Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
San Benito 
San 
Bernardino 
San Diego 
San Francisco 
San Joaquin 
San Luis 
Obispo 
San Mateo 
Santa Barbara 
Farms 
number 
628 
1,249 
5,732 
6 
3,580 
2,666 
334 
1,597 
Land in farms 
acres 
604,319 
77,199 
221,538 
12 
787,015 
1,338,874 
48,160 
701,039 
Average size of farm 
acres 
962 
62 
39 
2 
220 
502 
144 
439 
Median size of farm 
acres 
43 
5 
4 
2 
22 
40 
20 
20 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,737,112 
831,613 
694,313 
252,222 
2,218,140 
2,115,410 
1,629,243 
3,233,061 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,844 
13,455 
17,964 
126,111 
10,090 
4,212 
11,299 
7,365 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
58,677 
103,856 
198,741 
312 
520,181 
245,865 
23,212 
200,684 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,435 
83,151 
34,672 
51,942 
145,302 
92,222 
69,498 
125,663 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
205 
710 
3,932 
6 
849 
555 
126 
519 
1 0 to 49 acres 
119 
363 
1,321 
- 
1,426 
933 
80 
501 
50 to 179 acres 
107 
117 
317 
- 
664 
615 
68 
242 
1 80 to 499 acres 
51 
33 
109 
- 
344 
239 
39 
154 
500 to 999 acres 
62 
9 
25 
- 
151 
136 
11 
50 
1 ,000 acres or more 
84 
17 
28 
- 
146 
188 
10 
131 
Total cropland 
farms 
407 
773 
5,100 
3 
3,025 
1,955 
228 
1,281 
acres 
38,532 
29,827 
68,219 
9 
517,918 
255,378 
8,477 
132,323 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
355 
691 
4,933 
3 
2,875 
1,664 
202 
1,165 
acres 
24,016 
22,699 
51,097 
(D) 
484,804 
113,141 
4,033 
98,772 
Irrigated land 
farms 
274 
689 
4,644 
_ 
2,969 
1,365 
179 
1,151 
acres 
19,202 
21,788 
45,164 
485,402 
81,636 
2,822 
96,695 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
164,032 
582,229 
725,996 
(D) 
2,250,158 
664,984 
75,889 
1,177,916 
Average per farm 
dollars 
261,197 
466,157 
126,657 
(D) 
628,536 
249,431 
227,212 
737,580 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
126,077 
66,845 
648,221 
(D) 
1,658,533 
618,023 
73,137 
1,129,013 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
37,955 
515,385 
77,775 
(D) 
591,625 
46,961 
2,751 
48,903 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
190 
449 
1,250 
5 
571 
838 
117 
337 
$2,500 to $4,999 
65 
122 
811 
1 
158 
199 
17 
100 
$5,000 to $9,999 
58 
148 
1,211 
- 
220 
238 
36 
221 
$10,000 to $24,999 
93 
183 
1,105 
- 
421 
366 
67 
181 
$25,000 to $49,999 
50 
79 
488 
- 
356 
267 
30 
151 
$50,000 to $99,999 
53 
60 
346 
- 
446 
248 
18 
137 
$100,000 or more 
119 
208 
521 
- 
1,408 
510 
49 
470 
Government payments 
farms 
47 
51 
100 
- 
338 
241 
14 
24 
$1,000 
174 
849 
451 
- 
5,508 
3,488 
182 
554 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
178 
374 
1,226 
- 
1,131 
934 
87 
487 
$1,000 
3,523 
10,535 
27,285 
- 
58,963 
42,592 
4,206 
37,694 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
131,936 
526,895 
671,976 
96 
1,733,302 
597,782 
89,821 
999,903 
Average per farm 
dollars 
210,089 
421,854 
117,232 
15,984 
484,163 
224,224 
268,926 
626,113 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
628 
1,249 
5,732 
6 
3,580 
2,666 
334 
1,597 
$1,000 
35,792 
66,719 
81,755 
(D) 
581,327 
113,282 
-9,544 
216,262 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,994 
53,418 
14,263 
(D) 
162,382 
42,491 
-28,574 
135,417 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
366 
712 
2,730 
5 
2,112 
1,254 
187 
826 
Other 
number 
262 
537 
3,002 
1 
1,468 
1,412 
147 
771 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
393 
753 
3,887 
1 
1,869 
1,733 
203 
880 
200 days or more 
number 
254 
400 
2,468 
1 
1,073 
1,098 
127 
521 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
218 
251 
315 
- 
583 
714 
63 
301 
number 
37,933 
150,894 
15,441 
- 
242,619 
58,095 
(D) 
43,767 
Beef cows 
farms 
148 
117 
191 
- 
330 
533 
53 
205 
number 
(D) 
3,661 
3,580 
- 
17,520 
29,616 
1,243 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
73 
13 
- 
111 
28 
4 
17 
number 
(D) 
86,141 
6,700 
- 
109,683 
259 
10 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
174 
184 
168 
- 
446 
538 
50 
231 
number 
23,381 
103,342 
7,278 
- 
118,225 
32,942 
1,646 
37,001 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
69 
50 
- 
22 
55 
6 
27 
number 
(D) 
1,030 
1,705 
- 
(D) 
426 
17 
672 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
62 
39 
- 
27 
48 
- 
25 
number 
147 
1,682 
4,264 
- 
10,230 
1,012 
- 
1,434 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
37 
55 
116 
- 
92 
114 
18 
30 
number 
1,347 
673 
2,857 
- 
21,256 
13,276 
185 
543 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
54 
172 
331 
- 
160 
323 
38 
81 
number 
1,502 
1,454,595 
2,268,366 
- 
1,851,643 
6,848 
1,907 
3,289 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
5 
13 
- 
18 
15 
- 
5 
number 
(D) 
328 
314,300 
- 
1,878,384 
581 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
6 
5 
8 
- 
87 
9 
1 
1 
acres 
12 
16 
492 
- 
49,930 
264 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
216 
(D) 
58,536 
- 
7,996,212 
34,431 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
13 
- 
- 
186 
1 
6 
2 
acres 
- 
2,017 
- 
- 
47,640 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
tons 
- 
51,717 
- 
- 
1,274,778 
(D) 
90 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
8 
3 
- 
- 
121 
4 
- 
6 
acres 
432 
180 
- 
- 
27,752 
(D) 
- 
175 
bushels 
27,744 
4,668 
- 
- 
2,182,113 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
3 
- 
- 
110 
2 
- 
3 
acres 
(D) 
180 
- 
- 
24,904 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
4,668 
- 
- 
1,948,091 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
7 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
73,697 
(D) 
- 
- 
-continued 
244 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
