Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Santa Clara 
Santa Cruz 
Shasta 
Sierra 
Siskiyou 
Solano 
Sonoma 
Stanislaus 
Farms 
number 
1,003 
667 
1,544 
48 
929 
860 
3,579 
4,143 
Land in farms 
acres 
229,927 
99,983 
376,306 
39,141 
722,855 
407,101 
589,771 
768,046 
Average size of farm 
acres 
229 
150 
244 
815 
778 
473 
165 
185 
Median size of farm 
acres 
10 
11 
15 
184 
107 
27 
15 
20 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,538,866 
1,857,240 
682,566 
1,226,339 
1,586,711 
2,631,011 
2,409,158 
1,786,289 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,713 
12,390 
2,801 
1,504 
2,039 
5,558 
14,620 
9,636 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
69,454 
76,000 
56,433 
4,459 
113,320 
126,222 
282,615 
488,088 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,247 
113,943 
36,550 
92,903 
121,981 
146,770 
78,965 
117,810 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
483 
273 
597 
1 
93 
207 
1,453 
1,124 
1 0 to 49 acres 
283 
219 
528 
6 
237 
334 
1,099 
1,725 
50 to 1 79 acres 
127 
103 
202 
17 
238 
136 
546 
684 
1 80 to 499 acres 
54 
41 
123 
11 
152 
82 
266 
366 
500 to 999 acres 
21 
7 
42 
5 
81 
32 
78 
113 
1 ,000 acres or more 
35 
24 
52 
8 
128 
69 
137 
131 
Total cropland 
farms 
761 
544 
755 
28 
556 
571 
2,645 
3,022 
acres 
38,350 
41,094 
36,855 
4,019 
194,828 
169,637 
130,632 
340,890 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
691 
522 
626 
21 
435 
499 
2,507 
2,921 
acres 
23,128 
29,900 
24,254 
(D) 
128,647 
133,171 
91,307 
319,190 
Irrigated land 
farms 
575 
440 
906 
25 
518 
505 
2,146 
3,450 
acres 
17,756 
28,897 
38,234 
9,687 
160,033 
130,909 
74,969 
320,784 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
243,829 
565,835 
65,622 
(D) 
223,096 
307,418 
974,393 
2,228,135 
Average per farm 
dollars 
243,100 
848,328 
42,501 
(□) 
240,146 
357,463 
272,253 
537,807 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
233,397 
548,415 
24,014 
(D) 
190,530 
242,743 
606,237 
1,062,853 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
10,433 
17,420 
41,608 
5,305 
32,565 
64,675 
368,156 
1,165,282 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
279 
158 
786 
10 
375 
271 
793 
860 
$2,500 to $4,999 
114 
44 
155 
4 
69 
72 
249 
204 
$5,000 to $9,999 
156 
70 
199 
4 
93 
60 
379 
324 
$10,000 to $24,999 
174 
88 
170 
7 
119 
124 
547 
443 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
71 
115 
3 
53 
74 
388 
430 
$50,000 to $99,999 
86 
49 
45 
9 
53 
64 
355 
478 
$100,000 or more 
128 
187 
74 
11 
167 
195 
868 
1,404 
Government payments 
farms 
12 
1 
71 
1 
183 
135 
148 
443 
$1,000 
20 
(D) 
420 
(D) 
2,029 
1,911 
2,615 
7,049 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
208 
218 
365 
11 
363 
298 
810 
1,436 
$1,000 
3,792 
7,636 
12,127 
(□) 
4,264 
13,315 
32,445 
56,087 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
210,201 
456,027 
71,609 
4,186 
219,792 
269,439 
810,713 
1,864,904 
Average per farm 
dollars 
209,573 
683,698 
46,379 
87,199 
236,590 
313,302 
226,519 
450,134 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,003 
667 
1,544 
48 
929 
860 
3,579 
4,143 
$1,000 
37,439 
117,449 
6,560 
1,932 
9,597 
53,204 
198,741 
426,367 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,327 
176,085 
4,249 
40,240 
10,331 
61,866 
55,530 
102,913 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
562 
414 
693 
27 
541 
462 
1,836 
2,450 
Other 
number 
441 
253 
851 
21 
388 
398 
1,743 
1,693 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
555 
364 
1,074 
27 
522 
429 
2,143 
2,070 
200 days or more 
number 
369 
202 
641 
19 
282 
239 
1,161 
1,292 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
227 
54 
688 
29 
418 
213 
689 
1,101 
number 
15,118 
4,153 
35,122 
9,383 
53,944 
53,793 
95,642 
399,659 
Beef cows 
farms 
184 
28 
519 
25 
326 
140 
392 
554 
number 
7,291 
409 
13,664 
(D) 
27,990 
17,421 
11,150 
25,638 
Milk cows 
farms 
6 
8 
22 
1 
18 
3 
120 
238 
number 
10 
252 
192 
(D) 
970 
4,300 
35,209 
179,617 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
149 
37 
538 
30 
339 
151 
513 
912 
number 
10,091 
856 
23,904 
5,453 
28,525 
35,998 
34,753 
208,058 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
15 
1 
40 
1 
45 
15 
96 
27 
number 
60 
(D) 
231 
(D) 
918 
179 
1,001 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
19 
1 
27 
1 
30 
16 
73 
28 
number 
76 
(D) 
374 
(D) 
490 
152 
1,745 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
65 
27 
128 
2 
94 
94 
372 
125 
number 
1,234 
3,208 
1,689 
(D) 
3,494 
58,338 
28,224 
3,825 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
98 
65 
260 
4 
153 
110 
473 
218 
number 
2,378 
(D) 
6,453 
166 
3,672 
(D) 
(D) 
2,549,818 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
2 
10 
1 
9 
6 
22 
16 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
678 
(D) 
1,064 
40,040 
(D) 
62,715,078 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
3 
- 
6 
- 
- 
28 
12 
27 
acres 
3 
- 
60 
- 
- 
9,289 
12 
4,911 
bushels 
150 
- 
858 
- 
- 
1,734,533 
432 
907,307 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
11 
401 
acres 
17 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,196 
789 
61,794 
tons 
290 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
33,032 
22,098 
1,618,793 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
2 
8 
- 
40 
47 
7 
35 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
557 
- 
22,209 
23,066 
(D) 
4,516 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
21,851 
- 
2,143,408 
1,390,326 
(D) 
345,745 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
8 
- 
21 
38 
4 
23 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
20,263 
14 
3,741 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,177,293 
268 
285,709 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
24 
7 
5 
3 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
15,964 
(D) 
(D) 
270 
bushels 
" 
(D) 
- 
1,500,697 
119,872 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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