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 
2,810 
53 
25.5 
5.7 
15.9 
3.9 
acres 
2,271,927 
46,474 
14.5 
1.9 
11.2 
1.4 
Other than family held 
farms 
289 
15 
29.8 
8.0 
16.7 
5.1 
acres 
138,449 
5,388 
19.8 
2.8 
14.5 
2.5 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,938 
53 
30.3 
10.1 
13.5 
6.7 
acres 
558,888 
8,874 
22.8 
4.7 
14.3 
3.8 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
70,447 
1,509 
32.2 
10.6 
15.2 
6.5 
acres 
11,950,973 
173,456 
24.5 
5.2 
15.1 
4.3 
Part owners 
farms 
24,041 
420 
28.1 
4.3 
20.3 
3.5 
acres 
14,683,771 
160,246 
19.4 
1.7 
16.0 
1.7 
Tenants 
farms 
4,683 
130 
36.6 
9.2 
22.4 
5.0 
acres 
1,631,393 
26,488 
23.6 
3.1 
18.5 
2.1 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
88,044 
1,703 
30.8 
8.4 
16.9 
5.5 
acres 
26,534,171 
300,955 
21.4 
3.1 
15.6 
2.7 
Female 
farms 
11,127 
331 
36.3 
13.7 
15.6 
7.1 
acres 
1,731,966 
45,549 
28.6 
6.8 
16.7 
5.1 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
43,788 
666 
28.0 
6.4 
16.9 
4.8 
Other 
farms 
55,383 
1,331 
34.1 
10.9 
16.8 
6.4 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
548 
94 
46.5 
10.6 
25.2 
10.8 
acres 
137,541 
12,242 
33.5 
5.5 
22.5 
5.6 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
442 
65 
47.5 
5.2 
31.9 
10.4 
acres 
89,876 
13,062 
45.2 
2.3 
36.1 
6.7 
Asian 
farms 
235 
38 
43.8 
6.8 
22.5 
14.5 
acres 
20,198 
3,547 
40.7 
4.8 
23.5 
12.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
176 
30 
38.1 
9.0 
20.2 
8.9 
acres 
20,107 
2,684 
25.0 
3.5 
17.3 
4.3 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
27 
7 
48.1 
8.5 
23.3 
16.3 
acres 
4,666 
1,599 
56.2 
5.2 
36.6 
14.4 
White 
farms 
97,826 
1,869 
31.3 
8.9 
16.7 
5.7 
acres 
28,036,943 
310,154 
21.7 
3.3 
15.7 
2.8 
More than one race reported 
farms 
465 
42 
25.4 
17.8 
12.0 
-4.4 
acres 
94,347 
5,488 
22.9 
10.9 
13.9 
-1.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
326 
21 
52.1 
15.3 
30.5 
6.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,059 
118 
46.0 
10.9 
28.9 
6.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,189 
139 
33.3 
5.8 
23.2 
4.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,175 
172 
30.3 
5.9 
21.5 
3.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
11,378 
179 
26.8 
6.0 
16.9 
3.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
19,661 
265 
24.8 
6.4 
12.2 
6.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
310 
21 
53.2 
23.4 
21.2 
8.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
3,535 
232 
49.8 
18.6 
22.7 
8.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,993 
345 
40.0 
10.9 
22.3 
6.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
14,889 
437 
35.6 
10.5 
20.5 
4.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
15,663 
305 
31.0 
10.1 
15.0 
5.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
13,993 
234 
28.7 
10.3 
9.6 
8.8 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
2,401 
93 
39.4 
11.4 
22.9 
5.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
10,202 
532 
43.5 
13.7 
23.0 
6.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
17,559 
709 
36.2 
9.3 
21.2 
5.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
35,108 
901 
33.2 
9.0 
19.9 
4.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
40,813 
707 
29.5 
8.5 
15.7 
5.3 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
28,248 
358 
26.7 
8.4 
11.2 
7.0 
75 years and over 
farms 
16,183 
294 
26.6 
7.1 
12.5 
7.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
53,401 
949 
29.0 
6.8 
17.9 
4.3 
number 
3,703,120 
52,164 
27.3 
3.0 
21.5 
2.8 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
46,161 
835 
26.0 
5.9 
16.3 
3.8 
number 
1,683,731 
29,306 
16.7 
2.0 
12.8 
1.8 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
2,451 
95 
32.3 
4.4 
24.3 
3.6 
number 
92,952 
2,092 
9.4 
0.3 
8.5 
0.6 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,128 
104 
28.5 
9.1 
16.1 
3.3 
number 
2,774,597 
14,988 
0.3 
(Z) 
0.3 
(Z) 
Layers inventory 
farms 
8,150 
303 
36.1 
12.1 
18.3 
5.8 
number 
8,276,409 
149,138 
2.3 
1.1 
1.1 
0.1 
Broilers sold 
farms 
784 
31 
32.0 
11.2 
16.0 
4.8 
number 
272,389,497 
7,689,444 
28.5 
22.6 
6.0 
-0.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
85 
10 
20.0 
6.8 
10.1 
3.1 
$1,000 
10,256 
131 
0.6 
0.1 
0.4 
0.1 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15,101 
169 
29.9 
3.7 
22.7 
3.5 
acres 
3,302,499 
29,111 
18.3 
1.6 
15.4 
1.2 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
6,261 
78 
26.0 
3.0 
20.0 
3.0 
acres 
689,965 
6,084 
14.9 
1.4 
12.4 
1.1 
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 
