Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Marin 
Mariposa 
Mendocino 
Merced 
Modoc 
Mono 
Monterey 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
148 
147 
535 
1,042 
188 
31 
446 
2007 
90 
94 
369 
951 
167 
31 
372 
Any 
2012 
175 
217 
685 
1,444 
249 
41 
733 
2007 
165 
208 
767 
1,656 
281 
53 
827 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
15 
23 
143 
175 
60 
1 
94 
2007 
24 
40 
127 
287 
56 
4 
121 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
23 
16 
91 
133 
35 
1 
76 
2007 
15 
15 
101 
159 
30 
13 
87 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
38 
43 
105 
172 
20 
11 
140 
2007 
31 
38 
146 
260 
35 
14 
112 
200 days or more 
2012 
99 
135 
346 
964 
134 
28 
423 
2007 
95 
115 
393 
950 
160 
22 
507 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
10 
25 
31 
96 
6 
1 
65 
2007 
7 
8 
42 
112 
38 
4 
68 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
30 
21 
45 
119 
16 
1 
67 
2007 
23 
40 
78 
195 
27 
1 
100 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
52 
80 
191 
357 
71 
5 
158 
2007 
43 
58 
222 
433 
60 
21 
256 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
231 
238 
953 
1,914 
344 
65 
889 
2007 
182 
196 
794 
1,867 
323 
58 
775 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.8 
19.7 
21.9 
21.3 
22.8 
21.5 
20.1 
2007 
23.5 
17.5 
19.5 
20.3 
21.2 
19.2 
17.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
18 
18 
46 
3 
1 
35 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
19 
33 
95 
10 
- 
56 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
46 
65 
166 
298 
63 
5 
140 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
243 
262 
1,003 
2,047 
361 
66 
948 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.4 
23.0 
24.4 
24.0 
26.5 
23.4 
22.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
- 
2 
20 
- 
- 
8 
2007 
- 
- 
3 
3 
3 
- 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
11 
19 
33 
135 
20 
- 
59 
2007 
7 
7 
15 
129 
31 
- 
38 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
30 
35 
91 
213 
40 
1 
77 
2007 
21 
33 
68 
373 
34 
9 
172 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
62 
67 
196 
537 
58 
21 
315 
2007 
72 
58 
267 
651 
116 
30 
382 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
60 
24 
148 
337 
87 
16 
184 
2007 
40 
53 
196 
386 
60 
14 
167 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
52 
60 
199 
439 
51 
14 
168 
2007 
26 
57 
203 
354 
78 
6 
140 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
22 
51 
196 
304 
71 
4 
140 
2007 
33 
28 
138 
303 
36 
6 
109 
70 years and over 
2012 
83 
108 
355 
501 
110 
16 
228 
2007 
56 
66 
246 
408 
90 
19 
186 
Average age 
2012 
60.0 
61.3 
62.1 
58.4 
60.5 
61.5 
58.4 
2007 
59.7 
59.3 
60.6 
56.4 
57.4 
58.0 
56.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
286 
307 
969 
1,703 
353 
57 
958 
2007 
175 
225 
809 
1,608 
314 
56 
781 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
36 
23 
98 
109 
35 
9 
87 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
53 
162 
305 
581 
189 
9 
304 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
45 
24 
125 
211 
21 
4 
112 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
7 
6 
7 
19 
2 
22 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
76 
19 
135 
533 
65 
5 
201 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
86 
91 
303 
413 
90 
23 
341 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
4 
- 
25 
75 
5 
13 
37 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
5 
52 
90 
14 
1 
22 
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 
308 
348 
1,155 
2,290 
415 
69 
1,060 
acres, 2012 
154,607 
255,751 
703,660 
785,191 
486,320 
53,716 
975,082 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
25 
23 
60 
131 
19 
11 
119 
acres, 2012 
24,570 
21,593 
110,960 
76,027 
72,639 
11,845 
365,633 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
221 
320 
971 
1,835 
342 
52 
773 
2007 
190 
266 
937 
1,991 
380 
64 
776 
acres, 2012 
90,494 
196,876 
444,620 
438,961 
234,887 
(D) 
535,782 
2007 
(D) 
192,613 
344,908 
605,106 
312,948 
12,926 
609,680 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
54 
20 
131 
415 
41 
9 
203 
2007 
34 
26 
114 
392 
38 
11 
216 
acres, 2012 
47,014 
59,220 
109,207 
326,042 
117,132 
13,970 
420,725 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
126,670 
242,267 
146,298 
10,728 
446,089 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
34 
11 
73 
141 
22 
6 
140 
2007 
20 
5 
53 
123 
16 
7 
135 
acres, 2012 
29,944 
23,485 
157,166 
162,468 
137,159 
26,546 
196,891 
2007 
13,502 
1,449 
69,485 
148,188 
36,302 
(D) 
139,601 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
1 
10 
27 
4 
37 
2007 
3 
3 
5 
43 
6 
- 
45 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
1,334 
24,641 
1,108 
- 
77,745 
2007 
200 
21 
3,197 
28,200 
(D) 
- 
111,747 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
13 
12 
35 
68 
28 
5 
26 
2007 
8 
2 
27 
58 
8 
2 
27 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
57,930 
26,555 
33,236 
(D) 
37,001 
2007 
818 
(D) 
64,414 
17,354 
(D) 
(D) 
20,855 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 535 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
