Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Standard 
error 
Adjustment 
Percent of total 
Percent of total 
Percent of total 
Item 
Total 
as percent 
adjustment 
adjustment from 
adjustment from 
of total 
from coverage 
nonresponse 
misclassification 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Corporation: 
Family held 
farms 
1,611 
87 
27.9 
7.3 
18.2 
2.4 
acres 
2,475,548 
81,681 
10.5 
1.6 
8.2 
0.8 
Other than family held 
farms 
181 
19 
34.3 
13.3 
18.1 
2.9 
acres 
175,252 
13,510 
13.3 
2.4 
10.0 
0.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
506 
36 
33.2 
14.9 
15.2 
3.1 
acres 
990,566 
17,227 
5.4 
2.1 
2.9 
0.4 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
17,275 
1,385 
39.9 
18.8 
17.2 
4.0 
acres 
5,327,970 
255,643 
16.1 
3.7 
11.0 
1.3 
Part owners 
farms 
5,843 
443 
34.1 
8.5 
22.7 
2.8 
acres 
5,500,719 
332,521 
16.8 
1.8 
14.1 
0.9 
Tenants 
farms 
1,698 
145 
42.0 
14.2 
24.7 
3.2 
acres 
931,420 
63,740 
19.9 
2.7 
16.0 
1.2 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
21,821 
1,747 
38.4 
15.4 
19.3 
3.7 
acres 
11,065,730 
617,440 
16.5 
2.6 
12.8 
1.1 
Female 
farms 
2,995 
237 
40.7 
21.7 
15.8 
3.3 
acres 
694,379 
36,412 
20.9 
5.4 
13.3 
2.1 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
12,349 
852 
34.6 
11.9 
19.4 
3.2 
Other 
farms 
12,467 
1,116 
42.7 
20.2 
18.5 
4.1 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
695 
102 
58.6 
16.1 
33.9 
8.6 
acres 
179,677 
19,828 
34.0 
4.0 
27.4 
2.6 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
154 
29 
42.9 
13.1 
22.9 
6.9 
acres 
385,002 
6,147 
1.5 
0.8 
0.5 
0.1 
Asian 
farms 
85 
16 
52.9 
4.6 
36.7 
11.6 
acres 
71,076 
6,511 
24.1 
1.5 
17.3 
5.3 
Black or African American 
farms 
14 
7 
35.7 
8.6 
21.6 
5.5 
acres 
6,613 
578 
6.4 
1.1 
4.6 
0.7 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
18 
7 
50.0 
14.8 
22.5 
12.6 
acres 
1,734 
731 
47.5 
7.2 
30.7 
9.6 
White 
farms 
24,424 
1,922 
38.6 
16.1 
18.8 
3.7 
acres 
11,278,177 
639,954 
17.2 
2.8 
13.2 
1.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
121 
24 
33.9 
29.1 
9.4 
-4.7 
acres 
17,507 
6,415 
16.1 
7.2 
9.8 
-0.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
71 
12 
69.0 
36.5 
26.9 
5.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
877 
90 
59.2 
19.9 
34.2 
5.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
979 
103 
37.0 
9.4 
24.8 
2.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,264 
221 
34.6 
9.7 
23.1 
1.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,665 
236 
31.1 
10.5 
18.1 
2.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,493 
224 
31.6 
13.5 
13.6 
4.5 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
40 
7 
65.0 
39.7 
19.7 
5.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
559 
87 
61.5 
30.3 
25.2 
6.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,580 
239 
50.3 
20.6 
24.8 
4.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,235 
369 
45.8 
21.3 
21.8 
2.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,100 
312 
39.8 
19.3 
16.7 
3.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
2,953 
148 
35.6 
18.6 
11.4 
5.6 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
620 
63 
48.7 
22.1 
22.4 
4.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,957 
334 
51.8 
20.3 
27.1 
4.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,899 
565 
42.9 
16.1 
23.0 
3.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
9,208 
906 
39.8 
16.3 
21.0 
2.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
11,922 
835 
36.4 
15.7 
17.3 
3.4 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
6,769 
350 
33.2 
16.1 
12.5 
4.6 
75 years and over 
farms 
3,372 
179 
34.3 
14.1 
15.4 
4.9 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
10,957 
1,135 
40.1 
15.9 
21.1 
3.1 
number 
2,397,541 
96,506 
11.1 
1.9 
8.7 
0.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
8,336 
896 
38.7 
14.4 
21.2 
3.0 
number 
485,025 
92,044 
15.8 
2.4 
12.6 
0.8 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
934 
181 
39.4 
11.5 
25.3 
2.6 
number 
578,761 
9,465 
4.7 
0.4 
4.2 
0.1 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
680 
91 
50.4 
26.8 
21.0 
2.6 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,005 
305 
50.9 
27.3 
19.6 
4.1 
number 
655,346 
107,890 
4.2 
3.2 
0.8 
0.1 
Broilers sold 
farms 
202 
24 
46.0 
28.1 
14.4 
3.5 
number 
10,053 
1,278 
37.0 
20.0 
14.0 
2.9 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
60 
12 
6.7 
5.2 
1.2 
0.3 
$1,000 
52,582 
18,497 
0.1 
0.1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
965 
44 
30.7 
3.8 
24.9 
1.9 
acres 
135,010 
1 1 ,240 
20.8 
2.1 
17.6 
1.1 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
2,222 
98 
27.2 
3.1 
22.2 
2.0 
acres 
738,354 
26,047 
17.4 
1.4 
15.1 
0.8 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
17 
4 
29.4 
4.0 
22.2 
3.2 
acres 
12,517 
1,094 
8.7 
2.1 
5.7 
0.8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
