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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
12 
10 
2 
acres 
27 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
12 
. 
_ 
. 
. 
10 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Rice 
farms 
1,392 
1,107 
21 
105 
125 
230 
348 
278 
acres 
561,968 
490,877 
1,819 
28,382 
59,599 
113,980 
159,115 
127,982 
cwt 
46,692,580 
40,806,821 
144,534 
2,406,415 
5,072,420 
9,419,398 
13,085,312 
10,678,742 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,392 
1,107 
21 
105 
125 
230 
348 
278 
acres 
561,968 
490,877 
1,819 
28,382 
59,599 
113,980 
159,115 
127,982 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
49 
29 
5 
5 
7 
7 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
232 
151 
17 
19 
13 
20 
51 
31 
1 00 to 249 acres 
385 
294 
2 
33 
40 
59 
81 
79 
250 to 499 acres 
366 
308 
2 
32 
26 
71 
95 
82 
500 acres or more 
360 
325 
- 
16 
41 
73 
114 
81 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
74 
68 
- 
2 
8 
21 
22 
15 
acres 
13,908 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
283 
3,841 
4,444 
2,538 
bushels 
1,263,924 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
25,961 
309,967 
405,630 
227,511 
Irrigated 
farms 
62 
57 
- 
2 
7 
15 
20 
13 
acres 
10,997 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,356 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
17 
13 
. 
. 
5 
1 
6 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
18 
18 
- 
- 
2 
5 
7 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
19 
19 
- 
- 
1 
8 
4 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
13 
12 
- 
- 
- 
7 
1 
4 
500 acres or more 
7 
6 
- 
2 
" 
4 
" 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
. 
. 
1 
. 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
58 
47 
- 
2 
5 
11 
19 
10 
acres 
27,193 
23,635 
- 
(D) 
1,540 
7,638 
9,708 
(D) 
tons 
1,179,753 
1,035,488 
- 
(D) 
62,502 
338,835 
422,731 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
58 
47 
- 
2 
5 
11 
19 
10 
acres 
26,567 
23,009 
" 
(D) 
1,540 
7,012 
9,708 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
197 
170 
3 
11 
37 
36 
56 
27 
acres 
49,749 
48,524 
(D) 
(D) 
5,021 
12,788 
20,610 
8,841 
pounds 
68,792,639 
67,382,173 
(D) 
(D) 
6,402,936 
18,687,617 
28,789,377 
12,062,816 
Irrigated 
farms 
152 
132 
1 
11 
24 
27 
46 
23 
acres 
34,815 
33,927 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,705 
16,586 
7,044 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
42 
33 
2 
15 
6 
6 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
52 
40 
- 
8 
15 
6 
8 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
43 
37 
1 
3 
1 
11 
15 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
31 
31 
- 
- 
4 
4 
15 
8 
500 acres or more 
29 
29 
- 
- 
2 
9 
12 
6 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,503 
1,306 
9 
75 
110 
280 
451 
381 
acres 
491,846 
454,344 
942 
9,449 
44,314 
87,257 
187,984 
124,398 
bushels 
42,955,324 
40,072,999 
67,192 
837,618 
4,182,298 
8,157,534 
16,266,902 
10,561,455 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,123 
988 
3 
68 
76 
223 
333 
285 
acres 
382,958 
357,036 
549 
8,160 
29,893 
73,291 
149,645 
95,498 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
164 
106 
3 
8 
9 
17 
36 
33 
25 to 99 acres 
427 
351 
2 
35 
29 
74 
119 
92 
1 00 to 249 acres 
430 
394 
3 
25 
29 
88 
140 
109 
250 to 499 acres 
220 
210 
1 
6 
24 
40 
56 
83 
500 acres or more 
262 
245 
- 
1 
19 
61 
100 
64 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
7,903 
5,498 
40 
252 
423 
1,092 
1,698 
1,993 
acres 
1,670,027 
1 ,444,436 
2,094 
46,613 
119,719 
351,689 
494,017 
430,304 
tons, dry 
9,363,421 
8,321,289 
13,346 
258,542 
702,963 
2,152,474 
2,959,477 
2,234,487 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,498 
4,090 
37 
210 
327 
857 
1,288 
1,371 
acres 
1,346,666 
1,192,312 
1,682 
37,875 
96,099 
305,495 
402,960 
348,201 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,621 
1,322 
14 
42 
70 
195 
370 
631 
25 to 99 acres 
2,274 
1,534 
22 
88 
115 
273 
485 
551 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,435 
1,196 
3 
67 
111 
277 
378 
360 
250 to 499 acres 
728 
675 
1 
36 
58 
159 
204 
217 
500 acres or more 
845 
771 
- 
19 
69 
188 
261 
234 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
3,243 
2,632 
25 
130 
198 
577 
842 
860 
acres 
874,137 
775,953 
1,436 
21,020 
51,602 
197,846 
281,795 
222,254 
tons, dry 
5,607,210 
5,070,971 
10,533 
143,326 
342,998 
1,338,176 
1,861,347 
1,374,591 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,035 
2,482 
25 
126 
184 
550 
794 
803 
acres 
831,858 
739,170 
1,436 
20,777 
48,682 
191,545 
265,005 
211,725 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
