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 
841 
30 
21.9 
7.7 
15.2 
-1.0 
acres 
252,227 
13,733 
17.9 
3.8 
13.4 
0.7 
Other than family held 
farms 
122 
8 
18.0 
7.7 
11.0 
-0.6 
acres 
48,130 
3,269 
6.1 
1.7 
4.1 
0.3 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
493 
45 
18.7 
10.4 
9.9 
-1.7 
acres 
107,135 
4,672 
10.4 
3.5 
6.5 
0.4 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
48,734 
1,116 
24.4 
11.2 
15.2 
-2.0 
acres 
4,667,905 
80,726 
21.7 
6.0 
15.2 
0.6 
Part owners 
farms 
17,045 
398 
28.2 
5.4 
21.6 
1.2 
acres 
5,719,914 
102,104 
18.8 
2.1 
15.7 
1.0 
Tenants 
farms 
2,271 
62 
32.1 
10.2 
21.7 
0.3 
acres 
479,993 
11,595 
21.8 
3.1 
17.6 
1.1 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
60,280 
1,017 
26.0 
9.2 
17.2 
-0.4 
acres 
10,134,194 
157,536 
20.1 
3.7 
15.5 
0.9 
Female 
farms 
7,770 
385 
22.6 
14.6 
15.0 
-7.0 
acres 
733,618 
56,805 
22.1 
8.7 
15.2 
-1.7 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
28,454 
421 
24.3 
8.3 
16.5 
-0.5 
Other 
farms 
39,596 
877 
26.5 
10.9 
17.3 
-1.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
467 
83 
62.3 
20.0 
32.7 
9.6 
acres 
37,197 
5,933 
55.7 
12.6 
34.9 
8.2 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
281 
32 
45.9 
9.0 
33.7 
3.2 
acres 
28,447 
3,966 
38.2 
4.1 
29.4 
4.7 
Asian 
farms 
87 
16 
50.6 
10.1 
26.8 
13.6 
acres 
4,003 
1,877 
38.4 
8.1 
19.4 
10.9 
Black or African American 
farms 
992 
63 
41.7 
14.4 
25.1 
2.3 
acres 
102,196 
8,886 
33.7 
4.9 
27.0 
1.9 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
4 
2 
50.0 
14.4 
20.8 
14.8 
acres 
63 
31 
54.0 
16.1 
22.7 
15.2 
White 
farms 
66,460 
1,249 
25.2 
9.7 
16.7 
-1.2 
acres 
10,693,946 
166,282 
20.1 
3.9 
15.3 
0.8 
More than one race reported 
farms 
226 
42 
18.1 
-95.7 
-53.4 
167.2 
acres 
39,157 
3,125 
11.1 
27.6 
27.4 
-44.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
109 
8 
50.5 
23.0 
22.3 
5.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
881 
55 
44.6 
14.0 
26.3 
4.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,898 
90 
30.1 
7.5 
20.7 
2.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,052 
155 
24.5 
7.9 
20.3 
-3.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,309 
138 
23.8 
8.3 
17.2 
-1.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
14,205 
286 
22.2 
8.4 
13.3 
0.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
150 
10 
51.3 
25.3 
20.3 
5.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,683 
115 
48.8 
20.0 
23.4 
5.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,870 
170 
34.6 
10.2 
21.8 
2.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
10,089 
424 
27.7 
11.0 
21.6 
-4.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
12,448 
303 
23.8 
10.3 
16.0 
-2.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,356 
248 
20.6 
11.0 
10.8 
-1.2 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,496 
44 
31.7 
12.6 
20.1 
-1.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
5,290 
238 
40.1 
14.6 
22.4 
3.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
12,089 
369 
31.6 
9.7 
20.3 
1.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
22,128 
785 
26.6 
10.2 
20.3 
-3.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
28,533 
597 
23.9 
9.8 
16.2 
-2.1 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
20,821 
364 
22.1 
10.1 
12.4 
-0.4 
75 years and over 
farms 
10,198 
204 
21.8 
8.1 
13.7 
0.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
38,826 
1,428 
28.9 
7.0 
19.9 
2.0 
number 
1,856,316 
37,522 
32.7 
3.8 
26.8 
2.1 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
33,556 
753 
25.3 
5.8 
17.7 
1.8 
number 
874,630 
18,956 
23.5 
3.0 
18.9 
1.6 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
979 
98 
21.2 
4.6 
15.3 
1.4 
number 
47,978 
2,461 
3.7 
0.1 
3.4 
0.2 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,297 
91 
30.7 
13.2 
19.5 
-2.0 
number 
147,795 
12,345 
7.4 
0.9 
7.1 
-0.6 
Layers inventory 
farms 
6,487 
258 
28.1 
13.0 
17.6 
-2.5 
number 
1,675,399 
99,845 
2.3 
0.7 
1.8 
-0.2 
Broilers sold 
farms 
600 
98 
27.7 
12.7 
17.8 
-2.8 
number 
165,803,445 
4,607,311 
24.3 
12.7 
14.5 
-2.9 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
66 
7 
13.6 
6.8 
9.0 
-2.2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4,301 
671 
26.0 
4.6 
20.7 
0.7 
acres 
960,721 
11,179 
11.7 
1.5 
10.0 
0.2 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
1,493 
59 
15.4 
2.4 
12.5 
0.4 
acres 
328,209 
8,709 
5.2 
0.9 
4.2 
0.1 
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 
