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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
- Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
36,283 
8,410 
8,302 
5,889 
2,489 
3,795 
3,136 
1,101 
3,161 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
314,056 
27,942 
28,041 
28,374 
101,370 
253,109 
849,667 
3,684,201 
894,114 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
583 
629 
326 
5 
5 
7 
- 
47 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,785 
1,765 
1,775 
1,017 
33 
18 
8 
1 
168 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
1,379 
1,255 
717 
43 
31 
19 
- 
153 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,723 
1,880 
1,774 
1,444 
183 
82 
21 
7 
332 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,813 
1,323 
1,366 
1,315 
322 
150 
31 
8 
298 
$50,000 or more 
15,763 
1,480 
1,503 
1,070 
1,903 
3,509 
3,050 
1,085 
2,163 
Farms with net losses 
number 
41,574 
13,795 
15,137 
8,133 
818 
828 
552 
256 
2,055 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
69,072 
20,177 
25,882 
37,372 
135,990 
280,246 
624,695 
2,032,118 
335,384 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,982 
787 
759 
370 
11 
4 
- 
- 
51 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,924 
3,692 
3,498 
1,423 
42 
22 
3 
3 
241 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,815 
2,984 
3,228 
1,306 
45 
17 
6 
- 
229 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,269 
3,557 
4,010 
2,171 
96 
62 
20 
2 
351 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,478 
1,642 
1,960 
1,374 
137 
70 
31 
5 
259 
$50,000 or more 
7,106 
1,133 
1,682 
1,489 
487 
653 
492 
246 
924 
Net cash farm income of operators 
... farms 
77,857 
22,205 
23,439 
14,022 
3,307 
4,623 
3,688 
1,357 
5,216 
$1,000 
8,177,199 
-46,811 
-164,396 
-158,792 
127,040 
677,733 
2,235,254 
3,470,505 
2,036,667 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
105,028 
-2,108 
-7,014 
-1 1 ,324 
38,415 
146,600 
606,088 
2,557,483 
390,465 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
... farms 
36,052 
8,404 
8,263 
5,819 
2,465 
3,746 
3,115 
1,094 
3,146 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
308,890 
27,728 
27,693 
25,598 
97,566 
244,421 
832,315 
3,676,718 
875,461 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,605 
585 
622 
323 
9 
5 
7 
1 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,774 
1,765 
1,776 
1,008 
36 
17 
8 
1 
163 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,610 
1,388 
1,251 
722 
42 
31 
23 
1 
152 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,758 
1,880 
1,788 
1,463 
175 
87 
22 
7 
336 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,811 
1,316 
1,371 
1,299 
327 
151 
36 
8 
303 
$50,000 or more 
15,494 
1,470 
1,455 
1,004 
1,876 
3,455 
3,019 
1,076 
2,139 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
41,805 
13,801 
15,176 
8,203 
842 
877 
573 
263 
2,070 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
70,779 
20,276 
25,911 
37,516 
134,750 
271,230 
623,750 
2,098,195 
346,634 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,006 
791 
758 
384 
13 
7 
- 
- 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,944 
3,688 
3,516 
1,428 
45 
23 
3 
3 
238 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,798 
2,980 
3,221 
1,309 
38 
19 
5 
- 
226 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,315 
3,559 
4,025 
2,183 
104 
64 
21 
2 
357 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,518 
1,645 
1,967 
1,389 
139 
85 
30 
5 
258 
$50,000 or more 
7,224 
1,138 
1,689 
1,510 
503 
679 
514 
253 
938 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
... farms 
521 
17 
32 
12 
63 
184 
127 
30 
56 
$1,000 
122,036 
493 
1,084 
334 
4,472 
27,018 
44,488 
18,947 
25,200 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) ... 
... farms 
23,685 
5,580 
5,302 
4,111 
1,568 
2,381 
2,114 
802 
1,827 
$1,000 
1,204,560 
68,134 
66,585 
57,084 
55,973 
174,487 
306,061 
251,062 
225,173 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
... farms 
5,255 
853 
907 
894 
410 
755 
769 
211 
456 
$1,000 
383,434 
10,494 
12,527 
13,352 
12,424 
54,803 
110,690 
86,394 
82,749 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
6,000 
1,641 
1,267 
916 
345 
548 
461 
236 
586 
$1,000 
256,997 
21,069 
16,096 
11,158 
13,051 
35,688 
45,448 
61,719 
52,767 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
862 
305 
244 
165 
24 
52 
31 
6 
35 
$1,000 
27,613 
2,419 
1,027 
1,016 
299 
1,441 
7,978 
12,142 
1,290 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
... farms 
1,699 
409 
401 
405 
108 
141 
77 
19 
139 
$1,000 
64,520 
5,252 
3,523 
5,056 
5,125 
11,574 
19,851 
1,445 
12,693 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
7,469 
1,285 
1,351 
920 
614 
1,026 
1,130 
494 
649 
$1,000 
171,066 
4,281 
4,878 
3,364 
5,382 
22,854 
46,616 
49,519 
34,172 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
... farms 
1,568 
295 
315 
205 
137 
229 
210 
50 
127 
$1,000 
62,457 
3,168 
4,542 
2,742 
3,771 
8,796 
18,400 
7,625 
13,413 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
... farms 
343 
58 
66 
79 
23 
36 
45 
9 
27 
$1,000 
4,218 
167 
419 
473 
94 
1,199 
1,215 
299 
352 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
5,192 
1,386 
1,323 
1,141 
262 
308 
285 
180 
307 
$1,000 
234,255 
21,283 
23,573 
19,922 
15,828 
38,131 
55,862 
31,919 
27,737 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
... farms 
57,731 
14,835 
16,166 
10,395 
2,933 
4,290 
3,387 
1,240 
4,485 
acres 
9,591,783 
396,533 
443,523 
433,674 
376,568 
1,019,669 
2,166,851 
2,502,067 
2,252,898 
Harvested cropland 
... farms 
53,372 
13,303 
14,555 
9,617 
2,887 
4,246 
3,343 
1,217 
4,204 
acres 
8,007,461 
214,067 
247,896 
227,477 
275,400 
887,617 
1,892,950 
2,347,085 
1,914,969 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 75 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
