Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sutter 
Tehama 
Trinity 
Tulare 
Tuolumne 
Ventura 
Yolo 
Yuba 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
519 
744 
92 
1,667 
157 
824 
434 
272 
2007 
458 
592 
47 
1,640 
86 
715 
303 
292 
Any 
2012 
839 
999 
155 
3,264 
234 
1,326 
577 
523 
2007 
805 
1,160 
134 
3,600 
280 
1,722 
680 
536 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
154 
153 
45 
395 
30 
261 
74 
41 
2007 
158 
194 
31 
602 
44 
460 
108 
83 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
113 
81 
16 
241 
18 
113 
47 
91 
2007 
93 
111 
14 
379 
27 
172 
44 
19 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
146 
147 
25 
404 
66 
162 
80 
69 
2007 
150 
165 
27 
487 
74 
259 
100 
91 
200 days or more 
2012 
426 
618 
69 
2,224 
120 
790 
376 
322 
2007 
404 
690 
62 
2,132 
135 
831 
428 
343 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
70 
78 
12 
175 
11 
73 
58 
54 
2007 
73 
114 
6 
261 
18 
84 
80 
47 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
102 
89 
19 
258 
29 
93 
82 
46 
2007 
82 
186 
6 
479 
38 
217 
78 
87 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
242 
328 
22 
929 
71 
315 
155 
138 
2007 
176 
414 
41 
840 
98 
505 
183 
186 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
944 
1,248 
194 
3,569 
280 
1,669 
716 
557 
2007 
932 
1,038 
128 
3,660 
212 
1,631 
642 
508 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.8 
19.5 
19.4 
20.5 
18.9 
20.7 
19.1 
19.4 
2007 
21.3 
17.0 
18.0 
19.2 
16.5 
17.9 
19.0 
17.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
50 
53 
4 
113 
6 
50 
49 
48 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
75 
80 
21 
202 
26 
82 
53 
43 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
199 
274 
12 
661 
71 
263 
122 
108 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,034 
1,336 
210 
3,955 
288 
1,755 
787 
596 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.5 
21.9 
23.5 
23.7 
20.1 
22.9 
22.1 
21.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
14 
3 
- 
17 
- 
4 
13 
6 
2007 
8 
3 
- 
23 
4 
11 
11 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
80 
101 
19 
194 
15 
36 
81 
13 
2007 
54 
66 
- 
157 
15 
43 
34 
34 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
136 
157 
26 
498 
31 
90 
95 
108 
2007 
139 
194 
22 
723 
27 
172 
69 
112 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
273 
340 
25 
1,081 
87 
398 
196 
181 
2007 
320 
421 
43 
1,290 
119 
601 
299 
237 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
229 
209 
43 
802 
46 
352 
140 
96 
2007 
185 
311 
24 
692 
55 
393 
152 
110 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
182 
265 
47 
663 
58 
341 
148 
124 
2007 
177 
225 
27 
708 
58 
375 
130 
119 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
166 
226 
39 
579 
71 
297 
126 
117 
2007 
147 
192 
37 
575 
31 
306 
84 
72 
70 years and over 
2012 
278 
442 
48 
1,097 
83 
632 
212 
150 
2007 
233 
340 
28 
1,072 
57 
536 
204 
144 
Average age 
2012 
58.2 
59.4 
59.0 
59.2 
60.0 
62.6 
57.7 
58.8 
2007 
57.5 
57.8 
58.9 
58.1 
56.8 
59.8 
58.0 
56.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,040 
1,284 
187 
3,343 
298 
1,742 
813 
662 
2007 
806 
1,189 
116 
2,943 
262 
1,624 
653 
609 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
100 
150 
36 
241 
22 
78 
71 
74 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
214 
421 
16 
959 
129 
714 
365 
181 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
161 
72 
28 
569 
12 
524 
50 
58 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
11 
5 
2 
50 
1 
89 
85 
5 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
324 
239 
37 
810 
24 
260 
189 
128 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
331 
450 
103 
795 
124 
326 
160 
239 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
51 
68 
3 
125 
- 
66 
41 
14 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
26 
48 
5 
264 
11 
54 
70 
41 
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 
1,228 
1,692 
241 
4,516 
389 
1,936 
925 
735 
acres, 2012 
317,692 
584,185 
175,152 
1,039,768 
85,413 
237,350 
367,992 
157,599 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
55 
41 
3 
248 
7 
174 
68 
34 
acres, 2012 
12,753 
38,224 
(D) 
66,625 
2,750 
38,778 
50,528 
11,798 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
967 
1,515 
210 
3,479 
350 
1,466 
726 
619 
2007 
904 
1,568 
148 
3,976 
329 
1,759 
726 
670 
acres, 2012 
152,034 
425,177 
108,719 
535,658 
65,089 
147,990 
200,427 
94,454 
2007 
151,406 
371,813 
(D) 
522,500 
96,923 
130,562 
231,762 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
250 
122 
23 
848 
25 
310 
126 
121 
2007 
221 
98 
18 
865 
24 
335 
155 
109 
acres, 2012 
145,969 
114,808 
51,734 
387,493 
12,631 
60,815 
128,617 
61,031 
2007 
133,127 
78,081 
23,549 
369,273 
10,879 
55,729 
127,649 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
92 
59 
4 
346 
5 
190 
92 
25 
2007 
85 
49 
11 
232 
2 
189 
71 
30 
acres, 2012 
68,480 
62,407 
(D) 
240,086 
7,855 
44,257 
92,418 
17,037 
2007 
57,978 
70,227 
17,299 
178,676 
(D) 
48,468 
87,970 
14,146 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
11 
6 
- 
52 
40 
7 
9 
2007 
18 
6 
1 
49 
5 
61 
10 
9 
acres, 2012 
3,445 
3,500 
- 
13,584 
- 
11,628 
9,965 
3,595 
2007 
10,565 
1,784 
(D) 
12,904 
8,875 
13,729 
18,847 
2,623 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
38 
41 
10 
206 
11 
144 
60 
21 
2007 
35 
31 
3 
118 
6 
93 
21 
10 
acres, 2012 
5,246 
10,629 
(D) 
62,179 
2,238 
16,356 
29,397 
11,521 
2007 
6,726 
10,301 
2,016 
85,331 
(D) 
10,567 
13,630 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 539 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
