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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Barley for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
144 
7 
10 
8 
16 
23 
35 
17 
28 
acres 
44,819 
(D) 
(D) 
320 
2,242 
7,659 
12,697 
4,149 
17,526 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
60 
16 
14 
12 
3 
4 
5 
- 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
59 
10 
3 
14 
4 
7 
8 
5 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
68 
4 
2 
8 
12 
9 
17 
5 
11 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
1 
- 
1 
2 
4 
10 
6 
6 
500 acres or more 
47 
- 
- 
2 
5 
13 
14 
6 
7 
Corn for grain 
farms 
733 
64 
58 
82 
40 
109 
201 
87 
92 
acres 
180,672 
1,991 
938 
2,629 
2,854 
24,558 
64,121 
53,504 
30,077 
bushels 
31,922,610 
270,658 
140,549 
294,753 
462,882 
4,126,114 
11,237,887 
9,693,334 
5,696,433 
Irrigated 
farms 
733 
64 
58 
82 
40 
109 
201 
87 
92 
acres 
175,863 
1,891 
938 
2,579 
2,569 
24,264 
63,264 
50,685 
29,673 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
163 
41 
47 
49 
7 
4 
4 
3 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
211 
20 
10 
26 
24 
45 
54 
10 
22 
1 00 to 249 acres 
152 
- 
1 
7 
8 
27 
68 
20 
21 
250 to 499 acres 
103 
3 
- 
- 
1 
16 
45 
19 
19 
500 acres or more 
104 
- 
" 
- 
- 
17 
30 
35 
22 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,895 
93 
162 
113 
109 
222 
563 
382 
251 
acres 
487,570 
3,465 
5,200 
5,457 
9,990 
30,090 
129,455 
218,519 
85,394 
tons 
12,575,973 
74,173 
125,484 
124,246 
236,127 
762,303 
3,405,851 
5,678,680 
2,169,109 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,802 
88 
151 
104 
103 
208 
546 
369 
233 
acres 
461,898 
3,253 
4,887 
4,694 
9,319 
27,798 
124,863 
208,350 
78,734 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
249 
41 
96 
33 
24 
18 
17 
3 
17 
25 to 99 acres 
538 
47 
61 
68 
40 
90 
148 
26 
58 
1 00 to 249 acres 
512 
5 
4 
12 
41 
78 
225 
67 
80 
250 to 499 acres 
329 
- 
1 
- 
4 
34 
127 
112 
51 
500 acres or more 
267 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2 
46 
174 
45 
Cotton, all 
farms 
630 
9 
27 
20 
29 
91 
266 
81 
107 
acres 
367,766 
414 
1,416 
866 
3,104 
15,698 
113,799 
107,738 
124,731 
bales 
1,201,860 
1,470 
4,045 
2,500 
8,949 
50,288 
384,953 
368,295 
381,360 
Irrigated 
farms 
630 
9 
27 
20 
29 
91 
266 
81 
107 
acres 
367,766 
414 
1,416 
866 
3,104 
15,698 
113,799 
107,738 
124,731 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
31 
4 
9 
6 
2 
1 
5 
- 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
102 
2 
15 
13 
11 
20 
23 
8 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
180 
3 
3 
1 
13 
52 
64 
20 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
153 
- 
- 
- 
3 
18 
93 
11 
28 
500 acres or more 
164 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
81 
42 
41 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
308 
13 
31 
46 
22 
46 
66 
25 
59 
acres 
39,511 
218 
346 
595 
1,455 
4,141 
12,908 
8,332 
11,516 
cwt 
955,995 
4,452 
6,939 
8,202 
27,012 
83,206 
331,740 
216,510 
277,934 
Irrigated 
farms 
269 
10 
19 
36 
19 
41 
61 
24 
59 
acres 
36,866 
(D) 
(D) 
555 
1,143 
3,583 
11,643 
(D) 
11,516 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
95 
9 
23 
37 
7 
9 
3 
1 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
93 
4 
8 
9 
8 
22 
22 
7 
13 
1 00 to 249 acres 
69 
- 
- 
- 
7 
13 
25 
1 
23 
250 to 499 acres 
38 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
10 
10 
16 
500 acres or more 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
6 
1 
Oats for grain 
farms 
240 
35 
39 
36 
16 
19 
44 
25 
26 
acres 
25,065 
682 
964 
1,770 
1,235 
2,133 
5,596 
10,005 
2,680 
bushels 
2,246,420 
68,710 
106,584 
137,567 
106,519 
180,290 
560,173 
798,012 
288,565 
Irrigated 
farms 
145 
11 
24 
17 
8 
11 
31 
19 
24 
acres 
15,901 
(D) 
462 
690 
374 
1,089 
3,800 
6,785 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
86 
23 
30 
14 
5 
1 
5 
1 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
75 
12 
5 
17 
4 
11 
14 
3 
9 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
- 
4 
5 
7 
5 
20 
5 
8 
250 to 499 acres 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
8 
1 
500 acres or more 
9 
- 
" 
- 
- 
8 
1 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
15 
- 
3 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
27 
- 
3 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
84,093 
- 
9,345 
74,748 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
- 
3 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
27 
- 
3 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
- 
3 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Rice 
farms 
1,392 
66 
125 
94 
177 
482 
233 
29 
186 
acres 
561,968 
7,117 
12,266 
5,321 
28,800 
170,568 
187,080 
43,619 
107,197 
cwt 
46,692,580 
563,900 
985,945 
421,681 
2,282,325 
14,046,326 
15,679,852 
3,764,516 
8,948,035 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,392 
66 
125 
94 
177 
482 
233 
29 
186 
acres 
561,968 
7,117 
12,266 
5,321 
28,800 
170,568 
187,080 
43,619 
107,197 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
49 
6 
14 
16 
5 
1 
5 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
232 
31 
57 
65 
27 
27 
7 
- 
18 
1 00 to 249 acres 
385 
26 
48 
13 
124 
106 
19 
4 
45 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
82 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
