Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
25,064 
4,838 
8,323 
1,487 
1,518 
1,307 
acres 
5,293,093 
14,993 
144,393 
61,817 
93,933 
111,859 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
32,402 
7,223 
10,922 
1,786 
1,824 
1,605 
acres 
6,116,162 
21,544 
175,140 
69,934 
107,268 
130,215 
Nematodes 
... farms 
4,485 
735 
1,395 
279 
273 
232 
acres 
725,589 
2,572 
21,535 
9,396 
12,985 
16,727 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
14,196 
2,996 
4,810 
870 
856 
718 
acres 
2,038,769 
8,630 
78,416 
32,550 
49,239 
58,670 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
9,810 
1,294 
3,418 
743 
707 
623 
acres on which used 
1,460,135 
3,921 
69,133 
31,915 
42,909 
49,075 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
1,913 
301 
522 
123 
92 
92 
acres 
476,794 
934 
7,211 
3,336 
3,261 
4,462 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
7,166 
1,425 
2,110 
331 
316 
340 
acres 
1,872,676 
4,590 
33,431 
12,681 
18,948 
25,705 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
1,603 
206 
370 
90 
92 
97 
acres 
929,985 
574 
6,009 
3,683 
4,800 
7,372 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
4,213 
1,611 
1,221 
151 
157 
134 
acres 
205,383 
2,819 
6,439 
1,834 
3,362 
3,074 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,945 
333 
418 
73 
86 
74 
acres 
566,983 
588 
2,802 
1,048 
1,964 
2,941 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
11,762 
1,722 
2,893 
541 
539 
630 
acres 
3,083,056 
4,275 
35,006 
16,171 
24,532 
40,668 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
4,899 
1,130 
1,706 
315 
300 
250 
acres 
340,532 
2,552 
18,325 
7,487 
10,186 
9,883 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
5,845 
1,818 
1,871 
293 
220 
271 
Solar panels 
... farms 
5,445 
1,719 
1,744 
268 
205 
251 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
324 
48 
99 
21 
18 
24 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
41 
14 
11 
2 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
104 
42 
36 
- 
3 
4 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
190 
43 
40 
24 
11 
12 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
165 
55 
56 
8 
4 
8 
Ethanol 
... farms 
56 
24 
9 
2 
- 
6 
Other 
... farms 
49 
20 
12 
1 
2 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
113 
16 
24 
6 
7 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
60,492 
21,972 
22,207 
2,811 
2,641 
2,250 
Part owners 
... farms 
9,490 
460 
1,668 
526 
601 
597 
Tenants 
... farms 
7,875 
2,205 
1,936 
363 
359 
375 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
70,216 
22,472 
23,931 
3,356 
3,253 
2,859 
acres 
16,064,215 
144,264 
663,141 
221,769 
310,256 
363,649 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
69,982 
22,432 
23,875 
3,337 
3,242 
2,847 
acres 
14,281,177 
86,845 
518,748 
176,135 
240,049 
290,371 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
17,477 
2,681 
3,629 
899 
970 
985 
acres 
11,608,764 
17,632 
69,147 
39,987 
59,219 
82,280 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
17,365 
2,665 
3,604 
889 
960 
972 
acres 
11,287,824 
8,825 
65,895 
36,345 
54,390 
79,614 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
6,066 
1,090 
1,579 
390 
387 
331 
acres 
2,103,978 
66,226 
147,645 
49,276 
75,036 
75,944 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
126,099 
37,717 
40,481 
6,000 
5,770 
5,173 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
40,197 
13,229 
13,549 
1,955 
1,947 
1,739 
2 operators 
30,790 
10,200 
10,502 
1,374 
1,273 
1,166 
3 operators 
5,058 
983 
1,362 
285 
294 
233 
4 operators 
1,137 
131 
294 
50 
67 
48 
5 or more operators 
675 
94 
104 
36 
20 
36 
Total women operators 
number 
41,256 
14,721 
13,971 
1,850 
1,616 
1,458 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
35,652 
13,131 
12,426 
1,543 
1,345 
1,260 
2 operators 
2,226 
652 
679 
126 
87 
76 
3 operators 
253 
54 
50 
9 
24 
10 
4 operators 
44 
8 
8 
7 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
37 
16 
1 
- 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
63,873 
18,746 
20,990 
3,098 
3,114 
2,781 
Female 
13,984 
5,891 
4,821 
602 
487 
441 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
42,469 
10,658 
13,323 
2,212 
2,219 
1,996 
Other 
35,388 
13,979 
12,488 
1,488 
1,382 
1,226 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
78 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
