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 
662 
29 
22.8 
4.1 
13.9 
4.8 
acres 
1,504,821 
34,902 
17.8 
1.9 
13.8 
2.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
45 
7 
26.7 
8.3 
9.8 
8.5 
acres 
73,509 
7,643 
15.9 
3.6 
9.3 
3.1 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
552 
67 
35.7 
11.6 
10.4 
13.6 
acres 
1,032,380 
50,314 
5.5 
2.9 
1.6 
1.0 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
15,967 
1,926 
41.7 
11.3 
16.0 
14.5 
acres 
7,832,469 
468,374 
27.3 
5.2 
14.1 
8.0 
Part owners 
farms 
12,173 
625 
30.8 
3.2 
22.8 
4.8 
acres 
28,298,194 
709,725 
22.6 
1.9 
18.3 
2.4 
Tenants 
farms 
2,821 
308 
43.2 
7.8 
27.2 
8.2 
acres 
3,131,950 
157,711 
27.1 
3.5 
20.6 
3.0 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
27,728 
2,391 
37.1 
7.4 
20.2 
9.5 
acres 
37,674,703 
1,180,093 
23.9 
2.5 
18.0 
3.4 
Female 
farms 
3,233 
462 
41.3 
12.6 
13.0 
15.7 
acres 
1,587,910 
129,443 
24.2 
6.9 
9.8 
7.4 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
17,509 
1,088 
32.3 
4.7 
21.1 
6.4 
Other 
farms 
13,452 
1,764 
44.4 
11.8 
17.9 
14.8 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
122 
72 
63.9 
20.1 
24.1 
19.7 
acres 
138,097 
25,955 
45.5 
10.1 
27.5 
8.0 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
348 
106 
62.4 
20.0 
20.0 
22.3 
acres 
392,080 
39,686 
27.4 
5.2 
16.3 
5.9 
Asian 
farms 
16 
(H) 
62.5 
21.5 
13.7 
27.3 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Black or African American 
farms 
3 
2 
33.3 
12.3 
15.3 
5.7 
acres 
2,230 
825 
15.9 
3.9 
10.1 
1.9 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
4 
(H) 
75.0 
1.7 
45.8 
27.5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
White 
farms 
30,539 
2,664 
37.3 
7.8 
19.4 
10.0 
acres 
38,831,224 
1,250,547 
23.8 
2.7 
17.6 
3.6 
More than one race reported 
farms 
51 
25 
41.2 
18.8 
15.9 
6.5 
acres 
33,855 
9,221 
32.8 
10.1 
17.6 
5.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
241 
33 
69.3 
22.6 
32.6 
14.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,468 
144 
43.8 
7.1 
30.4 
6.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,115 
144 
35.1 
3.9 
26.0 
5.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,004 
239 
31.3 
3.3 
24.3 
3.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,951 
250 
27.5 
3.9 
18.5 
5.1 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,730 
348 
31.3 
5.9 
14.8 
10.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
89 
30 
71.9 
26.5 
26.8 
18.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
964 
268 
59.4 
19.7 
23.1 
16.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,457 
241 
52.3 
11.2 
26.5 
14.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,599 
388 
47.9 
11.8 
24.5 
11.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,675 
383 
41.0 
11.1 
16.6 
13.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,668 
510 
39.2 
10.5 
10.2 
18.5 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
746 
100 
55.9 
15.0 
29.2 
11.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
4,010 
599 
47.0 
11.5 
25.3 
10.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
5,648 
551 
41.4 
7.7 
24.4 
9.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
10,120 
939 
38.2 
7.3 
23.0 
7.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
12,132 
889 
33.8 
7.2 
17.7 
8.9 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
7,069 
622 
35.0 
8.4 
13.0 
13.5 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,652 
422 
35.5 
7.5 
13.3 
14.7 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
9,868 
893 
39.1 
7.3 
24.5 
7.3 
number 
1,809,613 
68,144 
35.6 
3.9 
27.1 
4.6 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
8,964 
808 
37.8 
7.0 
24.0 
6.9 
number 
881,682 
55,041 
31.2 
3.4 
23.8 
4.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
243 
24 
40.7 
4.1 
31.3 
5.4 
number 
17,876 
1,358 
13.1 
0.5 
11.6 
1.1 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
218 
28 
44.5 
16.3 
19.8 
8.4 
number 
133,653 
3,802 
1.4 
0.3 
1.0 
0.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
840 
125 
52.7 
14.7 
25.3 
12.8 
number 
92,754 
4,112 
12.4 
4.6 
5.1 
2.8 
Broilers sold 
farms 
87 
16 
46.0 
17.9 
17.0 
11.1 
number 
60,366 
1,917 
6.0 
3.0 
1.9 
1.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
7 
2 
14.3 
7.1 
4.2 
3.0 
$1,000 
738 
68 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
6,651 
306 
29.1 
2.5 
23.5 
3.1 
acres 
3,465,997 
45,644 
26.0 
2.4 
21.6 
2.0 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
1,769 
60 
24.8 
1.9 
20.2 
2.6 
acres 
729,244 
1 1 ,206 
21.4 
1.7 
18.1 
1.6 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
2,177 
318 
17.4 
1.4 
13.8 
2.3 
acres 
1 ,329,835 
174,639 
7.0 
0.5 
5.9 
0.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
