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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,605 
689 
3 
28 
66 
119 
175 
298 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,774 
2,215 
5 
87 
115 
376 
576 
1,056 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,610 
1,732 
2 
49 
116 
224 
474 
867 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,758 
3,185 
21 
116 
202 
558 
894 
1,394 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,811 
2,808 
15 
120 
219 
437 
852 
1,165 
$50,000 or more 
15,494 
11,851 
29 
523 
990 
2,472 
3,849 
3,988 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
41,805 
19,989 
76 
740 
1,409 
3,472 
5,613 
8,679 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
70,779 
107,630 
45,655 
78,652 
149,389 
167,026 
123,121 
70,084 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,006 
876 
2 
36 
60 
114 
205 
459 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,944 
3,677 
16 
123 
213 
476 
905 
1,944 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,798 
3,204 
10 
138 
162 
510 
842 
1,542 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,315 
4,817 
12 
144 
300 
834 
1,405 
2,122 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,518 
2,847 
19 
90 
190 
537 
849 
1,162 
$50,000 or more 
7,224 
4,568 
17 
209 
484 
1,001 
1,407 
1,450 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
521 
448 
2 
37 
33 
93 
153 
130 
$1,000 
122,036 
112,981 
(D) 
(D) 
7,892 
25,590 
43,108 
31,390 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
23,685 
15,168 
49 
525 
1,209 
2,884 
4,596 
5,905 
$1,000 
1,204,560 
956,748 
2,314 
35,957 
79,549 
195,639 
335,909 
307,379 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
5,255 
3,794 
20 
194 
394 
789 
1,209 
1,188 
$1,000 
383,434 
340,855 
493 
16,454 
26,706 
74,047 
110,955 
112,200 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
6,000 
3,689 
5 
105 
220 
571 
1,076 
1,712 
$1,000 
256,997 
193,335 
8 
7,345 
18,104 
30,407 
69,005 
68,466 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
862 
464 
15 
28 
61 
132 
228 
$1,000 
27,613 
23,158 
- 
34 
101 
1,192 
4,671 
17,159 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
1,699 
1,032 
27 
124 
208 
322 
351 
$1,000 
64,520 
37,432 
- 
311 
7,203 
6,065 
13,131 
10,721 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
7,469 
5,286 
13 
165 
394 
1,045 
1,652 
2,017 
$1,000 
171,066 
143,604 
1,456 
7,509 
10,909 
37,318 
49,422 
36,989 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
1,568 
1,043 
2 
32 
90 
222 
314 
383 
$1,000 
62,457 
49,799 
(D) 
(D) 
3,340 
9,291 
18,921 
17,018 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
343 
245 
20 
32 
34 
82 
77 
$1,000 
4,218 
3,522 
- 
564 
243 
766 
1,027 
922 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
5,192 
3,227 
19 
92 
232 
698 
997 
1,189 
$1,000 
234,255 
165,043 
(D) 
(D) 
12,943 
36,553 
68,776 
43,904 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
57,731 
32,819 
116 
1,357 
2,507 
6,092 
9,754 
12,993 
acres 
9,591,783 
7,919,020 
14,897 
244,823 
707,686 
1,688,441 
2,709,141 
2,554,032 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
53,372 
30,913 
110 
1,303 
2,351 
5,811 
9,183 
12,155 
acres 
8,007,461 
6,751,293 
13,035 
202,711 
598,633 
1,500,433 
2,334,923 
2,101,558 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
38,391 
19,010 
60 
751 
1,300 
3,263 
5,211 
8,425 
50 to 99 acres 
4,412 
3,135 
24 
121 
232 
588 
1,057 
1,113 
100 to 199 acres 
3,567 
2,676 
15 
133 
243 
553 
876 
856 
200 to 499 acres 
3,538 
3,012 
7 
196 
283 
696 
986 
844 
500 to 999 acres 
1,780 
1,574 
1 
73 
146 
379 
518 
457 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
950 
857 
1 
18 
88 
167 
318 
265 
2,000 acres or more 
734 
649 
2 
11 
59 
165 
217 
195 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,879 
1,521 
9 
54 
116 
299 
488 
555 
acres 
492,270 
376,615 
471 
21,533 
36,135 
65,705 
125,621 
127,150 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,425 
1,361 
2 
48 
140 
238 
374 
559 
acres 
207,072 
163,299 
(D) 
(D) 
21,452 
25,278 
37,035 
74,491 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
6,204 
3,350 
9 
105 
250 
578 
1,080 
1,328 
acres 
674,022 
461,503 
(D) 
(D) 
31,269 
70,817 
157,282 
191,741 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,477 
1,018 
48 
96 
193 
294 
387 
acres 
210,958 
166,310 
- 
6,533 
20,197 
26,208 
54,280 
59,092 
Total woodland 
farms 
7,345 
3,611 
9 
107 
208 
503 
1,113 
1,671 
acres 
1,575,520 
938,505 
453 
25,819 
48,218 
148,717 
249,061 
466,237 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
3,519 
1,790 
6 
38 
100 
243 
552 
851 
acres 
855,116 
570,825 
240 
19,030 
31,703 
105,627 
156,216 
258,009 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
4,610 
2,234 
6 
86 
134 
329 
693 
986 
acres 
720,404 
367,680 
213 
6,789 
16,515 
43,090 
92,845 
208,228 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
