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 
2,152 
62 
32.0 
13.0 
12.7 
6.3 
acres 
1,079,965 
19,413 
16.2 
4.8 
8.7 
2.7 
Other than family held 
farms 
258 
14 
28.7 
12.0 
11.3 
5.3 
acres 
112,112 
2,396 
5.5 
2.0 
2.4 
1.1 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
449 
27 
28.7 
16.8 
6.5 
5.5 
acres 
163,480 
3,351 
9.0 
3.7 
3.5 
1.8 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
31,544 
1,255 
36.1 
17.1 
10.7 
8.4 
acres 
4,807,674 
114,128 
17.7 
6.4 
7.3 
3.9 
Part owners 
farms 
8,660 
234 
35.0 
10.2 
18.4 
6.4 
acres 
4,318,938 
80,084 
28.0 
4.7 
19.6 
3.7 
Tenants 
farms 
2,053 
100 
45.1 
17.1 
20.7 
7.3 
acres 
494,224 
23,549 
40.2 
6.7 
29.1 
4.5 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
35,853 
1,368 
35.3 
14.8 
12.7 
7.8 
acres 
8,808,106 
181,997 
23.5 
6.4 
12.8 
4.3 
Female 
farms 
6,404 
229 
41.9 
22.5 
10.4 
9.0 
acres 
812,730 
20,289 
23.0 
9.1 
8.8 
5.1 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
19,858 
564 
35.2 
14.1 
13.5 
7.6 
Other 
farms 
22,399 
1,009 
37.4 
17.3 
11.8 
8.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
443 
99 
55.5 
22.2 
18.9 
14.5 
acres 
76,278 
20,532 
36.1 
7.3 
21.9 
6.9 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
127 
16 
48.8 
14.1 
21.0 
13.6 
acres 
33,842 
2,255 
41.5 
8.0 
23.0 
10.5 
Asian 
farms 
239 
29 
37.2 
14.9 
12.3 
10.0 
acres 
17,288 
2,312 
36.4 
10.7 
14.1 
11.6 
Black or African American 
farms 
1,986 
176 
56.0 
24.9 
17.7 
13.4 
acres 
221,290 
11,458 
54.9 
16.2 
26.4 
12.2 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
12 
5 
50.0 
19.5 
12.8 
17.8 
acres 
257 
101 
55.6 
21.0 
17.0 
17.6 
White 
farms 
39,736 
1,383 
35.3 
15.4 
12.1 
7.7 
acres 
9,322,655 
187,510 
22.6 
6.5 
11.9 
4.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
157 
16 
36.3 
34.1 
12.2 
-10.0 
acres 
25,504 
1,836 
34.3 
19.5 
17.4 
-2.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
84 
9 
57.1 
27.7 
21.3 
8.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
781 
49 
55.2 
20.0 
27.2 
8.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,482 
61 
36.2 
12.7 
17.7 
5.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,128 
130 
36.3 
13.9 
18.0 
4.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,265 
131 
35.2 
14.5 
14.0 
6.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
9,118 
239 
32.7 
13.6 
9.3 
9.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
69 
8 
56.5 
33.8 
13.1 
9.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
908 
94 
61.8 
33.4 
15.8 
12.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,167 
163 
42.4 
18.2 
15.3 
8.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
5,215 
331 
39.5 
17.8 
15.8 
5.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,999 
249 
35.4 
16.7 
11.0 
7.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,041 
228 
32.9 
15.3 
7.0 
10.5 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
813 
46 
43.4 
19.9 
16.5 
7.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
3,237 
223 
50.5 
23.9 
17.1 
9.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,387 
357 
38.6 
16.4 
14.7 
7.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
12,995 
663 
37.9 
16.6 
15.5 
5.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
17,321 
549 
35.5 
16.0 
12.0 
7.4 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
13,649 
400 
34.0 
15.6 
8.4 
10.0 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,651 
213 
30.7 
12.5 
8.8 
9.4 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
17,188 
688 
31.2 
11.6 
13.2 
6.4 
number 
1,033,717 
21,263 
25.4 
5.6 
15.5 
4.2 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
15,175 
603 
28.9 
10.3 
12.7 
5.9 
number 
469,942 
13,467 
18.3 
4.1 
11.1 
3.0 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
348 
12 
30.7 
9.4 
15.5 
5.8 
number 
79,492 
3,875 
11.6 
1.5 
9.2 
0.9 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
866 
119 
40.0 
22.2 
12.1 
5.6 
number 
153,733 
7,714 
15.9 
3.3 
11.2 
1.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,483 
293 
38.7 
20.8 
11.1 
6.8 
number 
17,445,067 
585,080 
9.2 
5.3 
3.9 
-0.1 
Broilers sold 
farms 
2,743 
71 
41.1 
22.5 
16.6 
2.0 
number 
1,369,162,943 
34,299,262 
28.6 
19.4 
9.4 
-0.2 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
128 
7 
37.5 
23.9 
8.7 
4.9 
$1,000 
26,858 
546 
2.8 
2.6 
0.1 
0.1 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,619 
50 
43.3 
12.1 
23.3 
7.9 
acres 
311,125 
4,761 
29.9 
5.8 
19.4 
4.7 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
1,480 
27 
43.7 
10.6 
26.1 
7.0 
acres 
227,087 
2,964 
33.8 
6.5 
22.8 
4.5 
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 
