Table B. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Coefficient 
of variation 
(percent) 
Item 
Total 
Coefficient 
of variation 
(percent) 
Selected crops harvested: - Con. 
Selected crops harvested: - Con. 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
1,493 
4.0 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,284 
5.8 
acres 
328,209 
2.7 
acres 
29,325 
3.3 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
450 
13.4 
acres 
- 
- 
acres 
359 
11.1 
Wheat, spring 
farms 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
709 
6.7 
acres 
- 
- 
acres 
3,876 
3.5 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
3,656 
15.8 
Sweet corn 
farms 
650 
7.6 
acres 
1,229,385 
4.0 
acres 
2,326 
5.3 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
79 
7.6 
Lettuce 
farms 
44 
21.3 
acres 
11,496 
7.4 
acres 
16 
31.1 
Rice 
farms 
6 
41.8 
Land in orchards 
farms 
719 
7.9 
acres 
645 
0.8 
acres 
3,036 
7.3 
Cotton 
farms 
546 
19.7 
Apples 
farms 
399 
7.3 
acres 
376,997 
10.9 
acres 
1,017 
15.3 
Peanuts 
farms 
22 
20.2 
Grapes 
farms 
343 
7.3 
acres 
26 
30.5 
acres 
905 
18.5 
Barley 
farms 
23 
15.4 
Oranges 
farms 
- 
- 
acres 
2,101 
2.9 
acres 
- 
- 
Oats 
farms 
98 
10.5 
Almonds 
farms 
6 
72.5 
acres 
1,405 
26.8 
acres 
1 
72.5 
Land in berries 
farms 
648 
5.9 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
acres 
990 
6.2 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
39,339 
1.9 
acres 
1,742,486 
1.9 
Farms with production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
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2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
