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 
2,055 
174 
31.6 
15.8 
15.8 
(Z) 
acres 
765,992 
38,119 
13.6 
4.7 
8.9 
(Z) 
Other than family held 
farms 
300 
36 
41.0 
23.3 
17.7 
(Z) 
acres 
49,558 
5,119 
24.8 
9.2 
15.5 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
407 
51 
36.9 
23.0 
13.8 
(Z) 
acres 
112,517 
8,638 
19.5 
8.9 
10.6 
(Z) 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
23,795 
2,534 
39.0 
23.0 
16.0 
(Z) 
acres 
2,685,977 
207,558 
31.9 
14.7 
17.2 
(Z) 
Part owners 
farms 
10,263 
753 
28.4 
9.7 
18.7 
(Z) 
acres 
4,262,508 
201,159 
16.6 
3.8 
12.8 
(Z) 
Tenants 
farms 
1,479 
181 
39.2 
20.7 
18.6 
(Z) 
acres 
235,091 
17,965 
27.6 
9.0 
18.6 
(Z) 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
29,078 
2,564 
34.4 
17.2 
17.2 
(Z) 
acres 
6,578,785 
362,715 
21.7 
7.2 
14.5 
(Z) 
Female 
farms 
6,459 
850 
43.0 
27.1 
15.9 
(Z) 
acres 
604,791 
59,435 
33.2 
15.5 
17.7 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
20,400 
1,640 
33.0 
15.2 
17.8 
(Z) 
Other 
farms 
15,137 
1,776 
39.8 
23.9 
15.9 
(Z) 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
281 
91 
56.9 
28.6 
28.4 
(Z) 
acres 
31,714 
6,943 
51.6 
19.2 
32.3 
(Z) 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
85 
15 
50.6 
16.8 
33.8 
(Z) 
acres 
15,819 
2,061 
30.4 
6.0 
24.4 
(Z) 
Asian 
farms 
90 
23 
51.1 
22.0 
29.1 
(Z) 
acres 
5,861 
1,584 
47.8 
20.6 
27.2 
(Z) 
Black or African American 
farms 
70 
16 
51.4 
22.1 
29.3 
(Z) 
acres 
6,059 
1,285 
55.2 
22.0 
33.2 
(Z) 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
12 
8 
58.3 
14.9 
43.4 
(Z) 
acres 
1,258 
883 
60.3 
7.5 
52.8 
(Z) 
White 
farms 
35,179 
3,322 
35.8 
19.0 
16.8 
(Z) 
acres 
7,136,391 
413,747 
22.5 
7.9 
14.7 
(Z) 
More than one race reported 
farms 
101 
24 
40.6 
30.2 
10.4 
0.0 
acres 
18,188 
4,905 
31.0 
12.8 
18.2 
0.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
116 
27 
57.8 
31.8 
26.0 
(Z) 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,200 
193 
53.5 
22.5 
31.0 
(Z) 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,995 
273 
39.2 
13.8 
25.4 
(Z) 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,411 
416 
34.1 
13.2 
20.9 
(Z) 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,779 
382 
30.3 
14.3 
16.0 
(Z) 
65 years and over 
farms 
6,899 
398 
28.9 
17.2 
11.7 
(Z) 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
69 
27 
58.0 
41.3 
16.6 
(Z) 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
764 
213 
56.8 
35.2 
21.6 
(Z) 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,801 
311 
43.6 
24.3 
19.3 
(Z) 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,363 
552 
42.0 
23.1 
18.9 
(Z) 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,725 
447 
37.7 
23.3 
14.4 
(Z) 
65 years and over 
farms 
3,415 
269 
33.8 
23.8 
10.0 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,079 
157 
42.9 
22.3 
20.6 
(Z) 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
4,261 
697 
45.9 
23.3 
22.6 
(Z) 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,879 
911 
38.5 
18.3 
20.2 
(Z) 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
14,297 
1,467 
36.8 
18.0 
18.9 
(Z) 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
15,625 
1,276 
34.4 
19.0 
15.4 
(Z) 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
9,603 
669 
31.8 
20.1 
11.7 
(Z) 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,226 
259 
29.9 
17.1 
12.8 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,559 
1,155 
30.9 
12.6 
18.3 
(Z) 
number 
1,419,365 
61,482 
15.1 
2.6 
12.5 
(Z) 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
6,579 
617 
27.5 
13.9 
13.6 
(Z) 
number 
86,030 
7,322 
11.7 
4.7 
7.0 
(Z) 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
5,427 
494 
27.6 
3.9 
23.7 
(Z) 
number 
610,712 
25,727 
9.3 
0.5 
8.8 
(Z) 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,912 
286 
42.2 
24.5 
17.6 
(Z) 
number 
74,671 
16,176 
15.8 
6.2 
9.6 
(Z) 
Layers inventory 
farms 
5,686 
698 
43.7 
25.2 
18.6 
(Z) 
number 
5,208,831 
709,528 
9.7 
7.9 
1.8 
(Z) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
914 
127 
38.2 
24.2 
14.0 
(Z) 
number 
2,062,445 
(H) 
18.6 
11.3 
7.3 
(Z) 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
90 
22 
22.2 
11.3 
10.9 
(Z) 
$1,000 
18,036 
12,325 
7.4 
3.1 
4.3 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5,226 
373 
27.9 
6.7 
21.2 
(Z) 
acres 
677,268 
82,067 
17.0 
3.5 
13.6 
(Z) 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
1,021 
65 
10.1 
2.3 
7.8 
(Z) 
acres 
84,809 
2,488 
1.5 
0.3 
1.2 
(Z) 
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 
