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. 
Rice - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
250 to 499 acres 
366 
3 
6 
21 
246 
40 
4 
46 
500 acres or more 
360 
- 
- 
- 
- 
102 
162 
21 
75 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
74 
2 
3 
10 
2 
10 
22 
13 
12 
acres 
13,908 
(D) 
12 
103 
(D) 
1,475 
4,756 
4,953 
2,209 
bushels 
1 ,263,924 
(D) 
1,200 
9,681 
(D) 
122,640 
446,998 
470,274 
190,811 
Irrigated 
farms 
62 
2 
3 
10 
2 
8 
15 
11 
11 
acres 
10,997 
(D) 
12 
103 
(D) 
(D) 
2,370 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
17 
. 
3 
7 
. 
1 
2 
. 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
18 
- 
- 
3 
2 
3 
6 
1 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
19 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 
5 
5 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
4 
1 
500 acres or more 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
2 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
“ 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
58 
_ 
- 
- 
- 
6 
20 
24 
8 
acres 
27,193 
- 
- 
- 
- 
534 
7,994 
14,632 
4,033 
tons 
1,179,753 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,514 
337,741 
633,918 
187,580 
Irrigated 
farms 
58 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
20 
24 
8 
acres 
26,567 
- 
- 
- 
534 
7,960 
14,040 
4,033 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
197 
8 
21 
32 
- 
36 
44 
17 
39 
acres 
49,749 
809 
689 
1,478 
- 
6,479 
14,718 
11,907 
13,669 
pounds 
68,792,639 
841,892 
802,074 
1,652,577 
- 
7,938,721 
20,280,029 
17,709,773 
19,567,573 
Irrigated 
farms 
152 
7 
14 
21 
- 
34 
32 
11 
33 
acres 
34,815 
(D) 
352 
1,450 
- 
(D) 
9,041 
8,279 
8,924 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
42 
9 
19 
8 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
52 
1 
10 
8 
- 
13 
11 
1 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
43 
7 
2 
5 
- 
13 
5 
1 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
31 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
10 
5 
6 
500 acres or more 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
10 
9 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,503 
93 
96 
130 
86 
212 
429 
209 
248 
acres 
491,846 
5,959 
3,850 
8,954 
13,170 
38,310 
135,443 
167,469 
118,691 
bushels 
42,955,324 
415,003 
303,935 
522,140 
797,408 
2,801,151 
12,582,098 
15,315,398 
10,218,191 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,123 
54 
65 
65 
51 
143 
362 
187 
196 
acres 
382,958 
4,149 
2,883 
3,425 
4,817 
20,989 
103,367 
150,793 
92,535 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
164 
37 
44 
44 
11 
7 
9 
2 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
427 
40 
43 
57 
30 
85 
99 
21 
52 
1 00 to 249 acres 
430 
12 
8 
26 
29 
83 
148 
51 
73 
250 to 499 acres 
220 
2 
1 
1 
13 
27 
99 
27 
50 
500 acres or more 
262 
2 
- 
2 
3 
10 
74 
108 
63 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
7,903 
1,624 
1,634 
1,244 
470 
702 
1,068 
517 
644 
acres 
1,670,027 
64,656 
68,488 
78,459 
79,655 
197,333 
442,265 
487,369 
251,802 
tons, dry 
9,363,421 
169,075 
204,655 
215,170 
287,667 
908,451 
2,673,287 
3,328,757 
1,576,359 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,498 
877 
928 
770 
378 
604 
960 
487 
494 
acres 
1,346,666 
30,096 
36,458 
41,360 
53,113 
149,607 
380,531 
445,822 
209,679 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,621 
975 
929 
497 
57 
46 
30 
3 
84 
25 to 99 acres 
2,274 
487 
539 
512 
156 
172 
199 
42 
167 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,435 
134 
134 
194 
151 
215 
340 
95 
172 
250 to 499 acres 
728 
21 
20 
33 
74 
153 
230 
107 
90 
500 acres or more 
845 
7 
12 
8 
32 
116 
269 
270 
131 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
3,243 
376 
394 
406 
244 
447 
684 
358 
334 
acres 
874,137 
16,163 
20,382 
23,223 
33,885 
102,295 
266,075 
261,871 
150,243 
tons, dry 
5,607,210 
72,011 
96,092 
87,475 
157,315 
576,350 
1,793,862 
1,762,900 
1,061,205 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,035 
339 
355 
373 
225 
429 
657 
344 
313 
acres 
831,858 
13,654 
17,981 
20,171 
31,362 
95,787 
256,352 
254,694 
141,857 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,699 
427 
391 
267 
108 
141 
146 
95 
124 
acres 
212,238 
11,858 
12,478 
12,047 
14,188 
25,326 
41,977 
73,138 
21,226 
tons, dry 
821,999 
24,130 
29,511 
26,037 
34,692 
73,220 
171,706 
397,200 
65,503 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,217 
301 
276 
195 
72 
108 
116 
67 
82 
acres 
155,054 
7,239 
6,767 
7,030 
9,012 
20,050 
31,332 
59,220 
14,404 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
209 
12 
21 
22 
10 
20 
63 
41 
20 
acres 
71,921 
415 
979 
651 
773 
3,982 
19,313 
28,840 
16,968 
Irrigated 
farms 
202 
11 
21 
21 
9 
20 
60 
41 
19 
acres 
71,053 
(D) 
979 
(D) 
(D) 
3,982 
18,593 
28,840 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
6,055 
1,060 
1,312 
1,877 
189 
253 
470 
306 
588 
acres 
985,735 
2,694 
3,789 
8,969 
4,948 
19,480 
143,713 
476,369 
325,773 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 83 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
