Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Standard 
error 
Adjustment 
as percent 
of total 
Percent of total 
adjustment 
from coverage 
Percent of total 
adjustment from 
nonresponse 
Percent of total 
adjustment from 
misclassification 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Corporation: 
Family held 
farms 
439 
81 
39.6 
24.0 
10.9 
4.7 
acres 
73,621 
3,270 
15.1 
8.1 
5.6 
1.5 
Other than family held 
farms 
84 
15 
44.0 
29.9 
9.2 
4.9 
acres 
10,833 
806 
7.4 
4.3 
2.3 
0.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
179 
38 
39.7 
27.7 
7.8 
4.2 
acres 
23,578 
3,407 
17.4 
10.2 
5.8 
1.4 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
4,589 
954 
48.2 
31.3 
10.3 
6.7 
acres 
210,592 
43,506 
35.9 
17.9 
12.3 
5.6 
Part owners 
farms 
980 
151 
28.4 
16.2 
8.7 
3.5 
acres 
167,877 
11,630 
10.8 
4.4 
5.3 
1.1 
Tenants 
farms 
408 
56 
43.9 
27.7 
10.8 
5.4 
acres 
58,070 
19,847 
29.2 
12.6 
14.1 
2.5 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
4,472 
785 
41.7 
27.2 
9.2 
5.3 
acres 
362,266 
36,552 
23.7 
11.7 
9.4 
2.6 
Female 
farms 
1,505 
399 
53.6 
32.3 
13.2 
8.0 
acres 
74,273 
27,385 
33.5 
13.3 
12.7 
7.5 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
2,766 
444 
40.5 
23.3 
11.0 
6.2 
Other 
farms 
3,211 
710 
48.3 
32.8 
9.6 
5.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
81 
(H) 
66.7 
29.5 
19.9 
17.2 
acres 
4,362 
(H) 
51.6 
9.4 
23.2 
18.9 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
21 
(H) 
57.1 
32.7 
13.9 
10.5 
acres 
559 
(H) 
29.5 
14.0 
10.4 
5.1 
Asian 
farms 
13 
(H) 
38.5 
22.9 
4.3 
11.3 
acres 
1,184 
(H) 
43.1 
24.2 
10.8 
8.1 
Black or African American 
farms 
7 
5 
71.4 
36.1 
31.3 
4.0 
acres 
118 
(H) 
55.1 
27.7 
25.4 
2.0 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
5,902 
1,068 
44.6 
28.4 
10.2 
6.0 
acres 
433,228 
56,706 
25.2 
11.8 
10.0 
3.4 
More than one race reported 
farms 
34 
10 
50.0 
45.0 
5.0 
0.0 
acres 
1,450 
341 
45.6 
38.6 
7.0 
0.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
16 
(H) 
68.8 
6.7 
33.9 
28.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
113 
37 
61.9 
32.5 
19.2 
10.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
184 
41 
42.4 
24.0 
13.5 
4.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
588 
106 
45.1 
25.8 
14.7 
4.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
779 
86 
37.6 
23.7 
9.1 
4.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,086 
106 
37.2 
23.6 
7.0 
6.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
39 
9 
76.9 
57.1 
11.9 
7.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
113 
67 
57.5 
40.6 
10.4 
6.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
247 
119 
52.2 
34.0 
11.4 
6.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
882 
261 
49.9 
32.6 
12.5 
4.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,124 
177 
45.8 
32.4 
8.2 
5.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
806 
106 
46.0 
31.6 
6.2 
8.3 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
220 
147 
56.8 
26.9 
17.9 
12.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
565 
155 
52.0 
33.6 
11.8 
6.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
851 
256 
47.1 
29.3 
11.8 
6.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,409 
716 
46.3 
28.2 
12.8 
5.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,960 
418 
43.4 
29.5 
8.7 
5.2 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
1,768 
212 
44.1 
29.6 
7.3 
7.3 
75 years and over 
farms 
816 
81 
37.1 
23.0 
7.2 
7.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,452 
486 
46.4 
29.2 
12.8 
4.4 
number 
48,278 
4,640 
11.8 
5.1 
5.7 
1.0 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1,003 
376 
46.6 
29.1 
13.1 
4.4 
number 
8,080 
2,407 
26.5 
12.6 
11.6 
2.2 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
242 
51 
30.2 
17.1 
10.3 
2.8 
number 
17,740 
995 
6.3 
1.7 
4.1 
0.5 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
318 
131 
50.9 
34.7 
12.9 
3.4 
number 
4,737 
1,368 
49.8 
29.7 
17.3 
2.9 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,062 
365 
38.3 
26.1 
8.1 
4.1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
193 
65 
51.3 
34.7 
12.0 
4.5 
number 
265,099 
24,694 
46.8 
18.2 
26.5 
2.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
44 
15 
15.9 
13.6 
1.6 
0.7 
$1,000 
19,665 
4,925 
15.7 
12.4 
3.0 
0.3 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
92 
27 
7.6 
4.5 
2.5 
0.7 
acres 
6,548 
937 
1.4 
0.7 
0.7 
0.1 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
13 
3 
46.2 
34.5 
6.1 
5.5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
