Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sutter 
Tehama 
Trinity 
Tulare 
Tuolumne 
Ventura 
Yolo 
Yuba 
Farms 
number 
1,358 
1,743 
247 
4,931 
391 
2,150 
1,011 
795 
Land in farms 
acres 
375,174 
616,521 
175,948 
1,239,000 
87,813 
281,046 
460,824 
187,638 
Average size of farm 
acres 
276 
354 
712 
251 
225 
131 
456 
236 
Median size of farm 
acres 
42 
27 
40 
28 
40 
12 
54 
24 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,828,515 
1,053,199 
811,869 
1,893,271 
1,039,975 
2,041,990 
2,571,454 
1,367,039 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,619 
2,978 
1,140 
7,535 
4,631 
15,621 
5,642 
5,792 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
243,276 
125,430 
7,370 
713,346 
23,285 
202,392 
220,763 
118,594 
Average per farm 
dollars 
179,143 
71,962 
29,838 
144,666 
59,553 
94,136 
218,361 
149,175 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
242 
350 
47 
1,285 
69 
943 
165 
248 
1 0 to 49 acres 
462 
723 
90 
1,735 
140 
733 
315 
240 
50 to 179 acres 
297 
308 
69 
1,037 
104 
246 
231 
125 
1 80 to 499 acres 
166 
176 
21 
459 
40 
116 
151 
99 
500 to 999 acres 
110 
85 
4 
200 
18 
54 
58 
48 
1 ,000 acres or more 
81 
101 
16 
215 
20 
58 
91 
35 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,201 
1,004 
127 
4,216 
123 
1,941 
849 
464 
acres 
275,849 
89,348 
2,084 
677,506 
2,785 
101,084 
306,915 
89,761 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,165 
877 
113 
4,013 
99 
1,880 
731 
428 
acres 
262,556 
72,847 
862 
609,270 
921 
89,321 
263,697 
68,297 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,185 
1,039 
140 
4,004 
125 
1,791 
685 
592 
acres 
244,305 
84,912 
1,614 
557,361 
2,265 
87,148 
229,901 
82,475 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
508,175 
240,818 
5,161 
4,017,073 
27,652 
1,440,132 
561,241 
193,449 
Average per farm 
dollars 
374,209 
138,163 
20,894 
814,657 
70,720 
669,829 
555,134 
243,332 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
501,917 
170,088 
(D) 
1,671,142 
2,588 
1,430,264 
525,503 
154,440 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
6,259 
70,730 
(D) 
2,345,931 
25,064 
9,869 
35,738 
39,009 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
170 
609 
120 
798 
189 
302 
255 
262 
$2,500 to $4,999 
60 
148 
38 
256 
49 
184 
48 
89 
$5,000 to $9,999 
81 
181 
32 
414 
53 
265 
84 
70 
$10,000 to $24,999 
142 
263 
35 
633 
58 
386 
115 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
164 
151 
7 
546 
19 
274 
79 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
187 
150 
10 
477 
11 
209 
84 
31 
$100,000 or more 
554 
241 
5 
1,807 
12 
530 
346 
202 
Government payments 
farms 
368 
157 
30 
667 
2 
43 
284 
122 
$1,000 
11,326 
1,627 
247 
12,174 
(□) 
154 
6,240 
3,341 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
502 
473 
56 
1,636 
83 
690 
387 
239 
$1,000 
26,797 
13,802 
469 
109,460 
1,273 
51,953 
26,098 
10,269 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
401,603 
213,326 
10,271 
3,419,642 
33,076 
1,162,843 
417,052 
161,744 
Average per farm 
dollars 
295,731 
122,390 
41,585 
693,499 
84,594 
540,857 
412,514 
203,452 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,358 
1,743 
247 
4,931 
391 
2,150 
1,011 
795 
$1,000 
144,695 
42,921 
(D) 
719,065 
-4,145 
329,396 
176,527 
45,315 
Average per farm 
dollars 
106,550 
24,625 
(D) 
145,825 
-10,602 
153,208 
174,606 
57,000 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
874 
912 
120 
2,877 
159 
1,048 
598 
351 
Other 
number 
484 
831 
127 
2,054 
232 
1,102 
413 
444 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
839 
999 
155 
3,264 
234 
1,326 
577 
523 
200 days or more 
number 
426 
618 
69 
2,224 
120 
790 
376 
322 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
141 
733 
106 
862 
182 
125 
109 
262 
number 
6,616 
61,785 
4,526 
1,086,130 
8,459 
5,536 
14,756 
12,647 
Beef cows 
farms 
116 
506 
74 
399 
148 
89 
78 
202 
number 
3,513 
23,445 
2,848 
24,382 
4,659 
3,277 
(D) 
4,987 
Milk cows 
farms 
6 
39 
9 
256 
5 
6 
10 
10 
number 
6 
5,741 
13 
489,436 
15 
20 
(D) 
2,719 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
120 
532 
72 
676 
159 
101 
68 
161 
number 
4,525 
47,768 
2,241 
779,050 
4,399 
3,798 
16,481 
13,799 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
23 
43 
33 
39 
26 
13 
16 
24 
number 
585 
1,028 
744 
(D) 
90 
183 
711 
230 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
21 
47 
30 
32 
22 
9 
17 
17 
number 
1,792 
3,661 
527 
(D) 
93 
201 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
38 
156 
34 
106 
43 
45 
79 
75 
number 
9,555 
6,238 
404 
93,479 
979 
1,068 
15,113 
6,766 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
51 
203 
77 
160 
47 
118 
95 
127 
number 
968 
5,131 
1,466 
19,044 
976 
4,720 
9,162 
2,879 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
18 
8 
11 
7 
4 
10 
5 
number 
640 
(D) 
3,400 
(D) 
(D) 
2,450 
5,562 
410 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
32 
6 
- 
69 
5 
- 
48 
1 
acres 
11,478 
719 
- 
15,873 
5 
- 
15,084 
(□) 
bushels 
2,254,762 
(D) 
- 
3,105,707 
535 
- 
2,688,902 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
15 
- 
331 
3 
1 
4 
12 
acres 
(□) 
1,760 
- 
113,645 
3 
(□) 
1,601 
954 
tons 
(D) 
45,689 
- 
2,953,108 
15 
(D) 
41,000 
26,368 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
68 
10 
- 
107 
5 
123 
14 
acres 
10,230 
1,567 
- 
40,460 
5 
- 
35,091 
1,395 
bushels 
733,262 
136,840 
- 
3,246,350 
165 
- 
2,715,803 
94,603 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
61 
10 
- 
89 
- 
- 
105 
10 
acres 
8,522 
(D) 
- 
37,699 
- 
- 
31,346 
1,242 
bushels 
602,420 
(D) 
- 
3,000,727 
- 
- 
2,450,301 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
1 
- 
12 
5 
- 
17 
2 
acres 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
5 
- 
2,456 
(□) 
bushels 
83,112 
(D) 
" 
145,627 
165 
- 
153,180 
(D) 
-continued 
246 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
