Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
328 
158 
- 
- 
1 
11 
40 
106 
$1,000 
2,706 
1,810 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
580 
1,096 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
6 
- 
- 
4 
2 
$1,000 
904 
700 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
301 
150 
- 
- 
1 
10 
35 
104 
$1,000 
2,499 
1,718 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
$1,000 
846 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
14 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
8 
$1,000 
206 
92 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,744 
4,025 
30 
203 
285 
771 
1,276 
1,460 
$1,000 
1,467,274 
1,276,394 
(D) 
(D) 
83,015 
324,902 
487,303 
339,424 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,246 
1,955 
14 
106 
143 
435 
678 
579 
$1,000 
1,425,574 
1,248,331 
1,139 
38,639 
80,755 
319,990 
479,282 
328,526 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
12,594 
7,400 
31 
246 
524 
1,274 
2,072 
3,253 
$1,000 
3,259,325 
2,900,049 
5,179 
64,383 
324,049 
789,979 
928,588 
787,872 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,515 
2,848 
9 
98 
235 
626 
870 
1,010 
$1,000 
3,170,394 
2,847,922 
5,113 
62,894 
320,902 
782,912 
913,609 
762,492 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,554 
1,436 
5 
73 
179 
417 
417 
345 
$1,000 
6,945,102 
6,544,428 
(D) 
(D) 
999,863 
2,051,472 
1,881,333 
1,388,800 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,520 
1,410 
5 
73 
179 
405 
412 
336 
$1,000 
6,944,530 
6,543,878 
(D) 
(D) 
999,863 
2,051,304 
1,881,239 
1,388,512 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,163 
541 
7 
62 
70 
97 
138 
167 
$1,000 
51,526 
49,411 
21 
492 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,531 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
36 
- 
5 
2 
10 
13 
6 
$1,000 
48,608 
47,822 
- 
370 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,963 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
4,376 
2,204 
14 
134 
157 
387 
599 
913 
$1,000 
108,136 
92,307 
17 
2,712 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
55,980 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
196 
162 
- 
9 
25 
26 
45 
57 
$1,000 
91,373 
82,517 
- 
1,834 
(D) 
(D) 
16,020 
51,346 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,050 
1,595 
14 
32 
144 
328 
491 
586 
$1,000 
62,241 
40,648 
136 
344 
2,458 
8,482 
17,069 
12,159 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
142 
- 
1 
7 
45 
49 
40 
$1,000 
35,731 
26,485 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,862 
12,483 
6,890 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,758 
1,977 
7 
104 
183 
404 
645 
634 
$1,000 
1,663,919 
1,330,043 
14 
24,966 
15,178 
518,407 
223,043 
548,434 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
248 
209 
- 
8 
13 
47 
72 
69 
$1,000 
1,658,976 
1,327,021 
- 
24,715 
14,925 
517,759 
222,131 
547,491 
Aquaculture 
farms 
229 
147 
- 
8 
15 
45 
41 
38 
$1,000 
103,016 
85,201 
- 
1,166 
4,981 
30,290 
26,759 
22,004 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
88 
- 
4 
7 
32 
27 
18 
$1,000 
101,782 
84,354 
- 
1,077 
4,907 
30,062 
26,443 
21,865 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,766 
1,016 
8 
67 
91 
229 
292 
329 
$1,000 
67,309 
56,871 
120 
838 
1,781 
23,226 
24,036 
6,869 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
150 
115 
- 
5 
9 
30 
38 
33 
$1,000 
58,094 
51,051 
- 
737 
1,337 
21,705 
22,146 
5,125 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
7,593 
5,594 
37 
296 
526 
1,129 
1,751 
1,855 
$1,000 
146,919 
124,555 
366 
6,561 
14,030 
28,555 
40,588 
34,455 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,147 
1,713 
16 
119 
185 
358 
607 
428 
$1,000 
266,275 
224,828 
211 
7,377 
25,211 
46,233 
89,934 
55,863 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
8,588 
4,943 
23 
349 
440 
964 
1,456 
1,711 
$1,000 
169,915 
145,611 
101 
14,769 
11,345 
30,779 
53,254 
35,363 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
77,857 
42,469 
151 
1,663 
3,117 
7,658 
12,433 
17,447 
$1,000 
35,455,667 
29,866,963 
48,700 
727,826 
3,015,677 
7,984,645 
9,653,431 
8,436,683 
Average per farm 
dollars 
455,395 
703,265 
322,516 
437,658 
967,494 
1,042,654 
776,436 
483,561 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
38,958 
23,661 
91 
1,149 
1,956 
4,529 
7,198 
8,738 
$1,000 
1,806,062 
1,523,737 
3,552 
38,056 
127,658 
378,572 
563,198 
412,702 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,634 
12,657 
44 
580 
892 
2,122 
3,591 
5,428 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,312 
5,096 
33 
263 
473 
1,040 
1,569 
1,718 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,319 
1,863 
5 
100 
184 
425 
638 
511 
$50,000 or more 
4,693 
4,045 
9 
206 
407 
942 
1,400 
1,081 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
44,536 
26,929 
84 
1,089 
2,145 
4,994 
8,259 
10,358 
$1,000 
2,190,674 
1,829,148 
4,293 
40,481 
171,549 
465,353 
614,236 
533,236 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,059 
14,440 
35 
554 
1,010 
2,390 
4,107 
6,344 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,444 
5,801 
25 
247 
507 
1,083 
1,880 
2,059 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,676 
2,127 
11 
97 
174 
466 
683 
696 
$50,000 or more 
5,357 
4,561 
13 
191 
454 
1,055 
1,589 
1,259 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
