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 
1,177 
52 
32.9 
13.1 
13.5 
6.3 
acres 
690,184 
29,726 
19.5 
5.7 
10.7 
3.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
139 
12 
30.2 
11.9 
12.8 
5.6 
acres 
52,105 
7,871 
19.1 
6.6 
10.1 
2.4 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
383 
24 
31.3 
16.0 
9.7 
5.6 
acres 
202,812 
20,255 
14.1 
3.8 
7.3 
3.0 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
30,909 
1,286 
36.5 
16.6 
11.8 
8.1 
acres 
4,756,004 
171,770 
23.4 
7.7 
10.8 
4.9 
Part owners 
farms 
10,180 
342 
32.0 
9.6 
16.8 
5.6 
acres 
3,670,234 
1 1 1 ,245 
23.9 
4.6 
16.1 
3.2 
Tenants 
farms 
2,134 
136 
40.6 
16.1 
17.1 
7.3 
acres 
476,416 
18,756 
30.9 
6.8 
20.1 
4.0 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
37,809 
1,465 
34.9 
14.1 
13.5 
7.2 
acres 
8,109,804 
244,399 
23.5 
6.3 
13.1 
4.1 
Female 
farms 
5,414 
315 
40.5 
20.5 
10.9 
9.1 
acres 
792,850 
41,633 
28.7 
10.0 
12.0 
6.8 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
19,114 
634 
33.0 
12.7 
13.3 
7.0 
Other 
farms 
24,109 
1,124 
37.7 
16.5 
13.4 
7.8 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
332 
108 
53.3 
21.3 
19.9 
12.1 
acres 
57,843 
10,183 
41.7 
11.2 
22.8 
7.6 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
488 
62 
42.6 
11.6 
20.8 
10.3 
acres 
73,415 
7,546 
32.6 
4.3 
23.1 
5.2 
Asian 
farms 
67 
19 
38.8 
13.6 
10.5 
14.7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Black or African American 
farms 
2,779 
192 
46.5 
19.4 
17.4 
9.7 
acres 
296,432 
19,265 
37.7 
10.7 
20.1 
6.9 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
2 
2 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
White 
farms 
39,586 
1,555 
34.8 
14.6 
12.9 
7.3 
acres 
8,473,499 
262,081 
23.4 
6.5 
12.7 
4.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
301 
38 
30.6 
23.6 
7.9 
-0.9 
acres 
54,480 
12,357 
29.5 
17.5 
12.6 
-0.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
94 
13 
60.6 
27.0 
24.0 
9.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
592 
56 
51.9 
21.3 
21.2 
9.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,429 
89 
36.0 
12.7 
17.5 
5.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,863 
177 
36.3 
13.7 
17.9 
4.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,027 
162 
33.0 
12.6 
14.3 
6.1 
65 years and over 
farms 
9,109 
253 
30.0 
11.9 
9.8 
8.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
137 
18 
62.0 
35.1 
16.5 
10.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,222 
122 
58.1 
28.7 
18.8 
10.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,860 
237 
41.8 
16.2 
18.0 
7.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
5,820 
287 
38.7 
16.6 
16.1 
5.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,352 
343 
35.2 
15.6 
12.2 
7.4 
65 years and over 
farms 
6,718 
236 
33.6 
15.4 
7.8 
10.4 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
960 
71 
46.2 
21.9 
16.7 
7.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
3,619 
304 
49.0 
22.8 
17.1 
9.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
7,225 
484 
38.4 
15.2 
16.4 
6.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
13,551 
592 
37.7 
15.8 
16.0 
5.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
17,790 
666 
34.5 
14.7 
12.8 
7.1 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
13,520 
441 
32.2 
14.2 
9.0 
9.0 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,604 
341 
32.0 
12.3 
10.4 
9.2 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
21,149 
760 
27.9 
10.0 
12.9 
5.1 
number 
1,236,467 
32,395 
29.9 
6.3 
19.3 
4.3 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
19,685 
1,189 
28.0 
9.7 
13.2 
5.1 
number 
722,787 
189,878 
29.2 
6.3 
18.6 
4.3 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
219 
90 
40.6 
15.4 
16.4 
8.8 
number 
9,116 
636 
22.4 
3.5 
16.1 
2.8 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
689 
94 
42.7 
22.5 
14.1 
6.1 
number 
142,555 
31,873 
34.2 
4.2 
28.0 
2.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,469 
424 
43.1 
22.2 
13.2 
7.7 
number 
9,435,605 
369,061 
25.8 
13.3 
12.2 
0.3 
Broilers sold 
farms 
2,356 
614 
36.5 
17.9 
16.1 
2.5 
number 
1,001,776,907 
25,218,607 
21.8 
15.4 
6.4 
(Z) 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
279 
61 
36.2 
21.9 
9.3 
5.0 
$1,000 
117,920 
61,522 
4.0 
3.7 
0.3 
0.1 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,983 
125 
41.5 
12.2 
21.8 
7.4 
acres 
285,328 
6,407 
20.6 
4.1 
14.6 
2.0 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
879 
43 
41.0 
8.4 
27.5 
5.0 
acres 
189,390 
5,391 
27.1 
4.9 
19.9 
2.3 
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 
