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Survey Question Response Sample Size (N) Response Rate (%)
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Fresno County 40 22
Tulare County 135 74
Kern County 3 2
Location of Orchard Madera County 1 1
Fresno and Tulare counties 1 1
Kern and Tulare counties 1 1
No Data 1 1
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< 25 acres 62 34
25 to 100 acres 85 47
Total Orchard Acreage 101 to 500 acres 25 14
> 500 acres 8 4
No Data 2 1
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0 % 5 3
1 to 24 % 1 1
Crop Loss Due to 1998 Freeze 25 to 49% 9 5
50 to 75% 76 42
No Data 91 50
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Yes 161 88
Previous Freeze Experience? No 9 5
No Data 12 7
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< 50 % 17 9
Crop Loss from 1990 Freeze 51 to 75 % 19 10
76 to 100 % 117 64
No Data 29 16
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< 20 67 37
Years of Orchard Operation 20 - 35 63 35
> 35 45 25
No Data 7 4
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Private 134 74
Type of Orchard Ownership Partnership 26 14
Corporate 19 10
No Data 3 2
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Owner 112 62
Orchard Management System Contract 12 7
Corporate 6 3
No Data 5 29
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Sunkist 69 38
California Citrus Mutual (CCM) 24 13
Organization Membership Other 4 2
Sunkist and CCM 49 27
CCM and Other Unspecified 4 2
No Data 32 18
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0 % 59 32
1 to 24 % 65 36
Pre-freeze Harvest of Oranges 25 to 50 % 35 19
> 50 % 19 10
No Data 4 2
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0 % 100 55
1 to 24 % 36 20
Post-freeze Harvest of Oranges 25 to 50 % 17 9
> 50 % 12 7
No Data 17 9
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Yes 137 75
Pre-freeze Protection Measures No 35 19
No Data 10 5
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Orchard Flooded 46 25
Chemicals Applied to Trees 20 11
Type of Pre-freeze Measures Maintenance of Equipment 64 35
Picked Fruit 2 1
No Data 50 27
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Wind Machines 5 3
Mitigation Used During Freeze Flooded Orchards/Sprayed Trees 55 30
Wind, Water, & Smudge Pots 91 50
No Data 31 17
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Yes 123 68
Catastrophic Insurance Purchased No 49 27
No Data 10 5
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Yes 53 29
Buy-down Policy Purchased No 112 62
No Data 17 9
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Yes 145 80
Applied for Disaster Assistance No 33 18
No Data 4 2
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Yes 52 29
Plan to Replace Trees No 114 63
No Data 16 9
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Yes 8 4
Plan to Change Crop No 153 84
No Data 21 12
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Yes 4 2
Plan to Sell Orchard No 156 86
No Data 22 12
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