Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
California 
Alameda 
Alpine 
Amador 
Butte 
Calaveras 
Colusa 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
31,311 
186 
- 
182 
853 
243 
327 
2007 
26,322 
153 
3 
149 
675 
175 
231 
Any 
2012 
46,546 
266 
3 
279 
1,203 
420 
455 
2007 
54,711 
372 
4 
330 
1,373 
456 
583 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
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40 
- 
51 
227 
71 
59 
2007 
10,663 
80 
- 
61 
266 
77 
81 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
4,230 
14 
- 
33 
173 
36 
37 
2007 
5,353 
42 
- 
36 
142 
46 
71 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
7,065 
32 
- 
40 
164 
67 
81 
2007 
8,185 
53 
2 
68 
186 
93 
124 
200 days or more 
2012 
27,947 
180 
3 
155 
639 
246 
278 
2007 
30,510 
197 
2 
165 
779 
240 
307 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
3,151 
34 
- 
20 
80 
37 
30 
2007 
3,793 
28 
- 
36 
96 
20 
21 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4,634 
14 
- 
14 
118 
39 
49 
2007 
6,780 
44 
- 
25 
203 
42 
79 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
12,863 
71 
- 
74 
351 
86 
126 
2007 
16,286 
135 
- 
123 
398 
170 
125 
10 years or more 
2012 
57,209 
333 
3 
353 
1,507 
501 
577 
2007 
54,174 
318 
7 
295 
1,351 
399 
589 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.2 
19.9 
22.7 
20.9 
20.6 
18.3 
20.4 
2007 
18.6 
17.6 
26.1 
17.7 
18.2 
17.2 
18.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
2,182 
25 
- 
16 
59 
25 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3,648 
12 
- 
12 
97 
36 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
10,663 
63 
- 
62 
259 
69 
120 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
61,364 
352 
3 
371 
1,641 
533 
617 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.7 
21.8 
22.7 
23.4 
23.6 
20.7 
23.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
253 
2 
- 
- 
6 
4 
20 
2007 
292 
- 
- 
3 
4 
- 
11 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2,968 
14 
- 
10 
62 
19 
76 
2007 
2,466 
6 
- 
11 
86 
16 
53 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
6,255 
37 
- 
23 
158 
46 
74 
2007 
8,279 
57 
- 
40 
242 
76 
91 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
15,946 
98 
1 
69 
436 
151 
124 
2007 
20,672 
139 
1 
113 
523 
158 
215 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
11,513 
55 
- 
76 
297 
104 
147 
2007 
12,442 
89 
3 
60 
333 
98 
148 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
11,869 
106 
2 
60 
311 
80 
114 
2007 
11,752 
56 
2 
72 
340 
87 
95 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
10,683 
30 
- 
76 
321 
101 
80 
2007 
9,264 
73 
- 
76 
198 
87 
89 
70 years and over 
2012 
18,370 
110 
- 
147 
465 
158 
147 
2007 
15,866 
105 
1 
104 
322 
109 
112 
Average age 
2012 
60.1 
59.9 
56.0 
63.8 
60.4 
59.8 
56.6 
2007 
58,4 
59.0 
59.3 
59.7 
57.0 
58.4 
55.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
59,543 
350 
3 
353 
1,716 
519 
653 
2007 
53,738 
332 
6 
354 
1,413 
433 
560 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
4,703 
26 
- 
32 
115 
50 
41 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
20,030 
101 
1 
117 
564 
207 
380 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
9,578 
68 
2 
21 
300 
28 
64 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1,719 
6 
- 
10 
22 
4 
22 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
12,454 
50 
2 
46 
318 
70 
132 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
15,193 
111 
- 
114 
489 
200 
179 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2,135 
6 
- 
3 
99 
1 
31 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2,805 
26 
- 
41 
145 
15 
10 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
72,641 
424 
3 
442 
1,945 
637 
696 
acres, 2012 
20,951,605 
170,751 
1,259 
149,614 
329,392 
203,610 
350,362 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
4,453 
32 
- 
13 
58 
23 
31 
acres, 2012 
2,772,951 
13,546 
- 
2,231 
8,989 
13,184 
24,548 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
59,732 
341 
3 
378 
1,647 
572 
556 
2007 
64,001 
416 
3 
406 
1,612 
548 
582 
acres, 2012 
12,000,544 
102,390 
(D) 
132,769 
204,091 
189,135 
230,143 
2007 
12,828,975 
101,440 
(D) 
131,926 
183,218 
166,239 
256,669 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
8,984 
38 
38 
222 
44 
163 
2007 
9,552 
55 
3 
38 
253 
45 
161 
acres, 2012 
6,934,159 
31,069 
- 
12,780 
111,681 
9,470 
165,977 
2007 
7,085,500 
81,631 
1,380 
21,229 
108,852 
27,594 
160,734 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
5,345 
24 
- 
27 
107 
21 
35 
2007 
4,603 
34 
- 
22 
114 
23 
37 
acres, 2012 
4,209,678 
4,421 
- 
(D) 
39,258 
6,240 
37,892 
2007 
3,340,414 
20,468 
- 
(D) 
43,026 
5,646 
36,094 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1,016 
7 
- 
4 
9 
- 
9 
2007 
1,147 
10 
1 
4 
21 
7 
22 
acres, 2012 
1,149,993 
31 
- 
(D) 
13,469 
- 
2,167 
2007 
1,168,852 
356 
(D) 
(D) 
30,652 
108 
9,233 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2,780 
42 
- 
14 
71 
26 
19 
2007 
1,730 
10 
- 
9 
48 
8 
12 
acres, 2012 
1,274,627 
39,887 
- 
6,149 
12,520 
7,295 
16,882 
2007 
940,954 
738 
- 
5,025 
8,038 
1,439 
1 1 ,362 
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532 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
