Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982 and 



1978-Con. 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Characteristics 



Mariposa 



Mendocino 



Merced 



Modoc 



FARMS 



Land in tanns . 



Harvested cropland _ 



-lamis, 1982_ 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978., 



.famis, 1982., 



1978., 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



Full owners farms. 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



Harvested cropland farms. 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



Part owners farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978. 



Owned land in farms acres. 1982.. 



1978-. 



Rented land in farms acres, 1982.. 



1978. 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982-. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Tenants farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres. 1982.. 



1978.. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On farm operated _ 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Not on farm operated 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Not reported 1982.. 



1978.. 



Operators by principal occupation: 

 Farming 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Other 1982.. 



1978.. 



Operators by days of worft off farm: 

 None _ 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Any 1982.. 



1978.. 



1 to 49 days 1962.. 



1978.. 

 50 to 99 days 1982.. 



1978.. 

 100 to 149 days. 1982.. 



1978.. 

 150 to 199 days 1982.. 



1978.. 

 200 days or more 1982.. 



1978.. 



Not reported 1982.. 



1978-. 



1982 operators by years on present farm: 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 years -. 



5 to 9 years 



10 years or more 



Average years on present farm 



Not reported 



Operators by age group: 

 Under 25 years 1982.. 



1978.. 

 25 to 34 years 1982.. 



1978.. 

 35 to 44 years 1982.. 



1978.. 

 45 to 54 years ._ 1982 



1978.. 



55 to 64 years 1982 



1978.. 



65 years and over 1982 



1978.. 



Average age 1982.. 



1978.. 



206 

 176 

 51 

 42 

 17 

 16 



166 

 141 

 108 

 93 



133 

 126 

 124 

 97 



17 

 11 



9 



7 

 13 



6 

 18 



8 

 67 

 65 



17 

 11 



13 

 33 

 54 

 124 

 15.8 

 50 



2 

 3 

 26 

 27 

 61 

 50 

 73 

 66 



65 

 58 

 47 

 31 

 51.0 

 50.0 



250 



214 



231 183 



211 732 



53 



40 



1 257 



(D) 



156 



126 



97 575 



66 197 



42 



23 



1 099 



660 



69 



71 



119 604 



128 704 



51 286 



44 501 



68 318 



84 203 



8 



14 



131 



476 



25 



17 



14 004 



16 831 



3 



3 



27 



(D) 



185 

 147 

 47 

 46 

 18 

 21 



118 

 83 

 132 

 131 



66 



70 



162 



140 



29 

 20 



7 

 15 



7 

 11 

 25 

 25 

 94 

 69 



22 



4 



11 

 26 

 63 

 101 

 14.2 

 49 



3 

 2 

 22 

 26 

 49 

 37 

 49 

 48 



67 

 55 

 60 

 46 

 53.9 

 52.7 



1 084 



898 



782 999 



742 743 



694 



628 



27 961 



32 925 



833 

 654 

 346 399 

 281 880 

 557 

 477 



17 141 



18 741 



163 



167 



328 952 



354 010 



112 651 



132 372 



216 301 



221 638 



108 



118 



10 037 



11 684 



88 



77 



107 648 



106 853 



29 



33 



783 



2 500 



817 

 661 

 182 

 186 

 85 

 51 



517 

 428 

 567 



470 



349 

 307 

 671 

 572 



68 



64 



63 



28 



56 



57 



101 



89 



383 



334 



64 

 19 



137 

 228 



14.4 

 164 



5 

 9 

 126 

 118 

 235 

 161 

 217 

 211 



257 

 228 

 244 

 151 

 52.3 

 51.0 



2 951 

 2 914 



1 163 126 



1 260 033 



2 270 



2 349 



411 880 



393 758 



1 988 



1 960 



467 463 



403 028 



1 518 



1 561 



154 319 



135 458 



598 



585 



553 246 



690 948 



237 525 



293 614 



315 721 



397 334 



517 



514 



198 600 



202 340 



365 



369 



142 417 



166 057 



235 



274 



58 961 



55 960 



2 034 

 2 026 

 678 

 651 

 239 

 237 



1 854 



1 752 



1 097 



1 162 



1 281 



1 292 



1 428 



1 498 



185 



191 



95 



109 



91 



69 



159 



155 



898 



954 



242 



124 



193 

 333 

 571 

 1 352 

 14.7 

 502 



45 

 56 

 370 

 361 

 616 

 624 

 697 

 700 



761 

 763 

 462 

 390 



50.5 

 40.7 



365 

 353 

 118 

 104 

 53 

 40 



364 

 322 

 172 

 175 



235 

 216 

 248 

 255 



43 

 57 

 19 

 21 

 25 

 26 

 31 

 26 

 130 

 125 



53 

 26 



39 



73 



107 



221 



15.4 



96 



7 



10 



73 



76 



115 



91 



100 



111 



141 

 148 



100 



61 



50.9 



49.4 



(D) 



3 

 1 

 4 

 2 

 1 

 5 

 4 

 18 

 6 



2 

 2 



7 



7 



16 



31 



13.2 



9 



1 

 4 

 2 

 6 

 7 

 19 

 6 



22 

 20 



19 



13 



56.8 



55,3 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



CALIFORNIA 167 



