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 
503 
38 
33.2 
18.4 
10.9 
3.9 
acres 
335,369 
47,971 
17.6 
4.9 
11.2 
1.5 
Other than family held 
farms 
79 
23 
36.7 
22.7 
10.8 
3.2 
acres 
19,439 
3,422 
32.0 
13.6 
15.5 
2.9 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
137 
18 
33.6 
24.3 
6.0 
3.2 
acres 
35,306 
3,263 
20.2 
11.4 
7.4 
1.4 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
6,126 
912 
46.4 
28.2 
12.5 
5.7 
acres 
789,217 
172,290 
35.9 
13.2 
19.1 
3.6 
Part owners 
farms 
1,581 
192 
33.6 
15.5 
14.7 
3.5 
acres 
617,930 
36,970 
17.7 
6.4 
9.7 
1.6 
Tenants 
farms 
466 
200 
46.6 
37.6 
5.8 
3.2 
acres 
46,957 
7,110 
28.5 
18.5 
7.8 
2.3 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
5,792 
822 
40.2 
23.2 
12.1 
4.9 
acres 
1 ,223,247 
182,486 
25.1 
8.7 
14.1 
2.3 
Female 
farms 
2,381 
395 
53.0 
34.1 
13.3 
5.7 
acres 
230,857 
31,711 
42.7 
20.6 
17.5 
4.7 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
3,964 
478 
40.0 
23.3 
12.2 
4.5 
Other 
farms 
4,209 
727 
47.6 
29.2 
12.7 
5.6 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
58 
(H) 
63.8 
35.2 
21.0 
7.6 
acres 
6,761 
(H) 
63.6 
27.4 
28.9 
7.3 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
17 
(H) 
41.2 
18.2 
18.7 
4.3 
acres 
8,811 
2,750 
8.7 
2.8 
5.0 
0.9 
Asian 
farms 
15 
(H) 
66.7 
42.8 
7.3 
16.6 
acres 
636 
(H) 
81.8 
72.8 
5.4 
3.6 
Black or African American 
farms 
68 
(H) 
69.1 
68.3 
0.4 
0.5 
acres 
363 
(H) 
41.9 
33.8 
4.3 
3.8 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
8,018 
1,129 
43.6 
25.6 
12.8 
5.2 
acres 
1,436,156 
202,129 
27.9 
10.3 
14.9 
2.7 
More than one race reported 
farms 
55 
16 
54.5 
48.1 
6.5 
0.0 
acres 
8,138 
1,343 
52.4 
43.5 
8.9 
0.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
41 
(H) 
63.4 
46.5 
13.2 
3.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
289 
82 
67.1 
43.0 
17.2 
6.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
379 
126 
46.4 
26.2 
16.3 
3.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
877 
100 
39.3 
21.5 
14.4 
3.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,085 
91 
35.9 
20.3 
11.5 
4.1 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,293 
101 
35.3 
21.0 
8.4 
5.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
21 
8 
71.4 
47.8 
14.0 
9.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
199 
90 
71.4 
44.5 
19.8 
7.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
455 
166 
55.8 
35.3 
14.0 
6.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,061 
230 
51.0 
30.2 
16.3 
4.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,399 
164 
45.4 
28.0 
12.0 
5.4 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,074 
91 
38.7 
24.2 
7.7 
6.9 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
201 
54 
52.2 
33.1 
14.0 
5.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,005 
246 
61.4 
37.7 
17.5 
6.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,562 
449 
49.6 
29.7 
14.7 
5.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,255 
523 
45.8 
26.5 
15.2 
4.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,879 
429 
41.3 
24.4 
11.9 
5.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
2,346 
208 
38.1 
23.9 
8.0 
6.2 
75 years and over 
farms 
920 
74 
34.6 
19.5 
9.3 
5.8 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,423 
702 
49.6 
25.4 
19.7 
4.6 
number 
86,256 
9,116 
12.1 
4.0 
7.2 
0.9 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1,354 
555 
41.1 
20.4 
17.0 
3.7 
number 
10,505 
4,201 
11.9 
4.7 
6.2 
1.0 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
581 
55 
35.8 
16.6 
16.1 
3.1 
number 
32,117 
2,204 
6.9 
1.0 
5.6 
0.4 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
228 
58.2 
36.8 
17.2 
4.2 
number 
8,923 
2,959 
36.2 
22.6 
11.6 
2.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,088 
371 
56.7 
33.5 
17.4 
5.7 
number 
3,531,186 
79,949 
0.4 
0.4 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
417 
91 
56.4 
33.5 
17.0 
5.9 
number 
138,857 
23,168 
32.2 
11.6 
18.7 
1.9 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
58 
34 
6.9 
6.2 
0.4 
0.3 
$1,000 
75,107 
14,857 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
68 
8 
32.4 
19.2 
10.3 
2.8 
acres 
5,040 
948 
9.7 
5.4 
3.7 
0.6 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
19 
2 
36.8 
25.7 
5.5 
5.6 
acres 
2,330 
742 
34.0 
30.7 
1.4 
1.8 
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 
