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 
578 
51 
34.6 
18.5 
11.4 
4.7 
acres 
82,550 
6,367 
25.7 
11.6 
11.4 
2.7 
Other than family held 
farms 
141 
18 
47.5 
32.1 
10.6 
4.9 
acres 
23,250 
1,703 
9.0 
4.2 
4.2 
0.7 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
285 
58 
46.7 
30.6 
10.9 
5.1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
5,754 
853 
48.6 
31.1 
11.2 
6.4 
acres 
333,637 
26,055 
38.1 
20.2 
13.2 
4.8 
Part owners 
farms 
1,202 
122 
29.7 
15.1 
11.0 
3.6 
acres 
167,241 
13,331 
16.8 
6.3 
8.7 
1.9 
Tenants 
farms 
799 
(H) 
45.7 
39.9 
3.3 
2.5 
acres 
22,639 
3,950 
21.7 
13.6 
5.8 
2.2 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
5,248 
845 
39.4 
25.8 
8.8 
4.7 
acres 
428,919 
32,781 
26.4 
12.7 
10.6 
3.2 
Female 
farms 
2,507 
667 
58.0 
41.2 
11.0 
5.8 
acres 
94,598 
12,960 
49.9 
25.8 
18.0 
6.1 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
3,878 
527 
40.8 
25.2 
10.5 
5.2 
Other 
farms 
3,877 
874 
50.0 
36.1 
8.8 
5.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
142 
(H) 
78.9 
48.8 
20.0 
10.0 
acres 
7,308 
3,108 
62.2 
29.7 
25.1 
7.3 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
15 
(H) 
46.7 
28.9 
13.1 
4.6 
acres 
446 
(H) 
18.6 
8.4 
7.8 
2.4 
Asian 
farms 
71 
(H) 
74.6 
56.4 
6.5 
11.8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Black or African American 
farms 
80 
(H) 
13.8 
13.4 
0.2 
0.2 
acres 
983 
(H) 
17.5 
13.1 
3.1 
1.3 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
1 
(H) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
White 
farms 
7,559 
1,005 
45.4 
28.6 
11.0 
5.8 
acres 
521,273 
40,293 
30.6 
14.9 
12.1 
3.7 
More than one race reported 
farms 
29 
20 
58.6 
56.9 
1.7 
0.0 
acres 
462 
211 
22.1 
20.5 
1.5 
0.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
36 
18 
77.8 
56.2 
11.0 
10.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
252 
54 
71.8 
53.9 
9.4 
8.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
306 
169 
49.3 
31.5 
12.4 
5.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
843 
133 
43.3 
23.5 
15.2 
4.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,104 
127 
35.1 
21.5 
9.5 
4.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,337 
126 
35.2 
22.3 
7.1 
5.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
24 
8 
79.2 
43.3 
25.0 
10.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
107 
(H) 
72.9 
61.1 
6.9 
4.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
349 
(H) 
50.1 
41.3 
6.0 
2.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,090 
248 
55.3 
38.0 
12.1 
5.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,311 
184 
45.5 
30.9 
9.3 
5.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
996 
117 
46.7 
32.3 
6.7 
7.6 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
254 
90 
61.4 
37.5 
17.1 
6.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
801 
250 
60.4 
44.8 
9.2 
6.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,241 
754 
46.7 
33.9 
8.8 
4.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,133 
542 
48.6 
30.0 
13.5 
5.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,657 
518 
41.9 
27.0 
9.9 
5.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
2,195 
225 
39.5 
26.6 
6.8 
6.1 
75 years and over 
farms 
994 
99 
40.1 
24.7 
8.9 
6.6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,423 
497 
40.3 
23.9 
12.3 
4.1 
number 
35,703 
5,040 
17.6 
7.4 
8.7 
1.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
849 
353 
31.7 
18.6 
9.7 
3.3 
number 
6,240 
2,597 
11.1 
5.5 
4.5 
1.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
278 
25 
37.4 
16.7 
17.0 
3.7 
number 
12,500 
1,123 
15.2 
2.6 
11.5 
1.2 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
478 
78 
54.6 
35.6 
14.5 
4.5 
number 
11,151 
3,328 
54.7 
31.2 
20.0 
3.5 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,795 
271 
54.6 
35.5 
13.0 
6.1 
number 
153,925 
11,066 
16.9 
9.5 
5.7 
1.6 
Broilers sold 
farms 
204 
35 
50.0 
30.1 
14.7 
5.2 
number 
80,913 
21,880 
36.7 
12.7 
17.9 
6.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
193 
141 
23.3 
21.8 
0.6 
0.9 
$1,000 
23,251 
6,361 
2.0 
1.8 
0.1 
0.1 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
56 
6 
16.1 
8.4 
6.0 
1.7 
acres 
2,810 
849 
19.1 
9.9 
7.9 
1.3 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
7 
3 
14.3 
8.0 
4.7 
1.5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
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 
