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 
5,997 
145 
31.4 
10.6 
14.2 
6.7 
acres 
11,017,774 
233,355 
12.3 
3.7 
6.7 
1.9 
Other than family held 
farms 
862 
37 
35.7 
10.6 
19.2 
5.9 
acres 
1,891,991 
88,280 
9.2 
3.0 
5.2 
1.0 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
2,710 
81 
32.4 
12.7 
11.4 
8.3 
acres 
2,727,044 
152,845 
19.7 
7.3 
8.5 
3.8 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
179,783 
5,865 
37.2 
14.3 
15.2 
7.7 
acres 
54,686,331 
1,446,567 
22.7 
7.9 
10.1 
4.7 
Part owners 
farms 
54,297 
2,007 
34.4 
6.6 
21.1 
6.6 
acres 
58,764,138 
1,743,525 
17.5 
2.6 
12.0 
3.0 
Tenants 
farms 
14,729 
964 
40.0 
8.7 
24.9 
6.4 
acres 
16,702,969 
675,717 
17.9 
2.6 
13.0 
2.3 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
210,357 
6,049 
35.5 
11.6 
17.3 
6.6 
acres 
117,984,460 
2,867,491 
18.9 
4.4 
11.3 
3.2 
Female 
farms 
38,452 
4,746 
43.6 
16.7 
15.3 
11.6 
acres 
12,168,978 
1,019,600 
28.0 
9.8 
10.6 
7.6 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
104,769 
2,713 
34.5 
11.3 
15.9 
7.3 
Other 
farms 
144,040 
5,028 
38.4 
13.3 
17.5 
7.6 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
23,689 
1,919 
53.9 
24.0 
25.0 
4.9 
acres 
6,726,294 
555,122 
42.0 
15.5 
21.7 
4.7 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
2,693 
900 
68.7 
36.9 
14.5 
17.3 
acres 
711,127 
125,991 
58.1 
31.8 
13.3 
13.0 
Asian 
farms 
718 
81 
51.3 
23.5 
22.0 
5.8 
acres 
120,405 
11,851 
45.2 
20.5 
18.2 
6.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
8,551 
3,150 
64.9 
34.3 
13.0 
17.6 
acres 
929,003 
214,049 
61.2 
31.9 
14.5 
14.7 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
27 
6 
48.1 
18.8 
25.9 
3.4 
acres 
38,660 
8,438 
17.4 
13.6 
3.1 
0.7 
White 
farms 
235,449 
6,692 
35.3 
11.2 
17.2 
6.9 
acres 
127,955,718 
2,865,376 
19.2 
4.6 
11.1 
3.5 
More than one race reported 
farms 
1,371 
59 
36.0 
11.9 
15.0 
9.1 
acres 
398,525 
25,131 
24.7 
6.1 
12.4 
6.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
413 
91 
63.4 
21.8 
39.1 
2.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
3,484 
798 
54.6 
18.6 
33.5 
2.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
5,931 
943 
38.2 
9.1 
23.8 
5.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
14,691 
831 
39.1 
11.2 
19.7 
8.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
25,774 
1,108 
32.6 
13.3 
14.8 
4.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
54,476 
1,232 
32.1 
10.1 
12.6 
9.5 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
380 
99 
64.7 
26.4 
34.1 
4.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
5,814 
1,752 
57.8 
23.1 
31.7 
3.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
15,172 
2,322 
44.3 
11.7 
26.1 
6.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
37,997 
2,311 
43.4 
12.8 
21.4 
9.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
43,310 
1,913 
34.8 
15.0 
14.8 
4.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
41,367 
817 
32.5 
11.6 
10.3 
10.6 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
4,158 
245 
45.8 
18.5 
19.7 
7.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
18,174 
3,137 
49.6 
19.3 
25.9 
4.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
37,447 
4,231 
40.8 
11.8 
22.6 
6.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
83,595 
4,094 
40.4 
12.7 
19.1 
8.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
103,698 
3,795 
33.6 
14.1 
14.2 
5.3 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
79,154 
1,572 
32.2 
11.5 
11.5 
9.2 
75 years and over 
farms 
44,838 
810 
31.9 
9.9 
11.4 
10.6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
151,362 
4,197 
36.0 
10.8 
18.5 
6.7 
number 
11,159,747 
772,863 
18.2 
3.5 
12.8 
2.0 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
133,924 
3,469 
35.7 
10.3 
18.7 
6.6 
number 
4,329,341 
146,490 
26.6 
5.3 
18.0 
3.3 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
985 
111 
37.3 
5.4 
28.5 
3.4 
number 
434,928 
26,315 
4.0 
0.2 
3.7 
0.1 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
4,905 
456 
49.6 
21.1 
22.7 
5.8 
number 
800,893 
28,269 
3.7 
3.0 
0.6 
0.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
19,748 
1,556 
41.7 
17.8 
17.5 
6.5 
number 
20,902,244 
7,461,055 
9.5 
1.7 
6.7 
1.0 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,566 
193 
36.0 
12.1 
20.9 
2.9 
number 
600,353,797 
88,822,530 
30.3 
2.0 
27.3 
1.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
257 
20 
27.6 
15.5 
9.3 
2.8 
$1,000 
82,033 
25,565 
29.3 
3.0 
25.8 
0.5 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4,045 
389 
29.7 
2.5 
24.9 
2.3 
acres 
1,620,460 
122,468 
19.4 
1.2 
16.5 
1.7 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
7,366 
411 
28.4 
3.1 
22.1 
3.2 
acres 
2,989,113 
86,934 
19.4 
2.1 
14.3 
3.0 
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 
