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 
1,639 
79 
27.0 
8.4 
13.1 
5.5 
acres 
582,658 
13,355 
11.5 
2.6 
6.9 
2.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
214 
17 
28.5 
9.0 
14.3 
5.2 
acres 
67,386 
6,663 
14.0 
4.1 
7.5 
2.5 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
452 
77 
23.7 
10.8 
8.2 
4.6 
acres 
97,519 
7,959 
12.0 
3.6 
6.2 
2.1 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
58,664 
2,229 
32.1 
12.0 
13.0 
7.1 
acres 
6,430,135 
219,753 
24.9 
6.6 
13.1 
5.2 
Part owners 
farms 
15,250 
475 
28.9 
6.4 
17.5 
5.0 
acres 
6,048,678 
113,452 
17.0 
2.7 
12.0 
2.4 
Tenants 
farms 
3,150 
158 
33.9 
11.5 
16.1 
6.3 
acres 
570,534 
29,066 
21.2 
4.0 
14.2 
2.9 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
68,864 
2,379 
31.6 
10.5 
14.4 
6.7 
acres 
12,173,091 
306,980 
21.0 
4.5 
12.6 
3.8 
Female 
farms 
8,200 
480 
31.3 
14.1 
11.1 
6.1 
acres 
876,256 
43,431 
23.1 
7.0 
11.4 
4.7 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
32,137 
1,080 
28.8 
8.6 
14.0 
6.2 
Other 
farms 
44,927 
1,776 
33.6 
12.5 
14.1 
7.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
482 
89 
53.7 
17.3 
22.4 
14.1 
acres 
49,143 
6,969 
40.8 
10.4 
20.9 
9.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
178 
18 
46.1 
10.9 
22.6 
12.6 
acres 
16,769 
1,618 
36.5 
5.6 
22.2 
8.7 
Asian 
farms 
71 
23 
62.0 
7.3 
28.8 
25.9 
acres 
12,284 
3,953 
64.1 
4.3 
35.9 
23.9 
Black or African American 
farms 
437 
23 
42.6 
16.5 
15.8 
10.2 
acres 
31,483 
3,122 
34.8 
11.3 
15.9 
7.5 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
9 
2 
55.6 
12.2 
16.0 
27.3 
acres 
502 
190 
51.6 
4.8 
32.2 
14.7 
White 
farms 
76,116 
2,807 
31.5 
10.9 
14.0 
6.6 
acres 
12,959,245 
343,784 
21.0 
4.7 
12.5 
3.8 
More than one race reported 
farms 
253 
31 
25.3 
25.1 
9.8 
-9.6 
acres 
29,064 
3,742 
21.1 
14.3 
10.3 
-3.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
184 
18 
38.0 
18.3 
14.0 
5.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,346 
75 
40.6 
13.4 
20.0 
7.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,632 
170 
34.8 
8.9 
19.4 
6.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
5,245 
192 
28.9 
8.4 
16.9 
3.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
9,055 
292 
28.7 
8.4 
14.8 
5.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
13,675 
383 
26.3 
8.3 
10.2 
7.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
222 
25 
41.0 
21.8 
11.5 
7.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,727 
177 
49.5 
20.9 
18.4 
10.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,277 
452 
38.6 
13.1 
17.6 
7.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
11,885 
433 
34.2 
12.4 
17.1 
4.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
13,012 
436 
31.3 
11.8 
12.9 
6.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,804 
372 
28.5 
11.1 
8.2 
9.2 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,780 
95 
35.3 
14.3 
15.1 
5.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
7,631 
423 
42.1 
15.9 
18.1 
8.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
14,687 
916 
36.2 
11.8 
17.2 
7.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
26,859 
989 
32.5 
11.3 
16.4 
4.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
31,377 
1,058 
30.4 
10.5 
13.5 
6.3 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
20,921 
645 
28.0 
10.2 
9.5 
8.4 
75 years and over 
farms 
9,782 
296 
26.8 
8.3 
10.6 
8.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
40,141 
3,125 
30.5 
8.3 
16.6 
5.7 
number 
2,270,871 
54,595 
33.2 
4.8 
23.5 
4.9 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
33,823 
2,337 
27.0 
6.9 
15.0 
5.1 
number 
985,075 
29,624 
22.6 
3.6 
15.4 
3.6 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
1,564 
86 
25.3 
5.5 
15.8 
4.0 
number 
71,783 
3,115 
16.1 
0.9 
13.4 
1.7 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,284 
96 
35.8 
14.9 
16.1 
4.9 
number 
313,360 
24,389 
6.2 
1.2 
4.7 
0.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
6,252 
364 
35.8 
15.4 
14.4 
6.1 
number 
4,308,549 
128,949 
2.0 
0.9 
1.0 
(Z) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
826 
34 
21.8 
10.7 
8.3 
2.8 
number 
305,383,434 
18,163,302 
13.3 
11.0 
2.5 
-0.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
52 
15 
11.5 
5.3 
4.4 
1.8 
$1,000 
2,884 
267 
0.6 
0.1 
0.3 
0.1 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
8,899 
488 
28.9 
6.3 
17.5 
5.1 
acres 
1,530,189 
16,369 
9.6 
1.9 
6.8 
1.0 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
2,173 
250 
25.9 
5.3 
16.7 
3.9 
acres 
468,242 
33,337 
11.7 
2.6 
8.2 
0.9 
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 
