Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Napa 
Nevada 
Orange 
Placer 
Plumas 
Riverside 
Sacramento 
Farms 
number 
1,685 
742 
312 
1,355 
141 
2,949 
1,352 
Land in farms 
acres 
253,370 
42,114 
60,497 
91,403 
174,210 
344,044 
246,840 
Average size of farm 
acres 
150 
57 
194 
67 
1,236 
117 
183 
Median size of farm 
acres 
15 
12 
4 
10 
153 
7 
12 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,278,130 
614,921 
4,237,538 
719,330 
2,194,519 
1,191,416 
1,302,636 
Average per acre 
dollars 
21,801 
10,834 
21,854 
10,664 
1,776 
10,212 
7,135 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
143,450 
23,133 
22,142 
48,640 
13,487 
224,152 
115,803 
Average per farm 
dollars 
85,134 
31,177 
70,967 
35,896 
95,651 
76,009 
85,653 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
670 
255 
210 
540 
17 
1,581 
561 
1 0 to 49 acres 
542 
331 
56 
574 
36 
955 
417 
50 to 1 79 acres 
276 
95 
21 
151 
23 
218 
172 
180 to 499 acres 
107 
46 
10 
57 
17 
93 
99 
500 to 999 acres 
40 
11 
9 
21 
10 
47 
42 
1 ,000 acres or more 
50 
4 
6 
12 
38 
55 
61 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,561 
354 
226 
600 
68 
2,127 
750 
acres 
63,049 
3,349 
15,183 
33,607 
25,970 
227,246 
105,721 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,521 
312 
217 
508 
62 
1,962 
660 
acres 
52,180 
1,555 
10,058 
19,535 
11,767 
156,469 
92,090 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,353 
475 
207 
875 
68 
1,926 
788 
acres 
54,580 
5,314 
8,054 
20,674 
19,142 
145,961 
85,979 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
536,147 
9,094 
158,513 
43,437 
22,617 
1,038,949 
326,588 
Average per farm 
dollars 
318,188 
12,256 
508,056 
32,057 
160,404 
352,305 
241,559 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
524,203 
5,807 
156,926 
(D) 
4,459 
744,651 
208,842 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1 1 ,944 
3,286 
1,588 
(D) 
18,158 
294,298 
117,746 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
181 
310 
94 
626 
41 
897 
521 
$2,500 to $4,999 
101 
101 
36 
163 
17 
251 
94 
$5,000 to $9,999 
148 
124 
53 
197 
10 
320 
153 
$10,000 to $24,999 
260 
124 
36 
166 
28 
505 
146 
$25,000 to $49,999 
212 
56 
22 
89 
10 
320 
109 
$50,000 to $99,999 
208 
9 
14 
46 
4 
247 
78 
$100,000 or more 
575 
18 
57 
68 
31 
409 
251 
Government payments 
farms 
19 
16 
15 
38 
- 
138 
139 
$1,000 
85 
126 
43 
1,305 
- 
2,189 
2,474 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
389 
178 
80 
248 
43 
778 
379 
$1,000 
40,157 
2,750 
6,761 
6,132 
275 
29,583 
11,034 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
502,222 
18,056 
187,048 
55,458 
22,774 
939,539 
302,141 
Average per farm 
dollars 
298,054 
24,334 
599,513 
40,928 
161,519 
318,596 
223,477 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,685 
742 
312 
1,355 
141 
2,949 
1,352 
$1,000 
74,167 
-6,087 
-21,731 
-4,584 
117 
131,182 
37,955 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,016 
-8,203 
-69,652 
-3,383 
833 
44,483 
28,073 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
588 
346 
183 
617 
62 
1,448 
652 
Other 
number 
1,097 
396 
129 
738 
79 
1,501 
700 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,054 
512 
159 
787 
99 
1,839 
871 
200 days or more 
number 
536 
309 
92 
437 
66 
1,169 
547 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
119 
213 
18 
492 
73 
309 
432 
number 
9,727 
4,778 
311 
12,873 
17,022 
76,871 
56,213 
Beef cows 
farms 
91 
155 
11 
403 
51 
164 
290 
number 
(D) 
2,605 
105 
(D) 
(D) 
1,846 
12,725 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
17 
- 
9 
1 
42 
44 
number 
(D) 
58 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
42,954 
15,691 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
81 
145 
3 
383 
66 
201 
289 
number 
1 1 ,470 
1,692 
(D) 
8,972 
16,790 
35,910 
28,637 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
23 
3 
52 
4 
76 
45 
number 
34 
180 
31 
602 
14 
1,147 
407 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
24 
5 
38 
2 
61 
30 
number 
26 
367 
138 
814 
(D) 
45,755 
5,405 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
38 
116 
4 
149 
17 
141 
113 
number 
903 
2,363 
(D) 
5,361 
239 
36,846 
4,706 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
96 
186 
19 
243 
26 
256 
199 
number 
2,123 
5,156 
440 
4,925 
733 
4,127,452 
3,484 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
11 
- 
10 
6 
23 
14 
number 
62 
(D) 
(D) 
98 
743 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4 
4 
8 
5 
- 
10 
52 
acres 
4 
4 
370 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
16,082 
bushels 
363 
272 
10,126 
(D) 
- 
910 
2,416,394 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
32 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
5,726 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
126,045 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
31 
26 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
290 
- 
4,425 
2,864 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
21,850 
- 
288,435 
246,193 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
17 
25 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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