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 
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 
987 
519 
193 
816 
883 
acres 
212,238 
51,296 
117,797 
43,145 
107,273 
104,965 
tons, dry 
821,999 
139,738 
490,002 
192,259 
353,990 
468,009 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,217 
694 
376 
147 
562 
655 
acres 
155,054 
31,265 
89,830 
33,959 
72,411 
82,643 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
209 
68 
88 
53 
108 
101 
acres 
71,921 
17,079 
39,953 
14,889 
40,513 
31,408 
Irrigated 
farms 
202 
66 
85 
51 
103 
99 
acres 
71,053 
(D) 
39,233 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
6,055 
3,385 
1,012 
1,658 
2,666 
3,389 
acres 
985,735 
169,203 
515,234 
301,298 
271,572 
714,163 
Irrigated 
farms 
6,055 
3,385 
1,012 
1,658 
2,666 
3,389 
acres 
985,731 
169,199 
515,234 
301,298 
271,568 
714,163 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
3,667 
2,698 
200 
769 
1,644 
2,023 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
948 
416 
155 
377 
440 
508 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
394 
81 
155 
158 
210 
184 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
312 
81 
132 
99 
127 
185 
250.0 acres or more 
734 
109 
370 
255 
245 
489 
Beans, snap 
farms 
652 
366 
109 
177 
250 
402 
acres 
9,419 
448 
5,756 
3,215 
1,653 
7,766 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
56 
14 
24 
18 
17 
39 
acres 
3,645 
2 
3,200 
442 
469 
3,175 
Peas, green 
farms 
138 
62 
16 
60 
80 
58 
acres 
821 
205 
335 
282 
373 
448 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
441 
242 
92 
107 
170 
271 
acres 
42,660 
4,597 
28,831 
9,232 
7,742 
34,917 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
36 
8 
15 
13 
11 
25 
acres 
14,436 
316 
9,787 
4,333 
2,088 
12,348 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
345 
218 
44 
83 
138 
207 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
17 
8 
4 
5 
4 
13 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
20 
4 
11 
5 
10 
10 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
16 
5 
7 
4 
7 
9 
250.0 acres or more 
43 
7 
26 
10 
11 
32 
Sweet corn 
farms 
441 
262 
90 
89 
175 
266 
acres 
32,667 
3,322 
24,599 
4,746 
5,481 
27,186 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
12 
4 
5 
3 
- 
12 
acres 
561 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
- 
561 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
188 
61 
56 
71 
112 
76 
acres 
18,189 
538 
14,610 
3,041 
6,120 
12,069 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
27 
2 
18 
7 
11 
16 
acres 
2,571 
(D) 
1,856 
(D) 
835 
1,736 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
3,176 
1,941 
500 
735 
1,323 
1,853 
acres 
295,247 
73,236 
162,236 
59,775 
66,607 
228,640 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
631 
250 
220 
161 
198 
433 
acres 
256,051 
65,646 
140,797 
49,608 
51,820 
204,231 
Land in orchards 
farms 
38,098 
32,745 
3,721 
1,632 
21,099 
16,999 
acres 
3,138,943 
1,861,778 
1,009,041 
268,124 
1,462,727 
1,676,216 
Irrigated 
farms 
34,580 
29,573 
3,520 
1,487 
19,011 
15,569 
acres 
3,072,245 
1,812,562 
995,380 
264,303 
1,426,731 
1,645,514 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
13,263 
12,712 
276 
275 
7,342 
5,921 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12,094 
11,060 
615 
419 
7,077 
5,017 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7,356 
5,803 
1,049 
504 
4,093 
3,263 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
2,969 
1,871 
879 
219 
1,549 
1,420 
250.0 acres or more 
2,416 
1,299 
902 
215 
1,038 
1,378 
Apples 
farms 
2,527 
2,208 
205 
114 
1,152 
1,375 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
18,205 
10,359 
6,515 
1,332 
8,049 
10,156 
Grapes 
farms 
1 1 ,462 
9,542 
1,354 
566 
6,076 
5,386 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
940,177 
517,423 
349,671 
73,083 
422,564 
517,614 
Peaches, all 
farms 
2,201 
1,712 
369 
120 
999 
1,202 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
51,948 
20,607 
27,556 
3,785 
21,805 
30,143 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
7,283 
6,698 
374 
211 
4,072 
3,211 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
293,387 
233,882 
44,221 
15,285 
148,470 
144,917 
Almonds 
farms 
6,841 
5,162 
1,263 
416 
3,772 
3,069 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
935,804 
521,803 
(D) 
(D) 
428,948 
506,856 
Pecans 
farms 
222 
189 
21 
12 
119 
103 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3,309 
1,463 
1,186 
660 
1,133 
2,176 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
5,712 
4,490 
903 
319 
3,077 
2,635 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
329,112 
178,928 
113,645 
36,539 
157,055 
172,056 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
1,985 
1,205 
206 
574 
877 
1,108 
acres 
52,626 
7,595 
12,793 
32,238 
26,541 
26,085 
1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
238 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
