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. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) - Con. 
Other tame hay farms 
1,699 
1,104 
6 
33 
56 
208 
376 
425 
acres 
212,238 
176,233 
240 
1,952 
12,076 
52,735 
57,338 
51,892 
tons, dry 
821,999 
652,961 
387 
6,289 
38,428 
206,324 
237,953 
163,580 
Irrigated farms 
1,217 
809 
3 
29 
42 
151 
273 
311 
acres 
155,054 
132,099 
180 
1,268 
8,332 
43,138 
41,347 
37,834 
Field and grass seed crops, all farms 
209 
174 
- 
9 
11 
40 
65 
49 
acres 
71,921 
58,296 
- 
1,344 
6,509 
17,675 
19,898 
12,870 
Irrigated farms 
202 
167 
- 
9 
11 
40 
60 
47 
acres 
71,053 
57,428 
- 
1,344 
6,509 
17,675 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) farms 
6,055 
4,232 
6 
370 
456 
926 
1,328 
1,146 
acres 
985,735 
836,746 
113 
17,270 
67,550 
206,386 
304,729 
240,697 
Irrigated farms 
6,055 
4,232 
6 
370 
456 
926 
1,328 
1,146 
acres 
985,731 
836,746 
113 
17,270 
67,550 
206,386 
304,729 
240,697 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
3,667 
2,225 
5 
258 
209 
445 
638 
670 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
948 
709 
- 
65 
125 
161 
212 
146 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
394 
347 
- 
14 
36 
100 
134 
63 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
312 
282 
1 
17 
26 
58 
94 
86 
250.0 acres or more 
734 
669 
- 
16 
60 
162 
250 
181 
Beans, snap farms 
652 
444 
- 
52 
60 
82 
144 
106 
acres 
9,419 
9,113 
- 
30 
870 
1,547 
3,608 
3,058 
Harvested for processing farms 
56 
47 
- 
3 
13 
6 
12 
13 
acres 
3,645 
3,623 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
378 
2,752 
Peas, green farms 
138 
103 
_ 
17 
22 
9 
30 
25 
acres 
821 
620 
- 
8 
156 
9 
115 
332 
Harvested for processing farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes farms 
441 
325 
- 
34 
36 
68 
106 
81 
acres 
42,660 
42,237 
- 
31 
870 
10,020 
15,690 
15,624 
Harvested for processing farms 
36 
30 
- 
2 
4 
4 
13 
7 
acres 
14,436 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,836 
6,841 
738 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
345 
235 
- 
32 
29 
53 
72 
49 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
17 
15 
- 
2 
4 
3 
3 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
20 
17 
- 
- 
- 
3 
7 
7 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
16 
15 
- 
- 
1 
- 
10 
4 
250.0 acres or more 
43 
43 
- 
- 
2 
9 
14 
18 
Sweet corn farms 
441 
321 
1 
26 
23 
64 
113 
94 
acres 
32,667 
29,663 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
4,943 
8,844 
14,126 
Harvested for processing farms 
12 
7 
- 
1 
2 
4 
acres 
561 
557 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
430 
Sweet potatoes farms 
188 
160 
- 
19 
23 
33 
43 
42 
acres 
18,189 
13,659 
- 
1,464 
2,383 
1,796 
5,538 
2,479 
Harvested for processing farms 
27 
22 
- 
3 
8 
3 
6 
2 
acres 
2,571 
1,956 
- 
342 
856 
(D) 
528 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open farms 
3,176 
2,133 
5 
186 
228 
477 
679 
558 
acres 
295,247 
251,640 
6 
5,444 
9,866 
57,677 
111,075 
67,573 
Harvested for processing farms 
631 
500 
- 
34 
50 
119 
184 
113 
acres 
256,051 
218,215 
" 
4,839 
7,253 
50,391 
99,901 
55,831 
Land in orchards farms 
38,098 
20,677 
40 
583 
1,366 
3,656 
6,034 
8,998 
acres 
3,138,943 
2,506,070 
6,311 
71,587 
224,334 
525,965 
776,943 
900,930 
Irrigated farms 
34,580 
18,960 
40 
538 
1,286 
3,368 
5,543 
8,185 
acres 
3,072,245 
2,461,921 
6,311 
70,334 
221 ,823 
515,860 
762,186 
885,406 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
13,263 
5,173 
5 
84 
262 
844 
1,315 
2,663 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12,094 
6,093 
17 
171 
351 
925 
1,686 
2,943 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7,356 
5,052 
11 
165 
367 
951 
1,532 
2,026 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
2,969 
2,327 
3 
106 
176 
493 
806 
743 
250.0 acres or more 
2,416 
2,032 
4 
57 
210 
443 
695 
623 
Apples farms 
2,527 
1,351 
3 
45 
79 
261 
403 
560 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
18,205 
14,883 
15 
134 
898 
3,569 
4,596 
5,670 
Grapes farms 
1 1 ,462 
6,315 
17 
182 
457 
1,202 
1,882 
2,575 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
940,177 
744,212 
4,390 
22,820 
73,792 
159,908 
239,274 
244,029 
Peaches, all farms 
2,201 
1,289 
5 
29 
128 
271 
404 
452 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
51,948 
44,011 
225 
686 
3,648 
12,154 
10,906 
16,392 
Citrus fruit, all farms 
7,283 
3,768 
3 
84 
221 
662 
1,099 
1,699 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
293,387 
201,799 
(D) 
(D) 
9,593 
56,485 
57,064 
75,177 
Almonds farms 
6,841 
4,579 
16 
153 
387 
880 
1,434 
1,709 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
935,804 
800,802 
1,328 
23,946 
76,795 
159,432 
254,560 
284,741 
Pecans farms 
222 
115 
_ 
3 
_ 
18 
43 
51 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3,309 
2,471 
- 
35 
232 
1,730 
474 
Walnuts, English farms 
5,712 
3,422 
6 
114 
221 
596 
954 
1,531 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
329,112 
264,333 
316 
9,378 
24,957 
62,348 
78,159 
89,176 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
1,985 
1,326 
5 
88 
164 
336 
399 
334 
acres 
52,626 
44,859 
2 
1,008 
5,146 
15,934 
12,552 
10,217 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
224 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
