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. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Irrigated 
.farms 
6,055 
1,060 
1,312 
1,877 
189 
253 
470 
306 
588 
acres 
985,731 
2,694 
3,785 
8,969 
4,948 
19,480 
143,713 
476,369 
325,773 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
3,667 
924 
1,127 
1,380 
37 
23 
12 
164 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
948 
125 
161 
426 
76 
54 
13 
2 
91 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
394 
10 
23 
66 
71 
98 
74 
7 
45 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
312 
1 
1 
5 
4 
66 
151 
30 
54 
250.0 acres or more 
734 
- 
- 
" 
1 
12 
220 
267 
234 
Beans, snap 
.farms 
652 
103 
161 
234 
23 
39 
22 
8 
62 
acres 
9,419 
57 
115 
335 
91 
628 
1,136 
3,247 
3,810 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
56 
5 
8 
14 
- 
3 
8 
3 
15 
acres 
3,645 
1 
21 
39 
- 
84 
(D) 
(D) 
1,066 
Peas, green 
.farms 
138 
31 
21 
51 
5 
10 
10 
1 
9 
acres 
821 
38 
38 
117 
(D) 
(D) 
207 
(D) 
256 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
.farms 
441 
69 
85 
144 
23 
23 
28 
18 
51 
acres 
42,660 
151 
33 
140 
241 
1,157 
7,018 
19,787 
14,133 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
36 
- 
5 
6 
2 
2 
9 
9 
3 
acres 
14,436 
- 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1,497 
11,647 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
345 
65 
84 
139 
17 
11 
4 
. 
25 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
17 
2 
1 
4 
3 
2 
2 
- 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
20 
2 
- 
1 
3 
4 
7 
- 
3 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
4 
3 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
43 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
15 
17 
Sweet corn 
.farms 
441 
76 
82 
123 
21 
31 
31 
23 
54 
acres 
32,667 
142 
58 
136 
234 
1,044 
5,248 
19,450 
6,356 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
12 
- 
5 
1 
- 
2 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
561 
- 
3 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
.farms 
188 
29 
19 
54 
13 
26 
26 
6 
15 
acres 
18,189 
49 
182 
67 
161 
1,619 
6,177 
2,680 
7,255 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
27 
- 
3 
- 
3 
5 
9 
- 
7 
acres 
2,571 
- 
(D) 
28 
(D) 
1,226 
" 
1,072 
Tomatoes in the open 
.farms 
3,176 
597 
786 
977 
83 
103 
217 
123 
290 
acres 
295,247 
373 
678 
1,198 
708 
4,950 
56,019 
131,599 
99,721 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
631 
33 
85 
102 
6 
34 
143 
95 
133 
acres 
256,051 
25 
255 
177 
384 
4,106 
48,244 
117,828 
85,033 
Land in orchards 
.farms 
38,098 
10,379 
11,173 
6,094 
2,041 
2,917 
2,042 
584 
2,868 
acres 
3,138,943 
120,121 
141,038 
99,440 
120,003 
358,303 
660,170 
832,660 
807,210 
Irrigated 
.farms 
34,580 
9,100 
10,092 
5,400 
1,911 
2,787 
2,003 
577 
2,710 
acres 
3,072,245 
109,531 
130,434 
91,353 
113,656 
346,243 
652,135 
828,759 
800,135 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
13,263 
5,301 
5,369 
2,184 
51 
24 
19 
6 
309 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12,094 
3,840 
4,314 
2,687 
375 
138 
55 
16 
669 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7,356 
1,147 
1,386 
1,152 
1,314 
1,273 
211 
63 
810 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
2,969 
83 
88 
68 
285 
1,230 
691 
58 
466 
250.0 acres or more 
2,416 
8 
16 
3 
16 
252 
1,066 
441 
614 
Apples 
.farms 
2,527 
870 
780 
562 
77 
63 
34 
32 
109 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
18,205 
2,260 
1,652 
2,176 
1,483 
2,367 
1,361 
3,812 
3,093 
Grapes 
.farms 
1 1 ,462 
2,666 
3,147 
1,736 
708 
1,118 
746 
259 
1,082 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
940,177 
28,683 
38,091 
21,487 
31,903 
104,948 
168,823 
299,783 
246,459 
Peaches, all 
.farms 
2,201 
534 
628 
409 
125 
179 
140 
55 
131 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
51,948 
1,790 
2,524 
1,463 
2,799 
8,582 
13,706 
13,652 
7,431 
Citrus fruit, all 
.farms 
7,283 
2,039 
2,313 
1,310 
298 
414 
250 
85 
574 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
293,387 
15,674 
19,444 
13,184 
15,341 
37,807 
53,181 
81,560 
57,197 
Almonds 
.farms 
6,841 
1,281 
1,443 
919 
505 
912 
874 
292 
615 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
935,804 
23,205 
27,921 
24,016 
26,916 
105,427 
217,235 
(D) 
(D) 
Pecans 
.farms 
222 
82 
76 
30 
3 
7 
8 
4 
12 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
3,309 
405 
637 
186 
(D) 
531 
1,217 
(D) 
97 
Walnuts, English 
.farms 
5,712 
1,622 
1,404 
708 
381 
558 
489 
123 
427 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
329,112 
18,251 
17,227 
12,356 
18,196 
46,557 
(D) 
(D) 
55,518 
Land in berries (see text) 
.farms 
1,985 
385 
462 
545 
92 
107 
114 
96 
184 
acres 
52,626 
360 
535 
992 
442 
1,702 
5,454 
27,336 
15,806 
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
84 Farm Typology 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
