
$1,000 
998,556 
2,382 
(D) 
29,887 
(D) 
5,731 
- 
Feed purchased farms 
30,014 
269 
860 
3,039 
277 
1,012 
- 
$1,000 
6,069,374 
12,633 
7,323 
30,287 
677 
20,663 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,191 
147 
739 
2,188 
245 
671 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,417 
85 
98 
719 
25 
244 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,042 
13 
19 
93 
7 
56 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
596 
11 
1 
15 
- 
23 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1,768 
13 
3 
24 
- 
18 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
70,844 
2,152 
3,906 
31,898 
3,070 
5,209 
- 
$1,000 
1,552,328 
78,984 
317,341 
547,808 
89,143 
202,625 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
51,974 
722 
2,655 
23,166 
2,072 
3,546 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,182 
748 
486 
5,566 
566 
764 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,745 
268 
140 
1,317 
163 
244 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4,943 
414 
625 
1,849 
269 
655 
- 
Utilities farms 
60,680 
2,008 
3,398 
30,600 
2,797 
4,174 
_ 
$1,000 
1,684,343 
49,764 
246,904 
831,457 
92,337 
180,978 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,704 
191 
1,193 
6,542 
704 
1,169 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
23,136 
513 
1,023 
12,272 
941 
1,458 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,275 
743 
481 
7,528 
637 
717 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,178 
299 
139 
1,776 
184 
247 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5,387 
262 
562 
2,482 
331 
583 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
63,106 
2,028 
3,505 
30,051 
2,794 
4,414 
- 
$1,000 
2,042,434 
76,150 
327,662 
855,392 
117,485 
197,633 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,934 
688 
2,258 
18,987 
1,836 
2,755 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,194 
657 
511 
6,836 
534 
784 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,091 
266 
130 
1,694 
149 
252 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5,887 
417 
606 
2,534 
275 
623 
- 
Hired farm labor farms 
33,955 
1,168 
2,072 
18,503 
2,088 
2,143 
_ 
$1,000 
5,877,973 
100,468 
901,494 
2,702,080 
859,896 
346,948 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,680 
179 
415 
5,638 
414 
426 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,646 
300 
433 
5,060 
451 
524 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,011 
404 
430 
4,363 
514 
604 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,496 
200 
246 
1,681 
271 
270 
- 
$250,000 or more 
4,122 
85 
548 
1,761 
438 
319 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
174 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
