Table 6. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - California: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
...farms 
3,890 
744 
894 
1,068 
192 
277 
236 
101 
378 
$1,000 
2,547,307 
16,695 
26,180 
30,344 
35,330 
140,786 
433,473 
1,138,621 
725,878 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
1,465 
97 
162 
224 
175 
264 
217 
94 
232 
$1,000 
2,520,294 
10,126 
19,395 
19,614 
35,086 
140,626 
433,114 
1,138,550 
723,783 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
...farms 
328 
154 
110 
55 
1 
1 
2 
- 
5 
$1,000 
2,706 
1,075 
(D) 
764 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
9 
2 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
904 
(D) 
(D) 
215 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
...farms 
301 
147 
95 
52 
1 
1 
2 
- 
3 
$1,000 
2,499 
1,047 
564 
708 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
8 
2 
2 
3 
- 
1 
$1,000 
846 
(□) 
(□) 
215 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
...farms 
38 
10 
20 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
206 
27 
(D) 
56 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
...farms 
5,744 
1,128 
1,160 
984 
393 
611 
728 
229 
511 
$1,000 
1,467,274 
19,053 
24,679 
25,018 
37,132 
140,738 
447,751 
488,034 
284,870 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
2,246 
99 
125 
171 
227 
464 
638 
208 
314 
$1,000 
1,425,574 
9,509 
14,443 
14,782 
33,978 
137,807 
445,671 
487,675 
281,707 
Maple syrup (see text) 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
...farms 
12,594 
3,750 
3,642 
2,050 
499 
577 
895 
527 
654 
$1,000 
3,259,325 
69,551 
69,313 
80,034 
82,322 
167,019 
436,991 
1,910,782 
443,314 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
3,515 
337 
347 
408 
356 
407 
775 
517 
368 
$1,000 
3,170,394 
38,688 
42,825 
60,366 
80,460 
163,495 
434,046 
1,910,614 
439,900 
Milk from cows (see text) 
...farms 
1,554 
11 
22 
25 
61 
131 
671 
475 
158 
$1,000 
6,945,102 
1,185 
1,863 
820 
12,550 
73,188 
1,520,809 
4,618,665 
716,022 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
1,520 
8 
14 
4 
60 
131 
671 
474 
158 
$1,000 
6,944,530 
(D) 
1,840 
313 
(D) 
73,188 
1,520,809 
(D) 
716,022 
Hogs and pigs 
...farms 
1,163 
273 
496 
275 
20 
15 
11 
2 
71 
$1,000 
51,526 
716 
1,468 
1,129 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
37,510 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
43 
2 
5 
6 
14 
7 
4 
1 
4 
$1,000 
48,608 
(□) 
480 
466 
(D) 
2,251 
3,266 
(D) 
36,986 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
...farms 
4,376 
1,327 
1,702 
961 
84 
85 
49 
16 
152 
$1,000 
108,136 
6,446 
8,717 
6,417 
6,894 
22,575 
22,628 
29,505 
4,952 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
196 
16 
26 
21 
41 
36 
32 
12 
12 
$1,000 
91,373 
1,765 
3,331 
1,573 
6,544 
22,052 
22,469 
29,479 
4,160 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
...farms 
3,050 
896 
1,086 
756 
79 
73 
29 
11 
120 
$1,000 
62,241 
10,611 
12,578 
9,568 
(D) 
8,755 
5,294 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
212 
29 
46 
35 
35 
30 
8 
2 
27 
$1,000 
35,731 
2,471 
3,670 
2,582 
6,446 
8,346 
4,969 
(D) 
(□) 
Poultry and eggs 
...farms 
3,758 
1,124 
1,335 
916 
84 
57 
55 
22 
165 
$1,000 
1,663,919 
3,001 
4,305 
18,596 
22,804 
41,802 
119,867 
325,472 
1,128,072 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
248 
9 
16 
39 
39 
32 
43 
19 
51 
$1,000 
1,658,976 
1,845 
2,765 
(D) 
22,689 
41,665 
119,836 
(D) 
1,127,828 
Aquaculture 
...farms 
229 
32 
40 
45 
13 
24 
23 
2 
50 
$1,000 
103,016 
812 
(D) 
1,849 
(D) 
10,238 
35,321 
(D) 
35,151 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
119 
8 
2 
14 
13 
21 
23 
2 
36 
$1,000 
101,782 
661 
(D) 
1,319 
(D) 
10,171 
35,321 
(D) 
35,020 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
...farms 
1,766 
444 
589 
499 
66 
65 
31 
8 
64 
$1,000 
67,309 
3,766 
3,947 
4,418 
4,441 
11,098 
5,666 
30,614 
3,359 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
150 
15 
14 
18 
31 
42 
15 
7 
8 
$1,000 
58,094 
1,649 
1,156 
1,320 
4,104 
10,754 
5,522 
(D) 
(□) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
...farms 
7,593 
1,074 
1,194 
962 
638 
1,188 
1,323 
477 
737 
$1,000 
146,919 
6,515 
8,987 
6,306 
8,920 
29,185 
44,977 
21,103 
20,927 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
...farms 
2,147 
136 
278 
286 
241 
521 
373 
71 
241 
$1,000 
266,275 
2,328 
4,998 
4,850 
9,874 
45,120 
73,553 
58,509 
67,043 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
...farms 
8,588 
2,511 
2,702 
2,399 
286 
200 
136 
32 
322 
$1,000 
169,915 
13,193 
12,386 
26,337 
18,197 
26,199 
46,119 
2,466 
25,018 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
...farms 
77,857 
22,205 
23,439 
14,022 
3,307 
4,623 
3,688 
1,357 
5,216 
$1,000 
35,455,667 
696,861 
888,685 
688,423 
662,055 
2,090,892 
6,001,491 
15,147,611 
9,279,649 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
455,395 
31,383 
37,915 
49,096 
200,198 
452,280 
1,627,302 
11,162,573 
1,779,074 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
...farms 
38,958 
8,935 
9,994 
7,117 
2,249 
3,475 
2,834 
1,054 
3,300 
$1,000 
1,806,062 
21,926 
30,606 
24,852 
34,694 
129,153 
341,850 
695,151 
527,830 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,634 
7,842 
8,477 
5,779 
735 
498 
204 
22 
1,077 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,312 
986 
1,326 
1,205 
1,087 
1,279 
497 
79 
853 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
