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 
985 
86 
28.6 
8.2 
12.2 
8.2 
acres 
7,470,973 
279,866 
6.9 
2.2 
3.8 
0.9 
Other than family held 
farms 
94 
24 
34.0 
11.6 
12.8 
9.7 
acres 
415,477 
61,238 
15.7 
4.9 
8.7 
2.2 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
742 
99 
28.2 
11.0 
8.2 
9.0 
acres 
6,296,774 
123,360 
3.0 
1.6 
1.0 
0.4 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
15,409 
2,659 
45.3 
15.9 
13.5 
16.0 
acres 
18,017,855 
433,666 
11.7 
3.5 
6.0 
2.2 
Part owners 
farms 
4,643 
467 
39.2 
9.4 
19.1 
10.8 
acres 
19,359,660 
705,709 
14.5 
2.6 
9.8 
2.1 
Tenants 
farms 
4,669 
454 
41.6 
13.4 
14.5 
13.6 
acres 
5,823,508 
238,455 
34.4 
6.2 
20.9 
7.3 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
19,944 
2,672 
43.9 
13.7 
15.3 
15.0 
acres 
38,408,160 
1,158,972 
14.5 
3.1 
9.1 
2.4 
Female 
farms 
4,777 
844 
41.6 
17.1 
11.3 
13.3 
acres 
4,792,863 
243,389 
28.1 
7.2 
14.3 
6.6 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
12,392 
1,308 
42.6 
13.2 
14.9 
14.5 
Other 
farms 
12,329 
2,174 
44.4 
15.2 
14.3 
14.9 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
9,377 
1,640 
61.1 
15.0 
22.4 
23.7 
acres 
6,099,380 
2,134,865 
34.9 
4.9 
23.0 
7.0 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
5,202 
518 
40.6 
13.6 
12.6 
14.5 
acres 
7,418,914 
299,956 
21.0 
4.1 
11.0 
5.9 
Asian 
farms 
29 
14 
31.0 
6.4 
7.7 
17.0 
acres 
8,742 
3,096 
4.3 
0.3 
2.2 
1.7 
Black or African American 
farms 
39 
10 
59.0 
17.2 
17.9 
23.9 
acres 
61,300 
1,878 
82.9 
6.7 
55.2 
21.0 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
9 
2 
55.6 
5.9 
34.0 
15.7 
acres 
4,046 
1,353 
31.4 
1.2 
24.5 
5.7 
White 
farms 
19,293 
3,096 
44.2 
14.5 
14.9 
14.8 
acres 
35,527,148 
1,179,174 
14.8 
3.2 
9.3 
2.3 
More than one race reported 
farms 
149 
28 
48.3 
26.6 
13.6 
8.0 
acres 
180,873 
41,049 
17.7 
7.5 
8.7 
1.5 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
143 
54 
77.6 
21.0 
31.4 
25.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
405 
96 
62.5 
23.5 
20.5 
18.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
760 
149 
41.2 
10.9 
17.7 
12.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,765 
223 
38.3 
10.9 
18.0 
9.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,252 
334 
40.4 
12.5 
15.4 
12.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
6,067 
489 
43.0 
14.0 
11.3 
17.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
75 
45 
76.0 
23.7 
28.7 
23.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
577 
237 
67.4 
23.3 
22.1 
22.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,136 
363 
45.9 
12.6 
18.1 
15.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,897 
574 
47.0 
15.9 
18.4 
12.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,818 
605 
40.8 
15.4 
12.3 
13.1 
65 years and over 
farms 
3,826 
420 
41.3 
14.5 
8.9 
18.0 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
663 
186 
59.0 
17.0 
23.0 
19.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,069 
538 
54.1 
18.5 
18.7 
16.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,423 
801 
43.9 
12.7 
17.2 
14.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,672 
1,201 
43.0 
14.0 
17.1 
11.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
10,507 
1,406 
40.7 
14.3 
13.6 
12.9 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
7,921 
808 
40.8 
14.2 
9.8 
16.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,911 
403 
44.3 
13.5 
12.5 
18.2 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
12,796 
1,513 
48.2 
15.1 
19.6 
13.4 
number 
1 ,354,240 
35,435 
11.7 
2.6 
7.1 
2.0 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
11,004 
1,175 
48.0 
14.5 
20.4 
13.1 
number 
461,595 
21,994 
23.1 
4.7 
14.1 
4.2 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
410 
359 
41.7 
11.2 
18.3 
12.2 
number 
318,878 
3,853 
0.2 
0.1 
0.2 
(Z) 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
211 
84 
8.5 
3.6 
2.6 
2.3 
number 
1,294 
477 
3.1 
1.3 
1.1 
0.7 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,768 
572 
35.4 
14.8 
10.0 
10.6 
number 
66,653 
13,846 
7.6 
3.3 
2.1 
2.1 
Broilers sold 
farms 
54 
17 
35.2 
14.1 
10.9 
10.1 
number 
11,852 
2,026 
3.4 
1.3 
1.6 
0.5 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
21 
5 
28.6 
15.0 
7.2 
6.4 
$1,000 
6,909 
1,146 
17.4 
14.8 
2.5 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
132 
15 
44.7 
13.8 
17.6 
13.3 
acres 
33,101 
1,092 
3.5 
0.4 
2.6 
0.4 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
255 
15 
14.1 
2.1 
8.9 
3.2 
acres 
86,434 
3,965 
5.1 
0.7 
3.6 
0.8 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
1 
1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
