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. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,941 
507 
630 
417 
367 
419 
266 
38 
297 
$50,000 or more 
6,299 
345 
525 
190 
489 
1,229 
1,493 
768 
1,260 
Customwork and custom hauling 
..farms 
19,644 
3,913 
4,226 
2,821 
1,406 
2,341 
2,210 
914 
1,813 
$1,000 
1,258,384 
22,226 
30,111 
18,147 
27,206 
107,774 
260,678 
489,047 
303,195 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,589 
1,406 
1,284 
638 
75 
43 
17 
3 
123 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,990 
1,400 
1,537 
1,167 
323 
221 
83 
16 
243 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,384 
940 
1,134 
860 
645 
886 
396 
34 
489 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,859 
112 
185 
125 
223 
516 
427 
28 
243 
$50,000 or more 
3,822 
55 
86 
31 
140 
675 
1,287 
833 
715 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
..farms 
15,007 
1,887 
2,843 
2,930 
1,079 
1,830 
1,997 
873 
1,568 
$1,000 
1,511,985 
23,392 
31,596 
38,099 
35,724 
107,366 
297,366 
566,338 
412,104 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,241 
1,241 
1,733 
1,548 
204 
165 
72 
18 
260 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,649 
260 
385 
485 
138 
160 
77 
19 
125 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,878 
258 
498 
606 
325 
469 
358 
76 
288 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
5,239 
128 
227 
291 
412 
1,036 
1,490 
760 
895 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
.farms 
7,895 
954 
1,379 
1,069 
514 
1,039 
1,247 
615 
1,078 
$1,000 
400,054 
2,942 
3,774 
4,666 
5,473 
20,667 
57,304 
180,600 
124,629 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,914 
496 
671 
347 
74 
102 
85 
12 
127 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,150 
311 
516 
453 
191 
269 
195 
12 
203 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 ! iiH 
125 
173 
236 
196 
446 
432 
100 
282 
$25,000 to $49,999 
I ! JBi 
17 
13 
28 
38 
122 
198 
49 
102 
$50,000 or more 
1 3w 
5 
6 
5 
15 
100 
337 
442 
364 
Interest expense 
..farms 
26,459 
5,471 
6,701 
4,106 
1,637 
2,689 
2,608 
1,093 
2,154 
$1,000 
1,217,781 
60,386 
92,388 
47,550 
34,604 
92,408 
212,811 
414,239 
263,395 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,135 
2,372 
2,427 
1,663 
489 
498 
220 
26 
440 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,048 
2,521 
3,277 
1,960 
714 
1,110 
680 
72 
714 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,129 
556 
940 
466 
398 
889 
1,084 
259 
537 
$100,000 or more 
2,147 
22 
57 
17 
36 
192 
624 
736 
463 
Secured by real estate 
..farms 
20,307 
4,472 
5,594 
3,091 
1,213 
1,933 
1,820 
752 
1,432 
$1,000 
941,302 
54,395 
84,176 
40,381 
28,996 
76,786 
160,123 
294,611 
201,835 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,166 
396 
350 
222 
53 
62 
28 
4 
51 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,137 
1,287 
1,345 
781 
239 
213 
106 
18 
148 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,276 
2,277 
2,970 
1,662 
559 
785 
474 
55 
494 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,690 
420 
669 
335 
220 
413 
340 
71 
222 
$50,000 or more 
3,038 
92 
260 
91 
142 
460 
872 
604 
517 
Not secured by real estate 
..farms 
13,273 
2,259 
2,618 
1,986 
910 
1,612 
1,733 
844 
1,311 
$1,000 
276,479 
5,991 
8,212 
7,169 
5,607 
15,623 
52,688 
119,628 
61,560 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,988 
838 
934 
620 
136 
196 
75 
13 
176 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,701 
1,051 
1,201 
921 
407 
540 
233 
26 
322 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,514 
363 
467 
421 
333 
722 
705 
102 
401 
$25,000 to $49,999 
835 
5 
8 
23 
31 
123 
392 
101 
152 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
2 
8 
1 
3 
31 
328 
602 
260 
Property taxes paid 
..farms 
71,398 
21,273 
21,712 
12,157 
2,963 
4,163 
3,327 
1,256 
4,547 
$1,000 
827,587 
87,284 
99,123 
56,564 
29,551 
67,750 
124,921 
192,466 
169,928 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
45,137 
16,296 
15,910 
8,677 
1,079 
909 
404 
65 
1,797 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,923 
3,517 
3,826 
2,428 
941 
983 
346 
48 
834 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
1,212 
1,605 
877 
769 
1,504 
903 
104 
802 
$25,000 or more 
5,562 
248 
371 
175 
174 
767 
1,674 
1,039 
1,114 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
..farms 
43,111 
10,029 
10,263 
6,885 
2,635 
4,589 
3,668 
1,351 
3,691 
$1,000 
3,066,456 
46,669 
58,702 
45,137 
53,526 
186,494 
483,509 
1,432,663 
759,756 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,864 
7,768 
7,801 
4,782 
721 
572 
165 
4 
1,051 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,967 
1,975 
2,062 
1,788 
1,366 
1,958 
777 
42 
999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,928 
197 
215 
204 
300 
917 
662 
39 
394 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,313 
64 
135 
80 
169 
689 
698 
99 
379 
$100,000 or more 
4,039 
25 
50 
31 
79 
453 
1,366 
1,167 
868 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
..farms 
1,305 
130 
165 
167 
111 
234 
225 
148 
125 
$1,000 
54,690 
387 
859 
1,136 
2,194 
6,017 
8,659 
26,851 
8,586 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
..farms 
39,342 
8,934 
8,828 
5,749 
2,615 
4,605 
3,679 
1,357 
3,575 
$1,000 
2,256,892 
73,696 
89,312 
63,648 
59,018 
182,373 
420,662 
799,127 
569,055 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
..farms 
77,857 
22,205 
23,439 
14,022 
3,307 
4,623 
3,688 
1,357 
5,216 
$1,000 
8,523,285 
-43,343 
-158,981 
-136,855 
141,071 
728,503 
2,319,725 
3,536,083 
2,137,081 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,474 
-1,952 
-6,783 
-9,760 
42,658 
157,582 
628,993 
2,605,809 
409,716 
74 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
