Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry under 
production contract. The data for commodities 
raised and delivered under a production contract 
include cattle which were not shipped directly to 
slaughter (backgrounding), sheep, livestock, and 
poultry not listed separately. Layers and replacement 
dairy heifers were included in 2007, but were 
reported individually on the 2012 report form. Data 
are not comparable to 2007. 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes under production 
contract. This category is the number of farms that 
produced and delivered vegetables, melons, and 
potatoes grown under a production contract. 
Other crops under production contract. Data are for 
the total number of farms that have production 
contracts for other crops. This category includes all 
crops except grains, oilseeds, vegetables, melons, 
and potatoes. 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans. This 
category includes nonrecourse marketing loans for 
wheat, corn, sorghum, barley, oats, cotton, rice, 
soybeans, Austrian winter peas, honey, dry edible 
peas, lentils, small chickpeas, peanuts, sunflower 
seed, flaxseed, canola and other rapeseed, safflower, 
mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, wool and 
mohair. These commodities differ from those 
included in the 2007 census due to changes created 
by the 2008 Farm Bill. 
Crop and livestock insurance payments received. 
See Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses. 
Crop units of measure. The regional report forms 
allowed the operator to report the quantity of field 
crops harvested in a unit of measure commonly used 
in the region. When the operator reported in units 
different than the unit of measure published, the 
quantity harvested was converted to the published 
unit of measure. 
Crop year or season covered. Acres and quantity 
harvested are for the calendar year 2012 except for 
citrus crops and sugarcane for sugar; limes in region 
three States; avocados in Florida and California; 
olives in California and Arizona; and pineapples and 
coffee in Hawaii. 
1. Avocados. The data for Florida relate to the 
quantity in the April 2012 through March 2013 
harvest season; for California and Arizona, the 
November 2011 through November 2012 harvest 
season. 
2. Citrus crops. The data for region three relate to 
the quantity harvested in the September 2011 
through August 2012 harvest season, except 
limes that were harvested in the April 2012 
through March 2013 harvest season. The data for 
California and Arizona relate to the 2011 through 
2012 harvest season. 
3. Olives. The data for California and Arizona 
relate to the September 2011 through March 
2012 harvest season. 
4. Pineapples. The data for Hawaii relate to the 
quantity harvested in the year ending May 31, 
2012. 
5. Sugarcane for sugar. The data for Florida, 
Louisiana, and Texas relate to the cuttings from 
September 2012 through April 2013. 
Cropland, harvested. See Harvested cropland. 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not pastured 
or grazed. Cropland idle includes any other acreage 
which could have been used for crops without any 
additional improvement and which was not reported 
as cropland harvested, cropland on which all crops 
failed, cropland in summer fallow, or other pasture 
or grazing land that could have been used for crops 
without additional improvements. This category 
includes: 
1. Land used for cover crops or soil improvement 
but not harvested or grazed. 
2. Land in Federal or State conservation programs 
that was not hayed or grazed in 2012. 
3. Land occupied with growing crops for harvest in 
2013 or later years but not harvested or summer 
fallowed in 2012 (except fruit or nuts in an 
orchard, grove, or vineyard or berries being 
maintained for production). Examples are 
acreage planted in winter wheat, strawberries, 
etc., for harvest in 2013 and no crop was 
harvested from these acres in 2012. 
B - 6 APPENDIX B 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
