Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Contra Costa 
Del Norte 
El Dorado 
Fresno 
Glenn 
Humboldt 
Imperial 
Farms 
number 
602 
121 
1,358 
5,683 
1,311 
930 
421 
Land in farms 
acres 
127,670 
(D) 
128,365 
1,721,202 
668,784 
593,597 
515,783 
Average size of farm 
acres 
212 
(D) 
95 
303 
510 
638 
1,225 
Median size of farm 
acres 
10 
20 
12 
37 
45 
40 
255 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,786,848 
1,481,355 
777,782 
2,509,484 
2,342,959 
1,649,521 
8,577,864 
Average per acre 
dollars 
8,425 
8,716 
8,228 
8,286 
4,593 
2,584 
7,002 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
48,533 
13,995 
41,469 
917,856 
252,007 
53,647 
313,773 
Average per farm 
dollars 
80,619 
118,602 
30,537 
161,509 
192,225 
57,685 
745,303 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
285 
33 
435 
969 
225 
253 
53 
1 0 to 49 acres 
156 
39 
630 
2,425 
447 
249 
72 
50 to 1 79 acres 
80 
28 
204 
1,204 
273 
165 
63 
180 to 499 acres 
33 
13 
48 
447 
165 
119 
62 
500 to 999 acres 
14 
4 
21 
296 
101 
37 
37 
1 ,000 acres or more 
34 
4 
20 
342 
100 
107 
134 
Total cropland 
farms 
365 
63 
828 
4,816 
1,058 
575 
361 
acres 
46,531 
8,609 
11,130 
1,153,351 
274,310 
20,936 
487,892 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
330 
53 
769 
4,480 
999 
547 
337 
acres 
33,420 
6,321 
5,898 
992,479 
244,761 
12,253 
466,877 
Irrigated land 
farms 
289 
53 
779 
4,521 
1,095 
431 
348 
acres 
27,272 
9,229 
6,811 
968,727 
242,932 
17,051 
455,033 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
89,358 
35,651 
30,507 
4,973,041 
637,363 
203,260 
1,888,639 
Average per farm 
dollars 
148,436 
294,639 
22,465 
875,073 
486,165 
218,559 
4,486,079 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
75,703 
16,561 
24,340 
3,700,093 
509,107 
(D) 
1,310,273 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
13,655 
19,091 
6,167 
1,272,948 
128,256 
(D) 
578,366 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
236 
58 
623 
1,058 
241 
295 
53 
$2,500 to $4,999 
46 
10 
160 
228 
86 
100 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
60 
11 
137 
311 
85 
113 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
83 
20 
179 
493 
152 
132 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
60 
1 
110 
496 
125 
81 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
38 
7 
72 
715 
124 
53 
16 
$100,000 or more 
79 
14 
77 
2,382 
498 
156 
281 
Government payments 
farms 
34 
15 
41 
510 
465 
82 
124 
$1,000 
232 
96 
237 
10,149 
13,136 
1,242 
2,788 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
162 
49 
262 
1,850 
506 
287 
187 
$1,000 
5,088 
454 
2,669 
99,266 
21,411 
17,061 
20,810 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
80,019 
31,190 
38,139 
4,003,281 
493,164 
181,245 
1,650,321 
Average per farm 
dollars 
132,922 
257,771 
28,084 
704,431 
376,174 
194,887 
3,920,003 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
602 
121 
1,358 
5,683 
1,311 
930 
421 
$1,000 
14,659 
5,011 
-4,724 
1,079,176 
178,745 
40,319 
261,916 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,351 
41,409 
-3,479 
189,896 
136,343 
43,353 
622,127 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
313 
70 
707 
3,389 
824 
522 
292 
Other 
number 
289 
51 
651 
2,294 
487 
408 
129 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
386 
62 
857 
3,425 
704 
559 
229 
200 days or more 
number 
221 
45 
408 
2,116 
404 
268 
134 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
123 
70 
328 
751 
294 
449 
60 
number 
22,673 
14,654 
8,134 
397,919 
62,329 
56,524 
376,513 
Beef cows 
farms 
81 
50 
226 
453 
189 
294 
19 
number 
9,519 
748 
3,369 
15,097 
12,464 
14,071 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
15 
19 
91 
34 
77 
1 
number 
12 
6,931 
27 
112,207 
20,463 
16,431 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
82 
52 
189 
510 
249 
341 
48 
number 
10,680 
4,581 
4,314 
388,889 
41,139 
26,192 
356,176 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
17 
17 
55 
49 
15 
25 
10 
number 
56 
85 
300 
2,910 
308 
440 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
17 
5 
44 
43 
15 
20 
2 
number 
92 
46 
253 
18,791 
555 
115 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
48 
15 
143 
186 
60 
92 
8 
number 
571 
223 
1,257 
67,212 
3,219 
4,281 
56,723 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
53 
54 
261 
199 
73 
151 
12 
number 
3,256 
1,141 
5,506 
6,261 
1,531 
3,069 
196 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
1 
12 
19 
4 
11 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
380 
92,538,427 
300 
3,450 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4 
- 
10 
29 
43 
9 
4 
acres 
1,851 
- 
18 
4,183 
7,264 
9 
580 
bushels 
271,181 
- 
648 
816,638 
1,570,387 
296 
95,496 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
130 
42 
7 
2 
acres 
1,342 
- 
(D) 
32,438 
7,152 
227 
(D) 
tons 
28,481 
- 
(D) 
795,828 
193,219 
4,546 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6 
- 
166 
42 
3 
160 
acres 
4,439 
- 
- 
63,910 
6,615 
(D) 
86,635 
bushels 
664,281 
- 
- 
5,833,793 
382,004 
(D) 
8,880,319 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
94 
36 
2 
10 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
36,912 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
3,145,778 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
7 
6 
1 
2 
acres 
(□) 
- 
- 
1,630 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
129,447 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
240 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
