Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
831 
671 
85 
75 
296 
535 
number 
8,195,242 
5,953,941 
1,304,671 
936,630 
2,599,468 
5,595,774 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
86 
66 
9 
11 
27 
59 
number 
3,508,788 
3,391,020 
85,486 
32,282 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
421 
323 
43 
55 
142 
279 
number 
273,277,272 
226,967,249 
21,096,855 
25,213,168 
17,030,259 
256,247,013 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
336 
261 
34 
41 
106 
230 
2,000 to 59,999 
26 
21 
1 
4 
11 
15 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
59 
41 
8 
10 
25 
34 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
682 
579 
58 
45 
246 
436 
number 
4,532,307 
2,519,604 
2,012,168 
535 
1,691,327 
2,840,980 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
302 
233 
33 
36 
106 
196 
number 
15,384,675 
7,654,428 
7,602,387 
127,860 
6,311,467 
9,073,208 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
264 
88 
117 
59 
136 
128 
acres 
81,954 
10,739 
33,787 
37,428 
24,063 
57,891 
bushels 
5,312,595 
575,204 
2,063,646 
2,673,745 
1,320,470 
3,992,125 
Irrigated 
farms 
144 
38 
66 
40 
67 
77 
acres 
44,819 
3,012 
10,916 
30,891 
12,643 
32,176 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
60 
38 
12 
10 
35 
25 
25 to 99 acres 
59 
24 
25 
10 
30 
29 
1 00 to 249 acres 
68 
17 
39 
12 
43 
25 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
4 
20 
6 
12 
18 
500 acres or more 
47 
5 
21 
21 
16 
31 
Corn for grain 
farms 
733 
266 
306 
161 
332 
401 
acres 
180,672 
51,756 
81,116 
47,800 
70,930 
109,742 
bushels 
31,922,610 
8,559,203 
15,345,661 
8,017,746 
12,144,329 
19,778,281 
Irrigated 
farms 
733 
266 
306 
161 
332 
401 
acres 
175,863 
49,237 
79,769 
46,857 
69,376 
106,487 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
163 
101 
32 
30 
64 
99 
25 to 99 acres 
211 
76 
94 
41 
104 
107 
1 00 to 249 acres 
152 
44 
75 
33 
73 
79 
250 to 499 acres 
103 
21 
55 
27 
51 
52 
500 acres or more 
104 
24 
50 
30 
40 
64 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,895 
838 
812 
245 
862 
1,033 
acres 
487,570 
192,065 
244,509 
50,996 
173,510 
314,060 
tons 
12,575,973 
4,868,942 
6,342,359 
1,364,672 
4,435,212 
8,140,761 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,802 
792 
779 
231 
814 
988 
acres 
461,898 
177,475 
235,149 
49,274 
163,838 
298,060 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
249 
151 
60 
38 
143 
106 
25 to 99 acres 
538 
221 
235 
82 
273 
265 
1 00 to 249 acres 
512 
222 
222 
68 
238 
274 
250 to 499 acres 
329 
134 
160 
35 
120 
209 
500 acres or more 
267 
110 
135 
22 
88 
179 
Cotton, all 
farms 
630 
170 
333 
127 
281 
349 
acres 
367,766 
130,134 
187,994 
49,638 
85,960 
281,806 
bales 
1,201,860 
393,080 
641,600 
167,180 
286,354 
915,506 
Irrigated 
farms 
630 
170 
333 
127 
281 
349 
acres 
367,766 
130,134 
187,994 
49,638 
85,960 
281,806 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
31 
14 
6 
11 
21 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
102 
29 
49 
24 
63 
39 
1 00 to 249 acres 
180 
61 
89 
30 
86 
94 
250 to 499 acres 
153 
34 
86 
33 
63 
90 
500 acres or more 
164 
32 
103 
29 
48 
116 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
308 
83 
111 
114 
137 
171 
acres 
39,511 
7,585 
15,968 
15,958 
12,937 
26,574 
cwt 
955,995 
166,760 
393,954 
395,281 
309,947 
646,048 
Irrigated 
farms 
269 
73 
96 
100 
112 
157 
acres 
36,866 
6,927 
14,182 
15,757 
11,636 
25,230 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
95 
34 
21 
40 
37 
58 
25 to 99 acres 
93 
25 
42 
26 
51 
42 
1 00 to 249 acres 
69 
17 
29 
23 
35 
34 
250 to 499 acres 
38 
5 
13 
20 
14 
24 
500 acres or more 
13 
2 
6 
5 
13 
Oats for grain 
farms 
240 
113 
86 
41 
133 
107 
acres 
25,065 
7,146 
15,433 
2,486 
11,664 
13,401 
bushels 
2,246,420 
707,085 
1,346,975 
192,360 
1,054,828 
1,191,592 
Irrigated 
farms 
145 
66 
51 
28 
71 
74 
acres 
15,901 
5,421 
9,196 
1,284 
7,321 
8,580 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
86 
60 
7 
19 
48 
38 
25 to 99 acres 
75 
31 
32 
12 
40 
35 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
15 
31 
8 
35 
19 
250 to 499 acres 
16 
5 
9 
2 
9 
7 
500 acres or more 
9 
2 
7 
- 
1 
8 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
15 
5 
- 
10 
- 
15 
acres 
27 
7 
- 
20 
- 
27 
pounds 
84,093 
21,803 
- 
62,290 
- 
84,093 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
236 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
