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 
128 
14 
35.2 
24.7 
6.8 
3.7 
acres 
8,823 
2,199 
5.2 
3.5 
1.4 
0.3 
Other than family held 
farms 
21 
(H) 
38.1 
23.3 
9.3 
5.5 
acres 
1,597 
(H) 
60.6 
32.4 
20.3 
8.0 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
31 
5 
41.9 
34.2 
4.4 
3.4 
acres 
4,521 
(H) 
9.8 
8.1 
1.0 
0.6 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
929 
147 
53.0 
36.5 
10.5 
6.0 
acres 
48,055 
4,479 
42.4 
24.1 
13.7 
4.6 
Part owners 
farms 
202 
53 
38.1 
22.9 
10.9 
4.3 
acres 
17,118 
2,329 
15.4 
7.4 
6.5 
1.5 
Tenants 
farms 
112 
44 
43.7 
32.3 
4.3 
7.2 
acres 
4,416 
301 
8.1 
6.4 
1.1 
0.6 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
937 
163 
48.0 
33.1 
9.3 
5.6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Female 
farms 
306 
78 
54.9 
36.5 
11.4 
7.0 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
619 
101 
45.1 
30.5 
9.2 
5.4 
Other 
farms 
624 
137 
54.3 
37.4 
10.3 
6.6 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
9 
4 
66.7 
43.3 
8.1 
15.2 
acres 
818 
345 
38.4 
31.7 
3.0 
3.8 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Asian 
farms 
14 
(H) 
57.1 
35.7 
7.6 
13.9 
acres 
95 
(H) 
8.4 
5.0 
1.9 
1.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
4 
(H) 
75.0 
61.9 
4.6 
8.4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
1,216 
173 
49.4 
33.8 
10.2 
5.4 
acres 
69,400 
5,967 
33.6 
18.7 
11.5 
3.4 
More than one race reported 
farms 
9 
6 
66.7 
63.2 
3.4 
0.0 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
7 
4 
71.4 
55.6 
8.3 
7.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
25 
(H) 
60.0 
41.3 
10.0 
8.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
48 
25 
43.8 
29.6 
8.6 
5.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
141 
23 
50.4 
35.5 
10.7 
4.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
191 
19 
46.1 
28.6 
12.2 
5.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
207 
28 
38.2 
26.4 
6.4 
5.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
3 
1 
66.7 
66.7 
(Z) 
(Z) 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
32 
23 
65.6 
47.3 
5.7 
12.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
67 
19 
64.2 
43.6 
13.4 
7.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
220 
54 
57.7 
38.3 
13.3 
6.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
146 
28 
41.1 
28.5 
8.8 
3.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
156 
21 
55.1 
39.6 
7.6 
8.0 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
51 
17 
62.7 
43.7 
12.2 
6.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
132 
67 
54.5 
39.7 
7.2 
7.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
248 
65 
51.6 
34.2 
11.3 
6.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
599 
126 
53.8 
36.9 
11.3 
5.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
518 
68 
45.6 
30.7 
10.1 
4.8 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
343 
48 
44.0 
31.9 
6.0 
6.1 
75 years and over 
farms 
129 
19 
44.2 
27.4 
10.2 
6.6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
300 
115 
48.7 
33.0 
11.3 
4.4 
number 
4,667 
1,142 
9.6 
5.3 
3.5 
0.7 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
212 
85 
45.8 
30.8 
11.0 
4.0 
number 
1,447 
500 
20.3 
12.0 
6.6 
1.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
30 
8 
30.0 
21.3 
6.3 
2.4 
number 
1,209 
67 
1.1 
0.8 
0.2 
0.1 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
77 
15 
46.8 
32.7 
10.0 
4.0 
number 
1,830 
487 
25.4 
18.4 
5.9 
1.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
327 
59 
56.6 
38.5 
12.3 
5.8 
number 
69,662 
4,655 
11.8 
8.0 
3.1 
0.7 
Broilers sold 
farms 
57 
9 
56.1 
41.4 
9.5 
5.3 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
28 
19 
35.7 
33.5 
0.8 
1.4 
$1,000 
1,917 
529 
17.1 
14.3 
1.3 
1.5 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15 
7 
40.0 
24.4 
6.3 
9.3 
acres 
240 
54 
15.0 
10.2 
2.6 
2.2 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
4 
(H) 
75.0 
42.9 
28.8 
3.3 
acres 
1,024 
(H) 
75.0 
42.9 
28.8 
3.3 
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 
