Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
25,064 
4,424 
2,214 
2,639 
3,847 
3,251 
acres 
5,293,093 
4,100,169 
474,813 
319,487 
203,702 
81,816 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
32,402 
4,755 
2,354 
2,833 
4,396 
3,939 
acres 
6,116,162 
4,541,275 
577,750 
403,296 
267,580 
121,816 
Nematodes 
farms 
4,485 
1,166 
451 
486 
591 
507 
acres 
725,589 
608,869 
45,263 
30,431 
20,087 
9,106 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
14,196 
2,426 
1,266 
1,440 
2,148 
1,835 
acres 
2,038,769 
1,526,153 
203,615 
135,461 
91,716 
38,810 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
9,810 
1,936 
925 
1,129 
1,764 
1,169 
acres on which used 
1,460,135 
1,103,592 
118,737 
81,634 
75,788 
31,498 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,913 
534 
147 
185 
223 
191 
acres 
476,794 
410,823 
18,526 
19,440 
7,105 
5,204 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
7,166 
1,182 
549 
665 
779 
621 
acres 
1,872,676 
1,338,777 
188,475 
147,779 
75,937 
28,748 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,603 
155 
110 
138 
178 
161 
acres 
929,985 
360,270 
77,588 
94,901 
122,474 
81,607 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
4,213 
487 
183 
215 
341 
380 
acres 
205,383 
141,823 
14,908 
13,800 
13,647 
5,392 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,945 
621 
138 
109 
171 
152 
acres 
566,983 
472,003 
28,900 
17,223 
29,105 
3,214 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
11,762 
2,836 
879 
1,044 
1,227 
1,051 
acres 
3,083,056 
2,302,924 
287,855 
194,772 
129,688 
53,396 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,899 
659 
324 
400 
677 
543 
acres 
340,532 
245,656 
31,720 
18,019 
19,026 
7,728 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
5,845 
305 
178 
203 
414 
408 
Solar panels 
farms 
5,445 
276 
158 
193 
364 
384 
Wind turbines 
farms 
324 
20 
15 
13 
29 
28 
Methane digesters 
farms 
41 
11 
- 
3 
3 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
104 
3 
2 
3 
15 
3 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
190 
5 
3 
4 
11 
8 
Biodiesel 
farms 
165 
13 
3 
8 
10 
14 
Ethanol 
farms 
56 
1 
4 
2 
1 
4 
Other 
farms 
49 
1 
- 
1 
4 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
113 
10 
3 
8 
11 
18 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
60,492 
2,659 
1,703 
2,537 
4,912 
5,224 
Part owners 
farms 
9,490 
2,394 
972 
907 
1,131 
746 
Tenants 
farms 
7,875 
1,280 
511 
673 
879 
709 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
70,216 
5,085 
2,698 
3,466 
6,072 
5,991 
acres 
16,064,215 
6,296,903 
1,341,620 
1,534,175 
1,728,013 
1,044,231 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
69,982 
5,053 
2,675 
3,444 
6,043 
5,970 
acres 
14,281,177 
5,777,796 
1,220,594 
1,406,814 
1,547,385 
870,417 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
17,477 
3,689 
1,491 
1,594 
2,032 
1,458 
acres 
11,608,764 
5,332,187 
1,155,595 
1,094,472 
1,458,002 
731,425 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
17,365 
3,674 
1,483 
1,580 
2,010 
1,455 
acres 
11,287,824 
5,173,682 
1,142,110 
1,011,547 
1,445,620 
705,618 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,066 
869 
338 
411 
639 
609 
acres 
2,103,978 
677,612 
134,511 
210,286 
193,010 
199,621 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
126,099 
13,222 
5,621 
6,803 
11,000 
10,290 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
40,197 
2,561 
1,577 
2,202 
3,839 
3,745 
2 operators 
30,790 
2,142 
1,079 
1,382 
2,347 
2,438 
3 operators 
5,058 
1,061 
379 
395 
570 
398 
4 operators 
1,137 
276 
105 
93 
128 
70 
5 or more operators 
675 
293 
46 
45 
38 
28 
Total women operators 
number 
41,256 
2,238 
1,164 
1,461 
2,921 
3,077 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
35,652 
1,607 
923 
1,256 
2,475 
2,639 
2 operators 
2,226 
210 
89 
73 
170 
178 
3 operators 
253 
42 
21 
10 
30 
14 
4 operators 
44 
6 
- 
6 
4 
5 
5 or more operators 
37 
10 
1 
- 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
63,873 
6,064 
2,981 
3,795 
6,136 
5,709 
Female 
13,984 
269 
205 
322 
786 
970 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
42,469 
5,482 
2,541 
3,114 
4,758 
3,877 
Other 
35,388 
851 
645 
1,003 
2,164 
2,802 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
104 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
