Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
California 
Alameda 
Alpine 
Amador 
Butte 
Calaveras 
Colusa 
Farms 
number 
77,857 
452 
3 
461 
2,056 
663 
782 
Land in farms 
acres 
25,569,001 
177,798 
(D) 
155,187 
381,019 
212,140 
453,061 
Average size of farm 
acres 
328 
393 
(D) 
337 
185 
320 
579 
Median size of farm 
acres 
20 
20 
120 
50 
20 
26 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,061,792 
2,170,266 
1,800,000 
1,324,402 
1,408,200 
1,043,832 
3,146,342 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,278 
5,517 
4,289 
3,934 
7,599 
3,262 
5,431 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
9,709,545 
21,376 
61 
23,659 
278,776 
27,008 
234,816 
Average per farm 
dollars 
124,720 
47,291 
20,333 
51,320 
135,591 
40,737 
300,276 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
24,637 
168 
- 
68 
635 
145 
63 
1 0 to 49 acres 
25,811 
104 
- 
152 
738 
253 
152 
50 to 1 79 acres 
13,056 
86 
2 
143 
322 
143 
188 
180 to 499 acres 
6,649 
39 
- 
46 
217 
56 
199 
500 to 999 acres 
3,230 
18 
- 
27 
84 
25 
93 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4,474 
37 
1 
25 
60 
41 
87 
Total cropland 
farms 
57,731 
228 
3 
236 
1,606 
280 
711 
acres 
9,591,783 
20,347 
563 
16,022 
227,279 
6,059 
285,689 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
53,372 
194 
3 
217 
1,510 
235 
654 
acres 
8,007,461 
9,901 
(D) 
8,521 
203,573 
4,165 
263,675 
Irrigated land 
farms 
53,546 
159 
3 
236 
1,547 
224 
665 
acres 
7,861,964 
8,893 
239 
11,321 
199,662 
4,523 
260,859 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
42,627,472 
57,522 
265 
31,968 
541,274 
26,004 
577,313 
Average per farm 
dollars 
547,510 
127,261 
88,444 
69,345 
263,265 
39,222 
738,251 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
30,366,898 
47,557 
(D) 
21,767 
526,847 
11,835 
569,922 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
12,260,574 
9,965 
(D) 
10,201 
14,426 
14,169 
7,390 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
19,986 
189 
- 
140 
564 
291 
102 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,736 
31 
- 
47 
98 
47 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,718 
39 
- 
45 
167 
85 
31 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,137 
79 
- 
64 
312 
109 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,043 
32 
2 
46 
205 
63 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,679 
38 
- 
48 
172 
17 
61 
$100,000 or more 
20,558 
44 
1 
71 
538 
51 
462 
Government payments 
farms 
7,593 
16 
- 
13 
281 
4 
379 
$1,000 
146,919 
49 
- 
37 
9,386 
8 
13,629 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
23,685 
115 
2 
96 
719 
140 
333 
$1,000 
1,204,560 
4,031 
(D) 
2,539 
28,296 
3,191 
21,293 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
35,455,667 
43,044 
257 
27,281 
365,905 
26,174 
505,021 
Average per farm 
dollars 
455,395 
95,229 
85,533 
59,179 
177,969 
39,478 
645,807 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
77,857 
452 
3 
461 
2,056 
663 
782 
$1,000 
8,523,285 
18,557 
(D) 
7,262 
213,050 
3,029 
107,214 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,474 
41,056 
(D) 
15,753 
103,624 
4,568 
137,103 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
42,469 
220 
- 
227 
1,222 
309 
482 
Other 
number 
35,388 
232 
3 
234 
834 
354 
300 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
46,546 
266 
3 
279 
1,203 
420 
455 
200 days or more 
number 
27,947 
180 
3 
155 
639 
246 
278 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
16,764 
157 
1 
183 
377 
304 
84 
number 
5,370,531 
16,613 
(D) 
14,736 
14,282 
14,170 
14,757 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,925 
148 
1 
146 
262 
214 
66 
number 
583,594 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,346 
7,569 
8,358 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,931 
2 
2 
21 
3 
8 
number 
1,815,655 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
427 
3 
102 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
12,594 
128 
1 
148 
215 
233 
63 
number 
3,671,078 
9,421 
(D) 
8,243 
6,943 
8,458 
6,542 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,437 
8 
9 
45 
19 
13 
number 
111,893 
25 
- 
15 
3,202 
104 
586 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,163 
6 
- 
5 
35 
22 
8 
number 
290,488 
43 
- 
7 
3,768 
165 
894 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4,224 
50 
- 
34 
135 
65 
29 
number 
668,517 
1,199 
- 
656 
3,923 
1,572 
1,890 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,744 
55 
1 
57 
166 
105 
23 
number 
19,000,779 
798 
(D) 
3,806 
4,963 
2,504 
250 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
421 
4 
6 
18 
6 
- 
number 
273,277,272 
60 
- 
620 
6,428 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
733 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
27 
acres 
180,672 
- 
- 
(D) 
499 
- 
5,799 
bushels 
31,922,610 
- 
- 
(D) 
107,291 
- 
1,173,253 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,895 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
487,570 
- 
- 
(D) 
300 
- 
- 
tons 
12,575,973 
- 
- 
(D) 
5,635 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,503 
1 
- 
17 
- 
57 
acres 
491,846 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,782 
- 
16,555 
bushels 
42,955,324 
(D) 
- 
- 
136,176 
- 
1,080,820 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,020 
1 
- 
- 
16 
- 
53 
acres 
316,109 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
16,094 
bushels 
26,032,499 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,053,551 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
179 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
acres 
40,197 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
461 
bushels 
3,393,174 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
27,269 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
California 239 
