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 
2,352 
78 
24.3 
8.6 
12.6 
3.2 
acres 
1,103,710 
15,806 
8.8 
2.0 
5.9 
1.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
310 
17 
30.6 
14.6 
11.8 
4.2 
acres 
67,398 
5,028 
10.7 
3.5 
5.7 
1.4 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
888 
37 
30.3 
15.9 
9.8 
4.6 
acres 
192,007 
5,739 
12.3 
5.8 
5.0 
1.4 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
35,234 
1,641 
36.0 
16.3 
13.8 
5.8 
acres 
2,822,166 
91,565 
25.7 
9.1 
12.4 
4.2 
Part owners 
farms 
14,861 
516 
25.9 
6.0 
16.9 
3.1 
acres 
6,593,678 
123,798 
11.6 
1.8 
8.8 
1.0 
Tenants 
farms 
2,099 
100 
35.7 
13.9 
17.4 
4.5 
acres 
532,720 
16,672 
16.8 
3.9 
11.5 
1.4 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
44,785 
1,768 
31.7 
12.1 
14.7 
4.9 
acres 
9,430,473 
204,506 
15.2 
3.5 
9.9 
1.8 
Female 
farms 
7,409 
468 
41.5 
20.8 
15.2 
5.6 
acres 
518,091 
28,595 
28.8 
11.3 
13.1 
4.4 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
25,285 
910 
28.7 
9.9 
14.6 
4.2 
Other 
farms 
26,909 
1,289 
37.3 
16.4 
15.1 
5.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
674 
130 
58.9 
20.4 
26.7 
11.8 
acres 
80,220 
5,745 
43.3 
9.9 
25.8 
7.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
204 
21 
46.6 
10.3 
26.1 
10.2 
acres 
18,251 
3,558 
35.4 
3.8 
26.0 
5.6 
Asian 
farms 
54 
15 
51.9 
14.1 
15.1 
22.7 
acres 
2,620 
(H) 
30.0 
7.5 
7.6 
15.0 
Black or African American 
farms 
216 
24 
48.6 
17.7 
21.3 
9.6 
acres 
9,525 
1,531 
33.6 
9.6 
17.5 
6.5 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
16 
5 
56.3 
9.9 
20.6 
25.8 
acres 
749 
256 
47.5 
6.7 
19.9 
21.0 
White 
farms 
51,539 
2,159 
33.0 
13.2 
14.8 
5.0 
acres 
9,884,519 
221,893 
15.8 
3.9 
10.0 
1.9 
More than one race reported 
farms 
165 
31 
22.4 
24.2 
7.3 
-9.1 
acres 
32,900 
2,852 
11.1 
7.6 
4.6 
-1.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
154 
17 
52.6 
23.8 
21.8 
7.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,202 
94 
49.3 
19.2 
23.3 
6.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,193 
139 
34.9 
9.7 
20.7 
4.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,925 
189 
29.5 
9.3 
18.1 
2.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,252 
242 
25.7 
8.8 
13.6 
3.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
9,559 
285 
26.2 
9.9 
10.4 
5.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
90 
20 
60.0 
33.5 
19.4 
7.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,534 
145 
55.0 
25.4 
20.7 
8.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,568 
298 
43.8 
17.1 
20.0 
6.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,334 
350 
38.2 
16.5 
18.1 
3.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,901 
315 
34.2 
15.3 
13.6 
5.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
6,482 
259 
32.0 
15.4 
8.5 
8.0 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,270 
86 
38.4 
16.2 
17.8 
4.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
5,193 
377 
45.0 
19.1 
19.2 
6.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
9,993 
667 
37.9 
13.9 
18.6 
5.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
19,524 
817 
34.1 
13.6 
17.2 
3.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
22,120 
821 
30.4 
12.4 
13.6 
4.5 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
14,067 
484 
28.6 
12.4 
9.8 
6.4 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,781 
226 
29.0 
11.3 
11.1 
6.7 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,626 
599 
31.4 
10.5 
16.9 
3.9 
number 
1,130,477 
22,833 
14.4 
1.8 
11.6 
1.0 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
8,016 
380 
32.3 
11.6 
16.4 
4.3 
number 
108,126 
4,467 
19.8 
4.9 
12.6 
2.4 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
2,409 
107 
23.8 
3.6 
18.1 
2.1 
number 
376,255 
6,212 
4.1 
0.1 
3.8 
0.1 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,198 
143 
37.2 
17.1 
16.2 
3.8 
number 
1,099,478 
51,431 
5.9 
1.1 
4.5 
0.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
6,783 
411 
40.3 
19.0 
16.3 
5.1 
number 
12,676,021 
407,108 
0.6 
0.5 
0.1 
(Z) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,124 
75 
37.9 
18.8 
14.5 
4.6 
number 
5,737,416 
1,896,171 
44.3 
14.4 
28.7 
1.2 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
70 
8 
24.3 
10.6 
10.8 
2.9 
$1,000 
3,982 
956 
0.8 
0.3 
0.4 
0.1 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
13,907 
483 
25.5 
5.1 
17.5 
2.9 
acres 
2,393,504 
36,080 
12.7 
2.0 
9.9 
0.8 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
6,236 
179 
19.6 
3.2 
14.4 
2.0 
acres 
538,880 
9,878 
10.0 
1.5 
7.8 
0.7 
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 
