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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,319 
86 
139 
100 
307 
819 
448 
62 
358 
$50,000 or more 
4,693 
21 
52 
33 
120 
879 
1,685 
891 
1,012 
Chemicals purchased 
.. farms 
44,536 
10,428 
11,509 
7,594 
2,740 
4,100 
3,204 
1,167 
3,794 
$1,000 
2,190,674 
25,251 
34,413 
25,448 
40,336 
153,274 
350,666 
962,245 
599,040 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,059 
9,055 
9,681 
6,142 
912 
648 
299 
37 
1,285 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,231 
1,592 
1,334 
1,320 
1,404 
547 
93 
923 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
176 
94 
377 
974 
457 
70 
422 
$50,000 or more 
36 
60 
24 
131 
1,074 
1,901 
967 
1,164 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
.. farms 
27,527 
5,339 
6,482 
5,072 
1,564 
2,881 
2,625 
1,033 
2,531 
$1,000 
1,317,934 
9,816 
17,398 
17,750 
16,815 
69,107 
185,112 
569,173 
432,763 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11,381 
3,653 
4,005 
2,552 
311 
320 
112 
5 
423 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,676 
1,271 
1,621 
1,626 
490 
680 
406 
28 
554 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,157 
357 
730 
783 
624 
1,129 
790 
102 
642 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,473 
48 
93 
77 
78 
445 
389 
129 
214 
$50,000 or more 
2,840 
10 
33 
34 
61 
307 
928 
769 
698 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
.. farms 
12,585 
3,539 
3,992 
2,473 
464 
500 
677 
368 
572 
$1,000 
1,254,286 
18,242 
21,193 
22,109 
20,071 
38,791 
108,097 
747,178 
278,606 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,903 
2,640 
3,050 
1,671 
123 
93 
96 
17 
213 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,950 
809 
820 
605 
201 
162 
178 
38 
137 
$25,000 to $99,999 
995 
77 
99 
161 
90 
141 
203 
133 
91 
$100,000 to $249,999 
335 
12 
18 
24 
37 
56 
81 
66 
41 
$250,000 or more 
402 
1 
5 
12 
13 
48 
119 
114 
90 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
.. farms 
6,850 
1,817 
2,060 
1,318 
305 
304 
454 
269 
323 
$1,000 
255,730 
7,988 
9,526 
9,526 
7,254 
13,760 
31,878 
142,933 
32,866 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
.. farms 
7,673 
2,203 
2,586 
1,545 
244 
281 
311 
159 
344 
$1,000 
998,556 
10,254 
11,667 
12,583 
12,817 
25,031 
76,219 
604,245 
245,740 
Feed purchased 
.. farms 
30,014 
9,743 
10,125 
5,546 
801 
843 
1,084 
590 
1,282 
$1,000 
6,069,374 
65,196 
69,622 
72,103 
50,242 
118,972 
1,058,035 
3,362,203 
1,273,001 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,191 
6,279 
6,435 
2,697 
184 
99 
62 
6 
429 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,417 
3,014 
3,255 
2,262 
211 
191 
73 
17 
394 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,042 
403 
391 
500 
290 
226 
49 
14 
169 
$100,000 to $249,999 
596 
44 
43 
62 
96 
187 
109 
11 
44 
$250,000 or more 
1,768 
3 
1 
25 
20 
140 
791 
542 
246 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .... 
.. farms 
70,844 
20,118 
20,506 
12,867 
3,190 
4,473 
3,638 
1,350 
4,702 
$1,000 
1,552,328 
37,575 
42,351 
41,338 
39,180 
117,588 
301,454 
555,530 
417,312 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
51,974 
18,454 
18,632 
10,631 
1,179 
815 
172 
15 
2,076 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,182 
1,556 
1,714 
2,039 
1,658 
2,166 
864 
38 
1,147 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,745 
79 
102 
146 
241 
888 
780 
51 
458 
$50,000 or more 
4,943 
29 
58 
51 
112 
604 
1,822 
1,246 
1,021 
Utilities 
.. farms 
60,680 
15,994 
16,502 
10,867 
3,158 
4,613 
3,684 
1,355 
4,507 
$1,000 
1,684,343 
48,033 
55,568 
47,923 
40,837 
126,371 
321,072 
587,818 
456,720 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,704 
6,411 
6,380 
3,109 
145 
92 
26 
- 
541 
$1,000 to $4,999 
23,136 
7,392 
7,597 
5,330 
895 
656 
162 
4 
1,100 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,275 
1,970 
2,209 
2,152 
1,726 
2,276 
687 
33 
1,222 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,178 
173 
236 
215 
294 
932 
812 
40 
476 
$50,000 or more 
5,387 
48 
80 
61 
98 
657 
1,997 
1,278 
1,168 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
.. farms 
63,106 
16,984 
17,492 
11,239 
3,145 
4,623 
3,685 
1,357 
4,581 
$1,000 
2,042,434 
49,673 
56,852 
49,347 
46,808 
145,290 
366,495 
745,954 
582,014 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,934 
14,633 
14,940 
8,754 
1,009 
705 
155 
8 
1,730 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,194 
2,113 
2,230 
2,185 
1,606 
2,104 
696 
27 
1,233 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,091 
172 
211 
219 
379 
965 
677 
43 
425 
$50,000 or more 
5,887 
66 
111 
81 
151 
849 
2,157 
1,279 
1,193 
Hired farm labor 
.. farms 
33,955 
6,689 
7,047 
5,784 
2,312 
3,729 
3,443 
1,313 
3,638 
$1,000 
5,877,973 
105,815 
141,456 
124,969 
119,112 
387,699 
1,044,645 
2,290,313 
1,663,963 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,680 
3,385 
3,363 
2,171 
222 
135 
19 
1 
384 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,646 
2,093 
2,233 
2,174 
731 
634 
140 
3 
638 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,011 
1,069 
1,171 
1,196 
1,068 
1,695 
763 
37 
1,012 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,496 
104 
234 
211 
233 
900 
1,150 
83 
581 
$250,000 or more 
4,122 
38 
46 
32 
58 
365 
1,371 
1,189 
1,023 
Contract labor 
.. farms 
25,067 
5,381 
6,262 
3,772 
1,650 
2,492 
2,159 
833 
2,518 
$1,000 
3,378,012 
72,437 
103,533 
52,420 
67,874 
222,187 
487,475 
1,356,693 
1,015,393 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,190 
782 
860 
400 
16 
40 
20 
2 
70 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,812 
1,857 
2,011 
1,211 
215 
154 
85 
9 
270 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
1,890 
2,236 
1,554 
563 
650 
295 
16 
621 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 73 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
