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 
410 
53 
38.8 
15.9 
18.4 
4.4 
acres 
161,780 
36,983 
17.5 
3.8 
12.7 
0.9 
Other than family held 
farms 
76 
10 
44.7 
24.1 
15.1 
5.5 
acres 
19,359 
6,202 
22.9 
5.1 
15.0 
2.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
114 
20 
36.0 
24.7 
7.5 
3.8 
acres 
21,863 
2,417 
25.8 
13.3 
9.3 
3.2 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
4,823 
665 
48.1 
28.3 
13.7 
6.0 
acres 
553,129 
71,189 
37.5 
16.0 
17.4 
4.0 
Part owners 
farms 
2,063 
175 
33.7 
14.9 
14.9 
3.9 
acres 
653,123 
32,453 
19.3 
5.5 
11.9 
1.9 
Tenants 
farms 
452 
105 
44.9 
28.2 
10.7 
6.0 
acres 
45,461 
5,239 
31.2 
15.2 
13.0 
2.9 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
5,696 
655 
41.4 
22.5 
13.8 
5.1 
acres 
1,106,766 
93,069 
26.2 
9.4 
14.2 
2.6 
Female 
farms 
1,642 
288 
52.3 
31.4 
14.4 
6.5 
acres 
144,947 
15,089 
39.5 
20.4 
14.5 
4.6 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
3,779 
379 
38.7 
20.1 
13.9 
4.7 
Other 
farms 
3,559 
563 
49.3 
29.2 
13.8 
6.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
58 
(H) 
43.1 
24.6 
11.7 
6.8 
acres 
10,993 
(H) 
10.0 
2.0 
7.2 
0.8 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
21 
(H) 
42.9 
13.3 
24.5 
5.0 
acres 
2,465 
1,565 
51.9 
13.9 
32.1 
5.9 
Asian 
farms 
15 
(H) 
60.0 
35.1 
8.1 
16.8 
acres 
666 
(H) 
60.5 
43.6 
9.7 
7.3 
Black or African American 
farms 
23 
(H) 
69.6 
43.7 
16.2 
9.7 
acres 
740 
(H) 
63.6 
32.1 
25.0 
6.6 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
4 
3 
75.0 
15.2 
50.7 
9.0 
acres 
1,912 
1,288 
75.0 
15.2 
50.7 
9.0 
White 
farms 
7,234 
806 
43.7 
24.6 
13.7 
5.4 
acres 
1,239,046 
81,190 
27.5 
11.0 
13.5 
3.1 
More than one race reported 
farms 
41 
32 
43.9 
23.3 
20.6 
0.0 
acres 
6,884 
(H) 
41.3 
6.7 
34.6 
(Z) 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
13 
11 
38.5 
29.6 
6.7 
2.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
258 
60 
58.5 
34.4 
16.8 
7.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
318 
73 
34.3 
16.0 
15.2 
3.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
788 
88 
38.3 
17.5 
17.2 
3.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,207 
86 
37.9 
19.9 
13.8 
4.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,195 
90 
36.7 
20.5 
9.9 
6.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
7 
4 
42.9 
26.6 
11.5 
4.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
140 
66 
63.6 
36.7 
16.3 
10.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
470 
129 
56.0 
30.0 
20.1 
5.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
921 
147 
50.4 
29.5 
16.2 
4.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,140 
153 
47.3 
29.8 
11.6 
5.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
881 
95 
44.9 
27.8 
8.9 
8.3 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
147 
52 
44.2 
26.7 
13.0 
4.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
954 
186 
53.7 
30.3 
16.2 
7.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,480 
261 
44.7 
23.4 
16.7 
4.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,841 
398 
43.5 
23.2 
16.1 
4.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,676 
368 
42.9 
24.4 
13.3 
5.2 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
1,987 
184 
40.9 
23.9 
10.0 
7.0 
75 years and over 
farms 
927 
65 
38.9 
21.8 
10.5 
6.6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,784 
485 
40.6 
19.5 
17.2 
4.0 
number 
274,251 
10,973 
13.8 
3.8 
9.0 
1.0 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1,295 
402 
39.6 
20.6 
15.0 
4.0 
number 
11,487 
4,019 
14.1 
6.5 
6.4 
1.3 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
1,075 
70 
23.0 
7.2 
13.8 
2.1 
number 
134,142 
4,947 
7.6 
1.0 
6.2 
0.5 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
450 
104 
44.0 
24.9 
15.2 
3.9 
number 
3,874 
2,465 
9.9 
4.4 
4.9 
0.5 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,682 
255 
53.3 
31.4 
16.3 
5.7 
number 
212,397 
11,660 
7.1 
4.5 
2.1 
0.5 
Broilers sold 
farms 
423 
70 
57.9 
34.9 
17.8 
5.3 
number 
301,653 
43,131 
10.1 
2.8 
7.1 
0.2 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
13 
4 
38.5 
29.8 
4.8 
3.9 
$1,000 
1,890 
948 
1.9 
1.9 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
105 
18 
12.4 
5.3 
6.2 
0.8 
acres 
11,059 
574 
2.8 
1.2 
1.5 
0.1 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
15 
3 
13.3 
6.6 
5.5 
1.2 
acres 
269 
80 
0.7 
0.4 
0.3 
(Z) 
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 
