Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Inyo 
Kern 
Kings 
Lake 
Lassen 
Los Angeles 
Madera 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
i. 
2012 
47 
900 
453 
339 
160 
581 
713 
2007 
29 
727 
388 
254 
148 
501 
612 
Any 
2012 
78 
1,038 
603 
499 
288 
713 
794 
2007 
65 
1,390 
741 
591 
311 
1,233 
1,096 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
2 
130 
56 
122 
23 
99 
110 
2007 
10 
225 
171 
141 
47 
216 
202 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
- 
66 
30 
43 
25 
45 
50 
2007 
6 
87 
60 
60 
22 
75 
118 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
7 
266 
72 
64 
67 
132 
131 
2007 
7 
175 
78 
101 
55 
145 
137 
200 days or more 
2012 
69 
576 
445 
270 
173 
437 
503 
2007 
42 
903 
432 
289 
187 
797 
639 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
22 
89 
45 
31 
11 
73 
48 
2007 
8 
113 
63 
20 
33 
94 
91 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2 
112 
72 
49 
25 
64 
88 
2007 
5 
168 
79 
75 
54 
149 
136 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5 
262 
160 
132 
87 
230 
245 
2007 
20 
407 
217 
180 
114 
388 
252 
10 years or more 
2012 
96 
1,475 
779 
626 
325 
927 
1,126 
2007 
61 
1,429 
770 
570 
258 
1,103 
1,229 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.8 
20.9 
21.6 
20.3 
20.0 
18.7 
21.3 
2007 
20.3 
18.7 
20.3 
18.9 
15.7 
16.8 
20.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
59 
33 
25 
10 
54 
33 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
72 
30 
42 
21 
57 
78 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
4 
185 
135 
109 
58 
176 
169 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
99 
1,622 
858 
662 
359 
1,007 
1,227 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.0 
24.5 
24.6 
22.6 
22.8 
20.8 
25.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
10 
5 
. 
. 
4 
5 
2007 
2 
7 
4 
2 
9 
3 
14 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
8 
64 
37 
26 
27 
38 
93 
2007 
- 
45 
61 
6 
15 
32 
56 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
7 
170 
155 
35 
27 
75 
118 
2007 
6 
239 
160 
60 
75 
181 
157 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
21 
397 
264 
137 
122 
354 
281 
2007 
21 
600 
293 
202 
94 
528 
401 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
21 
278 
132 
118 
71 
259 
192 
2007 
21 
278 
162 
149 
78 
300 
316 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
21 
298 
150 
136 
69 
172 
285 
2007 
15 
321 
152 
150 
73 
182 
236 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
23 
286 
117 
151 
38 
147 
184 
2007 
11 
267 
113 
75 
48 
215 
165 
70 years and over 
2012 
18 
435 
196 
235 
94 
245 
349 
2007 
18 
360 
184 
201 
67 
293 
363 
Average age 
2012 
56.8 
59.7 
57.5 
62.6 
57.9 
59.1 
59.3 
2007 
59.4 
57.7 
56.3 
60.4 
55.8 
57.7 
58.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
105 
1,433 
824 
618 
358 
901 
1,163 
2007 
60 
1,400 
786 
520 
324 
1,160 
1,091 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
14 
192 
62 
64 
15 
28 
74 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
32 
345 
122 
284 
205 
416 
401 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
51 
275 
176 
82 
23 
257 
261 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
34 
10 
8 
4 
58 
26 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
18 
307 
223 
73 
47 
105 
348 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
453 
297 
135 
72 
106 
299 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
49 
25 
15 
4 
15 
74 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
35 
56 
29 
11 
30 
36 
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 
117 
1,697 
963 
802 
420 
1,215 
1,366 
acres, 2012 
327,440 
1,601,496 
386,509 
145,896 
329,625 
74,153 
546,493 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
8 
180 
27 
36 
9 
50 
141 
acres, 2012 
3,068 
360,273 
17,618 
58,550 
33,320 
5,602 
46,191 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
77 
1,246 
752 
740 
375 
989 
1,079 
2007 
66 
1,412 
845 
740 
393 
1,382 
1,264 
acres, 2012 
100,517 
714,132 
(D) 
90,080 
214,032 
45,148 
338,039 
2007 
(D) 
924,498 
(D) 
90,738 
273,203 
62,063 
429,337 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
17 
403 
201 
39 
36 
95 
265 
2007 
18 
431 
198 
66 
32 
149 
273 
acres, 2012 
108,794 
869,515 
258,130 
6,539 
186,915 
4,999 
209,692 
2007 
108,465 
886,379 
249,633 
22,687 
117,457 
19,010 
141,740 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
19 
178 
70 
27 
21 
118 
89 
2007 
6 
162 
54 
19 
12 
124 
93 
acres, 2012 
113,609 
466,726 
72,457 
8,667 
34,044 
8,012 
74,838 
2007 
26,668 
372,431 
47,366 
7,541 
37,994 
15,047 
86,444 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
55 
10 
7 
8 
34 
19 
2007 
- 
49 
18 
2 
10 
53 
27 
acres, 2012 
- 
130,510 
(D) 
1,082 
10,794 
31,082 
12,817 
2007 
- 
119,199 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
11,002 
9,591 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
12 
56 
23 
25 
8 
58 
55 
2007 
4 
63 
14 
18 
12 
26 
51 
acres, 2012 
7,920 
149,350 
16,342 
44,353 
36,895 
2,448 
18,198 
2007 
(D) 
59,258 
5,279 
(D) 
(D) 
1,341 
12,617 
-continued 
534 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
