census. Also provided are definitions and 
explanations of speeifie terms used in this 
publieation as well as a eopy of the 2012 Census of 
Agrieulture report form and Instruetion Sheet. 
RESPONDENT CONFIDENTIALITY 
In keeping with the provisions of Title 7 of the 
United States Code, no data are published that would 
diselose information about the operations of an 
individual farm or raneh. All tabulated data are 
subjeeted to an extensive diselosure review prior to 
publieation. Any tabulated item that identifies data 
reported by a respondent, or allows a respondent’s 
data to be aeeurately estimated or derived, was 
suppressed and eoded with a “D”. However, the 
number of farms reporting an item is not eonsidered 
eonfidential information and is provided even though 
other information is withheld. 
SPECIAL EFFORTS DIRECTED AT 
AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES 
NASS implemented several aetivities to improve 
eoverage of Ameriean Indian and Alaska Native 
farm operators. These aetivities ineluded, but were 
not limited to: 
• Obtaining mail lists from organizations likely to 
eontain names and addresses of Ameriean Indian 
and Alaska Native farm and raneh operators; 
• Condueting pre-eensus promotion aetivities that 
targeted Ameriean Indian and Alaska Native farm 
and raneh operators; and 
• Working with eommunity based organizations to 
promote the 2012 Census of Agrieulture to their 
members. 
DATA PRODUCTS 
The 2012 Census of Agrieulture Ameriean Indian 
Reservation publieation is available as txt, pdf, and 
esv files on the NASS website ( www.usda.gov/nass) 
and in printed reports. Printed reports ean be 
ordered by ealling 1-800-727-9540. 
SUBJECT SERIES REPORTS AND CUSTOM 
TABULATIONS 
Subjeet series reports sueh as the 2012 Census of 
Agrieulture Ameriean Indian Reservations 
publieation provide supplemental information to the 
2012 Census of Agrieulture. Results are published in 
print and on the internet. 
Custom-designed tabulations may be developed 
when data are not published elsewhere. These 
tabulations are developed to individual user 
speeifieations on a eost-reimbursable basis and 
shared with the publie. Quiek Stats, NASS’s online 
database that allows data users to build eustomized 
queries, should be investigated before requesting a 
eustom tabulation. 
All NASS publieations and eustom tabulations are 
subjeet to a thorough diselosure review prior to 
release to prevent the diselosure of any individual 
respondent data. Requests for custom tabulations can 
be submitted via the internet from the NASS home 
page, by mail, or by e-mail to: 
DataLab 
National Agrieultural Statisties Serviee 
Room 6436A, Stop 2054 
1400 Independenee Avenue, S.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20250 - 2054 
or 
Datalab(g)nass. usda.gov 
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 
The following abbreviations and symbols are used 
throughout the tables: 
Represents zero. 
(D) Withheld to avoid diselosing data for 
individual farms. 
ewt Hundredweight. 
2012 Census Of Agriculture INTRODUCTION VII 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
