American Indian and Alaska Native farm 
operators, total. Data are reported in Chapter 1, 
tables 60 through 70, and Chapter 2, table 50. In 
Chapter 1, table 60 data include farm characteristics 
for principal operator reporting one race only, table 
61 data include farm characteristics reported for a 
maximum of three operators reporting American 
Indian or Alaska Native alone or in combination 
with other races, table 62 data are reported for 
principal operator only, table 63 include data for a 
maximum of three operators for those operators that 
reported only one race. 
In Chapter 2, table 50 data are reported for a 
maximum of three operators reported in the operator 
characteristics section. The individual operators were 
added to the census mail list for most reservations. 
Those reservations that did not include all the 
individual operators on the census mail list were 
identified and the data for the entire reservation, 
including the data for the operators that would have 
met the definition of a farm, were collected on one 
report form. The count of reservations and the 
number of operators that were reported on these 
reservations are included in Appendix A, Table D. 
Amount from State and local government 
agricultural program payments. See Total income 
from farm-related sources, gross before taxes and 
expenses. 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs. See Land 
enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program 
(CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), 
Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP), or 
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program 
(CREP). 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans. This is a new 
item for 2012. Farming operations that receive a 
CCC loan can use cash to repay the loan, purchase 
certificates for use in the repayment, or deliver the 
pledged collateral as full payment at maturity. If a 
farmer uses cash instead of certificates to repay the 
loan, the farmer and the IRS receive an information 
return showing the market gain realized. The farmer 
can repay the loan to the CCC and then sell the 
grain, feed the grain, or store it. These provisions 
only apply until the maturity date of the loan. After 
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the maturity date of the loan, the entire original loan 
principal and all accrued interest must be repaid or, 
as an alternative choice, the crop may be forfeited to 
CCC. 
Any poultry sold. The number of farms with any 
poultry sold includes all farms with sales of poultry, 
poultry hatched, or eggs. 
Aquaculture. Aquaculture is defined as the farming 
of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other aquaculture 
products. The aquaculture production reported in the 
census requires some form of intervention in the 
rearing process and requires inputs such as seeding, 
stocking, feeding, protection from predators, etc. It 
also requires ownership of the stock being cultivated 
and harvesting that is conducted in a controlled 
environment by the operation. The value of sales 
include all sizes and eggs by species and includes 
aquaculture distributed for restoration, conservation, 
or recreational purposes, such as State and Federal 
hatcheries. Distributed fish with unknown values 
were assigned a value based on sales of farm-raised 
fish. 
Aquaculture value. See Aquaculture. 
Bantams. This is a new item for 2012. In 2007 
bantams were reported as other poultry. See layers. 
Bees. See Colonies of bees and Honey collected. 
Berries. In 2012, the value of sales was collected; in 
2007 it was combined with fruits and nuts. 
Biodiesel. See Renewable energy producing 
systems. 
Breeding livestock. See Total farm production 
expenses. 
By economic class. See Economic class of farms. 
Camelina. This is a new item for 2012. In 2007 and 
previous censuses, data were included in other field 
crops. Other field crops data are comparable. 
Cattle on feed. Cattle on feed is defined as cattle 
and calves that were fed a ration of grain or other 
concentrates that will be shipped directly from the 
feedlot to the slaughter market and are expected to 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
