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 
2,584 
92 
25.3 
5.5 
18.2 
1.7 
acres 
5,193,969 
106,585 
15.8 
1.8 
13.4 
0.6 
Other than family held 
farms 
251 
21 
24.3 
7.2 
15.1 
2.1 
acres 
228,090 
32,778 
12.3 
1.8 
10.1 
0.4 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,691 
149 
30.6 
11.0 
16.0 
3.7 
acres 
1,103,824 
91,434 
20.4 
5.0 
13.8 
1.6 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
35,465 
2,135 
36.0 
14.0 
18.2 
3.8 
acres 
10,448,505 
644,558 
25.3 
6.2 
16.8 
2.3 
Part owners 
farms 
21,564 
988 
28.7 
4.6 
22.5 
1.7 
acres 
31 ,344,748 
883,915 
19.9 
1.8 
17.3 
0.8 
Tenants 
farms 
4,744 
277 
37.8 
9.6 
25.8 
2.4 
acres 
4,344,042 
528,712 
22.2 
2.9 
18.4 
0.9 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
54,990 
2,907 
32.9 
9.5 
20.6 
2.8 
acres 
43,966,009 
1,246,820 
21.0 
2.6 
17.4 
1.0 
Female 
farms 
6,783 
481 
38.7 
17.5 
17.4 
3.8 
acres 
2,171,286 
110,004 
26.7 
7.0 
17.3 
2.3 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
29,857 
1,279 
29.4 
6.6 
20.6 
2.2 
Other 
farms 
31,916 
2,103 
37.5 
13.6 
20.3 
3.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
693 
351 
65.1 
24.9 
32.8 
7.4 
acres 
347,688 
202,004 
39.5 
7.1 
30.4 
2.0 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
395 
168 
59.0 
22.2 
30.8 
5.9 
acres 
118,560 
41,543 
30.7 
8.6 
19.7 
2.3 
Asian 
farms 
71 
(H) 
60.6 
32.4 
16.5 
11.7 
acres 
10,557 
7,199 
53.7 
25.5 
20.5 
7.7 
Black or African American 
farms 
165 
70 
66.1 
33.3 
27.0 
5.7 
acres 
29,174 
10,245 
63.3 
22.0 
37.2 
4.1 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
17 
(H) 
58.8 
32.8 
20.9 
5.1 
acres 
17,451 
8,010 
76.3 
31.0 
42.9 
2.5 
White 
farms 
60,853 
3,130 
33.3 
10.0 
20.4 
2.9 
acres 
45,845,434 
1,290,408 
21.2 
2.7 
17.4 
1.1 
More than one race reported 
farms 
272 
41 
30.1 
20.4 
12.3 
-2.5 
acres 
116,119 
14,893 
17.9 
7.2 
11.3 
-0.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
219 
21 
58.4 
23.8 
30.4 
4.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,802 
159 
51.1 
11.8 
36.2 
3.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,653 
208 
34.8 
5.7 
27.1 
2.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
5,335 
278 
31.5 
5.4 
24.8 
1.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
8,262 
335 
26.8 
5.8 
19.4 
1.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
11,586 
356 
25.1 
7.3 
14.8 
3.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
133 
19 
59.4 
35.5 
18.6 
5.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,173 
290 
58.0 
22.6 
30.2 
5.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,730 
430 
44.0 
13.8 
26.2 
4.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,880 
602 
39.3 
12.9 
24.1 
2.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
9,089 
497 
34.3 
12.7 
18.4 
3.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
8,911 
490 
31.1 
13.4 
12.6 
5.2 
All operators by age group z : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,185 
91 
44.6 
17.0 
24.5 
3.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
7,086 
706 
49.0 
15.7 
29.6 
3.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
10,550 
938 
38.3 
10.8 
24.5 
3.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
20,649 
1,325 
35.5 
10.1 
23.3 
2.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
25,319 
1,211 
31.0 
9.9 
18.5 
2.6 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
16,120 
575 
27.6 
10.4 
13.6 
3.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
10,747 
368 
28.7 
8.8 
15.9 
3.9 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
27,568 
1,719 
31.7 
9.2 
20.4 
2.1 
number 
5,922,187 
547,224 
17.3 
3.7 
12.9 
0.7 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
23,272 
2,662 
29.2 
8.3 
19.0 
2.0 
number 
1,270,538 
137,276 
18.2 
2.7 
14.6 
0.9 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
858 
125 
45.7 
7.7 
35.9 
2.0 
number 
131,688 
72,752 
3.5 
0.1 
3.3 
(Z) 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,010 
82 
38.6 
18.0 
18.9 
1.7 
number 
1,886,197 
66,954 
0.5 
0.1 
0.5 
(Z) 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,781 
309 
43.0 
17.0 
22.8 
3.1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
269 
79 
45.0 
12.7 
28.9 
3.4 
number 
51,374 
8,643 
54.5 
9.4 
41.8 
3.2 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
19 
5 
15.8 
8.1 
6.1 
1.7 
$1,000 
4,997 
4,949 
0.2 
0.2 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
11,684 
377 
26.2 
2.6 
22.3 
1.3 
acres 
3,948,462 
73,229 
20.0 
1.5 
17.8 
0.6 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
21,528 
748 
29.6 
3.3 
24.7 
1.7 
acres 
9,009,535 
200,948 
24.6 
1.8 
21.9 
0.9 
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 
