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 
295 
50 
27.8 
3.8 
21.2 
2.8 
acres 
156,297 
16,035 
7.7 
1.6 
5.5 
0.6 
Other than family held 
farms 
22 
(H) 
31.8 
1.8 
25.4 
4.7 
acres 
3,146 
1,803 
16.5 
1.0 
13.1 
2.5 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
56 
26 
35.7 
8.9 
20.8 
5.9 
acres 
6,267 
1,396 
14.2 
2.5 
8.8 
2.9 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
1,666 
585 
33.9 
6.8 
22.3 
4.9 
acres 
1 1 1 ,472 
27,866 
19.1 
2.9 
13.3 
2.9 
Part owners 
farms 
589 
103 
30.4 
3.8 
24.7 
1.9 
acres 
326,143 
27,876 
11.6 
1.2 
10.0 
0.4 
Tenants 
farms 
196 
66 
40.8 
8.5 
27.8 
4.5 
acres 
71,037 
7,584 
17.9 
2.1 
15.0 
0.8 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
2,006 
484 
31.9 
6.5 
22.1 
3.3 
acres 
482,551 
51,528 
13.7 
1.6 
11.2 
0.9 
Female 
farms 
445 
261 
41.3 
6.1 
27.4 
7.8 
acres 
26,101 
10,505 
22.0 
2.9 
14.1 
4.9 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
1,565 
443 
31.9 
4.8 
22.4 
4.7 
Other 
farms 
886 
297 
36.6 
8.8 
24.1 
3.6 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
23 
(H) 
56.5 
1.3 
31.4 
23.9 
acres 
1,852 
(H) 
28.8 
1.5 
15.9 
11.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
3 
(H) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Asian 
farms 
30 
17 
33.3 
5.2 
15.1 
12.9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Black or African American 
farms 
22 
(H) 
36.4 
6.5 
23.5 
6.4 
acres 
792 
(H) 
23.9 
2.2 
17.6 
4.1 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
2,392 
676 
33.7 
6.4 
23.1 
4.2 
acres 
504,981 
59,066 
14.2 
1.7 
11.3 
1.1 
More than one race reported 
farms 
4 
(H) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
70 
(H) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
4 
(H) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
49 
12 
38.8 
9.7 
24.5 
4.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
140 
50 
32.9 
3.4 
24.8 
4.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
366 
97 
38.5 
4.2 
32.3 
2.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
408 
174 
27.7 
2.8 
18.6 
6.4 
65 years and over 
farms 
598 
116 
30.3 
7.5 
18.3 
4.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1 
(H) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
56 
19 
58.9 
16.8 
34.2 
8.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
93 
50 
46.2 
6.6 
31.9 
7.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
209 
76 
31.1 
8.5 
22.9 
-0.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
305 
83 
39.3 
9.0 
27.0 
3.4 
65 years and over 
farms 
222 
72 
28.4 
8.1 
15.0 
5.3 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
56 
18 
30.4 
11.2 
21.2 
-2.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
242 
62 
43.0 
9.4 
28.7 
4.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
438 
158 
34.2 
4.8 
24.7 
4.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
872 
243 
34.3 
6.2 
26.5 
1.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,060 
354 
32.9 
5.2 
22.6 
5.1 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
806 
175 
31.6 
8.5 
18.5 
4.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
315 
77 
30.2 
6.1 
19.3 
4.8 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
431 
97 
46.2 
9.4 
31.5 
5.2 
number 
18,225 
2,083 
31.3 
3.1 
26.0 
2.3 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
296 
69 
49.7 
10.3 
33.4 
6.0 
number 
3,833 
669 
47.7 
7.3 
35.9 
4.5 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
77 
23 
29.9 
1.5 
25.8 
2.5 
number 
4,512 
2,015 
5.6 
0.2 
5.2 
0.3 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
59 
11 
52.5 
11.5 
41.9 
-0.8 
number 
5,891 
5,208 
15.4 
0.6 
14.7 
0.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
204 
77 
42.6 
9.0 
29.9 
3.7 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
672 
55 
32.1 
3.2 
31.4 
-2.5 
number 
211,576,121 
7,801,216 
27.4 
4.1 
25.7 
-2.4 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
4 
3 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
752 
129 
29.9 
4.2 
23.7 
2.1 
acres 
178,032 
15,066 
17.0 
1.8 
14.7 
0.5 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
510 
75 
21.0 
2.7 
17.0 
1.2 
acres 
79,658 
7,813 
11.6 
1.3 
10.0 
0.4 
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 
