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 
1,534 
45 
26.7 
2.5 
19.3 
4.8 
acres 
4,379,824 
197,705 
19.7 
1.4 
16.7 
1.6 
Other than family held 
farms 
110 
13 
25.5 
3.8 
15.1 
6.6 
acres 
181,567 
21,647 
15.5 
3.1 
10.1 
2.3 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
651 
23 
25.7 
4.9 
13.4 
7.3 
acres 
3,317,771 
35,315 
2.5 
1.0 
1.2 
0.3 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
16,413 
1,166 
38.3 
6.0 
22.0 
10.3 
acres 
11,965,042 
304,852 
18.7 
1.8 
14.1 
2.8 
Part owners 
farms 
12,802 
614 
33.4 
1.6 
28.0 
3.8 
acres 
28,350,099 
965,995 
22.9 
1.0 
20.1 
1.8 
Tenants 
farms 
2,774 
164 
41.3 
3.5 
31.4 
6.4 
acres 
2,941,938 
173,593 
27.6 
1.3 
23.9 
2.4 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
29,656 
1,528 
36.5 
3.9 
25.4 
7.2 
acres 
41,461,934 
1,399,840 
22.3 
1.2 
18.9 
2.1 
Female 
farms 
2,333 
164 
38.1 
6.6 
20.6 
11.0 
acres 
1,795,145 
47,757 
17.1 
1.8 
12.3 
3.0 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
18,844 
899 
33.6 
2.4 
26.0 
5.2 
Other 
farms 
13,145 
931 
40.9 
6.3 
24.1 
10.5 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
200 
52 
64.5 
7.2 
46.2 
11.0 
acres 
266,645 
58,963 
53.8 
2.1 
46.8 
4.9 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
817 
175 
47.1 
4.9 
28.6 
13.6 
acres 
3,338,935 
98,607 
14.8 
1.7 
10.7 
2.4 
Asian 
farms 
5 
4 
40.0 
5.5 
20.0 
14.5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Black or African American 
farms 
6 
2 
33.3 
7.7 
14.8 
10.8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
31,052 
1,536 
36.4 
4.0 
25.0 
7.3 
acres 
39,639,096 
1 ,388,522 
22.7 
1.2 
19.3 
2.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
109 
16 
26.6 
8.5 
17.7 
0.5 
acres 
276,444 
18,323 
14.6 
3.3 
11.2 
0.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
178 
22 
60.1 
12.8 
37.5 
9.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,489 
185 
52.2 
4.4 
41.0 
6.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,108 
209 
39.5 
2.1 
31.5 
5.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,247 
217 
35.1 
1.8 
29.9 
3.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,458 
228 
29.9 
2.0 
23.8 
4.1 
65 years and over 
farms 
5,364 
158 
27.7 
2.7 
17.9 
7.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
80 
16 
60.0 
16.8 
28.3 
14.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,142 
181 
59.5 
10.1 
35.5 
13.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,814 
223 
47.1 
5.7 
31.0 
10.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,198 
213 
43.8 
6.4 
28.6 
8.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,724 
213 
37.3 
6.0 
21.5 
9.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
3,187 
152 
31.5 
5.5 
13.4 
12.6 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
755 
73 
48.3 
6.7 
34.3 
7.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
4,610 
535 
49.7 
6.1 
34.7 
9.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,519 
583 
41.3 
4.1 
29.1 
8.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
11,499 
552 
38.4 
4.0 
28.3 
6.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
13,300 
561 
33.3 
3.9 
22.6 
6.7 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
7,033 
237 
29.0 
4.0 
16.3 
8.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,154 
144 
30.8 
3.2 
18.5 
9.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
15,583 
829 
39.0 
3.5 
30.2 
5.2 
number 
3,893,251 
140,508 
31.8 
1.6 
27.4 
2.8 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
13,327 
654 
36.8 
3.2 
29.1 
4.5 
number 
1,610,559 
74,322 
25.8 
1.2 
22.4 
2.2 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
689 
114 
48.9 
2.3 
42.3 
4.3 
number 
91,831 
5,451 
4.0 
0.1 
3.8 
0.2 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
681 
41 
38.3 
5.2 
27.8 
5.3 
number 
1,191,162 
39,132 
3.4 
0.3 
2.8 
0.3 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,703 
145 
53.4 
8.6 
34.0 
10.9 
number 
2,450,780 
27,997 
1.0 
0.6 
0.3 
0.1 
Broilers sold 
farms 
155 
21 
52.9 
10.7 
31.3 
10.9 
number 
144,015 
5,351 
7.0 
1.2 
4.4 
1.5 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
14 
5 
7.1 
2.5 
2.4 
2.3 
$1,000 
2,498 
150 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12,260 
512 
31.5 
1.2 
26.8 
3.4 
acres 
5,289,110 
135,421 
29.2 
0.9 
26.4 
1.9 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
2,784 
106 
24.7 
0.9 
21.8 
2.1 
acres 
1,208,309 
25,163 
17.1 
0.7 
15.3 
1.1 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
10 
5 
30.0 
1.2 
27.1 
1.7 
acres 
4,393 
2,645 
33.5 
1.8 
29.4 
2.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
