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 
1,359 
174 
34.3 
14.6 
14.1 
5.6 
acres 
935,543 
49,137 
14.5 
3.8 
8.3 
2.4 
Other than family held 
farms 
193 
29 
35.8 
15.6 
14.1 
6.1 
acres 
260,446 
12,615 
20.0 
7.1 
9.0 
4.0 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
228 
31 
35.5 
21.1 
9.2 
5.2 
acres 
154,506 
49,048 
31.8 
16.7 
8.2 
6.8 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
18,840 
3,046 
43.5 
21.3 
14.3 
8.0 
acres 
2,716,890 
251,269 
28.6 
9.6 
13.7 
5.3 
Part owners 
farms 
6,621 
759 
38.7 
11.6 
20.4 
6.7 
acres 
3,483,826 
210,560 
26.3 
5.0 
17.9 
3.4 
Tenants 
farms 
2,632 
400 
40.2 
15.0 
18.7 
6.5 
acres 
1,700,148 
105,998 
21.5 
4.1 
15.3 
2.1 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
24,636 
3,607 
41.5 
17.5 
16.3 
7.7 
acres 
7,478,963 
521,596 
25.7 
6.3 
15.6 
3.8 
Female 
farms 
3,457 
606 
45.9 
26.0 
13.6 
6.4 
acres 
421,901 
44,747 
32.7 
11.8 
15.0 
5.9 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
12,136 
1,491 
38.5 
15.3 
15.9 
7.2 
Other 
farms 
15,957 
2,693 
44.8 
20.8 
16.2 
7.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
538 
253 
61.3 
24.6 
20.0 
16.7 
acres 
107,934 
29,992 
46.2 
11.6 
23.8 
10.8 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
204 
35 
62.7 
21.9 
25.9 
15.0 
acres 
29,479 
6,248 
47.1 
8.0 
30.7 
8.3 
Asian 
farms 
64 
27 
46.9 
13.0 
16.8 
17.1 
acres 
2,764 
2,654 
21.8 
2.3 
15.9 
3.6 
Black or African American 
farms 
2,359 
513 
59.9 
25.3 
21.4 
13.2 
acres 
192,287 
24,987 
52.2 
15.6 
26.3 
10.3 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
10 
(H) 
70.0 
11.4 
47.1 
11.4 
acres 
242 
(H) 
73.6 
5.3 
58.1 
10.1 
White 
farms 
25,305 
3,635 
40.3 
17.8 
15.4 
7.1 
acres 
7,658,631 
537,750 
25.3 
6.4 
15.2 
3.7 
More than one race reported 
farms 
151 
22 
35.8 
37.0 
15.7 
-17.0 
acres 
17,461 
3,301 
15.2 
9.3 
8.5 
-2.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
84 
29 
67.9 
26.0 
31.6 
10.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
549 
131 
56.1 
20.4 
25.0 
10.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,037 
180 
39.3 
12.3 
21.0 
6.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,983 
273 
37.0 
14.5 
19.1 
3.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,325 
358 
37.5 
15.3 
16.0 
6.1 
65 years and over 
farms 
5,158 
542 
37.2 
15.8 
11.7 
9.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
63 
16 
66.7 
29.7 
24.4 
12.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
789 
271 
60.3 
27.2 
21.0 
12.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,982 
532 
51.8 
20.4 
21.7 
9.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,891 
737 
45.0 
21.3 
19.3 
4.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,897 
660 
42.4 
20.6 
14.7 
7.1 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,335 
531 
41.0 
20.0 
10.0 
11.0 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
551 
111 
51.9 
20.0 
24.2 
7.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,580 
655 
52.2 
21.7 
20.5 
10.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,988 
1,083 
45.7 
18.0 
19.7 
8.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
9,210 
1,532 
42.2 
19.0 
18.5 
4.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
11,745 
1,482 
40.5 
18.4 
15.1 
7.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
7,790 
909 
38.9 
17.8 
11.3 
9.8 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,111 
477 
40.0 
17.0 
12.9 
10.1 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,687 
1,800 
43.3 
16.0 
19.4 
7.9 
number 
788,967 
64,935 
44.3 
8.6 
29.7 
6.0 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
12,115 
1,562 
41.7 
14.8 
19.3 
7.6 
number 
434,252 
44,305 
37.7 
7.3 
25.3 
5.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
121 
13 
28.1 
2.6 
21.9 
3.6 
number 
16,089 
1,314 
34.9 
2.3 
28.7 
3.9 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
658 
228 
50.9 
27.6 
18.0 
5.2 
number 
6,806 
3,023 
36.3 
22.9 
11.3 
2.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,303 
566 
50.4 
26.6 
16.3 
7.4 
number 
1,910,683 
82,285 
1.3 
0.9 
0.4 
0.0 
Broilers sold 
farms 
314 
41 
25.8 
15.0 
7.9 
2.9 
number 
151,933,586 
31,137,502 
21.2 
14.7 
6.8 
-0.4 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
667 
60 
23.1 
9.5 
10.5 
3.1 
$1,000 
122,989 
6,865 
5.5 
2.1 
2.8 
0.6 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,009 
61 
27.1 
6.6 
18.0 
2.4 
acres 
524,008 
23,447 
22.1 
5.6 
15.4 
1.0 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
849 
90 
37.2 
9.6 
22.9 
4.7 
acres 
275,408 
8,038 
42.8 
10.1 
29.7 
3.0 
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 
