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 
2,494 
138 
22.5 
8.2 
13.2 
1.1 
acres 
1,097,395 
50,361 
13.1 
2.3 
9.9 
0.9 
Other than family held 
farms 
259 
25 
28.6 
12.2 
14.1 
2.3 
acres 
50,646 
6,863 
11.7 
2.7 
8.0 
1.1 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,141 
92 
23.2 
12.8 
8.5 
1.9 
acres 
200,243 
17,670 
13.7 
5.4 
7.0 
1.3 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
51,153 
3,634 
28.8 
14.6 
12.2 
2.0 
acres 
4,108,277 
203,680 
21.7 
7.6 
11.6 
2.5 
Part owners 
farms 
20,501 
837 
24.5 
5.9 
16.6 
2.1 
acres 
8,884,504 
234,431 
16.9 
2.1 
13.8 
1.1 
Tenants 
farms 
3,808 
226 
32.3 
11.0 
18.9 
2.4 
acres 
967,823 
26,863 
22.2 
3.9 
16.9 
1.4 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
66,760 
3,930 
27.2 
11.3 
13.5 
2.4 
acres 
13,303,841 
420,698 
18.5 
3.8 
13.1 
1.6 
Female 
farms 
8,702 
1,023 
32.7 
20.2 
13.5 
-1.1 
acres 
656,763 
75,143 
23.4 
10.0 
11.7 
1.7 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
33,140 
1,591 
25.5 
8.8 
14.5 
2.2 
Other 
farms 
42,322 
3,081 
29.6 
14.6 
13.0 
2.0 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
427 
98 
50.4 
18.2 
20.3 
11.9 
acres 
44,336 
5,936 
40.3 
10.8 
20.8 
8.7 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
113 
28 
29.2 
7.1 
17.2 
4.9 
acres 
15,949 
3,579 
12.1 
1.3 
9.1 
1.8 
Asian 
farms 
87 
21 
56.3 
11.4 
21.3 
23.6 
acres 
6,336 
1,567 
46.9 
6.6 
24.1 
16.1 
Black or African American 
farms 
146 
15 
43.8 
14.2 
22.5 
7.2 
acres 
11,883 
2,461 
45.2 
9.6 
28.0 
7.6 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
74,934 
4,598 
27.8 
12.2 
13.5 
2.1 
acres 
13,909,886 
451,176 
18.7 
4.1 
13.0 
1.6 
More than one race reported 
farms 
182 
38 
20.9 
42.7 
14.6 
-36.5 
acres 
16,550 
3,045 
18.8 
21.3 
14.9 
-17.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
218 
21 
54.1 
25.9 
21.6 
6.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,861 
130 
47.7 
14.8 
27.3 
5.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,891 
224 
35.0 
8.7 
22.6 
3.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,392 
437 
27.8 
8.3 
19.7 
-0.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
9,128 
397 
23.1 
8.2 
13.6 
1.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
12,650 
494 
20.2 
8.5 
8.7 
3.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
237 
39 
54.4 
29.9 
17.8 
6.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,935 
333 
47.6 
23.9 
16.3 
7.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
5,902 
594 
36.7 
15.3 
16.6 
4.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
12,009 
1,195 
29.4 
14.6 
15.8 
-0.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
12,252 
748 
25.6 
13.0 
11.3 
1.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
8,987 
451 
24.3 
13.5 
7.3 
3.5 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
2,356 
205 
38.4 
17.5 
18.6 
2.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
9,189 
774 
42.1 
18.4 
18.2 
5.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
14,837 
1,248 
34.1 
13.3 
17.1 
3.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
28,388 
2,372 
28.6 
12.7 
16.2 
-0.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
30,856 
1,691 
25.1 
11.4 
12.3 
1.3 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
18,372 
852 
22.4 
11.0 
8.4 
3.0 
75 years and over 
farms 
9,626 
404 
22.5 
9.9 
9.4 
3.2 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,501 
1,530 
30.7 
11.1 
16.4 
3.2 
number 
1 ,242,293 
39,612 
28.0 
4.5 
21.1 
2.4 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
16,922 
1,151 
28.9 
11.2 
14.4 
3.3 
number 
277,949 
12,616 
26.9 
6.8 
17.0 
3.0 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
4,008 
243 
34.8 
4.1 
28.1 
2.6 
number 
267,857 
8,718 
15.6 
0.6 
14.2 
0.8 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,494 
276 
34.0 
16.3 
16.7 
1.0 
number 
2,058,503 
120,402 
23.3 
2.8 
20.4 
(Z) 
Layers inventory 
farms 
8,548 
675 
37.9 
18.9 
17.3 
1.7 
number 
28,312,692 
776,141 
1.3 
1.0 
0.4 
0.0 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,275 
109 
31.2 
16.4 
13.7 
1.1 
number 
62,527,924 
2,312,137 
1.7 
1.0 
0.8 
-0.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
107 
11 
12.1 
4.9 
6.6 
0.7 
$1,000 
3,875 
353 
3.6 
0.7 
2.2 
0.7 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
24,789 
1,027 
23.7 
4.8 
16.8 
2.0 
acres 
3,630,624 
83,172 
16.2 
1.9 
13.5 
0.8 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
8,639 
448 
19.5 
3.2 
14.9 
1.4 
acres 
469,840 
1 1 ,976 
12.8 
1.6 
10.6 
0.7 
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 
