Table B. Reliability Estimates of U.S. Totals: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Coefficient 
of variation 
(percent) 
Item 
Total 
Coefficient 
of variation 
(percent) 
Selected crops harvested: - Con. 
Selected crops harvested: - Con. 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
126,085 
1.8 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
72,045 
5.1 
acres 
34,723,361 
0.8 
acres 
4,180,891 
1.4 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
3,515 
9.5 
Potatoes 
farms 
21,079 
4.9 
acres 
2,139,150 
8.0 
acres 
1,168,199 
1.4 
Wheat, spring 
farms 
25,794 
2.8 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
32,383 
5.8 
acres 
12,177,715 
3.2 
acres 
397,656 
3.7 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
302,963 
1.2 
Sweet corn 
farms 
25,632 
3.7 
acres 
76,104,780 
0.4 
acres 
572,068 
1.6 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
20,037 
2.4 
Lettuce 
farms 
5,757 
9.4 
acres 
5,142,099 
6.1 
acres 
323,359 
6.6 
Rice 
farms 
5,591 
22.5 
Land in orchards 
farms 
106,488 
3.5 
acres 
2,693,759 
1.6 
acres 
5,199,729 
1.6 
Cotton 
farms 
18,155 
3.9 
Apples 
farms 
25,129 
3.0 
acres 
9,384,080 
2.5 
acres 
384,237 
2.7 
Peanuts 
farms 
6,561 
1.6 
Grapes 
farms 
27,878 
2.9 
acres 
1,621,631 
1.3 
acres 
1,139,146 
2.0 
Barley 
farms 
18,667 
3.1 
Oranges 
farms 
9,437 
7.3 
acres 
3,283,905 
3.0 
acres 
670,386 
2.1 
Oats 
farms 
35,038 
1.8 
Almonds 
farms 
7,052 
3.7 
acres 
1,078,698 
1.2 
acres 
936,248 
3.8 
Land in berries 
farms 
30,538 
3.1 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
acres 
289,913 
1.7 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
813,583 
0.9 
acres 
55,775,162 
1.0 
' Farms with production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
A -24 APPENDIX A 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
