Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Standard 
error 
Adjustment 
Percent of total 
Percent of total 
Percent of total 
Item 
Total 
as percent 
adjustment 
adjustment from 
adjustment from 
of total 
from coverage 
nonresponse 
misclassification 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Corporation: 
Family held 
farms 
2,276 
72 
19.1 
5.0 
10.7 
3.4 
acres 
3,401,865 
76,834 
8.9 
1.1 
6.9 
1.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
264 
16 
22.0 
6.8 
12.1 
3.0 
acres 
367,887 
68,554 
14.4 
2.8 
10.0 
1.6 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
711 
66 
25.2 
9.8 
10.1 
5.2 
acres 
1,467,824 
36,635 
4.2 
1.6 
2.1 
0.5 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
27,899 
1,311 
31.0 
13.7 
11.1 
6.2 
acres 
7,681,240 
149,551 
14.1 
2.8 
9.0 
2.3 
Part owners 
farms 
5,440 
133 
23.9 
5.5 
14.2 
4.1 
acres 
7,046,814 
129,434 
10.1 
0.9 
8.1 
1.1 
Tenants 
farms 
2,100 
87 
31.3 
10.9 
15.8 
4.6 
acres 
1,573,524 
82,933 
23.5 
2.0 
19.7 
1.8 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
28,426 
1,129 
29.9 
11.4 
12.4 
6.1 
acres 
14,864,010 
329,592 
12.9 
1.6 
9.7 
1.6 
Female 
farms 
7,013 
432 
30.4 
15.5 
10.1 
4.7 
acres 
1,437,568 
55,112 
16.7 
3.9 
9.8 
3.0 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
17,684 
587 
26.9 
9.6 
11.9 
5.5 
Other 
farms 
17,755 
930 
33.0 
14.9 
12.0 
6.1 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
882 
103 
50.0 
11.7 
24.0 
14.2 
acres 
127,438 
35,087 
31.0 
2.7 
23.1 
5.2 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
403 
36 
38.7 
8.8 
16.6 
13.3 
acres 
578,745 
72,139 
1.3 
0.4 
0.6 
0.3 
Asian 
farms 
286 
37 
46.2 
7.2 
17.8 
21.1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Black or African American 
farms 
31 
6 
38.7 
12.6 
15.3 
10.8 
acres 
2,481 
1,932 
6.4 
0.3 
4.0 
2.1 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
29 
8 
51.7 
10.1 
24.2 
17.4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
White 
farms 
34,449 
1,460 
29.7 
12.2 
11.8 
5.7 
acres 
15,389,996 
343,173 
13.9 
1.8 
10.4 
1.7 
More than one race reported 
farms 
241 
25 
22.8 
27.2 
8.4 
-12.7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
41 
4 
56.1 
25.5 
23.8 
6.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
651 
42 
47.9 
17.8 
21.9 
8.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,181 
76 
30.0 
8.7 
16.3 
5.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,715 
102 
25.7 
8.6 
14.6 
2.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,230 
163 
24.6 
8.6 
11.7 
4.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,866 
242 
26.5 
10.2 
8.6 
7.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
51 
13 
58.8 
31.8 
20.2 
6.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
676 
80 
56.8 
26.4 
19.6 
10.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,848 
165 
40.4 
17.2 
15.3 
7.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,351 
238 
33.9 
15.7 
14.8 
3.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,118 
294 
30.8 
14.0 
11.1 
5.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,711 
184 
28.6 
12.7 
7.3 
8.6 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
742 
39 
34.8 
15.2 
14.9 
4.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,942 
213 
42.5 
17.6 
17.5 
7.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,028 
397 
33.7 
13.3 
14.4 
6.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
12,322 
559 
30.4 
12.9 
13.9 
3.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
18,410 
734 
28.3 
11.6 
11.4 
5.3 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
12,182 
437 
27.0 
11.4 
7.9 
7.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
5,394 
175 
28.1 
10.1 
10.0 
8.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
14,351 
1,489 
33.3 
13.2 
14.0 
6.0 
number 
1 ,297,945 
25,083 
15.4 
2.2 
11.5 
1.6 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
11,557 
744 
31.8 
12.1 
13.9 
5.8 
number 
504,279 
116,946 
8.8 
1.3 
6.6 
1.0 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
686 
131 
30.3 
8.5 
17.7 
4.1 
number 
125,767 
3,092 
0.8 
(Z) 
0.7 
(Z) 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,124 
103 
34.6 
19.6 
11.1 
3.9 
number 
12,693 
1,232 
18.2 
7.3 
9.4 
1.5 
Layers inventory 
farms 
5,774 
399 
35.3 
18.8 
11.0 
5.5 
number 
2,420,907 
304,004 
1.9 
1.4 
0.4 
0.1 
Broilers sold 
farms 
487 
41 
33.7 
17.7 
11.7 
4.4 
number 
22,789,036 
6,592,269 
21.9 
19.8 
2.4 
-0.2 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
86 
26 
11.6 
6.4 
4.7 
0.6 
$1,000 
22,490 
2,369 
0.9 
0.6 
0.2 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
425 
14 
27.1 
3.5 
18.5 
5.1 
acres 
53,359 
1,783 
13.0 
1.1 
10.4 
1.5 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
1,653 
31 
22.1 
2.6 
15.4 
4.1 
acres 
782,209 
29,710 
17.6 
1.4 
14.0 
2.3 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
7 
4 
14.3 
1.6 
10.5 
2.2 
acres 
907 
556 
30.3 
3.4 
21.0 
5.9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
