Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Marin 
Mariposa 
Mendocino 
Merced 
Modoc 
Mono 
Monterey 
Farms 
number 
323 
364 
1,220 
2,486 
437 
72 
1,179 
Land in farms 
acres 
170,876 
283,611 
770,257 
978,667 
523,522 
56,386 
1,268,144 
Average size of farm 
acres 
529 
779 
631 
394 
1,198 
783 
1,076 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
113 
50 
38 
277 
166 
80 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,295,414 
1,638,972 
2,533,399 
3,045,778 
2,061,595 
2,205,825 
5,263,068 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,229 
2,104 
4,013 
7,737 
1,721 
2,817 
4,893 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
22,360 
16,286 
63,290 
587,824 
54,649 
10,420 
467,834 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,225 
44,742 
51,877 
236,644 
125,055 
144,720 
396,806 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
61 
39 
251 
374 
35 
7 
234 
1 0 to 49 acres 
68 
99 
344 
1,035 
63 
16 
261 
50 to 179 acres 
50 
75 
310 
490 
93 
14 
233 
180 to 499 acres 
34 
65 
141 
269 
81 
15 
140 
500 to 999 acres 
46 
26 
66 
140 
57 
5 
98 
1 ,000 acres or more 
64 
60 
108 
178 
108 
15 
213 
Total cropland 
farms 
162 
99 
832 
1,998 
327 
33 
814 
acres 
14,409 
12,575 
49,298 
522,593 
154,728 
11,378 
358,294 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
135 
66 
758 
1,903 
257 
30 
694 
acres 
7,868 
835 
31,411 
480,103 
123,008 
10,591 
282,694 
Irrigated land 
farms 
99 
87 
648 
1,987 
282 
44 
608 
acres 
3,732 
1,806 
25,693 
468,226 
128,360 
21,506 
263,835 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ... 
$1,000 
91,809 
22,321 
148,897 
2,967,523 
106,606 
17,976 
2,979,735 
Average per farm 
dollars 
284,237 
61,322 
122,047 
1,193,694 
243,950 
249,664 
2,527,341 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
8,581 
2,608 
137,167 
1,272,622 
70,327 
8,810 
2,935,327 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
83,227 
19,713 
11,730 
1,694,900 
36,280 
9,166 
44,408 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
82 
157 
354 
362 
115 
19 
320 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9 
29 
105 
115 
36 
10 
59 
$5,000 to $9,999 
25 
43 
148 
119 
22 
8 
97 
$10,000 to $24,999 
37 
61 
178 
219 
25 
1 
123 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
18 
138 
252 
33 
4 
78 
$50,000 to $99,999 
40 
24 
91 
283 
44 
1 
85 
$100,000 or more 
110 
32 
206 
1,136 
162 
29 
417 
Government payments 
farms 
53 
27 
28 
502 
108 
1 
82 
$1,000 
1,283 
515 
426 
9,528 
701 
(D) 
635 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
121 
111 
351 
1,117 
160 
24 
399 
$1,000 
2,882 
1,056 
10,033 
82,552 
6,047 
3,154 
42,444 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
87,044 
21,977 
136,299 
2,452,624 
97,747 
10,510 
2,194,732 
Average per farm 
dollars 
269,487 
60,377 
111,721 
986,575 
223,678 
145,975 
1,861,520 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
323 
364 
1,220 
2,486 
437 
72 
1,179 
$1,000 
8,929 
1,915 
23,058 
606,978 
15,607 
10,629 
828,082 
Average per farm 
dollars 
27,645 
5,262 
18,900 
244,159 
35,714 
147,626 
702,360 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
189 
189 
608 
1,603 
264 
42 
728 
Other 
number 
134 
175 
612 
883 
173 
30 
451 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
175 
217 
685 
1,444 
249 
41 
733 
200 days or more 
number 
99 
135 
346 
964 
134 
28 
423 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
155 
209 
354 
619 
198 
17 
349 
number 
40,592 
24,325 
17,435 
558,734 
51,705 
4,781 
58,616 
Beef cows 
farms 
100 
140 
268 
326 
166 
17 
249 
number 
9,314 
(D) 
(D) 
25,021 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
48 
1 
12 
229 
2 
6 
number 
11,137 
(D) 
(D) 
285,235 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
134 
184 
250 
526 
195 
28 
266 
number 
15,790 
17,566 
8,549 
302,103 
36,697 
13,427 
31,606 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
10 
30 
28 
- 
1 
12 
number 
155 
46 
762 
586 
- 
(D) 
68 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
6 
13 
19 
2 
1 
5 
number 
403 
39 
732 
659 
(D) 
(D) 
128 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
40 
33 
175 
72 
37 
6 
79 
number 
5,338 
1,098 
10,742 
23,246 
13,462 
378 
3,122 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
46 
35 
159 
72 
42 
4 
96 
number 
11,467 
1,032 
4,149 
3,411,016 
923 
72 
3,303 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
4 
4 
8 
2 
- 
4 
number 
508 
1,020 
120 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
175 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
74 
2 
- 
3 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
19,555 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,793,985 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
321 
- 
8 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
91,880 
- 
- 
706 
tons 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,392,000 
- 
- 
19,900 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3 
- 
2 
63 
20 
- 
6 
acres 
3 
- 
(D) 
23,888 
12,102 
- 
1,004 
bushels 
99 
- 
(D) 
2,453,710 
981,004 
- 
69,696 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
41 
13 
- 
6 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
19,239 
8,314 
- 
1,004 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,020,190 
715,576 
- 
69,696 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
- 
5 
11 
- 
- 
acres 
3 
- 
- 
549 
3,788 
- 
- 
bushels 
99 
- 
- 
64,614 
265,428 
- 
- 
-continued 
242 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
