Table B. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Coefficient 
of variation 
(percent) 
Item 
Total 
Coefficient 
of variation 
(percent) 
Selected crops harvested: - Con. 
Selected crops harvested: - Con. 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
21,528 
3.5 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
441 
35.3 
acres 
9,009,535 
2.2 
acres 
7,074 
26.4 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
166 
39.8 
acres 
- 
- 
acres 
5,178 
32.3 
Wheat, spring 
farms 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
277 
41.7 
acres 
- 
- 
acres 
130 
39.2 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
15,448 
3.5 
Sweet corn 
farms 
151 
38.6 
acres 
3,802,588 
2.3 
acres 
695 
31.4 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
8,893 
4.3 
Lettuce 
farms 
30 
63.0 
acres 
2,103,921 
12.3 
acres 
8 
73.4 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
489 
15.8 
acres 
- 
- 
acres 
7,100 
23.8 
Cotton 
farms 
153 
9.6 
Apples 
farms 
217 
23.7 
acres 
52,098 
12.9 
acres 
318 
29.0 
Peanuts 
farms 
- 
- 
Grapes 
farms 
166 
16.8 
acres 
- 
- 
acres 
371 
45.2 
Barley 
farms 
92 
10.4 
Oranges 
farms 
- 
- 
acres 
7,110 
18.2 
acres 
- 
- 
Oats 
farms 
615 
5.7 
Almonds 
farms 
6 
59.2 
acres 
29,802 
4.9 
acres 
2 
81.1 
Land in berries 
farms 
169 
15.4 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
acres 
185 
17.6 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
25,710 
6.0 
acres 
2,468,996 
7.7 
Farms with production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
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2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
