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 
182 
17 
36.3 
21.8 
9.7 
4.8 
acres 
28,968 
3,123 
13.8 
7.8 
4.8 
1.2 
Other than family held 
farms 
61 
9 
57.4 
30.6 
20.2 
6.5 
acres 
5,842 
893 
53.1 
17.5 
28.5 
7.1 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
127 
20 
38.6 
26.9 
6.4 
5.3 
acres 
38,696 
2,915 
38.9 
29.3 
6.8 
2.9 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
3,487 
472 
52.5 
32.7 
13.2 
6.6 
acres 
321 ,972 
34,565 
44.2 
23.0 
16.4 
4.8 
Part owners 
farms 
677 
75 
31.9 
16.1 
12.1 
3.7 
acres 
141,133 
12,184 
21.2 
9.2 
9.8 
2.2 
Tenants 
farms 
227 
93 
55.1 
40.0 
9.8 
5.2 
acres 
10,960 
4,694 
42.7 
21.0 
17.7 
3.9 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
3,033 
410 
46.8 
28.4 
12.5 
5.9 
acres 
395,387 
39,118 
35.8 
17.5 
14.4 
3.9 
Female 
farms 
1,358 
196 
55.3 
34.8 
14.1 
6.4 
acres 
78,678 
10,190 
45.1 
24.3 
16.4 
4.4 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
2,107 
235 
46.8 
28.5 
12.6 
5.8 
Other 
farms 
2,284 
362 
51.8 
32.2 
13.4 
6.3 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
15 
(H) 
40.0 
19.7 
15.8 
4.4 
acres 
3,159 
(H) 
45.1 
15.7 
24.8 
4.6 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
3 
3 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
421 
396 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Asian 
farms 
6 
(H) 
33.3 
17.0 
7.5 
8.8 
acres 
60 
(H) 
6.7 
2.9 
2.2 
1.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
28 
(H) 
67.9 
63.8 
3.3 
0.8 
acres 
84 
(H) 
75.0 
51.6 
19.0 
4.4 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
4,325 
557 
49.4 
30.0 
13.2 
6.1 
acres 
472,221 
48,483 
37.4 
18.7 
14.7 
4.0 
More than one race reported 
farms 
29 
13 
48.3 
38.7 
8.0 
1.5 
acres 
1,279 
507 
46.2 
30.6 
13.2 
2.5 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
12 
6 
50.0 
35.5 
10.0 
4.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
101 
41 
75.2 
46.8 
20.6 
7.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
219 
43 
54.8 
33.3 
15.9 
5.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
473 
55 
49.9 
29.5 
15.8 
4.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
570 
66 
41.1 
24.2 
11.6 
5.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
732 
52 
43.0 
27.1 
8.4 
7.5 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
3 
2 
33.3 
32.1 
1.2 
(Z) 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
85 
47 
75.3 
48.2 
18.3 
8.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
230 
70 
53.5 
32.7 
14.3 
6.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
635 
98 
54.8 
32.1 
17.7 
5.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
725 
94 
48.4 
30.1 
12.4 
5.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
606 
68 
49.0 
33.1 
7.7 
8.3 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
146 
22 
58.9 
35.8 
17.3 
5.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
434 
104 
60.4 
36.2 
17.6 
6.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
760 
170 
50.0 
30.6 
13.6 
5.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,871 
284 
51.0 
30.3 
15.7 
5.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,110 
241 
46.4 
28.0 
12.6 
5.7 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
1,349 
125 
45.6 
29.7 
8.2 
7.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
525 
34 
44.2 
26.5 
10.1 
7.6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,091 
286 
49.3 
27.4 
17.3 
4.7 
number 
33,392 
3,567 
6.4 
2.6 
3.3 
0.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
683 
231 
47.4 
25.9 
17.1 
4.4 
number 
4,075 
1,805 
21.5 
9.4 
10.3 
1.8 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
251 
43 
34.3 
16.7 
14.3 
3.2 
number 
13,474 
297 
2.4 
0.8 
1.4 
0.2 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
359 
84 
54.0 
33.4 
16.4 
4.2 
number 
3,287 
1,089 
42.0 
26.9 
12.5 
2.7 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,309 
215 
54.5 
33.4 
14.9 
6.2 
number 
221,446 
7,300 
7.4 
4.9 
1.9 
0.6 
Broilers sold 
farms 
233 
32 
54.5 
34.5 
15.0 
5.0 
number 
102,340 
5,300 
15.1 
8.7 
5.2 
1.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
22 
16 
31.8 
29.7 
1.5 
0.6 
$1,000 
3,376 
2,054 
0.2 
0.2 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
19 
2 
21.1 
10.1 
8.3 
2.6 
acres 
592 
52 
2.5 
1.7 
0.7 
0.2 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
7 
2 
71.4 
14.5 
49.1 
7.9 
acres 
7 
2 
71.4 
14.5 
49.1 
7.9 
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 
