Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Standard 
error 
Adjustment 
Percent of total 
Percent of total 
Percent of total 
Item 
Total 
as percent 
adjustment 
adjustment from 
adjustment from 
of total 
from coverage 
nonresponse 
misclassification 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Corporation: 
Family held 
farms 
315 
95 
43.5 
7.8 
25.4 
10.4 
acres 
1,888,918 
135,199 
5.3 
0.8 
4.0 
0.5 
Other than family held 
farms 
28 
17 
32.1 
3.6 
23.9 
4.7 
acres 
397,872 
55,208 
0.5 
0.1 
0.4 
(Z) 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
247 
50 
54.3 
17.1 
22.8 
14.3 
acres 
1,547,898 
445,787 
24.8 
11.7 
11.4 
1.7 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
3,227 
1,064 
53.8 
15.1 
23.6 
15.1 
acres 
4,462,979 
429,642 
13.4 
2.0 
9.8 
1.6 
Part owners 
farms 
631 
201 
49.4 
7.5 
30.6 
11.3 
acres 
1 ,221 ,527 
190,743 
11.2 
1.2 
8.6 
1.4 
Tenants 
farms 
279 
129 
53.4 
10.7 
30.6 
12.1 
acres 
229,255 
(H) 
15.3 
1.0 
12.8 
1.6 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
3,243 
1,076 
50.9 
12.3 
25.4 
13.3 
acres 
5,599,587 
790,511 
12.4 
1.5 
9.6 
1.4 
Female 
farms 
894 
333 
61.1 
18.8 
24.0 
18.3 
acres 
314,174 
94,920 
23.6 
2.8 
16.3 
4.6 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
2,194 
691 
49.3 
10.3 
26.8 
12.3 
Other 
farms 
1,943 
701 
57.4 
17.3 
23.6 
16.5 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
192 
93 
67.2 
11.3 
31.0 
24.9 
acres 
381,061 
297,469 
47.5 
16.6 
21.5 
9.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
344 
75 
77.0 
9.7 
41.4 
26.0 
acres 
1 ,357,494 
466,690 
26.6 
15.0 
7.6 
4.0 
Asian 
farms 
13 
(H) 
53.8 
8.4 
16.1 
29.4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Black or African American 
farms 
9 
7 
55.6 
7.0 
32.5 
16.1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
1 
(H) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
White 
farms 
3,749 
1,295 
51.0 
13.4 
24.2 
13.4 
acres 
4,553,497 
828,960 
9.0 
1.0 
7.0 
1.0 
More than one race reported 
farms 
21 
17 
42.9 
32.0 
9.2 
1.7 
acres 
1,148 
1,135 
19.0 
14.7 
4.0 
0.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
2 
1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
102 
87 
58.8 
8.1 
37.8 
12.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
127 
82 
45.7 
6.7 
30.1 
8.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
399 
139 
52.9 
10.1 
33.1 
9.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
634 
199 
47.6 
9.9 
26.8 
10.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
930 
205 
48.5 
12.9 
19.0 
16.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
7 
(H) 
71.4 
19.1 
26.2 
26.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
58 
49 
60.3 
13.8 
31.0 
15.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
154 
134 
57.8 
14.3 
27.1 
16.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
531 
201 
62.1 
17.5 
30.0 
14.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
616 
173 
55.4 
20.4 
19.6 
15.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
577 
150 
54.8 
16.6 
17.5 
20.7 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
89 
47 
65.2 
12.7 
33.8 
18.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
351 
215 
54.7 
8.8 
33.2 
12.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
558 
382 
47.7 
10.5 
25.3 
11.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,643 
561 
57.2 
13.7 
30.5 
13.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,025 
627 
51.7 
14.8 
23.4 
13.5 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
1,499 
356 
53.7 
15.7 
18.7 
19.3 
75 years and over 
farms 
562 
133 
47.7 
13.0 
18.8 
15.9 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,822 
718 
47.0 
10.1 
27.2 
9.7 
number 
420,322 
98,769 
10.6 
1.0 
8.5 
1.1 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1,508 
599 
44.7 
9.0 
26.8 
8.9 
number 
220,150 
66,726 
10.7 
0.9 
8.7 
1.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
56 
13 
32.1 
5.0 
21.0 
6.2 
number 
29,484 
1,677 
4.0 
2.4 
1.5 
0.2 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
81 
73 
49.4 
19.5 
21.2 
8.7 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers inventory 
farms 
746 
252 
67.7 
22.6 
27.4 
17.7 
number 
21,209 
8,515 
63.6 
26.1 
21.7 
15.8 
Broilers sold 
farms 
43 
18 
65.1 
28.8 
20.5 
15.8 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
17 
6 
41.2 
16.6 
11.5 
13.1 
$1,000 
4,030 
1,475 
52.6 
45.5 
2.8 
4.2 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
36 
8 
30.6 
5.3 
17.4 
7.9 
acres 
3,862 
1,037 
15.6 
1.0 
12.2 
2.4 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
40 
20 
35.0 
3.2 
22.2 
9.6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
2 
1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
