Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
831 
422 
27 
42 
95 
130 
128 
number 
8,195,242 
6,377,972 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,140,899 
1,032,012 
1,684,141 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
86 
49 
3 
10 
7 
19 
10 
number 
3,508,788 
1,580,196 
- 
(D) 
661 
(D) 
(D) 
132,312 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
421 
239 
31 
22 
53 
76 
57 
number 
273,277,272 
248,651,833 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
15,180,342 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
336 
167 
27 
19 
33 
55 
33 
2,000 to 59,999 
26 
23 
- 
3 
1 
6 
8 
5 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
59 
49 
- 
1 
2 
14 
13 
19 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
682 
357 
- 
27 
47 
84 
93 
106 
number 
4,532,307 
4,137,203 
- 
(D) 
331 
(D) 
884,291 
2,824,304 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
302 
154 
- 
19 
12 
35 
54 
34 
number 
15,384,675 
14,106,767 
- 
(D) 
111 
(D) 
2,965,139 
9,389,960 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
264 
209 
5 
16 
39 
77 
72 
acres 
81,954 
61,922 
- 
223 
4,596 
10,787 
22,126 
24,190 
bushels 
5,312,595 
3,421,788 
- 
11,180 
301,898 
566,679 
1,357,807 
1,184,224 
Irrigated 
farms 
144 
116 
- 
2 
8 
20 
42 
44 
acres 
44,819 
27,750 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,108 
11,087 
11,787 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
60 
32 
2 
1 
6 
10 
13 
25 to 99 acres 
59 
53 
- 
2 
7 
10 
17 
17 
1 00 to 249 acres 
68 
58 
- 
1 
3 
11 
27 
16 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
28 
- 
- 
2 
6 
10 
10 
500 acres or more 
47 
38 
- 
- 
3 
6 
13 
16 
Corn for grain 
farms 
733 
636 
1 
40 
51 
137 
221 
186 
acres 
180,672 
169,924 
(□) 
(D) 
10,470 
38,827 
63,345 
54,893 
bushels 
31,922,610 
30,320,189 
(D) 
(D) 
2,161,944 
6,992,536 
11,313,561 
9,408,399 
Irrigated 
farms 
733 
636 
1 
40 
51 
137 
221 
186 
acres 
175,863 
165,115 
(D) 
(D) 
10,451 
38,713 
62,253 
51,309 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
163 
107 
11 
8 
21 
32 
35 
25 to 99 acres 
211 
182 
1 
20 
17 
40 
59 
45 
1 00 to 249 acres 
152 
148 
- 
8 
11 
35 
56 
38 
250 to 499 acres 
103 
100 
- 
1 
10 
21 
33 
35 
500 acres or more 
104 
99 
- 
- 
5 
20 
41 
33 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,895 
1,595 
6 
67 
177 
404 
498 
443 
acres 
487,570 
452,619 
1,430 
15,010 
55,820 
119,903 
141,826 
118,630 
tons 
12,575,973 
11,660,244 
30,510 
376,832 
1,430,464 
3,100,282 
3,653,490 
3,068,666 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,802 
1,522 
6 
66 
169 
384 
477 
420 
acres 
461,898 
429,250 
(D) 
(D) 
52,498 
113,525 
135,311 
111,626 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
249 
123 
12 
11 
32 
23 
45 
25 to 99 acres 
538 
432 
5 
15 
55 
104 
136 
117 
1 00 to 249 acres 
512 
481 
- 
24 
46 
112 
168 
131 
250 to 499 acres 
329 
306 
- 
10 
27 
86 
88 
95 
500 acres or more 
267 
253 
1 
6 
38 
70 
83 
55 
Cotton, all 
farms 
630 
575 
_ 
26 
57 
110 
192 
190 
acres 
367,766 
339,095 
- 
7,172 
25,723 
50,903 
156,972 
98,325 
bales 
1,201,860 
1,108,487 
- 
23,860 
86,577 
175,798 
498,719 
323,533 
Irrigated 
farms 
630 
575 
- 
26 
57 
110 
192 
190 
acres 
367,766 
339,095 
- 
7,172 
25,723 
50,903 
156,972 
98,325 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
31 
20 
4 
3 
3 
2 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
102 
81 
- 
5 
14 
16 
24 
22 
1 00 to 249 acres 
180 
171 
- 
9 
15 
29 
60 
58 
250 to 499 acres 
153 
144 
- 
3 
11 
34 
45 
51 
500 acres or more 
164 
159 
- 
5 
14 
28 
61 
51 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
308 
257 
_ 
25 
12 
49 
103 
68 
acres 
39,511 
(D) 
- 
1,024 
(D) 
9,988 
14,048 
1 1 ,828 
cwt 
955,995 
914,470 
- 
29,635 
18,087 
236,873 
336,773 
293,102 
Irrigated 
farms 
269 
236 
- 
25 
10 
45 
96 
60 
acres 
36,866 
35,389 
- 
1,024 
(D) 
(D) 
13,519 
10,619 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
95 
66 
11 
7 
7 
26 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
93 
77 
- 
12 
2 
16 
26 
21 
1 00 to 249 acres 
69 
64 
- 
2 
2 
9 
38 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
38 
37 
- 
- 
1 
15 
8 
13 
500 acres or more 
13 
13 
- 
- 
2 
5 
6 
Oats for grain 
farms 
240 
178 
1 
7 
21 
29 
61 
59 
acres 
25,065 
20,589 
(D) 
(D) 
1,951 
3,199 
8,940 
6,180 
bushels 
2,246,420 
1,858,316 
(D) 
(D) 
169,283 
275,185 
819,969 
561,151 
Irrigated 
farms 
145 
109 
1 
4 
15 
22 
35 
32 
acres 
15,901 
13,516 
(D) 
(D) 
1,345 
2,264 
4,773 
4,977 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
86 
47 
3 
6 
7 
10 
21 
25 to 99 acres 
75 
60 
1 
4 
8 
12 
15 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
49 
- 
- 
5 
7 
27 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
16 
15 
- 
- 
2 
2 
6 
5 
500 acres or more 
9 
7 
- 
" 
- 
1 
3 
3 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
15 
12 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
10 
2 
acres 
27 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
84,093 
74,748 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
