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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
896 
711 
3 
36 
47 
118 
235 
272 
500 or more 
1,743 
1,580 
2 
56 
195 
428 
459 
440 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
12,566 
7,140 
17 
245 
522 
1,236 
2,011 
3,109 
number 
2,399,249 
2,161,395 
(D) 
59,930 
(D) 
624,798 
629,644 
552,571 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,925 
5,719 
6 
164 
340 
818 
1,617 
2,774 
number 
583,594 
451,740 
37 
(D) 
(D) 
78,644 
139,142 
195,941 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6,173 
2,711 
5 
91 
185 
388 
734 
1,308 
1 0 to 49 
2,704 
1,472 
1 
45 
75 
191 
378 
782 
50 to 99 
801 
537 
- 
8 
18 
76 
172 
263 
100 to 199 
542 
410 
- 
8 
25 
57 
134 
186 
200 to 499 
479 
397 
- 
7 
25 
78 
135 
152 
500 or more 
226 
192 
- 
5 
12 
28 
64 
83 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,931 
1,615 
11 
89 
203 
456 
462 
394 
number 
1,815,655 
1,709,655 
(D) 
(D) 
260,614 
546,154 
490,502 
356,630 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
457 
240 
6 
16 
23 
54 
71 
70 
1 0 to 49 
62 
51 
- 
- 
2 
18 
6 
25 
50 to 99 
52 
43 
- 
7 
2 
11 
14 
9 
100 to 199 
110 
105 
3 
8 
11 
23 
32 
28 
200 to 499 
258 
240 
- 
28 
44 
56 
72 
40 
500 or more 
992 
936 
2 
30 
121 
294 
267 
222 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,380 
7,547 
31 
277 
544 
1,289 
2,150 
3,256 
number 
2,971,282 
2,620,104 
(D) 
78,385 
(D) 
742,303 
743,371 
682,609 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
12,594 
7,400 
31 
246 
524 
1,274 
2,072 
3,253 
number 
3,671,078 
3,263,738 
6,563 
74,637 
407,245 
938,880 
1,001,000 
835,413 
$1,000 
3,259,325 
2,900,049 
5,179 
64,383 
324,049 
789,979 
928,588 
787,872 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
5,347 
3,359 
9 
108 
295 
608 
980 
1,359 
number 
1,252,820 
1,127,288 
(D) 
19,758 
(D) 
385,552 
299,119 
223,109 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1 1 ,228 
6,693 
24 
215 
455 
1,176 
1,864 
2,959 
number 
2,418,258 
2,136,450 
(D) 
54,879 
(D) 
553,328 
701,881 
612,304 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
262 
185 
2 
16 
27 
66 
74 
number 
712,651 
646,224 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
114,464 
327,259 
196,798 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,437 
697 
7 
67 
90 
156 
170 
207 
number 
111,893 
102,217 
115 
2,202 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12,282 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,228 
571 
3 
55 
78 
138 
125 
172 
25 to 49 
95 
54 
4 
3 
4 
6 
26 
11 
50 to 99 
52 
26 
- 
5 
5 
- 
8 
8 
100 to 199 
39 
25 
- 
2 
1 
8 
6 
8 
200 to 499 
11 
10 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
6 
500 or more 
12 
11 
- 
2 
1 
3 
3 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
732 
380 
7 
40 
49 
77 
80 
127 
number 
8,322 
5,812 
29 
324 
473 
818 
1,610 
2,558 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,179 
561 
7 
62 
73 
126 
140 
153 
number 
103,571 
96,405 
86 
1,878 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9,724 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,163 
541 
7 
62 
70 
97 
138 
167 
number 
290,488 
272,373 
95 
1,652 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
19,342 
$1,000 
51,526 
49,411 
21 
492 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,531 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,224 
2,098 
17 
102 
131 
329 
525 
994 
number 
668,517 
589,159 
143 
14,091 
51,903 
38,432 
104,117 
380,473 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
3,222 
1,623 
15 
81 
91 
253 
397 
786 
number 
306,987 
272,204 
45 
6,384 
23,656 
22,773 
50,739 
168,607 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
2,593 
1,357 
2 
87 
70 
211 
340 
647 
number 
440,092 
389,663 
(D) 
(D) 
31,802 
19,560 
68,951 
259,279 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
14,932 
7,322 
27 
206 
528 
1,349 
2,207 
3,005 
number 
142,555 
81,366 
260 
2,019 
6,114 
15,663 
26,485 
30,825 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
14,353 
7,029 
27 
189 
526 
1,326 
2,113 
2,848 
number 
107,774 
58,560 
140 
1,672 
4,413 
10,872 
17,533 
23,930 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,959 
1,553 
14 
32 
142 
318 
481 
566 
number 
10,452 
5,930 
50 
168 
364 
1,133 
1,901 
2,314 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
4,474 
2,054 
9 
135 
214 
405 
580 
711 
number 
140,042 
86,133 
72 
1 1 ,333 
11,509 
15,661 
20,419 
27,139 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,133 
1,049 
12 
81 
100 
221 
304 
331 
number 
62,844 
35,437 
138 
3,971 
6,016 
7,136 
8,013 
10,163 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,744 
3,147 
7 
134 
279 
625 
991 
1,111 
number 
19,000,779 
15,272,469 
421 
(D) 
(D) 
5,540,348 
5,640,490 
2,725,574 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,653 
3,070 
7 
127 
270 
602 
971 
1,093 
400 to 3,199 
39 
31 
- 
4 
5 
10 
6 
6 
3,200 to 9,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
20,000 to 49,999 
5 
5 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
1 
100,000 or more 
31 
26 
- 
2 
2 
9 
5 
8 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
873 
497 
4 
28 
43 
119 
142 
161 
number 
4,633,558 
3,736,086 
100 
426,680 
3,373 
1,640,747 
1,038,696 
626,490 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
