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 
1,223 
90 
32.5 
12.1 
13.2 
7.3 
acres 
778,467 
48,919 
19.1 
6.1 
9.1 
4.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
240 
27 
29.6 
11.1 
12.6 
6.0 
acres 
163,759 
10,392 
12.3 
3.6 
6.0 
2.7 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
426 
25 
38.0 
16.3 
11.6 
10.2 
acres 
210,192 
15,436 
17.7 
8.2 
5.6 
3.9 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
27,734 
1,216 
38.9 
16.3 
12.3 
10.2 
acres 
5,104,068 
170,994 
26.8 
8.8 
10.9 
7.0 
Part owners 
farms 
7,963 
290 
35.0 
9.5 
18.0 
7.4 
acres 
4,033,138 
163,122 
22.0 
4.5 
13.9 
3.6 
Tenants 
farms 
2,379 
144 
41.4 
15.1 
18.4 
7.9 
acres 
1 ,793,874 
100,386 
15.0 
3.6 
9.9 
1.4 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
32,794 
1,266 
37.5 
13.9 
14.2 
9.4 
acres 
10,015,403 
210,353 
22.1 
6.0 
11.4 
4.7 
Female 
farms 
5,282 
415 
42.3 
21.0 
11.5 
9.8 
acres 
915,677 
86,963 
34.0 
13.2 
11.7 
9.0 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
16,355 
478 
35.3 
12.5 
14.1 
8.7 
Other 
farms 
21,721 
1,041 
40.4 
16.4 
13.9 
10.1 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
397 
74 
63.5 
24.1 
17.5 
21.9 
acres 
70,289 
9,611 
49.5 
12.4 
22.4 
14.7 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
133 
17 
57.9 
15.8 
25.2 
16.9 
acres 
25,616 
3,776 
43.3 
6.6 
26.8 
9.9 
Asian 
farms 
66 
10 
34.8 
9.1 
10.4 
15.3 
acres 
6,630 
1,751 
25.6 
3.7 
13.7 
8.2 
Black or African American 
farms 
5,029 
311 
57.4 
20.8 
21.4 
15.2 
acres 
554,463 
26,005 
51.0 
14.1 
24.6 
12.3 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
9 
4 
44.4 
12.5 
13.8 
18.1 
acres 
6,734 
4,624 
42.0 
8.6 
12.1 
21.3 
White 
farms 
32,756 
1,349 
35.2 
13.8 
12.7 
8.7 
acres 
10,304,672 
233,133 
21.5 
6.1 
10.7 
4.7 
More than one race reported 
farms 
83 
11 
20.5 
30.5 
8.0 
-18.0 
acres 
32,965 
2,621 
9.0 
7.9 
4.1 
-3.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
105 
15 
64.8 
26.0 
23.8 
15.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
536 
29 
50.7 
18.8 
21.7 
10.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,178 
99 
36.9 
12.1 
17.3 
7.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,469 
83 
34.4 
12.2 
17.7 
4.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,519 
286 
35.2 
12.1 
15.8 
7.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,548 
243 
33.9 
12.3 
10.5 
11.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
54 
6 
66.7 
35.2 
15.4 
16.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
906 
98 
61.5 
27.3 
19.6 
14.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,280 
192 
46.2 
16.0 
19.1 
11.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,496 
221 
40.9 
16.3 
18.2 
6.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,462 
290 
37.9 
15.8 
13.0 
9.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,523 
345 
37.8 
16.2 
8.2 
13.4 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
689 
47 
47.0 
19.6 
17.2 
10.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,877 
212 
49.9 
20.6 
17.8 
11.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
5,779 
356 
41.1 
14.7 
17.1 
9.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
10,915 
388 
38.3 
15.0 
16.9 
6.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
15,675 
579 
36.8 
14.5 
13.8 
8.5 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
11,914 
466 
35.8 
14.6 
9.4 
11.8 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,929 
265 
36.2 
13.7 
10.2 
12.3 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
15,940 
1,548 
34.9 
11.1 
15.8 
8.0 
number 
921,508 
14,994 
34.4 
6.8 
21.1 
6.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
14,644 
1,404 
34.8 
10.6 
16.2 
8.0 
number 
495,381 
18,590 
33.6 
6.8 
20.3 
6.5 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
184 
24 
31.5 
4.6 
21.0 
5.9 
number 
14,480 
2,564 
33.9 
2.0 
27.5 
4.3 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
540 
36 
43.1 
20.7 
14.8 
7.7 
number 
401,898 
26,469 
26.8 
1.3 
23.2 
2.2 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,277 
121 
40.9 
18.5 
14.1 
8.3 
number 
5,593,802 
351,081 
10.6 
6.0 
4.9 
-0.2 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,430 
425 
28.5 
16.7 
10.2 
1.7 
number 
761,180,486 
31,689,331 
20.8 
15.7 
5.5 
-0.4 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
303 
43 
21.8 
13.0 
5.1 
3.7 
$1,000 
185,241 
16,629 
2.9 
2.3 
0.5 
0.1 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,022 
308 
29.7 
7.2 
17.6 
4.9 
acres 
793,762 
15,963 
14.1 
3.3 
10.1 
0.7 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
1,247 
235 
37.5 
9.5 
22.2 
5.8 
acres 
346,310 
6,743 
31.5 
8.3 
20.2 
2.9 
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 
