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 
734 
31 
20.3 
1.6 
16.2 
2.5 
acres 
143,526 
18,500 
7.6 
0.2 
6.8 
0.6 
Other than family held 
farms 
90 
7 
18.9 
1.7 
14.9 
2.3 
acres 
12,199 
1,026 
7.3 
0.3 
6.5 
0.5 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
131 
9 
13.0 
2.9 
8.7 
1.3 
acres 
22,978 
1,138 
3.7 
0.5 
2.8 
0.4 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
7,201 
302 
24.4 
4.3 
16.0 
4.0 
acres 
303,904 
25,233 
17.9 
1.4 
14.2 
2.3 
Part owners 
farms 
1,363 
41 
22.6 
2.2 
17.6 
2.9 
acres 
353,109 
10,464 
11.1 
0.7 
9.4 
1.1 
Tenants 
farms 
507 
19 
24.9 
2.9 
18.7 
3.2 
acres 
58,044 
3,815 
19.1 
1.1 
16.3 
1.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
7,239 
260 
24.1 
3.9 
16.3 
4.0 
acres 
650,414 
29,674 
13.8 
1.0 
11.3 
1.5 
Female 
farms 
1,832 
94 
24.3 
4.2 
16.7 
3.4 
acres 
64,643 
4,569 
23.2 
2.0 
18.1 
3.1 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
4,493 
154 
22.8 
3.3 
15.8 
3.7 
Other 
farms 
4,578 
199 
25.5 
4.6 
16.9 
3.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
144 
41 
35.4 
6.8 
21.4 
7.2 
acres 
6,820 
1,175 
23.6 
2.5 
16.7 
4.3 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
14 
5 
21.4 
6.4 
11.5 
3.5 
acres 
462 
124 
10.6 
2.6 
6.3 
1.7 
Asian 
farms 
110 
20 
30.9 
5.7 
14.8 
10.5 
acres 
7,217 
1,421 
16.0 
1.7 
11.5 
2.7 
Black or African American 
farms 
53 
7 
34.0 
13.8 
13.1 
7.0 
acres 
1,038 
382 
40.8 
10.4 
23.0 
7.5 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
8 
2 
25.0 
6.1 
9.2 
9.7 
acres 
313 
92 
19.5 
2.4 
12.7 
4.4 
White 
farms 
8,859 
328 
24.1 
3.9 
16.5 
3.7 
acres 
703,247 
33,017 
14.6 
1.0 
12.0 
1.7 
More than one race reported 
farms 
27 
4 
7.4 
8.8 
11.9 
-13.2 
acres 
2,780 
158 
3.1 
1.5 
3.0 
-1.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
5 
3 
40.0 
15.3 
18.5 
6.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
108 
9 
43.5 
6.2 
28.5 
8.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
318 
15 
22.6 
3.1 
16.0 
3.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
886 
43 
21.1 
2.5 
16.8 
1.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,352 
43 
21.9 
2.9 
16.0 
3.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,824 
59 
23.1 
4.1 
13.0 
6.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
4 
2 
25.0 
6.0 
15.4 
3.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
91 
12 
42.9 
13.1 
21.5 
8.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
372 
22 
26.3 
4.6 
17.6 
4.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,380 
76 
27.2 
4.6 
20.4 
2.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,491 
55 
25.4 
4.4 
17.1 
4.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,240 
49 
22.2 
4.7 
11.3 
6.2 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
225 
13 
30.2 
3.2 
23.8 
3.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
550 
41 
31.5 
5.5 
20.8 
5.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,373 
67 
23.2 
3.9 
15.7 
3.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,638 
180 
24.7 
3.7 
18.6 
2.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,309 
146 
24.0 
3.7 
16.6 
3.7 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
2,750 
83 
24.5 
4.7 
13.5 
6.3 
75 years and over 
farms 
1,307 
40 
19.8 
3.5 
11.5 
4.9 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,224 
95 
19.7 
3.1 
13.8 
2.8 
number 
31,449 
1,360 
21.8 
1.5 
17.8 
2.4 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
871 
73 
20.3 
3.1 
14.4 
2.9 
number 
9,500 
1,437 
27.3 
2.2 
21.6 
3.5 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
127 
8 
14.2 
1.0 
11.3 
1.9 
number 
7,192 
1,197 
8.5 
0.3 
7.6 
0.6 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
298 
21 
21.5 
3.5 
15.3 
2.7 
number 
7,901 
1,796 
12.7 
0.6 
11.7 
0.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,366 
75 
17.5 
3.3 
11.3 
2.9 
number 
1,543,699 
107,883 
3.6 
1.7 
1.5 
0.4 
Broilers sold 
farms 
131 
10 
14.5 
2.6 
9.8 
2.1 
number 
38,765 
2,594 
2.0 
0.1 
1.9 
0.0 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
94 
12 
36.2 
9.7 
16.8 
9.7 
$1,000 
12,396 
3,707 
36.9 
10.8 
19.0 
7.1 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
915 
28 
31.7 
5.0 
22.1 
4.6 
acres 
85,006 
2,871 
15.1 
1.5 
12.5 
1.1 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
360 
15 
25.0 
3.1 
19.1 
2.9 
acres 
26,545 
1,113 
14.3 
1.4 
11.9 
1.0 
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 
