Table B. Reliability Estimates of State 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 
3,567 
5.3 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
763 
9.5 
acres 
2,167,930 
4.3 
acres 
83,020 
7.5 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
8 
45.9 
Potatoes 
farms 
331 
7.6 
acres 
1,462 
67.1 
acres 
59,281 
7.0 
Wheat, spring 
farms 
112 
20.2 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
303 
13.9 
acres 
12,575 
10.8 
acres 
341 
23.3 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
84 
8.6 
Sweet corn 
farms 
188 
8.5 
acres 
12,602 
8.1 
acres 
4,885 
18.3 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
379 
52.9 
Lettuce 
farms 
67 
22.5 
acres 
147,955 
57.5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
808 
5.2 
acres 
- 
- 
acres 
6,338 
8.6 
Cotton 
farms 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
435 
5.4 
acres 
- 
- 
acres 
1,387 
12.8 
Peanuts 
farms 
- 
- 
Grapes 
farms 
254 
5.3 
acres 
- 
- 
acres 
1,088 
14.4 
Barley 
farms 
241 
4.8 
Oranges 
farms 
- 
- 
acres 
54,828 
3.0 
acres 
- 
- 
Oats 
farms 
99 
11.9 
Almonds 
farms 
6 
(H) 
acres 
5,936 
17.4 
acres 
1 
(H) 
Land in berries 
farms 
123 
14.4 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
acres 
85 
21.6 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
12,798 
5.1 
acres 
1,296,617 
14.6 
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. 
2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
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2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
