Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
21,886 
1 1 ,340 
35 
376 
676 
1,772 
3,303 
5,178 
acres 
13,036,448 
9,429,661 
1,766 
227,294 
538,775 
1,592,280 
2,744,306 
4,325,240 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
41,259 
22,126 
70 
747 
1,527 
3,861 
6,552 
9,369 
acres 
1,365,250 
867,530 
1,105 
30,077 
60,553 
160,850 
289,137 
325,808 
Irrigated land 
farms 
53,546 
30,866 
112 
1,303 
2,312 
5,757 
9,203 
12,179 
acres 
7,861,964 
6,587,185 
12,786 
207,890 
563,106 
1,464,060 
2,274,387 
2,064,956 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
47,972 
28,199 
102 
1,235 
2,207 
5,377 
8,441 
10,837 
acres 
7,371,411 
6,236,608 
12,119 
191,431 
545,866 
1,411,415 
2,143,786 
1,931,991 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
7,884 
4,100 
18 
136 
206 
669 
1,209 
1,862 
acres 
490,553 
350,577 
667 
16,459 
17,240 
52,645 
130,601 
132,965 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
470 
214 
4 
27 
83 
100 
acres 
105,504 
59,339 
- 
- 
68 
8,180 
19,522 
31,569 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
13,813 
9,814 
55 
399 
783 
1,906 
3,150 
3,521 
acres 
4,929,132 
4,229,849 
5,059 
100,045 
363,853 
850,095 
1,619,766 
1,291,031 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
3,008 
1,917 
18 
148 
200 
385 
625 
541 
$1,000 
1,355,207 
1,048,073 
778 
64,647 
99,662 
229,644 
424,360 
228,984 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
77,857 
42,469 
151 
1,663 
3,117 
7,658 
12,433 
17,447 
$1,000 
160,524,953 
117,119,400 
173,268 
3,656,355 
9,763,323 
24,721,292 
38,130,130 
40,675,031 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,061,792 
2,757,762 
1,147,470 
2,198,650 
3,132,282 
3,228,166 
3,066,849 
2,331,348 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,278 
6,114 
9,509 
6,925 
7,204 
6,886 
6,364 
5,302 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,768 
1,911 
6 
186 
175 
358 
495 
691 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,993 
1,345 
11 
95 
101 
223 
398 
517 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,849 
3,277 
20 
164 
294 
546 
891 
1,362 
$200,000 to $499,999 
22,324 
10,562 
56 
350 
776 
1,799 
2,842 
4,739 
$500,000 to $999,999 
17,939 
9,099 
30 
252 
477 
1,540 
2,596 
4,204 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
9,621 
5,747 
14 
182 
421 
1,013 
1,793 
2,324 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
8,056 
5,602 
7 
276 
439 
1,126 
1,789 
1,965 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3,283 
2,475 
2 
91 
205 
494 
814 
869 
$10,000,000 or more 
3,024 
2,451 
5 
67 
229 
559 
815 
776 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
77,851 
42,465 
151 
1,663 
3,117 
7,658 
12,429 
17,447 
$1,000 
9,709,545 
7,734,900 
17,344 
282,971 
734,778 
1,797,248 
2,521,024 
2,381,535 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
10,455 
4,028 
5 
162 
259 
636 
1,027 
1,939 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,336 
3,607 
31 
166 
214 
544 
908 
1,744 
$10,000 to $19,999 
13,025 
6,203 
8 
218 
357 
970 
1,657 
2,993 
$20,000 to $49,999 
18,826 
9,880 
32 
308 
676 
1,728 
2,875 
4,261 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11,191 
6,597 
29 
223 
495 
1,149 
2,008 
2,693 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,916 
4,720 
29 
218 
412 
897 
1,489 
1,675 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,289 
4,106 
7 
227 
358 
893 
1,375 
1,246 
$500,000 or more 
3,813 
3,324 
10 
141 
346 
841 
1,090 
896 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
55,175 
33,312 
120 
1,211 
2,445 
5,908 
9,959 
13,669 
number 
132,455 
95,438 
274 
2,985 
7,819 
19,706 
31,409 
33,245 
Tractors, all 
farms 
53,296 
31,731 
109 
1,035 
2,239 
5,599 
9,511 
13,238 
number 
147,163 
106,679 
238 
3,070 
8,152 
21,744 
34,844 
38,631 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
31,264 
17,945 
31 
436 
1,065 
3,070 
5,326 
8,017 
number 
49,313 
31,303 
62 
711 
1,996 
6,008 
9,590 
12,936 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
30,456 
19,901 
79 
661 
1,552 
3,632 
6,153 
7,824 
number 
68,295 
50,900 
121 
1,422 
4,034 
10,425 
16,732 
18,166 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
10,631 
8,057 
39 
397 
752 
1,749 
2,541 
2,579 
number 
29,555 
24,476 
55 
937 
2,122 
5,311 
8,522 
7,529 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,710 
1,478 
8 
75 
122 
294 
544 
435 
number 
2,497 
2,182 
8 
96 
193 
440 
799 
646 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
475 
441 
- 
17 
38 
79 
147 
160 
number 
870 
813 
- 
26 
65 
118 
308 
296 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,629 
1,201 
3 
45 
99 
270 
368 
416 
number 
2,188 
1,666 
3 
66 
142 
369 
528 
558 
Hay balers 
farms 
3,674 
2,638 
11 
102 
166 
513 
827 
1,019 
number 
4,822 
3,576 
24 
152 
207 
752 
1,143 
1,298 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
