Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Inyo 
Kern 
Kings 
Lake 
Lassen 
Los Angeles 
Madera 
Farms 
number 
125 
1,938 
1,056 
838 
448 
1,294 
1,507 
Land in farms 
acres 
330,840 
2,330,233 
673,634 
150,721 
482,680 
91,689 
653,584 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,647 
1,202 
638 
180 
1,077 
71 
434 
Median size of farm 
acres 
43 
115 
44 
20 
80 
4 
60 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,062,977 
5,332,548 
3,847,243 
1,095,200 
2,075,936 
882,832 
3,302,033 
Average per acre 
dollars 
779 
4,435 
6,031 
6,089 
1,927 
12,459 
7,614 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
10,836 
645,276 
359,519 
46,522 
50,662 
59,401 
274,307 
Average per farm 
dollars 
86,689 
333,132 
340,453 
55,515 
113,085 
45,905 
182,022 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
43 
375 
240 
220 
59 
886 
165 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20 
411 
301 
356 
123 
264 
510 
50 to 1 79 acres 
16 
373 
195 
159 
88 
83 
420 
180 to 499 acres 
7 
264 
124 
60 
65 
23 
196 
500 to 999 acres 
11 
186 
83 
22 
40 
15 
98 
1 ,000 acres or more 
28 
329 
113 
21 
73 
23 
118 
Total cropland 
farms 
44 
1,263 
841 
712 
252 
814 
1,145 
acres 
18,670 
899,395 
501,500 
29,106 
70,870 
59,556 
304,248 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
37 
1,115 
767 
641 
199 
718 
1,066 
acres 
(D) 
740,061 
415,706 
24,175 
40,182 
40,796 
289,693 
Irrigated land 
farms 
60 
1,140 
845 
393 
220 
656 
1,038 
acres 
23,832 
729,956 
407,417 
13,499 
65,960 
39,653 
292,274 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
19,613 
3,998,990 
1,829,236 
99,463 
72,671 
193,097 
1,602,766 
Average per farm 
dollars 
156,903 
2,063,462 
1,732,232 
118,691 
162,212 
149,225 
1,063,548 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
6,791 
3,231,921 
854,628 
97,477 
(D) 
174,019 
1,239,924 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
12,822 
767,070 
974,608 
1,985 
(□) 
19,078 
362,842 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
43 
522 
194 
250 
163 
563 
328 
$2,500 to $4,999 
19 
91 
57 
68 
43 
138 
63 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12 
123 
84 
79 
54 
151 
58 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17 
131 
95 
139 
52 
154 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
107 
61 
97 
40 
82 
85 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
115 
89 
91 
23 
56 
159 
$100,000 or more 
20 
849 
476 
114 
73 
150 
705 
Government payments 
farms 
2 
300 
384 
40 
43 
40 
172 
$1,000 
(D) 
5,306 
7,901 
100 
186 
247 
2,400 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
32 
680 
456 
222 
138 
353 
526 
$1,000 
3,035 
103,853 
26,678 
2,397 
2,635 
10,907 
29,399 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
16,828 
3,394,697 
1,591,497 
74,236 
73,976 
208,532 
1,144,550 
Average per farm 
dollars 
134,622 
1,751,650 
1,507,099 
88,587 
165,125 
161,153 
759,489 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
125 
1,938 
1,056 
838 
448 
1,294 
1,507 
$1,000 
5,920 
713,452 
272,319 
27,724 
1,517 
-4,281 
490,016 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,361 
368,138 
257,878 
33,083 
3,385 
-3,308 
325,160 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
79 
1,225 
697 
368 
232 
784 
872 
Other 
number 
46 
713 
359 
470 
216 
510 
635 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
78 
1,038 
603 
499 
288 
713 
794 
200 days or more 
number 
69 
576 
445 
270 
173 
437 
503 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
56 
516 
294 
150 
202 
104 
320 
number 
14,080 
342,383 
419,318 
3,294 
40,820 
6,315 
178,590 
Beef cows 
farms 
39 
318 
102 
112 
159 
61 
197 
number 
9,165 
30,427 
5,274 
2,145 
22,899 
(D) 
12,865 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
63 
111 
3 
11 
9 
37 
number 
13 
130,828 
168,494 
3 
48 
(D) 
67,769 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
52 
393 
250 
92 
176 
45 
227 
number 
9,753 
230,893 
348,481 
1,345 
24,082 
1,834 
110,012 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
52 
17 
23 
22 
36 
14 
number 
19 
1,181 
114 
212 
104 
239 
402 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
35 
17 
9 
33 
23 
9 
number 
(D) 
1,235 
252 
166 
107 
216 
266 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
18 
94 
31 
57 
52 
87 
55 
number 
220 
114,571 
17,501 
1,278 
7,992 
999 
1,539 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
15 
149 
44 
125 
71 
163 
70 
number 
292 
(D) 
(D) 
4,229 
1,191 
3,579 
1,277 
Broilers and other meat -type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
8 
5 
6 
4 
10 
15 
number 
- 
2,454 
(D) 
(D) 
116 
498 
2,270,099 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
16 
56 
- 
- 
2 
11 
acres 
- 
4,598 
8,486 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,104 
bushels 
- 
675,548 
1,454,127 
- 
- 
(D) 
424,109 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
87 
197 
5 
1 
1 
46 
acres 
- 
27,855 
60,904 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
22,266 
tons 
- 
657,491 
1,547,443 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
566,363 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
127 
116 
7 
14 
23 
acres 
- 
42,149 
52,138 
12 
901 
- 
3,609 
bushels 
- 
3,452,162 
4,950,017 
231 
62,109 
- 
313,134 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
100 
77 
2 
8 
- 
17 
acres 
- 
34,087 
42,012 
(□) 
777 
- 
2,818 
bushels 
- 
2,800,888 
4,020,781 
(D) 
48,059 
- 
238,995 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
15 
10 
5 
7 
- 
3 
acres 
- 
5,177 
2,147 
(D) 
124 
- 
590 
bushels 
- 
357,511 
208,062 
(D) 
14,050 
- 
57,478 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
California 241 
