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 
3,279 
109 
26.5 
2.9 
18.3 
5.4 
acres 
17,153,871 
312,638 
20.0 
0.9 
16.6 
2.5 
Other than family held 
farms 
230 
21 
25.7 
7.2 
12.4 
6.1 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
acres 
1,409,377 
126,346 
10.3 
2.7 
5.9 
1.7 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
615 
37 
22.9 
8.5 
7.3 
7.1 
acres 
4,778,891 
117,185 
3.3 
0.7 
2.0 
0.6 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
18,143 
1,414 
32.1 
9.1 
11.4 
11.6 
acres 
20,729,151 
422,480 
18.3 
1.9 
12.6 
3.8 
Part owners 
farms 
7,664 
293 
27.3 
2.5 
19.4 
5.5 
acres 
34,006,452 
703,463 
20.5 
0.8 
17.1 
2.6 
Tenants 
farms 
2,201 
146 
34.0 
6.1 
19.8 
8.1 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
5,023,314 
497,312 
24.1 
1.5 
19.3 
3.2 
Male 
farms 
23,765 
1,503 
31.0 
6.5 
15.1 
9.4 
acres 
55,362,277 
1,132,064 
20.0 
1.2 
15.9 
2.9 
Female 
farms 
4,243 
333 
30.7 
9.8 
9.8 
11.1 
acres 
4,396,640 
177,011 
20.7 
2.3 
13.5 
5.0 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
15,434 
762 
28.9 
4.5 
16.7 
7.7 
Other 
farms 
12,574 
1,068 
33.4 
10.1 
11.4 
11.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
246 
73 
54.9 
15.1 
17.2 
22.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
acres 
269,547 
44,077 
22.0 
2.2 
15.7 
4.1 
Alaska Native 
farms 
1,318 
93 
33.9 
2.3 
15.3 
16.2 
acres 
4,696,500 
249,810 
9.4 
0.2 
6.5 
2.7 
Asian 
farms 
31 
21 
48.4 
5.4 
20.2 
22.7 
acres 
23,313 
12,933 
36.4 
2.0 
23.3 
11.0 
Black or African American 
farms 
10 
6 
40.0 
18.8 
8.9 
12.3 
Native Hawaiian or 
acres 
5,714 
2,274 
49.2 
6.9 
32.3 
10.0 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
7 
5 
42.9 
11.0 
18.0 
13.8 
acres 
3,056 
2,281 
47.3 
11.9 
22.4 
13.0 
White 
farms 
26,494 
1,711 
30.8 
7.1 
14.2 
9.5 
acres 
54,805,651 
1,161,167 
21.0 
1.3 
16.6 
3.1 
More than one race reported 
farms 
148 
18 
16.9 
11.6 
8.4 
-3.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
acres 
224,683 
41,580 
13.6 
2.4 
11.5 
-0.4 
Under 25 years 
farms 
70 
8 
35.7 
9.1 
19.6 
7.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
782 
90 
43.4 
8.5 
24.5 
10.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,268 
71 
33.4 
4.0 
22.9 
6.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,996 
129 
31.6 
3.9 
22.5 
5.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,715 
201 
26.7 
3.8 
16.7 
6.2 
65 years and over 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
farms 
5,603 
304 
26.0 
5.0 
10.6 
10.5 
Under 25 years 
farms 
53 
15 
41.5 
13.5 
15.8 
12.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
482 
76 
45.9 
14.4 
17.4 
14.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,422 
163 
41.0 
11.7 
16.2 
13.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,871 
258 
34.6 
10.3 
15.3 
9.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,031 
303 
31.2 
9.6 
10.3 
11.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
3,715 
295 
30.3 
9.2 
6.2 
14.8 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
504 
38 
32.7 
7.1 
17.9 
7.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,592 
264 
38.5 
8.5 
20.0 
10.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,837 
370 
35.0 
7.4 
18.2 
9.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
9,902 
619 
31.9 
6.9 
17.5 
7.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
13,682 
771 
28.8 
6.5 
13.6 
8.7 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
8,314 
531 
27.7 
6.9 
9.1 
11.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,418 
260 
28.0 
5.7 
10.7 
11.7 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
11,845 
591 
28.2 
3.8 
17.9 
6.5 
number 
2,633,740 
61,282 
26.1 
1.1 
21.5 
3.6 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
10,598 
511 
26.9 
3.2 
17.8 
5.9 
number 
1,439,653 
39,016 
21.0 
0.8 
17.4 
2.8 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
397 
28 
29.7 
6.0 
16.0 
7.7 
number 
13,947 
662 
4.7 
0.5 
3.7 
0.4 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
406 
28 
30.0 
9.0 
13.1 
8.0 
number 
173,953 
2,702 
0.6 
0.5 
0.1 
0.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,243 
188 
33.1 
9.8 
13.2 
10.0 
number 
464,802 
111,668 
2.7 
1.3 
0.7 
0.7 
Broilers sold 
farms 
95 
14 
24.2 
8.6 
8.2 
7.4 
number 
166,380 
4,856 
0.4 
0.3 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
26 
2 
3.8 
3.5 
(Z) 
0.3 
$1,000 
3,172 
96 
0.2 
0.2 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
370 
22 
28.1 
2.2 
21.1 
4.9 
acres 
60,693 
3,801 
25.7 
1.7 
20.2 
3.8 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
2,968 
104 
27.9 
1.5 
23.0 
3.4 
acres 
2,168,021 
44,467 
23.0 
1.0 
20.1 
1.9 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
678 
24 
23.2 
1.5 
18.6 
3.1 
acres 
549,532 
13,037 
16.6 
0.7 
14.6 
1.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
