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 
848 
86 
19.8 
9.0 
7.6 
3.2 
acres 
324,202 
20,086 
7.9 
2.6 
3.9 
1.5 
Other than family held 
farms 
127 
25 
18.1 
9.3 
6.4 
2.4 
acres 
27,539 
1,998 
4.5 
1.4 
2.1 
0.9 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
218 
30 
23.9 
15.3 
5.3 
3.3 
acres 
49,199 
2,505 
5.5 
3.1 
1.4 
1.1 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
8,576 
993 
29.3 
18.0 
7.2 
4.1 
acres 
741,300 
63,371 
17.7 
8.2 
5.9 
3.6 
Part owners 
farms 
2,671 
196 
24.1 
9.9 
10.5 
3.7 
acres 
1,073,003 
34,601 
11.8 
3.4 
6.8 
1.7 
Tenants 
farms 
1,009 
103 
31.1 
14.7 
11.6 
4.8 
acres 
216,442 
9,736 
18.2 
5.7 
9.8 
2.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
9,960 
961 
27.4 
14.7 
8.0 
4.7 
acres 
1,885,916 
89,908 
14.5 
5.4 
6.5 
2.6 
Female 
farms 
2,296 
331 
32.2 
22.0 
8.4 
1.8 
acres 
144,829 
17,057 
16.7 
8.6 
5.3 
2.8 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
5,996 
527 
24.9 
12.4 
8.5 
4.0 
Other 
farms 
6,260 
761 
31.6 
19.7 
7.8 
4.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
118 
42 
55.9 
25.4 
14.6 
16.0 
acres 
5,483 
3,296 
26.7 
7.6 
12.3 
6.8 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
29 
9 
44.8 
14.0 
15.9 
15.0 
acres 
1,224 
453 
35.4 
8.5 
16.5 
10.4 
Asian 
farms 
99 
20 
28.3 
10.8 
5.9 
11.6 
acres 
4,071 
540 
21.1 
7.8 
4.7 
8.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
143 
23 
44.1 
20.4 
11.4 
12.2 
acres 
10,065 
896 
18.8 
6.5 
6.7 
5.5 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
7 
2 
42.9 
16.7 
5.9 
20.3 
acres 
206 
102 
42.7 
15.5 
6.7 
20.5 
White 
farms 
11,932 
1,247 
28.1 
16.0 
8.0 
4.0 
acres 
2,010,388 
105,043 
14.6 
5.7 
6.3 
2.6 
More than one race reported 
farms 
46 
10 
32.6 
83.1 
13.2 
-63.7 
acres 
4,791 
284 
7.9 
15.4 
1.9 
-9.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
44 
10 
38.6 
22.7 
9.5 
6.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
248 
36 
41.1 
17.3 
15.6 
8.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
420 
62 
27.1 
10.2 
12.0 
5.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,171 
119 
24.7 
11.7 
11.9 
1.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,635 
133 
24.4 
12.9 
8.6 
2.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
2,478 
188 
23.0 
12.2 
5.2 
5.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
31 
11 
58.1 
33.5 
10.4 
14.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
280 
51 
65.0 
38.7 
13.8 
12.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
617 
130 
38.9 
21.5 
10.4 
7.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,682 
201 
32.0 
21.1 
10.5 
0.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,840 
211 
27.9 
17.7 
7.0 
3.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,810 
180 
27.0 
16.8 
4.1 
6.1 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
387 
53 
35.7 
20.5 
10.7 
4.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,230 
163 
41.6 
22.0 
12.4 
7.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,944 
316 
31.8 
16.7 
9.8 
5.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,675 
509 
28.5 
16.8 
10.1 
1.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,259 
532 
27.0 
15.8 
7.8 
3.3 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
3,661 
331 
24.8 
14.6 
4.7 
5.5 
75 years and over 
farms 
1,899 
152 
25.0 
13.3 
5.8 
5.8 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
3,499 
321 
28.7 
13.7 
10.2 
4.9 
number 
194,524 
10,140 
21.4 
5.1 
13.2 
3.0 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
2,403 
237 
26.0 
13.0 
8.3 
4.7 
number 
39,188 
2,965 
18.8 
7.2 
8.2 
3.5 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
573 
47 
15.5 
2.9 
10.5 
2.2 
number 
50,923 
2,661 
4.5 
0.3 
3.9 
0.4 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
333 
51 
22.5 
13.1 
6.8 
2.5 
number 
19,869 
905 
1.2 
0.4 
0.7 
0.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,544 
219 
35.4 
23.9 
8.6 
3.0 
number 
2,364,942 
55,572 
1.9 
1.6 
0.2 
(Z) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
854 
36 
31.7 
21.8 
8.7 
1.2 
number 
304,729,435 
7,954,990 
26.5 
23.9 
4.4 
-1.8 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
25 
7 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$1,000 
9,011 
120 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,888 
435 
24.4 
7.7 
12.4 
4.3 
acres 
435,646 
9,602 
12.4 
3.7 
7.3 
1.3 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
1,796 
410 
31.5 
9.1 
17.6 
4.7 
acres 
210,354 
3,780 
21.9 
7.1 
12.4 
2.3 
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 
